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.

U.S. men's national team midfielder Johnny Cardoso made his debut for Atlético Madrid, but the team conceded two late goals to lose its LaLiga season opener to Espanyol. Despite debuting most of its new signings, Atleti lost its Spanish league opening match for the first-ever time under coach Diego Simeone.

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Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke following the team’s first-ever defeat on matchday one under his reign. It came courtesy of a 2-1 loss to Espanyol in Cornellà, despite Atlético having initially led the game 1-0.

The RCDE Stadium witnessed the brilliance of Julián Álvarez. The Argentinian striker stepped up to take a difficult free kick and, with a perfectly executed shot, sent the ball over the wall and into the net,

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