Atlético Madrid opened their 2025 La Liga campaign with a share of the spoils, drawing 1–1 with Elche at the Estadio Metropolitano on Matchday 2. The fixture, played on Saturday, 23 August 2025, kicked off at 17:30 UTC under the supervision of referee César Soto Grado. The score remained level at 1–1 heading into the interval.

For Diego Simeone's side, dropping points at home so early in the season represented a missed opportunity to build momentum. After a summer of squad resha...