The La Liga Belt · rivalry
Atlético Madrid vs. Espanyol
21Belt meetings
8Atlético wins
9Espanyol wins
9Title changes
Atlético Madrid and Espanyol have met 21 times with the La Liga belt on the line, from February 23, 1941 to December 22, 2018. The belt changed hands in 9 of those games. Espanyol lead the belt series 9–8, with 4 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 198 | Feb 23, 1941 | Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 3–2 | Defense |
| 207 | Nov 16, 1941 | Espanyol beat Atlético Madrid 5–0 | Title change |
| 240 | Jan 17, 1943 | Espanyol beat Atlético Madrid 4–2 | Title change |
| 277 | Apr 9, 1944 | Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 3–1 | Title change |
| 662 | Jan 26, 1958 | Espanyol beat Atlético Madrid 4–1 | Title change |
| 714 | Nov 29, 1959 | Espanyol beat Atlético Madrid 2–0 | Title change |
| 849 | Mar 29, 1964 | Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,091 | Apr 16, 1972 | Atlético Madrid and Espanyol tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,100 | Oct 1, 1972 | Atlético Madrid and Espanyol tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,117 | Feb 25, 1973 | Espanyol beat Atlético Madrid 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,136 | Oct 12, 1973 | Espanyol beat Atlético Madrid 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,434 | Apr 18, 1982 | Atlético Madrid and Espanyol tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,466 | Apr 2, 1983 | Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,470 | Sep 3, 1983 | Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,573 | Aug 31, 1986 | Atlético Madrid and Espanyol tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,808 | Sep 13, 1992 | Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,917 | May 28, 1995 | Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 3–1 | Title change |
| 2,012 | Oct 26, 1997 | Espanyol beat Atlético Madrid 2–0 | Defense |
| 2,402 | Dec 23, 2007 | Espanyol beat Atlético Madrid 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,622 | Oct 19, 2013 | Espanyol beat Atlético Madrid 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,819 | Dec 22, 2018 | Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 1–0 | Defense |