The match will be officiated by Catalan-born Álvarez Izquierdo, who has refereed Málaga CF in the First Division – always at La Rosaleda – with a balance of five victories, three draws and one defeat. The most remembered match, the mighty victory against Getafe CF (3-2), with a fantastic goal from Chilean-born Baptista in the final stage of play.
Players in common Málaga CF-Granada CF
Oti, Méndez, Zúñiga, Ricard, Manolo Herrero, Paco Esteban, Geijo, Buonanotte, Iturra, Recio, Juankar, Uche and Ochoa
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Granada CF
Ismael Díaz and Joaquín Peiró
Players in common CD Málaga-Granada CF
Bachiller, Carbelo, Méndez, González, Molina, Ben Barek, Tosco, Jorge Vaquer, Serrano, Carrión, Rojas, Tello, Toni, Paquito, Antonio Álvarez, Ignacio, Onofre and Diego López
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Granada CF
Ben Barek, Jeno Kalmar, Marcel Domingo, Lelé, Carmona Ros, Paco Bru and Pasarín
(*) There were also players in CD Malacitano and Granada CF, such as Camilo Liz
To take into account
- Should they win, Málaga CF will accumulate their sixth consecutive win in the First Division at La Rosaleda, for the first time in history.
- If he gets a goal, Sandro will be the first Málaga CF player to score in six consecutive games at La Rosaleda in the Spanish footballing elite.
- If part of the game, Kameni will reach his 100th official match wearing the Blue and Whites’ shirt. In the last League game, in Valencia, Boyko was in action, becoming the 194th MCF player to debut in the First Division, and the 14th goalkeeper to play.
- Roberto Rosales has taken part in all 15 official matches (14 in La Liga and one Cup game) with MCF, accumulating 1,350 minutes in the current 2016/17 season.
- Málaga CF has scored 23 goals in 14 matches. This is their best record in history in the First Division, only equalled in the 1999/00 and 2000/01 seasons.
Take a look back… History
- Málaga CF’s stats in the elite against Granada CF at home couldn’t be more favourable, with four victories and one draw; 16 goals scored and four conceded.
- Lucas Alcaraz, Granada CF coach, is the grandson of González, a CD Málaga defender between 1948 and 1951, who formed part of the Malaguista squad who achieved the first promotion to the top flight.
