Atlético Madrid vs Málaga – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Atlético Madrid
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Atlético Madrid defeated Málaga 2–0 on 19 August 2026 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in La Liga.
Lineups
Atlético Madrid: (4-1-4-1) Rodrigo Mendoza, Koke, Pablo Barrios, Ademola Lookman, Carlos Martín, Jan Oblak, Arnau Ortiz, Dávid Hancko, Robin Le Normand, Jorge Domínguez, Dani Martinez.
Málaga: (4-1-4-1) Alfonso Herrero, Carlos Puga, Einar Galilea, Carlos Dotor, Chupe, David Larrubia, Joaquín Muñoz, Ángel Recio, Dani Lorenzo, Izan Merino, Rafita Garrido.
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid: Marcos Llorente for Jorge Domínguez, Álex Baena for Arnau Ortiz, Kang-in Lee for Carlos Martín, Giuliano Simeone for Rodrigo Mendoza, Morten Hjulmand for Koke.
Málaga: Juan Cruz for Joaquín Muñoz, Rafa Rodríguez for Carlos Dotor, José Salinas for Carlos Puga, Ramón Enríquez for Einar Galilea, Eneko Jauregi for Dani Lorenzo.
Match statistics
Atlético Madrid had 53% of the possession, compared with 47% for Málaga.
Atlético Madrid registered 15 shots, with 6 on target. Málaga had 5 shots, with 1 on target.
Atlético Madrid won 6 corners, while Málaga won 1.
Top players
Atlético Madrid: Álex Baena scored 1 goal, Dávid Hancko provided 1 assist, and Kang-in Lee was the highest-rated player (7.8).
Málaga: Dani Lorenzo was the highest-rated player (7.0), David Larrubia had 1 shot on target, and Carlos Puga created 1 chance.