Tag: Malaga CF

  • Champions League – Borussia Dortmund vs Malaga Predictions

    Champions League – Borussia Dortmund vs Malaga Predictions

    For both sides, it seems everything is on hold until the matter of who makes it into the semifinals is resolved. Dortmund have been out of the running in the Bundesliga for quite some time, focusing their attention on the home matches in the Champions League. For Malaga, who are finally being bit by that bug of having a short squad, things have been slipping on all fronts.

  • Champions League – Malaga vs Dortmund Predictions

    Champions League – Malaga vs Dortmund Predictions

    While the recent league form of Malaga has been quite disappointing, their Champions League performances at home should give them plenty of confidence in their quarterfinal clash against Dortmund, a team many feel that despite their lackluster season in their own local competition, are just as capable as the other usual favorites to win the bigger title this season.

  • Malaga CF – Isco Continues the Improbable Run

    Malaga CF – Isco Continues the Improbable Run

    Six months ago, it looked like Malaga were falling apart for financial reasons after a record breaking season for them. But they have Manuel Pellegrini, a fantastic coach regardless of the money and players at his disposal, while Isco continues to prove he is the most talented youngster in Europe.

  • Champions League – Porto vs Malaga Predictions

    Champions League – Porto vs Malaga Predictions

    Two of the more enjoyable teams to watch this season come together in the knockout stage, one more surprising than the other. Most expected Porto, the Portuguese champions, to make it at least this far in the competitions, but few thought cash-strapped Malaga would do this well on all fronts this season, including the Champions League.

  • Transfer Rumors 2013 – Chelsea Getting Closer to Isco

    Transfer Rumors 2013 – Chelsea Getting Closer to Isco

    No one is getting tired of bringing Spanish players to Stamford Bridge; it’s exactly the opposite. The next Iberian to arrive? Isco, from Malaga, is the current big name possibly heading to Chelsea.

  • Malaga CF – Feelgood Story of the Season

    Instead of falling apart along with the financial situation at the club, Malaga players, along with head coach Manuel Pellegrini, are putting all of the troubles behind them, off to a fantastic start in the Spanish La Liga and the Champions League, contrary to all expectations and projections.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal & Manchester United Chasing Isco

    Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal & Manchester United Chasing Isco

    Malaga aren’t done with their clearance sale, and 20 year old Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, aka Isco, seems to be the next name Premier League teams are chasing, as Manchester United and their mountains of cash just waiting to be spent join Arsenal in their chase after the Spain U-23 midfielder.

  • Santi Cazrola – Finally an Arsenal Player

    Santi Cazrola – Finally an Arsenal Player

    It took a while, but eventually, the financial problems of his Spanish club led him and them to agree and strike a deal with Arsenal, sending Spanish international Santi Cazrola to the Premier League from struggling Malaga CF for £15 million.

  • Malaga CF – Everyone is for Sale

    Not just Santi Cazorla anymore – He’s probably on his way to Arsenal anyway, but with Malaga’s owners unable or unwilling to pay wages, it seems that entire roster is up for grabs, possibly at a good price, and especially the players of high caliber that made quite a splash when arriving to the rising club last season.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal After Santi Cazorla

    Arsenal aren’t only about trying to hold on to Robin van Persie. Arsene Wenger is still hoping to get something out of the transfer market, shifting his attention to unsettled Santi Cazorla of Malaga, hoping that the Spanish club won’t mount too many financial difficulties in the way of a completed deal.