Atletico Madrid didn't make many changes for this season so I don't think they will do much and what happened now is surprising but for me this is only temporary because no matter what they are a team that should be watched out for even though they won't be able to disrupt the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona so maybe Atletico Madrid will only compete for the top 4 again like last season.
Despite Atletico Madrid having secured just one point from their two previous LaLiga matches, I can say they are still among the top three LaLiga title contenders. Because Spanish league, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atlético Madrid are consistently the top contenders in LaLiga every year. As we know, teams in football sometimes start a new season with a poor performance, but they often bounce back to their normal standard after a few games. I'm sure with a few more matches, Atlético Madrid can perform even better. They are a strong and aggressive team, and I know they have potential in even in UEFA champions league.
It happens, and even apart from saying teams start with poor performance and bounce back, the competition is still very early, so predictions won’t be sweet by now because we will be just doing wrong analysis. Rather, we should see how teams perform for some time, and then from there we will know which team is going to be the winner of this season.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid are always the top three in La Liga, so there is no need to argue about that. Let’s just wait and see how these clubs perform this season because every club is ready for the title.