"Oblak picked the ball out of the net twice at the end of the first half as Fran Perez and Oscar Valentin put Inigo Perez's side in control heading into the break. And Rayo's win was sealed in the 76th minute by Nobel Mendy, who rose highest to meet Alvaro Garcia's cross, confirming another damaging defeat for Atleti."
"After Sunday's loss, the Opta supercomputer has assigned Atleti a 0% chance of winning their first top-flight crown since 2020-21, as they are now 15 points behind leaders Real Madrid in the table. They could be 16 points off the summit by Monday, when Barca attempt to reclaim top spot against Girona. Their most likely position in its season simulations is third (63.5%), and they could have no complaints about the manner of their latest loss, having failed to truly test Augusto Batalla."
""It seems that the league has been thrown away," Oblak said. "We can't lose games here, or play games like this. In this way, it will be difficult to compete. "I have the feeling that we are not competing at our best. We deserved to lose.""
Atletico Madrid lost 3-0 to Rayo Vallecano after conceding two late first-half goals and a 76th-minute header. The defeat leaves Atletico 15 points behind Real Madrid, with Opta giving them a 0% chance of winning LaLiga and season simulations projecting a 63.5% likelihood of finishing third. Atletico have failed to win their last three league matches and conceded seven shots on target in the first half, their highest such tally since March 2011. Three days earlier Atletico beat Barcelona 4-0 in the Copa del Rey first leg.
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