Villarreal and Atlético Madrid will face each other on Sunday 23 August 2026 at the Estadio Metropolitano. The lineups for both teams have been confirmed for Matchday 2 of LaLiga 2026-27.
Atlético Madrid
Starting XI: Jan Oblak; Marc Pubill, Robin Le Normand, David Hancko, Alejandro Grimaldo; Giuliano Simeone, Koke, Morten Hjulmand, Rodrigo Mendoza; Lee Kang-in, Ademola Lookman.
Substitutes: Juan Musso (goalkeeper), Jose Maria Giménez, Johnny Cardoso, Pablo Barrios, Alex Baena, Carlos Martín, Marcos Llorente, Julian Alvarez, Jorge Domínguez, Dani Martínez, Jorge Castillo.
Atlético, which won 2-0 over Málaga in their league opener with goals from Lee Kang-in and Alex Baena, seeks a second consecutive victory. Julian Alvarez and Alejandro Grimaldo, Morten Hjulmand and Cristian Romero could return to the starting lineup.
Villarreal CF
Starting XI: Luiz Junior; Santiago Mourino, Juan Foyth, Renato Veiga, Carlos Romero; Nicolas Pepe, Pape Gueye, Santi Comesana, Alberto Moleiro; Ayoze Perez, Georges Mikautadze.
Substitutes: Peter Gulacsi (goalkeeper), Logan Costa, Alex Freeman, Pau Navarro, Gerard Moreno, Ilias Akhomach, Tajon Buchanan, Tani Oluwaseyi, Sergi Cardona, Carlos Macia, Cheikh Thiam.
Villarreal, which finished 2-2 against Racing Santander with both goals in the first half, needs its first win of the season and aims to emulate its third-place finish last year.
Context and expectations
Atlético, under the guidance of Diego Simeone, aims to consolidate its position at the top of the table after a solid opening. Villarreal, on the other hand, seeks to regain the winning streak it showed last season.
Match details
The match will take place on Sunday 23 August 2026 at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid. Kickoff is scheduled for 20:30 local time, which is 8:30 p.m. IST in India. A large audience is expected, and the broadcast will be handled through LaLiga’s official channels.
The match promises to be an intense duel between both teams.
