OFFICIAL: Malaga sack Michel

Defeat at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez always looked like spelling the end for the former Spanish international and so it proved to be.

The defeat was Malaga's fourth in a row, with their place in La Liga now looking perilous at best.

The Costa del Sol-based side cureently sit joint-bottom of the table, level on points with Las Palmas and five points adrift of safety.

With a great escape looking unlikely the club have decided to act by axing the former Real Madrid midfielder as they look to provoke a reaction that with see them secure their place in the Spanish top flight.

Michel, for his part, was thought to be up for the challenge and prepared to continue fighting, but the club's patience ran thin.

"From Málaga CF, we thank coach, Míchel González for his professionalism and conduct, and wish him every success for the future", the club announced in an official statement.

The club is now on the search for an appropriate replacement.

 

13 January 2018