Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Málaga: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 5 May 2012
Result
Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Málaga
La Liga · Saturday 5 May 2012, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Málaga: match report
Atlético de Madrid defeated Málaga 2-1 in La Liga on Saturday 5 May 2012. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Eliseu opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Atlético de Madrid's goals came from Koke (69') and Adrián (79'). Málaga scored through Eliseu (38').
Discipline: Atlético de Madrid received 6 yellow cards; Málaga received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Atlético de Madrid were 6th on 50 points from 36 and Málaga 4th on 55 points from 36. Atlético de Madrid went on to finish that season 5th with 56 points, and Málaga 4th with 58.
Atlético de Madrid 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 4 Atlético de Madrid wins, 2 draws and 3 for Málaga.
Going into the match Atlético de Madrid's last five read D-D-W-W-L and Málaga's L-W-D-D-L.
Key events
- 33'Yellow card · Mario Suárez
- 38'Goal · Eliseu
- 69'Goal · Koke
- 73'Yellow card · Diego
- 77'Yellow card · Tiago
- 78'Yellow card · Weligton
- 79'Goal · Adrián
- 81'Yellow card · Arda Turan
- 88'Yellow card · Koke
- 89'Yellow card · Sergio Sánchez
- 90'Yellow card · Eduardo Salvio
Head-to-head
Team news
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Atlético de Madrid line-up (4-2-3-1)
Thibaut Courtois, Diego Godín, Mario Suárez, Filipe Luís, Juanfran, Eduardo Salvio, R. Falcao, Tiago, Adrián, Diego, Miranda
Málaga line-up (4-2-3-1)
Carlos Kameni, Weligton, Nacho Monreal, Eliseu, Sergio Sánchez, Ignacio Camacho, Santi Cazorla, Isco, Joaquín, Salomón Rondón, Martín Demichelis