Pressure on stuttering Atletico as rivals Real close gap in title race


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid v Athletic Bilbao - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - March 10, 2021 Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid will bid to get their stuttering title challenge back on track when they host bottom club Eibar on Sunday.

Atletico held a 10-point lead at the start of February but that advantage over local rivals Real Madrid is now just a point, with Barcelona two back in third place, and they can ill-afford any more slip-ups if they are to claim a first La Liga crown since 2014.

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