Fresh from their UEFA Champions League victory against Zenit St Petersburg, the Andalusian outfit take on the challenge of Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames.
Start of La Liga season has gone according to Manuel Pellegrini’s schemes for Malaga. La Rosaleda based outfit are 2nd in Primera Division points table, two points behind leaders http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
League form of Los Anchovies has continued in the UEFA Champions League, as they comfortably beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Spalletti’s Zenit St Petersburg in their first ever European fixture in midweek.
Following their exploits in Europe, the coastal club turn their attention to domestic responsibilities in the form of a trip to Bilbao. Malaga take on the challenge of troubled Athletic Club at the San Mames with three important away points at stake.
Weligton Oliveira took out time to reflect on the situation, cautioning against complacency against Los Azulones. The Brazilian footballer remarked that Athletic Bilbao are dangerous customers despite the fact that they are going through a poor patch of
form.
Continuing on the topic, he claimed that Malaga will fare better if they do use the situation to their benefit. The 33-year-old stated that Los Anchovies will have to enter the field with the correct mentality and look for the elusive goal on San Mames to
come out with a win.
“Malaga must be smart, try to play and cause anxiety amongst the home support, because Athletic otherwise know how to play, even if they are going through a difficult patch,” he reflected to the Press today.
“We need to be in the field with the correct mentality, endure the first few minutes and try to find the goal to escape with a win.”
When quizzed about Malaga’s preparations for the crunch La Liga fixture against a fellow top-4 competitor, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Pellegrini’s charges are ready for the meeting.
The former Grasshoppers player played down the significance of their midweek fixture against Zenit, claiming that they are ready to tackle http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Athletic-Club-c38535.
“All teams would like to be in a moment as sweet and nice as the one we are currently experiencing. I hope it lasts as long as possible, although I know that this would be very difficult and complicated.”
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