For at least a week, Atlético Madrid will look at the table with them not being in the European spots. Diego Simeone's side paid the price for their draw against Villarreal and ended the matchday seventh with 26 points.
Getafe replaced them in the Europa League spot. They beat Eibar 1-0 and went 5th after also moving ahead of Athletic, who lost against Betis at the Benito Villamarín.
Athletic also have 26 points who are 6th on goal difference. That is the consequence of a run of 4 games without a win, their worst run of form in more than 2 years.
This is the first time that Atlético have dropped out of the European spots since matchday 1. They beat Getafe 1-0 and were 8th on goal difference. After and despite their irregular season, they always remained in the European spots.
The European spots are extremely tight after the latest round of fixtures and only 1 point separates 4th and 8th. Real Sociedad are 4th with 27 points, level with Getafe who are 5th also with 27. Behind them are Athletic, Atlético, and Valencia who all have 26.