Atletico Madrid v Villarreal: Full lineups confirmed for LaLiga 2026-27 match

Atletico Madrid will host Villarreal at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid on Sunday, August 23, 2026, in a LaLiga 2026-27 Matchday 2 fixture, and both clubs have announced their starting lineups.

Atletico arrive after a 2-0 victory over Malaga in the league opener, with Lee Kang-in and Alex Baena on the scoresheet, while Villarreal drew 2-2 with Racing Santander, a game in which all four goals came in the first half and Villarreal’s goals came from Pape Gueye and Nicolas Pepe; Villarreal are still seeking their first win of the season and are aiming to emulate their third-place finish last season. Julian Alvarez was listed as a potential return to Atletico’s starting lineup alongside Alejandro Grimaldo, Morten Hjulmand and Cristian Romero.

Atletico’s starting XI was named as: Jan Oblak; Marc Pubill, Robin Le Normand, David Hancko, Alejandro Grimaldo; Giuliano Simeone, Koke, Morten Hjulmand, Rodrigo Mendoza; Lee Kang-in, Ademola Lookman. The substitutes were: Juan Musso (gk), Jose Maria Gimenez, Johnny Cardoso, Pablo Barrios, Alex Baena, Carlos Martin, Marcos Llorente, Julian Alvarez, Jorge Dominguez, Dani Martinez, Jorge Castillo. Today's starters to take on Villarreal 👊 pic.twitter.com/LCVQRqM4Kp

Villarreal’s starting XI was named as: Luiz Junior; Santiago Mourino, Juan Foyth, Renato Veiga, Carlos Romero; Nicolas Pepe, Pape Gueye, Santi Comesana, Alberto Moleiro; Ayoze Perez, Georges Mikautadze. The Yellow Submarine substitutes were: Peter Gulacsi (gk), Logan Costa, Alex Freeman, Pau Navarro, Gerard Moreno, Ilias Akhomach, Tajon Buchanan, Tani Oluwaseyi, Sergi Cardona, Carlos Macia, Cheikh Thiam. 🟡 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐗𝐈 🟡#AtletiVillarreal pic.twitter.com/wqHFDxIypm

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In India, the match will kick off at 8:30 PM IST. The fixture takes place at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain.