Málaga CF: Juan Francisco Funes’ side collects 3 points in September and stays bottom

El Málaga CF of Juan Francisco Funes Arjona finishes the last Monday of September 2026 in 20th place: after seven league games they have 3 points, and in September they’ve managed only 2 out of 12 possible. That comes after a clear contrast with Sergio Pellicer last year, when he was also caught in a bad run in Second Division and was eventually sacked after three straight losses.

Sport recalls how September 2025 started with a sequence that still felt dark: 2-2 vs Granada at home, a 1-0 defeat at Huesca, then losses to Cádiz (0-1) and Burgos (2-1) after seven matches.

In this September’s current stint, the build-up to the break looks different: Málaga picked up the earlier points with a 0-0 draw against Levante at home and a 1-1 at Celta in Vigo, but then lost back-to-back to Villarreal (1-3) and Getafe (1-0). Pellicer summed up the earlier slump with: "Así estamos lejos de lo que queremos".