📅 21/02/26🕒 20:00🏟️ Riyadh Air Metropolitano🧑⚖️ Alejandro Muniz Ruiz, Spain
ScorerA. Sørloth2 goalsBiggest Swing+1.52 xT49' G. SimeoneCards1
Atlético de Madrid 4-2 Espanyol — xTears 13.23 (21/02/26)
Atlético de Madrid came back to win 4-2 against Espanyol on 21 February 2026 during Matchday 25 of La Liga. Total damage: 13.23 xTears.
The real swing for Atlético de Madrid arrived through A. Sørloth 21' goal (+1.24 xT) and G. Simeone 49' goal (+1.52 xT), the sequence that changed who owned the match.
The match changed hands after the first blow, and Atlético de Madrid's comeback ended up outweighing the opening phase.
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How it unfolded
Timeline
6'
Goal
0-1Jofre Carreras - Espanyol
21'
Goal
1-1A. Sørloth - Atlético de Madrid
Assist: Marcos Llorente
49'
Goal
2-1G. Simeone - Atlético de Madrid
Assist: Álex Baena
58'
Goal
3-1A. Lookman - Atlético de Madrid
Assist: M. Ruggeri
72'
Goal
4-1A. Sørloth - Atlético de Madrid
Assist: M. Ruggeri
80'
Goal
4-2Edu Expósito - Espanyol
Absolute chaos
🧨
8.55
49'
Goal
+1.52 xT
G. Simeone - Atlético de Madrid
Assist: Álex Baena
72'
Goal
+1.47 xT
A. Sørloth - Atlético de Madrid
Assist: M. Ruggeri
6'
Goal
+1.41 xT
Jofre Carreras - Espanyol
80'
Goal
+1.32 xT
Edu Expósito - Espanyol
Late drama
🔥
2.75
80'
Goal
+1.32 xT
Edu Expósito - Espanyol
83'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
C. Ngonge - Espanyol
84'
Substitution
+0.39 xT
Robin Le Normand for G. Simeone - Atlético de Madrid
All-out war
🟥
1.04
83'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
C. Ngonge - Espanyol
Referee scandal
🧑⚖️
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Cruelty
😈
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Crushed hope
💔
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
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