Real Madrid have their hands on their head as they lose sight of the trophy with 2-1 defeat to Sevila.. Real But y

The Irony of life is how just 2 consecutive losses can rubbish 31 straight unbeaten matches.

Atletico now leads the way at the top of the league on 73 points after Diego Costa's 63rd minute header was enough to give them all three points at home against Granada. Barcelona are second on 72 points, with Real Madrid third on 70 points.

'We have to keep working, fighting and ask our fans for forgiveness,' said Madrid full back Marcelo. 

'It's tough to do what we did, to keep winning for so many games. We have lost two games. They aren't more important, but they are critical. Now everything is much more difficult.'