Spanish LALIGA

FT Thursday, September 17, 2026
Villarreal DLLLL 3
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Málaga LDLDD 1
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VIL213
MCF101
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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:14 Málaga vs. Villarreal - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:05 Carlos Dotor finds the back of the net for Málaga Watch on ESPN 01:03 Alberto Moleiro gets on the scoresheet for Villarreal Watch on ESPN 01:01 Pape Gueye gets on the scoresheet for Villarreal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

VIL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MCF · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Alfonso HerreroG
  2. 4Einar GalileaCD-L
  3. 15Ángel RecioCD-R
  4. 23Izan MerinoDM
  5. 12José SalinasLB
  6. 3Carlos PugaRB
  7. 8Carlos DotorCM-L
  8. 10David LarrubiaCM-R
  9. 18Pablo MartínezLM
  10. 19Juan CruzRM
  11. 9ChupeteF

Substitutes

  1. 32JuaniSUB
  2. 14Rafa RodríguezSUB
  3. 22Daniel LorenzoSUB
  4. 17Eneko JaureguiSUB
  5. 21Adrián NiñoSUB
  6. 13Carlos LópezSUB
  7. 5Álex PastorSUB
  8. 25Juan BerrocalSUB
  9. 31Rafa GarridoSUB
  10. 6Ramón EnríquezSUB
  11. 11Joaquín MuñozSUB

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 25Péter GulácsiG
  2. 12Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 6Pau NavarroCD-R
  4. 23Sergi CardonaLB
  5. 3Alex FreemanRB
  6. 14Santi ComesañaCM-L
  7. 24Nathan SalibaCM-R
  8. 17Tajon BuchananLM
  9. 11Ilias AkhomachRM
  10. 22Ayoze PérezCF-L
  11. 10Alberto MoleiroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Gerard MorenoSUB
  2. 16Carlos MaciàSUB
  3. 18Pape GueyeSUB
  4. 15Santiago MouriñoSUB
  5. 5Alassane DiattaSUB
  6. 1Luiz JúniorSUB
  7. 2Logan CostaSUB
  8. 20Carlos RomeroSUB
  9. 13Rubén GómezSUB
  10. 9Georges MikautadzeSUB
  11. 19Nicolas PépéSUB
  12. 21Tani OluwaseyiSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 19' Delay in match because of an injury Izan Merino (Malaga).
  3. 19'
  4. 21' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 21'
  6. 29' Delay in match (Villarreal).
  7. 29'
  8. 29' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 29'
  10. 34' José Salinas (Malaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 37' Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Santi Comesaña because of an injury.
  12. 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.
  13. 42' Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 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.
  15. 45' Substitution, Malaga. Dani Lorenzo replaces Juan Cruz.
  16. 45' Substitution, Malaga. Rafita replaces José Salinas.
  17. 61' Substitution, Malaga. Joaquín Muñoz replaces Izan Merino.
  18. 61' Substitution, Malaga. Adrián Niño replaces Carlos Dotor.
  19. 63' Substitution, Villarreal. Georges Mikautadze replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  20. 63' Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Romero replaces Ilias Akhomach.
  21. 68' David Larrubia (Malaga) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 70' Einar Galilea (Malaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 75' Substitution, Malaga. Ramón Enríquez replaces Carlos Puga.
  24. 79' Ramón Enríquez (Malaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 80' Substitution, Villarreal. Santiago Mouriño replaces Alberto Moleiro.
  26. 80' Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Maciá replaces Nathan Saliba.
  27. 82'
  28. 85'
  29. 85' Alfonso Herrero (Malaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  30. 86' Goal! Malaga 1, Villarreal 3. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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