Atletico Madrid were off to the worst possible start in La Liga 2025/26 after suffering a 2-1 defeat against Espanyol.All eyes were on Los Rojiblancos on the back of an impressive spending spree, but

Espanyol staged a late comeback to grab a shock 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday as Diego Simeone's men made a disappointing start to their La Liga campaign. Pere Milla scored a late winner as Atletico stumbled to defeat in Barcelona despite leading through Julian Alvarez's brilliant goal.

Pere Milla's superb header completed a late turnaround for Espanyol as they came from a goal behind to stun Atletico Madrid 2-1 in their LaLiga opener. Julian Alvarez's stunning free-kick had given Diego Simeone's side a deserved lead, but two goals in 11 second-half minutes saw Espanyol make a winning start to 2025-26.