Manuel Pellegrini’s statements:
(Team). “The team’s good after having won against Sevilla, it was an important win due to the quality of the opponent and for having come from various games without picking up points. It’s been a great week as we also did it at home in front of our fans.”
(Coming out of the bad patch). “We had and have the conviction that we were doing the best for the team, even when the results weren’t coming our way.”
(Granada). “We don’t know what kind of Granada we’re going to find. They had a great first game with Abel, against Betis. At home they’ve won some important games too. It’s not easy to assimilate to a new manager’s ideas in two weeks, but the important thing is that Málaga maintain their level of play and that we go out looking for it.”
(Players out). “There are six due to suspensions and injuries, but the squad has been built for these situations and now is the time for the whole team to show their abilities.”
(External result). “Extra motivation can’t be sought from the results of other teams, it must be from our own results. Of course if those who are higher up lost points we can close the gap and be in Europe, where we’ve been almost throughout the season. What remains is that we hope that the team play how we’re estimating.”
(Team). “The team’s good after having won against Sevilla, it was an important win due to the quality of the opponent and for having come from various games without picking up points. It’s been a great week as we also did it at home in front of our fans.”
(Coming out of the bad patch). “We had and have the conviction that we were doing the best for the team, even when the results weren’t coming our way.”
(Granada). “We don’t know what kind of Granada we’re going to find. They had a great first game with Abel, against Betis. At home they’ve won some important games too. It’s not easy to assimilate to a new manager’s ideas in two weeks, but the important thing is that Málaga maintain their level of play and that we go out looking for it.”
(Players out). “There are six due to suspensions and injuries, but the squad has been built for these situations and now is the time for the whole team to show their abilities.”
(External result). “Extra motivation can’t be sought from the results of other teams, it must be from our own results. Of course if those who are higher up lost points we can close the gap and be in Europe, where we’ve been almost throughout the season. What remains is that we hope that the team play how we’re estimating.”