Racing Santander vs Villarreal Highlights - August 16, 2026

Racing Santander and Villarreal drew 2-2 in La Liga on August 16, 2026. The match was played at El Sardineros.

Andrés Martín (21'), Sergio Martínez (34') scored for Racing Santander. Pape Gueye (45'), Nicolas Pépé (45'+1') scored for Villarreal.

Racing Santander went into the game in position 3, on 1 points. They had won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 in their previous five.

Racing Santander arrived unbeaten in 4. At kick-off Villarreal stood in position 4 with 1 points.

Their previous five had brought 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

Gustavo Puerta saw a shot blocked (2'). Soon after, Georges Mikautadze forced a save for Villarreal on 5 minutes.

A block denied Gustavo Puerta on 6 minutes. Shortly afterwards, Sergio Canales saw a shot blocked (6').

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Georges Mikautadze’s effort (8'). Andrés Martín converted a penalty for Racing Santander (21').

Sergio Martínez found the net for Racing Santander (34'). Alberto Moleiro picked out Pape Gueye, who scored for Villarreal (45').

Georges Mikautadze picked out Nicolas Pépé, who scored for Villarreal (45'+1'). Gustavo Puerta was booked for Racing Santander (45'+4').

Substitutions: Racing Santander 1, Villarreal 0.

After the break, the referee cautioned Juan Foyth of Villarreal on 48 minutes. Alvaro Mantilla shot wide for Racing Santander on 51 minutes.

Moments later, a block denied Sergio Canales on 52 minutes. Andrés Martín could not find the target for Racing Santander (53').

Soon after, Ayoze Pérez tested the goalkeeper for Villarreal (54'). Sergio Canales forced a save for Racing Santander on 58 minutes.

Shortly afterwards, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Santiago Mouriño’s effort (60').

Nicolas Pépé tested the goalkeeper for Villarreal (68'). Moments later, Pape Gueye was booked for Villarreal (72').

Substitutions: Racing Santander 4, Villarreal 5.

Villarreal controlled 58.6% of possession. Racing Santander had 17 shots with 3 on target, while Villarreal had 12 and 7.

Goalkeeper saves: Racing Santander 5, Villarreal 3. Corners: Racing Santander 6, Villarreal 10.

Villarreal completed the most passes, 540 in total at 89.8% accuracy. The referee produced 6 yellow cards.