Málaga CF will face Espanyol from Barcelona, at the RCDE Stadium, in the 2nd LaLiga Santander game of 2016/17. The match kicks off at 22:00 (Bein Sports).
Friday’s match is Málaga’s 16th in the First Division at RCD Espanyol’s ground. The Malaguistas have achieved 5 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats (15 goals in favour, 20 conceded).
The match will be officiated by Jesús Gil Manzano, who has refereed Málaga CF in 12 official matches (10 in the First Division and 2 in the Copa del Rey), with even results: 4 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Players in common RCD Espanyol-Málaga CF
Urbano, Rufete, Darío Silva, José Juan Luque, Valdo, Caicedo, Kameni, Sergio Sánchez and Demichelis
Navés, Domenech, Meri, Camer, Vera, Soto, Benavídez, Zamora, Carlos Torres, Cabral, Vilches, Fortes, Bio, Fonseca, Lauridsen and Jaime Molina
Coaches in common RCD Espanyol-CD Málaga
Ricardo Zamora, Antonio Barrios, Ernesto Pons, Jeno Kalmar, Marcel Domingo, Milorad Pavic and Ladislao Kubala
(*) José Luis Saso, RCD Espanyol coach, was a CD Málaga player.
To take into account
Should he take part in the match, Recio will reach 100 matches played in LaLiga Santander. The Málaga-born midfielder will become the 19th Málaga CF player to reach this centenary in the First Division.
Last season’s match, for the moment, saw the last debut of a Malaguista homegrown player in the First Division: Javi Ontiveros.
RCD Espanyol is the team against whom Málaga CF has scored the most points in the First Division (44), and scored the most goals (42).