Atletico Madrid are being held to a goalless draw at half time by Espanyol in their La Liga clash at the Vicente Calderon.

The first chance of the contest fell to Atletico striker David Villa, who got on the end of a Gabi free kick, but he failed to beat Kiko Casilla in the Espanyol goal.

Gabi had a chance of his own shortly after when he met a loose ball in the opposition area, but his volley flew high and wide of the target.

It was not all the home side's way, however, as Sergio Garcia turned inside the box before getting an effort in at goal which had to be kept out by Thibaut Courtois to keep the score level.