La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Porfirii]

The difference of 9 points in the football game is huge because there is doubt whether Madrid will be able to recover this point by playing the next 1 match. Because even if Madrid gets some points in the next match, Barcelona will win some more points and will be ahead of Madrid again. So how much Madrid can compete with Barcelona is doubtful. And I don't think Madrid will be able to overtake Barcelona in the point table.

A lot of points, indeed: if you take a look at the bottom of the table, these are the points that make the difference between Almería (position nr. 18), in the relegation zone, and Osasuna (position nr. , at just one match from the Europa Conference League qualifiers.

As said before, it is not impossible for Real Madrid to recover, but as remaining matches run out, their possibilities are dangerously reduced.

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[coinerer]

The difference of 9 points in the football game is huge because there is doubt whether Madrid will be able to recover this point by playing the next 1 match. Because even if Madrid gets some points in the next match, Barcelona will win some more points and will be ahead of Madrid again. So how much Madrid can compete with Barcelona is doubtful. And I don't think Madrid will be able to overtake Barcelona in the point table

Real Madrid will find it difficult to catch up to that many points, considering that the team they have is not ready because many are injured, but when all the players are in good condition, Real Madrid still has a chance to take Barcelona's position. This has been seen in the last few matches of Real Madrid, who would rather draw than lose, they focus on defense knowing that Real Madrid's strikers have a hard time scoring goals.

With the current point difference, it is indeed quite difficult for Real Madrid to catch up. In addition, Ancelotti seems to be focusing his squad on the Champions League. Barcelona in La Liga is obviously very flexible and has long ruled the top of the standings. Especially after the fall of Barcelona from the Europa League made Xavi have no other focus besides the La Liga Trophy which they will secure first.

It will be really difficult for Real Madrid to overtake Barcelona on points. But Real Madrid is always trying hard enough to overtake Barcelona.  Because every team wants him to be champion.  And for this purpose all teams playing in the field.However, Barcelona and Real Madrid are now the focus of the La Liga series for everyone . And there is no end to the excitement with these two teams. But in all cases, Barcelona is far ahead so far

[asriloni]

If Barcelona lose or draw their next couple of matches and Madrid win their next couple of matches then Madrid can take over Barcelona's position. But this may not happen easily.  Madrid will have a hard time getting past Barcelona.  And it won't be easy. Barcelona always play very well so Barcelona has the best chance to win the championship

I think that it would be so easy to imagine if barcelona can lose so much points but the question is will that happen with barcelona? As far as i know that if barcelona is always leading the competition. Otherwise, real madrid is always trying to work so hard even to win against a small taem in la liga. I can't even imagine how big possibilities for real madrid are to surpass barceloan. There are more than 10 matches remaining in la liga but this question is so hard to be answered. I meant we shall also be aware of the fact that barcelona can't be lost easily.
Madrid is still having one match against barcelona in copa del rey. We will see that whether madrid can change the situation or not.

[zuzie]

The difference of 9 points in the football game is huge because there is doubt whether Madrid will be able to recover this point by playing the next 1 match. Because even if Madrid gets some points in the next match, Barcelona will win some more points and will be ahead of Madrid again. So how much Madrid can compete with Barcelona is doubtful. And I don't think Madrid will be able to overtake Barcelona in the point table

Real Madrid will find it difficult to catch up to that many points, considering that the team they have is not ready because many are injured, but when all the players are in good condition, Real Madrid still has a chance to take Barcelona's position. This has been seen in the last few matches of Real Madrid, who would rather draw than lose, they focus on defense knowing that Real Madrid's strikers have a hard time scoring goals.

With the current point difference, it is indeed quite difficult for Real Madrid to catch up. In addition, Ancelotti seems to be focusing his squad on the Champions League. Barcelona in La Liga is obviously very flexible and has long ruled the top of the standings. Especially after the fall of Barcelona from the Europa League made Xavi have no other focus besides the La Liga Trophy which they will secure first.

It will be really difficult for Real Madrid to overtake Barcelona on points. But Real Madrid is always trying hard enough to overtake Barcelona.  Because every team wants him to be champion.  And for this purpose all teams playing in the field.However, Barcelona and Real Madrid are now the focus of the La Liga series for everyone . And there is no end to the excitement with these two teams. But in all cases, Barcelona is far ahead so far

The possibility of Madrid overtake the position is still there, although Barcelona will not remain silent in observe Real Madrid's developments
Conquering the Laliga is the motivation for Barcelona's change this season, Xavi's team will maintain their ambition of lift the Laliga trophy this season

If look back at the records of the last 3 seasons, this is the right season for Barcelona to win Laliga. The three Laliga Atletico teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona will each taste the title for the last 3 seasons

[onecall123]

The difference of 9 points in the football game is huge because there is doubt whether Madrid will be able to recover this point by playing the next 1 match. Because even if Madrid gets some points in the next match, Barcelona will win some more points and will be ahead of Madrid again. So how much Madrid can compete with Barcelona is doubtful. And I don't think Madrid will be able to overtake Barcelona in the point table

Real Madrid will find it difficult to catch up to that many points, considering that the team they have is not ready because many are injured, but when all the players are in good condition, Real Madrid still has a chance to take Barcelona's position. This has been seen in the last few matches of Real Madrid, who would rather draw than lose, they focus on defense knowing that Real Madrid's strikers have a hard time scoring goals.

With the current point difference, it is indeed quite difficult for Real Madrid to catch up. In addition, Ancelotti seems to be focusing his squad on the Champions League. Barcelona in La Liga is obviously very flexible and has long ruled the top of the standings. Especially after the fall of Barcelona from the Europa League made Xavi have no other focus besides the La Liga Trophy which they will secure first.

It will be really difficult for Real Madrid to overtake Barcelona on points. But Real Madrid is always trying hard enough to overtake Barcelona.  Because every team wants him to be champion.  And for this purpose all teams playing in the field.However, Barcelona and Real Madrid are now the focus of the La Liga series for everyone . And there is no end to the excitement with these two teams. But in all cases, Barcelona is far ahead so far

The possibility of Madrid overtake the position is still there, although Barcelona will not remain silent in observe Real Madrid's developments
Conquering the Laliga is the motivation for Barcelona's change this season, Xavi's team will maintain their ambition of lift the Laliga trophy this season

If look back at the records of the last 3 seasons, this is the right season for Barcelona to win Laliga. The three Laliga Atletico teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona will each taste the title for the last 3 seasons

Barcelona can certainly be happy with their 9 point lead over Real Madrid. However, there are still possibilities for either team to come out on top. Personally, I hope that Barcelona takes advantage of the points that Madrid lost and continues to move forward with their lead. I am supposed to believe that this time, Barcelona will win the La Liga trophy. If they do, it will be one of the biggest achievements that Xavi has ever made. Winning La Liga tournament is never easy, but I have complete trust on him. It's visible that Barcelona are doing very well under his leadership. This season, the league title is ultimately meant for the Blaugranas.

[LUCKMCFLY]

It was really interesting to see Real Madrid struggling in this game. I also expected them to be victorious but they failed hard. They deserved this result as well because they weren't very impressive in the attacking line. There is no explanation for Atletico Madrid's nearly winning the game with one less players on the field. It looks like Real Madrid have given up on the La Liga title quite early.

Of course if they make it to the Champions League title it would still be great for them. But they need to keep doing their best in the La Liga as well to still have their mathematical chance at least.

Well, at Real Madrid they tied, and it seems strange to me, although I can't deny that Atlético played very well, and that's something that seemed excellent to me, I don't know, but I think that Madrid has its forces very well placed in the UCL, obviously if they win the UCL, it will erase all acts in the League, although the correct thing is that they can win both, but considering that Barcelona eliminated them from the Europa League, it is something that can be considered, with ambiguous things but what is happening in football, at Unless Barcelona is securing a title, Real Madrid must secure the UCL.

Barcelona in the player transfer market is indeed very brave in making high offers in order to get the desired player. And now these steps have indeed borne fruit. Now Barcelona is getting stronger at the top of the standings. the distance between Barcelona and Real Madrid is also widening at this time. a difference of 9 points is a pretty high number. and If Barcelona continue to maintain their best form. then getting the title this season is very possible and no doubt.

At the moment Barcelona is more fortunate because it can concentrate in the league and the copa del rey. Real Madrid is currently busier, because it is still in the UCL. In addition to the problem of the game, Real Madrid did not do much Big transfer. This leaves Anceloti with not having many player options.
Maybe that's not a good reason, but indeed at this time they should come to their senses immediately. The players have begun to age. Anceloti harua immediately laid out plans for next season if he is still with Real Madrid. My hope is that Real Madrid can still get another trophy.

Well, Ancelotti is betting everything on the UCL, also the advantage they have against Liverpool is very good, so I think they will be a bit more relaxed, but after seeing Liverpool's performance against Man United it's enough to lose sleep. Ancelotti, and yes, Real Madrid is not Manchester, but you have to be careful when a team comes this motivated and especially with Mo Salah who is playing very well, also you have to remember that Liverpool have a pending account with Madrid and wants to collect it, Real Madrid must be very careful and show superior fútbol, now with respect to the League they must not lose or draw anymore.

Real Madrid continue to have total faith in experienced full-back – repor

Real Madrid may boast of some of world football’s brightest young stars. However, it is no secret that the team still runs with the veterans at its core leading from the front.

Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Karim Benzema are some of the players who are at the centre of every Real Madrid fightback, often single-handedly guiding the side through adversity. According to reports from ABC (h/t Madrid Xtra), the three are not the only veterans the management has faith in.

The Spanish outlet reports that Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti continue to trust Dani Carvajal at right-back and see the Spaniard as more than capable of handling the big European nights.

Source: https://madriduniversal.com/real-madrid-continue-to-have-total-faith-in-experienced-full-back-report/

[xzone]

Who would have imagine that Villareal will be on 6th place in LaLiga after such a devastating start of the season with defeats in a row and draws in a row that really dragged them down but after a while they start to find again that pace from last season and look where they are now...back on European spots like they are used to.  

Villarreal's current standings are pretty good, it's nice to see them in the top 6 teams. But their fixtures in the coming weeks are quite difficult, their opponents will usually be strong teams. They have matches of Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Real Madrid and Osasuna ahead of us. All of these teams are pretty close to Villarreal and they are strong teams
That's why I think their ranking in the league will change. Villarreal will lose a few matches again

[alastantiger]

Barcelona can certainly be happy with their 9 point lead over Real Madrid. However, there are still possibilities for either team to come out on top. Personally, I hope that Barcelona takes advantage of the points that Madrid lost and continues to move forward with their lead. I am supposed to believe that this time, Barcelona will win the La Liga trophy. If they do, it will be one of the biggest achievements that Xavi has ever made. Winning La Liga tournament is never easy, but I have complete trust on him. It's visible that Barcelona are doing very well under his leadership. This season, the league title is ultimately meant for the Blaugranas.

I wouldn't argue with anyone who thinks that Barcelona is going to win the La Liga this season. It's is obvious for so many reasons. When compared with the other teams in the La Liga, Barcelona have the best stats so far, Xavi's strategy has been able to make them the best with the most goals scored and also the team with the least goals conceded. Even when you consider it, Real Madrid can't even see their backs because they are already on top of the table with 9 points. Who can beat that? I want to to have this form because with this, the Europa league and UCL are within their reach.

[hahay]

Who would have imagine that Villareal will be on 6th place in LaLiga after such a devastating start of the season with defeats in a row and draws in a row that really dragged them down but after a while they start to find again that pace from last season and look where they are now...back on European spots like they are used to.  

Villarreal's current standings are pretty good, it's nice to see them in the top 6 teams. But their fixtures in the coming weeks are quite difficult, their opponents will usually be strong teams. They have matches of Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Real Madrid and Osasuna ahead of us. All of these teams are pretty close to Villarreal and they are strong teams
That's why I think their ranking in the league will change. Villarreal will lose a few matches again

In my view and assessment of Villarreal, basically Villarreal is a team that deserves to be in the top six. So, even though Villarreal is currently in sixth place, for me it's a natural thing and it's not something special, it doesn't matter if Villarreal has experienced a deep drop before, because this can happen to all teams.

Also, normally Villarreal and Valencia don't have that much of a gap but at this moment, they really have a very wide gap and Valencia is in danger of being relegated. Anyway, Villarreal at this moment also still has a schedule in the Europa Conference League, so if this season Villarreal finishes in sixth place again this season, then there are still no significant changes for Villarreal this season.

[makishart]

With the current point difference, it is indeed quite difficult for Real Madrid to catch up. In addition, Ancelotti seems to be focusing his squad on the Champions League. Barcelona in La Liga is obviously very flexible and has long ruled the top of the standings. Especially after the fall of Barcelona from the Europa League made Xavi have no other focus besides the La Liga Trophy which they will secure first.

It's not true. Ancellotti was trying to make sure if his squad will able to win all the trophies that were still having the possibility to be won. UCL and copa delrey are still having big possibility to be won by real madrid but talking about la liga and once barcelona will not lose full points against another team and the chance for real madrid to take it become even smaller. Xavi is only focusing on la liga now. I saw how optimistic xavi to get la liga for this season. Ancellotti has been even saying how desperate himself to see the result that already got by real madrid in la liga. Ancellotti has been trying what he can do but it's all depend on the madrid's player that will determine the result. If barcelona takes full points from another team meant if madrid's chance to win la liga become smaller.

[izsara]

It's really difficult for Madrid now because with a gap of 9 points and their condition that they haven't fully returned to good form, this is clearly a real obstacle for them.
Ball possession and chances I don't doubt that for Madrid but they are still very bad in terms of goal productivity. Even if we look at the 5 goals they managed to score at Anfield, they could only score 1 goal in the next 3 matches in all competitions.

The difference of 9 points in the football game is huge because there is doubt whether Madrid will be able to recover this point by playing the next 1 match. Because even if Madrid gets some points in the next match, Barcelona will win some more points and will be ahead of Madrid again. So how much Madrid can compete with Barcelona is doubtful. And I don't think Madrid will be able to overtake Barcelona in the point table

The problem is in terms of performance I think. Even though it is 9 points, when Barcelona's performance is unstable, there is still a chance. For now, Barcelona's performance is very good and of course this is exacerbated by Madrid's condition.
I just want to see what steps Ancelotti is taking now, are they just going to give up on La Liga and maximize the Champions League and Copa del Rey which still have a chance or force it by hoping Barcelona suffer a series of defeats.

[Razmirraz]

The difference of 9 points in the football game is huge because there is doubt whether Madrid will be able to recover this point by playing the next 1 match. Because even if Madrid gets some points in the next match, Barcelona will win some more points and will be ahead of Madrid again. So how much Madrid can compete with Barcelona is doubtful. And I don't think Madrid will be able to overtake Barcelona in the point table

Real Madrid will find it difficult to catch up to that many points, considering that the team they have is not ready because many are injured, but when all the players are in good condition, Real Madrid still has a chance to take Barcelona's position. This has been seen in the last few matches of Real Madrid, who would rather draw than lose, they focus on defense knowing that Real Madrid's strikers have a hard time scoring goals.

Real Madrid played full team when they were held to a draw by Real Betis. What I know is that Mendy and Alaba are currently injured, while Modric has been suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards.
It's not an easy job to chase 9 points from Barcelona, especially since the Real Madrid squad has played beyond expectations in La Liga this season. But in the remaining 14 games anything can still happen. Hopefully Real Madrid can close the distance from Barcelona to provide an interesting competition until the end of the season.

[rendravolt]

Real Madrid vs Espanyol

This will be the next decisive game this week for Real Madrid, after in the previous game they were held to a draw by Real Betis and it had a bad enough impact to close the distance from Barcelona on the standings. I still have a bit of doubt if Real Madrid can win or not in this game, given the latest news saying that Benzema has an injury but it's not serious enough and in the match against Espanyol later Benzema is likely to be absent and may be available again in the second leg match later against Liverpool for the UCL competition. It looks like Ancelotti is running out of options for strikers and it is likely he will field Mariano Diaz or Eden Hazard to replace Benzema in this week's game.

Source: https://theathletic.com/4291074/2023/03/09/karim-benzema-injury-real-madrid-liverpool/

[Pulsar77]

Sevilla are still in a very troubling condition in the La Liga right now. They are still right above the relegation zone and they are not even ahead by points. In addition to that their next match is also against a team that are in this zone now which is Almeria. They are sharing the points and I don't see this match easy for Sevilla at all. They have got some wins against smaller teams on paper recently actually but they still don't seem trustworthy at all. Because their "good form" didn't last long either.

I understand Sevilla that they are caring about the Europa League title more now as it seems to be their only chance for qualifying for the Champions League once again. But they need to be careful in the La Liga at the same time. Otherwise they might even relegate.

[Jody.Drummer]

Who would have imagine that Villareal will be on 6th place in LaLiga after such a devastating start of the season with defeats in a row and draws in a row that really dragged them down but after a while they start to find again that pace from last season and look where they are now...back on European spots like they are used to.  

Villarreal's current standings are pretty good, it's nice to see them in the top 6 teams. But their fixtures in the coming weeks are quite difficult, their opponents will usually be strong teams. They have matches of Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Real Madrid and Osasuna ahead of us. All of these teams are pretty close to Villarreal and they are strong teams
That's why I think their ranking in the league will change. Villarreal will lose a few matches again

Yes, the performance of Villarreal was quite impressive, they managed to rise from their downturn at the start of the season, maybe they were too hot at that time. Now that their position is in 6th place, they could be in a better position, but they are also very capable of being displaced by other clubs who are now only a few points away from them. It depends on them, if they can continue to improve their performance, then it is not impossible that they will be in the top 4 because they are not too far from that position, because there are enough matches to get them in that position.

The difference of 9 points in the football game is huge because there is doubt whether Madrid will be able to recover this point by playing the next 1 match. Because even if Madrid gets some points in the next match, Barcelona will win some more points and will be ahead of Madrid again. So how much Madrid can compete with Barcelona is doubtful. And I don't think Madrid will be able to overtake Barcelona in the point table

Real Madrid will find it difficult to catch up to that many points, considering that the team they have is not ready because many are injured, but when all the players are in good condition, Real Madrid still has a chance to take Barcelona's position. This has been seen in the last few matches of Real Madrid, who would rather draw than lose, they focus on defense knowing that Real Madrid's strikers have a hard time scoring goals.

Real Madrid played full team when they were held to a draw by Real Betis. What I know is that Mendy and Alaba are currently injured, while Modric has been suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards.
It's not an easy job to chase 9 points from Barcelona, especially since the Real Madrid squad has played beyond expectations in La Liga this season. But in the remaining 14 games anything can still happen. Hopefully Real Madrid can close the distance from Barcelona to provide an interesting competition until the end of the season.

Difficulties occur because Barcelona are playing very well this season, it will be different when the club that is ranked first is not Barcelona or a club that does not have impressive performances, in my opinion even though it is difficult but there will still be many who still believe that Real Madrid will soon take over. That. 9 points is not a short distance, moreover it is their strongest rival in this La Liga. Actually I don't want to say this, but it looks like Real Madrid will have to have a lot of luck to be in first place.

[maju69]

Sevilla are still in a very troubling condition in the La Liga right now. They are still right above the relegation zone and they are not even ahead by points. In addition to that their next match is also against a team that are in this zone now which is Almeria. They are sharing the points and I don't see this match easy for Sevilla at all. They have got some wins against smaller teams on paper recently actually but they still don't seem trustworthy at all. Because their "good form" didn't last long either.

I understand Sevilla that they are caring about the Europa League title more now as it seems to be their only chance for qualifying for the Champions League once again. But they need to be careful in the La Liga at the same time. Otherwise they might even relegate.

No one could imagine Sevilla would be where they are now after last season they were able to be at the top, even putting pressure on Real Madrid, but their current condition is very worrying, they are in the shadow of relegation which will make them go down to the second caste of Spanish football. They have to fight very hard if they still want to be in La Liga.

[beerlover]

The possibility of Madrid overtake the position is still there, although Barcelona will not remain silent in observe Real Madrid's developments
Conquering the Laliga is the motivation for Barcelona's change this season, Xavi's team will maintain their ambition of lift the Laliga trophy this season

If look back at the records of the last 3 seasons, this is the right season for Barcelona to win Laliga. The three Laliga Atletico teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona will each taste the title for the last 3 seasons

I highly doubt that, I mean if we are talking about mathematical possibility then I agree that there is a "chance" of that happening, there is no denying that it is still mathematically possible. However lets be honest and say that Real is not winning this year, they have already taken the point difference high enough that it looks as unlikely as it gets.

Barcelona would need to go on a losing streak for something like this to happen, is it possible for Barcelona to lose 2 games in a row while Real winning them to make it closer and more believable? Sure, it is possible and has happened before but I do not see that happening this season, not when Barcelona has nothing else left.

[herurist]

The possibility of Madrid overtake the position is still there, although Barcelona will not remain silent in observe Real Madrid's developments
Conquering the Laliga is the motivation for Barcelona's change this season, Xavi's team will maintain their ambition of lift the Laliga trophy this season

If look back at the records of the last 3 seasons, this is the right season for Barcelona to win Laliga. The three Laliga Atletico teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona will each taste the title for the last 3 seasons

I highly doubt that, I mean if we are talking about mathematical possibility then I agree that there is a "chance" of that happening, there is no denying that it is still mathematically possible. However lets be honest and say that Real is not winning this year, they have already taken the point difference high enough that it looks as unlikely as it gets.

Barcelona would need to go on a losing streak for something like this to happen, is it possible for Barcelona to lose 2 games in a row while Real winning them to make it closer and more believable? Sure, it is possible and has happened before but I do not see that happening this season, not when Barcelona has nothing else left.

Now this is indeed very difficult because after all 9 points are definitely difficult to catch as long as Barcelona's performance is still in a positive trend.
One of Madrid's available hopes is to watch Barcelona drop points over the course of a few games but given the conditions it's clear it won't be easy to see that especially Xavi is clearly going to be even more focused now that they have lost a place in the Europa League.

[Doell]

Real Madrid vs Espanyol

This will be the next decisive game this week for Real Madrid, after in the previous game they were held to a draw by Real Betis and it had a bad enough impact to close the distance from Barcelona on the standings. I still have a bit of doubt if Real Madrid can win or not in this game, given the latest news saying that Benzema has an injury but it's not serious enough and in the match against Espanyol later Benzema is likely to be absent and may be available again in the second leg match later against Liverpool for the UCL competition. It looks like Ancelotti is running out of options for strikers and it is likely he will field Mariano Diaz or Eden Hazard to replace Benzema in this week's game.

Source: https://theathletic.com/4291074/2023/03/09/karim-benzema-injury-real-madrid-liverpool/

To strengthen Real Madrid position in current standings they must to get three points in that match, considering that their position is also not very good at the moment they are losing points to be closer with Barcelona there. Espanyol is also not a too strong opponent for Real Madrid and on paper Real Madrid can get a win even without Benzema, regarding the injured of Benzema I'm sure this is Ancelotti strategy to rest him so he can get a good performance in the match vs Liverpool.

[babo]

With the current point difference, it is indeed quite difficult for Real Madrid to catch up. In addition, Ancelotti seems to be focusing his squad on the Champions League. Barcelona in La Liga is obviously very flexible and has long ruled the top of the standings. Especially after the fall of Barcelona from the Europa League made Xavi have no other focus besides the La Liga Trophy which they will secure first.

It's not true. Ancellotti was trying to make sure if his squad will able to win all the trophies that were still having the possibility to be won. UCL and copa delrey are still having big possibility to be won by real madrid but talking about la liga and once barcelona will not lose full points against another team and the chance for real madrid to take it become even smaller. Xavi is only focusing on la liga now. I saw how optimistic xavi to get la liga for this season. Ancellotti has been even saying how desperate himself to see the result that already got by real madrid in la liga. Ancellotti has been trying what he can do but it's all depend on the madrid's player that will determine the result. If barcelona takes full points from another team meant if madrid's chance to win la liga become smaller.

A question of objectives, for Xavi it is very important to win at least the Liga to validate his efforts
Ancellotti doesn't have to prove anything (see last season) better to win the Champions League which brings a lot of cash

I see it like this, in the end you have to focus on the goals that are important for the company