Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Real Madrid's tricky trip to nouveau-riche Malaga, kicking off at 7pm UK time.
La Liga / Matchday 9
Estadio La Rosaleda / 22.10.2011
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- G. Higuaín(11')
- Cristiano Ronaldo(23', 28', 38')
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Updated 22/10/2011 at 20:48 GMT+1
3'
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Joaquin is clearly tripped by Khedira but the ref waves play on for that too! Ronaldo's was not a pen but that looked nailed on!
2'
Ronaldo takes a tumble in the box over Toulalan's challenge but the ref waves play on.
1'
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The first half is underway.
18:58
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You can enagage with me on Twitter during this match,
18:55
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Jose Mourinho (Real Madrid): "I hope Malaga, while losing (to us) tomorrow, get to where the project wants to get, which is playing Champions League next season and with the quality they have I hope and wish they can do it."
18:55
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Manuel Pellegrini: "We are taking things game by game, analysing it, evaluating it and trying to improve,. But we must learn how to digest this defeat (to Levante), take it on board and get the points from our next match."
18:50
Former Madrid forward Julio Baptista misses out for Malaga after failing a late fitness test on a foot injury; Raul Albiol is out with a fractured cheekbone, while Ricardo Carvalho and Nuri Sahin also miss out due to a lack of match fitness after recovering from injury. Kaka gets a start in place of Benzema.
18:45
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TEAMS - Malaga: Ruben, Gamez, Eliseu, Demichelis, Mathijsen, Toulalan, Apono, Joaquin, Isco, Cazorla, Rondon; Subs: Sanchez, Monreal, Pol, Fernandez, Maresca, Buonanotte, Van Nistelrooy /// Real Madrid: Casillas, Arbeloa, Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos, Khedira, Alonso, Di Maria, Kaka, Ronaldo, Higuainl; Subs: Adan, Varane, Callejon, Altintop, Ozil, Granero, Benzema