LaLiga Going through best spell of the season

Atletico Madrid have now shaken off the poor form that plagued the early part of their season and are getting back to their best.

That good form is reflected in both their general play and their results on the pitch with 10 keys behind the Rojiblancos' recovery of late.

The Riazor turning point

When the game against Deportivo La Coruna was over, Juanfran predicted that the 1-0 win thanks to a Thomas Partey goal would prove to be a turning point in their season. He has proven to be correct because since then, results have been very positive for Atletico.

They have continued to win since then, still unbeaten in LaLiga, with Antoine Griezmann, Kevin Gameiro and the team are transmitting a renewed sense of security in both domestic competitions and in Europe.

Best streak of the season

Maybe their change of stadium impacted upon Atletico more than they realised but stuttering European results against Qarabag, Chelsea and even Girona on the opening weekend of LaLiga prevented them gaining much momentum in terms of results.

Those continual mis-steps stopped them getting any kind of winning streak going until now as they have now reeled off four successive wins since the end of November in all competitions.

They won 2-0 against Roma in the Champions League, overcame Levante on the road, beat Elche 3-0 in the Copa del Rey and then saw off Real Sociedad in a tough encounter.

Griezmann's awakening and his perfect partner

Atletico have gone from not having a player who could turn a game for them a month ago to having their best player hitting his best form now.

Those are the words of Diego Simeone and the man he was referring to was Griezmann, who has been a player reborn of late.

He has scored one against Roma, two against Levante and another decisive strike against Real Sociedad to bring his tally to four goals in three games.

In addition, Cholo seems to have stumbled across the perfect foil for him in attack and having tried Fernando Torres, Angel Correa and Luciano Vietto, has now settled on Kevin Gameiro, who also has three in his last three.

The luck of champions

Luck is for the brave, for those who pursue it and Atletico are now having some of that go their way due to their consistent determination, energy and strength.

The first two goals they scored against Levante came from opposition errors, although you still have to credit Atletico somewhat too for forcing those mistakes from their rivals. Luck alone is not enough, you have to chase it and the Rojiblancos have been doing that recently.

Thomas, the solution to an urgent problem

With Juanfran injured and Sime Vrsaljko frozen out and looking likely to leave, it has left Simeone with some tough decisions to make at right-back.

He has opted for Thomas Partey to fill that void and although it isn't his natural position and the Ghanaian does suffer somewhat when teams attack him in that area, the youth product delivers in every game.

Not entirely coincidentally, Atletico have not lost in any of the four occasions when he has been played in that position.

Koke's return

The injury to Koke came at a difficult time for the capital club and in six matches without the midfielder, Atletico registered four draws and two wins during a frustrating spell. Since his comeback against Real Madrid, they have won four and drawn one of their five games with the homegrown star back in the side.

More and more chances

The lack of goals become a subject of great debate when it came to Atletico over the early months of the campaign. Now, those concerns haven't only disappeared but been replaced by a side who are now creating much more chances in games.

The likes of Vietto and Correa appeared to be frustrated and were not helped by the lack of time they had with the ball at their feet. Others such as Filipe Luis and Saul Niguez have stepped up to the mark and impressed of late, meaning that it isn't surprising that attackers are now starring.

Griezmann is on a roll, Gameiro appears to be a man who has reawakened from a slumber and Atletico are now playing better, creating more chances and crucially, making the most of them.

Wanda becoming a fortress

Atleti are getting stronger at home and are already starting to make it their new fortress. After a slightly bumpy start to life at the Wanda, they have followed up the 0-0 draw with Real Madrid by winning three consecutive games in front of their home fans in three different competitions.

They beat Roma 2-0, overcame Elche 3-0 in the Copa del Rey and then edged out Real Sociedad 2-1 last time out, scoring seven times and conceding just once. In addition, the backing of the fans inside the stadium has played a big part and the 46,723 who were in attendance against Elche are testament to that.

A month without conceding a goal

Although it wasn't worth it for La Real because they were beaten in the end, they did end one Atletico streak on Saturday.

Through Willian Jose's goal, they ended the Rojiblancos' run of a month without conceding, with Jan Oblak having not fished the ball out of his net since a Champions League clash with Qarabag on October 31 as both he and Moya, who played in the Copa, shut out their opponents since then.

Simeone is changing games with subs

It started in the game against Roma as the Giallorossi appeared set to frustrate Simeone and his players and leave Spain with a 0-0 draw.

That was until the Argentine changed the course of proceedings with his second half changes, bringing in Correa, Gabi and Gameiro and all played a big part in turning things around and securing them a vital 2-0 win.