How to watch today's Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid La Liga game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Atletico Madrid will be looking to hit the ground running in their La Liga title hunt when they visit Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium on Sunday night, kicking off their 2025-26 campaign. 

Diego Simeone's side wrapped up last season in third place, but they were right in the thick of the championship chase alongside Barcelona and Real Madrid for much of the year.

Espanyol, on the other hand, endured a far less glamorous campaign, limping to 14th place and finishing just two points clear of the drop zone. The Catalan outfit will be aiming for a steadier season this time around — one without the nail-biting relegation fight — and perhaps even daring to dream about a push into the top half.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid online - TV channels & live streams

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In the United States (US), La Liga match between Espanyol and Atletico Madrid will be available to watch and stream online live through ESPN+, Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

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Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid kick-off time

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RCDE Stadium

La Liga match between Espanyol and Atletico Madrid will be played at RCDE Stadium in Catalonia, Spain.

It will kick off at 12:30 pm PT / 3:30 pm ET on Sunday, August 17, in the US.

Team news & squads

Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid lineups

Espanyol

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-2-3-1

ATM

13

M. Dmitrovic

22

C. Romero

5

F. Calero

23

O. El Hilali

6

L. Cabrera

17

J. Carreras

8

E. Exposito

14

R. Terrats

7

C

J. Puado

10

P. Lozano

9

R. Fernandez

13

C

J. Oblak

17

D. Hancko

14

M. Llorente

24

R. Le Normand

3

M. Ruggeri

4

C. Gallagher

10

A. Baena

20

G. Simeone

5

J. Cardoso

11

T. Almada

19

J. Alvarez

4-2-3-1

ATM

ESP

-Line up

• 13

  M. Dmitrovic

• 22

  C. Romero

• 5

  F. Calero

  54’

  66’

• 23

  O. El Hilali

  74’

  84’

• 6

  L. Cabrera

• 17

  J. Carreras

  46’

• 8

  E. Exposito

  73’

• 14

  R. Terrats

  46’

• 7

  J. Puado (C)

  88’

• 10

  P. Lozano

• 9

  R. Fernandez

  74’

Substitutes

• 30

  P. Tristan

• 35

  R. Bauza

• 11

  P. Milla

  74’

  84’

• 12

  J. Salinas

  88’

  90’ + 3’

• 19

  K. Garcia

  46’

• 1

  A. Fortuno

• 31

  R. Hinojo

• 4

  P. Ramon

• 2

  R. Sanchez

• 20

  A. Roca

• 15

  M. Rubio

  66’

  73’

• 24

  T. Dolan

  46’

Manager

• M. Gonzalez

ATM

-Line up

• 13

  J. Oblak (C)

• 17

  D. Hancko

• 14

  M. Llorente

  72’

• 24

  R. Le Normand

  67’

• 3

  M. Ruggeri

• 4

  C. Gallagher

  46’

• 10

  A. Baena

  68’

• 20

  G. Simeone

• 5

  J. Cardoso

  42’

  46’

• 11

  T. Almada

  68’

• 19

  J. Alvarez

  37’

  82’

Substitutes

• 30

  S. Esquivel

• 15

  C. Lenglet

• 21

  J. Galan

• 8

  P. Barrios

  46’

• 22

  G. Raspadori

  68’

• 1

  J. Musso

• 23

  C. Martin

• 18

  M. Pubill

• 6

  Koke

  46’

• 7

  A. Griezmann

  68’

• 9

  A. Soerloth

  82’

• 16

  N. Molina

Manager

• D. Simeone

Espanyol team news

The hosts will have to cope without summer recruit Javi Hernandez, who misses out through injury, delaying his debut. 

Atletico Madrid team news

For Atleti, Jose Gimenez is the only absentee. New arrivals Alex Baena, David Hancko, and Johnny Cardoso are all in line to pull on the red-and-white shirt for the first time.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

ESP

Last 5 matches

ATM

0

Wins

4

Draws

1

Win

• Espanyol

  1

  -

  1

  Atletico Madrid

• Atletico Madrid

  0

  -

  0

  Espanyol

• Espanyol

  3

  -

  3

  Atletico Madrid

• Atletico Madrid

  1

  -

  1

  Espanyol

• Atletico Madrid

  2

  -

  1

  Espanyol

6

Goals scored

7

Games over 2.5 goals

2/5

Both teams scored

4/5

Standings

Useful links

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