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Atlético de Madrid Overpowers Espanyol in High-Scoring Match
Madrid, Spain – Atlético de Madrid defeated Espanyol in a thrilling match held at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. The match, corresponding to Matchday 25 of La Liga, ended with a score that reflects the home team’s superiority, although Espanyol fought until the end.
Espanyol surprised early with a goal by Jofre in the 6th minute, but Atlético de Madrid responded quickly. Sorloth equalized in the 21st minute, assisted by Llorente. In the second half, Atlético showcased its offensive power with goals from Simeone (49′), Lookman (58′), and Sorloth again (72′), consolidating their lead.
Despite Atlético’s dominance, Espanyol didn’t give up and managed to narrow the gap with a goal by Exposito in the 80th minute. However, the difference in the score and Atlético’s control of the game were too much for the visitors.
Atlético de Madrid dominated ball possession with 61% compared to Espanyol’s 39%. The home team also surpassed Espanyol in shots, with 18 attempts (9 on target) compared to Espanyol’s 8 (2 on target). Regarding discipline, Espanyol received one yellow card.
Referee Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz officiated the match without major incidents.
Substitutions espanyol: at minute 57 C. Riedel came in and R. Terrats went out., at minute 70 P. Lozano came in and Exposito went out., at minute 70 K. Garcia came in and R. Fernandez Jaen went out., at minute 70 T. Dolan came in and C. Ngonge went out., at minute 77 Jofre came in and P. Milla went out.
Substitutions atletico madrid: at minute 61 A. Baena came in and Koke went out., at minute 61 A. Lookman came in and J. Alvarez went out., at minute 74 M. Llorente came in and N. Molina went out., at minute 74 A. Griezmann came in and T. Almada went out., at minute 84 G. Simeone came in and R. Le Normand went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Atletico Madrid
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