Athletic Club 1–2 Espanyol
- Berenguer 38'
- Romero 44'
- Milla 52'
22 December 2025
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Espanyol against Athletic Club on 22 December 2025, on matchday 17 of the 2025-26 La Liga.
Espanyol came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 38'.
Player of the match: Carlos Romero (Espanyol), rated 70, thanks above all to 5 tackles and 3 interceptions. Romero produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Athletic Club, the highest-rated player was Álex Berenguer, with 67.
Carlos Romero
Espanyol · 83'
Produced 1.23× and cost 0.27× their position's average
- 5 tackles 2.9×
- 3 interceptions 3.0×
- 6 recoveries 1.7×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.8×
- 1 duel lost 0.3×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Álex Berenguer | Forward | 90 | 67 |
| Aitor Paredes | Defender | 90 | 62 |
| Nico Williams | Forward | 57 | 48 |
| Mikel Jauregizar | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Andoni Gorosabel | Defender | 76 | 42 |
| Unai Simón | Goalkeeper | 90 | 39 |
| Alejandro Rego | Midfielder | 33 | 39 |
| Iñaki Williams | Forward | 79 | 38 |
| Iñigo Lekue | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | Midfielder | 57 | 30 |
| Adama Boiro | Defender | 76 | 29 |
| Gorka Guruzeta | Forward | 33 | 27 |
| Oihan Sancet | Midfielder | 90 | 21 |
| Jesús Areso | Defender | 14 | no rating |
| Unai Gómez | Midfielder | 14 | no rating |
| Robert Navarro | Forward | 11 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Romero ★ | Defender | 83 | 70 |
| Edu Expósito | Midfielder | 84 | 66 |
| Pere Milla | Forward | 57 | 64 |
| Marko Dmitrovic | Goalkeeper | 90 | 57 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | Forward | 83 | 54 |
| Fernando Calero | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Omar El Hilali | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Ludovic Taillandier | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Urko González de Zárate | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| Roberto Fernández | Forward | 90 | 34 |
| Pol Lozano | Midfielder | 72 | 33 |
| Jofre Carreras | Forward | 33 | 27 |
| Kike García | Forward | 18 | no rating |
| Clemens Riedel | Defender | 7 | no rating |
| José Salinas | Defender | 7 | no rating |
| Rubén Sánchez | Defender | 6 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
A 2025-26 La Liga match. With these numbers, how did it end?
Athletic Club 1–2 Espanyol. The side that created more danger did not win.
Athletic Club led Espanyol in shots (17 to 10) and expected goals (1.84 to 0.86 xG). Despite creating better chances, the hosts suffered a 1–2 defeat.
Which Athletic Club player recovered the most balls?
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, with 7 recoveries. Next: Nico Williams 6, Iñaki Williams 5.
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta recovered 7 balls for Athletic Club in a 1–2 defeat against Espanyol. Nico Williams with 6 and Iñaki Williams with 5 followed closely behind.
Which Espanyol player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Edu Expósito, with 5 key passes. Next: Tyrhys Dolan 1, Urko González de Zárate 0.
In Espanyol's 1–2 victory, Edu Expósito registered 5 key passes, well ahead of Tyrhys Dolan (1) and Urko González de Zárate (0). Nearly all of the team's chance creation flowed through Edu Expósito.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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