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# Espanyol host Atletico Madrid in round 9 of LaLiga

Espanyol meet Atletico Madrid on 17 October 2026 at 15:00 Damascus time in round nine of LaLiga, between a side struggling in mid-table and another sitting second in the standings.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 16 October 2026، 03:06 ، updated 21:56 Saudi time

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Espanyol host Atletico Madrid in round 9 of LaLiga

[Espanyol](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/espanyol-229) host [Atletico Madrid](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/atletico-madrid-218) on 17 October 2026 at 15:00 Damascus time, in a match in round nine of [LaLiga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/laliga-16) for the 2026/27 season, with the game broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Espanyol go into the match after modest results in their last five rounds, having drawn 1-1 away to Malaga on 9 October 2026, following a 1-3 home defeat to Elche, and another 1-2 away loss to Rayo Vallecano, while they beat Osasuna 2-0 and drew 1-1 with Sevilla.

Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, arrive full of confidence after a string of victories, having beaten Manchester United 2-0, and Alaves 2-1 away from home, as well as defeating Real Madrid 2-1, Osasuna 4-0, and Real Sociedad 3-0 away.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 4-2 on 21 February 2026, while Espanyol beat Atletico 2-1 on 17 August 2025, and the two teams drew 1-1 on 29 March 2025, also drew 0-0 on 28 August 2024, and another meeting between them ended 3-3 on 24 May 2023.

Espanyol will be without Kiki Garcia and Jofre Carreras due to injury, while Atletico Madrid will be missing Koke for other reasons.

In the league standings, Atletico Madrid sit second with 19 points from 8 matches, having won 6 matches, drawn one and lost one, scoring 18 goals and conceding 8. Espanyol sit 12th with 8 points from 8 matches, having won twice, drawn twice and lost 4 times, scoring 11 goals and conceding 11.

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