Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol: February 21, 2026

Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 4-2 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid on February 21, 2026 (2025-26 La Liga).

Full time · Played February 21, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM ET · StatsNext match records

Score by half

Team1st half2nd halfFinal
Atlético Madrid134
Espanyol112

Goals

Match statistics

StatisticAtlético MadridEspanyol
Expected goals (xG)3.11.1
Shots188
Shots on target92
Big chances51
Possession %61.238.8
Passes664415
Corners53
Fouls810
Yellow cards01
Red cards00
Saves04

What stood out

  • Expected goals: Atlético Madrid 3.1, Espanyol 1.1.
  • Shots: Atlético Madrid 18, Espanyol 8.
  • Managers: Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid), Manolo Gonzalez (Espanyol).

Player lines

  • Ademola Lookman (ATM): 61 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 3 SH, 1 SOT, 1.0 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Álex Baena (ATM): 61 MIN, 0 G, 1 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.6 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Carlos Romero (VIL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Clemens Riedel (ESP): 57 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Dávid Hancko (ATM): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 1 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Edu Expósito (ESP, substitute): 20 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 1 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Giuliano Simeone (ATM): 84 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 1 SOT, 0.5 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Jan Oblak (ATM): 90 MIN, 0 SV, 24 PASS, 17 CMP, 0 YC
  • Jofre Carreras (ESP): 77 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 4 SH, 1 SOT, 1.0 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Johnny Cardoso (ATM): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Julián Álvarez (ATM, substitute): 29 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Koke (ATM, substitute): 29 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.2 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Leandro Cabrera (ESP): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Marc Pubill (ATM): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Marcos Llorente (ATM): 74 MIN, 0 G, 1 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.3 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Marko Dmitrovic (ESP): 90 MIN, 4 SV, 28 PASS, 13 CMP, 0 YC
  • Omar El Hilali (ESP): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Pere Milla (ESP, substitute): 13 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Pol Lozano (ESP): 70 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Ramón Terrats (GET, substitute): 33 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Roberto Fernández (ESP, substitute): 20 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Robin Le Normand (ATM, substitute): 12 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Tyrhys Dolan (ESP): 70 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.2 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Urko Gonzalez (ESP): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC

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Head-to-head

Full Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol head-to-head (2 meetings).

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