La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Rengga Jati]

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He has time to play for Real Madrid and months ago, when he was asked about his plan after this contract expiration, he said he will end his career in Madrid, with Real Madrid, not with another club.

Benzema retired his career with his national team France. He announced it one day after World Cup 2022 final match. It is predictable after the latest unfair treatment of France and Deschamps for Benzema.

That is why right now, he only focuses on Real Madrid until his career ends. Yeah, France only made him on the list but he was not playing on the match. This may be because of some factors, France may think about the squad strength.

But, this has passed and now Benzema only needs to focus on Real Madrid. he may not have a longer time again if we see from his age and also his ability to perform as excellently as in the past in Real Madrid because of his injury history. However, Real Madrid now needs to be much stronger because of the high competition in the UCL.

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Perez made attempts for Mbappe last year.  However, when Psg paid very high fees for Mbappe, the transfer was canceled and Mbappe remained in Paris. 

As we suggest. PSG will not let Mbappe leave the club with ordinary fees, moreover with Mbappe's achievement during the World Cup, I am sure that the worth of Mbappe is really much higher. I really expect that Real Madrid can really bring him. As I know, real Madrid has bought a very young player with a very expensive transfer, they have money, and will be they brave enough to bring Mbappe with high fees?

[LUCKMCFLY]

Yes, he just decided to retire from the Belgian national team and I think Hazard's career is also almost over at Real Madrid. Hazard did indeed shine with Chelsea, but since joining Madrid with a prolonged injury, the Belgian player has not been able to make much of a contribution. According to the news, Ancelotti has also invited Hazard to look for another club because he is not included in the Don Carlo scheme.

Eden Hazard is quite old so it is natural for him to retire, so far his career has only been good when the match was in 2019 after that he couldn't get any more goals and his contribution to football has decreased again. Maybe he already has a big business. other and no longer focus on the world of football.

Well, I'm not sure what he wants to do at the club level, but I think Real Madrid should leave now, that would leave a vacant position for a new player, and I think he can go for a Brazilian or Portuguese player because they are the players who play the most I have seen that they have a lot of direction, and therefore I think that Real Madrid looked at several players, especially the Portuguese, for me it is something that could indicate a very juicy transfer window that can do many good things, maybe the Barcelona also have some players in their sights, this January 2023 will be very good, we can see that they can be strengthened a lot.

Sad to hear the news that Benzema is retiring from the France national team, he announced this news to coincide with his 35th birthday. The 2022 Ballon d'Or winner is allegedly annoyed by Didier Deschamps decision, indeed Benzema still has the chance to play at Euro 2024 but the decision made by Benzema is final and has been well thought out. Fans must be saddened by the shocking decision he made but it's a good decision for him.

now benzema focus is only on the real madrid team he can prove his good quality in the second half of this season. no injuries have come to him anymore he needs to be strong and continue to make great contributions to real madrid.

I am shocking with Karim Benzema decision retired from France national team after World Cup, he retired at 35 years old and try keep focus with Real Madrid until ended his football career. I think one years later have EURO 2024, Karim Benzema has potential make last appearance with France national team depend has consistency performance with Real Madrid.

Retired still possibility returning back with several player announced have retired from their national team, but few months later with new manager change they try to comeback for national team, I hope Karim Benzema can close his football career at national team with trophy and EURO 2024 become great opportunity.

Well, it's a pity, because I think that Benzena can still contribute much more to football and to French football, but I also consider that he will also do it for his health, he should have surgery on his hand, he shouldn't take it any longer, they are He has to be inactive for 6 months, all these things have to affect him in some way, and if he hasn't already won this World Cup with France, he knows his abilities, he may not arrive with the same ability and strength within 4 years, I'm not sure if he will play Euro2024, I hope if he does, it would be great to see that great football star in full swing.

Two France stars were happy with Benzema being sent home from the World Cup – report

Benzema announced his retirement from the French National Team yesterday, less than 24 hours after the team’s painful defeat to Argentina in the final of the World Cup. Many theories have come to the fore regarding the tensions between the parties, and Romain Molina has come out with some critical information on the same.

The journalist reports that Antoine Griezmann and Hugo Lloris were happy with Karim Benzema’s departure from the National Team camp just before the World Cup. Both players were against the striker’s return in the first place and celebrated his return.

The Atletico Madrid and Tottenham superstars considered themselves the leaders of the France team and were unhappy with Benzema being in the squad.

Source: https://madriduniversal.com/two-france-stars-were-happy-with-benzema-being-sent-home-from-the-world-cup-report/

[rendravolt]

Even if the disharmonious relationship with the coach can be one of the reasons to make Benzema decides to retire, but I think the main reason he retires is his fitness or his health. We all know that Benzema often gets injured lately, he even was absent in some important matches both with Real Madrid and France national team. It will be too risky for him if he still played in too many competitions, he must decide to focus on the club only to ensure he still can play for the next few years.

A busy schedule sometimes makes players vulnerable to fatigue and injury, something like this could have happened to Benzema if he had not decided to focus on just one goal and the policy that Benzema had chosen was absolutely correct. Playing at the club level with so many existing competitions is of course a definite calculation for Benzema. I'm sure that with this problem he will be even more excited at Real Madrid and will prove it with his many goals.

[iamsange]

Even if the disharmonious relationship with the coach can be one of the reasons to make Benzema decides to retire, but I think the main reason he retires is his fitness or his health. We all know that Benzema often gets injured lately, he even was absent in some important matches both with Real Madrid and France national team. It will be too risky for him if he still played in too many competitions, he must decide to focus on the club only to ensure he still can play for the next few years.

A busy schedule sometimes makes players vulnerable to fatigue and injury, something like this could have happened to Benzema if he had not decided to focus on just one goal and the policy that Benzema had chosen was absolutely correct. Playing at the club level with so many existing competitions is of course a definite calculation for Benzema. I'm sure that with this problem he will be even more excited at Real Madrid and will prove it with his many goals.

Benzema has achieved everything at club level with Real Madrid. He had ambitions to achieve the same success with the French national team, but the momentum was not right. The first is about his relationship with Deschamps and the second is the injury problem that plagued him during the tournament.

[rozak]

Benzema has achieved everything at club level with Real Madrid. He had ambitions to achieve the same success with the French national team, but the momentum was not right. The first is about his relationship with Deschamps and the second is the injury problem that plagued him during the tournament.

the older Benzema, however, will also affect his quality. moreover, he was now extremely injury-prone. Benzema became one of the world's best players owned by Madrid. now Madrid must look for alternative players with quality like Benzema to face a tight season in the League. moreover, there will be a match in the Champions League which seems to bring together strong teams in this early round.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Two France stars were happy with Benzema being sent home from the World Cup – report

Did you forget about France coach Didier Deschamps?

He is another person who was happy to send Benzema back home.

Now I am very confusing that why at begining, they opened the door for Benzema to return to France team. Rumor that they want to use Benzema as a sacrifice for any bad result of their team.

Benzema decided to close his international career with France that is good for him. He does not need to demonstrate anything about his ability. He won 5 Champions League with Real Madrid, some La Liga and months ago won a Ballon d'Or.

France should miss him because if Benzema is a player in a situation of Kolo Muani at very last minutes of second extra half, France should score a fourth goal and win it in 120 minutes.

[blue Snow]

The La Liga trophy will also not be so easy for Barcelona to chase as long as the consistency is still unstable and there is also another very clear obstacle, namely Real Madrid, which this season still looks consistent and is not far behind from Barcelona.

we can still look the surprise when Barcelona when won the classical competition. We know it's hard to defeat or hold the 1st position if in other side has another club that is very excited to beat them. but if they are able to this time, I believe they will continue it in the next session and more, because Barcelona still wants Xavi to continue Pep's scheme which can make Barcelona be great again in La Liga and Europa.

[X-ray]

The La Liga trophy will also not be so easy for Barcelona to chase as long as the consistency is still unstable and there is also another very clear obstacle, namely Real Madrid, which this season still looks consistent and is not far behind from Barcelona.

we can still look the surprise when Barcelona when won the classical competition. We know it's hard to defeat or hold the 1st position if in other side has another club that is very excited to beat them. but if they are able to this time, I believe they will continue it in the next session and more, because Barcelona still wants Xavi to continue Pep's scheme which can make Barcelona be great again in La Liga and Europa.

Pep's scheme is not working anymore. The fact that if majority of team this time known so well how to prevent pep's scheme. It can be seen from how bad the result that achieved by xavi for 50 first games with barcelona. Xavi has become the worst coach in the current decade of barcelona.
Winning la liga is still a hard thing to be achieved. I think that barcelona must not be so cocky just because it's at the top of la liga caused by real madrid can surpass it anytime. There will be some players to come in january.
I hope that barcelona can comeback to its golden era again but that may be impossible to happen. Barcelona can always be beaten by bundesliga team.Barcelona will face espanyol which is a very easy opponent to be beaten.

[Sebas.tian]

I don't think Benzema is retiring because he wasn't appreciated in French national team,the fact remains that he can not play anymore for France, he is 35yrs old now and the next world cup is four years from now which he will be 39yrs old,at this age he will be weak and wouldn't be fit enough for the French team with young vibrant strikers. His present wasn't a problem to the team when he had injury that was why the coach didn't bother using him at the finals. The coach is a good coach and I believed he knew why he didn't put him in the match. Real Madrid still remains the best choice for Benzema as he has done so many great things for the club.

Karim Benzema only announced his retired from international team not Real Madrid, because he have a lot of things to help Real Madrid team to achieve for people to believe that he mean well for the team. Karim Benzema retired from France for a good reason, which their citizens are really happy for the good record and his performance in the team and they will never forget the roll he played for the success of France in some years back. Now that Karim Benzema is about to recover from his injury, showed that Real Madrid will definitely maintain first position in their next matches.

[rojan]

The La Liga trophy will also not be so easy for Barcelona to chase as long as the consistency is still unstable and there is also another very clear obstacle, namely Real Madrid, which this season still looks consistent and is not far behind from Barcelona.

we can still look the surprise when Barcelona when won the classical competition. We know it's hard to defeat or hold the 1st position if in other side has another club that is very excited to beat them. but if they are able to this time, I believe they will continue it in the next session and more, because Barcelona still wants Xavi to continue Pep's scheme which can make Barcelona be great again in La Liga and Europa.

Next 31 Dec Barcelona vs Espanyol will be the game of these two teams. It is really difficult to understand which of the two teams will win. We have seen in some games very weak teams lose to strong teams. We have seen Barcelona and Espanyol two teams.  In the last 5 matches, Barcelona has won 4 matches and lost 1 match. Espanyol has won 2 matches and lost 2 matches.

[Silence Scream]

I don't think Benzema is retiring because he wasn't appreciated in French national team,the fact remains that he can not play anymore for France, he is 35yrs old now and the next world cup is four years from now which he will be 39yrs old,at this age he will be weak and wouldn't be fit enough for the French team with young vibrant strikers. His present wasn't a problem to the team when he had injury that was why the coach didn't bother using him at the finals. The coach is a good coach and I believed he knew why he didn't put him in the match. Real Madrid still remains the best choice for Benzema as he has done so many great things for the club.

Yes, what you said about the other world cup is true, but France will still play the European championship, play in the qualifying matches.  Deschamps had more games where he could use Benzema.  Benzema thought it was time to retire and retired.  This is actually very normal.  I think France will feel his absence.  On the other hand, Giroud is 36 years old and still in the national team.  I don't think age matters.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

It seems he didn't decide something at the right moment, I mean he should have been a bit patient and waited a few weeks after France failed in the final. Whatever the reason, he appears to be in a rush to announce his retirement from the French squad. But I see, he might have come to a conclusion.

Although it seems a rash step taken by Karim Benzema, but I think he has considered carefully, many have linked problems of disagreement with the coach and disrespect for the national team with the decision taken by the Real Madrid striker. I'm pretty sure he has reached a conclusion, so decided to retire from the national team.

This decision also sounds good for other French strikers, so they have a chance to get into the Les Bleus squad, or in other words let's say Karim Benzema gives another striker a chance.

[Renampun]

Benzema has achieved everything at club level with Real Madrid. He had ambitions to achieve the same success with the French national team, but the momentum was not right. The first is about his relationship with Deschamps and the second is the injury problem that plagued him during the tournament.

Benzema's fate will definitely end like Cristiano's, especially since it is reported that the French coach was not very friendly with Benzema, not only Deschamps but Lloris and Griezmann were reportedly very happy with the news of Benzema's retirement from the French national team.

the older Benzema, however, will also affect his quality. moreover, he was now extremely injury-prone. Benzema became one of the world's best players owned by Madrid. now Madrid must look for alternative players with quality like Benzema to face a tight season in the League. moreover, there will be a match in the Champions League which seems to bring together strong teams in this early round.

it's rare to find an attacker like benzema, he has good charisma on the field and is also very talented, indeed mbappe has good talent and is very suitable to replace benzema but will mbappe be easy to move? the answer is of course not.

[mamesso]

A busy schedule sometimes makes players vulnerable to fatigue and injury, something like this could have happened to Benzema if he had not decided to focus on just one goal and the policy that Benzema had chosen was absolutely correct. Playing at the club level with so many existing competitions is of course a definite calculation for Benzema. I'm sure that with this problem he will be even more excited at Real Madrid and will prove it with his many goals.

Benzema has achieved everything at club level with Real Madrid. He had ambitions to achieve the same success with the French national team, but the momentum was not right. The first is about his relationship with Deschamps and the second is the injury problem that plagued him during the tournament.

Benzema has achieved success at club level, he has won any trophy in official matches during his time at Real Madrid. Meanwhile at international level, Benzema was unlucky due to an injury which kept him out of the world cup.
Now that Benzema can return to focus for Real Madrid after recovering from his injury, Benzema is a much needed presence in the Real Madrid squad due to his prolific goalscoring prowess. Real Madrid is still fighting back to the top of the standings, one mistake from Barcelona can lead Real Madrid to the top of the standings because Real Madrid and Barcelona are only two points apart.

[skarais]

Even if the disharmonious relationship with the coach can be one of the reasons to make Benzema decides to retire, but I think the main reason he retires is his fitness or his health. We all know that Benzema often gets injured lately, he even was absent in some important matches both with Real Madrid and France national team. It will be too risky for him if he still played in too many competitions, he must decide to focus on the club only to ensure he still can play for the next few years.

Your reasons seem more reasonable to me as to why Benzema decided to end his career with the national team. We all know Benzema has had an injury and it may have bothered him for some time but people will still relate about his relationship with the coach. Focusing on playing for the club isn't really a bad idea, but it's a shame that Benzema doesn't want to be patient a little longer with the Euro competition coming up soon.

Yep. I also guess that Benzema won't play above 38 years old. He seems to plan retiring at Real Madrid before he reaches 38.

I think Benzema has plans to retire at Real Madrid sooner than some of his colleagues, and I don't think it will be a big problem. If Benzema still feels capable, then he will not retire early, but it seems not. I hope he still has a few seasons or at least 2 before announcing his retirement at club level.

[Pandu Geddon]

Benzema has achieved success at club level, he has won any trophy in official matches during his time at Real Madrid. Meanwhile at international level, Benzema was unlucky due to an injury which kept him out of the world cup.
Now that Benzema can return to focus for Real Madrid after recovering from his injury, Benzema is a much needed presence in the Real Madrid squad due to his prolific goalscoring prowess. Real Madrid is still fighting back to the top of the standings, one mistake from Barcelona can lead Real Madrid to the top of the standings because Real Madrid and Barcelona are only two points apart.

as long as Madrid has not got a player with the quality of play as Benzema. I'm sure Benzema will still be the first choice in the squad, even though his performance is sometimes hampered by the injuries he often experiences.
Benzema was not lucky with his situation during the world cup. but that's what's currently happening. no one wants to get injured on purpose when they get the chance to represent the national team. Benzema has accepted it all, and now is the time for him to return to Madrid and focus on all competitions.

[Lordhermes]

Even if the disharmonious relationship with the coach can be one of the reasons to make Benzema decides to retire, but I think the main reason he retires is his fitness or his health. We all know that Benzema often gets injured lately, he even was absent in some important matches both with Real Madrid and France national team. It will be too risky for him if he still played in too many competitions, he must decide to focus on the club only to ensure he still can play for the next few years.

Your reasons seem more reasonable to me as to why Benzema decided to end his career with the national team. We all know Benzema has had an injury and it may have bothered him for some time but people will still relate about his relationship with the coach. Focusing on playing for the club isn't really a bad idea, but it's a shame that Benzema doesn't want to be patient a little longer with the Euro competition coming up soon.

Yep. I also guess that Benzema won't play above 38 years old. He seems to plan retiring at Real Madrid before he reaches 38.

I think Benzema has plans to retire at Real Madrid sooner than some of his colleagues, and I don't think it will be a big problem. If Benzema still feels capable, then he will not retire early, but it seems not. I hope he still has a few seasons or at least 2 before announcing his retirement at club level.

The Ballon d'or was won by Benezma. And I believe he is happy with that. He will accept whatever happens to Madrid in the future. Madril is not the type of team that retains players who have not inform. Madrid will sell you if you are not healthy and competent enough. Benezma, in my opinion, will fully recover and astonish the world once more. as he did the previous year. If Madrid does manage to sign Ronaldo, I hear he'd be willing to accept him and play as an assist striker.

[asriloni]

Benzema has achieved everything at club level with Real Madrid. He had ambitions to achieve the same success with the French national team, but the momentum was not right. The first is about his relationship with Deschamps and the second is the injury problem that plagued him during the tournament.

Benzema's fate will definitely end like Cristiano's, especially since it is reported that the French coach was not very friendly with Benzema, not only Deschamps but Lloris and Griezmann were reportedly very happy with the news of Benzema's retirement from the French national team.

The contribution that already made by griezmann and Lloris was nothing for france. It's very bad to see that griezmann and Lloris have very bad attitude. Benzema was not able to playing caused by his injury and that's a common thing for the football player.
I have expected to see him perform during the world cup but that's very sad to say that if he was absent and even retired from the international career.

[rendravolt]

Even if the disharmonious relationship with the coach can be one of the reasons to make Benzema decides to retire, but I think the main reason he retires is his fitness or his health. We all know that Benzema often gets injured lately, he even was absent in some important matches both with Real Madrid and France national team. It will be too risky for him if he still played in too many competitions, he must decide to focus on the club only to ensure he still can play for the next few years.

A busy schedule sometimes makes players vulnerable to fatigue and injury, something like this could have happened to Benzema if he had not decided to focus on just one goal and the policy that Benzema had chosen was absolutely correct. Playing at the club level with so many existing competitions is of course a definite calculation for Benzema. I'm sure that with this problem he will be even more excited at Real Madrid and will prove it with his many goals.

Benzema has achieved everything at club level with Real Madrid. He had ambitions to achieve the same success with the French national team, but the momentum was not right. The first is about his relationship with Deschamps and the second is the injury problem that plagued him during the tournament.

Deschamps should have reconsidered his decision against Benzema, but that is past and irreversible. We know that Benzema over the age of 30 is getting sharper in front of goal and any goalkeeper would have struggled against him to finally get his first Ballon Dór trophy this year with Real madrid and that should make him the best in the French national team. But fate said otherwise and made him reluctant to continue his career with the French national team. Now the only thing he considers home is Real Madrid, I hope one day he will retire at Real Madrid too.

[aylabadia05]

Although it seems a rash step taken by Karim Benzema, but I think he has considered carefully, many have linked problems of disagreement with the coach and disrespect for the national team with the decision taken by the Real Madrid striker. I'm pretty sure he has reached a conclusion, so decided to retire from the national team.

Age-wise, he still has a chance to play for France once again at the 2024 EURO tournament, but for the next World Cup tournament Benzema's decision is the right one.

Unilaterally, there is an element of disappointment behind Bemzema's decision to retire from the France national team after the 2022 Qatar World Cup. When Benzema was injured during training with the France squad in Qatar, there were reports that the Real Madrid forward still wanted to stay with his friends in the France squad brought by Deschamps, but the coach did not want Benzema to remain in Qatar.

This decision also sounds good for other French strikers, so they have a chance to get into the Les Bleus squad, or in other words let's say Karim Benzema gives another striker a chance.

This could also have a positive effect on other young attacking players. By choosing to retire as a footballer with the France national team, other players such as Chistopher Nkunku, Muani and Thuram.
Another positive effect would be for Benzema to focus on helping Real Madrid win the La Liga title this season.