La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Porfirii]

Karim Benzema is now 35 years old. And maintaining fitness at this age is very difficult. Benzema is often facing injuries. Real Madrid management should have found a suitable replacement for Benzema. But in the last few seasons, Madrid has not been able to find a replacement for Benzema. And so now Real Madrid's performance is deteriorating if Benzema is not with the squad due to injury. And Real Madrid management is definitely responsible for this. However, with players like Vini and Rodry gaining experience, Madrid's overall performance will be stronger. But it is time-consuming.

unfortunately this is something that happens to all players
when age comes you have to take a step back
because the physique can no longer handle those frenzied rhythms of modern football
I feel sorry for him, but he too must understand and focus on one goal

Although this is true for all players, it is true also that management should foresee these things and make the best decisions accordingly. Anyway, managing a team like this is not as easy a task as we can think as outsiders, and I'm sure that there are many more implications than we can imagine.

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[Strongkored]

You wrong, Real Madrid have second chance catching Barcelona points although current standing behind 9 points left because next match
Barcelona vs Real Madrid in La Liga matchday 26. Losing three points and failure make cut off becoming 6 points left so I am Real Madrid fans sure Barcelona will get La Liga tittle this season.

Seems Real Madrid on confidence performance after winning on Champion League second leg against Liverpool and success lead to quarter final, give more motivate winning next el clasico match against Barcelona and make 6 points gap on standing position until 11 matches left after this el clasico games.

Yeah you are right as a fan you should remain optimistic that Real will win the title this seasons, as it happens in the voting in this thread Real Madrid are more than 60% ahead of Barcelona, but just like Real Madrid will not let the opportunity to reduce the point difference disappear, Barca will also not waste the opportunity to make them more comfortable at the top of the standings.

I'm pretty sure Barca will get points in this match, full points or just one but at least by winning one point will still make the difference unchanged. Barca have the advantage of playing at the Nou Camp and this big match will always be a classic big match and interesting to watch.

[Ahli38]

Karim Benzema is now 35 years old. And maintaining fitness at this age is very difficult. Benzema is often facing injuries. Real Madrid management should have found a suitable replacement for Benzema. But in the last few seasons, Madrid has not been able to find a replacement for Benzema. And so now Real Madrid's performance is deteriorating if Benzema is not with the squad due to injury. And Real Madrid management is definitely responsible for this. However, with players like Vini and Rodry gaining experience, Madrid's overall performance will be stronger. But it is time-consuming.

Age is very important for a professional footballer. Every senior footballer understands the effect of age on the game of football. Karim Benzema is currently 35 years old and has been doing great for Real Madrid. And if he is not in a match due to injury, Benzema's void in that match is felt by every player of Real Madrid. Considering the age of Karim Benzema, Real Madrid offered Mbappe to come to Real Madrid but Mbappe turned down Real Madrid after receiving the facilities and a much bigger offer from PSG. However, if Mbappe joins Real Madrid, then Real Madrid's attacking position will be one of the best and then the team management will not have to think so much about Karim Benzema injury.

The figure of Mbappe can indeed replace Benzema. but it seems that at that time (two years ago) Mbappe was not really interested in Real Madrid. but recently there has been news that Mbappe wants to leave PSG. and will probably look for another club in the summer. I don't know if this news is valid or not. but maybe this could be another opportunity for Real Madrid to sign Mbappe.

but when it comes to Benzema. To be honest, I admire the figure of this player. at a relatively old age, he is no longer young, but he still shows extraordinary sharpness on the front lines. However, the age factor does make Benzema vulnerable to injury. so that Benzema often suffered quite severe injuries. I even felt sad when last year Benzema couldn't take part in the World Cup due to injury.

[Juggy777]

Karim Benzema is now 35 years old. And maintaining fitness at this age is very difficult. Benzema is often facing injuries. Real Madrid management should have found a suitable replacement for Benzema. But in the last few seasons, Madrid has not been able to find a replacement for Benzema. And so now Real Madrid's performance is deteriorating if Benzema is not with the squad due to injury. And Real Madrid management is definitely responsible for this. However, with players like Vini and Rodry gaining experience, Madrid's overall performance will be stronger. But it is time-consuming.

Age is very important for a professional footballer. Every senior footballer understands the effect of age on the game of football. Karim Benzema is currently 35 years old and has been doing great for Real Madrid. And if he is not in a match due to injury, Benzema's void in that match is felt by every player of Real Madrid. Considering the age of Karim Benzema, Real Madrid offered Mbappe to come to Real Madrid but Mbappe turned down Real Madrid after receiving the facilities and a much bigger offer from PSG. However, if Mbappe joins Real Madrid, then Real Madrid's attacking position will be one of the best and then the team management will not have to think so much about Karim Benzema injury.

The figure of Mbappe can indeed replace Benzema. but it seems that at that time (two years ago) Mbappe was not really interested in Real Madrid. but recently there has been news that Mbappe wants to leave PSG. and will probably look for another club in the summer. I don't know if this news is valid or not. but maybe this could be another opportunity for Real Madrid to sign Mbappe.

but when it comes to Benzema. To be honest, I admire the figure of this player. at a relatively old age, he is no longer young, but he still shows extraordinary sharpness on the front lines. However, the age factor does make Benzema vulnerable to injury. so that Benzema often suffered quite severe injuries. I even felt sad when last year Benzema couldn't take part in the World Cup due to injury.

@Ahli38 there’s rumours that Benzema has agreed to a new deal, and if this is true then I feel that Madrid won’t get Mbappe because they clearly want to continue relying on Benzema only. Lastly in my personal opinion Madrid should invest big and find a replacement for Benzema, and let that player then train with Benzema for one season before being their main striker.

[Leviathan.007]

It is true that especially those who are injured are star players, we know that this season Benzema has often been injured and he is the only pure striker at Real Madrid, if he misses a game then it will be a loss. Even though there are other names such as Rodrygo, Hazard and Mariano, these three are not pure strikers and that is what often makes Ancelotti confused about setting up a formation or strategy for Real Madrid.

That's not as many as barcelona. In my opinion, if real madrid is still having so many substitutions for the injured player. The only problem is the substitution for benzema is not owned by real madrid. In my opinion that if rodrygo must be sold to the another club and real madrid must be buying osimhen from napoli. Hazard was not pure striker like benzema. that's why real madrid has been trying to compete get osimhen from napoli.

Real madrid has been linked with several strikers from various clubs.

There was also a news about benzema greed to stay even longer in real madrid until 2024.

That's very good news for real madrid for sure.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11864973/Striker-Karim-Benzema-agrees-Real-Madrid-contract-extension-disappointment-Man-Utd.html

I'm not sure yet if it's a piece of good news for Real Madrid or not because they are usually racing with Barcelona and during the race with this team they have to try hiring younger players to protect their future especially forwards, but Benzema is 35y old player and he gets injured time after time I guess during the next season he will get injured even more than the current season which cannot be a good thing for Real Madrid.

[maju69]

For the past 7 years, The highest number of injury players recorded in football is that of chelsea .  About 11 players were on injury and I don't believe such can happen to a club like real Madrid. The highest that can go on injury in real Madrid is 5 players and this will not affect a team like Madrid who's first and second team is a collection of stars. Attributing real Madrid poor performance completely to be injury is what I don't subscribe to. Real Madrid isn't an average team, the club has it's own way of dealing with injury. I will support this say if it were to be a team like Liverpool or PSG.

When you look at Real Madrid before, there were players injured in a very large number, but they always managed to win with high scores. At this time, Real Madrid is not like it used to be, and the wins they got were very thin. With this incident, it can be said that the number of injured players can have an impact on the goals they get.

The number of injured players always has a big impact on any team. I remember one of the clubs in Serie A, namely Juventus, which also had many injured players at the start of the Serie A season. and the club's performance actually suffered a decline. but Real Madrid is actually a little different from other teams. they were able to maintain their consistency even though some of their players were injured. but what is affected is the decreased productivity of goals.

That is very reasonable because it is certain that the coach must change the scheme he has prepared with the injuries to their players. Yes, every player has a different playing character, so it takes a lot of effort for the coach to be able to apply the scheme that was prepared by the second choice player. Of course it is a loss for a team when many players cannot be used due to problems with their physical fitness.

[Porfirii]

I'm not sure yet if it's a piece of good news for Real Madrid or not because they are usually racing with Barcelona and during the race with this team they have to try hiring younger players to protect their future especially forwards, but Benzema is 35y old player and he gets injured time after time I guess during the next season he will get injured even more than the current season which cannot be a good thing for Real Madrid.

Having a great quarry is essential for all professional teams, not only for the top ones like Real Madrid or Barcelona. But, on the other hand, it is also understandable that they want to make the most profit from the best and most veteran players. The balance is not easy: those who have ever played any Football Manager game must know it well, and we should think that life is much more complicated than a simple videogame, no matter how well done it is.

[rahmad2nd]

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You wrong, Real Madrid have second chance catching Barcelona points although current standing behind 9 points left because next match
Barcelona vs Real Madrid in La Liga matchday 26. Losing three points and failure make cut off becoming 6 points left so I am Real Madrid fans sure Barcelona will get La Liga tittle this season.

Seems Real Madrid on confidence performance after winning on Champion League second leg against Liverpool and success lead to quarter final, give more motivate winning next el clasico match against Barcelona and make 6 points gap on standing position until 11 matches left after this el clasico games.

IMO, this match will not be easy for Real Madrid who will travel to Camp Nou, the headquarters of Barcelona. because, Barcelona will not allow its rivals to reduce the difference in points from them. plus, this match is equally important for Barcelona to maintain their consistency. so, it is not an easy matter for Madrid to win full points in the El Clasico battle later. Several rumors reported that Benzema was injured when Real Madrid hosted Liverpool in the second leg last night. he was taken off by Ancelotti in the 82nd minute, after being caught with a problem in his foot. But, let's hope the injuries he received weren't serious. so, I hope Real Madrid will appear all out in the match later.

Meanwhile, as I said before. Xavi, doesn't want to see his team toppled by his rival at home. at least, Xavi will prepare his squad to keep performing optimally even though Barcelona will not be strengthened by one of Araujo's reliable defenders who was scored a red card. I hope that in the upcoming El Clasico match, both teams will show their best game and present us with a fierce battle that we deserve to enjoy.

[hyudien]

At the moment Real Madrid's chances of becoming champions are no greater than Barcelona, but they are still in the Champions League, so in theory they will definitely focus more on the Champions League than La Liga. Because when they hope for La Liga at the same time they also have to wait for Barcelona to lose a lot of points and that is a difficult thing to happen. Especially now they also want the title after several seasons they failed to get it.

[Cookdata]

It is true that especially those who are injured are star players, we know that this season Benzema has often been injured and he is the only pure striker at Real Madrid, if he misses a game then it will be a loss. Even though there are other names such as Rodrygo, Hazard and Mariano, these three are not pure strikers and that is what often makes Ancelotti confused about setting up a formation or strategy for Real Madrid.

That's not as many as barcelona. In my opinion, if real madrid is still having so many substitutions for the injured player. The only problem is the substitution for benzema is not owned by real madrid. In my opinion that if rodrygo must be sold to the another club and real madrid must be buying osimhen from napoli. Hazard was not pure striker like benzema. that's why real madrid has been trying to compete get osimhen from napoli.

Real madrid has been linked with several strikers from various clubs.

There was also a news about benzema greed to stay even longer in real madrid until 2024.

That's very good news for real madrid for sure.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11864973/Striker-Karim-Benzema-agrees-Real-Madrid-contract-extension-disappointment-Man-Utd.html

Benfica may be a breeding ground for good players, but I believe Napoli is far from the deal of Osimhen, who still has two years left on his contract and the President has insisted that the young man is not for sale, but bidders are pressing. If you look at Napoli Gallery, you will understand why they need a good striker like that guy, they need to make a name for the club to increase its worth, because what is the point of selling a player who could do wonders for the club than money that would only bring in players that wouldn't do anything or less to the club. They should pursue Mbape, perhaps after the first unsuccessful attempt, he may eventually settle for Real Madrid this time.

[Leviathan.007]

At the moment Real Madrid's chances of becoming champions are no greater than Barcelona, but they are still in the Champions League, so in theory they will definitely focus more on the Champions League than La Liga. Because when they hope for La Liga at the same time they also have to wait for Barcelona to lose a lot of points and that is a difficult thing to happen. Especially now they also want the title after several seasons they failed to get it.

The chance of Real Madrid is just lower than Barcelona at this time because there is a gap between these two teams and currently, Barcelona is the first team in La Liga they had bad days because of Dembele, Pedri, and Lewandocski but Barcelona is passing these days and they are getting ready for the next El Classico where they are going to face Real Madrid in an important match while real Madrdi should be worried about champions league and the La Liga in the same time.

[shogun47]

Karim Benzema is now 35 years old. And maintaining fitness at this age is very difficult. Benzema is often facing injuries. Real Madrid management should have found a suitable replacement for Benzema. But in the last few seasons, Madrid has not been able to find a replacement for Benzema. And so now Real Madrid's performance is deteriorating if Benzema is not with the squad due to injury. And Real Madrid management is definitely responsible for this. However, with players like Vini and Rodry gaining experience, Madrid's overall performance will be stronger. But it is time-consuming.

Age is very important for a professional footballer. Every senior footballer understands the effect of age on the game of football. Karim Benzema is currently 35 years old and has been doing great for Real Madrid. And if he is not in a match due to injury, Benzema's void in that match is felt by every player of Real Madrid. Considering the age of Karim Benzema, Real Madrid offered Mbappe to come to Real Madrid but Mbappe turned down Real Madrid after receiving the facilities and a much bigger offer from PSG. However, if Mbappe joins Real Madrid, then Real Madrid's attacking position will be one of the best and then the team management will not have to think so much about Karim Benzema injury.

The figure of Mbappe can indeed replace Benzema. but it seems that at that time (two years ago) Mbappe was not really interested in Real Madrid. but recently there has been news that Mbappe wants to leave PSG. and will probably look for another club in the summer. I don't know if this news is valid or not. but maybe this could be another opportunity for Real Madrid to sign Mbappe.

but when it comes to Benzema. To be honest, I admire the figure of this player. at a relatively old age, he is no longer young, but he still shows extraordinary sharpness on the front lines. However, the age factor does make Benzema vulnerable to injury. so that Benzema often suffered quite severe injuries. I even felt sad when last year Benzema couldn't take part in the World Cup due to injury.

Mbappe was interested in Real Madrid, but Real Madrid couldn't pay even close to what PSG offered Mbappe for another signature. Perez was actually quite pissed to say the least because he thought that it is a done deal as Mbappe repeatedly said how much he would like to play for Real Madrid one day. But there you go, it is all about the money and if the amount is big enough, a world soccer talent like Mbappe decides to play in Ligue 1 instead of going to Real Madrid.

Now if he wants to go down in history, Mbappe should soon decide to go to a club with a lot of prestige and global reputation. PSG isn't quite that place after they have failed so often now to win the Champions League. He would be a great player in Real Madrid although we should not forget that he plays the same position as Vinicius Junior. How would Real Madrid handle that? VJ isn't very flexible regarding different positions.

[piebeyb]

At the moment Real Madrid's chances of becoming champions are no greater than Barcelona, but they are still in the Champions League, so in theory they will definitely focus more on the Champions League than La Liga. Because when they hope for La Liga at the same time they also have to wait for Barcelona to lose a lot of points and that is a difficult thing to happen. Especially now they also want the title after several seasons they failed to get it.

In the previous Copa del Rey match, Madrid lost 0 - 1 to Barcelona even though playing as the host, it looks like Real Madrid are focused on hunting for the UCL champion so they didn't really play well in this El Clasico match, I think Madrid will probably avenge the previous defeat let alone play as The hosts of course also want to give their best in front of all their supporters, I'm not sure there will be many goals in the match later, at least Madrid wins 1 goal or ends in a draw, but if Madrid wins, at least it can reduce the points gap with Barcelona at the top of the standings.

[zuzie]

At the moment Real Madrid's chances of becoming champions are no greater than Barcelona, but they are still in the Champions League, so in theory they will definitely focus more on the Champions League than La Liga. Because when they hope for La Liga at the same time they also have to wait for Barcelona to lose a lot of points and that is a difficult thing to happen. Especially now they also want the title after several seasons they failed to get it.

Real Madrid seems to have to give up La Liga to Barcelona this season. And for the Champions League I can't say if Real Madrid managed to conquer the Champions League again this season. There have been many doubts about their performance in the UCL this season, based on the participants not much has changed from last season's quarter finals, but in terms of performance there have been changes.

[omgitsmehehe]

At the moment Real Madrid's chances of becoming champions are no greater than Barcelona, but they are still in the Champions League, so in theory they will definitely focus more on the Champions League than La Liga. Because when they hope for La Liga at the same time they also have to wait for Barcelona to lose a lot of points and that is a difficult thing to happen. Especially now they also want the title after several seasons they failed to get it.

Real Madrid seems to have to give up La Liga to Barcelona this season. And for the Champions League I can't say if Real Madrid managed to conquer the Champions League again this season. There have been many doubts about their performance in the UCL this season, based on the participants not much has changed from last season's quarter finals, but in terms of performance there have been changes.

Pure facts, real Madrid have given up on their league race for the title, their ultimate target is to lift the champions league again. I've no doubts that the Los blancos can make it to the final again in the champions league. Carlo Ancelotti haven't chance and his squad is strong one, they only the UEFEA competition other than the laliga title which the bluagrana are topping them with clear 9 points ok the table. This season is a different one entirely and there's more top clubs in the campaign which are also aiming to reach the final.

[makishart]

At the moment Real Madrid's chances of becoming champions are no greater than Barcelona, but they are still in the Champions League, so in theory they will definitely focus more on the Champions League than La Liga. Because when they hope for La Liga at the same time they also have to wait for Barcelona to lose a lot of points and that is a difficult thing to happen. Especially now they also want the title after several seasons they failed to get it.

Barcelona is still leading the competition. There's no way for real madrid to win la liga without surpassing barcelona. I know that's almost impossible for real madrid to make it but since there are still lots of matches to come. I hope that real madrid will not lose its spirit to catch la liga for this season. Barcelons is very strong in the domestic league caused by this is the main target by xavi after barcelona has failed in UCL and UEL.
Xavi is targeting la liga as most important trophy to be winning by his club. That's why real madrid has small chance than before consider madrid must divide its focus into the some things.

Madris is not also facing problem like what happened in barcelona. Some important players of barcelona already injured.

[Doell]

Barcelona under Xavi this season are a transformed team, far from Barcelona of last season. With the current form of this Barcelona team I don't Real Madrid will be able to close up the gap to take the lead in the league standings. Against Athletic Bilbao Barcelona showed strength and determination to get a win and they did, that is a winning mentality and has been the drive to their success this season.

Also next season Barcelona could be even better under Xavi leadership, and it is expected that they will be able to get a lot of trophy. Barcelona currently is a strong team in La Liga, but at the big another event they still haven't been able to show a good performance because I think Xavi needs more experience. Regarding the La Liga title this season Barcelona really should be able to get it and must be consistent to get a lot of points, considering that only this event is left for them apart Copa del Rey.

[hyudien]

At the moment Real Madrid's chances of becoming champions are no greater than Barcelona, but they are still in the Champions League, so in theory they will definitely focus more on the Champions League than La Liga. Because when they hope for La Liga at the same time they also have to wait for Barcelona to lose a lot of points and that is a difficult thing to happen. Especially now they also want the title after several seasons they failed to get it.

The chance of Real Madrid is just lower than Barcelona at this time because there is a gap between these two teams and currently, Barcelona is the first team in La Liga they had bad days because of Dembele, Pedri, and Lewandocski but Barcelona is passing these days and they are getting ready for the next El Classico where they are going to face Real Madrid in an important match while real Madrdi should be worried about champions league and the La Liga in the same time.

There will be 2 more meetings between these two teams, in La Liga and in the Copa Del Rey. In the Copa Del Rey in the first leg Real Madrid had to lose at home alone with a score of 0-1, and that made their task even more difficult in the second leg later. Apart from them having to chase 1 goal on aggregate they will also play at home to Barcelona. But if they can win in this match their chances of becoming champions are very big.

[Awaklara]

Barcelona under Xavi this season are a transformed team, far from Barcelona of last season. With the current form of this Barcelona team I don't Real Madrid will be able to close up the gap to take the lead in the league standings. Against Athletic Bilbao Barcelona showed strength and determination to get a win and they did, that is a winning mentality and has been the drive to their success this season.

Also next season Barcelona could be even better under Xavi leadership, and it is expected that they will be able to get a lot of trophy. Barcelona currently is a strong team in La Liga, but at the big another event they still haven't been able to show a good performance because I think Xavi needs more experience. Regarding the La Liga title this season Barcelona really should be able to get it and must be consistent to get a lot of points, considering that only this event is left for them apart Copa del Rey.

La Liga still leaves 13 matches. Barcelona is still in the lead at the moment. some strong teams and some teams that should be able to make Read positive won it. this does require consistency to achieve it. but more people believe Xavi and Barca will earn La Liga caps this season. and it will be a great job for Xavi and the team.
this will be a great start for next season. hopefully, Barcelona can achieve it.

[hahay]

I'm not sure yet if it's a piece of good news for Real Madrid or not because they are usually racing with Barcelona and during the race with this team they have to try hiring younger players to protect their future especially forwards, but Benzema is 35y old player and he gets injured time after time I guess during the next season he will get injured even more than the current season which cannot be a good thing for Real Madrid.

Having a great quarry is essential for all professional teams, not only for the top ones like Real Madrid or Barcelona. But, on the other hand, it is also understandable that they want to make the most profit from the best and most veteran players. The balance is not easy: those who have ever played any Football Manager game must know it well, and we should think that life is much more complicated than a simple videogame, no matter how well done it is.

A team as big as Real Madrid certainly has good management, so Real Madrid certainly has a good plan to regenerate their squad. Because it would be great if Real Madrid did it in stages, because it would be more worrying if Real Madrid quickly threw away all of its old players, because by combining young and old players it would at least create a healthier regeneration.

But about the title race with Barcelona, I think it doesn't matter if Real Madrid can't maximize it if it's for one or two seasons. Because the truth is, even though Real Madrid's performance is not that good but Real Madrid will not fall quickly either and Real Madrid is still on a good path in the title race.