Booed after Barça link, Julián wins it as Atlético make six in a row

📰 Julián Álvarez, whistled after a summer Barcelona link, made peace with the Metropolitano with the winner as Atlético made it six league wins in a row. 📌 Key points ⚽ Atlético beat Deportivo 1-0 at home on 24 October. 🎯 Julián Álvarez scored in the 47th minute from Grimaldo's cross. 🤝 Booed after a summer Barça link, he has now scored twice in four days. 🇰🇷 Lee Kang-in started and had two first-half attempts. 📈 Six straight league wins leave Atlético two points behind leaders Barça. 📝 What happened ⚽ Deportivo were the better side in the first half of the matchday-10 game. Simeone sent on Giuliano Simeone and Robin Le Normand at the break, and it took about 70 seconds to pay off: Llorente and Baena worked the ball to Grimaldo, whose cross was finished by Julián. 🤝 Julián had been whistled by home fans after a summer of Barcelona links. A goal at Stuttgart in the Champions League in midweek, followed by this winner, changed the mood – most of the crowd celebrated, sealing what looked like a reconciliation. 🇰🇷 Lee Kang-in started, sending a right-footed shot over and a left-footed effort from outside the box just wide in the first half, before making way for Sørloth after the break. 💙 José María Giménez, on loan at Deportivo after 13 seasons with Atlético, returned to the Metropolitano and was applauded and greeted with a banner by home fans in the warm-up. 📊 By the numbers • Winner: Julián Álvarez, 47' (assist Grimaldo) • Atlético: six straight LaLiga wins • Table (10 games): Barça 27, Atlético 25, Real Madrid 24 🔭 Why it matters Barça's Clásico defeat the next day kept Atlético two points off top in what is now a three-way title race. Julián rediscovering his scoring touch is the best news Simeone could ask for. Atlético host leaders Barcelona on 8 November.