Following the match at the Carlos Belmonte, the Blue and Whites will affront league matchday 42 against Elche CF at La Rosaleda (Saturday 8th, 20:30) as a team already qualified to the First Division promotion play-offs. On that last matchday, Málaga CF’s final place in the standings will be decided, as well as the pairings for the four teams ending the season in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place.
LaLiga recently announced the dates of the promotion play-offs to the elite. These are the following:
First tie
- 6th vs 3rd – FIRST leg – Wednesday 12 June (21:00)
- 5th vs 4th – FIRST leg – Thursday 13 June (21:00)
- 3rd vs 6th – RETURN leg – Saturday 15 June (21:00)
- 4th vs 5th – RETURN leg – Sunday 16 June (19:00)
Second tie
- Winner 6th – 3rd vs Winner 5th – 4th – FIRST leg – Thursday 20 June (21:00)
- Winner 6th – 3rd vs Winner 5th – 4th – RETURN leg – Sunday 23 June (21:00)
Always at the ‘top’
Since the beginning of the 18/19 season, Málaga CF has remained in the top part of the standings. At the start, the Blue and Whites accumulated five victories out of the first five games of the season, to give them a good cushion at the top. In addition, in the first seven matches held at La Rosaleda, they scored 21 out of a possible 21 points, showing themselves to be insurmountable at home.
The competition advanced and Málaga remained in promotion positions, either direct or play-off. Not even a more irregular run of results midway through prevented the team from being undefeated away from home for four months, accumulating eight matches without defeat between December and March.
After 36 consecutive matches in the top six, it was only at the end of LaLiga 1|2|3 matchday 37 that Málaga CF wasn’t in the Top 6 of the Second Division. The team has shown the required consistency and competitiveness to aspire to the challenge of returning to the top-flight of Spanish football. It will have to be via the play-offs. Vamos Málaga! We’ll be back!
