Atletico Madrid fails to capitalize on chances in goalless draw against Espanyol at home

MADRID - In a one-sided affair, Atletico Madrid were unable to capitalize on their opportunities as they were held to a scoreless draw against Espanyol at the Metropolitano in LaLiga on Wednesday. Despite dominating possession and creating numerous chances, the home side failed to find the back of the net, much to the frustration of their fans.

Espanyol are the only team yet to score in LaLiga and they showed no signs of breaking the duck when they were under siege from an Atletico side that dominated proceedings as soon as the referee blew the whistle for kickoff.

Atletico's Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth came close to opening the scoring in the first half while Rodrigo Riquelme had two goals chalked off for offside, the first after a lengthy VAR check and the second in added time.

Espanyol's rearguard held firm while goalkeeper Joan Garcia made seven saves to deny Diego Simeone's side all three points. The result leaves Espanyol in 18th with their first point while Atletico are fourth with five points.