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

Atletico Madrid spent 200 million euros in the summer transfer window and were looking to start off their league campaign on the right note. Instead, they were left with more questions than answers as they crumbled in the second half and got beat by an inferior opponent in Espanyol.

Despite debuting most of its new signings, Atletico Madrid couldn’t avoid conceding two late goals and losing its opening Spanish league match for the first-ever time under coach Diego Simeone. Host Espanyol’s 2-1 win on Sunday was Atletico’s first opening defeat since Simeone took over in late 2011.