Having finished a distant second place to Barcelona last season in La Liga, Atletico Madrid had to re-think their strategy this season to close the gap to the Catalan giants.
They decided to spend big, bringing in eight players to the first team as they aim to claim their first league title since 2014.
Here is a look at their summer signings, and how well they have done so far.
Mario Hermoso - The centre back joined from Espanyol over the summer after enjoying a fine season in 2018/19 which saw him break into the Spanish national side last November.