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Málaga vs Villarreal: match report

Málaga hosted Villarreal at La Rosaleda on Thursday 17 September 2026, in the LaLiga (round 6). Málaga are without 2 players (Adam Aznou, Jens-Lys Cajuste); Villarreal have no reported absences. Miguel Ángel Chua Ortiz is the referee.

Result and scorers

Málaga 1-3 Villarreal. Goals: Carlos Dotor 12' for Málaga; Alberto Moleiro 40' for Villarreal; Pape Gueye 45'+2' for Villarreal; Pape Gueye 86' (pen) for Villarreal. Attendance: 28,505.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 12' Goal: Carlos Dotor (Málaga) 1-0
  • 34' Yellow card: José Salinas (Málaga)
  • 40' Goal: Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) 1-1
  • 42' Yellow card: Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal)
  • 45'+2' Goal: Pape Gueye (Villarreal) 1-2
  • 68' Yellow card: David Larrubia (Málaga)
  • 70' Yellow card: Einar Galilea (Málaga)
  • 79' Yellow card: Ramón Enríquez (Málaga)
  • 85' Yellow card: Alfonso Herrero (Málaga)
  • 86' Penalty: Pape Gueye (Villarreal) 1-3
Match stats (contains the result)
37.1%Possession62.9%
5Shots16
1Shots on target7
4Corners8
17Fouls10
1Offsides3
3Saves0
5Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Málaga 4-1-4-1

Coach: Juan Funes

  1. 1 Alfonso Herrero GK
  2. 3 Carlos Puga DEF
  3. 15 Ángel Recio DEF
  4. 4 Einar Galilea DEF
  5. 12 José Salinas DEF
  6. 23 Izan Merino MID
  7. 19 Juan Cruz FWD
  8. 10 David Larrubia MID
  9. 8 Carlos Dotor MID
  10. 18 Pablo Martínez MID
  11. 9 Chupe FWD

Bench

  • 31 Rafita DEF
  • 22 Dani Lorenzo MID
  • 11 Joaquín Muñoz MID
  • 21 Adrián Nino FWD
  • 6 Ramón Enríquez MID
  • 13 Carlos López GK
  • 5 Álex Pastor DEF
  • 25 Juan Berrocal DEF
  • 14 Rafa Rodríguez MID
  • 17 Eneko Jauregi FWD
  • 32 Juan Fernandez FWD

Villarreal 4-4-2

Coach: Inigo Pérez

  1. 25 Péter Gulácsi GK
  2. 3 Alex Freeman DEF
  3. 6 Pau Navarro DEF
  4. 12 Renato Veiga DEF
  5. 23 Sergi Cardona DEF
  6. 11 Ilias Akhomach FWD
  7. 24 Nathan Saliba MID
  8. 14 Santi Comesaña MID
  9. 17 Tajon Buchanan MID
  10. 10 Alberto Moleiro MID
  11. 22 Ayoze Pérez FWD

Bench

  • 18 Pape Gueye MID
  • 20 Carlos Romero DEF
  • 9 Georges Mikautadze FWD
  • 15 Santiago Mouriño DEF
  • 16 Carlos Maciá MID
  • 1 Luíz Júnior GK
  • 13 Rubén Gómez GK
  • 2 Logan Costa DEF
  • 5 Alassane Diatta MID
  • 19 Nicolas Pépé MID
  • 7 Gerard Moreno FWD
  • 21 Tani Oluwaseyi FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Málaga

  • Adam Aznou injury, back Early October 2026
  • Jens-Lys Cajuste injury, back Early October 2026

Villarreal

No reported absences.

Previous meetings
  • Sunday 1 April 2018: Málaga 1-0 Villarreal
  • Sunday 5 November 2017: Villarreal 2-0 Málaga
  • Sunday 12 February 2017: Villarreal 1-1 Málaga
  • Saturday 10 September 2016: Málaga 0-2 Villarreal
  • Saturday 13 February 2016: Villarreal 1-0 Málaga