The match will be officiated by De Burgos Bengoetxea, who will referee Málaga CF for the first time in an away game. The Bilbao-born ref arbitrated three matches at La Rosaleda in 2015/16 in LaLiga, resulting in two victories and one defeat for the Blue and Whites. MCF have come up against FC Barcelona in the First Division 15 times at Camp Nou, accumulating two victories and one draw on their visits to the Ciudad Condal.
To take into account
- Málaga CF is the last team to win a LaLiga match at Camp Nou without conceding a goal. Since 21st February 2015, when the Martiricos side won by 0-1 – with a goal from Juanmi – in Barça’s subsequent home defeats (against Real Madrid, Valencia CF and Deportivo Alavés) the locals have always scored.
- Due to an accumulation of cards, Camacho is suspended from this match. Along with the midfielder, Kameni and Rosales are the only MCF players who have played all minutes in LaLiga (990 minutes).
Players in common Málaga CF-FC Barcelona
Urbano, Arnau, Xavi Torres, Rubén, Saviola and Sandro.
Players in common CD Málaga-FC Barcelona
Arana, Colomé, Virgós, Peralta, Garay, Bustillo, Aicart, Fortes and Esteban Vigo.
Coaches in common CD Málaga-FC Barcelona
Helenio Herrera, Domingo Balmanya, Lluís Miró and Ladislao Kubala.
(*) There were numerous players who formed part of Barcelona’s reserve team (including España Industrial, CD Condal, Barcelona Atlético and FC Barcelona B) who later played with 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
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), who later joined Barça’s reserve team; Manolo Hierro, who signed to Cruyff’s Barcelona (1988/1989) without making a debut; and Mario Husillos, who formed part of a tour with FC Barcelona in the United States in 1984.
Ex FC Barcelona players who later coached 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. David Cabello, a coach in the Club’s youth ranks, was part of FC Barcelona’s youth ranks.
The first FC Barcelona-MCF
- On 7th November 1999, the first FC Barcelona-Málaga CF clash took place in the First Division of Spanish football. It was a fantastic debut for the Malaguistas, who won by 1-2 with goals from Agostinho and Valcarce. MCF is still the last team to have a winning debut in the elite at Camp Nou.
- Joaquín Peiró’s team consisted of Contreras; Rojas, Bravo, Larrainzar (Iznata 45’), Valcarce; Rufete (Sandro 67’), Movilla (Fernando Sanz 62’), De los Santos, Agostinho; Edgar and Catanha.
CD Málaga’s first and only triumph
- On 14th May 1972, in the 34th First Division match, the now extinct Club Deportivo Málaga secured their only victory in Barcelona in their 20 years in the top flight. Málaga won by 0-1 at Camp Nou (Álvarez, 70’) against Rinus Michel’s Barça, with players including Reina, Rifé, Rexach and Asensi, amongst others.
- Antonio Carmona Ros’ team was made up of: Deusto, Vilanova (Búa 46’), Martínez, Irles, Arias, Macías (Montero 58’), Galindo, Migueli, Conejo, Benítez and Álvarez.
