Málaga 1-3 Villarreal: result and report
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La Liga · 17 Sept, 19:30 UTC · La Rosaleda · Attendance: 28,505
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Villarreal won 3-1 away at Málaga at La Rosaleda in the La Liga on 17 September 2026. Scorers — Málaga: Carlos Dotor (12'); Villarreal: Alberto Moleiro (40'), Pape Gueye (45'+2'). Villarreal had more of the ball (62.9% possession) and shots finished 5 to 16. Player of the match by Play Score rating: Pape Gueye (8.4). In the table, Málaga are 20th on 3 points and Villarreal 9th on 8.
Key events
12'⚽Carlos Dotor (Juan Antonio Cruz)
34'🟨José Salinas
40'⚽Alberto Moleiro (Ilias Akhomach)
42'🟨Ilias Akhomach
45'+2'⚽Pape Gueye (Ayoze Pérez)
68'🟨David Larrubia
70'🟨Einar Galilea
79'🟨Ramón Enríquez
85'🟨Alfonso Herrero
86'⚽Pape Gueye
Match stats
MálagaVillarreal
37.1Posse de bola62.9
5Finalizações16
1Chutes no gol7
0Chutes bloqueados4
4Escanteios8
17Faltas10
1Impedimentos3
5Cartões amarelos1
0Cartões vermelhos0
3Defesas do goleiro0
347Passes598
281Passes certos538
Line-ups
Málaga 4-1-4-1
- 1Alfonso HerreroG5.5
- 4Einar GalileaCD-L5.3
- 15Ángel RecioCD-R5.6
- 23Izan MerinoDM5.6
- 12José SalinasLB5.1
- 3Carlos PugaRB5.6
- 8Carlos DotorCM-L7
- 10David LarrubiaCM-R5.7
- 18Pablo MartínezLM6.1
- 19Juan Antonio CruzRM6.8
- 9ChupeteF6.1
Substitutes
- 32JuaniSUB
- 14Rafa RodríguezSUB
- 22Daniel LorenzoSUB6.2
- 17Eneko JaureguiSUB
- 21Adrián NiñoSUB6.2
- 13Carlos LópezSUB
- 5Álex PastorSUB
- 25Juan BerrocalSUB
- 31Rafa GarridoSUB6.3
- 6Ramón EnríquezSUB5.9
- 11Joaquín MuñozSUB6.2
Villarreal 4-4-2
- 25Péter GulácsiG6.3
- 12Renato VeigaCD-L6.3
- 6Pau NavarroCD-R6.3
- 23Sergi CardonaLB6.3
- 3Alex FreemanRB6.4
- 14Santi ComesañaCM-L6.7
- 24Nathan SalibaCM-R6.6
- 17Tajon BuchananLM6.8
- 11Ilias AkhomachRM6.9
- 22Ayoze PérezCF-L7.3
- 10Alberto MoleiroCF-R7.7
Substitutes
- 7Gerard MorenoSUB
- 16Carlos MaciàSUB6.7
- 18Pape GueyeSUB8.4
- 15Santiago MouriñoSUB6.6
- 5Alassane DiattaSUB
- 1Luiz JúniorSUB
- 2Logan CostaSUB
- 20Carlos RomeroSUB6.6
- 13Rubén GómezSUB
- 9Georges MikautadzeSUB6.6
- 19Nicolas PépéSUB
- 21Tani OluwaseyiSUB
Play Score ratings from 0 to 10, calculated from each player’s statistics.
Form and head-to-head
MálagaLDLDD
VillarrealDLLLL
StandingsFull standings →
| # | Team | J | SG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | +24 | 21 | |
| 2 | 7 | +9 | 16 | |
| 3 | 7 | +2 | 16 | |
| 4 | 7 | +10 | 15 | |
| 5 | 7 | +1 | 13 | |
| 6 | 7 | +5 | 11 | |
| 7 | 7 | +2 | 10 | |
| 8 | 7 | -4 | 10 | |
| 9 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
| 10 | 6 | +1 | 8 | |
| 11 | 7 | -3 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | -5 | 8 |