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Possession
53%47%
Atletico Madrid v Malaga 2-0 · La Liga
What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Atletico Madrid beat Malaga 2-0 in the La Liga.
Lee Kang-In 70' and A. Baena 85' scored for Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid had 53% of the ball to Malaga's 47%; the sides had 15 and 5 shots (6 and 1 on target).
The referee showed 5 yellow cards and no reds.
Key stats
Shots
155
xG
0.820.17
Shots on Target
61
Corners
61
Pass Accuracy
88%85%
Match timeline
- 88’Yellow cardR. Enriquez
- 85’A. BaenaAtletico Madrid2–0
- 81’SubstitutionE. Galilea · On: R. Enriquez
- 81’SubstitutionD. Lorenzo · On: E. Jauregi
- 80’Yellow cardJ. Cruz
- 78’SubstitutionKoke · On: M. Hjulmand
- 72’SubstitutionC. Puga · On: J. Salinas
- 70’Lee Kang-InAtletico Madrid · assist D. Hancko1–0
- 67’SubstitutionC. Dotor · On: R. Rodriguez
Team stats comparison
Atletico MadridMalaga
- 53Possession47
- 15Shots5
- 6Shots on Target1
- 0.82xG0.17
- 6Corners1
- 2Offsides2
- 1Saves4
- 497Passes454
- 88Pass Accuracy85
- 16Fouls10
- 2Yellow Cards3
Match info
- Competition
- La Liga
- Referee
- Adrian Cordero Vega, Spain
- Atletico Madrid coach
- Diego Simeone
- Malaga coach
- Juan Funes
Match record
- Competition
- La Liga
- Kick-off
- Match ID
cornerflick:match:atletico-madrid-vs-malaga-la-liga-2026-08-19
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Lineups
Confirmed selections
Atletico Madrid4-4-2
Starting XI
- 13Jan OblakGK
- 27Jorge DomínguezDF
- 24Robin Le NormandDF
- 17Dávid HanckoDF
- 30Dani MartinezDF
- 12Carlos MartínMF
- 6Koke ↓MF
- 8Pablo BarriosMF
- 4Rodrigo MendozaMF
- 16Arnau OrtizFW
- 11Ademola LookmanFW
Bench
- 1Juan Musso
- 18Marc Pubill
- 14Marcos Llorente
- 2José María Giménez
- 22Alejandro Grimaldo
- 10Alex Baena
- 7Kang-in Lee
- 23Morten Hjulmand
- 20Giuliano Simeone
- 5Johnny Cardoso
- 46Jorge Castillo
- 29Miguel Cubo
Coach · Diego Simeone
- Atletico Madrid
- Malaga
Malaga4-4-2
Starting XI
- 1Alfonso HerreroGK
- 3Carlos PugaDF
- 15Ángel RecioDF
- 4Einar GalileaDF
- 31Rafa GarridoDF
- 10David LarrubiaMF
- 22Dani LorenzoMF
- 23Izan MerinoMF
- 11Joaquín MuñozMF
- 9ChupeteFW
- 8Carlos DotorFW
Bench
- 13Carlos Lopez
- 12Jose Salinas
- 5Álex Pastor
- 14Rafa Rodriguez
- 28Joseph Otunenche
- 6Ramón Enríquez
- 19Juan Cruz
- 32Juan Fernandéz
- 24Julen Lobete
- 7Haitam Abaida
- 17Eneko Jauregi
Coach · Juan Funes
Head to head
6Wins1Draws
1WinsPrevious 5 meetings
- 2026 · La LigaAtletico Madrid2 - 0Malaga
- 2018 · La LigaAtletico Madrid1 - 0Malaga
- 2017 · La LigaAtletico Madrid1 - 0Malaga
- 2017 · La LigaAtletico Madrid2 - 0Malaga
- 2016 · La LigaAtletico Madrid4 - 2Malaga
Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.
La Liga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 15 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 12 |
| 3 |  Alaves | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 10 |
| 5 |  Sevilla | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 10 |
| 17 | Malaga | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 3 |
Full timeline
17 events
- 15’Yellow cardD. Hancko
- 37’Yellow cardJ. Dominguez
- 46’SubstitutionJ. Dominguez · On: M. Llorente
- 45+4’Yellow cardC. Puga
- 57’SubstitutionA. Ortiz · On: A. Baena
- 57’SubstitutionC. Martin · On: Lee Kang-In
- 57’SubstitutionR. Mendoza · On: G. Simeone
- 67’SubstitutionC. Dotor · On: R. Rodriguez
- 67’SubstitutionJ. Munoz · On: J. Cruz
- 70’Lee Kang-InAtletico Madrid · assist D. Hancko1–0
- 72’SubstitutionC. Puga · On: J. Salinas
- 78’SubstitutionKoke · On: M. Hjulmand
- 80’Yellow cardJ. Cruz
- 81’SubstitutionE. Galilea · On: R. Enriquez
- 81’SubstitutionD. Lorenzo · On: E. Jauregi
- 85’A. BaenaAtletico Madrid2–0
- 88’Yellow cardR. Enriquez
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