Bellingham 19', Alfonso Herrero 26' (og), Mbappé 30', Arda Güler 90+1'
Malaga 2–3 Real Madrid
Match summary
Real Madrid beat Malaga 3–2 on 21 December 2002 in La Liga round 15 in front of 25,000 spectators. Zinedine Zidane 48', Raúl González Blanco 74' and Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo 80' scored for Real Madrid; Musampa 18' and Dely Valdes 39' replied for Malaga.
It was Real Madrid's 26th win in 33 meetings between the clubs (26 wins, 6 draws, 1 defeat for Real Madrid). Real Madrid have won the last 5 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W W D W D. Real Madrid finished that season 1st, Malaga 14th in La Liga.
Match events
- 18'GoalMusampa
- 21'Yellow cardMusampa
- 25'Yellow cardRoteta
- 39'GoalDely Valdes
- 48'GoalZinedine Zidane
- 65'SubstitutionJuanito for —
- 69'SubstitutionAlbert Celades López for —
- 69'SubstitutionJose María Gutiérrez Hernández for —
- 74'GoalRaúl González Blanco
- 75'SubstitutionRojas for —
- 80'Yellow cardZinedine Zidane
- 80'GoalLuis Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo
- 84'SubstitutionKoke for —
- 90'SubstitutionSteve McManaman for —
Real Madrid v Malaga: head-to-head
All 33 meetings- 33Meetings
- 26Real Madrid wins
- 6Draws
- 1Malaga wins
Previous meetings
Diego Rolan 90+3' · Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez “Isco” 29', Carlos Henrique José Francisco Venâncio Casemiro 63'
Karim Benzema 9', Carlos Henrique José Francisco Venâncio Casemiro 21', Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 76' · Diego Rolan 18', Gonzalo Castro 58'
In the news around this match
- Del Bosque pleased with "reaction" as Real Madrid stun Malaga
22 December 2002
- Real fight back to win, Barca cruise to victory
22 December 2002
- Liga Report: Real Come Back To Beat Malaga
22 December 2002
- Liga Preview: Malaga-Real Madrid
20 December 2002
- Liga Weekend Preview: Mallorca Host Barca, Depor Visit Mestellav
20 December 2002
- Real Sociedad firmly in charge in Spain
15 December 2002