Real Madrid vs Malaga Preview & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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It has been a strong start to the second Jose Mourinho era at Real Madrid as they now welcome newly-promoted Malaga to the capital city this weekend.
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Real Madrid vs Malaga prediction
Having snatched a late win via Carlos Espi against Espanyol in their opening game of the campaign, a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick then inspired Los Blancos to a 5-1 demolition of Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu in midweek. There were concerns over their performance in the first three halves of their season but their second half against La Real has produced some excitement.
Malaga gained promotion to the top-flight via the play-offs last season and they have kept their young and local squad intact with an intent to attack. They played well in a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in their opener before sharing a 1-1 draw with fellow newly-promoted outfit Deportivo La Coruna at La Rosaleda last week.
Malaga will play the way that they play and aim to get at Madrid, perhaps exploiting some space that is afforded to them but Madrid should still ease to a third successive win.
Real Madrid vs Malaga tip: Real Madrid to win & over 2.5 goals
