Atlético vs Espanyol 2025-26 LALIGA

Atlético Madrid

21': Alexander Sørloth
49': Giuliano Simeone
58': Ademola Lookman
72': Alexander Sørloth

FT
4 - 2

Espanyol

6': Jofre Carreras
80': Edu Expósito

Sørloth double helps Atlético beat Espanyol to end winless run

Alexander Sorloth scored twice as Alexander Sørloth scored twice as Atlético Madrid returned to winning ways in LaLiga with a 4-2 victory over Espanyol.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
6': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Espanyol 1. Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
21': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Espanyol 1. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
49': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Espanyol 1. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Baena.
57': Substitution, Espanyol. Ramon Terrats replaces Clemens Riedel.
58': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Espanyol 1. Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a headed pass following a corner.
61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Álex Baena.
61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Ademola Lookman.
70': Substitution, Espanyol. Edu Expósito replaces Pol Lozano.
70': Substitution, Espanyol. Cyril Ngonge replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
70': Substitution, Espanyol. Roberto Fernández replaces Kike García.
72': Goal! Atletico Madrid 4, Espanyol 1. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
74': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Marcos Llorente.
74': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thiago Almada replaces Antoine Griezmann.
77': Substitution, Espanyol. Pere Milla replaces Jofre Carreras.
80': Goal! Atletico Madrid 4, Espanyol 2. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
83': Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
84': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Robin Le Normand replaces Giuliano Simeone.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 4, Espanyol 2.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 56,412

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+33	Real Madrid	25	60	3
+39	Barcelona	24	58	4
+19	Villarreal	24	48	6
+19	Atlético Madrid	25	48	5

Full Table

Statistics

ESP		ATM
10	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	0
38.8	Possession	61.2
8	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
325	Accurate Passes	571
415	Passes	664
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	9
17	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.4
56	Long Balls	49
15	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	8
9	Tackles	10
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
15	Interceptions	12
31	Effective Clearances	26
31	Clearances	26

Line-Ups

Atlético Madrid (3-4-3)

No.	Name
13	Jan Oblak (GK)
18	Marc Pubill
17	Dávid Hancko
14	Marcos Llorente
10	Álex Baena
5	Johnny Cardoso
3	Matteo Ruggeri
20	Giuliano Simeone
9	Alexander Sørloth
22	Ademola Lookman
7	Antoine Griezmann

Substitutes:

Nahuel Molina, Thiago Almada, Julián Álvarez, Robin Le Normand, Obed Vargas, Mario de Luis, Juan Musso, José María Giménez, Clément Lenglet, Koke .

Espanyol (5-4-1)

No.	Name
13	Marko Dmitrovic (GK)
5	Fernando Calero
6	Leandro Cabrera
38	Clemens Riedel
22	Carlos Romero
23	Omar El Hilali
10	Pol Lozano
4	Urko Gonzalez
17	Jofre Carreras
24	Tyrhys Dolan
19	Enrique García

Substitutes:

Ángel Fortuño, Llorenç Serred, Edu Expósito, Charles Pickel, Ramón Terrats, José Salinas, Antoniu Roca, Cyril Ngonge, Roberto Fernández, Pere Milla, Miguel Rubio, Rubén Sánchez.