Real Sociedad 2-0 Atletico Madrid: 3 Talking Points

Atletico desperate for creativity and goals

Diego Costa was a peripheral figure for most of the game against Real Sociedad

Despite having Koke, Lemar, and Saul in midfield, Atletico Madrid struggled to create much at all in attack. Joao Felix was also crowded out and the substitute Correa was perhaps the only glimmer in an otherwise barren performance.

They could have done with some of the attackers on the other side as they went hunting for goals. It was a sign of how poorly they were attacking that it wasn't until the 75th minute that they truly tested Moya in Sociedad's goal.

Further, despite winning 3 of their 4 games so far, they have only scored 5 goals with their current top scorer Vitolo netting 2 of those. He is so far their only serious goal threat. The likes of Alvaro Morata and Diego Costa have applied themselves and are finding themselves coming up short. This was painfully evident against Real Sociedad, and it's an issue that needs addressing as soon as possible if they are to keep up this title challenge.