Málaga CF 1-3 Villarreal · La Liga
Málaga CF lost to Villarreal 1-3 in the La Liga. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Málaga CF and Villarreal met in the La Liga at La Rosaleda in Malaga on Thursday, 17 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Málaga CF: C. Dotor 12'. Villarreal: A. Moleiro 40'; P. Gueye 45', 86'.
How the match went
Villarreal saw more of the ball, 63% of it. Málaga CF had 5 shots with 1 on target, Villarreal 16 with 7 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 4 to Málaga CF and 8 to Villarreal. Málaga CF conceded 17 fouls, Villarreal 10. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (5 for Málaga CF, 1 for Villarreal).
Line-ups
Málaga CF started in a 4-1-4-1: Alfonso Herrero, Carlos Puga, Ángel Recio, Einar Galilea, Jose Salinas, Izan Merino, Juan Cruz, David Larrubia, Carlos Dotor, Pablo Martínez, Chupete.
Villarreal started in a 4-4-2: Péter Gulácsi, Alexander Freeman, Pau Navarro, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona, Ilias Akhomach, Nathan-Dylan Saliba, Santi Comesaña, Tajon Buchanan, Alberto Moleiro, Ayoze Pérez.
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