La Liga · Sun, 23 Aug 2026 ·
Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal — 2 - 2
Metropolitano Stadium · Referee: A. Hernandez
Match report
G. Simeone’s 85' equaliser earns Atletico Madrid 2-2 draw with Villarreal
Atletico Madrid and Villarreal drew 2-2 in La Liga matchday 2 on Sunday, 23 August 2026 at Metropolitano Stadium. M. Pubill (59') and G. Simeone (85') scored for Atletico Madrid, while G. Moreno (66' pen) and G. Mikautadze (78' pen) found the net for Villarreal. Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid, 76') was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Atletico Madrid had 52% of the ball and 19 shots (4 on target) against Villarreal’s 13 (6 on target). Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Atletico Madrid 2nd in the La Liga table on 16 points and Villarreal 9th on 8.
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 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Wed, 21 Apr 2027, Villarreal – Atletico Madrid
Match events
- 46'substitutionR. MendozaOff: A. Baena
- 50'yellow cardSantiago MouriñoYellow Card
- 54'yellow cardAlex BaenaYellow Card
- 59'goalM. PubillAssist: G. Simeone
- 60'substitutionA. MoleiroOff: G. Moreno
- 61'substitutionA. PerezOff: T. Buchanan
- 66'substitutionKokeOff: M. Llorente
- 66'substitutionLee Kang-InOff: P. Barrios
- 66'substitutionM. PubillOff: J. Alvarez
- 66'penaltyG. MorenoPenalty
- 75'VAR decisionGeorges MikautadzePenalty confirmed
- 76'yellow cardMorten HjulmandYellow Card
- 76'red cardRobin Le NormandRed Card
- 78'penaltyG. MikautadzePenalty
- 79'substitutionA. LookmanOff: J. Gimenez
- 79'substitutionN. PepeOff: C. Macia
- 79'substitutionG. MikautadzeOff: I. Akhomach
- 85'substitutionS. ComesanaOff: T. Oluwaseyi
- 85'goalG. SimeoneAssist: A. Baena
- 90+1'yellow cardJosé María GiménezYellow Card
- 90+10'yellow cardJuan FoythYellow Card
Lineups
Atletico Madrid
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Diego Simeone
Starting XI
- 13J. OblakG
- 18M. PubillD
- 24R. Le NormandD
- 17D. HanckoD
- 22A. GrimaldoD
- 20G. SimeoneM
- 6KokeM
- 23M. HjulmandM
- 4R. MendozaM
- 11A. LookmanF
- 7Lee Kang-InF
Substitutes
- 1J. MussoG
- 2J. GimenezD
- 14M. LlorenteM
- 30D. MartinezD
- 27J. DominguezD
- 12C. MartinF
- 5J. CardosoM
- 16A. OrtizF
- 8P. BarriosM
- 46J. CastilloM
- 10A. BaenaM
- 19J. AlvarezF
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Inigo Perez
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 15S. MourinoD
- 8J. FoythD
- 12R. VeigaD
- 20C. RomeroD
- 19N. PepeM
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 10A. MoleiroM
- 22A. PerezF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes
- 25P. GulacsiG
- 2L. CostaD
- 23S. CardonaD
- 3A. FreemanD
- 6P. NavarroD
- 27N. El JmiliF
- 17T. BuchananF
- 26C. MaciaM
- 7G. MorenoF
- 11I. AkhomachF
- 30C. Tidiane ThiamM
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
Match statistics
- 52%Possession48%
- 0.78Expected goals (xG)3.60
- 19Total shots13
- 4Shots on target6
- 5Shots off target3
- 10Blocked shots4
- 6Shots inside the box10
- 13Shots outside the box3
- 5Corners3
- 3Offsides1
- 12Fouls13
- 3Yellow cards2
- 1Red cards0
- 4Goalkeeper saves2
- 520Passes498
- 459Accurate passes440
- 88%Pass accuracy88%
- -1.13Goals prevented-1.13
Player statistics
Atletico Madrid
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Jan OblakGTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 17Dávid HanckoD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Marc PubillD | 66 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 22Alejandro GrimaldoD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Robin Le NormandD | 76 | 5.7 | ||
| 4Rodrigo MendozaM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 6KokeM | 66 | 7.7 | ||
| 20Giuliano SimeoneM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 23Morten HjulmandM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 7Kang-in LeeF | 66 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Ademola LookmanF | 79 | 7.2 | ||
| 1Juan MussoG | – | – | ||
| 2José María GiménezD | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Jorge DomínguezD | – | – | ||
| 30Dani MartinezD | – | – | ||
| 5Johnny CardosoM | – | – | ||
| 8Pablo BarriosM | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Alex BaenaM | 45 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| 14Marcos LlorenteM | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| 46Jorge CastilloM | – | – | ||
| 12Carlos MartínF | – | – | ||
| 16Arnau OrtizF | – | – | ||
| 19Julián AlvarezF | 24 | 6.3 |
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luiz JúniorG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Juan FoythD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Renato VeigaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Santiago MouriñoD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Carlos RomeroD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Alberto MoleiroM | 60 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 84 | 6.2 | ||
| 18Pape GueyeM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 19Nicolas PépéM | 79 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 79 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 22Ayoze PérezF | 61 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Péter GulácsiG | – | – | ||
| 2Logan CostaD | – | – | ||
| 3Alexander FreemanD | – | – | ||
| 6Pau NavarroD | – | – | ||
| 23Sergi CardonaD | – | – | ||
| 26Carlos MaciáM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Cheikh Tidiane ThiamM | – | – | ||
| 7Gerard MorenoF | 30 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 11Ilias AkhomachF | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Tajon BuchananF | 29 | 7.3 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Nizar El JmiliF | – | – |
