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Reyes almost gets in behind but Gonzalez clears.

Appeals for a penalty by the home side as Rondon goes down a touch easily in the area.

Decent start for Atletico, using the width their new formation affords them - Forlan on the bench tonight.

The first half is underway.

TEAMS - Malaga: Ruben, Gamez, Stadsgaard, Gonzalez, Manu, Juanito, Eliseu, Duda, Rosario, Rondon, Fernandez /// Atletico: De Gea, Ujfalusi, Dominguez, Perea, Filipe, Assuncao, Reyes, Simao, Garcia, Tiago, Aguero

Atletico have had another stop-start season, crashing out of Europe and inconsistent in La Liga. A win would put them sixth, anything else keeps them seventh or eighth, depending on how local rivals Getafe fare; Malaga are in the drop zone but a win would pull them out, a draw probably not good enough.