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La Liga
Matchday 9
Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid
RCDE Stadium
Barcelona, Spain
Saturday, 17 October 2026
Kick-off is at 14:00
While Barcelona powers on in the 2026/27 La Liga season, Atletico Madrid will hope to keep up with the pace at the top of the pile when they take on Espanyol away during matchday nine this weekend.
Atletico have been among the top performing teams in Spain this season and ended the last matchday in second position, five points behind the high flying Barcelona.
Following a 2-1 win over Alaves this past weekend, Atletico extended their winning streak to four matches as they overcame an uncharacteristic 3-0 defeat against Athletic Bilbao on 5 September.
Espanyol on the other hand will be craving for victory once more as they occupy 12th spot with eight points from their first eight La Liga matches.
In addition to their inconsistent start to the season, Espanyol are on a three-match winless streak with their latest result being a 1-1 draw with Malaga on 9 October. Prior to their most recent outing, Espanyol suffered back-to-back defeats against Elche and Rayo Vallecano respectively in what was results that came after a 2-0 away win over Osasuna on 12 September.
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With Atletico aiming for greater success this season, notably the La Liga title, Diego Simeone expressed that he is committed to shaping his squad with the idea of finding players who are ready to play at the required level of the club.
“I still think the same thing, we’re a work in progress,” Simeone said.
“We’re in the process of finding the players who are adapting to what Atlético Madrid is all about and what it takes to go down in Atlético Madrid’s history.
“There’s one level required to play for Atlético Madrid, and another level required to go down in history, and well, hopefully we’ll be able to move in that direction.”
Head-to-head:
Games: 45
Espanyol wins: 13
Atletico Madrid wins: 19
Draws: 13
La Liga Matchday nine fixtures
Friday, 16 October
21:00: Deportivo vs Levante
Saturday, 17 October
14:00: Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid
16:15: Villareal vs Elche
18:30: Real Betis vs Barcelona
21:00: Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao
Sunday, 18 October
14:00: Osasuna vs Racing Santander
16:15: Celta Vigo vs Alaves
18:30: Malaga vs Real Sociedad
21:00: Real Madrid vs Sevilla
Monday, 19 October
21:00: Getafe vs Rayo
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