Atletico fail to beat basement club Espanyol
Atletico Madrid's poor domestic form continued as they could only draw 1-1 away to La Liga's bottom side Espanyol on Sunday.
Spanish LALIGA
FULL TIME
- Stefan Savic 24' OG
- Saúl Ñíguez 46'
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ATM | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RCDE Stadium · 28,872 att.
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/30/26 | @ Villarreal | W 1-0 | — |
| 10/27/26 | @ Sestao | L 3-4 | — |
| 10/24/26 | @ Racing Santander | L 1-2 | — |
| 10/17/26 | vs Atlético Madrid | L 0-1 | — |
| 10/9/26 | @ Málaga | D 1-1 | — |
| Full Schedule | |||
Match Report
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 90'+2'
Javi López (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 90'
Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 89'
Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
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Yellow Card 86'
Koke (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, Espanyol. Adrià Pedrosa replaces Adrián Embarba.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, Espanyol. Óscar Melendo replaces Ander Iturraspe.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, Espanyol. Jonathan Calleri replaces Wu Lei.
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Substitution 69'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Vitolo replaces Ángel Correa.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Costa replaces Álvaro Morata.
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Substitution 56'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. João Félix replaces Yannick Carrasco.
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Goal 46'
Goal! Espanyol 1, Atlético de Madrid 1. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
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Yellow Card 42'
Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 37'
Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Own Goal 24'
Own Goal by Stefan Savic, Atlético de Madrid. Espanyol 1, Atlético de Madrid 0.
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Yellow Card 6'
Felipe (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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End Regular Time 90'+3'
Second Half ends, Espanyol 1, Atlético de Madrid 1.
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Yellow Card 90'+2'
Javi López (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 90'
Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 89'
Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
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Yellow Card 86'
Koke (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, Espanyol. Adrià Pedrosa replaces Adrián Embarba.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, Espanyol. Óscar Melendo replaces Ander Iturraspe.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, Espanyol. Jonathan Calleri replaces Wu Lei.
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Substitution 69'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Vitolo replaces Ángel Correa.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Costa replaces Álvaro Morata.
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Substitution 56'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. João Félix replaces Yannick Carrasco.
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Goal 46'
Goal! Espanyol 1, Atlético de Madrid 1. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins Espanyol 1, Atlético de Madrid 0.
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Halftime 45'+1'
First Half ends, Espanyol 1, Atlético de Madrid 0.
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Yellow Card 42'
Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 37'
Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Own Goal 24'
Own Goal by Stefan Savic, Atlético de Madrid. Espanyol 1, Atlético de Madrid 0.
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Yellow Card 6'
Felipe (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kickoff
Team Stats
ATM
ESP
18
Fouls
20
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
62.5
Possession
37.5
5
SHOTS
9
2
ON GOAL
3
40
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
365
Accurate Passes
165
486
Passes
292
80
Pass Completion %
60
2
Accurate Crosses
4
24
Crosses
16
10
Cross %
30
61
Long Balls
81
19
Accurate Long Balls
23
30
Long Balls %
30
2
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
17
60
Tackle %
50
5
Interceptions
13
22
Effective Clearances
25
22
Clearances
25
Head to Head
ESP leads series 3-2
- 1 2017-18 Spanish LaLiga FT 2017-12-22 @ ESP 0
- 2 2017-18 Spanish LaLiga FT 2018-05-06 @ ATM 0
- 0 2018-19 Spanish LaLiga FT 2018-12-22 @ ATM 1
- 3 2018-19 Spanish LaLiga FT 2019-05-04 @ ESP 0
- 1 2019-2020 LaLiga FT 2019-11-10 @ ATM 3
Lineups
ConfirmedESP · 4-1-4-1
Diego LópezG13SV 1
Leandro CabreraCD-L18
Bernardo EspinosaCD-R20SOG 1SH 4
Ander IturraspeDM8
Dídac VilàLB17
Javi LópezRB16YC 1
Sergi DarderCM-L10
Victor SánchezCM-R4YC 1SOG 1SH 2
Adri EmbarbaLM23YC 1SOG 1SH 1
Wu LeiRM7SH 1
Raúl de TomásF11SH 1
Substitutes
Fernando CaleroSUB24
Andrés PrietoSUB1
Jonathan CalleriSUB12
Óscar MelendoSUB14
Matias VargasSUB22
Adrià PedrosaSUB3
Víctor GómezSUB34
ATM · 4-4-2
Jan OblakG13SV 3
FelipeCD-L18YC 1
Stefan SavicCD-R15
Renan LodiLB12YC 1
Kieran TrippierRB23
Saúl ÑíguezCM-L8SOG 2G 1SH 2
Thomas ParteyCM-R5YC 1
Yannick CarrascoLM21SH 1
KokeRM6YC 1
Ángel CorreaCF-L10SH 1
Álvaro MorataCF-R9SH 1
Substitutes
Diego CostaSUB19
VitoloSUB20
Sime VrsaljkoSUB24
Antonio AdánSUB1
Marcos LlorenteSUB14
Mario HermosoSUB22
João FélixSUB7
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