La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Zackgeno96]

The classico will be returning tomorrow in form of a friendly game barcelona are the favourite with 1.92 odd and real madrid with 3 odd its a bit surprising since real madrid was far better last season but i guess the bookies took in consideration last season large win for barcelona 4 0 not to mention the new players they signed, unlike last season i think tomorrow game will be a close one and will give us insight on what to expect from both teams.

What a strange moment for both teams to play against each other. But it is a friendly match, a match between Barcelona and Real Madrid is never friendly. Both teams want to win this game for sure. Result won't say much. You can't say based on tomorrow's game how good both clubs are now. Madrid is much further than Barcelona, there it is also very restless due to the situation regarding Frenkie de Jong.

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[Pulsar77]

Newcastle are trying to sign Depay now but he doesn't seem to be eager to leave to join them. He expects to get offers from bigger teams to think of leaving Barcelona. Actually Barcelona seemed even eager to sell him below his market value but they wouldn't force him to find a team for himself of course. Depay can still be used in the team too. Maybe he would wait in the subs while Lewandowski is in the team. But when he finds the chance I think he can contribute well.

[barbara44]

I think Barcelona doesn't need to sell that many players do they? They could "waive" players in a regard, it's the salary that they are having trouble with and if they just get rid of some players, then they do not need to "sell" them, just fire them would be enough, and if the player agrees on a mutual agreement to cancel the contract, nobody would have to be sold.

I am sure players like Depay and Braithwaite could find other places to work and that's why they wouldn't care about this. Of course, it is not going to be an easy thing but it's a thing at the very least, and Barcelona could do that part a lot better and a lot quicker which is why I think they will do that.

[BIT-BENDER]

Like Frankie De jong agent has told Manchester United to back off so should any team including Newcastle to back off from going for Depay. This two players are quality players with passion to play for Barcelona you can see that on their faces in pre season. Also they haven’t really hit the potentials they would want in Barcelona so a move away for them would make their stay in Barcelona a failure. I think this is very easy to understand for any team.

[SatoPrincess]

Barcelona have been successful in the transfer window this summer with the number of talented players they have acquired this summer. The president and the club have done very well, beating their financial problems and getting Raphinha, Kessie, Christensen, Lewandowski, and renewed Dembele's contract. With the level of quality in their squad they will compete in all competitions next season and win atleast one trophy or two.

[ilovealtcoins]

Barcelona are still in the pursuit for more players as they continue to struggle with financial issues.They have seen most of the players they wanted to sign turn them down because of the financial crisis at the club at the moment,therefore,they have decided to sell some of the players to make funds available so as to be able to get the type of players they want.A player in the calibre of Lewandowski and Raphinha. It is yet to be seen whether they will be able to afford them or not.

I think, Barcelona president is still looking for a way to get a huge amount of money to bring in new talented players in this season that will help the team to grow higher. I believe, they will definitely get the type of players they want in this season because many potential players are willing to join the team, if Barcelona managements can be able to afford the money. If Barcelona managements can be able to afford the money to get talented strikers and midfielders it will be difficult for any team to defeat Barcelona in next season because all those young talented strikers and midfielders have something good to offer that will bring victory at the end of the tournament.

I really don't understand the idea of bringing in new players at this moment because I believe they don't have a good amount of bank balance to pull off those types of transfers. I believe that Barcelona will be better off not making those big transfers and trying to save up the money for the future. Now I understand that everyone is really excited right now because they have a new coach who has been able to achieve good results in a short amount of time. It does feel like if he is given some money to work with, Barcelona will be able to show better performance. They bought Lewandowski, they bought Raphinha, but my question is what if it does not work out and Barcelona just ends up losing more money?

[Joca97]

Newcastle are trying to sign Depay now but he doesn't seem to be eager to leave to join them. He expects to get offers from bigger teams to think of leaving Barcelona. Actually Barcelona seemed even eager to sell him below his market value but they wouldn't force him to find a team for himself of course. Depay can still be used in the team too. Maybe he would wait in the subs while Lewandowski is in the team. But when he finds the chance I think he can contribute well.

Not everything is about money so i understand if Depay wants to stay,he will play in the biggest club in the world. But if he wont play it would be smart for him to leave because his position is filled with a lot of quality players. If Newcastle gets him somehow it would be amazing deal for them

[Shasha80]

Like Frankie De jong agent has told Manchester United to back off so should any team including Newcastle to back off from going for Depay. This two players are quality players with passion to play for Barcelona you can see that on their faces in pre season. Also they haven’t really hit the potentials they would want in Barcelona so a move away for them would make their stay in Barcelona a failure. I think this is very easy to understand for any team.

It seems that since Barcelona made Xavi a coach it had a positive effect, so many players wanted to play at Barcelona. Including players who are
already at Barcelona they don't want to move to another club, as an example of how Raphinha rejected Chelsea and chose to join Barcelona.
Then Lewandowski, who since April only wanted to play at Barcelona, after that now De Jong and Depay who don't want to be sold by Barcelona,
both players want to stay at Barcelona. Even Martin Braithwaite also refused to move to another club and chose to fight at Barcelona.

If that's the case, Barcelona must respect each player's decision, and Barcelona is also difficult to sell players who don't want to leave Barcelona.
Then according to rumors, Barcelona management asked Xavi for help to convince De Jong and Depay to move to another team. Because the advice
from Xavi is considered more effective to convince De Jong and Depay to move to another club. We'll see if Xavi can convince the two Dutch players
to move to another club, even though the sale of De Jong and Depay could ease Barcelona's financial condition, which Barcelona hopes to get around
100 million euros from the sale of the two players.

[emrecemsan]

I see zero rumour about Osimhen to Bayern Munich right now. I don't think that Napoli would let Osimhen go easily now as he is one of the most critical players for them. Bayern Munich are still in search of a striker indeed but we don't know anything about their targets yet. By the way I don't expect Ronaldo to be signed by Napoli now. His closest destination is Atletico Madrid but even that might not happen. As for Luis Suarez he is under the radar of Dortmund too now. In a possible race to sign him it is hard to predict which side he would choose.

So many rumours about Ronaldo going to different clubs. Hell I even so somewhere they said he would go to Barcelona or Arsenal  

What people don't know right now is Manchester United doesn't even have a good major striker if Ronaldo decided to go. Have you thought about him staying at Mn United instead?

I doubt if he will go to Atlético Madrid

Yeah I'm thinking just about that now.    He is more likely to stay at Manchester United from now on. It is better for him to stay actually. Because his value in the team is really big now. Manchester United are making an effort to consolidate their squad and system both thanks to Erik ten Hag. Ronaldo hasn't even seen any example of it in an official match yet. He should continue to play for them for at least one more year. Maybe this time they will be in the Champions League too.

[lalabotax]

Barcelona have been successful in the transfer window this summer with the number of talented players they have acquired this summer. The president and the club have done very well, beating their financial problems and getting Raphinha, Kessie, Christensen, Lewandowski, and renewed Dembele's contract.

They are successful to sign some top players but they don't succeed to achieve anything (titles). I think, we can say that Barcelona is successful if they can win at least 1 title in the next season. Without winning any title, they only waste money by signing Raphinha, Kessie, Christensen, or Lewandowski. They need to prove their success by winning a trophy/title.

With the level of quality in their squad they will compete in all competitions next season and win atleast one trophy or two.

The current squad of Barcelona cannot guarantee anything. You are too confident if you said they will win 1 or 2 trophies. Signing many top players only guarantees that they have a better squad quality, but no guarantee to win titles.

[Rengga Jati]

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regardless of the rumors you say, barcelona is currently building the credibility of its squad again, i'm sure barcelona will bounce back next season, unhindered by the financial crisis the club is facing.
Barcelona currently have a formidable back line, Pique, Christensen, Eric Garcia, Segino Dest are likely to become right backs plus new signing Cesar Azpilicueta.........

Indeed, they are really building a stronger squad this season and this will make them bounce again like previous seasons. Barcelona in the last season may not be able to be a big threat to Real Madrid, but it will be different for this season. I am a fan of Real Madrid, but I cannot deny that Barcelona this season will be really tough to face.
I am thinking of they are now really recovering from their financial problems although there may be still some. But, bringing in more star players and strengthening the squad, can bring in more sponsors. Moreover, the pandemic has almost ended, so they can do ticket sales again.

[keyscore44]

I believe Barcelona is looking to replicate something Real Madrid did last season. In the last season, Real Madrid did not have a particularly strong defense. However, Real Madrid still managed to win both the La Liga title and also the Champions League title as well.

I think Barcelona is just trying to do the same thing. But for some reason, I think that is not going to work. First of all, Real Madrid has brought in defensive players to strengthen the defensive line. And secondly, Real Madrid has a much more complete team compared to Barcelona.

Right now Barcelona does look to be the second best in La Liga. So I hope Barcelona will be able to achieve some remarkable things. The reason for this is that otherwise there will be a lot of questions and a lot of money could be wasted.

Barcelona made a lot of changes to the team. In my opinion, most of the transfer decisions were very good. Fans have high hopes that this season in La Liga will belong to Barcelona. However, in my opinion, it all depends on how Lewandowski will get along with other players on and off the pitch. If he scores as many goals as in Bayern Munich, Barcelona should be able to deal with Real Madrid.

[jakdanyel]

I expect to see a bigger competition for the league championship this time. Barcelona have made really good transfers and Lewandowski is the most important one of course. They needed these transfers to be more competitive. Having only solid game strategies aren't always enough. Now they can fight for the championship against Real Madrid. They already started to shock Real Madrid by defeating them with a huge score in Bernabeu last season. I think that it was only the beginning.

[keyscore44]

I expect to see a bigger competition for the league championship this time. Barcelona have made really good transfers and Lewandowski is the most important one of course. They needed these transfers to be more competitive. Having only solid game strategies aren't always enough. Now they can fight for the championship against Real Madrid. They already started to shock Real Madrid by defeating them with a huge score in Bernabeu last season. I think that it was only the beginning.

In the last few matches of the finished season, Barcelona dominated in all their statistics in the number of passes, in possession of the ball and many others, but unfortunately lost due to the terrible effectiveness of strikers. If Lewandowski will be as effective as in Bayern Munich, he will definitely change these statistics and this season Barcelona may be much better than Real Madrid.

[Rabi3]

I expect to see a bigger competition for the league championship this time. Barcelona have made really good transfers and Lewandowski is the most important one of course. They needed these transfers to be more competitive. Having only solid game strategies aren't always enough. Now they can fight for the championship against Real Madrid. They already started to shock Real Madrid by defeating them with a huge score in Bernabeu last season. I think that it was only the beginning.

In the last few matches of the finished season, Barcelona dominated in all their statistics in the number of passes, in possession of the ball and many others, but unfortunately lost due to the terrible effectiveness of strikers. If Lewandowski will be as effective as in Bayern Munich, he will definitely change these statistics and this season Barcelona may be much better than Real Madrid.

Real Madrid and Barcelona will play against each other tomorrow, even though it's a friendly match but we might be able to see how they're going to play and that match could give us a clue on how the season will go, Barcelona are the favourites to win the match, and I expect them to win it.

[Slow death]

Barcelona are still in the pursuit for more players as they continue to struggle with financial issues.They have seen most of the players they wanted to sign turn them down because of the financial crisis at the club at the moment,therefore,they have decided to sell some of the players to make funds available so as to be able to get the type of players they want.A player in the calibre of Lewandowski and Raphinha. It is yet to be seen whether they will be able to afford them or not.

I think, Barcelona president is still looking for a way to get a huge amount of money to bring in new talented players in this season that will help the team to grow higher. I believe, they will definitely get the type of players they want in this season because many potential players are willing to join the team, if Barcelona managements can be able to afford the money. If Barcelona managements can be able to afford the money to get talented strikers and midfielders it will be difficult for any team to defeat Barcelona in next season because all those young talented strikers and midfielders have something good to offer that will bring victory at the end of the tournament.

I really don't understand the idea of bringing in new players at this moment because I believe they don't have a good amount of bank balance to pull off those types of transfers. I believe that Barcelona will be better off not making those big transfers and trying to save up the money for the future. Now I understand that everyone is really excited right now because they have a new coach who has been able to achieve good results in a short amount of time. It does feel like if he is given some money to work with, Barcelona will be able to show better performance. They bought Lewandowski, they bought Raphinha, but my question is what if it does not work out and Barcelona just ends up losing more money?

soccer is a business, and like any business it is necessary to invest in the quality of the product to make a profit, with that team from the past even if it was with xavi, barcelona would only be fighting to be in the first 4 places or worse it could be fighting not to be relegated. for them to be able to get out of the financial crisis they needed to invest in good players to win la league and league of champions, only then they will be able to have more money and the team will be as good as in the past. they had no choice, at least those who have common sense and understand business know that this was the only good move

[TelolettOm]

I think it's just a coincidence, Barcelona are more advantaged because Lewandowski and Raphinha prefer to play for Barcelona than Chelsea. Long before the deal happened, these two players had expressed their dream to play for Barcelona. While Barcelona also opened the door wide to welcome the arrival of these two players.
Chelsea do not want to fail again on their next target, they must move faster to quickly complete the transfer of Kounde. Previously Kounde had also said he wanted to play with Barcelona, ​​but until now there has been no movement from Barcelona to sign Kounde. Chelsea can take advantage of this opportunity so as not to lose their target again.

This is also one of the reasons related to the chance of being a big club again. Moreover, we know that right now Barcelona's squad is really changing, they are very potential to bounce back again after the drop in the last year. Wouldn't this be an attraction for other players to join this big club, right? Barcelona's intention on that new player.
And here is the latest news:
https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/jules-kounde-chelsea-barcelona-transfer-24572909

[EdenHazard]

The classico will be returning tomorrow in form of a friendly game barcelona are the favourite with 1.92 odd and real madrid with 3 odd its a bit surprising since real madrid was far better last season but i guess the bookies took in consideration last season large win for barcelona 4 0 not to mention the new players they signed, unlike last season i think tomorrow game will be a close one and will give us insight on what to expect from both teams.

Well the match will be held in few hours from now in USA time at nevada.

Despite it's a friendly match ... it would be remain heating im pretty sure , and yeah the odds pretty strange ... that's how bookies confusing us although yeah in a friendly match like this things often went unexpected .. hard to predict. I'll be on real madrid side though for +0.5 handicap as i see the potential to get draw.

[nurilham]

I also read a rumor about Tuchel due to the move of Azpilicueta to Barcelona. But, there is new news again that finally Chelsea and Barcelona have an agreement on the Azpilicueta movement to Barcelona. But once more, there is also rumor that the move will be blocked.

I think it is only a rumor, Azpilicueta should be not for sale. He is Chelsea captain, Chelsea must be aware that it will a huge mistake to lose a captain. I read in an article lately, Tuchel and Chelsea management won't allow Azpilicueta to move to any club. If this news is true, I am pessimistic that Barcelona can sign Azpilicueta. Tuchel and Chelsea management must do everything to prevent him because Azpilicueta is a crucial player for Chelsea squad. So, I bet Azpilicueta will get an offer for a new contract and be given an increase in his salary.

[keyscore44]

I expect to see a bigger competition for the league championship this time. Barcelona have made really good transfers and Lewandowski is the most important one of course. They needed these transfers to be more competitive. Having only solid game strategies aren't always enough. Now they can fight for the championship against Real Madrid. They already started to shock Real Madrid by defeating them with a huge score in Bernabeu last season. I think that it was only the beginning.

In the last few matches of the finished season, Barcelona dominated in all their statistics in the number of passes, in possession of the ball and many others, but unfortunately lost due to the terrible effectiveness of strikers. If Lewandowski will be as effective as in Bayern Munich, he will definitely change these statistics and this season Barcelona may be much better than Real Madrid.

Real Madrid and Barcelona will play against each other tomorrow, even though it's a friendly match but we might be able to see how they're going to play and that match could give us a clue on how the season will go, Barcelona are the favourites to win the match, and I expect them to win it.

Of course we are all waiting for this match! I think it is too early to be able to judge what will happen in the coming season, because the new players in Barcelona have not had enough time to settle in and harmonize with the team. However, there is no doubt that Barcelona is the favorite of this match.