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Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol – Lineups & Match Details

Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 4-2. Goals: Jofre Carreras (6'), A. Sørloth (21'), G. Simeone (49'), A. Lookman (58'), A. Sørloth (72'), Edu Expósito (80'). Atletico Madrid had 61% possession against Espanyol's 39%. Shots on target: 9-2.

La Liga · Regular Season - 25

Saturday, 21 February 2026

Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid

4 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

EspanyolEspanyol

Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz, Spain

Lineups

Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid4-4-2
J. Oblak13J. OblakG
M. Llorente14M. LlorenteD
M. Pubill18M. PubillD
D. Hancko17D. HanckoD
M. Ruggeri3M. RuggeriD
G. Simeone20G. SimeoneM
J. Cardoso5J. CardosoM
A. Baena10A. BaenaM
A. Lookman22A. LookmanM
A. Griezmann7A. GriezmannF
A. Sorloth9A. SorlothF

Substitutes

1J. MussoG
33M. de Luis
2J. M. GimenezD
6KokeM
11T. AlmadaM
15C. LengletD
16N. MolinaD
19J. AlvarezF
21O. VargasM
24R. Le NormandD
EspanyolEspanyol5-4-1
M. Dmitrovic13M. DmitrovicG
O. El Hilali23O. El HilaliD
C. Riedel38C. RiedelD
F. Calero5F. CaleroD
L. Cabrera6L. CabreraD
C. Romero22C. RomeroD
T. Dolan24T. DolanM
U. Gonzalez4U. GonzalezM
P. Lozano10P. LozanoM
Jofre17JofreM
K. Garcia19K. GarciaF

Substitutes

1A. FortunoG
31L. SerredG
2R. SanchezD
8ExpositoM
9R. Fernandez JaenF
11P. MillaM
12J. SalinasD
14R. TerratsM
15M. RubioD
16C. NgongeF
18C. PickelM
20A. RocaF

Match Events

6'G

Jofre Carreras

21'G

A. Sørloth

Assist: Marcos Llorente

49'G

G. Simeone

Assist: Álex Baena

57'S

C. Riedel

Substitution 1

58'G

A. Lookman

Assist: M. Ruggeri

61'S

Álex Baena

Substitution 1

61'S

A. Lookman

Substitution 2

70'S

Pol Lozano

Substitution 2

70'S

Kike García

Substitution 3

70'S

T. Dolan

Substitution 4

72'G

A. Sørloth

Assist: M. Ruggeri

74'S

A. Griezmann

Substitution 3

74'S

Marcos Llorente

Substitution 4

77'S

Jofre Carreras

Substitution 5

80'G

Edu Expósito

83'Y

C. Ngonge

84'S

G. Simeone

Substitution 5

Statistics

Atletico Madrid
61%39%
Espanyol
3.12Expected Goals (xG)1.06
18Total Shots8
9Shots on Target2
5Corners3
8Fouls10
0Offsides2
86Pass Accuracy (%)78
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Atletico Madrid host Espanyol on Saturday, 21 February 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Atletico Madrid go into the match 4th in the table; Espanyol sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Atletico Madrid have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Espanyol have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 17 Aug 2025: Atletico Madrid 1-2 Espanyol; 29 Mar 2025: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Espanyol; 28 Aug 2024: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Espanyol. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 4-2. Atletico Madrid scored through A. Sørloth 21', G. Simeone 49', A. Lookman 58', A. Sørloth 72'. Espanyol replied with Jofre Carreras 6', Edu Expósito 80'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 80 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Atletico Madrid held 61% of the ball against 39% for Espanyol. Shots on target finished 9-2. Expected goals read 3.12 for Atletico Madrid, 1.06 for Espanyol.

Verdict

The win nudges Atletico Madrid forward and leaves Espanyol with work to do. Atletico Madrid sat 4th and Espanyol 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.