Previews
DOM 21.12.2014
The Liga BBVA offers a clash of contrasts to end the year. An Elche CF in need of points host a Málaga CF on a roll on Matchday 16 of the championship, in which the two sides will go after two very different objectives.
Team news
Suspended Damián Suárez and the injured Manu Herrara and Pedro Mosquera will be unavailable for the Ilicitanos. For the Andalusian side, Weligton de Oliveira, Roberto Rosales and Samu García are absent, but Francisco Portillo, Nordin Amrabat and José Manuel Casado return to the matchday squad.
Views from the dugout
Fran Escribá, the Elche manager, described Málaga as "A revelation side who are also coming into the game on a roll". But he also added that "Some of the encounters they have won have been very close", so they will try to front up to them.
Manager Javi Gracia said that Málaga are aiming to end 2014 with a great result: "We're going to give it everything in final push of the year".
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