Espanyol 0-1 Atlético Madrid: result and goals

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Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 1-0 on Saturday 17 October 2026 in LaLiga.

Goals: Álex Baena 89'.

Espanyol sit 18th on 8 points.

Atlético Madrid sit 2nd on 25 points.

Espanyol have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Atlético Madrid have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Espanyol won 1, Atlético Madrid won 1, 3 drawn.

Competition: LaLiga
Kick-off: Saturday 17 October 2026, 23:00 (AEST)
Venue: RCDE Stadium, Barcelona
👥: 30882

Match facts

Stadium: RCDE Stadium · Cornella de Llobregat; Capacity: 40,423 seats · Natural grass

Referee

Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Record: LaLiga

Games: 37
Yellows per game: 5.5
Reds: 11
Penalties: 19
Fouls per game: 24.7

Absences

Espanyol

Atlético Madrid

Johnny CardosoInjured · Expected back: in a few days

Players ruled out or doubtful according to each club’s latest update.

Goals and cards

22'Morten HjulmandYellow

43'Lee Kang-InYellow

66'Cristian RomeroYellow

68'Álex BaenaYellow

79'Rodrigo MendozaYellow

81'Roger HinojoYellow

87'Unai NúñezYellow

89'⚽Álex BaenaGoal

Live commentary

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

Commentary: ESPN

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1	Barcelona	10	9	0	1	40	11	+29	27	WWWWL
2	Atlético	10	8	1	1	20	8	+12	25	WWWWW
3	Real Madrid	10	8	0	2	25	10	+15	24	WLWWW
4	Betis	10	6	2	2	16	14	+2	20	WDWLD
5	Real Sociedad	10	6	1	3	19	18	+1	19	LWWWW
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7	Alavés	10	3	3	4	14	11	+3	12	LDLLD
8	Athletic	9	3	3	3	12	9	+3	12	DDDLW
9	Celta Vigo	10	2	6	2	10	7	+3	12	DWDWD
10	Villarreal	10	3	3	4	15	14	+1	12	WWLDW
11	Deportivo	10	2	5	3	13	13	0	11	LDLDL
12	Osasuna	9	3	2	4	10	18	-8	11	LDLWL
13	Racing	10	3	2	5	15	26	-11	11	LLDLW
14	Levante	10	2	4	4	16	19	-3	10	LDDWL
15	Elche	10	2	4	4	14	17	-3	10	LWDDW
16	Rayo	9	2	3	4	12	20	-8	9	WDDDL
17	Getafe	10	2	3	5	5	15	-10	9	LWLDL
18	Espanyol	10	2	2	6	12	14	-2	8	DWLLD
19	Valencia	10	1	3	6	7	17	-10	6	WLDDL
20	Málaga	10	0	5	5	7	19	-12	5	LLDLD