The Málaga Gazette
Squad19 Oct 2026
Tijn Smolenaars breaks a bone — 78 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 78 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Rafa Rodríguez keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Málaga may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match17 Oct 2026
Nobody wants to play Málaga right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Málaga
David Larrubia was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Adrián Niño falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match17 Oct 2026
Málaga find a way past Racing Santander
Racing Santander made Málaga work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
In brief
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to David Larrubia
- Player ratings Carlos Puga runs at them all day