Malaga had a hugely impressive 3-0 win over Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League last night, and are second in the Spanish league.

"The team is working well, with a lot of internal motivation to make a project that has stumbled at times work and this is the best way to do it," Pellegrini told a news conference.

"The team put in a good performance against a great opponent who never gave up. The team is very focused on what it is doing."