La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[S A KHAIR]

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Benzema was in peak form last season. And I hope he will be able to carry on with the same form in the next season. I don’t know if Robert Lewandowski wants to prove anything like being better than Benzema but he certainly doesn't wanna stay in Bayern Munich.

Hopefully, I will also have high expectations for Benzema and also Real Madrid. Although it may not be easier for the next season because we know that Barcelona is now really struggling to improve their squad and also performance. The next season's matches will be more interesting and exciting than previously I think. Moreover if Lewandowski really comes to Barcelona, this will be more exciitng to see the comeptition right?

It will be really interesting if Robert Lewandowski comes to Barcelona but I really don’t think Barcelona should bring Robert Lewandowski in at the expense of 50 million. Because Robert Lewandowski is going to be good only for two or a maximum of three years. And that is not worth 50 million even if they win the league title twice in these years. But if Barcelona actually gets Robert Lewandowski in the team it will be really interesting to see which player does better, Benzema or Lewandowski.

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[Oluwa-btc]

So I took my time to meditate on Lewandoski.
What are the reasons for moving to Barcelona ? He has it all at Bayern Munich, no competition comes for him in that position, he's won all the trophies necessarily needed for a player at the club side. So why push for an exit ?
The Ballon d'or came inner my mind immediately. Looking both at Messi and Ronaldo, ( Having won the last Ten of the Ballon d'or ). With Karim Benzema's contribution this season,he is the top favorite for the award.

So going to Barcelona can win him the Ballon d'or, he is one of the worlds best scorer's in goal. The Spanish La Liga wouldn't be a toxic one to adapt too. I'm tipping Lewandoski to win the Champions League if he does moves to Barcelona. What you think ?

[Pokapoka124]

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Benzema was in peak form last season. And I hope he will be able to carry on with the same form in the next season. I don’t know if Robert Lewandowski wants to prove anything like being better than Benzema but he certainly doesn't wanna stay in Bayern Munich.

Hopefully, I will also have high expectations for Benzema and also Real Madrid. Although it may not be easier for the next season because we know that Barcelona is now really struggling to improve their squad and also performance. The next season's matches will be more interesting and exciting than previously I think. Moreover if Lewandowski really comes to Barcelona, this will be more exciitng to see the comeptition right?

It will be really interesting if Robert Lewandowski comes to Barcelona but I really don’t think Barcelona should bring Robert Lewandowski in at the expense of 50 million. Because Robert Lewandowski is going to be good only for two or a maximum of three years. And that is not worth 50 million even if they win the league title twice in these years. But if Barcelona actually gets Robert Lewandowski in the team it will be really interesting to see which player does better, Benzema or Lewandowski.

Lewandowski is undoubtedly a fantastic player, not every striker scores this much goals like lewandowski these days. If Barcelona succeed in getting lewandowski on their side it will be good for the club getting a world class striker who can guarantee them 25 to 30 goals per season. The Laliga will be very interesting to watch and the El clasico rivalry will intense again having lewandowski and benzema on both sides.

[emrecemsan]

Benzema's performance in the 20/21 season was good also but it wasn't even close to the previous season though. He scored 44 goals and got 15 assists in 46 matches. This is really huge statistics for a player who is 34 years old now. I also am curious about his performance next season. I won't blame him if he doesn't perform close to this one as he did his best for the team last season without a doubt. But if Real Madrid don't sign a striker that can replace Benzema with his performance then they would rely on Benzema's goals again.

[lalabotax]

Yeah I agree with you, Realmadrid defence recently is known as one of the strongest defend in Europe, with the addition of rudiger the team defence looks more stronger than before. The only thing the team is lacking this summer is a center forward, perhaps they have one outstanding forward which is Benzema, but they really needs to bring one quality and experience attacker that can help the team in the absent of Benzema.

That is right and they may be still considering this. I am sure that they will do their best this season for the transfer. For, other clubs especially Barcelona is also trying their best effort to come up with a stronger squad in the next season. Next season will be harder and harder, moreover for the next UCL.

Barcelona had to wait for a longer time and not spend too much money right now because their financial situation is too bad. And the way they are going about it is not going to help at all. A long-term plan is certainly the way to go for Barcelona but it feels like they are looking for a lot more short-term solutions. And I also think that Barcelona should invest in youth players right now. That will help them to really build up players for the future and they will also be loyal to the club.

This is what happen right now in Barcelona, the financial problem becomes the main problem in the club that can be challenging for the squad to come ups tornger. This is too bad for the kind of big club like Barcelonapreviously.

[SirLancelot]

I would say Real Madrid need to find a replacement for Benzema right now. Benzema is one of the best strikers in the world. But if Benzema is sidelined with an injury next season, Real Madrid will not be able to replace him. So if Real Madrid want to win the title next season, they must have an experienced striker.

Well, to be fair that is why they have Luka Jovic. Not that he played much, but he played in 15 La Liga games and he had even 3 UCL games as well. For a total of 550 minutes though, so not a lot of minutes. In the end he is not there for the future of Real Madrid and their "next big thing", he is just a bench player that would replace Benzema in case of an injury, or just if he is tired or something.

Other than that, they still do need a young player who would replace Benzema in the future when Benzema retires or just not good enough. It would be quite high price to get a player like that, so I sort of understand why they are not doing that, it would be taking tens of millions of dollars to get a generational talent at young age.

[JeromeTash]

I would say Real Madrid need to find a replacement for Benzema right now. Benzema is one of the best strikers in the world. But if Benzema is sidelined with an injury next season, Real Madrid will not be able to replace him. So if Real Madrid want to win the title next season, they must have an experienced striker.

Well, to be fair that is why they have Luka Jovic. Not that he played much, but he played in 15 La Liga games and he had even 3 UCL games as well. For a total of 550 minutes though, so not a lot of minutes. In the end he is not there for the future of Real Madrid and their "next big thing", he is just a bench player that would replace Benzema in case of an injury, or just if he is tired or something.

Luka Jovic and Mariano do not get enough play time, so I would understand why their respective forms are at an all-time low. Replacing Benzema right now will be very hard. His partnership with Vinicius is top-notch. When one of the two does not play, the other tends to struggle.

[snipie]

Benzema's performance in the 20/21 season was good also but it wasn't even close to the previous season though. He scored 44 goals and got 15 assists in 46 matches. This is really huge statistics for a player who is 34 years old now. I also am curious about his performance next season. I won't blame him if he doesn't perform close to this one as he did his best for the team last season without a doubt. But if Real Madrid don't sign a striker that can replace Benzema with his performance then they would rely on Benzema's goals again.

Benzema made the history with Real Madrid this season and the club is preparing a big celebration once he gets officially the Ballon d'Or.
I think Ancelotti will count on the captain in the upcoming season too since he let Jovic join Fiorentina for a one year loan and he is focusing on boosting the defence line of the club with Rudiger and Tchouameni.

[Velvet78]

Atletico Madrid might face some problems with the striker quality in the team right now. Actually they have quite many strikers but I don't know how many of them would be really productive. Matheus Cunha is a promising striker actually and I wonder if Simeone is planning to start with him from now on after Luis Suarez's departure. He has preferred a formation in which there have been two strikers. Suarez's place needs to be filled in the end. There are Morata and Griezmann too of course but I don't trust them in the starting eleven too much anymore.

[nurilham]

Atletico Madrid might face some problems with the striker quality in the team right now. Actually they have quite many strikers but I don't know how many of them would be really productive. Matheus Cunha is a promising striker actually and I wonder if Simeone is planning to start with him from now on after Luis Suarez's departure. He has preferred a formation in which there have been two strikers. Suarez's place needs to be filled in the end. There are Morata and Griezmann too of course but I don't trust them in the starting eleven too much anymore.

I think Atletico Madrid has many talented/skilled attackers who have a lot of experience. If they didn't really productive in the last season, it may be caused by the wrong strategy or tactics. Simeone needs to choose the right strategy or tactics that can fit with Atletico players, especially for those attackers. And Simeone must improve the players' mentality and motivation, so they can play more aggressively on the field. Morata, Griezmann, Cunha, and other attackers are enough, they don't need new attackers.

[Slow death]

In the world of football today, you have to be financially bouyant to have big stars in a team because of their huge wages and long term contracts. Barcelona have been battling through financial struggles for years now and cannot maintain big names at the moment. Last season they had to cut a lot of wages and even caused them losing Lionel Messi to PSG. They will need some strategies to get quality players that will help them to compete in the league at a high level and maintain their legacy as one of Spain's finest

in this case a long-term strategy is needed
I would like to give the example of Atalanta who for years has been up and down from Serie B to Serie A
in the meantime they built starting from the youth teams, having no money
now they arrive peacefully in UCL (not this year) where there is the money.
the only way to rise again is this, to invest in young people

Barcelona had to wait for a longer time and not spend too much money right now because their financial situation is too bad. And the way they are going about it is not going to help at all. A long-term plan is certainly the way to go for Barcelona but it feels like they are looking for a lot more short-term solutions. And I also think that Barcelona should invest in youth players right now. That will help them to really build up players for the future and they will also be loyal to the club.

if they are focusing on a long term solution something like keeping everything as it is currently not signing any more players and sticking with the players they currently have to manage their finances well, they won't be able to win the league, they won't be able to to get far in the champions league and with that they will be a club with less attraction worldwide and less attraction means that TV channels and newspapers and sponsors are not wasting their time going after barcelona, but if they invest money in good players and manage to win la league and go far in champions league then they will be able to earn more money too

[bekti3]

I think Atletico Madrid has many talented/skilled attackers who have a lot of experience. If they didn't really productive in the last season, it may be caused by the wrong strategy or tactics. Simeone needs to choose the right strategy or tactics that can fit with Atletico players, especially for those attackers. And Simeone must improve the players' mentality and motivation, so they can play more aggressively on the field. Morata, Griezmann, Cunha, and other attackers are enough, they don't need new attackers.

In fact, if you look at their performance this season, they have not played well, they have difficulty scoring goals and this is quite bad.
A storm of injuries occurred for them and after the players recovered they struggled to score goals.
Now Suarez is not there and it's a loss for them and have to find a new striker for that. Griezman's performance is also not good enough this season and their reference is only Felix there.

[AndySt]

I would say Real Madrid need to find a replacement for Benzema right now. Benzema is one of the best strikers in the world. But if Benzema is sidelined with an injury next season, Real Madrid will not be able to replace him. So if Real Madrid want to win the title next season, they must have an experienced striker.

Well, to be fair that is why they have Luka Jovic. Not that he played much, but he played in 15 La Liga games and he had even 3 UCL games as well. For a total of 550 minutes though, so not a lot of minutes. In the end he is not there for the future of Real Madrid and their "next big thing", he is just a bench player that would replace Benzema in case of an injury, or just if he is tired or something.

Luka Jovic and Mariano do not get enough play time, so I would understand why their respective forms are at an all-time low. Replacing Benzema right now will be very hard. His partnership with Vinicius is top-notch. When one of the two does not play, the other tends to struggle.

Actually, about the future of Luka Jovic in Real Madrid, not everything is clear. Journalist Fabrizio Romano has information that Jovic will continue his career in Italy and next week must undergo a medical examination to move to Fiorentina, which intends to rent a football player. On the other hand, there is information that Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti does not want the player to leave and is ready to do everything to convince Jovic to stay in the team.

[Shasha80]

I would say Real Madrid need to find a replacement for Benzema right now. Benzema is one of the best strikers in the world. But if Benzema is sidelined with an injury next season, Real Madrid will not be able to replace him. So if Real Madrid want to win the title next season, they must have an experienced striker.

Well, to be fair that is why they have Luka Jovic. Not that he played much, but he played in 15 La Liga games and he had even 3 UCL games as well. For a total of 550 minutes though, so not a lot of minutes. In the end he is not there for the future of Real Madrid and their "next big thing", he is just a bench player that would replace Benzema in case of an injury, or just if he is tired or something.

Luka Jovic and Mariano do not get enough play time, so I would understand why their respective forms are at an all-time low. Replacing Benzema right now will be very hard. His partnership with Vinicius is top-notch. When one of the two does not play, the other tends to struggle.

Actually, about the future of Luka Jovic in Real Madrid, not everything is clear. Journalist Fabrizio Romano has information that Jovic will continue his career in Italy and next week must undergo a medical examination to move to Fiorentina, which intends to rent a football player. On the other hand, there is information that Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti does not want the player to leave and is ready to do everything to convince Jovic to stay in the team.

Since being signed from Benfica in 2019 Luka Jovic has failed to become a goal machine for Real Madrid. It looks like Luka Jovic is having
a hard time adapting to the Real Madrid game, and also Luka Jovic is getting less playing time. Moreover, with Karim Benzema's
performance on fire, it is increasingly difficult for Jovic to get playing time at Real Madrid. In fact, last season Jovic only played 19 times in
all competitions and only become started 3 times. If so, it is very difficult for Jovic to develop his game. I think it's the right decision
if Luka Jovic finally moves  to Fiorentina, because at Fiorentina Jovic's chance to get playing time is bigger. Moreover, Luka Jovic is already
24 years old, so for his career advancement, moving to another team is a good decision.

[TelolettOm]

Actually, about the future of Luka Jovic in Real Madrid, not everything is clear. Journalist Fabrizio Romano has information that Jovic will continue his career in Italy and next week must undergo a medical examination to move to Fiorentina, which intends to rent a football player. On the other hand, there is information that Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti does not want the player to leave and is ready to do everything to convince Jovic to stay in the team.

Jovic has no future in Real Madrid now, Benzema is irreplaceable. He must leave it and go to a new club. Ancelotti must loan him to Fiorentina to have the opportunity to play since he only spends almost his time on the bench if he stays in Real Madrid. I don't know why Ancelotti tries to convince him to stay, is it caused by Real Madrid failed gets a new striker? There is still time to get a new striker, Ancelotti better lets Jovic go to Fiorentina and get a new striker. I think Real Madrid has enough money to sign a single striker in this transfer window.

[Jody.Drummer]

The risk of Lewandowski playing below expectations in my opinion is small, yes there is a possibility, I can't deny that. But if a player has very high ambitions for one club, he definitely gives everything he can. Because if you see Lewandowski's desire to join Barcelona, it is very passionate. That's a plus for him in my opinion.

Exactly, there is actually no compulsion for Lewandowski to join Barcelona, because the ambitious is Lewandowski himself who really wants to play for Barcelona before retiring. With such reasons, then of course Lewandowski will quickly adapt himself and his style of play at Barcelona. Also, even though Barcelona are in a difficult situation financially but the fact that they are still trying to get Lewandowski to the Camp Nou, I personally have no doubts about it.

Maybe after they start agreeing (if Barcelona's offer is successful) Will Lewa be willing to take a pay cut too? because for the current season conditions like this are mandatory for Barcelona in order to secure their finances so they don't fall for too long.
It's still two possibilities considering Lewa doesn't want to be at Bayern one of the reasons is asking for an extra salary there and when he wants to be at Barcelona this obviously has to be discussed. Don't let them have a deal but are still hampered in terms of salary.
Schematically I wouldn't really worry too much about him, he's the spearhead up front and Tiki-taka prefers midfield and wingers so he just needs to adapt a little bit up attack.

[hd49728]

Maybe after they start agreeing (if Barcelona's offer is successful) Will Lewa be willing to take a pay cut too? because for the current season conditions like this are mandatory for Barcelona in order to secure their finances so they don't fall for too long.
It's still two possibilities considering Lewa doesn't want to be at Bayern one of the reasons is asking for an extra salary there and when he wants to be at Barcelona this obviously has to be discussed. Don't let them have a deal but are still hampered in terms of salary.
Schematically I wouldn't really worry too much about him, he's the spearhead up front and Tiki-taka prefers midfield and wingers so he just needs to adapt a little bit up attack.

This is rumor only, we have to wait for final deal and announcememt of the transfer. Lewandowski is not happy in Bayern but will he agree to sign a contract with Barcelona is different. There are more big clubs in Europe can give him a striker position and with better salary than Barcelona.

In other clubs, he won't have to change his playing style and struggle with tiki taka. We know old people, old players are more difficult to adapt to new things, new tactics.

If he agrees with Barcelona, moves there, he will have to face with one of biggest challenge in his career, adapting to a tactic he has never played with, tiki taka.

For Barcelona, it seems another failed transfer from the idea and maybe they will get failed result from their bet.

[bering]

Atletico Madrid might face some problems with the striker quality in the team right now. Actually they have quite many strikers but I don't know how many of them would be really productive. Matheus Cunha is a promising striker actually and I wonder if Simeone is planning to start with him from now on after Luis Suarez's departure. He has preferred a formation in which there have been two strikers. Suarez's place needs to be filled in the end. There are Morata and Griezmann too of course but I don't trust them in the starting eleven too much anymore.

I think Atletico Madrid has many talented/skilled attackers who have a lot of experience. If they didn't really productive in the last season, it may be caused by the wrong strategy or tactics. Simeone needs to choose the right strategy or tactics that can fit with Atletico players, especially for those attackers. And Simeone must improve the players' mentality and motivation, so they can play more aggressively on the field. Morata, Griezmann, Cunha, and other attackers are enough, they don't need new attackers.

Atletico still need new players on that position because Morata had uncertain situations because seems there is new attempt to Juventus buy him permanently and admitted or not lost high class striker such as Suarez will have an effect for the team especially other players didn't showed satisfied performance and compare to other forward players last season only Suarez can score goals more than 10 goals especially Griezmann that he had 3 goals in LaLiga and this statistics aren't good for the player who played on France national team but this summer Atletico weren't very active to buy new players

[maju69]

I think Atletico Madrid has many talented/skilled attackers who have a lot of experience. If they didn't really productive in the last season, it may be caused by the wrong strategy or tactics. Simeone needs to choose the right strategy or tactics that can fit with Atletico players, especially for those attackers. And Simeone must improve the players' mentality and motivation, so they can play more aggressively on the field. Morata, Griezmann, Cunha, and other attackers are enough, they don't need new attackers.

Atletico still need new players on that position because Morata had uncertain situations because seems there is new attempt to Juventus buy him permanently and admitted or not lost high class striker such as Suarez will have an effect for the team especially other players didn't showed satisfied performance and compare to other forward players last season only Suarez can score goals more than 10 goals especially Griezmann that he had 3 goals in LaLiga and this statistics aren't good for the player who played on France national team but this summer Atletico weren't very active to buy new players

Honestly, the achievements of the Atletico Madrid strikers last season were a little unsatisfactory. I don't know why that happened, whether it was because the ball supply they got was lacking or maybe they had lost their sharpness. So I think Atletico Madrid should see this as their weak point. That can be overcome by bringing in new players or at least they analyze what went wrong there.

[Lordhermes]

Barcelona will be so strong this season when they will add Lewandowski to their team.They are currently very strong and complete,but they still want to add a player that will add spices to their game,and make them win most of their game through his individual performance,and it is only Lewandowski who can do that with his goal scoring ability.He has been been phenomenal for Bayern Munich's success so far, being their highest goal scorer every season.He is a consistent player and a consistent goal scorer who knows how to play the game and score goals. Lets wait to see what the season will look like for Barcelona.