This will not be easy for Atletico Madrid, especially since they are currently very low in confidence after a series of bad results they received in the last few matches, making it a different possibility in the match against Espanyol this weekend and what must also be known is that Espanyol is a strong team when playing at home, in the last 5 matches at home they have never experienced defeat, even Real Madrid were able to be defeated when playing at home so there is the same possibility in the match against Atletico Madrid this weekend.
Espanyol are a very unpredictable team because they are able to obtain some surprising results in both a positive and negative way. Oftentimes they managed to beat teams that are clearly better than them and the following week they lose an easy match. I don't think it'll be easy for Atletico.
Atl.Madrid's current condition is not so good, they have recently experienced many defeats in big matches, of course they have not improved enough to be able to continue, playing away is not easy for Atl.Madrid, especially the situation they are currently experiencing is quite pressured by each other, losing in the Champions League and also moving away from La Liga will make them a little fragile and I think Espanyol has the opportunity to play more calmly in this meeting, and I see Espanyol has the opportunity to hold Atl.Madrid and I think this match will be very fierce if you see the strength of both in the defense line is quite optimal so they will take advantage of counterattacks in my opinion.
I do not underestimate the strength of Atl.Madrid especially Alvarez who is so dominant in front of the opponent's defense, of course that will make Espanyol's defense even more difficult to face Alvarez, but if you look at Espanyol's defense is also quite good so my percentage in this meeting is 65% draw.