Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, August 23, 2026
Villarreal LWWWD 2
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Atlético Madrid WLLWW 2
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Match Report

Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images.

Giuliano Simeone salvages a point for 10-man Atlético Madrid against Villareal

A chaotic second half saw Marc Pubill put Atlético ahead and Gerard Moreno quickly level from the spot before the hosts were reduced to 10 men.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
4
48
Possession
52
13
SHOTS
19
6
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
440
Accurate Passes
459
498
Passes
520
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
5
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.4
34
Long Balls
43
17
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
10
9
Effective Tackles
17
11
Tackles
26
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
11
26
Effective Clearances
8
26
Clearances
8

Highlights

01:12 Atletico Madrid vs. Villarreal - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:47 Marc Pubill scores goal for Atletico Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:51 Gerard Moreno slots home penalty for Villarreal Watch on ESPN 00:34 Robin Le Normand gets sent off vs. Villarreal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATM leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 17Dávid HanckoCD-L
  3. 24Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 22Alejandro GrimaldoLB
  5. 18Marc PubillRB
  6. 23Morten HjulmandCM-L
  7. 6KokeCM-R
  8. 4Rodrigo MendozaLM
  9. 20Giuliano SimeoneRM
  10. 7Lee Kang-InCF-L
  11. 11Ademola LookmanCF-R

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Luiz JúniorG
  2. 12Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 8Juan FoythCD-R
  4. 20Carlos RomeroLB
  5. 15Santiago MouriñoRB
  6. 18Pape GueyeCM-L
  7. 14Santi ComesañaCM-R
  8. 10Alberto MoleiroLM
  9. 19Nicolas PépéRM
  10. 9Georges MikautadzeCF-L
  11. 22Ayoze PérezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Delay in match because of an injury Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal).
  2. 14'
  3. 15' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 15'
  5. 27' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  6. 27' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  7. 29' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 29' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 31' Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal).
  10. 31' Delay in match (Atletico Madrid).
  11. 32' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 32' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena replaces Rodrigo Mendoza.
  14. 50' Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 54' Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 59' Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Villarreal 0. Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
  17. 61' Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Alberto Moleiro.
  18. 61' Substitution, Villarreal. Tajon Buchanan replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  19. 66' Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Villarreal 1. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  20. 66' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Koke.
  21. 66' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios replaces Lee Kang-In.
  22. 66' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Marc Pubill.
  23. 70' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  24. 70'
  25. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 72'
  27. 74' Delay in match (Atletico Madrid). VAR checking.
  28. 74'
  29. 75' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  30. 75'
  31. 75'
  32. 76' Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) is shown the red card.
  33. 76' Morten Hjulmand (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  34. 76'
  35. 78' Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Villarreal 2. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  36. 79' Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Georges Mikautadze.
  37. 79' Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Maciá replaces Nicolas Pepe.
  38. 79' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José María Giménez replaces Ademola Lookman.
  39. 85' Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Santi Comesaña.
  40. 85' Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Villarreal 2. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Baena with a through ball.
  41. 90'+1' José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  42. 90'+5' Delay in match because of an injury Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
  43. 90'+5'
  44. 90'+6' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  45. 90'+6'
  46. 90'+10' Juan Foyth (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.

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