Club Atlético de Madrid 2 - 2 Villarreal CF — Highlights & Result
Primera Division
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(2 months ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Club Atlético de Madrid and Villarreal CF met on matchday two of the Primera Division, with both sides looking to build on strong finishes from last season, where Villarreal placed third with 72 points and Atlético followed directly behind in fourth with 69 points. This latest encounter ended in a 2-2 draw on 23 August 2026, shifting Atlético up from fourth to third in the table and lifting Villarreal from eighth into seventh.
Atlético entered the fixture with 3 points from their opening match and a goal difference of plus two, having extended a scoring run across multiple matches. Villarreal arrived with 1 point and a level goal difference. The recent history between the clubs included a heavy 5-1 defeat for Atlético in their previous meeting, though Atlético had taken three wins from their six most recent encounters since 2023, while Villarreal claimed one victory alongside two draws.
The action unfolded through a flurry of second-half incidents, beginning when M. Pubill opened the scoring for Atlético in the 59th minute with an assist from G. Simeone, earning M. Pubill a standout rating of 8.2 alongside teammate Jan Oblak at 8.2. Villarreal responded through penalties from G. Moreno in the 66th minute and G. Mikautadze in the 78th, arriving shortly after Robin Le Normand received a red card for Atlético in the 76th minute. G. Simeone then leveled the score at 2-2 in the 85th minute, assisted by A. Baena. Despite Villarreal generating an expected goals figure of 3.60 compared to Atlético's 0.78, the possession finished evenly split with Atlético holding 52 percent and Villarreal 48 percent, while Atlético registered 19 total shots to Villarreal's 13.
Following this result, the league table is led by Sevilla FC on 6 points, leaving Atlético trailing the leaders by 2 points and Villarreal sitting 4 points behind. Atlético next play away at Sevilla FC on 29 August.
Atlético entered the fixture with 3 points from their opening match and a goal difference of plus two, having extended a scoring run across multiple matches. Villarreal arrived with 1 point and a level goal difference. The recent history between the clubs included a heavy 5-1 defeat for Atlético in their previous meeting, though Atlético had taken three wins from their six most recent encounters since 2023, while Villarreal claimed one victory alongside two draws.
The action unfolded through a flurry of second-half incidents, beginning when M. Pubill opened the scoring for Atlético in the 59th minute with an assist from G. Simeone, earning M. Pubill a standout rating of 8.2 alongside teammate Jan Oblak at 8.2. Villarreal responded through penalties from G. Moreno in the 66th minute and G. Mikautadze in the 78th, arriving shortly after Robin Le Normand received a red card for Atlético in the 76th minute. G. Simeone then leveled the score at 2-2 in the 85th minute, assisted by A. Baena. Despite Villarreal generating an expected goals figure of 3.60 compared to Atlético's 0.78, the possession finished evenly split with Atlético holding 52 percent and Villarreal 48 percent, while Atlético registered 19 total shots to Villarreal's 13.
Following this result, the league table is led by Sevilla FC on 6 points, leaving Atlético trailing the leaders by 2 points and Villarreal sitting 4 points behind. Atlético next play away at Sevilla FC on 29 August.
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Match stats
Atleti v Villarreal
52%
Possession
48%
0.78
Expected goals (xG)
3.60
19
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
6
6
Shots inside the box
10
5
Corners
3
520
Passes
498
88%
Pass accuracy
88%
4
Saves
2
12
Fouls
13
3
Offsides
1
3
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
Lineups & player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Jan Oblak · Atleti
90'
· 4 saves
Key moments
- 50' 🟨 Santiago Mouriño · Villarreal
- 54' 🟨 Alex Baena · Atleti
- 59' ⚽ M. Pubill · assist G. Simeone · Atleti
- 66' ⚽ G. Moreno (pen) · Villarreal
- 76' 🟨 Morten Hjulmand · Atleti
- 76' 🟥 Robin Le Normand · Atleti
- 78' ⚽ G. Mikautadze (pen) · Villarreal
- 85' ⚽ G. Simeone · assist A. Baena · Atleti
- 90+1' 🟨 José María Giménez · Atleti
- 90+10' 🟨 Juan Foyth · Villarreal
Atleti
4-4-2- 13 Jan Oblak 90' 8.2
- 17 Dávid Hancko 90' 6.9
- 22 Alejandro Grimaldo 90' 6.7
- 20 Giuliano Simeone ⚽ 🅰️ 90' 7.9
- 23 Morten Hjulmand 🟨 90' 7.0
- 11 Ademola Lookman 79' 7.2
- 24 Robin Le Normand 🟥 76' 5.7
- 18 Marc Pubill ⚽ 66' 8.2
- 6 Koke (c) 66' 7.7
- 7 Kang-in Lee 66' 6.9
- 4 Rodrigo Mendoza 45' 6.7
- 10 Alex Baena · sub 🅰️ 🟨 45' 6.0
- 14 Marcos Llorente · sub 24' 6.9
- 8 Pablo Barrios · sub 24' 6.9
- 19 Julián Alvarez · sub 24' 6.3
- 2 José María Giménez · sub 🟨 11' 6.7
Villarreal
4-4-2- 1 Luiz Júnior 90' 6.2
- 15 Santiago Mouriño 🟨 90' 6.6
- 8 Juan Foyth (c) 🟨 90' 6.9
- 12 Renato Veiga 90' 6.9
- 20 Carlos Romero 90' 6.2
- 18 Pape Gueye 90' 7.0
- 14 Santi Comesaña 84' 6.2
- 19 Nicolas Pépé 79' 6.9
- 9 Georges Mikautadze ⚽ 79' 7.3
- 22 Ayoze Pérez 61' 6.9
- 10 Alberto Moleiro 60' 6.6
- 7 Gerard Moreno · sub ⚽ 30' 7.2
- 17 Tajon Buchanan · sub 29' 7.3
- 21 Tani Oluwaseyi · sub 15' 6.7
- 26 Carlos Maciá · sub 11' 6.3
- 11 Ilias Akhomach · sub 11' 6.5
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Atleti
4th
in the table · 3 pts from 1
· GD +2
Villarreal
8th
in the table · 1 pts from 1
· GD 0