Atletico Madrid have started the 2025-26 season in disappointing fashion, as they fell to a 2-1 defeat against Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium. Despite a number of new signings made over the summer, Los

Diego Simeone admitted Atlético Madrid were "hurt" by a 2-1 defeat at Espanyol in their opening LaLiga game of the season, after the team failed to capitalize on Julián Álvarez's sensational first-half free kick.

Successfully battled Espanyol’s lone striker Roberto Fernández, making him a non-factor throughout the match. The center back’s physical prowess and patience on the ball made for a well-rounded performance in the back, though he should have done better with Milla’s winner in the 84th minute. 5.5

Atlético de Madrid fell defeated by 2-1 against Espanyol in the league debut, achieving a disastrous result at the beginning of the season

Pere Milla's superb header completed a late turnaround for Espanyol as it came from a goal behind to stun Atletico Madrid 2-1 in its LaLiga opener.

Espanyol staged a late comeback to grab a shock 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday as Diego Simeone's men made a disappointing start to their La Liga campaign. Pere Milla scored a late winner as Atletico stumbled to defeat in Barcelona despite leading through Julian Alvarez's brilliant goal.

U.S. men's national team midfielder Johnny Cardoso made his debut for Atlético Madrid, but the team conceded two late goals to lose its LaLiga season opener to Espanyol. Despite debuting most of its new signings, Atleti lost its Spanish league opening match for the first-ever time under coach Diego Simeone.

Atletico Madrid started with a 2-1 defeat at Espanyol in LaLiga on Sunday as the hosts overturned Julian Alvarez’s opener with late goals from substitutes Miguel Rubio and Pere Milla.

Veteran LaLiga striker Kike García and youngsters Roberto Fernández and Tyrhys Dolan have also been brought in to provide a balanced front line that will be looking to score more than the measley 40 goals they were able to muster last year.

Espanyol is off to a flyer in La Liga, but how long will the good times last under its new U.S. ownership, which includes shareholder J.J. Watt?