Málaga vs Villarreal, 2026-27 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA

Málaga

12': Carlos Dotor

FT
1 - 3

Villarreal

40': Alberto Moleiro
45'+2': Pape Gueye
86': Pape Gueye (P)

About

Málaga are hosting Villarreal at La Rosaleda, Malaga, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
2': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Ángel Recio.
3': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Izan Merino.
4': Foul by Carlos Dotor (Malaga).
4': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Carlos Puga (Malaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
8': David Larrubia (Malaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
8': Foul by Carlos Puga (Malaga).
8': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Goal! Malaga 1, Villarreal 0. Carlos Dotor (Malaga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Cruz following a fast break.
18': Foul by José Salinas (Malaga).
18': Alex Freeman (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Delay in match because of an injury Izan Merino (Malaga).
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Chupe (Malaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
23': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Izan Merino.
24': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Renato Veiga.
25': Foul by José Salinas (Malaga).
25': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Attempt blocked. Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
26': Foul by Carlos Dotor (Malaga).
26': Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Carlos Puga.
28': Attempt saved. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alfonso Herrero (Malaga).
28': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
28': Attempt saved. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Alfonso Herrero (Malaga). Assisted by Alex Freeman.
28': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Alfonso Herrero.
29': Delay in match (Villarreal).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Foul by José Salinas (Malaga).
30': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by José Salinas (Malaga).
34': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': José Salinas (Malaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Offside, Villarreal. Renato Veiga is caught offside.
36': Foul by Izan Merino (Malaga).
36': Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt missed. Renato Veiga (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
37': Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Santi Comesaña because of an injury.
39': Attempt missed. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach with a cross.
40': Goal! Malaga 1, Villarreal 1. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
42': Carlos Dotor (Malaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
42': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Juan Cruz (Malaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Alex Freeman (Villarreal).
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Goal! Malaga 1, Villarreal 2. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
45'+4': Foul by Carlos Puga (Malaga).
45'+4': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+5': Attempt saved. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Alfonso Herrero (Malaga).
45'+6': First Half ends, Malaga 1, Villarreal 2.
45': Substitution, Malaga. Dani Lorenzo replaces Juan Cruz.
45': Substitution, Malaga. Rafita replaces José Salinas.
45': Second Half begins Malaga 1, Villarreal 2.
46': Einar Galilea (Malaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
50': Corner, Malaga. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
52': Offside, Villarreal. Alex Freeman is caught offside.
52': Pablo Martínez (Malaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Pau Navarro (Villarreal).
54': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Moleiro.
55': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Carlos Puga.
56': Carlos Puga (Malaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
59': Foul by Einar Galilea (Malaga).
59': Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Substitution, Malaga. Joaquín Muñoz replaces Izan Merino.
61': Substitution, Malaga. Adrián Niño replaces Carlos Dotor.
62': Rafita (Malaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Foul by Nathan Saliba (Villarreal).
63': Substitution, Villarreal. Georges Mikautadze replaces Ayoze Pérez.
63': Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Romero replaces Ilias Akhomach.
65': Attempt missed. Chupe (Malaga) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Puga.
68': Foul by Carlos Puga (Malaga).
68': Carlos Romero (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Foul by David Larrubia (Malaga).
68': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': David Larrubia (Malaga) is shown the yellow card.
69': Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan with a cross.
70': Foul by Einar Galilea (Malaga).
70': Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Einar Galilea (Malaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
73': Corner, Malaga. Conceded by Pau Navarro.
75': Attempt missed. Pablo Martínez (Malaga) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Larrubia.
75': Substitution, Malaga. Ramón Enríquez replaces Carlos Puga.
76': Corner, Malaga. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
77': Attempt missed. Joaquín Muñoz (Malaga) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ramón Enríquez following a corner.
79': Foul by Ramón Enríquez (Malaga).
79': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Ramón Enríquez (Malaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Villarreal. Santiago Mouriño replaces Alberto Moleiro.
80': Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Maciá replaces Nathan Saliba.
81': Corner, Malaga. Conceded by Alex Freeman.
82': Attempt missed. Adrián Niño (Malaga) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
82': Offside, Malaga. Adrián Niño is caught offside.
82': Penalty conceded by Alfonso Herrero (Malaga) after a foul in the penalty area.
82': Penalty Villarreal. Carlos Maciá draws a foul in the penalty area.
82': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Carlos Romero (Villarreal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
82': VAR Decision: No Goal Malaga 1-2 Villarreal.
85': Alfonso Herrero (Malaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Goal! Malaga 1, Villarreal 3. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
89': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Ángel Recio.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Carlos Romero (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
90'+2': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Rafita.
90'+3': Foul by Rafita (Malaga).
90'+3': Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by David Larrubia (Malaga).
90'+4': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Offside, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona is caught offside.
90'+5': Rafita (Malaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Malaga 1, Villarreal 3.
0': Match ends, Malaga 1, Villarreal 3.

Statistics

VIL		MCF
10	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	3
62.9	Possession	37.1
16	SHOTS	5
7	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
538	Accurate Passes	281
598	Passes	347
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	1
19	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.1
51	Long Balls	43
34	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	0
7	Effective Tackles	21
12	Tackles	26
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	8
13	Effective Clearances	26
13	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: La Rosaleda
Location: Malaga, Spain
Attendance: 28,505

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	7	+24	21
2	Atlético Madrid	7	+9	16
3	Real Betis	7	+2	16
4	Real Madrid	7	+10	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

Málaga (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Alfonso Herrero (GK)
4	Einar Galilea
15	Ángel Recio
23	Izan Merino
12	José Salinas
3	Carlos Puga
8	Carlos Dotor
10	David Larrubia
18	Pablo Martínez
19	Juan Antonio Cruz
9	Chupete

Málaga Substitutes:

Juani, Rafa Rodríguez, Daniel Lorenzo, Eneko Jauregui, Adrián Niño, Carlos López, Álex Pastor, Juan Berrocal, Rafa Garrido, Ramón Enríquez, Joaquín Muñoz.

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
25	Péter Gulácsi (GK)
12	Renato Veiga
6	Pau Navarro
23	Sergi Cardona
3	Alex Freeman
14	Santi Comesaña
24	Nathan Saliba
17	Tajon Buchanan
11	Ilias Akhomach
22	Ayoze Pérez
10	Alberto Moleiro

Villarreal Substitutes:

Gerard Moreno, Carlos Macià, Pape Gueye, Santiago Mouriño, Alassane Diatta, Luiz Júnior, Logan Costa, Carlos Romero, Rubén Gómez, Georges Mikautadze, Nicolas Pépé, Tani Oluwaseyi.

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