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FT Saturday, October 17, 2026
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Match Report

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Álex Baena scores late at Espanyol as Atlético maintain pressure on Barça

Atlético Madrid substitute Álex Baena scored late to secure a 1-0 LaLiga victory at Espanyol.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
12
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
5
70.6
Possession
29.4
19
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
600
Accurate Passes
196
672
Passes
271
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
12
0.4
Cross %
0.3
38
Long Balls
57
22
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
11
16
Effective Clearances
19
16
Clearances
19

Highlights

00:50 Álex Baena with a Spectacular Goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

ESP · 5-4-1

  1. 1Ángel FortuñoG
  2. 5Clemens RiedelCD
  3. 6Leandro CabreraCD-L
  4. 16Vanja DrkusicCD-R
  5. 21Roger HinojoLB
  6. 23Omar El HilaliRB
  7. 10Pol LozanoCM-L
  8. 8Edu ExpósitoCM-R
  9. 15Bryan ZaragozaLM
  10. 28Javi HernandezRM
  11. 9Roberto FernándezF

Substitutes

  1. 7Javier PuadoSUB
  2. 11Pere MillaSUB
  3. 20Gabriel MoscardoSUB
  4. 4Urko GonzalezSUB
  5. 13Marko DmitrovicSUB
  6. 22CalaSUB
  7. 14Unai NúñezSUB
  8. 26Rafael BauzaSUB
  9. 2Andoni GorosabelSUB
  10. 3Quilindschy HartmanSUB
  11. 24Tyrhys DolanSUB
  12. 18Marcos FernándezSUB

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 17Dávid HanckoCD-L
  3. 21Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 30Daniel MartinezLB
  5. 18Marc PubillRB
  6. 23Morten HjulmandCM-L
  7. 8Pablo BarriosCM-R
  8. 11Ademola LookmanLM
  9. 20Giuliano SimeoneRM
  10. 7Lee Kang-InCF-L
  11. 15Jonathan DavidCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Rodrigo MendozaSUB
  2. 46Jorge CastilloSUB
  3. 3Obed VargasSUB
  4. 19Julián ÁlvarezSUB
  5. 22Alejandro GrimaldoSUB
  6. 27Jorge DomínguezSUB
  7. 10Álex BaenaSUB
  8. 1Juan MussoSUB
  9. 24Robin Le NormandSUB
  10. 16Arnau OrtizSUB
  11. 14Marcos LlorenteSUB
  12. 9Alexander SørlothSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Morten Hjulmand (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 43' Lee Kang-In (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Ademola Lookman.
  4. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alejandro Grimaldo replaces Dani Martinez.
  5. 55' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Pablo Barrios.
  6. 62' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena replaces Lee Kang-In.
  7. 64' Substitution, Espanyol. Unai Núñez replaces Vanja Drkusic.
  8. 66' Cristian Romero (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 67' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Mendoza replaces Cristian Romero.
  10. 68' Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 73' Substitution, Espanyol. Cala replaces Edu Expósito.
  12. 73' Substitution, Espanyol. Gabriel Moscardo replaces Javi Hernández.
  13. 79' Rodrigo Mendoza (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 81' Roger Hinojo (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 82' Substitution, Espanyol. Javi Puado replaces Bryan Zaragoza.
  16. 82' Substitution, Espanyol. Marcos Fernández replaces Roberto Fernández.
  17. 87' Unai Núñez (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 89' Goal! Espanyol 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.

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