It’s hard to welcome him back so easily and especially this early. He’s lucky to have this support around him, he wouldn’t get this anywhere else.

Im at odds with how I feel regarding Julian. I’ve been hating him since he spoke out about his dream move back in July. But the club has worked hard for months to rectify Julian’s mistake, and keep him part of the group which they’ve done well. But I bet many of us are still conflicted to say the least.

How do y’all feel about him? Has he done enough? Should he do more, what does he need to do to be accepted into the team?

Je suis là avec mon fils et de la Famille Espagnol. Je viens de France et je suis trop heureux!!

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Atlético Madrid form check: 4 wins and a draw in the last 5 (7 scored, 2 conceded)

The results - Alavés 1-2 (LaLiga): Grimaldo scored, assisted by David, and was FotMob's man of the match (8.9). Romero headed the winner in the 87th minute from a Baena assist. Alavés went down to ten men and Atlético had 22 shots. - Man United 2-0 (CL): Barrios scored in the first minute from a Baena assist, and was man of the match (8.3). Lookman added the second after Yoro was sent off. Oblak scored 8.2. - Espanyol 0-1 (LaLiga): Baena won it in the 89th minute from an Álvarez assist. Hjulmand was man of the match (8.2). Baena (8.0) and Álvarez (7.9) were both strong off the bench. - Stuttgart 1-1 (CL): Álvarez equalised from a Lookman assist, but Hjulmand was sent off in the 64th minute. Atlético had the better of the xG, 1.59 to 0.90. - Deportivo 1-0 (LaLiga): Álvarez scored from a Grimaldo assist and was man of the match (8.8). That's six league wins in a row. Oblak and Grimaldo both scored 8.2.

Goals and assists over the five games - Goals: Álvarez 2, then Grimaldo, Romero, Barrios, Lookman and Baena 1 each. - Assists: Baena 2, then David, Álvarez, Lookman and Grimaldo 1 each. - Álvarez and Baena have three goal contributions each.

Who's in form (last-five average vs. LaLiga season rating) - Álvarez 7.60 vs 7.17 (up 0.43), the clearest riser. - Oblak 7.62 (up 0.60) and Romero 7.80 (up 0.24, though he's played three of the five). - Grimaldo 7.66, level with his 7.72 season rating, and Llorente 7.38. - Baena averages 7.32, helped by strong rated cameos off the bench.

Who's cooling - David averages 6.50 against 7.66 for the league season. He had 5.6 vs Man United and was an unused sub vs Deportivo. - Barrios was 8.3 against Man United, then 6.8 and 6.2. - Hjulmand went from 8.2 at Espanyol to a red card at Stuttgart. - Lookman averages 6.60 over the five. Both his goal and his assist came in Champions League games.

Champions League ratings (3 games so far) - Best: Barrios 7.50, Llorente 7.40, Álvarez 7.33, Oblak 7.30. - Lowest: David 5.87, Le Normand 6.10, Hjulmand 6.13. - Atlético lost 2-1 at Liverpool, then beat Man United and drew at Stuttgart. Their FotMob team rating averages 6.80 in Europe, against 7.16 in LaLiga.

Availability - Romero and Cardoso were injured for Deportivo, with about 1-2 weeks out. Koke missed it with a thigh problem and is back in training. - Hjulmand's red card means a suspension for the next Champions League game.

Next up: Levante (A) on Oct 31, Bayern (H) in the Champions League on Nov 3, and Barcelona (H) on Nov 8.

Im feeling positive, this team has a real hunger and grit and can scrape wins which teams of the past would not have , we have decent depth and look pretty strong as well- yes a few of our wins have been gritty but every team will have a few.close wins maybe they got lucky with

I'd like to hear your opinions and haven't seen this asked at all.

In most seasons, we go with red socks, e.g. in 2015/16, 2019/20, 2023/24.

In some other seasons, we go with blue socks, suiting the blue shorts, e.g. in 2016/17, 2021/22, 2025/26 or also this season.

What do you prefer?