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MALAGA
TEAM NOTES
Coach: Manuel Hierro (1st year took over for Antonio Tapia after Week 21) Liga Primera
Record: 5-12-5
Rank: 17th, 17 points
Last Result: 2-1 win vs. Athletic Bilbao, February 4
Streak: Won 1 Next Game: at Alaves, February 12 Malaga snapped a nine-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao. Salva Ballesta's goal with 20 minutes remaining was the difference for the Andalucian side. Malaga ended a 443-minute scoreless drought in front of the home fans at the Rosaleda Stadium when Litos scored in the 30th minute. The victory was the first for Manuel Hierro, who made his debut on the Malaga bench. Hierro is the brother of Spanish international- legend Fernando Hierro. Midfielder Juan Rodriguez has been linked with a possible move to Deportivo La Coruna this summer. Hierro rewarded his players with two days of rest this week. Malaga travels north to Vitoria this weekend to take on Alaves. The two clubs played to a scoreless draw in Malaga earlier this season. Malaga has just two points in its last seven away matches.
SCOREBOARD
11:00 a.m. ET
Mallorca  
Malaga  
 

SPANISH PRIMERA STANDINGS
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
Barcelona 23 16 3 4 53 20 52
Valencia 23 13 3 7 34 19 46
Real Madrid 23 14 6 3 44 23 45
Osasuna 23 13 6 4 29 24 43
Celta Vigo 23 12 8 3 25 24 39
Sevilla 23 11 7 5 31 21 38
Deportivo Coruna 23 10 7 6 31 25 36
Villarreal 23 9 6 8 28 22 35
Atletico Madrid 23 8 7 8 27 23 32
Real Zaragoza 23 7 5 11 32 31 32
GETAFE 23 8 9 6 32 29 30
Racing Santander 23 6 8 9 21 26 27
Real Sociedad 23 7 12 4 32 44 25
Espanyol 23 6 11 6 20 35 24
CD ALAVES 23 5 11 7 24 36 22
Real Betis 23 5 11 7 20 32 22
CADIZ 23 5 11 7 17 30 22
Malaga 23 5 13 5 28 37 20
Athletic Bilbao 23 4 12 7 25 34 19
Mallorca 23 4 12 7 22 40 19

c-league champion, r-relegated to lower division
MALAGA SCHEDULE
Date Time Teams Stories
Sun. January 9th 11:00 a.m. ET Racing Santander 2, Malaga 1  
Sat. January 15th 04:00 p.m. ET Malaga 1, Sevilla 0  
Sun. January 23rd 01:00 p.m. ET Malaga 1, Atletico Madrid 0  
Sun. January 30th 11:00 a.m. ET Real Zaragoza 1, Malaga 0  
 

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