# Espanyol 2–1 Atlético de Madrid · Ratings and player of the match · 2025-26 La Liga | Sir Balone > Ratings for every player in Espanyol v Atlético de Madrid (2–1), matchday 1, 2025-26 La Liga. Player of the match: Edu Expósito (73). URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/espanyol-atletico-de-madrid-2025-08-17/ Datos al: 2026-10-15 Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/). § La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 1 ## [Espanyol](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/espanyol-528/2025-26/) 2 – 1 [Atlético de Madrid](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/atletico-de-madrid-7980/2025-26/) - Rubio 73' - Milla 84' - Alvarez 37' 17 August 2025 ### The match in data A 2–1 win for Espanyol against Atlético de Madrid on 17 August 2025, on matchday 1 of the 2025-26 La Liga. Espanyol came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 37'. Player of the match: Edu Expósito (Espanyol), rated 73, thanks above all to 2 big chances created and 4 key passes. Expósito produced 1.6 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.3 times the cost. It was also their best match of the season. For Atlético de Madrid, the highest-rated player was Álex Baena, with 68. 73 Player of the match ### [Edu Expósito](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/edu-exposito-188057/) Espanyol · 90' Produced **1.58×** and cost **0.32×** their position's average Added - 2 big chances created 4.0× - 4 key passes 3.6× - 9 final-third passes 1.4× Took away - 5 misplaced passes 0.8× - 2 duels lost 0.4× ### 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. **Espanyol** | Player | Position | Min | Rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Edu Expósito](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/edu-exposito-188057/) ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 73 | | [Ludovic Taillandier](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/leandro-cabrera-185573/) | Defender | 90 | 59 | | [Javi Puado](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/javi-puado-448290/) | Forward | 88 | 58 | | [Roberto Fernández](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/roberto-fernandez-37568657/) | Forward | 74 | 53 | | [Fernando Calero](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/fernando-calero-445831/) | Defender | 66 | 53 | | [Marko Dmitrovic](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/marko-dmitrovic-6403/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 51 | | [Miguel Rubio](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/miguel-rubio-16476247/) | Defender | 24 | 48 | | [Omar El Hilali](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/omar-el-hilali-37543901/) | Defender | 90 | 45 | | [Tyrhys Dolan](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/tyrhys-dolan-37391524/) | Forward | 44 | 39 | | [Jofre Carreras](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jofre-carreras-30851996/) | Forward | 46 | 38 | | [Pol Lozano](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/pol-lozano-532364/) | Midfielder | 90 | 31 | | [Ramón Terrats](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ramon-terrats-37316612/) | Midfielder | 46 | 31 | | [Kike García](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/kike-garcia-2775/) | Forward | 44 | 31 | | [Carlos Romero](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/carlos-romero-31626779/) | Defender | 90 | 28 | | [Pere Milla](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/pere-milla-186694/) | Forward | 16 | no rating | | [José Salinas](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jose-salinas-37325831/) | Defender | 2 | no rating | **Atlético de Madrid** | Player | Position | Min | Rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Álex Baena](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alex-baena-7698436/) | Forward | 68 | 68 | | [Julián Alvarez](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/julian-alvarez-21394947/) | Forward | 82 | 64 | | [Dávid Hancko](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/david-hancko-181449/) | Defender | 90 | 62 | | [Thiago Almada](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/thiago-almada-19996814/) | Forward | 68 | 61 | | [Pablo Barrios](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/pablo-barrios-37423008/) | Midfielder | 44 | 54 | | [Matteo Ruggeri](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/matteo-ruggeri-24837941/) | Defender | 90 | 49 | | [Robin Le Normand](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/robin-le-normand-100580/) | Defender | 90 | 49 | | [Johnny Cardoso](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/johnny-cardoso-37261342/) | Midfielder | 46 | 46 | | [Giuliano Simeone](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/giuliano-simeone-37577657/) | Forward | 90 | 44 | | [Giacomo Raspadori](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/giacomo-raspadori-13238937/) | Forward | 22 | 41 | | [Koke](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/koke-185571/) | Midfielder | 44 | 38 | | [Marcos Llorente](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/marcos-llorente-186795/) | Defender | 90 | 36 | | [Jan Oblak](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jan-oblak-159276/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 31 | | [Conor Gallagher](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/conor-gallagher-1494245/) | Midfielder | 46 | 30 | | [Antoine Griezmann](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/antoine-griezmann-185658/) | Forward | 22 | 25 | | [Alexander Sørloth](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alexander-srloth-25514/) | Forward | 8 | no rating | ### Did you know? La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer. **Which Espanyol player played the most passes leading to a shot?** Edu Expósito, with 4 key passes. Next: Carlos Romero 1, Omar El Hilali 1. Edu Expósito was central to Espanyol's attack in the 2–1 victory against Atlético de Madrid, providing 4 key passes. Carlos Romero and Omar El Hilali followed with 1 each. **Which Atlético de Madrid player recovered the most balls?** Giuliano Simeone, with 9 recoveries. Next: Matteo Ruggeri 7, Thiago Almada 5. In Atlético de Madrid's 2–1 defeat at Espanyol, Giuliano Simeone led the side's defensive work with 9 ball recoveries. Matteo Ruggeri recorded 7, while Thiago Almada registered 5. ### 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. ### Share this match [See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.](https://app.sirbalone.com/#partidos/19439254)