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Atlético Madrid 4-2 Espanyol

Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol in La Liga on Saturday 21 February 2026: Atlético Madrid 4-2 Espanyol at Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Goals: Jofre Carreras 6', Alexander Sørloth 21', Giuliano Simeone 49', Edu Expósito 80'. Before this match, Atlético's record against Espanyol since 2002/03 was 19 wins, 13 draws and 13 defeats.

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Key moments

6'Jofre Carreras
21'Alexander Sørloth(assist Marcos Llorente)
49'Giuliano Simeone(assist Álex Baena)
57'Ramón Terrats↔ Clemens Riedel
61'Koke↔ Álex Baena
61'Julián Álvarez↔ Ademola Lookman
70'Edu Expósito↔ Pol Lozano
70'Cyril Ngonge↔ Tyrhys Dolan
70'Roberto Fernández↔ Enrique García
74'Nahuel Molina↔ Marcos Llorente
74'Thiago Almada↔ Antoine Griezmann
77'Pere Milla↔ Jofre Carreras
80'Edu Expósito
83'Cyril Ngonge
84'Robin Le Normand↔ Giuliano Simeone

Line-ups

Atlético Madrid 4-4-2

13Jan Oblak G
17Dávid Hancko CD-L
18Marc Pubill CD-R
3Matteo Ruggeri LB
14Marcos Llorente RB↓
10Álex Baena CM-L↓
5Johnny Cardoso CM-R
22Ademola Lookman LM↓
20Giuliano Simeone RM↓
9Alexander Sørloth CF-L
7Antoine Griezmann CF-R↓

Bench (10)

16Nahuel Molina↑
11Thiago Almada↑
19Julián Álvarez↑
24Robin Le Normand↑
21Obed Vargas
33Mario de Luis
1Juan Musso
2José María Giménez
15Clément Lenglet
6Koke↑

Espanyol 5-4-1

13Marko Dmitrovic G
5Fernando Calero CD
6Leandro Cabrera CD-L
38Clemens Riedel CD-R↓
22Carlos Romero LB
23Omar El Hilali RB
10Pol Lozano CM-L↓
4Urko Gonzalez CM-R
17Jofre Carreras LM↓
24Tyrhys Dolan RM↓
19Enrique García F↓

Bench (12)

1Ángel Fortuño
8Edu Expósito↑
18Charles Pickel
14Ramón Terrats↑
12José Salinas
20Antoniu Roca
16Cyril Ngonge↑
9Roberto Fernández↑
11Pere Milla↑
15Miguel Rubio
2Rubén Sánchez
30Pol Tristan

Match stats

61.1%

Possession

38.9%

18

Shots

8

9

Shots on target

2

5

Corners

3

8

Fouls

10

0

Offsides

2

0

Yellow cards

1

0

Saves

4

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Match facts

Competition: La Liga
Season: 2025-2026
Date: Saturday 21 February 2026
Stadium: Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Atlético's form before the match

WReal Betis 0-5 Atlético Madrid5 Feb LAtlético Madrid 0-1 Real Betis8 Feb WAtlético Madrid 4-0 Barcelona12 Feb LRayo Vallecano 3-0 Atlético Madrid15 Feb DClub Brugge 3-3 Atlético Madrid18 Feb

Head to head: Espanyol

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191313

Wins AtléticoDrawsWins Espanyol

Last meetings

LEspanyol 2-1 Atlético Madrid

17 Aug 2025 DEspanyol 1-1 Atlético Madrid

29 Mar 2025 DAtlético Madrid 0-0 Espanyol

28 Aug 2024 DEspanyol 3-3 Atlético Madrid

24 May 2023 DAtlético Madrid 1-1 Espanyol

6 Nov 2022 WAtlético Madrid 2-1 Espanyol