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January 7, 2012 4:00 PM EST
Estadio La Rosaleda — Málaga
Referee:‬ José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes‎
Attendance:‬ 25000‎
 

La Liga Preview: Malaga - Atletico Madrid

Diego Simeone makes his managerial debut at the big-spending Andalusian side on Saturday, as La Liga swings back into action after the winter break.

By Karthick Arvinth

More On :  Atletico Madrid, Malaga, Malaga vs Atletico Madrid
Ruud van Nistelrooy - Malaga
Ruud van Nistelrooy - Malaga

 PROBABLE LINEUPS

MALAGA

Caballero
Sanchez, Demichelis, Mathijsen, Monreal
Toulalan, Apono
Cazorla, Fernandez, Isco
Van Nistelrooy
ATLETICO MADRID

Courtois
Perea, Godin, Dominguez, Filipe
Tiago, Koke
Salvio, Diego, Turan
Falcao

Portuguese midfielder Tiago could make a return to the Atletico Madrid starting line-up as Diego Simeone looks to kick off his reign at the capital club with a positive result.

Koke and Eduardo Salvio are also in contention for starting berths, with Luis Perea is set to make a return at right back. The Argentine coach will be without Jose Antonio Reyes after sanctioning his move to Sevilla in a 3.5 million euro deal on Thursday.

Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini has no fresh injury concerns and could field the same team that narrowly lost the midweek Copa del Rey match against Real Madrid.

Long-term injury absentee Julio Baptista remains out of the first team picture, and Spanish winger Joaquin misses out with a muscle tear. Defensive duo Helder Rosario and Kris Stadsgaard sit out with calf injuries.


 DID YOU KNOW?
  • Malaga is on a three-game winless streak in all competitions.
  • Santi Cazorla (pictured) is Malaga's top scorer this season with four goals.
  • The Andalusian club has a sizable British following due to the large number of British expatriates residing on the Costa del Sol.
  • Atletico Madrid has lost four of its last five matches in all competitions.
  • Colombian ace Radamel Falcao is the capital club's leading scorer this season with nine goals.
  • Diego Simeone, who began his coaching career in 2006, is in his seventh managerial job at Atletico Madrid.

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La Liga ‎(LIGA)‎ May 5, 2012 Atletico Madrid 2 - Malaga 1
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Last Five Matches
Malaga
May 13, 2012Malaga 1 - Sporting Gijon 0LIGA
May 5, 2012Atletico Madrid 2 - Malaga 1LIGA
May 2, 2012Barcelona 4 - Malaga 1LIGA
Apr 29, 2012Malaga 1 - Valencia 0LIGA
Apr 23, 2012Osasuna 1 - Malaga 1LIGA
Atletico Madrid
May 13, 2012Villarreal 0 - Atletico Madrid 1LIGA
May 9, 2012Atletico Madrid 3 - Athletic Bilbao 0EL
May 5, 2012Atletico Madrid 2 - Malaga 1LIGA
May 2, 2012Atletico Madrid 1 - Real Sociedad 1LIGA
Apr 29, 2012Betis 2 - Atletico Madrid 2LIGA
Team News
Available Squads
13Willy CaballeroGoalkeeper
2Jesús GámezDefender
3WeligtonDefender
5Martín DemichelisDefender
15MonrealDefender
8Jérémy ToulalanMidfielder
12Santiago Cazorla GonzálezMidfielder
22IscoMidfielder
20Diego BuonanotteMidfielder
23RondónStriker
26JuanmiStriker
1Rubén Martínez AndradeGoalkeeper
14Joris MathijsenDefender
21Sergio SánchezDefender
23ApoñoMidfielder
16Enzo MarescaMidfielder
17DudaMidfielder
9Ruud Van NistelrooyStriker
13Thibaut CourtoisGoalkeeper
2Diego Godín LealDefender
6Filipe LuisDefender
18Álvaro DomínguezDefender
21Luis Amaranto PereaDefender
5TiagoMidfielder
8Toto SalvioMidfielder
14GabiMidfielder
20JuanfranMidfielder
22Diego RibasMidfielder
9Radamel FalcaoStriker
25Sergio AsenjoGoalkeeper
3Antonio LópezDefender
23MirandaDefender
4Mario SuárezMidfielder
11Arda TuranMidfielder
19KokeMidfielder
7AdriánStriker
Results
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Real Madrid 		46 12
Radamel Falcao Radamel Falcao
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Atlético de Madrid 		24 5
Gonzalo Higuaín Gonzalo Higuaín
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Real Madrid 		22 0
Karim Benzema Karim Benzema
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Real Madrid 		21 0