It was telling that Alexander Sorloth was on the bench, and even more so that Antoine Griezmann joined him. Diego Simeone, renowned for taking a number of weeks, if not months, to acclimatise his new

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

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.

Atletico Madrid travel to Espanyol in their La Liga 2025/26 season opener at the RCDE Stadium on Sunday.A strong Atletico side are looking to improve on last season’s performances. The match

Atletico Madrid lost their opening match of a LaLiga season for the first time since 2009 after conceding two late goals to Espanyol.

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.

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.

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.

Atletico Madrid revamped its already deep squad this summer with its hopes set on mounting a title challenge in La Liga. But it is already trailing Barcelona and Real Madrid

The former MLS star expressed concern about the American’s debut with Atletico Madrid, highlighting the pressure of being substituted at halftime