Espanyol staged a late comeback to grab a shock 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday as Diego Simeone's men made a disappointing start to their La Liga campaign.Athletic Bilbao got off to a winning start as substitute Robert Navarro's late goal sealed a dramatic 3-2 victory over Sevilla.

CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT, Spain - Atletico Madrid started with a 2-1 defeat at Espanyol in LaLiga on Sunday as the hosts overturned Julian Alvarez’s opener with late goals from substitutes Miguel Rubio and Pere Milla.

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CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT, Spain (Reuters) -Atletico Madrid started with a 2-1 defeat at Espanyol in LaLiga on Sunday as the hosts overturned Julian Alvarez’s opener with late goals from substitutes Miguel Rubio and Pere Milla.

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,