Málaga vs Espanyol – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Málaga
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Málaga and Espanyol drew 1–1 on 9 October 2026 at Estadio La Rosaleda in La Liga.
Lineups
Málaga: (4-1-4-1) Alfonso Herrero, Carlos Puga, Chupe, David Larrubia, Joaquín Muñoz, Rafa Rodríguez, Ángel Recio, Pablo Martínez, Fernando Calero, Dani Lorenzo, Rafita Garrido.
Espanyol: (4-2-3-1) Ángel Fortuño, Quilindschy Hartman, Clemens Riedel, Leandro Cabrera, Edu Expósito, Roberto Fernández, Pol Lozano, Bryan Zaragoza, Omar El Hilali, Tyrhys Dolan, Javi Hernández.
Substitutions
Málaga: Adam Aznou for Carlos Puga, Carlos Dotor for Joaquín Muñoz, Adrián Niño Heredia for Rafa Rodríguez, Izan Merino for Fernando Calero, Haitam Abaida for Pablo Martínez.
Espanyol: Urko González de Zárate for Javi Hernández, Álex Calatrava for Bryan Zaragoza, Marcos Fernández for Tyrhys Dolan, Roger Hinojo for Roberto Fernández, Pere Milla for Edu Expósito.
Sidelined players
Málaga: Julen Lobete, Aarón Ochoa, Jens Cajuste, Diego Murillo.
Espanyol: Kike García, Jofre Carreras, Andoni Gorosabel.
Match statistics
Málaga had 58% of the possession, compared with 42% for Espanyol.
Málaga registered 15 shots, with 7 on target. Espanyol had 9 shots, with 4 on target.
Málaga won 8 corners, while Espanyol won 2.
Top players
Málaga: Adrián Niño Heredia scored 1 goal, Rafita Garrido provided 1 assist, and David Larrubia was the highest-rated player (7.8).
Espanyol: Bryan Zaragoza scored 1 goal, Javi Hernández provided 1 assist, and Ángel Fortuño was the highest-rated player (7.6).