The Malaguistas, in 11th place with 30 points, are up against the 3rd-placed Madrid side with 53 points. In the first round League clash, Javi Gracia’s men achieved a well-deserved draw at the Bernabéu (0-0). The last LaLiga clash at Martiricos was last season, 2014/15, ending in a 1-2 victory for the Madridistas, with goals from Benzema and Bale, and Santa Cruz for the Blue and Whites. It was Roque who gave Málaga their only win as MCF against Real Madrid, on 22nd December 2012 by 3-2, thanks to goals from the now Madrid player, Isco, and two from the aforementioned Paraguayan striker.
To take into account
- Historical Weligton. If he plays, Weligton will reach his 205th match with Málaga in the First Division, equalling Fernando Sanz as the MCF player with the second highest number of games in the elite.
- Uche is the best striker on the Malaguista squad in the First Division, with 42 goals scored. The African forward has scored 4 goals against Real Madrid in 12 LaLiga games.
- Goal-scorer, Cristiano. He has accumulated 246 goals out of 224 LaLiga matches. In the present 2015/16 season, he has scored 21 goals in 24 games. He is the ‘pichichi’ in Málaga-Real Madrid LaLiga matches (6 goals) and in 7 seasons has scored 14 goals in 13 League games against MCF.
- From Benítez to Zidane. Madrid have reached 9 consecutive games without defeat in domestic competition (3 on the run away from home). With Zinedine Zidane at the helm, the Whites have racked up 5 victories and 1 draw in LaLiga games.
Players in common Málaga CF-Real Madrid
Fernando, Sandro, Ismael, Contreras, Fernando Sanz, Rojas, Canabal, Tote, Valdo, Baptista, Isco, Van Nistelrooy, Saviola, Miguel Torres and Juankar.
Players in common CD Málaga-Real Madrid
Manuel Olivares, Vicente Olivares, Emilio, Tellado, Cabrera, García, Elzo, Becerril, González, Rodríguez, Pont, Soto, Sobrado, Alonso, Espina, Pipi, Vidal, Ruiz, Velázquez, Pepillo, Fleitas, Guerini, Salguero, Juanito, Heredia, Muñoz Pérez, Paco Pineda, Jaro and Hurtado.
CD Malacitano-Real Madrid
Luciano Crespo was the first player from Real Madrid who formed part of the Malacitano squad between 1934 and 1936. Also, Félix Huete Pineño, who was with CD Malacitano in the 1934/1935 season, was part of Real Madrid years later.
(*) List of players from Málaga CF and CD Málaga who formed part of the Madrid outfit but didn’t debut with the Whites in the First Division:
Málaga CF: Córcoles, Artero, David Criado, Valcarce, Edgar, Gerardo, Manu Sánchez, César Navas, Ernesto, Calleja and Iván González.
CD Málaga: Bachiller, Ajero, Maciá, Seoane, Gento II, Otiñano, Robles, Macías, Aráez, Búa, Corral, De las Heras and Villar.
Coaches Málaga-Real Madrid
In the Málaga CF and CD Málaga dugout there have been various coaches with a Madrid past: Juande Ramos, Manuel Pellegrini and Bernardo Schuster (MCF); and Bru, Ricardo Zamora, Barinaga and Zárraga (CD).
A look at the history
To date, CD Málaga has been the only team in the League to score 6 goals against Real Madrid on more than one occasion. On 15th March 1953, they won by 6-0 thanks to goals from Bazán (2), Rodríguez (2), Cosme and Zárraga with an own goal. Years later, on 11th September 1983, they were victorious by 6-2 with goals from Martín (3), Totó, Canillas and José Hurtado. The legendary Juan Gómez ‘Juanito’ scored the 2 goals for the Whites.
