{"id":1913,"date":"2026-10-14T06:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/?p=1913"},"modified":"2026-10-14T06:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:56:12","slug":"la-liga-matchday-9-atletico-madrid-aims-for-victory-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/la-liga-matchday-9-atletico-madrid-aims-for-victory-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"La Liga Matchday 9 &#8211; Atletico Madrid Aims for Victory in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Image source: Alamy Stock Photo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">La Liga<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Matchday 9<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">RCDE Stadium<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Barcelona, Spain<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Saturday, 17 October 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><br \/>\nKick-off is at 14:00\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">While Barcelona powers on in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betway.co.bw\/sport\/soccer\/highlights?sortOrder=League&amp;selectedLeagues=laliga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026\/27 La Liga<\/a> 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1914\" src=\"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Julian-Alvarez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Julian-Alvarez.jpg 728w, https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Julian-Alvarez-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Image source: Alamy Stock Photo<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">I still think the same thing, we\u2019re a work in progress,\u201d Simeone said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">We\u2019re in the process of finding the players who are adapting to what Atl\u00e9tico Madrid is all about and what it takes to go down in Atl\u00e9tico Madrid\u2019s history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">There\u2019s one level required to play for Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, and another level required to go down in history, and well, hopefully we\u2019ll be able to move in that direction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Head-to-head:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Games: 45<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Espanyol wins: 13<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Atletico Madrid wins: 19<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Draws: 13<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">La Liga Matchday nine fixtures<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Friday, 16 October<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">21:00: Deportivo vs Levante<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Saturday, 17 October<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">14:00: Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">16:15: Villareal vs Elche<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">18:30: Real Betis vs Barcelona<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">21:00: Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Sunday, 18 October<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">14:00: Osasuna vs Racing Santander<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">16:15: Celta Vigo vs Alaves<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">18:30: Malaga vs Real Sociedad<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">21:00: Real Madrid vs Sevilla<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Monday, 19 October<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">21:00: Getafe vs Rayo\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Bet on La Liga with Betway<\/h3>\n<p>Kick off your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betway.co.bw\/\">sports betting<\/a>\u00a0journey with Betway. 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