FC Barcelona 6-0 Málaga: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 22 March 2009
Result
FC Barcelona 6-0 Málaga
La Liga · Sunday 22 March 2009, 18:00 UTC · half-time 4-0
FC Barcelona 6-0 Málaga: match report
FC Barcelona beat Málaga 6-0 in La Liga on Sunday 22 March 2009. It was 4-0 at half-time.
Xavi opened the scoring in the 19th minute. FC Barcelona's goals came from Xavi (19'), Lionel Messi (25'), Thierry Henry (32'), Samuel Eto'o (44'), Dani Alves (51') and Samuel Eto'o (57'). Málaga did not score.
Discipline: FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards; Málaga received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game FC Barcelona were 1st on 66 points from 27 and Málaga 7th on 43 points from 27. FC Barcelona went on to finish that season 1st with 87 points, and Málaga 8th with 55.
FC Barcelona lined up in a 4-3-3 and Málaga in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 FC Barcelona wins, 1 draw and 0 for Málaga.
Going into the match FC Barcelona's last five read W-W-L-L-D and Málaga's D-W-L-W-D.
Key events
- 18'Yellow card · Nacho
- 19'Goal · Xavi
- 25'Goal · Lionel Messi
- 29'Yellow card · Lolo
- 32'Yellow card · Dani Alves
- 32'Goal · Thierry Henry
- 36'Yellow card · Jesús Gámez
- 44'Goal · Samuel Eto'o
- 51'Goal · Dani Alves
- 57'Goal · Samuel Eto'o
- 82'Yellow card · Eiður Guðjohnsen
Head-to-head
Team news
FC Barcelona expected line-up (4-3-3)
Puyol, Lilian Thuram, Deco, Andrés Iniesta, Ludovic Giuly, Ronaldinho, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Gianluca Zambrotta, Rafael Márquez Álvarez, Eiður Guðjohnsen
Málaga line-up (4-2-3-1)
Iñaki Goitia, Jesús Gámez, Cuadrado, Hélder Rosario, Eliseu, Nacho, Lolo, Apoño, Albert Luque, Fernando, Salva Ballesta