Atletico Madrid suffered their sixth LaLiga loss of the season as an impressive Espanyol made it seven matches without defeat.
2018/2019 La Liga
3-0
Match Events
3' Morata misses an 1-on-1 chance against Diego Lopez!
Morata is released down the right flank and he gets the better of Hermoso to break into the right inside channel.
He tries to beat Lopez with a low strike towards the near post, but the Espanyol keeper makes a fine stop with his feet.
12' OFF THE LINE! Diego Lopez makes a rare mistake
A mistake by Diego Lopez almost hands Atletico a goal as he fails to gather a tame header from Morata.
Koke seizes on the ball and goes for goal from a tight angle, but Hermoso is there to divert his strike behind for a corner.
46' OWN GOAL! Espanyol 1-0 Atletico (Godin)
A super run by Pedrosa provides the spark that breaks the deadlock this afternoon. He collects the ball in midfield and surges forward, displaying exceptional pace.
He beats two challenges before firing the ball across the face of goal. Godin sticks out a boot, but he can only direct the ball towards goal, and it strikes the post before rolling into the bottom corner.
52' GOAL! Espanyol 2-0 Atletico (Iglesias)
The home side score on the counter and Iglesias makes no mistake, slotting his strike past Oblak from the angle in the right insie channel. Rodrigo gives the ball away carelessly in the middle of the park with a loose offload.
Melendo gathers and he charges forward before releasing the run of the forward into space.Iglesias carries the ball into the right inside channel, creating the space to place his strike past Oblak.
66' Darder has a try from long range
Darder goes for a rasping strike from distance as he lines up a left-footed effort. It soars towards the target, forcing Oblak to get across to his left to tip the ball over the bar. A fine stop from the Atletico keeper.
69' Oblak makes a good stop to deny Iglesias
Pedrosa opens up Atletico down the left. He works the ball back to Iglesias to shoot inside the box, but once again Oblak makes a good stop for the visitors before Godin hammers away the rebound.
89' PENALTY GOAL! Espanyol 3-0 Atletico (Iglesias)
Puado races forward on the counter and gets barged off the ball by Juanfran in the box. The referee points to the spot, although it appears to be a harsh decision.
Iglesias goes for height and he makes no mistake hammering his effort into the top corner, giving Oblak no chance.
Match Reports
Espanyol breathed life into their Europa League qualification hopes with a surprise 3-0 win over a lacklustre Atletico Madrid at RCDE Stadium on Saturday.
Diego Godin's own goal on the stroke of half-time and Borja Iglesias' double after the interval lifted Rubi's side to within three points of seventh-placed Real Valladolid, who entertain Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Atletico, having watched Barcelona sew up the LaLiga title last weekend, looked very much like a team with little to play for as they slumped to a sixth league loss of the season.
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