Goals and Highlights: Espanyol 3-3 Atletico Madrid in LaLiga 2023

The match is over, Espanyol manages to tie the match.

Montes tried to shoot inside the area, but the ball was blocked by the defense.

Close! Joselu's shot on goal, but Grbic saves well to prevent the fourth.

Goal, goal, goal for Espanyol! After recovering the ball, Vinicius sent a lethal header into the net to tie the match.

Goal, goal, goal for Espanyol! Joselu shoots from the penalty spot and scores the second.

Penalty for Espanyol! Grbic brings down Puado inside the area and the referee signals the penalty.

Close! Griezmann was looking for his second, but Pacheco keeps the ball.

Espanyol presses, the team looks for the second.

Goal, goal, goal for Espanyol! Ball to the near post, Montes appeared with a lethal header to score the first goal.

Joselu's shot, but Grbic ends up keeping the ball.

Espanyol substitutions Vidal and Expósito for Gil and Suárez.

Goal, goal, goal for Atlético Madrid! After a rebound from the goalkeeper, Carrasco appears to counter-attack and score the third.

The match restarts for the second half.

The first half is over, Atlético wins two goals to zero.

Goal, goal, goal for Atlético! After checking the VAR, the referee determines that the ball shot by Griezmann does go over the line.

Espanyol presses, but fails to tie the match.

Koke's powerful shot, but the ball ends up going well over the goal.

Giménez's header, preventing Denis's cross from being finished.

Goal, goal, goal for Atlético Madrid! Saúl arrives driving, crosses his shot and the ball goes into the goal.

Oliván's cross, but no one appears in the area to push the ball.

Joselú's shot, but the ball goes wide.

A back-and-forth match, both teams are looking for the opponent's goal.

The action kicks off at the RCDC stadium.

Grbic; Molina, Giménez, Witsel, Hermoso, Carrasco; Koke, De Paul, Saúl; Correa, Griezmann

Pacheco; Óscar Gil, César Montes, Cabrera, Brian Oliván; Calero, Denis Suárez, Darder, Melamed; Puado, Joselu

Both teams are already on the field warming up before kickoff.

Espanyol are already in their stadium, and will be looking to give a good game and make it three out of three.

With Simeone at the helm, Atlético de Madrid has already arrived at the RCDC, and will be looking to play a great match and get the victory.

Espanyol could lose all three home games against Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico in the same season, and will be looking to avoid such a streak.

Espanyol have won two of their last four games, so they will be looking to make it three out of three today.

Less than an hour to go before this important match kicks off, a great game is expected between these two teams.

Of the last six games in which Atletico have visited Espanyol, they have managed to come out victorious in three, so they will be looking to increase this number.

Espanyol have failed to beat Atletico in their last five matches, so they will be looking to break that streak in this game.

We're back for a minute-by-minute review of the match between Espanyol and Atlético Madrid. We will shortly share with you the most relevant information, as well as the confirmed line-ups.

In a few moments we will share with you the Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid live starting rosters, as well as the latest information from the RCDC Stadium. Keep an eye on the action with VAVEL's minute-by-minute online coverage of the match.

The match will be broadcasted on Sky Sports.

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This is the kick-off time for the Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid match on May 23, 2023 in several countries:

Argentina: 16:00 hours

Bolivia: 16:00 hours

Brazil: 16:00 hours

Chile: 16:00 hours

Colombia: 14:00 hours

Ecuador: 2:00 p.m.

Spain: 4:00 p.m.

United States: 4:00 p.m. PT and 7:00 p.m. ET

Mexico: 14:00 hours

Paraguay: 16:00 hours

Peru: 3:00 p.m.

Uruguay: 18:00 hours

Venezuela: 18:00 hours

Japan: 18:00 hours

India: 3:00 p.m. 

Nigeria: 2:00 p.m.

South Africa: 2:00 p.m.

Australia: 14:00 hours

United Kingdom ET: 14:00

Diego Simeone spoke ahead of this match: "Everything that is happening gives you the opportunity for things to happen to improve. Let's not put a person or a shirt. Let's put the human person. We are talking about 19, 20, 23 or 24 kids, young kids, they don't know what they are doing..... It's much deeper. I would take advantage, there are people trained to solve it. We have to say enough is enough. Those who don't want to live will be punished accordingly for what they do."

"I do not move from what I expressed. A great opportunity, we are all willing to help in all kinds of situations from the place that touches us: coach, players, referees.... It is not a soccer problem, it is a social problem, they are kids who do not know sometimes what they are doing and we have to act in that facet."

"Spain is not a racist country in any way. We are in evidence, we are exposed, you can see it in the cameras..... From the stadium it goes to the street. It is not a specific issue of a stadium, it is a social issue, of young people, we have to take care of them, they are the future of the country."

"We will play with the players who are in the squad, when the season starts we know that we will go through situations that we will have to solve. We will complete the team with the B. guys."

"It's a whole and we can't stop at just one thing. I have no doubt that we all learn and improve in times of difficulty. It was the hardest and most difficult time, but we had the fortitude and the mentality to pull through. I didn't worry about what was on the different sides around the team.

"I imagine a tough, difficult match, with a rival that has extreme needs, they need to get out of the situation they are in, the public will push in the best way to generate the best atmosphere. We want to compete as we have always done.

"All teams have a goal. Real Madrid and Barcelona win La Liga and the Champions League, Atletico, Real Sociedad, Villarreal, Sevilla, Valencia... qualify for the Champions League. For us not to enter the Champions League would be a very hard blow. Winning La Liga is something extraordinary. When you get into the Champions League it's fulfilling the objective".

Atlético Madrid is looking to close the tournament in the second position of the general table, in their last match they defeated Osasuna three goals to zero, giving a good blow on the table.

Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano two goals to one in their last game, the team from Barcelona will try to beat this complicated rival to look for salvation.

The Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid match will be played at the RCDC Stadium, located in Barcelona, Spain. The stadium has a capacity of 650,000 people.

Welcome to the Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid commentary, corresponding to the 36th matchday of LaLiga. The match will take place at the RCDC Stadium, at 16:00 hrs.