Atlético host Osasuna: what the Spanish press reports

According to ElDesMarque, Atlético Madrid welcome Osasuna at 7pm on Wednesday 16 September 2026 at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid, for the sixth round of LaLiga EA Sports. The same outlet places Atlético fourth on 10 points, coming off a convincing 3-0 win away at Real Sociedad in round five, while Osasuna sit eleventh on 7 points after a 0-2 home defeat to RCD Espanyol, a match ElDesMarque notes was clouded by an arbitration controversy over penalties.

On the team sheets, SportAragon confirms the starting elevens. For Atlético: Oblak in goal, behind Marcos Llorente, Romero, Grimaldo, Le Normand, Johnny, Koke, Kang-in Lee, Álex Baena, Lookman and Jonathan David. Osasuna, according to the same source, line up with Aitor Fernández; Torró, Raúl, Moro, Dubasin, Boyomo, Abel Bretones, Arguibide, A. Osambela, Santos and Rockson. One detail SportAragon does not spell out is the venue itself: only ElDesMarque explicitly names the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

ElDesMarque adds the injury picture that keeps both coaches guessing. Atlético are without midfielder Pablo Barrios (a confirmed soleus problem), while Alexander Sørloth and Julián Álvarez are listed as doubtful. Osasuna, the same outlet reports, must do without Jorge Herrando, Aimar Oroz and Moi Gómez, all confirmed injured, with Valentin Rosier still uncertain. Because this is a midweek round, ElDesMarque underlines that both benches are weighing rotation to manage the congested calendar.

A wider web-research synthesis, aggregating Spanish sports media, fills in how Atlético reached this position: in the 3-0 win over Real Sociedad, the goals came from Grimaldo, Jonathan David and Giuliano Simeone. A note of caution, flagged by Google Trends as the trending storyline today: the designated primary reports on AS.com and Marca.com could not be opened, so these facts rest on cross-checking outlets. The exact sequence of Osasuna's recent defeats, and Atlético's points tally before the Real Sociedad game, are not confirmed by a single primary source read in full.

Sources : ElDesMarque, SportAragon, Synthèse de recherche web, Google Trends.