La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[kamvreto]

Barcelona has added several defenders to their squad. I know this. But even then I would say that Xavi didn't focus on his defense. He added players to the squad but did not help them adapt to the team properly. He is more focused on his attack. But he is not interested in strengthening the bonding between the players. The performance will not be strong if the players of the midfield with the defense and the forwards with the midfield are not well balanced. Barcelona's gameplay clearly shows that the bonding between the players in the defense is not good. Their performance is poor due to poor understanding between the players. Xavi is not trying to improve the relationship between his defenders or he has failed.

Xavi is indeed very poor and even became the worst coach in the history of barcelona. In fact, during Xavi's coaching period for Barcelona, ​​this 42-year-old coach had a worse record than other Barcelona coaches in 50 matches. Xavi was only able to make 28 wins, 11 draws and 11 defeats. This is a bad value compared to previous coaches such as Ronald Koeman and Ernesto Valverde.
The defeat of his rivals, Real Madrid with a score of 1-3 made everyone disappointed and made Barcelona management shrouded in doubt on Xavi.
Even this threat of dismissal haunts Xavi, if Barcelona never shows an increase in performance in every match that follows. If Xavi is sacked Barcelona can find a better coach than Xavi.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Xavi is indeed very poor and even became the worst coach in the history of barcelona. In fact, during Xavi's coaching period for Barcelona, ​​this 42-year-old coach had a worse record than other Barcelona coaches in 50 matches. Xavi was only able to make 28 wins, 11 draws and 11 defeats. This is a bad value compared to previous coaches such as Ronald Koeman and Ernesto Valverde.
The defeat of his rivals, Real Madrid with a score of 1-3 made everyone disappointed and made Barcelona management shrouded in doubt on Xavi.
Even this threat of dismissal haunts Xavi, if Barcelona never shows an increase in performance in every match that follows. If Xavi is sacked Barcelona can find a better coach than Xavi.

I hadn't realised that, but I did look on the internet and saw that Xavi is even worse than Koeman.

This is going to be a burden because Laporta will not want to get rid of him until the results force him to. So, either Barcelona will start to get perfect results or every little blip will put extra pressure on them, while Madrid will be able to look at their rivals' problems in a relaxed way.

Although it's early days, I think Madrid have everything in their favour to win this league. The only thing they have to do is not screw up.

[Docnaster]

Xavi is indeed very poor and even became the worst coach in the history of barcelona. In fact, during Xavi's coaching period for Barcelona, ​​this 42-year-old coach had a worse record than other Barcelona coaches in 50 matches. Xavi was only able to make 28 wins, 11 draws and 11 defeats. This is a bad value compared to previous coaches such as Ronald Koeman and Ernesto Valverde.
The defeat of his rivals, Real Madrid with a score of 1-3 made everyone disappointed and made Barcelona management shrouded in doubt on Xavi.
Even this threat of dismissal haunts Xavi, if Barcelona never shows an increase in performance in every match that follows. If Xavi is sacked Barcelona can find a better coach than Xavi.

I hadn't realised that, but I did look on the internet and saw that Xavi is even worse than Koeman.

This is going to be a burden because Laporta will not want to get rid of him until the results force him to. So, either Barcelona will start to get perfect results or every little blip will put extra pressure on them, while Madrid will be able to look at their rivals' problems in a relaxed way.

Although it's early days, I think Madrid have everything in their favour to win this league. The only thing they have to do is not screw up.

I didn't realise that Xavi is poor even than Koeman. I wanted to argue not until I saw the link. I didn't even read the link but I used my common sense to understand that Barcelona is going to Europa for the second time under Xavi which other coaches didn't do.
I still wanted to defend Xavi with Barcelona finance issues but just realised that big players are in the club now.

[laurenB7742]

Xavi is indeed very poor and even became the worst coach in the history of barcelona. In fact, during Xavi's coaching period for Barcelona, ​​this 42-year-old coach had a worse record than other Barcelona coaches in 50 matches. Xavi was only able to make 28 wins, 11 draws and 11 defeats. This is a bad value compared to previous coaches such as Ronald Koeman and Ernesto Valverde.
The defeat of his rivals, Real Madrid with a score of 1-3 made everyone disappointed and made Barcelona management shrouded in doubt on Xavi.
Even this threat of dismissal haunts Xavi, if Barcelona never shows an increase in performance in every match that follows. If Xavi is sacked Barcelona can find a better coach than Xavi.

I hadn't realised that, but I did look on the internet and saw that Xavi is even worse than Koeman.
This is going to be a burden because Laporta will not want to get rid of him until the results force him to. So, either Barcelona will start to get perfect results or every little blip will put extra pressure on them, while Madrid will be able to look at their rivals' problems in a relaxed way.
Although it's early days, I think Madrid have everything in their favour to win this league. The only thing they have to do is not screw up.

I didn't realise that Xavi is poor even than Koeman. I wanted to argue not until I saw the link. I didn't even read the link but I used my common sense to understand that Barcelona is going to Europa for the second time under Xavi which other coaches didn't do.
I still wanted to defend Xavi with Barcelona finance issues but just realised that big players are in the club now.

Xavi was able to bond well and easily with the Barcelona players. He was able to develop a friendly relationship with the players. And easily perceived the weaknesses of the players. So very quickly he was able to stabilize the Barcelona team. I would still say the Barcelona team is very stable. But they are not strong enough.
Xavi has added several experienced and talented players to his squad to strengthen the team. But he failed. He is not yet experienced enough. So despite having a lot of talented players, Barcelona's performances are still erratic.

[rahmad2nd]

Real Madrid's players play so well, their coach always puts them under a lot of pressure, I think that's why Real Madrid plays very well in every match. But we have to admit that Real Madrid has many good players. But Real Madrid  He is far behind.

Technically, Real Madrid is more favored in this El Clasico, apart from being the defending champion and playing at home, Real Madrid also have better players and play more effectively.
True, Ancelotti has built a strong team foundation, Real Madrid has been formed as a Champions team in the hands of Ancelotti and another advantage that Real Madrid has is that the chemistry between the players is very strong.
El Clasico volume one this season has officially become Real Madrid, they successfully beat Barcelona 3-1. This result deserves to be celebrated by Real Madrid because they have managed to return to the top of the standings with a difference of three points from their arch-rivals.

Real Madrid's victory over Barcelona during the El Clasico match had a big meaning, Los Blancos finally coupling Barcelona at the top of the standings. in the end, Barcelona had to admit the might of Los Blancos.
Xavi Hernandez, in the end had to admit mistakes for his strategy. not only wrong tactics, he was also wrong with the pairs of players.

I don't even understand why Xavi is still confident to play Sergio Buesquets in the starting line-up. there were several points that were Barcelona's fault during that match, personally the Barcelona winger really played ineffective. weak back line, because it does not have a solid cohesiveness. there are many players who are absent due to injury, as a result Barcelona play poorly.

[kro55]

I don't even understand why Xavi is still confident to play Sergio Buesquets in the starting line-up. there were several points that were Barcelona's fault during that match, personally the Barcelona winger really played ineffective. weak back line, because it does not have a solid cohesiveness. there are many players who are absent due to injury, as a result Barcelona play poorly.

Who will Xavi include in the squad as a replacement for Sergio Busquets? Barcelona does not have experienced midfielders. Busquets is an experienced player. But he is not playing well now. The bonding of forward's players with midfield is not good. Barcelona's performance is not as good as expected due to weak bonding. Barcelona has several weaknesses in their squad. But I think the main reason for the attack's weakness is that they are not getting enough support from the midfielders. Barcelona's overall gameplay will be stronger and stronger if the performances of the midfield and defense players improve.

[Davian144]

Real Madrid's players play so well, their coach always puts them under a lot of pressure, I think that's why Real Madrid plays very well in every match. But we have to admit that Real Madrid has many good players. But Real Madrid  He is far behind.

And after nine games that have already taken place in La Liga, only Real Madrid have been able to beat Barcelona. So it's actually very clear that Real Madrid is still much stronger and better than any other team in La Liga including the Barcelona team. One more thing that is very interesting in La Liga is that the number of points from the teams who are in 3rd, 4th and 5th place are the same and they clearly have a chance to overtake Barcelona who are in second place at this time if Barcelona do not consistently win in the next match.

[Harkorede]

I don't even understand why Xavi is still confident to play Sergio Buesquets in the starting line-up. there were several points that were Barcelona's fault during that match, personally the Barcelona winger really played ineffective. weak back line, because it does not have a solid cohesiveness. there are many players who are absent due to injury, as a result Barcelona play poorly.

Who will Xavi include in the squad as a replacement for Sergio Busquets? Barcelona does not have experienced midfielders. Busquets is an experienced player. But he is not playing well now. The bonding of forward's players with midfield is not good. Barcelona's performance is not as good as expected due to weak bonding. Barcelona has several weaknesses in their squad. But I think the main reason for the attack's weakness is that they are not getting enough support from the midfielders. Barcelona's overall gameplay will be stronger and stronger if the performances of the midfield and defense players improve.

Is Sergio Busquets an experienced midfielder, most definitely! but is Busquets obsolete and no longer essential, literally the freaking truth! He shouldn't be out there starting every game, he should be dropped, I'd rather have a Gavi, Pedri, Kessie or De Jong, both De Jong and Kessie can play as a CDM, or even Gavi who has been very energetic and got great passing accuracy and covers most distance on the pitch than most of other Barcelona players in most of the recent games.

[kro55]

I don't even understand why Xavi is still confident to play Sergio Buesquets in the starting line-up. there were several points that were Barcelona's fault during that match, personally the Barcelona winger really played ineffective. weak back line, because it does not have a solid cohesiveness. there are many players who are absent due to injury, as a result Barcelona play poorly.

Who will Xavi include in the squad as a replacement for Sergio Busquets? Barcelona does not have experienced midfielders. Busquets is an experienced player. But he is not playing well now. The bonding of forward's players with midfield is not good. Barcelona's performance is not as good as expected due to weak bonding. Barcelona has several weaknesses in their squad. But I think the main reason for the attack's weakness is that they are not getting enough support from the midfielders. Barcelona's overall gameplay will be stronger and stronger if the performances of the midfield and defense players improve.

Is Sergio Busquets an experienced midfielder, most definitely! but is Busquets obsolete and no longer essential, literally the freaking truth! He shouldn't be out there starting every game, he should be dropped, I'd rather have a Gavi, Pedri, Kessie or De Jong, both De Jong and Kessie can play as a CDM, or even Gavi who has been very energetic and got great passing accuracy and covers most distance on the pitch than most of other Barcelona players in most of the recent games.

I also agree that Xavi should give young players a chance. Busquets' performance is deteriorating. But perhaps because Busquets is more experienced, Xavi prefers to keep him in the squad. Before dropping Busquets from the team I would say Barcelona should change their match tactics. Xavi will not get the expected performance from the players if the match strategy is not changed. Barcelona has a lot of talented players in their squad. The tiki-taka technique is quite useful for Barcelona. Barcelona should apply the tiki-taka strategy.

[hd49728]

Is Sergio Busquets an experienced midfielder, most definitely! but is Busquets obsolete and no longer essential, literally the freaking truth! He shouldn't be out there starting every game, he should be dropped, I'd rather have a Gavi, Pedri, Kessie or De Jong, both De Jong and Kessie can play as a CDM, or even Gavi who has been very energetic and got great passing accuracy and covers most distance on the pitch than most of other Barcelona players in most of the recent games.

Busquet's time is ending and it is natural. Old players have to be replaced by younger ones, it is normal. At least Busquet is still able to play but his position should be on the bench. And next two or three seasons, he should retire if he won't leave La Liga to join leagues in Quatar, Middle East nations or MLS in the USA.

De Jong is likely not in plan of either Xavi and Barcelona. I feel sad for De Jong because his quality is enough to be in Barcelona squad. In fact, before the drama, De Jong is one of most important players in the club. They have some other young midfielders like Pedri and Gavi who are future of Barcelona too.

I also agree that Xavi should give young players a chance. Busquets' performance is deteriorating. But perhaps because Busquets is more experienced, Xavi prefers to keep him in the squad. Before dropping Busquets from the team I would say Barcelona should change their match tactics. Xavi will not get the expected performance from the players if the match strategy is not changed. Barcelona has a lot of talented players in their squad. The tiki-taka technique is quite useful for Barcelona. Barcelona should apply the tiki-taka strategy.

Xavi has love with young players but this season looks worse for Xavi than the half of past season. He is facing with more pressure that affects his choice too. Barcelona are probably out of Champions League after the next match day. They only have La Liga left to fight.

Tiki taka is outdated and it has been constrained better by opponents. Not mention that Barcelona now don't have world-class players like they had in a generation with Xavi so that their current tiki taka is weaker, less effectively but more vulnerable.

[reagansimms]

Who will Xavi include in the squad as a replacement for Sergio Busquets? Barcelona does not have experienced midfielders. Busquets is an experienced player. But he is not playing well now. The bonding of forward's players with midfield is not good. Barcelona's performance is not as good as expected due to weak bonding. Barcelona has several weaknesses in their squad. But I think the main reason for the attack's weakness is that they are not getting enough support from the midfielders. Barcelona's overall gameplay will be stronger and stronger if the performances of the midfield and defense players improve.

Is Sergio Busquets an experienced midfielder, most definitely! but is Busquets obsolete and no longer essential, literally the freaking truth! He shouldn't be out there starting every game, he should be dropped, I'd rather have a Gavi, Pedri, Kessie or De Jong, both De Jong and Kessie can play as a CDM, or even Gavi who has been very energetic and got great passing accuracy and covers most distance on the pitch than most of other Barcelona players in most of the recent games.

Sergio Busquets.? His time with Barcelona is over. He is not reliable anymore, his age which has passed the golden age as a football player has made him experience many declines in his appearance.
Xavi still has many more energetic and reliable players in the midfield. I don't think he will stay at Barcelona much longer, the conditions that Sergio Busquets are in are the same as Gerard Pique.

[hahay]

Barcelona loves playing fancy and entertaining football which is not benefiting when you are losing or needs a win.They really played well but couldn't win the match.Real Madrid are goals hunters they believe more in scoring goals than ball possession. Playing at home also gave them an advantage which they made us of properly. Benzema is a wonderful striker,he has scored 12 goals and assisted 9 goals so far for Real Madrid against Barca in 37 matches in all competitions. 3-1 is a big win. In recent seven matches played between both clubs Madrid has win 6 out of 7 in all competitions.

It is one thing to play fancy football and another to win the game, when you play nice football and fail to create chances and convert them then everything worked for goes down the drain. As much as you have to play entertaining football you also have to win the games that is the beauty of it all when you entertain your supporters and sum it all with a win gives that extra excitement and that what every supporter wants, that is why they are supporting.

It seems that since Real Madrid was coached by Ancelotti, I think Real Madrid don't prioritize ball possession and they only prioritize the final result. No matter how high they play defensively to get a quick counter-attack, then they will. They also did this strategy in the Champions League last season to the final match, which in fact Real Madrid lost in statistics but they got a win at the end of the match. Until now they still apply that style of play, and it still works very well.

Apart from that match, today there will be another exciting match I guess, it is the match between Sevilla v Valencia. Where Sevilla who are slowly seems to have improved but whether Sevilla will still be able to win today's match, because Valencia is also not an easy opponent. But if I consider the head to head record then of course Sevilla will get a win, but because they have just recovered then I will doubt it a little but that doesn't mean I expect them to lose. Sevilla are still a good team in my opinion and of course they will be able to improve their performance and because of that, Sevilla will still have a chance to get points in this match.

[Crypto_I.N]

It was a really good and close classico yesterday. Barcelona's performance was on a high level and they have showed that they are close to Real.
Real just used their chances a bit better - but they have been doing that for a while already.

Barcelona conceded only one league goal in 8 games before yesterday - if they defended just a bit better, they would have gotten the wanted result.

Barcelona are indeed at a high level but they are still below Real Madrid now, maybe things will change with time. I like what Real Madrid is doing to regenerate its players. They have many options that can be played on various fronts, unlike Barcelona which is very difficult since several of their players are injured and cannot be played. It looks like the Real Madrid midfielder who is the lifeblood of their game is going well with a combination of young players who are able to match the experienced players. That is their good capital for a long time.

Real Madrid has a coach who is smart to analyze and use all the energy of his players to be the best to be able to beat Barcelona with a high score finally making Barcelona admit defeat and this must be taken into consideration for Xavi so that they evaluate his game so that one day can beat Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's players play so well, their coach always puts them under a lot of pressure, I think that's why Real Madrid plays very well in every match. But we have to admit that Real Madrid has many good players. But Real Madrid  He is far behind.

Real Madrid players who are now different from past Real Madrid like in 2009, why am I talking like this maybe from the maturity of the players like Toni Croos and Luka Modric, these two players are very senior and automatically mature in terms of the game, so in everything automatically never panics, it has been proven what in the match in the champions league against shakhtar to balance the position fortunately there was antonio who equalized in the last minutes

[OcTradism]

It seems that since Real Madrid was coached by Ancelotti, I think Real Madrid don't prioritize ball possession and they only prioritize the final result. No matter how high they play defensively to get a quick counter-attack, then they will. They also did this strategy in the Champions League last season to the final match, which in fact Real Madrid lost in statistics but they got a win at the end of the match. Until now they still apply that style of play, and it still works very well.

Ancelotti is a coach who gives freedom to his players. He is creative too and he enlightens career of Andrea Pirlo in AC Milan. Without Ancelotti, it's hard to imagine how Pirlo's career would be because he failed previously in Inter Milan.

This style of Ancelotti makes people think he is not a top-notch coach but in fact he is. He gets good support from his players and has very good relationship with his players. He allows them to play and adjust themselves in each match. He does not bind with any single idea or tactic, that is Ancelotti. And it's clearly as you discussed, ball possession is not the one that obsesses Ancelotti a lot. He cares more about results just like a traditional Italian coach.

[nara1892]

Is Sergio Busquets an experienced midfielder, most definitely! but is Busquets obsolete and no longer essential, literally the freaking truth! He shouldn't be out there starting every game, he should be dropped, I'd rather have a Gavi, Pedri, Kessie or De Jong, both De Jong and Kessie can play as a CDM, or even Gavi who has been very energetic and got great passing accuracy and covers most distance on the pitch than most of other Barcelona players in most of the recent games.

Sergio Busquets.? His time with Barcelona is over. He is not reliable anymore, his age which has passed the golden age as a football player has made him experience many declines in his appearance.
Xavi still has many more energetic and reliable players in the midfield. I don't think he will stay at Barcelona much longer, the conditions that Sergio Busquets are in are the same as Gerard Pique.

He is now 34 years old and indeed it is almost over for Busquets especially he is also a bit of a problem with the higher-ups at Barcelona because he is like an agreement with Pique because he does not want to cut his salary again after several seasons of his salary being cut.
Right now he is still needed, especially as he becomes a captain who is clearly still influential but when you look at the current conditions it seems that his future at Barcelona will also not be guaranteed, especially now that his contract expires in the summer.

[bering]

After beat Bilbao last weekend Atletico Madrid is really in the good shape because finally they were successfully taking over 3rd position from Bilbao and today against Rayo obviously they will used this match to get 3 points and they have ability to do that because on the paper Atletico very much better than Rayo and so far after defeated by Madrid on last month Atletico was never lose again at La Liga even they can able to get 3 wins from 3 matches so this proven they had successfully improved their performance and for today match Atletico win seems good choice and the odds for them is @1.59

[Jody.Drummer]

Real Madrid players who are now different from past Real Madrid like in 2009, why am I talking like this maybe from the maturity of the players like Toni Croos and Luka Modric, these two players are very senior and automatically mature in terms of the game, so in everything automatically never panics, it has been proven what in the match in the champions league against shakhtar to balance the position fortunately there was antonio who equalized in the last minutes

We don't need to doubt the experience and composure of the senior Real Madrid players, this is what they will teach their juniors in the team. Like what happened to Vinicius Jr. at the beginning he was also a little selfish, but over time he was able to reduce or even eliminate something like that. Youngbloods will always have this attitude, here the role of seniors is needed to provide an understanding of the real team game. Real Madrid's regeneration has also gone well so far, losing Casemiro they have enough players who can play their role well in midfield.

Is Sergio Busquets an experienced midfielder, most definitely! but is Busquets obsolete and no longer essential, literally the freaking truth! He shouldn't be out there starting every game, he should be dropped, I'd rather have a Gavi, Pedri, Kessie or De Jong, both De Jong and Kessie can play as a CDM, or even Gavi who has been very energetic and got great passing accuracy and covers most distance on the pitch than most of other Barcelona players in most of the recent games.

Sergio Busquets.? His time with Barcelona is over. He is not reliable anymore, his age which has passed the golden age as a football player has made him experience many declines in his appearance.
Xavi still has many more energetic and reliable players in the midfield. I don't think he will stay at Barcelona much longer, the conditions that Sergio Busquets are in are the same as Gerard Pique.

He is now 34 years old and indeed it is almost over for Busquets especially he is also a bit of a problem with the higher-ups at Barcelona because he is like an agreement with Pique because he does not want to cut his salary again after several seasons of his salary being cut.
Right now he is still needed, especially as he becomes a captain who is clearly still influential but when you look at the current conditions it seems that his future at Barcelona will also not be guaranteed, especially now that his contract expires in the summer.

Age can not lie on the decline in performance of Sergio Busquets. Yes, he should be replaced with a younger player. But the problem is, Barcelona is now in a situation where players cannot play their roles well in every position. especially now that many players have to miss out due to injury. In the next transfer window, I think Xavi will have to rebuild some positions that are having a lot of trouble now.

[Minor Miner]

Is Sergio Busquets an experienced midfielder, most definitely! but is Busquets obsolete and no longer essential, literally the freaking truth! He shouldn't be out there starting every game, he should be dropped, I'd rather have a Gavi, Pedri, Kessie or De Jong, both De Jong and Kessie can play as a CDM, or even Gavi who has been very energetic and got great passing accuracy and covers most distance on the pitch than most of other Barcelona players in most of the recent games.

Sergio Busquets.? His time with Barcelona is over. He is not reliable anymore, his age which has passed the golden age as a football player has made him experience many declines in his appearance.
Xavi still has many more energetic and reliable players in the midfield. I don't think he will stay at Barcelona much longer, the conditions that Sergio Busquets are in are the same as Gerard Pique.

He is now 34 years old and indeed it is almost over for Busquets especially he is also a bit of a problem with the higher-ups at Barcelona because he is like an agreement with Pique because he does not want to cut his salary again after several seasons of his salary being cut.
Right now he is still needed, especially as he becomes a captain who is clearly still influential but when you look at the current conditions it seems that his future at Barcelona will also not be guaranteed, especially now that his contract expires in the summer.

The main problem is that Barcelona are not getting good performances from Busquets. If he could have performed well then Barcelona would have kept him in the team and Barcelona management had no problem paying high wages. But now that Barcelona are not getting the expected performance from Busquets, it is likely that the Barcelona management will not be interested in paying him higher wages. Barcelona will certainly look for a replacement for Busquets in the winter transfer window. And we will not see Busquets in the Barcelona team.

[Cookdata]

Villarreal 2-0 Osasuna, I don't know if the number of people that watched that match is lesser or even lesser than the ones that followed the Ballon d'Or ceremony
Villarreal is a good team and Osasuna could make surprises. Instable teams are the worst ones to be able to predict and this is exactly what Villarreal done today.

When I saw yesterday's match between Osasuna and Villarreal, I thought it was a skipped match that had been rescheduled, but it turned out to be a round 9 match. I was wondering why the management would schedule a match on a big event day like Ballon D'or, they wouldn't think a second time if it had been premier teams, perhaps they don't anticipate much from both teams.

Villarreal has been a sleeping giant this season, perhaps they are trying to repeat what they did last season which I don't think is a good idea, they were among the underrated teams that were giving top teams nightmares at the end of the season even though they did not finish in the top four last season, they performed well at the end.

[fzkto]

Villarreal 2-0 Osasuna, I don't know if the number of people that watched that match is lesser or even lesser than the ones that followed the Ballon d'Or ceremony
Villarreal is a good team and Osasuna could make surprises. Instable teams are the worst ones to be able to predict and this is exactly what Villarreal done today.

When I saw yesterday's match between Osasuna and Villarreal, I thought it was a skipped match that had been rescheduled, but it turned out to be a round 9 match. I was wondering why the management would schedule a match on a big event day like Ballon D'or, they wouldn't think a second time if it had been premier teams, perhaps they don't anticipate much from both teams.

Villarreal has been a sleeping giant this season, perhaps they are trying to repeat what they did last season which I don't think is a good idea, they were among the underrated teams that were giving top teams nightmares at the end of the season even though they did not finish in the top four last season, they performed well at the end.

Villarreal won because Osasuna had difficult previous games against strong teams and had to expend their energy playing a draw against Real Madrid and then losing a home game to Valencia. Villarreal have had easy games and were easily able to win yesterday. It was predictable. By the way, today will be Sevilla's game against Valencia. I wonder if Valencia will be able to move Villarreal in the standings again.