Manchester: Malaga owner Abdullah Bin Nasser Al-Thani could face disciplinary action from UEFA after Tweeting that his team's Champions League elimination was due to "racism."
The Qatari was angry that Borussia Dortmund scored from what looked to be an offside position in stoppage time on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals with a 3-2 win.
Al-Thani hit out at UEFA on Twitter after the match, and went further on Wednesday by writing: "We were targeted from the beginning of the season by corrupt UEFA and based on racism."
UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino says Al-Thani's tweets "will now be analysed by our disciplinary inspectors."...
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06:22 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund's dramatic 3-2 Champions League quarter-final win over Malaga on Tuesday left the Germans dizzy with success while their opponents were fuming over the late winner. Former European champions Dortmund scored twice in stoppage time, including a controversial winning goal from defender Felipe Santana, that saw them complete a sensational comeback and advance to the last four for the first time in 15 years. Several Dortmund players in...
09:00 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund completed a dramatic comeback Tuesday by scoring twice in stoppage time to defeat Malaga 3-2 and advance to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 15 years. Trailing 2-1 as three minutes of added time began, Dortmund equalised through Marco Reus but Malaga still held the away goals advantage. That all changed, however, when Felipe Santana scored from what looked to be an offside position...
02:56 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Dortmund: Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini will arrive in Germany in time for the Champions League quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday after returning to Chile for the funeral of his father. Malaga defender Martin Demichelis said Pellegrini, who flew back after a 4-2 defeat to Real Sociedad on Saturday in La Liga, had not told his players anything before that game. "He will be with us tomorrow and we will...
05:06 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Istanbul: Didier Drogba and his Galatasaray team-mates have a tough task when they try to overturn a 3-0 deficit against Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday. Drogba, who won the title last season with Chelsea, will take some cheer from his performance in Saturday's domestic championship game against Mersin Idman Yurdu when he scored two second-half goals in a 3-1 win. However, the...
01:30 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Malaga: Debutants Malaga kept their Champions League dream very much alive when they held Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund to a 0-0 draw in their quarter-final first leg at the Rosaleda on Wednesday. Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero was in inspired form for the Qatar-owned La Liga club and the home side created several chances in an entertaining clash between two attack-minded sides. Dortmund's Mario Goetze was twice clean through on goal...
02:59 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Malaga slipped to a 2-0 loss to visiting Espanyol on Sunday, wasting a chance to regain fourth place in the Spanish league. ...
09:50 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini praised his players for keeping their focus through a turbulent period for the club after they eliminated Porto. ...
08:50 AM, Mar 14, 2013
Malaga's 2-0 win at home to FC Porto put them through to the last eight 2-1 on aggregate. ...
05:32 AM, Mar 14, 2013
Malaga must overturn a 1-0 scoreline from the first leg in Portugal last month if they are to oust the two-times European champions. ...
10:05 AM, Mar 12, 2013
The draw will be made on March 15 and PSG could get a favourable tie against the likes of Schalke 04, Galatasaray or Malaga. ...
06:50 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Atletico Madrid squandered a chance to reduce the gap with Spanish leader Barcelona to single digits after being held to a 0-0 draw at Malaga. ...
08:43 AM, Mar 04, 2013
Barcelona's surprise 2-0 reverse at AC Milan on Wednesday has left all four La Liga Champions League representatives on the back foot ahead of next month's last 16, second legs and in danger of missing out on a place in the quarter-finals. ...
02:07 PM, Feb 21, 2013
A second-half goal from Joao Moutinho gave Porto a 1-0 win over Malaga on Tuesday in the last 16 of the Champions League. ...
03:53 AM, Feb 20, 2013
Porto and Malaga are at the top of their game as they head into their hotly anticipated Iberian duel in the last 16 of the Champions League. ...
06:01 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Barcelona hope to avoid a slip against Getafe on Sunday as their players fight fatigue from international friendlies midweek, and with Atletico lurking nine points adrift of the Spanish league leaders. ...
11:16 AM, Feb 08, 2013
Malaga, however, lost Eliseu Pereira and Joaquin Sanchez to apparent leg injuries during the game. ...
06:46 PM, Feb 03, 2013
Malaga's Isco and Chelsea defender Azpilicueta have been included in Spain's squad for next week's friendly against Uruguay in Doha. ...
07:58 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Champions League challenger Malaga was the most active club on the closing day of the winter market with the signing of Morales. ...
12:45 PM, Feb 01, 2013
They progressed 6-4 on aggregate after drawing 2-2 in the Nou Camp last week, with goals from Pedro, Pique, Iniesta and Messi putting them through. ...
08:07 AM, Jan 25, 2013
