Match preview: Celta-Málaga

The Blue and Whites, 8^th in the table with 45 points, are visiting the Vigo-based rival, in 6^th place with 57 points.  In the first round match held at La Rosaleda, Málaga won by 2-0, thanks to goals from Charles and Albentosa.  The last match in Galicia between these rivals ended in a 1-0 victory for Berizzo’s team, due to a Nolito goal.

Players in common Celta de Vigo-Málaga CF

Catanha, Couñago, Baiano, Quincy and Charles

Players in common Celta de Vigo-CD Málaga

Montoro, Muruaga, Seoane, Sobrado, Alonso, Ares, Carlos Torres, Mori, Búa and Zambrano

Coaches in common Celta de Vigo-Málaga CF

José Manuel Díaz Novoa

Coaches in common Celta de Vigo-CD Málaga

Luis Urquiri, Ricardo Zamora, Pasarín, Lluís Miró, Milorad Pavic

(*) The legendary Juan Arza, CD Málaga player in the 1942/43 season, was also Celta de Vigo coach

Celta de Vigo-CD Malacitano

During the CD Malacitano period, there were numerous players who were also part of Celta de Vigo.  Chronologically, the first player was Camilo Liz Salgado, a CD Malacitano player between 1934 and 1936, who passed away in 2009 at 96 years of age.  Other players were Pedro Casabona “Pedrín”, a Malacitano goalkeeper between 1935 and 1940, and Santiago Sanz “Yayo”, in the 1940/41 season.  A special mention goes out to Bartolomé Salas, a defender from the Balearics, who passed away in 2013, and was the last surviving CD Malacitano player who formed part of the squad in the 1939/40 season.

To take into account

• Celta have accumulated 8 matches on the run without defeat at their home ground, in LaLiga 15/16.
• Aspas, with 13 goals, is Vigo’s highest League goal-scorer.  Ex-Celta player, Charles, is the best Blue and Whites’ striker, with 10 goals
• Catanha is the highest scorer in Celta-MCF games held at Balaídos.  He scored one goal with Celta and three with Málaga, all in that epic 2-4 match (17^th of the 1999/00 season), in which Peiró’s men defeated the rival, at the time coached by Víctor Fernández, who were in second place in the League.
• Del Cerro Grande refereed his first Celta de Vigo match in the 2012/13 season.  It was a Celta-Málaga clash with a win for the visitors (0-1, Fabrice in minute 84).
• Gracia 75.  The Navarran-born coach will reach 75 matches in LaLiga with MCF, in Vigo.  Up to now, the team has earned points in 45 of the 74 games (25 victories and 20 draws), thanks to their shining defensive display (only 81 goals conceded).

Historical stats

• Against Celta de Vigo, Ignacio Camacho scored his only double in an away match in the First Division.  It was the Celta de Vigo 0-2 Málaga CF game held on 21st March 2014.  Balaídos is special for the Zaragoza-born midfielder, whose only international appearance with Spain’s first team was in the friendly against Germany (0-1, Kroos), which took place in 2014.
• Fabrice Olinga, at 16 years and 98 days old, was the youngest player to score a goal in the First Division.  It was in a Celta-Málaga (0-1) match held on 18^th August 2012.  The Cameroonian became the youngest player to take part in an official match with Málaga CF.
• On 24^th May 1992, Balaídos hosted the last CD Málaga match before its disappearance; a Celta-Málaga clash, with a home win by 3-0.
• On 21^st December 1986, in the match that ended Celta 3-2 CD Málaga, the fateful collision between Gallardo and Baltazar took place, which led to the death of the great Malaguista goalkeeper weeks later.