#BarçaMálaga will be refereed by Asturian-born González Fuertes, debuting in the elite this season, and the first time he will officiate Málaga CF.

To take into account

• Málaga CF has visited Camp Nou 16 times in the League. The Blue and Whites clinched victory in 1999/00 (1-2) and 2014/15 (0-1), as well as the draw last season, 2015/16 (0-0).
• Málaga CF, on matchday 9 of the previous 16 seasons in the First Division, has obtained four victories, four draws and eight defeats. Coincidentally, there have been two Málaga CF-FC Barcelona clashes on matchday 9, both at La Rosaleda.
• There are now 207 footballers who have played at least one match with MCF in the First Division. Cecchini is the most recent addition to the list.

Players in common FC Barcelona-Málaga CF

Urbano, Arnau, Xavi Torres, Rubén, Saviola and Sandro.

Players in common FC Barcelona-CD Málaga

Arana, Colomé, Virgós, Peralta, Garay, Bustillo, Aicart, Fortes and Esteban Vigo.

Coaches in common FC Barcelona-CD Málaga

Helenio Herrera, Domingo Balmanya, Lluís Miró and Ladislao Kubala.

(*) There have been numerous players who have formed part of the ‘Azulgrana’ reserve team (such as España Industrial, CD Condal, Barcelona Atlético and FC Barcelona B) who later played for Málaga:

Stage | CD Málaga: Rosselló, Yeyo, Moix, Dalmau, Luna and Campuzano.

Stage | Málaga CF: Almagro, Zúñiga, Altimira, Emilio, Monsalvete, Roteta, Jon Bakero, Rufete, Miguel Ángel, Antonio Hidalgo, Ibán Cuadrado, Toribio, Armando Lozano and Luis Alberto.

Links MCF | FCB

Jony was part of Barça’s juvenil ranks for two years (2008-10); Javi Martos, the versatile defender who debuted with FC Barcelona (2005/2006), played for Málaga B in the Third Division (2007/2008); Sergio Magano, Atlético Malagueño defender (1993/1994), was part of the ‘Azulgrana’ reserve team; Manolo Hierro, who was signed to Cruyff’s Barcelona (1988/89), didn’t get to make his debut; and Mario Husillos, current sports director, was part of a tour of the United States with FC Barcelona (1984).

Ex FC Barcelona players who later coached at Málaga: Paco Bru, first Spain coach and CD Málaga coach (1943-1945); the aforementioned Manolo Hierro, MCF coach in the First Division in the second half of the 2005/2006 campaign; Marcos Alonso, Málaga CF coach in the Second Division (2006/2007); and José Mari Bakero and ‘Lobo’ Carrasco, Málaga B coaches in the Second Division.  The current coach of MCF’s Juvenil de División de Honor side, David Cabello, was part of FC Barcelona’s youth ranks.