La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[rahmad2nd]

Barcelona has improved a lot and I agree with you up to a certain point,that they need to solidify their defense as that is where the problem was in the beginning of the season.In attack I think they are doing quite well with Lewandowski but they sure need to fill a huge gap in midfield since the time they lost Messi to PSG,they are suffering to create a lot of chances which seemed easy to do when Messi was playing for them.

The season is still long but I think they are in a really good position and it is only up to them how they will manage this upcoming part of the season,if they take every game with serenity I think they can be Champions of La Liga in the end of this season,if stress gets the best out of them then I am afraid they won't be Champions this year.

Barcelona has several reliable defenders, Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen. it's just that, they got injured and the worst one was Araujo. some veteran players, can be an option against teams that are not too strong. in midfield, Gavi and Predi, really still need high flying hours until their potential is honed. these two young midfielders, often lose their game during crucial matches.  Sergio Busquets, should have been replaced. he is no longer able to play with his best performance.

I hope Xavi will replace him with one of the other players, it is possible that Franck Kessie will fill Busquets' position. De Jong is a key attacking midfielder for Barcelona, ​​unfortunately Xavi prefers the La Masia player. Raphina is one that is predicted to be one of Barcelona's mainstays, so far his contribution has not answered the team's needs. if Xavi is willing to experiment, Ansu Fati should be given more playing time than Ferran Torres or Raphinha.
IMO, Xavi just needs the right formula and strategy for his troops. I think that's all he needs in the second half of the season.

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[ShowOff]

Barcelona has several reliable defenders, Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen. it's just that, they got injured and the worst one was Araujo. some veteran players, can be an option against teams that are not too strong. in midfield, Gavi and Predi, really still need high flying hours until their potential is honed. these two young midfielders, often lose their game during crucial matches.  Sergio Busquets, should have been replaced. he is no longer able to play with his best performance.

Araujo will recover soon, meanwhile Garcia Kounde, Christensen and Alonso could be good options at centre-back. Xavi has a lot of players at the back right now, but it's still difficult to find the right one at right-back even though they currently have Bellerin.

In midfield, I think Busquets is still good enough to captain the team with his experience. Meanwhile, Xavi often replaces his position with other defensive midfielders like Kessie. Xavi understands that Busquets is no longer strong enough to play a full time, but he and his experience can help the team balance in midfield. But I prefer it if Xavi plays Gavi, Pedri and De Jong in the midfield because all three are really good at making Barcelona's attack power strong in a match. Over time Busquets will get weaker, so I think he will get a lot of time on the bench soon.

[arimamib]

The pressure is really on Barcelona, because it has been long they won la Liga league title which they need to do everything within their power to maintain this standard until they achieve this season title. Now that Real Madrid performance is gradually reducing in this season, because of the injuries some of their players are experiencing showed that this season title will be difficult for them to achieve  easily like the way they used to achieved titles without much stress. Barcelona coach will not allow this season to pass them by than to introduce more tactics that will make their performance increase after the break.

Barcelona has a chance to become champions of La Liga this season. They are able to perform well. On the other hand, the performance of their first opponent Real Madrid is slightly deteriorating. Their main striker Benzema has been out of the squad for a long time. Now if the Barcelona team is able to maintain the consistency of their performance then they can become champions. Meanwhile, Lewandowski and Raphinha have consistently performed well.

Barcelona will try to maintain its performance to get the La Liga trophy this season, Barcelona players are very classy, they were able to perform well in the world cup. The increase in the performance of Barcelona players during the World Cup is good news for all elements of the team, especially Xavi, he can build connections between players to keep the opportunities that exist.
The points advantage over Real Madrid is an additional spirit for Barcelona players to always give their best performances. Defence Until Barcelona attack line is very good, they need to keep their distance from Real Madrid to lift the trophy again.

[KTChampions]

The pressure is really on Barcelona, because it has been long they won la Liga league title which they need to do everything within their power to maintain this standard until they achieve this season title. Now that Real Madrid performance is gradually reducing in this season, because of the injuries some of their players are experiencing showed that this season title will be difficult for them to achieve  easily like the way they used to achieved titles without much stress. Barcelona coach will not allow this season to pass them by than to introduce more tactics that will make their performance increase after the break.

I'll be interested to see how the Barcelona players deal with the pressure after returning (in disgrace) from the World Cup. Spain had 8 players from Barcelona and 2 from Real Madrid, obviously the Barcelona players brought with them the habit of losing important games  It is interesting whether this will affect their morale and play at the club level or not.

[Fritwakky]

The pressure is really on Barcelona, because it has been long they won la Liga league title which they need to do everything within their power to maintain this standard until they achieve this season title. Now that Real Madrid performance is gradually reducing in this season, because of the injuries some of their players are experiencing showed that this season title will be difficult for them to achieve  easily like the way they used to achieved titles without much stress. Barcelona coach will not allow this season to pass them by than to introduce more tactics that will make their performance increase after the break.

Barcelona are always the best in La Liga. They can beat any team. All the players in the Barcelona team are young and used to playing fast-paced football. But their biggest failure is when they play against Real Madrid they lose. If Barcelona want to do well in La Liga, they need to train hard after the World Cup and be able to beat Real Madrid first.

I'll be interested to see how the Barcelona players deal with the pressure after returning (in disgrace) from the World Cup. Spain had 8 players from Barcelona and 2 from Real Madrid, obviously the Barcelona players brought with them the habit of losing important games  It is interesting whether this will affect their morale and play at the club level or not.

[makishart]

Barcelona has a chance to become champions of La Liga this season. They are able to perform well. On the other hand, the performance of their first opponent Real Madrid is slightly deteriorating. Their main striker Benzema has been out of the squad for a long time. Now if the Barcelona team is able to maintain the consistency of their performance then they can become champions. Meanwhile, Lewandowski and Raphinha have consistently performed well.

Barcelona may have managed to get first place this week but the La Liga journey this season is still ongoing, several matches will still be held and you can say this is not finished, if Barcelona does not improve the composition of the team it has by adding new players in defense it will be difficult to get victory this season because Barcelona has a weak point that can pose a serious threat.

You can also imagine if there will be lots of club will starting to buy lots of players from another league to make their team even stronger. I think that barcelona must also improve its team. Buying some new talents might become the best option for now.
Barcelona has a plan to do that but barcelona is still monitoring which players that can be bought with cheap price. I meant barcelona didn't have lots of resource to be used to buy some players with very high price like last transfer season.
Barcelona needs to make some plan to make sure if it will not be wasting lots of money again.

[xzone]

Barcelona has a chance to become champions of La Liga this season. They are able to perform well. On the other hand, the performance of their first opponent Real Madrid is slightly deteriorating. Their main striker Benzema has been out of the squad for a long time. Now if the Barcelona team is able to maintain the consistency of their performance then they can become champions. Meanwhile, Lewandowski and Raphinha have consistently performed well.

Barcelona may have managed to get first place this week but the La Liga journey this season is still ongoing, several matches will still be held and you can say this is not finished, if Barcelona does not improve the composition of the team it has by adding new players in defense it will be difficult to get victory this season because Barcelona has a weak point that can pose a serious threat.

There is still a lot of time for the league to end, I think it is not easy to decide who will be the champion. Barcelona is one of the best teams this year, but there are some shortcomings in the team, they manage to win their games, but to be honest, I am afraid that they will lose points when we approach the final weeks.
If they can finish this year as a champion, they will have accomplished a great job, we can all see how much they have improved compared to the previous years

[fachant]

Barcelona has a chance to become champions of La Liga this season. They are able to perform well. On the other hand, the performance of their first opponent Real Madrid is slightly deteriorating. Their main striker Benzema has been out of the squad for a long time. Now if the Barcelona team is able to maintain the consistency of their performance then they can become champions. Meanwhile, Lewandowski and Raphinha have consistently performed well.

Barcelona may have managed to get first place this week but the La Liga journey this season is still ongoing, several matches will still be held and you can say this is not finished, if Barcelona does not improve the composition of the team it has by adding new players in defense it will be difficult to get victory this season because Barcelona has a weak point that can pose a serious threat.

You can also imagine if there will be lots of club will starting to buy lots of players from another league to make their team even stronger. I think that barcelona must also improve its team. Buying some new talents might become the best option for now.
Barcelona has a plan to do that but barcelona is still monitoring which players that can be bought with cheap price. I meant barcelona didn't have lots of resource to be used to buy some players with very high price like last transfer season.
Barcelona needs to make some plan to make sure if it will not be wasting lots of money again.

Winning the La Liga title is now one of the ways to keep Barcelona financially afloat. Spain has already been defeated in the World Cup. Since most of the Spanish players play for the Barcelona club, Barcelona will soon return to training. And will prepare well for the next match of the league.

[terrorJR]

The pressure is really on Barcelona, because it has been long they won la Liga league title which they need to do everything within their power to maintain this standard until they achieve this season title. Now that Real Madrid performance is gradually reducing in this season, because of the injuries some of their players are experiencing showed that this season title will be difficult for them to achieve  easily like the way they used to achieved titles without much stress. Barcelona coach will not allow this season to pass them by than to introduce more tactics that will make their performance increase after the break.

I'll be interested to see how the Barcelona players deal with the pressure after returning (in disgrace) from the World Cup. Spain had 8 players from Barcelona and 2 from Real Madrid, obviously the Barcelona players brought with them the habit of losing important games  It is interesting whether this will affect their morale and play at the club level or not.

This is another burden but indeed in this case it is also difficult for us to say this because of course they also have to understand that the team is not the same as the club so they have to get rid of that feeling even though this will definitely have a little effect
The journey is still far, they can't avoid it now and what has to be done is to be consistent so they don't get as much ridicule as before and of course the title must be earned first they need it so they don't get called clowns lol.

[BigBos]

The pressure is really on Barcelona, because it has been long they won la Liga league title which they need to do everything within their power to maintain this standard until they achieve this season title. Now that Real Madrid performance is gradually reducing in this season, because of the injuries some of their players are experiencing showed that this season title will be difficult for them to achieve  easily like the way they used to achieved titles without much stress. Barcelona coach will not allow this season to pass them by than to introduce more tactics that will make their performance increase after the break.

I'll be interested to see how the Barcelona players deal with the pressure after returning (in disgrace) from the World Cup. Spain had 8 players from Barcelona and 2 from Real Madrid, obviously the Barcelona players brought with them the habit of losing important games  It is interesting whether this will affect their morale and play at the club level or not.

Yes, I am also looking forward to this, will it have a significant effect on their game in Barcelona, if it is true that the Spaniard was affected mentally in the match against Morocco yesterday, it will have a very bad impact on the stability of Barcelona's game, and of course, the La Liga leader will be replaced immediately if that happens.

Unlike the case with Real Madrid players who only have two representatives, Dani Carvajal and Marco Asensio, of course, this will not affect the players at Real Madrid.

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This is another burden but indeed in this case it is also difficult for us to say this because of course they also have to understand that the team is not the same as the club so they have to get rid of that feeling even though this will definitely have a little effect
The journey is still far, they can't avoid it now and what has to be done is to be consistent so they don't get as much ridicule as before and of course the title must be earned first they need it so they don't get called clowns lol.

of course every player who competes in the world cup will experience an impact on their mentality if their country is eliminated from this prestigious event because every player must have high hopes at the world cup and especially for spain which is dominated by barcelona players eliminated after losing in a penalty shootout. of course the players who fail to score in the penalty shoot-out round will be overshadowed by guilt because their shot can be blocked by the opposing goalkeeper.

but before the league starts the players will definitely be focused on undergoing regular training and attending therapy to restore enthusiasm for the upcoming matches.

[naira]

of course every player who competes in the world cup will experience an impact on their mentality if their country is eliminated from this prestigious event because every player must have high hopes at the world cup and especially for spain which is dominated by barcelona players eliminated after losing in a penalty shootout. of course the players who fail to score in the penalty shoot-out round will be overshadowed by guilt because their shot can be blocked by the opposing goalkeeper.

Many people think that Spain's defeat in the World Cup yesterday will have a more significant impact on Barcelona. Maybe this is related to the Spanish players who are dominated by Barcelona players, and there will be a lot of humiliation that Enrique will get, while not bringing in De Gea and Ramos, so in my opinion Barcelona must accept the consequences so far. Luis Enrique prioritizes young players, but the fact that World Cup experience is not enough will affect the performance of the team.

[lulumiya]

Real Madrid seemed weaker than Barcelona against smaller teams in the recent games of the season. However this is still not a proof for anything of course. Real Madrid are still only two points behind them and they can easily fix these bad results after the start of the second half of the season. Benzema's return from his injury will be a big improvement for them as well.

I don't know if Real Madrid need any transfer in January. They already have a squad whose quality is enough for reaching their goals in this season.

[hahay]

Real Madrid seemed weaker than Barcelona against smaller teams in the recent games of the season. However this is still not a proof for anything of course. Real Madrid are still only two points behind them and they can easily fix these bad results after the start of the second half of the season. Benzema's return from his injury will be a big improvement for them as well.

I don't know if Real Madrid need any transfer in January. They already have a squad whose quality is enough for reaching their goals in this season.

Real Madrid are still very strong in La Liga and even though Real Madrid are below Barcelona right now in the La Liga standings, but the points gap is still very close. Also, Real Madrid will still be playing in the Champions League while Barcelona will only be playing in the Europa League and thus, Real Madrid's performance so far has been fine. Unless Real Madrid's position continues to move away from the title race then surely it is a very weak performance which must be corrected immediately.
Also about whether Real Madrid needs new players or not, I think every time the player transfer window opens then the big teams will definitely sign new players although I'm also not sure who Real Madrid will sign.

Because even though Real Madrid currently has several great players, it seems that preparing to replace their old players such as Modric, Kross and Benzema must be done.
Because old players will certainly be prone to injury, so preparing early before it goes bad is a great way to maintain good team performance and gameplay.

[Jody.Drummer]

Real Madrid seemed weaker than Barcelona against smaller teams in the recent games of the season. However this is still not a proof for anything of course. Real Madrid are still only two points behind them and they can easily fix these bad results after the start of the second half of the season. Benzema's return from his injury will be a big improvement for them as well.

I don't know if Real Madrid need any transfer in January. They already have a squad whose quality is enough for reaching their goals in this season.

Only a few matches were played and the results were not too different. I don't think this can be said to be weak. The difference is only one draw for them Barcelona 1 draw and Madrid 2 draws there is no other difference so it's very funny to say Madrid is weaker.
It's only natural that in a match unexpected results always occur because in football anything can happen. Real Madrid is a big team but that doesn't mean they can't lose or draw because this is still possible. On the other hand, when they receive a result, it doesn't mean they are also weak because their win ratio is very far inversely proportional to the ratio of defeats and draws.

[zuzie]

Winning the La Liga title is now one of the ways to keep Barcelona financially afloat. Spain has already been defeated in the World Cup. Since most of the Spanish players play for the Barcelona club, Barcelona will soon return to training. And will prepare well for the next match of the league.

Barcelona have spent more than €150 million in the previous transfer market, based on media reports transfermarkt.
The signing of several new players has added to the club's financial burden. To restore the situation, several agreements are need that will benefit the club. And the Laliga title is one way to bring in sponsors

[Balmain]

Real Madrid seemed weaker than Barcelona against smaller teams in the recent games of the season. However this is still not a proof for anything of course. Real Madrid are still only two points behind them and they can easily fix these bad results after the start of the second half of the season. Benzema's return from his injury will be a big improvement for them as well.

I don't know if Real Madrid need any transfer in January. They already have a squad whose quality is enough for reaching their goals in this season.

They are only two points behind in the championship race. They still have a pretty solid squad that hasn't changed for a long time and they won the Champions league trophy last year. Barcelona cannot continue in the champions league, but there are two main goals for Madrid. After losing one match and a draw in the league, they got the job done. I do not think that the competition will decrease and that Barcelona will open the points in the league. I think we will see this rivalry until the end of the season. A striker transfer between the season can be very beneficial for Real Madrid.

[bitgolden]

I even read in one of the football media accounts that Virgil van Dijk advised Cody Gakpo not to join Manchester United and was advised to go to Real Madrid instead. It seems that Van dijk is reluctant if the young Dutch player whose performances were so extraordinary in the world cup has to join Manchester United, where we know his performance is unstable and it can be a bad career to be in the Red Devils squad. If he joins Real Madrid, of course he will have a good career and a series of championships from various competitions will be guaranteed, moreover being able to play in the champions league will make every player feel happy.

I disagree with that, I mean United would have been fine too, it is just obvious that Real is a lot bigger and better club right now and that seems like the reason for it. If I were given a choice to pick one, I would pick Real as well, even if I was at the bench that means there is a chance I could replace someone at starting 11 one day and that is what I would want.

However, as we can all see right now there is a good chance we won't have United recovering that quickly, and they might be a big club, pay very well, and need Gakpo, it just means they won't be able to have success, no premier league title, no fa cup, no ucl, nothing and that is a good reason to prefer Real Madrid.

[Velvet78]

Maybe the pressure is on Barcelona due to being the leader now. However I still think they can deal with this pressure in a really good way. It is the truth of course that they are going to compete in the Europa League at the same time and that tournament is also important for them. Because they need to make as much money as possible to help their finance get better in time.

However Barcelona weren't affected negatively in the La Liga while they were competing in the Champions League on one hand. I don't see any reason for seeing them losing their focus from now on as well. Of course I don't mean that they will win every single one of the remaining La Liga games. But they will be in this title race until the end as it seems.

[posi]

I do not expect Real Madrid to make any big changes in this transfer market. I think they are preparing to wait until the next transfer window. And I honestly feel that in the next transfer window we can expect Real Madrid to make some really big moves. They are hoping to bring in a really capable striker. I think we all know that. And they are waiting for the right opportunity and also for the right choice. However, I wonder if the striker that they have available on the market right now might be a better option than what they will be able to get in the next transfer window.

This is the same statement Ancelloti was making in previous transfer window and I'm shocked to be reading such statements again this season. Although the team a some how balanced on most positions but not balanced all round they still need to strengthen some positions like their attacking position,Benzema  is prone to injuries now and need a suitable replacement or better say substitute player in times like this.

Real Madrid are supposed to bring in a striker to the team. Endrick is being brought in by Real Madrid in the team as far as I know. Everything is almost set. Only the transfer paperwork are about to be done.

As we were discussing that Real Madrid might and might not bring in any player in the team, right then Real Madrid decides to bring in a striker. I have nothing against this move. Actually, I support this move. Because this is going to give stability to Real Madrid on the attacking side. And I do not think that Endrick is going to be a regular starter for Real Madrid as soon as he is bought. And by that time, Karim Benzema will also have enough playtime. This is a good decision by Real Madrid.