La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[LUCKMCFLY]

I think Real Madrid will be back stronger than before by their upcoming games. They had some problems against smaller teams recently and lost so many points during this time. Barcelona have benefited from it and taken the lead. But the gap is only two points anyway. Real Madrid should improve their effort in the La Liga to have a good form.

Winning against Barcelona won't be enough for them for the La Liga title in the end. They need to keep up a solid form in the rest of the games as well just as Barcelona do. I know that things are becoming more serious in the Champions League on one hand. But this shouldn't affect the concentration level of the Real Madrid players in the La Liga badly.

Personally, I think that Real Madrid will be a devastation, I am also anxious for those who will be new to their squad, I am sure that they want to recruit very good players, it is likely that with the demonstration they have given in the World Cup they already have some in the look and we have a much stronger team, and the truth is that saying no to Real Madrid is practically crazy because it means saying no to the best future of all, with respect to Barcelona I don't see it very well, also the fact that Being in the Europa League no longer produces so much emotion, because it is evident that what attracts the most attention apart from the League is the UCL, and clearly these things are sought after more and obviously, it gives more money.

In fact, they already have a great defender in their sights at Real Madrid:

€100 million defender tipped for Real Madrid move

Gvardiol tipped to join Real Madrid by his former coach

As reported by MARCA, Shakhtar Donetsk coach, Igor Jovicevic, who has coached Gvardiol in the past, said:

    “He could play for any top club. PSG, Barcelona, if it were up to me, I would [want him] go to Real Madrid.

    “I don’t want to hear about anything else. What’s more, I’m surprised that Real Madrid didn’t sign him two or three years ago, although I also understand that they waited for him to mature a bit more.”

Source: https://therealchamps.com/2022/12/11/e100-million-defender-tipped-real-madrid-move/

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[Merit.s]

Real Madrid will provide a replacement for Benzema,as they are always planning ahead in other to win more trophies. Just the way we have seen it that age is not a friend with him and this is affecting his performance,the recent injury will make them hasten up for his replacement. Real Madrid is always after winning trophies,that is why they always go for already made players,I know they must be targeting a player from this world cup base on his performance.

[Doell]

Watching the world cup makes me understand the reasons why Real Madrid always win trophies.  Most of the players that plays for Real madrids are from the strong and top teams. Real Madrid are always targeting good players.  Real Madrid spend much money in buying players from top teams.

Not only Real Madrid but other clubs also have top players, this is not only a matter on top players but how Real Madrid has a better tactician than other clubs. I mean Manager, Real Madrid have a smart choice manager, Ancelotti his history is very great, of course Real Madrid was able to win that title its all because him. If Real Madrid has a bad tactician, then Top players won't look good either.

[Pulsar77]

Real Madrid will provide a replacement for Benzema,as they are always planning ahead in other to win more trophies. Just the way we have seen it that age is not a friend with him and this is affecting his performance,the recent injury will make them hasten up for his replacement. Real Madrid is always after winning trophies,that is why they always go for already made players,I know they must be targeting a player from this world cup base on his performance.

Of course Real Madrid won't be continuing with Benzema in the starting eleven until the end of his career. That would be really absurd to me truthfully. I have a big respect to Benzema of course. He got a Ballon d'Or prize last season as you know. He absolutely deserved that with an amazing performance throughout the season. But he just can't keep up the same level of performance every season from now on. His performance will fade slowly by every season. The injury he has had recently made things even worse for him and Real Madrid both.

I just don't expect Real Madrid to bring anyone in the winter transfer window. They would be patient until the end of the season. Benzema is about to return as far as I know so they can continue with him for the rest of the season.

[arimamib]

Watching the world cup makes me understand the reasons why Real Madrid always win trophies.  Most of the players that plays for Real madrids are from the strong and top teams. Real Madrid are always targeting good players.  Real Madrid spend much money in buying players from top teams.

The presence of several top players in a squad don't guarantee success. What Real Madrid achieved last season was a joint success, the cooperation between players and coaches has brought Real Madrid to win several prestigious titles. PSG has formed a team for a long time, the money PSG has is far more than Real Madrid. Judging from the point of view of the top players, PSG squad is no less good than Real Madrid, but Real Madrid is more successful than PSG.
The coach's factor greatly determines the success of a team. The coach must have experience and strategies that can make the team perform better even though the opponents they face are stronger, what Real Madrid has, PSG don't have even though they both have top players.

[skarais]

The presence of several top players in a squad don't guarantee success. What Real Madrid achieved last season was a joint success, the cooperation between players and coaches has brought Real Madrid to win several prestigious titles. PSG has formed a team for a long time, the money PSG has is far more than Real Madrid. Judging from the point of view of the top players, PSG squad is no less good than Real Madrid, but Real Madrid is more successful than PSG.
The coach's factor greatly determines the success of a team. The coach must have experience and strategies that can make the team perform better even though the opponents they face are stronger, what Real Madrid has, PSG don't have even though they both have top players.

Of course, your last point is one of the factors why PSG has not been successful in European competition. When a team has many top players, it must also be supported by a great coach. PSG do not have a coach who can really give them great success in Europe including Tuchel, but because PSG is a quality team the chances of success will be high.

We all know Real Madrid is the most influential team in Europe, they are the best team for a long period of time and they are the team that is really a problem for all the other teams including in the Champions League. The coaches and players that Real Madrid have are very supportive of success, so the impression is indeed like that compared to PSG.

[Furious 7]

Real Madrid will provide a replacement for Benzema,as they are always planning ahead in other to win more trophies. Just the way we have seen it that age is not a friend with him and this is affecting his performance,the recent injury will make them hasten up for his replacement. Real Madrid is always after winning trophies,that is why they always go for already made players,I know they must be targeting a player from this world cup base on his performance.

Of course Real Madrid won't be continuing with Benzema in the starting eleven until the end of his career. That would be really absurd to me truthfully. I have a big respect to Benzema of course. He got a Ballon d'Or prize last season as you know. He absolutely deserved that with an amazing performance throughout the season. But he just can't keep up the same level of performance every season from now on. His performance will fade slowly by every season. The injury he has had recently made things even worse for him and Real Madrid both.

I just don't expect Real Madrid to bring anyone in the winter transfer window. They would be patient until the end of the season. Benzema is about to return as far as I know so they can continue with him for the rest of the season.

In this case I still feel that Benzema will still be the main starting line-up until it is felt that he is no longer capable, regardless of which player later enters when Benzema recovers from injury he will still be Ancelotti's first choice at least until the end of Benzema's contract.
Even though the condition of his feet is currently not possible but we know that Benzema is a frightening figure when he is in the opponent's defense area so with this condition I feel he will continue to be there no matter what happens this season except if his foot condition doesn't allow it.

[RealMalatesta]

There are two factors that make Real Madrid immediately look for a replacement for Benzema. First, the age factor, and the second is the injury factor. Benzema's age can affect his appearance, his strength is decreasing, advancing age also makes players more familiar with injuries.
Real Madrid cannot count on Benzema any longer even though he is still capable of making a contribution to the team. To anticipate the worst, Real Madrid must move faster in the January transfer market to bring in a player worthy of being Benzema's successor.

Yes, that's what they have to do, they can't wait until it's true that Benzema can't be played for a very long time. Even though they now have players who could replace Benzema, it is still not enough because we know what they are like when Benzema is not in the squad. After all, now the competition is even tougher in La Liga and the Champions League, so they have to prepare for that.

Well, the reality is that if they could get Endrick, and use Benzema for another 3 years at least, that means for the next 3-3.5 years they would have both Benzema, but also have Endrick playing here and there, like cup games, or league games after important UCL games and so forth. That way, he would improve and become a great player.

Consider how Vinicius was when he firs got here, or how Rodrygo was, dude was very young when he got to Real, and eventually got better and better and better, now he is vital part of it. Same can be done but they have to endure with Benzema for another 3-3.5 seasons, find replacement bench level player like Asensio for example as well, because if Benzema injured, Endrick can't sustain that level now.

[alpamar99]

Watching the world cup makes me understand the reasons why Real Madrid always win trophies.  Most of the players that plays for Real madrids are from the strong and top teams. Real Madrid are always targeting good players.  Real Madrid spend much money in buying players from top teams.

Isn't this commonplace because you really don't need to see the world cup to realize that because even before the world cup started, the Real Madrid players were already above average in terms of individual skills and I think the world cup is also not a strong reason because if it's like that's how it is with Barcelona where their players are mostly from Spain and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga where the majority are German players.

[ShowOff]

Not only Real Madrid but other clubs also have top players, this is not only a matter on top players but how Real Madrid has a better tactician than other clubs. I mean Manager, Real Madrid have a smart choice manager, Ancelotti his history is very great, of course Real Madrid was able to win that title its all because him. If Real Madrid has a bad tactician, then Top players won't look good either.

There is no doubt that Real Madrid is a good team with a coach and players. I don't remember who was the worst Real Madrid coach in the last 10 years without a title in a season, they are all great and I think Real Madrid tend to work with great people.

But is that a guarantee to always be successful? I think most people would say no, but these great guys are likely to put together a successful team to win titles at the end of the season. Ancelotti was extraordinary for Real Madrid, I admit that.

[Gosgosking]

Real Madrid will provide a replacement for Benzema,as they are always planning ahead in other to win more trophies. Just the way we have seen it that age is not a friend with him and this is affecting his performance,the recent injury will make them hasten up for his replacement. Real Madrid is always after winning trophies,that is why they always go for already made players,I know they must be targeting a player from this world cup base on his performance.

If Real Madrid don't provide a  player for Benzema replacement very quickly the quality of Real Madrid performance will drop. Benzema is an important player for Real Madrid,  get a player must be a player of Benzema  kind, anything less than that can affect real madrid performance.

[Altryist]

There is no doubt that Real Madrid is a good team with a coach and players. I don't remember who was the worst Real Madrid coach in the last 10 years without a title in a season, they are all great and I think Real Madrid tend to work with great people.

But is that a guarantee to always be successful? I think most people would say no, but these great guys are likely to put together a successful team to win titles at the end of the season. Ancelotti was extraordinary for Real Madrid, I admit that.

Real Madrid will do everything to become champions again, they have everything for this, and the gap is now only 2 points, this is an insignificant difference and it can be decided in one match, between these teams. Real Madrid have already beaten Barcelona this season and have done it very confidently, but the main thing will be how many points the teams lose over the remaining games. The fact that Barcelona were able to bypass Real Madrid was a surprise, but I don’t think that it's for a long.

[Pokapoka124]

I think Real found Benzema's heir in Brazil. It is rumored that they have transferred Endrick. However, since Endrick will be in the Real Madrid squad when he turns 18, they should get maximum efficiency from Benzema for 2 years. Another striker transfer is definitely needed. Benzema, who received the most prestigious award last year, is having a quieter season this year. This is what I really wonder if there will be an increase in his performance after he recovers from his injury.

We all know how much confidence and strength the presence of Benzema in the starting line up gives the team in every game and it is understandable how their performance drops when he is absent so I'm quite convinced his return from injury will be a major boost to the squad and the season at hand. I can't say much about Endrick we just have to wait until he comes off good age in the team.

I think Real Madrid will be back stronger than before by their upcoming games. They had some problems against smaller teams recently and lost so many points during this time. Barcelona have benefited from it and taken the lead. But the gap is only two points anyway. Real Madrid should improve their effort in the La Liga to have a good form.

Winning against Barcelona won't be enough for them for the La Liga title in the end. They need to keep up a solid form in the rest of the games as well just as Barcelona do. I know that things are becoming more serious in the Champions League on one hand. But this shouldn't affect the concentration level of the Real Madrid players in the La Liga badly.

Coming back stronger would be the ultimate goal for Real Madrid after the world cup, I must confess that I have missed watching the club games and can't wait for resumption. Real Madrid have not been 100% into the game before the break. Now they need to build from the bad games take the positives going into the remaining games of the season and get the best results possible.

[darewaller]

There is no doubt that Real Madrid is a good team with a coach and players. I don't remember who was the worst Real Madrid coach in the last 10 years without a title in a season, they are all great and I think Real Madrid tend to work with great people.

But is that a guarantee to always be successful? I think most people would say no, but these great guys are likely to put together a successful team to win titles at the end of the season. Ancelotti was extraordinary for Real Madrid, I admit that.

Real Madrid will do everything to become champions again, they have everything for this, and the gap is now only 2 points, this is an insignificant difference and it can be decided in one match, between these teams. Real Madrid have already beaten Barcelona this season and have done it very confidently, but the main thing will be how many points the teams lose over the remaining games. The fact that Barcelona were able to bypass Real Madrid was a surprise, but I don’t think that it's for a long.

Right now, talking about title race is completely useless because we have going to start from 15th round in few days mean 24 rounds left a very long period of season with many ups and downs are also going to happen and Barcelona which is currently leading by just 2 points are also under development which is clearly giving chance to Real Madrid as they have time for defending their title because right now we have no other team which is capable of challenging them and just Barcelona and Real Madrid are the best teams in La Liga.

In January, we are going to have few transfers as well because Real Madrid is surely looking for changes and things are looking good for them as they have enough funds and few players are already under their radar, hopefully they will be able to have their required players which will give them better performance and chance of defending title.

[Distraction]

I think Real Madrid will not make do with only the Endrick transfer. Because this guy is still 16 years old now and he isn't able to come to the team before the age of 18. Even when he is back there will be a big question mark about if he can be a regular in the starting eleven in a short time. Because he will still be very young and inexperienced in European football at the same time. Most probably we would see him joining the matches from the subs. But I'm really curious about how skillful he is. This potential must be really big otherwise Real Madrid wouldn't have spent 72m euros for a 16-year-old.

I don't think they will continue with only Benzema in the meantime. We might see a transfer move by Ancelotti next summer. Maybe the candidate would be Harry Kane.

[baeva]

Not only Real Madrid but other clubs also have top players, this is not only a matter on top players but how Real Madrid has a better tactician than other clubs. I mean Manager, Real Madrid have a smart choice manager, Ancelotti his history is very great, of course Real Madrid was able to win that title its all because him. If Real Madrid has a bad tactician, then Top players won't look good either.

There is no doubt that Real Madrid is a good team with a coach and players. I don't remember who was the worst Real Madrid coach in the last 10 years without a title in a season, they are all great and I think Real Madrid tend to work with great people.

But is that a guarantee to always be successful? I think most people would say no, but these great guys are likely to put together a successful team to win titles at the end of the season. Ancelotti was extraordinary for Real Madrid, I admit that.

The success of Real Madrid is that they know how to nurture players and make them the best in the world, and that they can afford to buy the best players in the world and make a high quality team out of it all. They've had a few bad transfers, yes, but everyone has long since forgotten about that and the team goes on and continues to win. The last bad transfer I remember is Hazard, but he's pretty much in the past now.

[savetheFORUM]

A replacement for Benzema is needed but we don't know what the  Los Blancos boss has in mind. The world cup has revealed lots of talented players that can fit into Benzema's shoes to keep the hope of recovering the title from their standing rivals alive and since Benzema has been frequent with injuries. The transfer window will tell what Madrid has as alternative to replacing Benzema incases of injuries.

Currently, Los Blancos and Carlos Ancelotti both are working on to fix their problem which is giving them tension after the injury of their main striker Karim Benzema because they understand how to fix this as soon as possible in case of any delay they have to face consequences which are not less than losing both titles in this season.

But, all things will be happened on their proper time because without this nothing is possible right now World Cup is in last stages and after this we will be having Winter transfer window which will give opportunity to all teams for having the players which are needed by them in coming weeks even Real Madrid have few better options but still they are looking for top quality player which is capable of giving them good chance for having aggressive results until end of this season.

[Docnaster]

Real Madrid and Barcelona are currently between a rock and a hard place. Both teams are facing champion league and Europa league pressure respectively. For that, I think la Liga will be quite unpredictable seeing that Real Sociedad despite being in the Europa League is also pushing so hard this season to have a place at the top of the la Liga list after experiencing their last la Liga title and several runner-ups since 1981, I can't underrate their ability this year.

[TheGreatPython]

In this case I still feel that Benzema will still be the main starting line-up until it is felt that he is no longer capable, regardless of which player later enters when Benzema recovers from injury he will still be Ancelotti's first choice at least until the end of Benzema's contract.
Even though the condition of his feet is currently not possible but we know that Benzema is a frightening figure when he is in the opponent's defense area so with this condition I feel he will continue to be there no matter what happens this season except if his foot condition doesn't allow it.

Even Karim Benzema is one of the best player in Real Madrid squad but keep one thing in mind every thing is replaceable in this world even in games because nothing is permanent, so mostly we will have Benzema as Real Madrid main striker, but they will bring new player as well with the approach of having long term planning because now Karim Benzema is having only 2 or 3 years in game so after this surely Real Madrid also needs a quality player which will help them for having their best performance for the long run.

Now, foremost we have to wait for the next movement of the Real Madrid because right now mostly quality strikers are already settled and nothing is available in market for the better move they have to wait until summer transfer window, but they are looking a player in just few weeks so what is going to cook we have to wait.

[Porfirii]

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Right now, talking about title race is completely useless because we have going to start from 15th round in few days mean 24 rounds left a very long period of season with many ups and downs are also going to happen and Barcelona which is currently leading by just 2 points are also under development which is clearly giving chance to Real Madrid as they have time for defending their title because right now we have no other team which is capable of challenging them and just Barcelona and Real Madrid are the best teams in La Liga.

In January, we are going to have few transfers as well because Real Madrid is surely looking for changes and things are looking good for them as they have enough funds and few players are already under their radar, hopefully they will be able to have their required players which will give them better performance and chance of defending title.

You are right, we are not even in the middle of La Liga, so nothing is decided (maybe the fate of those teams with very bad performance, but even for them there is still a long league left.

About new players for Real Madrid, they were talking a few days ago about buying Mbappé, but it seems that in the end it will not be possible. But I think that they have more chances to win, as Barcelona's financial situation is quite bad, and won't be able to compete with the new names in Madrid.