Espanyol 1-2 Málaga: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 25 March 2012

Result

Espanyol 1-2 Málaga

La Liga · Sunday 25 March 2012, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Espanyol 1-2 Málaga: match report

Espanyol lost to Málaga 1-2 in La Liga on Sunday 25 March 2012. The half-time score was 1-0.

Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Espanyol's goal came from Philippe Coutinho (24'). Málaga scored through Ruud van Nistelrooy (76') and Martín Demichelis (78').

Discipline: Espanyol received 3 yellow cards; Málaga received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Espanyol were 6th on 40 points from 28 and Málaga 5th on 44 points from 28. Espanyol went on to finish that season 14th with 46 points, and Málaga 4th with 58.

Espanyol lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Málaga in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Espanyol wins, 0 draws and 4 for Málaga.

Going into the match Espanyol's last five read D-W-W-L-L and Málaga's W-D-W-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Goal · Philippe CoutinhoEspanyol · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Dídac VilàEspanyol
  • 52'Yellow card · Martín DemichelisMálaga
  • 53'Yellow card · Javi LópezEspanyol
  • 73'Yellow card · Raúl BaenaEspanyol
  • 76'Goal · Ruud van NistelrooyMálaga · 1-1
  • 78'Goal · Martín DemichelisMálaga · 1-2

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Espanyol 5, draws 0, Málaga 4.

Team news

Espanyol line-up (4-2-3-1)

Kiko Casilla, Raúl Rodríguez, Javi López, Juan Forlin, Raúl Baena, Joan Verdú, Philippe Coutinho, Cristian Gómez, Kalu Uche, Vladimír Weiss, Dídac Vilà

Málaga expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Willy Caballero, Nacho Monreal, Weligton, Joris Mathijsen, Jesús Gámez, Santi Cazorla, Isco, Jérémy Toulalan, Salomón Rondón, Joaquín, Martín Demichelis