Diego Simeone admitted Atlético Madrid were "hurt" by a 2-1 defeat at Espanyol in their opening LaLiga game of the season, after the team failed to capitalize on Julián Álvarez's sensational first-half free kick.

Atletico have been busy in the transfer market, with notable arrivals including Alex Baena, David Hancko, Johnny Cardoso and Giacomo Raspadori, in a bid to challenge Barcelona and Real Madrid for the title.

Espanyol came from a goal down to cause a shock on the opening weekend of the LaLiga season by beating Atletico Madrid 2-1 at the RCDE Stadium, ending an eight-match winless H2H run in the process.