Malaga 2-0 Barcelona : The Catalan's Face Yet Another Title Blow

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The Catalan Champions failed to take the Lead a they entertained yet another defeat to Malaga giving their title expectations a damaging blow.

The Catalan's would have taken the lead as the Los Blancos settled for a draw in the Madrid Derby. Sandro Ramirez caught hold of a long ball from his half, took the Barcelona defense by surprise, them finished off in the near post beatin Marc Andre ter Steven.



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Malaga History

Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world . It was founded by the Phoenicians as Malaka about 770 BC, and from the 6th century BC was under the hegemony of Ancient Carthage . Then, from 218 BC, it was ruled by the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire as Malaca ( Latin ).


After the fall of the empire and the end of Visigothic rule, it was under Islamic rule as
Mālaqah ( ﻣﺎﻟﻘﺔ ) for 800 years, but in 1487, the Crown of Castille gained control after the
Reconquista . The archaeological remains and monuments from the Phoenician, Roman, Arabic and Christian eras make the historic center of the city an "open museum", displaying its history of nearly 3,000 years.

This important cultural infrastructure and the artistic heritage have culminated in the nomination of Málaga as a candidate for the 2016 European Capital of Culture .

The internationally acclaimed painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso, Hebrew poet and Jewish philosopher Solomon Ibn Gabirol and the actor Antonio Banderas were born in Málaga. The magnum opus of Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona, " Malagueña", is named for the music of this region of Spain.