Updated 21 February 2026, after full time.
Atlético 4-2 Espanyol in La Liga at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid on 21 February 2026. Scorers: Alexander Sørloth ×2, Giuliano Simeone, Ademola Lookman for Atlético; Edu Expósito, Jofre Carreras for Espanyol. In their last 6 meetings, Atlético have won 1, Espanyol 1, with 4 draws.
Atlético 4-2 Espanyol was the final score in La Liga on Saturday 21 February 2026 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Scorers: Alexander Sørloth (2), Giuliano Simeone, Ademola Lookman for Atlético; Edu Expósito, Jofre Carreras for Espanyol. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Atlético vs Espanyol was played at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid on Saturday 21 February 2026, the home ground of Atlético, which holds 70,460 people. It finished Atlético 4-2 Espanyol in La Liga, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
Atlético have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 2, with results reading W W W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-0 win away to Levante in the La Liga on 31 October.
Espanyol have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 7, with results reading L D L L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win away to Villarreal in the La Liga on 30 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Atlético have won 1, Espanyol have won 1 and 4 were drawn, with Atlético scoring 7 goals to Espanyol's 7. The most recent was Espanyol 0-1 Atlético Madrid on 17 October 2026 in the La Liga.
Álex Baena leads Atlético with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Atlético player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Atlético player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Roberto Fernández leads Espanyol with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Espanyol player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Espanyol player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz refereed Atlético vs Espanyol, averaging 24.6 fouls and 5.1 yellow cards per game across 18 games this season. That is 0.11 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2026 | La Liga | Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid | 0-1 |
| 17 Aug 2025 | La Liga | Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid | 2-1 |
| 29 Mar 2025 | La Liga | Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid | 1-1 |
| 28 Aug 2024 | La Liga | Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol | 0-0 |
| 24 May 2023 | La Liga | Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid | 3-3 |
| 6 Nov 2022 | La Liga | Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol | 1-1 |
| Stat | Atlético | Espanyol |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 61% | 39% |
| Shots | 18 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 2 |
| Corners | 5 | 3 |
| Fouls | 8 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | 10 | 10 |
| Passes | 662 | 415 |
Atlético: A. Sørloth 21', G. Simeone 49', A. Lookman 58', A. Sørloth 72'. Espanyol: J. Carreras 6', E. Expósito 80'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2 | 4 of 20 |
| Goals against | 0.7 | 1 of 20 |
| Shots | 17.3 | 3 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 6.1 | 3 of 20 |
| Fouls | 11.7 | 13 of 20 |
| Tackles | 16.3 | 13 of 20 |
| Passes | 583.7 | 2 of 20 |
| Corners | 5.7 | 6 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.2 | 16 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 7 of 20 |
| Shots | 11.8 | 15 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.4 | 16 of 20 |
| Fouls | 16 | 1 of 20 |
| Tackles | 17.1 | 8 of 20 |
| Passes | 370.5 | 17 of 20 |
| Corners | 2.5 | 20 of 20 |