The Malaguistas, 8th place in the table with 39 points, are up against Espanyol, in 12th place with 35 points. During the first round game in Cataluña, Espanyol defeated Málaga by 2-0 with two goals from Hernán Pérez. The las League clash at Martiricos between these rivals also resulted in a ‘perica’ victory by 0-2, thanks to goals from Álvaro González and Sergio García.
Players in common Málaga CF-RCD Espanyol
Rufete, Darío Silva, Kameni, Caicedo, José Juan Luque, Valdo, Sergio Sánchez and Urbano
Coaches in common Málaga CF-RCD Espanyol
José Manuel Díaz Novoa and Juande Ramos
Players in common CD Málaga-RCD Espanyol
Navés, Domenech, Meri, Camer, Vera, Soto, Benavídez, Zamora, Carlos Torres, Cabral, Vilches, Fortes, Bio, Fonseca, Lauridsen and Jaime Molina
Coaches in common CD Málaga-RCD Espanyol
Ricardo Zamora, Antonio Barrios, Ernesto Pons, Jeno Kalmar, Marcel Domingo, Milorad Pavic and Ladislao Kubala
(*) José Luis Saso, coach of RCD Espanyol, was a CD Málaga player.
Statistics
- The biggest win for MCF against Espanyol at La Rosaleda was on 18th January 2009. The result was 4-0 with goals from Adrián López, Apoño (pen.), Baha (pen.) and Alberto Luque.
- Málaga CF has scored 697 goals in 562 matches (1’24 average) in the First Division of Spanish football.
- Duda has played 296 matches in the First Division with MCF, scoring 34 goals. His first League goal was at La Rosaleda, from a free kick, against Espanyol.
- The two youngest players to debut with RCD Espanyol in the First Division, Branko Kubala and Paul Quaye, played with Atlético Malagueño.
Vera, legendary goalkeeper with CD Málaga and RCD Espanyol
Alfredo Vera Buendía was born on 13th February 1930 in Barcelona. He played with various teams in Barcelona as an amateur before joining RCD Espanyol in 1949, where he stayed until 1952. It was then he moved to CD Málaga, making his debut on 21st September 1952 in the 2nd First Division game of the season against Atlético Madrid (1-2). This was the first of his 74 matches with Málaga: 48 in the First Division; 19 in the Second Division; and another 7 (promotion to First Division).
He was a CD Málaga goalkeeper in the 6-0 victory against Real Madrid, on 15th March 1953. The line-up for that game was: Vera, Soto, Méndez, Rubio, Rodríguez, Loli, Becerril, Mora, Galacho, Bazán and Estruch.
His last match as a CD Málaga player was on 27th February 1955, Real Valladolid 3-2 CD Málaga, the 25th First Division game of the season. After leaving Málaga he signed to Sevilla FC and later continued his career with Atlético de Madrid, Sporting de Gijón and Terrassa FC, where he retired in 1961. Following this he coached various teams in Cataluña. Vera passed away in Barcelona on 19th January, aged 85.
