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Málaga vs Espanyol: match report

Málaga hosted Espanyol at La Rosaleda on Friday 9 October 2026, in the LaLiga (round 8). Málaga are without 1 player (Jens-Lys Cajuste); Espanyol are missing 1 (Andoni Gorosabel). Francisco José Hernández Maeso is the referee, averaging 3.7 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.4.

Result and scorers

Málaga 1-1 Espanyol. Goals: Bryan Zaragoza 13' for Espanyol; Adrián Niño 90'+3' for Málaga. Attendance: 28,167.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 13' Goal: Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol) 0-1
  • 24' Yellow card: Javi Hernandez (Espanyol)
  • 28' Yellow card: Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol)
  • 28' Yellow card: Carlos Puga (Málaga)
  • 41' Yellow card: Chupete (Málaga)
  • 60' Yellow card: Omar El Hilali (Espanyol)
  • 66' Yellow card: Carlos Dotor (Málaga)
  • 84' Yellow card: Clemens Riedel (Espanyol)
  • 87' Yellow card: Roger Hinojo (Espanyol)
  • 89' Yellow card: Adam Aznou (Málaga)
  • 90'+3' Goal: Adrián Niño (Málaga) 1-1
Match stats (contains the result)
58.4%Possession41.6%
15Shots9
7Shots on target4
8Corners2
10Fouls15
2Offsides1
2Saves6
4Yellow cards5
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Málaga 4-1-4-1

Coach: Juan Funes

  1. 1 Alfonso Herrero GK
  2. 3 Carlos Puga DEF
  3. 20 Fernando Calero DEF
  4. 15 Ángel Recio DEF
  5. 31 Rafita DEF
  6. 14 Rafa Rodríguez MID
  7. 10 David Larrubia MID
  8. 22 Dani Lorenzo MID
  9. 18 Pablo Martínez MID
  10. 11 Joaquín Muñoz MID
  11. 9 Chupe FWD

Bench

  • 39 Adam Aznou DEF
  • 8 Carlos Dotor MID
  • 21 Adrián Nino FWD
  • 23 Izan Merino MID
  • 7 Haitam Abaida MID
  • 30 Andrés Céspedes GK
  • 13 Carlos López GK
  • 5 Álex Pastor DEF
  • 4 Einar Galilea DEF
  • 25 Juan Berrocal DEF
  • 6 Ramón Enríquez MID
  • 17 Eneko Jauregi FWD

Espanyol 4-2-3-1

Coach: Manolo González

  1. 1 Ángel Fortuno GK
  2. 23 Omar El Hilali DEF
  3. 5 Clemens Riedel DEF
  4. 6 Leandro Cabrera DEF
  5. 3 Quilindschy Hartman DEF
  6. 10 Pol Lozano MID
  7. 8 Edu Expósito MID
  8. 24 Tyrhys Dolan FWD
  9. 28 Javi Hernández FWD
  10. 15 Bryan Zaragoza FWD
  11. 9 Roberto Fernández FWD

Bench

  • 4 Urko González MID
  • 22 Álex Calatrava FWD
  • 21 Roger Hinojo DEF
  • 18 Marcos Fernández FWD
  • 11 Pere Milla FWD
  • 31 Llorenç Serred GK
  • 13 Marko Dmitrović GK
  • 14 Unai Núñez DEF
  • 16 Vanja Drkušić DEF
  • 20 Gabriel Moscardo MID
  • 26 Rafel Bauzà MID
  • 7 Javi Puado FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Málaga

  • Jens-Lys Cajuste injury, back Late October 2026

Espanyol

  • Andoni Gorosabel injury, back Doubtful
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 2 May 2021: Espanyol 3-0 Málaga
  • Monday 2 November 2020: Málaga 0-3 Espanyol
  • Sunday 13 May 2018: Espanyol 4-1 Málaga
  • Monday 8 January 2018: Málaga 0-1 Espanyol
  • Saturday 4 February 2017: Málaga 0-1 Espanyol