Real Madrid vs Málaga – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Real Madrid
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Real Madrid defeated Málaga 4–0 on 30 August 2026 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in La Liga.
Lineups
Real Madrid: (4-2-3-1) Thibaut Courtois, Dean Huijsen, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde, Kylian Mbappé, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Marc Cucurella, Brahim Díaz, Antonio Rüdiger.
Málaga: (4-4-2) Alfonso Herrero, Carlos Puga, Einar Galilea, Carlos Dotor, Chupe, David Larrubia, Joaquín Muñoz, Rafa Rodríguez, Ángel Recio, Izan Merino, Rafita Garrido.
Substitutions
Real Madrid: Yan Diomande for Brahim Díaz, Bernardo Silva for Federico Valverde, Arda Güler for Jude Bellingham.
Málaga: Pablo Martínez for Rafa Rodríguez, José Salinas for Carlos Puga, Juan Cruz for Joaquín Muñoz, Haitam Abaida for Einar Galilea, Ramón Enríquez for Izan Merino.
Sidelined players
Real Madrid: Éder Militão, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Endrick.
Match statistics
Real Madrid had 56% of the possession, compared with 44% for Málaga.
Real Madrid registered 19 shots, with 8 on target. Málaga had 14 shots, with 1 on target.
Real Madrid won 9 corners, while Málaga won 6.
Top players
Real Madrid: Arda Güler scored 1 goal, Vinicius Junior provided 1 assist, and Trent Alexander-Arnold was the highest-rated player (8.45).
Málaga: David Larrubia was the highest-rated player (7.0), had 1 shot on target and created 4 chances and Alfonso Herrero made 4 saves.