"Malaga" loses to "Granada" football players (VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

On Monday evening, in the late-night final matches of the 22nd round of the Spanish "Liga BBVA" championship, the ambitious "Malaga" club suffered a defeat.

Manuel Pellegrini's team lost 2-1 away to "Granada" and missed the opportunity to move up to sixth place in the tournament table.

The victory allowed the league newcomers to move up to 14th place.

"Granada" 2 - 1 "Malaga" 57' [1 - 0] O. Ighalo 68' [1 - 1] S. Rondon 81' [2 - 1] I. Lopez 83' M. Demichelis ("Malaga") was sent off the field.