Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid, 2026-27 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA

Espanyol

FT
0 - 1

Atlético Madrid

89': Álex Baena

Álex Baena scores late at Espanyol as Atlético maintain pressure on Barça

Atlético Madrid substitute Álex Baena scored late to secure a 1-0 LaLiga victory at Espanyol.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Lee Kang-In (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan David.
6': Attempt missed. Jonathan David (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone with a cross.
8': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dani Martinez.
12': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atletico Madrid).
17': Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
17': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Dani Martinez (Atletico Madrid).
19': Attempt saved. Lee Kang-In (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ángel Fortuño (Espanyol). Assisted by Jonathan David.
21': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Roger Hinojo.
22': Morten Hjulmand (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
23': Attempt blocked. Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
23': Attempt blocked. Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) header from the right side of the box is blocked.
23': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Vanja Drkusic.
23': Attempt missed. Morten Hjulmand (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Barrios with a cross following a corner.
28': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
28': Cristian Romero (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Clemens Riedel.
30': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Clemens Riedel.
32': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Marc Pubill.
32': Attempt missed. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Zaragoza with a cross following a corner.
34': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
34': Morten Hjulmand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt missed. Dani Martinez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
36': Attempt saved. Jonathan David (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ángel Fortuño (Espanyol). Assisted by Giuliano Simeone with a through ball.
36': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ángel Fortuño.
37': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dávid Hancko following a corner.
39': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
39': Lee Kang-In (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Roger Hinojo.
43': Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Foul by Lee Kang-In (Atletico Madrid).
43': Lee Kang-In (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt missed. Pol Lozano (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Zaragoza with a cross following a set piece situation.
44': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.
44': Attempt missed. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
45': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Javi Hernández.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Atletico Madrid 0.
45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Ademola Lookman.
45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alejandro Grimaldo replaces Dani Martinez.
45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Atletico Madrid 0.
46': Roger Hinojo (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid).
47': Attempt blocked. Javi Hernández (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
47': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
49': Foul by Roger Hinojo (Espanyol).
49': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
52': Foul by Javi Hernández (Espanyol).
52': Alejandro Grimaldo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Pablo Barrios.
56': Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
57': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Marc Pubill.
61': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Ángel Fortuño (Espanyol). Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
62': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ángel Fortuño.
62': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena replaces Lee Kang-In.
64': Substitution, Espanyol. Unai Núñez replaces Vanja Drkusic.
64': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Jonathan David is caught offside.
65': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atletico Madrid).
66': Cristian Romero (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Attempt blocked. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito.
67': Foul by Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol).
67': Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Mendoza replaces Cristian Romero.
67': Foul by Roger Hinojo (Espanyol).
67': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid).
68': Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
70': Attempt blocked. Morten Hjulmand (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Pol Lozano.
73': Substitution, Espanyol. Cala replaces Edu Expósito.
73': Substitution, Espanyol. Gabriel Moscardo replaces Javi Hernández.
74': Attempt missed. Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cala following a fast break.
75': Attempt saved. Jonathan David (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ángel Fortuño (Espanyol). Assisted by Álex Baena with a through ball.
76': Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Ángel Fortuño (Espanyol). Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
76': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ángel Fortuño.
77': Attempt missed. Morten Hjulmand (Atletico Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
78': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Moscardo (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cala.
79': Cala (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Foul by Rodrigo Mendoza (Atletico Madrid).
79': Rodrigo Mendoza (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Foul by Roger Hinojo (Espanyol).
81': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Roger Hinojo (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Espanyol. Javi Puado replaces Bryan Zaragoza.
82': Substitution, Espanyol. Marcos Fernández replaces Roberto Fernández.
85': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
85': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ángel Fortuño.
86': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Dávid Hancko is caught offside.
87': Foul by Unai Núñez (Espanyol).
87': Jonathan David (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Unai Núñez (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente is caught offside.
89': Goal! Espanyol 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Foul by Cala (Espanyol).
90'+3': Rodrigo Mendoza (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Baena.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Pol Lozano (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid).
90'+4': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Pol Lozano (Espanyol) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Cala with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
0': Match ends, Espanyol 0, Atletico Madrid 1.

Statistics

ATM		ESP
9	Fouls	10
5	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
12	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	5
70.6	Possession	29.4
19	SHOTS	10
6	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
600	Accurate Passes	196
672	Passes	271
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	3
17	Crosses	12
0.4	Cross %	0.3
38	Long Balls	57
22	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	8
11	Tackles	11
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	11
16	Effective Clearances	19
16	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 30,882

LALIGA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	8	+27	24
2	Atlético Madrid	9	+11	22
3	Real Betis	8	+5	19
4	Real Madrid	8	+11	18

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Espanyol (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Ángel Fortuño (GK)
5	Clemens Riedel
6	Leandro Cabrera
16	Vanja Drkusic
21	Roger Hinojo
23	Omar El Hilali
10	Pol Lozano
8	Edu Expósito
15	Bryan Zaragoza
28	Javi Hernandez
9	Roberto Fernández

Espanyol Substitutes:

Javier Puado, Pere Milla, Gabriel Moscardo, Urko Gonzalez, Marko Dmitrovic, Cala, Unai Núñez, Rafael Bauza, Andoni Gorosabel, Quilindschy Hartman, Tyrhys Dolan, Marcos Fernández.

Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Jan Oblak (GK)
17	Dávid Hancko
21	Cristian Romero
30	Daniel Martinez
18	Marc Pubill
23	Morten Hjulmand
8	Pablo Barrios
11	Ademola Lookman
20	Giuliano Simeone
7	Lee Kang-In
15	Jonathan David

Atlético Madrid Substitutes:

Rodrigo Mendoza, Jorge Castillo, Obed Vargas, Julián Álvarez, Alejandro Grimaldo, Jorge Domínguez, Álex Baena, Juan Musso, Robin Le Normand, Arnau Ortiz, Marcos Llorente, Alexander Sørloth.

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