Málaga 1-2 FC Barcelona: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 13 January 2013
Result
Málaga 1-2 FC Barcelona
La Liga · Sunday 13 January 2013, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Málaga 1-2 FC Barcelona: match report
Málaga lost to FC Barcelona 1-2 in La Liga on Sunday 13 January 2013. The half-time score was 0-1.
Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Málaga's goal came from Diego Buonanotte (89'). FC Barcelona scored through Lionel Messi (27'), Cesc Fàbregas (50') and Thiago Alcântara (82').
Discipline: Málaga received 1 yellow card; FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Málaga were 4th on 31 points from 18 and FC Barcelona 1st on 52 points from 18. Málaga went on to finish that season 6th with 55 points, and FC Barcelona 1st with 102.
Málaga lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FC Barcelona in a 4-1-2-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Málaga wins, 1 draw and 9 for FC Barcelona.
Going into the match Málaga's last five read L-W-W-W-L and FC Barcelona's W-W-W-W-W.
Key events
- 27'Goal · Lionel Messi
- 50'Goal · Cesc Fàbregas
- 54'Yellow card · Ignacio Camacho
- 64'Yellow card · Cesc Fàbregas
- 69'Yellow card · Sergio Busquets
- 82'Goal · Thiago Alcântara
- 89'Goal · Diego Buonanotte
Head-to-head
Team news
Málaga line-up (4-2-3-1)
Willy Caballero, Weligton, Nacho Monreal, Eliseu, Sergio Sánchez, Ignacio Camacho, Jérémy Toulalan, Isco, Joaquín, Roque Santa Cruz, Martín Demichelis
FC Barcelona line-up (4-1-2-3)
Víctor Valdés, Dani Alves, Gerard Piqué, Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Cesc Fàbregas, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Lionel Messi, Pedro