Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Espanyol
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Atlético Madrid defeated Espanyol 1–0 on 17 October 2026 at RCDE Stadium in La Liga.
Lineups
Espanyol: (5-4-1) Ángel Fortuño, Clemens Riedel, Leandro Cabrera, Edu Expósito, Roberto Fernández, Pol Lozano, Bryan Zaragoza, Vanja Drkusic, Roger Hinojo, Omar El Hilali, Javi Hernández.
Atlético Madrid: (4-4-2) Kang-in Lee, Pablo Barrios, Ademola Lookman, Jan Oblak, Jonathan David, Dávid Hancko, Marc Pubill, Giuliano Simeone, Cristian Romero, Morten Hjulmand, Dani Martinez.
Substitutions
Espanyol: Unai Núñez for Vanja Drkusic, Álex Calatrava for Edu Expósito, Gabriel Moscardo for Javi Hernández, Marcos Fernández for Roberto Fernández, Javi Puado for Bryan Zaragoza.
Atlético Madrid: Julián Alvarez for Ademola Lookman, Alejandro Grimaldo for Dani Martinez, Marcos Llorente for Pablo Barrios, Álex Baena for Kang-in Lee, Rodrigo Mendoza for Cristian Romero.
Sidelined players
Espanyol: Kike García, Jofre Carreras.
Atlético Madrid: Johnny Cardoso, Koke.
Match statistics
Espanyol had 29% of the possession, compared with 71% for Atlético Madrid.
Espanyol registered 10 shots, with 2 on target. Atlético Madrid had 19 shots, with 6 on target.
Espanyol won 4 corners, while Atlético Madrid won 12.
Top players
Espanyol: Ángel Fortuño was the highest-rated player (7.3), Pol Lozano had 2 shots on target, and Álex Calatrava created 3 chances.
Atlético Madrid: Álex Baena scored 1 goal, Julián Alvarez provided 1 assist, and Morten Hjulmand was the highest-rated player (7.6).