Dec 3, 2016 4:44:02 PM
The hosts turned up the heat in the second half but they were unable to make the breakthrough against Quique Sanchez Flores' men at the Vicente Calderon on Saturday
Atletico Madrid failed to capitalise on La Liga's top three all dropping points on Saturday, as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to in-form Espanyol.
Diego Simeone's men were looking to make the most of third-placed Sevilla losing and Barcelona and Real Madrid drawing in El Clasico, but they could not get the better of Espanyol's stubborn defence and ultimately had goalkeeper Jan Oblak to thank following a couple of essential saves.