La Liga · Matchday 1: Racing Santander and Villarreal drew 2-2. The match was played on Sunday, 16 August 2026 at Estadio El Sardinero (Santander); refereed by M. Sesma.
A. Martin 21' (P) (Racing Santander) · S. Martinez 34' (Racing Santander) · P. Gueye 45' (Villarreal) · N. Pepe 45' (Villarreal)
After a 2-2 first half, the game finished 2-2.
Racing Santander held 41% of possession against 59%, attempting 17 shots to Villarreal's 12.
Shots on target read 3-7 and corners 6-10.
Substitutes: S. Eriksson, F. Gonzalez, Manu, C. Sanchez, D. Diaz, I. Sainz-Maza, M. Gueye, A. Vallecillo, J. Castellanos, Y. Zabiri, J. Arana, H. Martin
Coach: Jose Lopez
Substitutes: P. Gulacsi, L. Costa, S. Cardona, W. Kambwala, A. Freeman, P. Navarro, T. Buchanan, C. Macia, G. Moreno, I. Akhomach, C. Tidiane Thiam, T. Oluwaseyi
Coach: Inigo Perez
Iñigo Vicente (Racing Santander) — named player of the match with a 8.0 rating.