The Málaga Gazette
Market24 Aug 2026
Málaga say no — this time
The offer from Castellón for Dani Sánchez was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Aarón Ochoa at 19 — 8.41
The hardest thing about being 19 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Aarón Ochoa did not need any: 8.41, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad24 Aug 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.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
A defender's afternoon for Carlos Puga
Defensive actions: 22. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
Squad24 Aug 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.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Rafa Rodríguez was immovable
21 times he got in the way of something. Centre-halves get written about when they make mistakes and ignored when they do not, so an afternoon like this needs saying out loud: he is the reason the scoreline reads as it does.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
Málaga supporters have found a favourite in Aarón Ochoa
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 19-year-old it feels ownership of. Aarón Ochoa has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match22 Aug 2026
Aarón Ochoa sends Málaga past Castellón
It finished 1‑0, and it was Aarón Ochoa’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Málaga.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
The one thing Chupete could not do
Shots: 9, enough of them from close enough that a striker in form scores two. He is not a striker in form.
In brief
- Squad No hiding place for Joaquín
- Squad Álex Pastor left out for tactical reasons at Málaga
- Market Málaga shop where it costs nothing