La Liga · Wed, 19 Aug 2026 ·
Atletico Madrid vs Malaga — 2 - 0
Riyadh Air Metropolitano · Referee: Adrian Cordero Vega, Spain
Match report
Atletico Madrid beat Malaga 2-0
Atletico Madrid beat Malaga 2-0 in La Liga matchday 1 on Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Lee Kang-In (70') and A. Baena (85') scored for Atletico Madrid. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Atletico Madrid had 53% of the ball and 15 shots (6 on target) against Malaga’s 5 (1 on target). Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) was the top-rated player with 8.6. The result leaves Atletico Madrid 2nd in the La Liga table on 16 points and Malaga 20th on 3.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | +24 | 21 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | +9 | 16 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 7 | +2 | 16 |
| 19 | Valencia | 7 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Malaga | 7 | -9 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 28 Feb 2027, Malaga – Atletico Madrid
Match events
- 15'yellow cardDávid HanckoYellow Card
- 37'yellow cardJorge DomínguezYellow Card
- 45+4'yellow cardCarlos PugaYellow Card
- 46'substitutionJ. DominguezOff: M. Llorente
- 57'substitutionC. MartinOff: Lee Kang-In
- 57'substitutionR. MendozaOff: G. Simeone
- 57'substitutionA. OrtizOff: A. Baena
- 67'substitutionC. DotorOff: R. Rodriguez
- 67'substitutionJ. MunozOff: J. Cruz
- 70'goalLee Kang-InAssist: D. Hancko
- 72'substitutionC. PugaOff: J. Salinas
- 78'substitutionKokeOff: M. Hjulmand
- 80'yellow cardJuan CruzYellow Card
- 80'substitutionE. GalileaOff: R. Enriquez
- 80'substitutionD. LorenzoOff: E. Jauregi
- 85'goalA. BaenaNormal Goal
- 88'yellow cardRamón EnríquezYellow Card
Lineups
Atletico Madrid
Formation 4-1-4-1 · Coach Diego Simeone
Starting XI
- 13J. OblakG
- 27J. DominguezD
- 24R. Le NormandD
- 17D. HanckoD
- 30D. MartinezD
- 6KokeM
- 12C. MartinM
- 4R. MendozaM
- 8P. BarriosM
- 16A. OrtizM
- 11A. LookmanF
Substitutes
- 1J. MussoG
- 2J. GimenezD
- 14M. LlorenteM
- 22A. GrimaldoD
- 18M. PubillD
- 23M. HjulmandM
- 7Lee Kang-InM
- 5J. CardosoM
- 46J. CastilloM
- 20G. SimeoneF
- 10A. BaenaM
- 29M. CuboF
Malaga
Formation 4-1-4-1 · Coach Juan Funes
Starting XI
- 1A. HerreroG
- 3C. PugaD
- 15A. RecioD
- 4E. GalileaD
- 31RafitaD
- 23I. MerinoM
- 10D. LarrubiaM
- 8C. DotorM
- 22D. LorenzoM
- 11J. MunozM
- 9ChupeF
Substitutes
- 13C. LopezG
- 5A. PastorD
- 12J. SalinasD
- 14R. RodriguezM
- 6R. EnriquezM
- 7H. AbaidaF
- 28J. OtunencheM
- 17E. JauregiF
- 24J. LobeteF
- 19J. CruzM
- 32J. FernandezF
Match statistics
- 53%Possession47%
- 0.92Expected goals (xG)0.15
- 15Total shots5
- 6Shots on target1
- 5Shots off target2
- 4Blocked shots2
- 8Shots inside the box4
- 7Shots outside the box1
- 6Corners1
- 2Offsides2
- 17Fouls11
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves4
- 520Passes467
- 455Accurate passes395
- 88%Pass accuracy85%
- 0.64Goals prevented0.64
Player statistics
Atletico Madrid
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Jan OblakG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Dávid HanckoDTop rated | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | |
| 24Robin Le NormandD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 27Jorge DomínguezD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Dani MartinezD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Rodrigo MendozaM | 57 | 6.9 | ||
| 6KokeM | 78 | 7.5 | ||
| 8Pablo BarriosM | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 12Carlos MartínM | 57 | 6.5 | ||
| 16Arnau OrtizM | 57 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Ademola LookmanF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 1Juan MussoG | – | – | ||
| 2José María GiménezD | – | – | ||
| 18Marc PubillD | – | – | ||
| 22Alejandro GrimaldoD | – | – | ||
| 5Johnny CardosoM | – | – | ||
| 7Kang-in LeeM | 33 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 10Alex BaenaM | 33 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 14Marcos LlorenteM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Morten HjulmandM | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 46Jorge CastilloM | – | – | ||
| 20Giuliano SimeoneF | 33 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Miguel CuboF | – | – |
Malaga
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alfonso HerreroG | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 3Carlos PugaD | 72 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Einar GalileaD | 80 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Ángel RecioD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 31Rafa GarridoD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Carlos DotorM | 67 | 7.3 | ||
| 10David LarrubiaM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Joaquín MuñozM | 67 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Dani LorenzoM | 80 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Izan MerinoM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 9ChupeteF | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 13Carlos LopezG | – | – | ||
| 5Álex PastorD | – | – | ||
| 12Jose SalinasD | 18 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Ramón EnríquezM | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Rafa RodriguezM | 23 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Juan CruzM | 23 | 6.5 | ||
| 28Joseph OtunencheM | – | – | ||
| 7Haitam AbaidaF | – | – | ||
| 17Eneko JauregiF | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Julen LobeteF | – | – | ||
| 32Juan FernandézF | – | – |
