Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 2-1 on Sunday, 12 September 2021 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Juan Martinez Munuera. It was played at Stage Front Stadium.
First half: Hermoso received a yellow card for Atletico Madrid at 31'. Espanyol took the lead at 40' when Raúl de Tomás scored, with the assist credited to Adri Embarba, making the score 1-0.
Second half: Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 46', with Fernando Calero replacing Lluis Recasens. Atletico Madrid made their 1st substitution at 46', with Hermoso replacing G. Kondogbia. Atletico Madrid made their 2nd substitution at 46', with K. Trippier replacing T. Lemar. Atletico Madrid made their 3rd substitution at 46', with Á. Correa replacing Renan Lodi. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Óscar Melendo replacing Loren Morón. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 58', with Manu Morlanes replacing K. Bare. Atletico Madrid made their 4th substitution at 58', with A. Griezmann replacing João Félix. Atletico Madrid made their 5th substitution at 71', with L. Suárez replacing Matheus Cunha. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 75', with Aleix Vidal replacing Nico Melamed. Atletico Madrid leveled the score at 79' when Y. Carrasco scored, making the score 1-1. G. Kondogbia received a yellow card for Atletico Madrid at 82'. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 83', with Raúl de Tomás replacing L. Dimata. Y. Carrasco received a yellow card for Atletico Madrid at 90+8'. Atletico Madrid took the lead at 90+9' when T. Lemar scored, with the assist credited to Y. Carrasco, making the score 1-2. Nico Melamed received a yellow card for Espanyol at 90+11'. João Félix received a yellow card for Atletico Madrid at 90+11'.
Espanyol used 5 substitutions while Atletico Madrid used 5 substitutions. Espanyol got 1 yellow card, while Atletico Madrid got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (9-13).
- Atletico Madrid controlled possession (58%).
- Physical contest: 5 yellows.
