Comments and predictions for Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid: Simeone's decisive blow
The match between Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid in La Liga takes place at 2:30 a.m. on August 18. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid team information
Espanyol will be without Javi Hernandez through injury, but overall they have a fairly full squad. A number of new signings will be given their debuts, with Fernandez – who scored six goals for Espanyol in the second half of last season – likely to start. Marko Dmitrovic and Miguel Rubio could also be in contention from the start.
Javi Puado, who scored 12 goals in La Liga last season, is sure to continue to play an important role in attack.
On Atletico's side, Jose Gimenez is still doubtful due to a muscle injury, but Simeone has almost a full squad.
Hancko, Ruggeri, Cardoso, Baena and Almada are all available for their official debuts, meaning Atletico could field up to five new signings in the starting line-up.
Up front, Julian Alvarez – with 29 goals last season – remains the number one hope heading into the trip to RCDE Stadium.
Latest predicted lineup for Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid
Espanyol:
Dmitrovic; El Hilali, Cabrera, Rubio, Romero; Sanchez, Lozano, Exposito, Roca; Fernandez, Puado
Atletico Madrid:
Oblak; Llorente, Le Normand, Hancko, Ruggeri; Barrios, Cardoso; Simeone, Baena, Almada; Alvarez
Latest football commentary on Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid
Espanyol won 11, drew 9 and lost 18 of their 38 La Liga games last season, earning 42 points – just enough to stay in the top flight, two points ahead of 18th-placed Leganes.
This is the first time since 2023 that Espanyol have had two consecutive seasons in the top flight, and they will certainly want to go one better this season, especially after a busy summer transfer window.
The Catalan team has recruited 9 new players, notably Roberto Fernandez - who signed an official contract from Braga after an impressive loan period.
On the other hand, the biggest loss was goalkeeper Joan Garcia, when Barcelona activated his £21 million release clause to bring him to Camp Nou.
Coach Manolo Gonzalez and his team played 6 friendly matches, won 4, and recently held Newcastle to a 2-2 draw (8/8), creating a morale boost before the opening day.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid finished third last season, eight points behind Real Madrid and 12 points behind Barcelona. Diego Simeone's team aims to close the gap and keep their hopes of winning the title for the first time since the 2020-21 season.
Atletico also went on a shopping spree, with two expensive signings in Alex Baena and David Hancko. In addition, Johnny Cardoso, Giacomo Raspadori, Thiago Almada and Matteo Ruggeri also arrived, giving the squad a new look.
In the opposite direction, Samuel Lino left the club to join Flamengo. However, the most expected striker is still Julian Alvarez - the striker who scored 29 goals in 57 matches last season since moving from Man City.
Atletico participated in the 2025 Club World Cup but did not get past the group stage, despite winning 2/3 matches. PSG and Botafogo were the two teams that advanced from Group B.
Latest score prediction for Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Espanyol vs Atletico Madridas follows:
- Sportsmole:Espanyol 0-2 Atletico Madrid
- WhoScore:Espanyol 0-1 Atletico Madrid
- Our newspaper predicts:Espanyol 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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