Malaga Insiders

It has been a busy week for Málaga on the pitch having played two games in the space of four days. First, we had a 1-1 draw with Zaragoza at La Rosaleda on Saturday night, before we travelled up to Zaragoza’s neighbours Huesca on Tuesday night to play out another draw - this time a 0-0. Both points will be considered disappointing, but disappointing for very different reasons, with a controversial...

  Matt takes you to La Rosaleda once again, as Málaga take on Zaragoza. A fairly underwhelming Málaga performance leaves Matt disappointed, but he does get to enjoy Brandon’s beautiful backheeled goal (although he initially thinks it is Roberto’s goal). Plus, you can expect controversial Spanish beer views from one of the guiris, talk of Huddersfield’s finest brewery and Derek the Geordie not wear...

Málaga stopped their run of 3 away losses in a row with a well-earned point away to Valladolid Friday night. We’ll look back at that game and rejoice in the fact that Brandon Thomas got his first goal for the club. Then, this coming Saturday, we return to Fortress La Rosaleda, as Real Zaragoza come to town. We spoke to Zaragoza fan and Spanish Segunda Show co-host Liam Bambridge about all things Z...

It was a return to Home Sweet Home form for Málaga this past weekend. After two losses on the road, Málaga bounced back with a comfortable 1-0 win over Fuenlabrada on Sunday afternoon. In our review of the game, there is special praise for Brandon, a big thumbs up for Mathieu ‘French Cuisine’ Peybernes’ glorious headed goal and praise for a dog wearing a Málaga shirt. To look ahead to Friday’s gam...

Fortress La Rosaleda strikes again as Málaga continue their excellent home form with a 1-0 win against Fuenlabrada. Matt was there to watch it and bask in the glory of the three points and in the prematch and postmatch frivolities. On the latest Vamos a La Rosaleda Matt talks with lots of Geordies, we celebrate Brandon Thomas being great out on the left and you can even expect an appearance from f...

That’s now two losses in a row for Málaga, as their woes on the road continue. This time the team lost 2-1 to a very good - and table-topping - Sporting Gijón, with the added disadvantage of having ten men for over 80 minutes. We look back at a feisty game in El Molinón, before looking forward to returning home to La Rosaleda this Sunday to take on Fuenlabrada. Plus, Chris celebrates the ‘hooligan...

Málaga are absolutely steamrollered by Ponferradina and we are here to pick up the pieces. We discuss what exactly went wrong at Ponfe and what Málaga can do to improve in the next game against Sporting Gijón. Plus, Chris gives his blunt views on the MLS, we talk about Bolo’s trousers and Jose Alberto’s fashion sense and we decide if this Málaga team was a band, who would they be and why. Learn mo...

Pau-Paulino powers Málaga to a 2-0 win over Girona, as more fans are allowed into La Rosaleda to watch another excellent performance. We discuss the win that took Málaga into the Top 6, before we turn our attention to the Top 2, as Málaga head to second place Ponferradina this coming Sunday. Joining to talk Ponfe v Málaga is, of course, Mr. Ponferradina himself, Chris Pidgeon. Plus, Matt moans abo...

In the latest episode of Vamos a La Rosaleda, Matt gets to witness another barnstorming Málaga performance, as they comfortably beat Girona 2-0. There is a Paulino screamer to enjoy (although Matt doesn’t realise quite how much of a screamer it was until after the game), chat with Ken of The Tavern fame and, of course, prematch beers and talk with the Guiri Army at Bar Hermanons Madrid prematch. W...

Málaga’s undefeated start to the season ends with a 2-0 loss to ten-man Almería, but we try to look on the bright side of the result, as well as discussing whether we have been too dreamy with our thoughts on where Málaga should aim to finish this season. Plus, we are joined by Girona Jim who, unsurprisingly, gives us the lowdown on Girona - Málaga’s next opponents. You can also expect chats about...

Málaga grab their first win of the season with a convincing 1-0 win over Alcorcón and another ‘fun’ performance - we talk about taking more shots, the excellent performance of our full-backs and how great are Kevin’s hips. Next up is the Andalusian Derby against Almería and so we look ahead to our toughest game of the season so far, with Almería fan Brian joining us for a chat. Plus, we recorded h...

Matt was at La Rosaleda for Málaga’s 2nd home game of the season and Málaga’s first win of the season. He chats with the Guiri Army over some prematch Victorias, witnesses another excellent performance from young Kevin, drinks into the early hours in a bar opposite La Rosaleda and then inevitably buys the new Málaga away shirt - complete with ‘ESCASSI 23’ - the next day. It’s all chronicled here,...

After Málaga’s 2-2 draw on the island of Ibiza, we talked about how the game was ‘Up and Down’, but also how Málaga came back with a ‘Boom! Boom! Boom! Plus, we look ahead to Friday night’s game at home to AD Alcorcón, where we are joined by Alex O’Brien to tell us about the club from southern Madrid, and we also talk about the new (old) faces at La Rosaleda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Malaga's first game of the season may have finished with a 0-0 draw, but this goalless draw with Mirandes provided plenty of action and talking points. We discussed Málaga's exciting new style under José Alberto, how the new signings got on and, of course, the name on the lips of all Málaga fans right now: Kevin. Plus, we look ahead to our Sunday evening trip to UD Ibiza - a young club embarking o...

It was the first game of the Segunda season and the first league game at La Rosaleda with fans for 526 days. Matt was never going to miss it and so he decided to record his day out in the first episode of our new ‘Vamos a La Rosaleda’ series. For his first La Rosaleda trip in almost 18 months, he was lucky enough to be joined by his fellow Guiricaster Chris and they got to witness the exciting sta...

We are days away from the start of the new Segunda season, as Málaga kick-off at home against Mirandés. The players will be back at La Rosaleda, but more importantly so will the fans. We preview our first game of the season with 'Mirandés-curious' Tony Greenall. Plus, we discuss another new signing, Málaga's latest preseason friendlies and the Málaga shirts finally going on sale. Learn more about...

The Guiricast is back! Yes, we are back for the first podcast of the season where we look over what has been going on at Málaga over the summer, from the new players to the new kits. Plus, we were joined by Alex Fitzpatrick of The Spanish Segunda podcast to give us the lowdown on the rest of the league this upcoming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Málaga’s 2020/21 season is a wrap and they finish it with a bang, thanks to a 3-0 home win against Castellón. We look back on our biggest win of the season, before we celebrate the season our own way with our 2nd annual Guiricast End of Season Awards. We pick our best game, goal, young player and player of the season, plus much more whilst sipping a way at some pacharán. Also, we talk about the ap...

Two losses in a week for Málaga carries on their bad run of form over recent weeks; we look back on our two 1-0 losses to Girona and Leganés this past week. Plus, we talk about our upcoming final game of the season against Castellón, the potential arrival of a new manager, the new teams in Segunda and the sad passing away of former player and Sporting Director Francesc Arnau.  Learn more about you...

For the latest Guiricast Plus episode, we head to South America to talk about all things Venezuela. Who better to join us to chat Venezuela than Jordan Florit, the author of the excellent ‘Red Wine and Arepas: How Football is Becoming a Religion in Venezuela’. We discuss Jordan's adventures in Venezuela, how football has grown there and the many Venezuelan footballers who have come through Málaga...

After a few weeks of speculation, Sergio Pellicer has confirmed that he will be leaving Málaga CF at the end of the season. We react to the news and discuss who could be the new manager. Also, we were delighted to be joined by Oviedo fan Alexandra Jonson to talk about Málaga’s 1-0 loss to Oviedo this week, as well as her dislike for Eurovision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

We were delighted to be joined by Málaga right-back, Iván Calero. We talked about his time at Málaga so far, playing without fans, VAR, Escassi apparently not being scary and his time spent with  the likes of Diego Simeone, Steve McLaren and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As thunder and lightning hammered the Costa del Sol, all was calm on the pitch at La Rosaleda. Málaga put in a composed performance against promotion chasing Mallorca and very much deserved their 1-1 draw. We look back on us getting a penalty for only the second time this season, the brilliance of Juan Soriano and the guy with the Mini name, but the big talent. Plus, we look ahead to our game agai...

As expected against the best team in the league, Málaga succumbed to a 3-0 loss to Espanyol - a club who will almost certainly be joining the Primera very soon. Having listened to us lament the defeat and with Chris’ delivering some interesting analogies on how the game reminded him of dating, we looked ahead to our next game. From playing 1st in the league, we now go on to play 2nd in the league,...

With their own play-off party seeming impossible now, Málaga could be heading to a different promotion party this weekend. This Sunday, Málaga travel to Espanyol to take on the league leaders, where the hosts can get promoted if results go their way elsewhere. We were joined by Mark the ‘Mancunian Perico’ to talk all things Espanyol ahead of the game. We also discussed what went wrong for Málaga a...