Late Goal Sends Atlético Madrid Past Espanyol 1-0
Espanyol hosted Atlético Madrid at the RCDE Stadium in Cornellà de Llobregat on 17 October 2026 for a LaLiga Round 9 fixture, played under cloudy skies and 25-degree temperatures in front of 30,882 spectators, with Alejandro José Hernández Hernández officiating. Manolo González set his side up in a compact 5-4-1, while Diego Simeone deployed a 4-3-1-2 for the visitors, who entered as clear favourites at 1.78 odds against Espanyol's 7.4. The hosts defended deep throughout, with goalkeeper Ángel Fortuno delivering a strong performance, and the match appeared headed for a goalless draw until Álex Baena struck in the 90th minute, converting a Julián Álvarez assist to hand Atlético Madrid a narrow away victory.
Key Events
22' - Morten Hjulmand was shown a yellow card for Atlético Madrid.
43' - Kang-In Lee was shown a yellow card for Atlético Madrid.
46' - Atlético Madrid made a double change: Julián Álvarez came on for Ademola Lookman, and Alejandro Grimaldo replaced Dani Martínez.
55' - Marcos Llorente came on for Atlético Madrid, replacing Pablo Barrios.
62' - Álex Baena came on for Atlético Madrid, replacing Kang-In Lee.
64' - Unai Núñez came on for Espanyol, replacing Vanja Drkušić.
66' - Cristian Romero was shown a yellow card for Atlético Madrid.
67' - Rodrigo Mendoza came on for Atlético Madrid, replacing Cristian Romero.
68' - Álex Baena was shown a yellow card for Atlético Madrid.
73' - Espanyol made a double change: Gabriel Moscardo came on for Javi Hernández, and Álex Calatrava replaced Edu Expósito.
79' - Rodrigo Mendoza was shown a yellow card for Atlético Madrid.
81' - Roger Hinojo was shown a yellow card for Espanyol.
83' - Espanyol made a double change: Marcos Fernández came on for Roberto Fernández, and Javi Puado replaced Bryan Zaragoza.
87' - Unai Núñez was shown a yellow card for Espanyol.
90' - Julián Álvarez assisted Álex Baena to score, making it 0-1 to Atlético Madrid.
90' - Added time was signalled.
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