Aragón-born Santiago Jaime Latre will be in charge, having officiated Málaga CF in 8 official matches, all in the First Division, with a balance of 2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats for the Malaguistas.
Players in common Levante UD-Málaga CF
Jesule (*), Sandro, Brahim, Ruano, Pato, Duda, Miguel Ángel, Juanma, Geijo, Armando Lozano, Salva Ballesta, Manolo Reina, Pina, Saúl, Molinero, Carpintero, Peragón, Munúa, Caicedo, Xavi Torres, Valdo, Manolo Gaspar, Rubén, Javi Guerra and Samuel García
(*) Also played for CD Málaga
Players in common Levante UD-CD Málaga
Vales, Pauet, Mora, Moix, Rius, Calixto, Ocaña, Vidal, Wanderley, Catalá, Pons and Roa
Coaches in common Levante UD-Málaga CF
Juande Ramos, Bernd Schuster and Juan Ramón Muñiz
Coaches in common Levante UD-CD Málaga
Rogelio Santiago “Lelé” and Luis Costa
(*) Vicente Piquer, a CD Málaga player between 1965 and 1967, was coach of Levante UD in the 1981/82 season
To take into account
- Chory, Recio, Ricca and Iturra, on a cycle of four yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction.
- Levante have scored 18 points in 16 home games in LaLiga 17/18. They have accumulated 4 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats, with 17 goals scored and 23 conceded.
Stats and facts
- Levante UD and Málaga CF have faced each other 8 times at the Ciutat de València. 7 times in the First Division and once in the Copa del Rey, with 3 victories and 5 Malaguista defeats. The MCF balance is 8 goals scored and 15 conceded.
- With the debut of Iván Rodríguez against Real Madrid, there are now 331 players who have taken part in at least one official match with MCF since 1994.
- Málaga CF, on matchday 33 of the previous 16 seasons in the First Division, has obtained 4 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats.
