Here is a look at the Spanish newspaper player ratings for Atletico Madrid vs Malaga (2026/27 season). Lee Kang In, newly transferred from PSG to Atleti this summer, starred on debut for Los Colchoneros, with his goal getting them on board before World Cup winner Alex Baena netted the second.
Atletico Madrid 2 Malaga 0 (Lee, Baena).
All the papers had Lee as the pick of the Atleti players on the evening against Malaga, giving him three stars.
Diario AS player ratings Atleti 2-0 Malaga
This Yanis Rahmani goal vs Oviedo was a left footed stunner from the Frenchman to put his Malaga side ahead in their league game earlier today. A different set piece routine at a corner, and he catches the Oviedo defence and the goalkeeper unawares with this powerful hit
A little over five years after their epic Champions League quarterfinal against Borussia Dortmud (where they were minutes away from making the semifinals), Malaga have been relegated from the Spanish top flight following their 1-0 loss to Levante. The home side picked up the win deep into second half stoppage time thanks to a goal from Ghanaian Emmanuel Boateng.
Malaga are thus the first team from Europe’s “top five” big leagues (England, Spain, Germany, France, Italy) to be officially relegated, and it ends their 10 year stint in the top flight (they last played in the second division back in 2007/08)
The Malaga board released a statement today apologising to supporters and confirming that promotion back to the top flight was their immediate priority.
Levante’s win, while easing their own relegation fears, also puts Deportivo in a very precarious opposition- the latter are now seven points adrift of safety.
The slightly funny thing though- Malaga with 51 goals conceded (at the time of writing) will be relegated, while Betis, who’ve conceded 53, seemed headed for Europe thanks to their wonderful recent form!