Following the sensational win against Barça on Saturday at Martiricos, the goals from Sandro and Jony reflect a clear statistical reality: Málaga CF competes phenomenally well against the winner of the last two Spanish Leagues. The Malaguista squad is the only one in the League competition so far in 2016/17, who has been capable of maintaining a clean sheet in the two games against Barcelona (0-0 at Camp Nou and 2-0 at La Rosaleda). In addition, they have scored the highest number of points against Barça (4 out of 6).
Last season, Luis Enrique’s team won by the minimum in the two matches against Málaga, with a 1-0 in Barcelona thanks to a goal by Vermaelen in the final minutes, followed by a 1-2 win at the Blue and Whites’ stadium. In 2014/15, MCF accumulated – as in this season – four out of six points against FC Barcelona thanks to a goalless draw at La Rosaleda, and the historic 0-1 (Juanmi goal) in Barcelona, with Kameni the only goalkeeper of that season who didn’t concede a goal against Barça in either of the two League games.
La Rosaleda vibrated with a victory two days ago, inherited from the 2003/04 season when MCF defeated Rijkaard’s Barça by 5-1, with goals from Salva Ballesta (3), Diego Alonso and Canabal. A date to remember, now joined by the recent 2-0 win on 8th April 2017.
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- Victory number 200 for Málaga CF in the First Division. The last two being consecutive.
- A special win for president, Sheikh Al Thani, who on that day became the longest-serving president of the Entity in all its denominations.
- Kameni has conceded three goals in his last six games against Barcelona. The average against, an excellent 0’50.
- Malaguista goal-scorers, Sandro and Jony were part of FC Barcelona. In the case of the striker, his ninth League goal was of great value, as he scored in seven of the eight Malaguista victories in 2016/17.
- Málaga broke the ‘talisman’ streak of Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti, who has accumulated 18 victories in 18 matches played this present League season.
