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Leicester City Spain pre‑season friendlies

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Leicester City began its 2026 pre‑season tour in Spain with a 1‑0 victory over Segunda División side Cádiz on 22 July, a second‑half header from Kirsten Otchere securing the win as the squad rotated heavily and gave debut minutes to Conor Chaplin. Three days later the team ~~traveled~~ travelled to Marbella for a high‑intensity friendly against newly promoted La Liga side Málaga CF. ~~Leicester surged to~~ After taking a 2‑0 ~~lead, with~~ lead through Louis ~~Page heading in from a~~ Page’s corner ~~at 26 minutes~~ and a second goal before ~~halftime. Málaga rallied, equalising through Chupete (53'), taking~~ halftime, Leicester saw the ~~lead via~~ hosts rally: Chupe equalised, Aaron Ochoa ~~(68'),~~ gave Málaga the lead and ~~eventually forcing a dramatic finish with~~ Carlos Dotor ~~scoring~~ headed a stoppage‑time winner in ~~added time~~ the 93rd minute to ~~earn~~ force a 3‑3 draw. ~~Leicester answered late with~~ Late goals from Woyo ~~Couliby~~ Coulibaly (80') and Tommy Neale ~~(88').~~ (88') restored parity for Leicester. The match marked Málaga’s first pre‑season test after promotion, while Leicester used the fixture to sharpen for a Championship promotion push. Málaga coach Juanfran Funes made tactical tweaks, notably deploying former Real Sociedad winger Lobete at right‑back after halftime, and gave debut minutes to new signings such as Juan Cruz alongside several academy graduates. Both coaches used the ~~match~~ game to test tactics, fitness and ~~new signings; Juanfran Funes highlighted the integration of~~ integrate recent ~~arrivals, while Russell Martin made tactical tweaks during the halftime break.~~ arrivals.

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