Atlético Madrid 2-2 Villarreal · La Liga
Atlético Madrid drew 2-2 with Villarreal in the La Liga. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Atlético Madrid and Villarreal met in the La Liga at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid on Sunday, 23 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Atlético Madrid: Pubill 59'; G. Simeone 85'. Villarreal: G. Moreno 66'; G. Mikautadze 78'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Atlético Madrid had 19 shots with 4 on target, Villarreal 13 with 6 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Atlético Madrid and 3 to Villarreal. Atlético Madrid conceded 12 fouls, Villarreal 13. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (4 for Atlético Madrid, 2 for Villarreal) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Atlético Madrid started in a 4-4-2: Jan Oblak, Marc Pubill, Robin Le Normand, Dávid Hancko, Alejandro Grimaldo, Giuliano Simeone, Koke, Morten Hjulmand, Rodrigo Mendoza, Ademola Lookman, Kang-in Lee.
Villarreal started in a 4-4-2: Luiz Júnior, Santiago Mouriño, Juan Foyth, Renato Veiga, Carlos Romero, Nicolas Pépé, Santi Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Alberto Moleiro, Ayoze Pérez, Georges Mikautadze.
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