Malaga Insiders

That's a wrap on Malaga’s 2021/2022 Segunda season - and thank god it is over, as Malaga have staggered over the finish line in recent months. And that staggering continued right up until the last game, as Malaga were at their most bereft again, as they lost 1-0 away to Lugo. We looked back at our final game of the season, before heading from the red and white of Lugo to the glittering red carpet event of the season: The Guiricast End of Season Awards. Who will claim our Goal of the Season? What was our Game of the Season? And most importantly, who will usurp Alberto Escassi as Guiricast’s Biznaga of the Season? Plus, we discussed our personal highlights of the season, as well as going through our plans for the summer months.

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Permanencia has been achieved and Málaga will be staying in the Segunda. Happy days…or is it? A less than impressed La Rosaelda let its thought be known to the team on Saturday night following the full-time whistle of Málaga 0-1 Burgos. Boos and whistles came down from the stands despite Málaga staying up. We discussed that 1-0 loss, and the fan reaction postmatch, before looking ahead to a fairly meaninlgess game away to Lugo this coming weekend.

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A triumphant weekend for Málaga with a vital 2-0 win away to Tenerife. A superb performance from all involved helped Málaga get 5 points clear of the drop zone. We revelled in that 2-0 win at Tenerife before looking ahead to our next game, as Burgos come to La Rosaleda where a home win will mean guaranteed safety. Plus, we discussed Antoñín and Kevin’s omission from the last matchday squad and Málaga’s initiative to give out free tickets and 20% discounts on next season’s season tickets to Fiel Malaguista.

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Guiricast Episode 100 - amazingly we have somehow made 100 episodes of this stuff and we can now consider ourselves part of the podcast 100 club. Quite a landmark episode for us in a week which might be looked back on as a landmark week for Málaga this season. Real Sociedad B narrowed the gap to just 1 point to Málaga in 18th, before Málaga earned a credible draw against Oviedo to increase that gap to 2 points. It is now nail-biting stuff for Málaga as the season approaches its climax. We looked back on that 0-0 draw with Oviedo, before being joined by Chris Todd of Tenerife’s Armada Sur to preview our game against Tenerife this coming Sunday night. Plus, we talk about Antoñín’s street football, the shambles of La Liga’s fixture organising and whether ‘mainland bias’ no longer exists.

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Matt headed to La Rosaleda for Málaga's 0-0 draw with Real Oviedo. Not the most thrilling game, but a great atmosphere - as you will hear on the podcast. Hear the views of the fans pre- and post-match at Bar Hermanos Madrid and the reaction from the stands as it happened.  Plus, we discover Chris Marquez's biggest fan.

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The heat is very much on Málaga now, as Amorebieta and Real Sociedad B, below them in the league, gain ground over Málaga in the race to stay above the relegation precipice. Málaga did not help their own plight by losing their Friday night game away to Las Palmas with goals from Jonathan Viera and Jesé helping Las Palmas grab all 3 points, despite Aleix Febas replying with a goal late on. And things don’t get any easier as we welcome in-form Real Oviedo to La Rosaleda this Saturday evening. Joining us to discuss that game was Oviedo fan and all-around Spanish football boffin Alexandra Johnson. 

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Málaga showed a lot of bravery this past weekend against Eibar the Brave, as they put in a hearty performance with ten men against the team top of the pack at the moment. We looked back on what was eventually a 3-1 loss, but a 3-1 loss with plenty of positives to take from it. Then we’re off to the Canary Islands to look ahead to our Friday night clash with Las Palmas. To talk all things Pío Pío, we were joined by Matt Rayns of the Las Palmas UK Fan Zone.

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It’s all aboard La Guedeneta this week as Málaga scored 3…yes 3 goals…to beat Leganés at Butarque. Not even a superhero like Súper Pepino could have thwarted Málaga in this game as a great performance led to a resounding win and a comfortable 3 points for Los Blanquiazules. We looked back over that away win before preparing to welcome top of the league Eibar to La Rosaleda this coming Saturday. Plus, we discuss which mascot could beat up Súper Pepino, our love for Fernando Llorente and we give a lot of love to the excellent work done for the ‘Spanish Football Content Creators 4 Ukraine’ live stream. 

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There was a real improvement from Málaga this weekend against Real Valladolid, but sadly they threw away a two-goal lead to earn only a point in the first game of the Guede era. We discussed what sort of impact the new manager has had already, before looking ahead to our game against Leganés this coming Saturday. Plus, we discussed Genaro signing a new contract and Pablo Guede’s impressive squat pose on the touchline.

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It was the first matchday of the new Pablo Guede era and the Guiricast were there in force with Matt joined by Alex, Nick and former guest Marc Harrison (Matt's brother) in the stands of La Rosaleda. And what a great game too, although Málaga will be disappointed at letting a 2-0 lead slip. There are the usual reactions from the stands, the prematch views at Bar Hermanos Madrid and Marc speaks in glowing terms about his first trip to La Rosaleda.

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