FC Barcelona 4-1 Málaga: result and report

La Liga · Wednesday 2 May 2012

Result

FC Barcelona 4-1 Málaga

La Liga · Wednesday 2 May 2012, 18:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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FC Barcelona 4-1 Málaga: match report

FC Barcelona defeated Málaga 4-1 in La Liga on Wednesday 2 May 2012. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Puyol opened the scoring in the 14th minute. FC Barcelona's goals came from Puyol (14'), Lionel Messi (35', penalty), Lionel Messi (59', penalty) and Lionel Messi (64'). Málaga scored through S. Rondón (27').

Discipline: FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards; Málaga received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Barcelona were 2nd on 84 points from 35 and Málaga 4th on 55 points from 35. FC Barcelona went on to finish that season 2nd with 91 points, and Málaga 4th with 58.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 FC Barcelona wins, 1 draw and 0 for Málaga.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · PuyolFC Barcelona · 1-0
  • 27'Goal · S. RondónMálaga · 1-1
  • 35'Penalty goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 2-1
  • 57'Yellow card · Ignacio CamachoMálaga
  • 58'Yellow card · DudaMálaga
  • 59'Penalty goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 3-1
  • 64'Goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 4-1
  • 68'Yellow card · PedroFC Barcelona
  • 83'Yellow card · Cesc FàbregasFC Barcelona

Head-to-head

9 meetings: FC Barcelona 8, draws 1, Málaga 0.

Team news

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FC Barcelona line-up (4-1-2-3)

José Manuel Pinto, Dani Alves, Puyol, Javier Mascherano, Adriano, Cesc Fàbregas, Andrés Iniesta, Seydou Keita, Isaac Cuenca, Lionel Messi, Pedro

Málaga line-up (4-2-3-1)

Carlos Kameni, Jesús Gámez, Eliseu, Sergio Sánchez, Ignacio Camacho, Santi Cazorla, Duda, Diego Buonanotte, Salomón Rondón, Francisco Portillo, Martín Demichelis