Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol

21 February 2026 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Alexander Sørloth 21’, 72’
  • Giuliano Simeone 49’
  • Ademola Lookman 58’
  • Jofre Carreras 6’
  • Edu Expósito 80’

Match summary

Atletico Madrid came from behind to win 4-2 at home to Espanyol. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jofre Carreras put Espanyol ahead in the 6th minute and Alexander Sørloth equalised in the 21st minute, set up by Marcos Llorente. In the second half, Giuliano Simeone put Atletico Madrid in front in the 49th minute, set up by Álex Baena, Ademola Lookman made it 3-1 with a header in the 58th minute, set up by Matteo Ruggeri, Sørloth made it 4-1 with a header in the 72nd minute, set up by Matteo Ruggeri, and Edu Expósito pulled one back to make it 4-2 from a corner in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Atletico Madrid created 3.29 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Espanyol's 1.05 from 8.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%
18 Shots 8
9 Shots on target 2
5 Corners 3
140 Attacks 83
62 Dangerous attacks 33
662 Passes 415
86% Pass accuracy 78%
10 Tackles 10
8 Fouls 10
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Atletico Madrid Espanyol
Kick-off
6’
Jofre CarrerasRight foot shot0-1 (Espanyol)
Antoine GriezmannShot on target
10’
Alexander SørlothLeft foot shot1-1 (Atletico Madrid)
21’
Antoine GriezmannShot on target
33’
Antoine GriezmannShot on target
39’
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
Giuliano SimeoneRight foot shot2-1 (Atletico Madrid)
49’
57’
Ramón TerratsClemens Riedel
Ademola LookmanHeader3-1 (Atletico Madrid)
58’
Julián AlvarezAdemola Lookman
61’
Koke Álex Baena
61’
70’
Edu ExpósitoPol Lozano
70’
Roberto FernándezKike García
70’
Cyril NgongeTyrhys Dolan
Alexander SørlothHeader4-1 (Atletico Madrid)
72’
Thiago AlmadaAntoine Griezmann
74’
Nahuel MolinaMarcos Llorente
74’
77’
Pere MillaJofre Carreras
80’
Edu ExpósitoLeft foot shot4-2 (Espanyol)
83’
Cyril NgongeSimulation
Robin Le NormandGiuliano Simeone
84’
David HanckoShot on target
90+4’
Full-time4-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.29 1.05 6’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), 0-1 6’ 21’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), 1-1 21’ 49’ Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), 2-1 49’ 58’ Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid), 3-1 58’ 72’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), 4-1 72’ 80’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), 4-2 80’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.29 1.05 6’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), 0-1 Carreras 6’ 21’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), 1-1 Sørloth 21’ 49’ Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), 2-1 Simeone 49’ 58’ Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid), 3-1 Lookman 58’ 72’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), 4-1 Sørloth 72’ 80’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), 4-2 Expósito 80’
Atletico Madrid 3.29 xGEspanyol 1.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Atletico Madrid attacking 
58’ Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.80 xG, goal 6’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 76’ Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.55 xG, blocked 21’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 49’ Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 69’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 33’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 72’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 27’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+4’ David Hancko (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 70’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ David Hancko (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 39’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.80 xG, goal 6’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 76’ Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.55 xG, blocked 21’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 49’ Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 69’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 33’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 72’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 27’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+4’ David Hancko (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 70’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ David Hancko (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 39’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Atletico Madrid 4-4-2 Starting XI
Oblak
Llorente 74’
Pubill
Hancko
Ruggeri 2
Simeone 84’
Cardoso
Baena 61’
Lookman 61’
Griezmann 74’
Sørloth 2
Espanyol 5-4-1 Starting XI
Dmitrovic
Romero
Taillandier
Calero
Riedel 57’
Hilali
Carreras 77’
Lozano 70’
Zárate
Dolan 70’
García 70’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jan Oblak GK900 0.000.000
David Hancko DEF902 0.130.000
Marc Pubill DEF900 0.000.111
Marcos Llorente DEF7610 0.000.502
Giuliano Simeone MID8611 0.420.000
Matteo Ruggeri MID9021 0.021.223
Johnny Cardoso MID900 0.000.000
Álex Baena MID6312 0.080.665
Antoine Griezmann FWD764 0.300.021
Alexander Sørloth FWD9024 0.940.551
Ademola Lookman FWD6313 0.870.000
Julián Álvarez Sub270 0.000.000
Koke Sub270 0.000.101
Nahuel Molina Sub140 0.000.000
Thiago Almada Sub141 0.550.031
Robin Le Normand Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Atletico Madrid win 67% Avg odds 1.41
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.54
Espanyol win 12% Avg odds 7.50

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Atletico Madrid WWDLL
Espanyol LLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 2-1 Atletico Madrid, 17 Aug 25 Next meeting: Espanyol 0-1 Atletico Madrid, 17 Oct 26  All Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol meetings

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