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

Diego Simeone blamed a lack of efficiency for Atletico Madrid's opening-day 2-1 defeat to Espanyol in LaLiga, though he remained optimistic.

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.