La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[borovichok]

I think Barcelona's management is not wise if they break the cooperation with Xavi, because Barcelona's current performance is also due to their own actions in the past, which makes them unable to move freely, especially in the transfer market. Still lucky they have a coach like Xavi who can bring change when they slumped in the previous 2 seasons, and now they will kick this coach for that reason?
I understand that they want the title this season, but with the limitations they have, they should also be able to think more mature and not just blame the coach alone. Unless they give Xavi some perks and facilities, it still makes sense to me. Now the problem is that to recruit players they have to look for players who are on free transfers. I'm not a fan of Xavi here, but I see here they blame Xavi if they fail to bring trophies this season.

The fact that a coach was good the previous season doesn't mean he should not be sacked if he's performing poorly the next season. Barcelona plays very awfully and we've seen this before. A case where a team does well the previous season and becomes very bad in the next season. I'm not saying Xavi should be sacked, but I won't blame the management of Barcelona if they sack Xavi because they need results. When a team is being rebuilt like Barcelona is, they should be winning and also playing well.

You talked about Barcelona not being rich enough to sign players and that's is true, but the board has used the Barcelona name well. They have been able to attract big players to their club. Barcelona has Gundugan, Cancelo, Lewandoski, and Frenkie, all in one team, what more does a coach need? Aside from the attack of Barcelona, I don't think there's any position that is ill equipped.
Araujo, Kounde, Cancelo, Balde, and Christensen are among the best players in their positions. Even if not the top 3 you can't call the top 10 players in Europe in those positions and not include those players.
The same thing applies to their midfield. Frenkie, Gundugan, and Pedri are elite midfielders.

There are only two reasons why I would give Xavi the benefit of the doubt if I were in a position to fire him.
1. His main players are always injured. Gavi, Pedri, Frankie, Aruajo get injured
2. He doesn't have a natural world-class DM and the attack is poor. Raphinha,  Felix, and Lewandoski have not been productive up front.

I've lesser contribution to regarding the current performance of Barcelona this season, they've lost and ruined their chances of contesting with Real Madrid and presently, Girona taken their spot. Nobody should blame the coach for ruining the club because we have watched and know the problem facing the club. Who talks about sacking Xavi Hernandez when we're aware of the frustrating form these clubs have found themselves and it will be really challenging for Barcelona to bounce back to winning shape. For sure, Barcelona have quality players but they lack good chemistry between these players and that have led them to become vulnerable and totally unpredictable, we know have clue on the games they can win and the one they can draw.

[Mayor of ogba]

Atletico Madrid won a difficult match, they need to be appreciated. They took the lead at the beginning of the second half with Marcos Llorente and controlled the game until the 70th minute. After Çağlar Söyüncü received a red card, they became a more defensive side and they did it well. It's not easy to play short, but they defended really well. We saw the classic Atletico game, a complete winner team that didn't concede a goal and won with a single goal. They are now back in the championship race and other teams are already fearing about them.

Atletico Madrid is one team I admire in the Spanish la Liga but the only problem the club have is not being able to win the la Liga for some time now, the reason why I like Atletico Madrid is because they don't concede much goals and they have a solid defense that makes it difficult for their opponents to penetrate. Atletico Madrid winning Sevilla is a big achievement for them as they have moved to third position in the la Liga table with equal points as Barcelona but Atletico Madrid is leading them on goal difference.

I understand your point mate. It will be difficult for Atletico Madrid to win the La Liga title when they have clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid to compete with in winning the La Liga title. If Atletico Madrid can continue winning their matches there is a chance for them to win the La Liga title this season.

[klidex]

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Given their unpredictable current form, you can't even be too sure they can go past Osasuna  

I don't see any way out for Barcelona at the moment. Maybe by some miracle all the injured key players heal and start playing in by January, which we know is just a fantasy. While Real Madrid are also faced with their own injury crisis, at least they can afford to go to the market and grab a couple of mercenaries, something that Barcelona can not afford right now.

Xavi Alonso has been an incredible and outstanding manager for Barcelona since he took over the managerial position at the club and was able to help them win the Spanish La Liga title last season which has raised the expectations of fans of the Catalan club. But because of the financial crisis at the club that's limited their  strength of signing top European players coupled with the fact that a lot of the club's first team players sustained various kind of injuries since the start of the season,  the performance of the club has significantly declined.

With the current  situations at Barcelona,  I don't think they have all it takes to win any major trophy this season. It's one thing to be a good manager but absolutely another thing to have the needed  quality of players at your  disposal in other to deliver a good performance.  In my own opinion, I think finishing in the top four of the Spanish La Liga this season should be a good performance for a team that had as many injury issues like Barcelona did this season.  

Xavi has indeed made a good contribution to the Barcelona club since he joined the Barcelona club and was able to win the La Liga title last season, but winning the La Liga title is something normal for Barcelona because Barcelona had complete players last season where Lewandowski was still a mainstay Xavi's goal scoring is not like this season. Barcelona has experienced a storm of injuries which has affected the club's performance and Lewandowski is no longer as sharp as last season so Barcelona continues to decline.

It will be very difficult for Barcelona to win the La Liga trophy with its current performance. Moreover, Barcelona is already quite far behind Girona and Real Madrid, so being in the top 3 is not a bad result knowing that Barcelona is only playing with the existing squad without any key players and Xavi must have done your best as a coach. If only Barcelona players didn't have so many injuries, maybe their performance wouldn't be like this and Barcelona would still be close to Real Madrid.

[mamesso]

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Xavi has indeed made a good contribution to the Barcelona club since he joined the Barcelona club and was able to win the La Liga title last season, but winning the La Liga title is something normal for Barcelona because Barcelona had complete players last season where Lewandowski was still a mainstay Xavi's goal scoring is not like this season. Barcelona has experienced a storm of injuries which has affected the club's performance and Lewandowski is no longer as sharp as last season so Barcelona continues to decline.

It will be very difficult for Barcelona to win the La Liga trophy with its current performance. Moreover, Barcelona is already quite far behind Girona and Real Madrid, so being in the top 3 is not a bad result knowing that Barcelona is only playing with the existing squad without any key players and Xavi must have done your best as a coach. If only Barcelona players didn't have so many injuries, maybe their performance wouldn't be like this and Barcelona would still be close to Real Madrid.

Joan Laporta has made the final decision that Xavi Hernandez will remain Barcelona coach at least until the end of the season, the trust the club has placed in him based on Barcelona success last season in winning the La Liga trophy. This season Xavi failed to maintain Barcelona performance like last season, there were many shortcomings visible in the Barcelona squad even though it was still dominated by old players. In the defender position there are still players who were Xavi mainstay last season but they failed to maintain the strength of Barcelona defensive wall. The striker position also experienced a drastic decline, Barcelona strikers seemed to have lost their passion for scoring goals, Lewandowski, who was a mainstay on the front line, also began to fade.

According to my observations in the Barcelona squad, only the midfield is still able to maintain its best performance. However, midfield toughness alone is not enough without support from the back line and front line. Xavi can breathe a sigh of relief because Barcelona is completing the process of registering Vitor Roque as a new Barcelona player. It is hoped that his presence will increase Barcelona striking power to increase the number of goal productivity which has decreased.

[BlackBoss_]

Joan Laporta has made the final decision that Xavi Hernandez will remain Barcelona coach at least until the end of the season, the trust the club has placed in him based on Barcelona success last season in winning the La Liga trophy. This season Xavi failed to maintain Barcelona performance like last season, there were many shortcomings visible in the Barcelona squad even though it was still dominated by old players.

Just six months ago, Xavi was considered as a gift for Barcelona by joining them in a club crisis and bringing the club to La Liga title. Now he is considered as one of biggest problems for Barcelona's bad results in first half of this season. It is not a fair treatment for Xavi and even Laporta made that decision to keep Xavi till the season ending, we know that Barcelona are gambling with money and they are still overspending which will be fatal for their club future if Barcelona won't get enough good results, titles, and good positions in La Liga. If their club income is affected by bad performances, bad ending in this season, their finance status will become worse and not happy future for both Xavi and Barcelona.

In the defender position there are still players who were Xavi mainstay last season but they failed to maintain the strength of Barcelona defensive wall. The striker position also experienced a drastic decline, Barcelona strikers seemed to have lost their passion for scoring goals, Lewandowski, who was a mainstay on the front line, also began to fade.

Xavi is trying but if saying he is fully responsible for problems in Barcelona in both defense and attacking, it is very unfair. Barcelona even in their golden era still did not have strong defense. Their attacking power was improved a lot with Lewandowski appearance in the past season but it's normal to see his performance drops considerably in this season. An old striker can still be helpful but a strong club won't rely on an old striker for main goal source.

[fuguebtc]

Girona, which is putting pressure on Atletico Madrid to occupy 3rd place because Barcelona is definitely also fighting to occupy that position because Barcelona seem to be losing grounds on points with Real Madrid and Girona with its current performance, so at least Barcelona will fight for position 2 or 3.

Girona is only 2 this season in La Liga. Their projected progress is very visible.  If they are able to perform well until the end of the season it is extraordinary. But there is a little doubt, I think they are still quite difficult to compete with Real Madrid. In addition, this season break, I think there will be many teams that improve the condition of the team with player transfers.
In terms of players, Girona contains experienced players. They have a good combination of young and old. They are also in a good mental state, because they always get positive results. But maybe they are not stable enough until the end of the season. Although they do not have many matches, because they are focused on La Liga.

They could do that for themselves, what I don't like it the fact that they won't be able to play the Champions League next even if they win the league or qualify amongst the first four clubs in La Liga. Ain't that crazy?

They're literally in no Competition with Real Madrid honestly, Real Madrid be doing theirs. So far this season it also seems like Real Madrid and other big clubs have been the clube chasing Girona at the top. Lovely to see both Toni Kroos and Jude Bellingham leading the highest goals and assist in La Liga. They're doing well to make sure they win the La Liga title.

Girona's understanding makes me happy, they fight for themselves and play like a team should.

I think now that Girona has fallen behind Real Madrid, they cannot catch up to them. Real Madrid are currently in good form and catching up to them is going to be very tough. They are going to have to beat Real Madrid in their Head to head match in February as well. Girona had that consistency keeping them in first place but that draw probably cost them the Championship of Spain.

I always loved an underdog run. But Real Madrid was too good for them. But if they can keep up the previous consistency and not drop points, they probably can come back. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid's situation aren't that good either, sitting at 3rd and 4th place respectively. I don't see them taking Girona's place. It kinda feels good to see a small team from La Liga actually achieving something this season.

[wiss19]

Barcelona is currently scrumble, both in terms of unpredictable form and a notable injury crisis. But I think they will be solving this situation soon enough, because while Barcelona may be going through a tough period, the dynamics of the sport mean that they have the potential to bounce back, especially if key players recover from injuries. Regarding the injury crisis, while it's true that Barcelona may not have the financial flexibility to make immediate signings, the January transfer window could provide an opportunity to address some of the team's needs.

Barcelona has a history of nurturing young talent through their renowned youth academy, La Masia. The club may turn to promising youth players to fill gaps or provide additional depth during this challenging period. This approach aligns with the club's traditions and values. Integrating new players into a team requires time, and chemistry is a crucial factor in football success. Real Madrid, too, could face challenges in seamlessly incorporating new additions into their squad.

It's not just the injury and form. Politics and management has been a greater issue for the team and the mismanagement of funds has turned Barcelona, one of the richest club of Europe to one that has to think before bringing in a player.
The political issue of Catalonia, the fiasco of Messi and his contract before joining PSG. Not being able to pay players on time. Briebing refree and getting a fine for it. All of these have accumulated in the fall of Barcelona.

I completely agree here because things never happen in short time mostly we have disastrous while they have deep roots and same happening with Barcelona which was one of the richest club in soccer world now facing many challenges and things are going from bad to worse for them and now their performance is also not as par their standard which is also huge problem, and they are trying to fix this all which is never been easy.

Now Xavi is doing his best to do for the improvement of this club, but it's never been going to happen very quickly now they are facing fiasco which is surely going to be deep if things are not going to settle, and we can face problems which mostly clubs have and then goes down and take time to have fight back even few are still living in circumstances which are not acceptable, but they have to manage this all due to poor and corrupt management.

[wildey]

I think now that Girona has fallen behind Real Madrid, they cannot catch up to them. Real Madrid are currently in good form and catching up to them is going to be very tough. They are going to have to beat Real Madrid in their Head to head match in February as well. Girona had that consistency keeping them in first place but that draw probably cost them the Championship of Spain.

There's no need to rush to say it the season is still long 20 matches waiting ahead and we must remember Real Madrid have a busy schedule which may have an impact on their performance in the Spanish League I'm not saying Girona is better than Madrid but sometimes there are moments that can be exploited for example when Madrid competes in the champions league then they can't totally play in La Liga I mean some players will miss the La Liga match and they are prepared for the champions league match. Girona should be able to take advantage of this moment by winning every match.

That is a scenario that we can understand, who knows, there may be other scenarios that we have never thought of before that's why I said there's no need to rush into predictions. I'm sure Girona can give Real Madrid a tough fight in the title race and wait which team is the luckiest, apart from struggle, luck is also needed of course.

[FanEagle]

Let's take a  stepback and see what could happen. They are same points with Athletico Madrid right now, which means that they can do better than them, doesn't mean Barcelona will end up getitng ahead, they could finish the season fourth too, but it looks like there is a big possibility of that as well. Aside from that, I think Girona is the biggest rival for this season, 7 points ahead, and there are so many games left which means that they could somehow catch them too if they do better. So a second place is not all that bad, that's what Barcelona does on most years, either first or second, and this would be fine.

I understand that they would rather win, but that is not too bad neither. I do also agree that we are talking about something that may take a while too, we just need to end up being a little bit more patient with them, and see how second half goes.

[Solokan]

I think now that Girona has fallen behind Real Madrid, they cannot catch up to them. Real Madrid are currently in good form and catching up to them is going to be very tough. They are going to have to beat Real Madrid in their Head to head match in February as well. Girona had that consistency keeping them in first place but that draw probably cost them the Championship of Spain.

I always loved an underdog run. But Real Madrid was too good for them. But if they can keep up the previous consistency and not drop points, they probably can come back. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid's situation aren't that good either, sitting at 3rd and 4th place respectively. I don't see them taking Girona's place. It kinda feels good to see a small team from La Liga actually achieving something this season.

I also didn't expect that Girona would be in 2nd place and indeed now Real Madrid is at the top of the standings of course now Real Madrid and Girona are competing with the aim of winning a trophy this season, the Betis and Girona match with a 1-1 draw made Girona must improve their performance and Real Madrid, which is now at the top of the standings, seems to be performing well and the last match against Alaves 0-1 has made Real Madrid lucky.

Yes, it is true that the draw made it difficult for Girona to become champions of the Spanish League, but I predict Girona will bounce back because of the draw, of course there is still hope for Michel to improve Girona's performance.

Now Atletico Madrid only has 38 points and Barcelona also has 38 points. I agree with your opinion, namely that Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will find it difficult to take over Girona and Real Madrid's position.

 But I think Atletico Madrid will be tested in the next match against Girona and we will look forward to it and of course Atletico Madrid will definitely appear confident against Girona. and I saw the last 5 matches of Atletico madrid against Girona, of course Atletico Madrid is superior.

[Hirose UK]

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Xavi has indeed made a good contribution to the Barcelona club since he joined the Barcelona club and was able to win the La Liga title last season, but winning the La Liga title is something normal for Barcelona because Barcelona had complete players last season where Lewandowski was still a mainstay Xavi's goal scoring is not like this season. Barcelona has experienced a storm of injuries which has affected the club's performance and Lewandowski is no longer as sharp as last season so Barcelona continues to decline.

It will be very difficult for Barcelona to win the La Liga trophy with its current performance. Moreover, Barcelona is already quite far behind Girona and Real Madrid, so being in the top 3 is not a bad result knowing that Barcelona is only playing with the existing squad without any key players and Xavi must have done your best as a coach. If only Barcelona players didn't have so many injuries, maybe their performance wouldn't be like this and Barcelona would still be close to Real Madrid.

Well, Xavi really worked well last season and with perfect squad he managed to bring Barcelona to win La Liga and many people think that Barcelona this season can perform better and get back the La Liga title and even the UCL title.
However, the current condition of the Barcelona squad makes it very difficult for Xavi to build it and puts more significant pressure on Xavi performance to be able to bring Barcelona back to winning La Liga.
A series of injuries to players has indeed become one of the main factors in the decline in the quality of play this season and of course Xavi has to really rack his brains to be able to create strategy and line-up of players so that he can finish the season better.
Lewandowski is also right that he has experienced decline in playing performance unlike last season, and of course Xavi only chance to improve the squad is that in the next transfer window he must be able to bring in several players to perfect the Barcelona squad again.

Currently, Girona is appearing with quite good improvements and Girona can once again compete with Real Madrid and has the same points tally, namely 45 points.
It is certain that these two teams will be strong barrier to prevent Barcelona from getting close to winning the title this season.

[Strongkored]

I think now that Girona has fallen behind Real Madrid, they cannot catch up to them. Real Madrid are currently in good form and catching up to them is going to be very tough. They are going to have to beat Real Madrid in their Head to head match in February as well. Girona had that consistency keeping them in first place but that draw probably cost them the Championship of Spain.

I always loved an underdog run. But Real Madrid was too good for them. But if they can keep up the previous consistency and not drop points, they probably can come back. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid's situation aren't that good either, sitting at 3rd and 4th place respectively. I don't see them taking Girona's place. It kinda feels good to see a small team from La Liga actually achieving something this season.

By only being superior on goal difference, Girona still has a chance to overtake Real Madrid because the two teams can be said to be in the same condition, although doubts about Girona still exist and that is normal considering they are not a team that usually fights for the title.
The draw that Girona got against Betis was also the same result that Real Madrid got when facing Betis, so it can be said that Betis is indeed a strong team when playing at home.
However, the next match after the New Year holiday will be a match where Girona can face defeat because Atletico Madrid will see this match as an opportunity to get 3 points.

[shogun47]

I think now that Girona has fallen behind Real Madrid, they cannot catch up to them. Real Madrid are currently in good form and catching up to them is going to be very tough. They are going to have to beat Real Madrid in their Head to head match in February as well. Girona had that consistency keeping them in first place but that draw probably cost them the Championship of Spain.

I always loved an underdog run. But Real Madrid was too good for them. But if they can keep up the previous consistency and not drop points, they probably can come back. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid's situation aren't that good either, sitting at 3rd and 4th place respectively. I don't see them taking Girona's place. It kinda feels good to see a small team from La Liga actually achieving something this season.

By only being superior on goal difference, Girona still has a chance to overtake Real Madrid because the two teams can be said to be in the same condition, although doubts about Girona still exist and that is normal considering they are not a team that usually fights for the title.
The draw that Girona got against Betis was also the same result that Real Madrid got when facing Betis, so it can be said that Betis is indeed a strong team when playing at home.
However, the next match after the New Year holiday will be a match where Girona can face defeat because Atletico Madrid will see this match as an opportunity to get 3 points.

Some people here talk as if the last game is about to be played in a few days from now. Goal difference doesn't matter. If you want to, you can check out when it was the last time that the goal difference decided in La Liga who became the champion. I can't remember such an event. It is temporary. And just for anyone's information, in La Liga it would be the head to head comparison when two teams finish the season with the same number of points.

But it is still so early that all these discussions are fun to have, but they lead nowhere since in 4 weeks from now Real Madrid could be leading by 9 points in a worst case. If Girona continues to win their games, then it is going to be exciting.

[len01]

I think now that Girona has fallen behind Real Madrid, they cannot catch up to them. Real Madrid are currently in good form and catching up to them is going to be very tough. They are going to have to beat Real Madrid in their Head to head match in February as well. Girona had that consistency keeping them in first place but that draw probably cost them the Championship of Spain.

I always loved an underdog run. But Real Madrid was too good for them. But if they can keep up the previous consistency and not drop points, they probably can come back. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid's situation aren't that good either, sitting at 3rd and 4th place respectively. I don't see them taking Girona's place. It kinda feels good to see a small team from La Liga actually achieving something this season.

maybe it's too early to speculate about the match in february but it is very clear that Real Madrid is more experienced and has a legacy such as being the leader in La Liga and previously these two teams have competed and Girona lost against Real Madrid and this will happen again in february. on the one hand, Madrid is on its way to bringing in a striker player who can be assured that the striker is very high quality.
with this we can predict how the future match will end without a striker in the past, they could beat Girona and with this striker making Real Madrid more fierce and unable to be beaten by Girona.

maybe Barcelona has been beaten by Girona but Madrid will not let that happen because it is very natural that Barcelona is in financial trouble and players who are not very qualified but getting a top 3 position is very good for Barcelona and maybe this team has to give up if the La Liga title has to be won held by Real Madrid who are more worthy than Girona who are still too early to become leaders.

[borovichok]

Let's take a  stepback and see what could happen. They are same points with Athletico Madrid right now, which means that they can do better than them, doesn't mean Barcelona will end up getitng ahead, they could finish the season fourth too, but it looks like there is a big possibility of that as well. Aside from that, I think Girona is the biggest rival for this season, 7 points ahead, and there are so many games left which means that they could somehow catch them too if they do better. So a second place is not all that bad, that's what Barcelona does on most years, either first or second, and this would be fine.

I understand that they would rather win, but that is not too bad neither. I do also agree that we are talking about something that may take a while too, we just need to end up being a little bit more patient with them, and see how second half goes.

No matter the poor form Barcelona and Atletico Madrid found themselves, what we know is that, these clubs will definitely qualify for the top four. They're just having one of the difficult moments in football and they can't easily fall back on track without fixing their present problems. Barcelona suffers the most because they're weigh substandard levels when it comes to Real Madrid and Girona game pattern. Do you know why I've feelings about Barcelona bouncing back? Xavi Hernandez will make new signings in the January transfer window and these players won't relent when they're in an elite club like Barcelona, they would be so keen on proving themselves to the world and also to the die-hard fans in Camp Nou.

[Iranus]

maybe Barcelona has been beaten by Girona but Madrid will not let that happen because it is very natural that Barcelona is in financial trouble and players who are not very qualified but getting a top 3 position is very good for Barcelona and maybe this team has to give up if the La Liga title has to be won held by Real Madrid who are more worthy than Girona who are still too early to become leaders.

There is no doubt that the Girona team is performing very well. Real Madrid and Girona are still level on points. We also saw excellent performances from Girona players against Barcelona. However, I feel that this team does not have the ability to win the title. This team is not experienced enough. Real Madrid is still the favorite to win the title.
Atletico Madrid and Barcelona's performances have been somewhat erratic despite having strong squads. Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are 7 points behind Real Madrid and Girona. Closing this 7 point gap is a much tougher task. Real Madrid lost only 9 points in 18 matches. If Barcelona and Atletico Madrid manage to win back-to-back matches in the remaining 20 matches, they have a chance to go top of the table.

[Republikcoin.com]

By only being superior on goal difference, Girona still has a chance to overtake Real Madrid because the two teams can be said to be in the same condition, although doubts about Girona still exist and that is normal considering they are not a team that usually fights for the title.
The draw that Girona got against Betis was also the same result that Real Madrid got when facing Betis, so it can be said that Betis is indeed a strong team when playing at home.
However, the next match after the New Year holiday will be a match where Girona can face defeat because Atletico Madrid will see this match as an opportunity to get 3 points.

This season's journey is still quite long and with equal points it is still possible for anything to happen.
Girona was previously not at the top but they made a surprise and now with what is happening, no one doubts Girona anymore, they have quite capable strength, but what is still questionable is the extent to which they are able to maintain the consistency of their best game as they look towards the journey of this season. which is still very long, if they are able to maintain this then their percentage of being able to make a surprise at the end of the season is very large.

The match against Atletico Madrid will certainly be very fierce, but in my opinion Girona still has a chance to win because Atletico Madrid's performance is unstable and that is inversely proportional to Girona's current condition, which is in its best performance.

[Ahli38]

Let's take a  stepback and see what could happen. They are same points with Athletico Madrid right now, which means that they can do better than them, doesn't mean Barcelona will end up getitng ahead, they could finish the season fourth too, but it looks like there is a big possibility of that as well. Aside from that, I think Girona is the biggest rival for this season, 7 points ahead, and there are so many games left which means that they could somehow catch them too if they do better. So a second place is not all that bad, that's what Barcelona does on most years, either first or second, and this would be fine.

I understand that they would rather win, but that is not too bad neither. I do also agree that we are talking about something that may take a while too, we just need to end up being a little bit more patient with them, and see how second half goes.

In the second half of this season there may be slight changes from these clubs. Girona and Real Madrid may still be favorites to fight for the Laliga title this season. Because they are temporarily ranked 1st and 2nd. But with 20 matches remaining in this season, many changes in the standings will still occur. It could be that after a few weeks in the second half, Girona and Real Madrid will be dragged down little by little. And Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are starting to rise again. The point is that a change of position is still possible in the standings.

But based on current performance, of course Real Madrid and Girona are still showing that they deserve to be in the title race this season. Because, however, only Girona and Real Madrid have so far only experienced 1 defeat in the 18 matches they have played. And perhaps that's not surprising for Real Madrid. But for Girona this result really surprised everyone including me.

[Luzin]

Is only 2 ? I think being on 2nd place in LaLiga is really a great achievement that no one really anticipated before the season began. Personally , I think they will become champions of LaLiga just like Leicester did it a few years ago in EPL and I'm saying this because I've watched at least 6 games of Girona this season and this team is playing the best football in Spain right now and they should be champions as long as VAR or some referees won't screw them.

I mean they are currently in La Liga for the 2nd year. They were promoted in season 22/23. That means they haven't played in the league for long.  The first year they ended up in 10th place. This year they are starting to make history of always being in the top 3. This season Girona drew against Betis, this left them on the same points as Madrid and they dropped to 2nd. Betis are not a weak team, they have also only lost 2 games.

[asriloni]

Let's take a  stepback and see what could happen. They are same points with Athletico Madrid right now, which means that they can do better than them, doesn't mean Barcelona will end up getitng ahead, they could finish the season fourth too, but it looks like there is a big possibility of that as well. Aside from that, I think Girona is the biggest rival for this season, 7 points ahead, and there are so many games left which means that they could somehow catch them too if they do better. So a second place is not all that bad, that's what Barcelona does on most years, either first or second, and this would be fine.

It's hard to imagine barcelona to take the second place. The club will be losing more players in the late season. It's caused by barcelona urgently needs to raise as much money as the club can to handle the debt.
Barcelona is very close to the dealine to pay its debt. The club needs to sell players to pay that. No reason for barcelona to climbing up again if some players are going to leave.

I understand that they would rather win, but that is not too bad neither. I do also agree that we are talking about something that may take a while too, we just need to end up being a little bit more patient with them, and see how second half goes.

I think that all of top teams in la liga will always become rivals for barcelona. Barcelona is still struggling due to the financial trouble that may be never end. I don't see that the best option is to pay the debt. Barcelona has two long and short term debts and these debts will be giving impact to the any movement being made by barcelona this time. It's hard to say where barcelona will get the money to pay its debt. It's caused by these long and short term debts owned by barcelona are very big. The club is always trying so hard to pay that but it was never decreasing.
Xavi has been forcing by the situation to put some key players for sale in the market. This initiative has been coming when barcelona was struggling to pay the debts owned by the club. This is the main problem that may be so hard to be solved.
Barcelona will be collapse if the debts will not be paid. It's caused by barcelona has so many burden. You will be seeing barcelona to have the same fate like sevilla. Sevilla was the best example for this.