Málaga 3-2 Real Madrid: result and report

La Liga · Saturday 22 December 2012

Result

Málaga 3-2 Real Madrid

La Liga · Saturday 22 December 2012, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Málaga 3-2 Real Madrid: match report

Málaga defeated Real Madrid 3-2 in La Liga on Saturday 22 December 2012. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Isco opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Málaga's goals came from Isco (49'), R. Santa Cruz (73') and R. Santa Cruz (76'). Real Madrid scored through an own goal by Sergio Sánchez (66') and Karim Benzema (82').

Discipline: Málaga received 1 yellow card; Real Madrid received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Málaga were 4th on 28 points from 16 and Real Madrid 3rd on 31 points from 16. Málaga went on to finish that season 6th with 55 points, and Real Madrid 2nd with 82.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Málaga wins, 2 draws and 8 for Real Madrid.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Yellow card · Sergio RamosReal Madrid
  • 49'Goal · IscoMálaga · 1-0
  • 66'Own goal · Sergio SánchezReal Madrid · 1-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid
  • 73'Goal · R. Santa CruzMálaga · 2-1
  • 76'Goal · R. Santa CruzMálaga · 3-1
  • 80'Yellow card · PepeReal Madrid
  • 82'Goal · Karim BenzemaReal Madrid · 3-2
  • 83'Yellow card · JoaquínMálaga
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Sami KhediraReal Madrid

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Málaga 0, draws 2, Real Madrid 8.

Team news

Málaga line-up (4-2-3-1)

Willy Caballero, Jesús Gámez, Nacho Monreal, Eliseu, Sergio Sánchez, Ignacio Camacho, Isco, Joaquín, Javier Saviola, Francisco Portillo, Martín Demichelis

Real Madrid line-up (4-2-3-1)

Antonio Adán, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Álvaro Arbeloa, Sami Khedira, Mesut Özil, Xabi Alonso, Michael Essien, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Ángel Di María