La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[QueenVera]

Based on my personal point of view, Lewandowski will still be heavily relied on by Barcelona or Xavi. why, yeah because after all Barcelona still needs his services as a center forward in their squad. at least, before they get an ideal replacement in the front line. in other words, Lewa will remain the main option, especially if he doesn't experience any problems, especially those related to injury. Lewandowski's presence is very crucial, especially this season. not only how he has to score goals as his job as a pure striker, but precisely because his stability will be very helpful for Barcelona's young players, like Gavi or Pedri who are often given instructions by Lewandowski when setting strategies, even though he is no longer young, in fact he has entered the age of 35. however, if Xavi is able to maximize his patterns, systems and strategies, Barcelona should now be a competitive team. unfortunately, because they experienced a storm of injuries, Barcelona was unable to appear consistently in every match. plus, Barcelona's defense line has really experienced a decline in performance unlike last season. however, we agree that the age factor cannot be avoided by any great player and Lewandowski is no exception. however, at least Lewan is still very useful for Barcelona. now the problem is with Xavi, how he has to find an effective formula for his squad when playing match after match. as for rumors of Lewandowski's departure, I actually haven't heard any news. it could be, because currently I don't really follow developments regarding rumors or gossip. but as far as I know, Lewandowski once made a statement that he wanted to end his career at Barcelona. whether Lewa will leave for another club or league, we'll see what the results will be.

Lewandowski is a great striker. He's still got the fuel in him to net in more goals. He's agile, skilful and his goal scoring abilities are at the peak. Although age is calling gradually but he's still got a bit of time in him to show his worth in the public and projected games too. Although like Ronaldo, even at the age he is, he still kept the zeal on. I don't think Lewandowski's case would be any different.

 Let him still use the ample of his time left to do exploits. He's got European cups and tournaments to journey through and in him, there's all that it'd take. Age is still favourable to him and he doesn't look like he'd slack in a few years to come, so for the mean time, he's got to enjoy his playing time before thinking of retiring back to the Arab league or quit football generally. But I don't think he'll retire completely he'll still want to continue, he'll probably move to the Arab League or join Messi at MLS.

[Belarge]

I believe from now on it all depends on his success over the next few years. At some point I thought that Ancelotti wants to slowly pull out of the business because it is too stressful for him to have to be available 24/7 year round as a Real Madrid coach, but he seems to be in a great condition physically and mentally and he still seems to be enjoying the game. He is on fire sometimes despite his age and despite being this calm guy he usually is. But you can see that he wants more trophies especially in the Champions League. He could now have his final little era and let's see what his decision will be in 2026.

Having a prominent coach is definitely what all elite and mediocre clubs needs to fuel their incredible performance. Does Carlo Ancelotti complain of stress in managing the affairs of Real Madrid? He's competent enough to face any possible outcome, be it positive or negative results, he has been in Santiago Bernabéu for long and knows how the system operates. Carlo Ancelotti have just extended his contract with Real Madrid and he's not holding back other than bringing in top strategies to ensure he win matches and quality for significant phases in top leagues.

[Oneandpure]

La Liga matchday 19 of 38 will begin tomorrow and Getafe vs Rayo Vallecano will be team opening that matchday match, currently on matchday 19 have super big match between top 2nd teams will face 3rd standings team Girona vs Atletico Madrid. Current position, Atletico Madrid left 7 points from Girona and likely is not small points left if want keep for fighting La Liga tittle race and Girona won't loss their points to pressure Real Madrid on top position with the same 45 points awhile.

La Liga matchday 19 schedule match

• Getafe vs Rayo Vallecano
• Sociedad vs Alaves
• Valencia vs Villareal
• Granada vs Cadiz
• Madrid vs Mallorca
• Celta Vigo vs Betis
• Girona vs Atletico
• Osasuna vs Almeria
• Sevilla vs Athletic
• Las Palmas vs Barcelona

[Velvet78]

I was assuming Vitor Roque was going to join by next summer just as Endrick will at Real Madrid. Roque is only 18 years old now. But he seems like a talented centre-forward for now. The number of goals he has scored so far is really impressive considering his young age. Barcelona signed him for only 40 million euros which could be a very profitable deal.

It is all up to Roque's adaptation level. If he does well with European football then Barcelona can benefit from his finishing skills and help him improve himself much more in the meantime.

I think signing victor Roque is a very good and profitable deal for Barcelona this season as  he's going to serve in a very sensitive position which was vital and very much needed for Barcelona so it was a good deal for Barcelona as they did had a fair deal considering their current financial state which has in a way limited some of the actions the te would want to take.

Lewandoski is no doubt becoming aged and not in the best form to future I'm Barcelona game sand deliver the desired results of him, because the factor of his constraints is such that he can really fight as it's from nature itself which makes it quiet peculiar in his case. So just like you rightly stated, in the mean time victor will not be playing but will be watching around well enough to observe and get used to Barcelona style and patterns of playing then as soon as he starts he would have already gotten used to his new team and would play well enough to fit in the team when he starts playing with them.

I don't know whether Barcelona would even like to wait until the end of Lewandowski's contract. Because he is going to be 37 years old and near 38. Before then probably he would be transferred by a Saudi Arabia team or a different team from outside Europe. In this case Barcelona will need a striker to fill his place.

Felix is also a striker so he can take his place then. But Roque would also be given chances as long as he performs well. Felix can play on the wing as well in the end. Barcelona like to invest in young and talented players so they would give Roque quite many chances. 

[SUPERSAIAN]

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Based on rumors circulating, Arda Guller will make his first debut in January against Mallorca. Maybe this is the news we most want to hear from Madid because everyone can't wait to see the player brought in from Fenerbahce show his talent. Because after all, a young seed like Ada Guller must be able to make himself comfortable in the ranks of a big club in order to secure his future. Personally I wouldn't expect too much from his first debut, because it would be very difficult to adapt, especially since Madrid game is so classy that not all players are able to match it. At least Madrid fans can get what they have been waiting for.

Àrda Guler returned from Injury since the last week's of November. Coach Carlo Ancellotti has delayed using him too quick in other to avoid losing him back to Injury.
Asides him returning would be the return of Camavinga, and also Vinicius Junior who have been confirmed training with the squad. Retuning this early would be great so they can prepare strong enough for the Champions League Competition.

They haven't been serious with the chase for a new striker, they shouldn't rely so much on  Joselu. They should make the chase of Kylian Mbappe their priority.

Some people were actually saying that Arda Güler was not injured, he was just physically weak, so Ancelotti prepared him physically first. Anyway, he is back and we know that he will play in the Mallorca match.

With Vinicous JR returning from injury, Real Madrid will secure their midfield. But as you said, unless he is a key striker, we need an effective striker like Benzama. If Mbappe brings that player to Real Madrid, the team will be at the highest level.

[GbitG]

But it quite difficult for Lewandowski to improve his performance because his old age prevents him from increasing his performance level because his physique is definitely very different.

Hmm, it is right that currently Lawandoski are performing not too well, but I think the striker performance depends on the club status that how they were playing, and how much the striker was involved in tactics. So the same matter is with Lawandoski that he can play the role of a talented player like a perfect and game-changer striker, but if we look at the current morale of Barcelona, then he is looking quite weak, and I think that is the reason. Due to which Lawandoski cannot perform like he used to do in actual. This is true that it has little effect on age, but according to my estimation, Lawandoski still has the ability to top perform if he is given a good environment of tactics. And when it comes to transfers, he can still play well with many players in big clubs, that is, in European competition.

[Furious 7]

Yes, Real Madrid still needs a number 9 player, because Joselu performance is not very satisfactory. On the other side, the current rumors are that Real Madrid will recruit Mbappe in this winter transfer window. Hopefully Real Madrid offer to Mbappe is true and not just a rumor, to sharpen the attack line Real Madrid must immediately recruit him. But Real Madrid plans are quite good, they have secured the services of talented wonderkid Endrick Felipe in the new season and that young man will play for Real Madrid at next.

The number 9 jersey has not yet been filled in the squad and maybe Real Madrid is still keeping this jersey number for an attack that really has the same abilities as the previous wearer. Joselu is not projected for the long term because he was bought only to replace the striker who was vacant in the previous season's transfer window. Joselu's ability has not been able to adapt to the schemes and strategies implemented by Ancelotti because several opportunities he was given failed to be executed as the coach hoped.

Joselu did not come with a purchase but he is only on a season-long loan from Espanyol so in this case it is possible for Ancelotti to still look for a player who fits Madrid's style for the position of pure striker at this time.
Indeed, the presence of Joselu and the other players in the attack for now is still very good but still next season Joselu will already leave and this is quite the right time to find a suitable player according to the criteria of Madrid and Ancelotti.

There is still time for now especially with the current situation for Madrid they can still delay even though the winter transfer is in sight but they can still hold back if they still don't find a suitable candidate for a pure striker but this should not be allowed to drag on because after all their deadline for finding candidates is until the end of this season.

[Oluwa-btc]

La Liga matchday 19 of 38 will begin tomorrow and Getafe vs Rayo Vallecano will be team opening that matchday match, currently on matchday 19 have super big match between top 2nd teams will face 3rd standings team Girona vs Atletico Madrid. Current position, Atletico Madrid left 7 points from Girona and likely is not small points left if want keep for fighting La Liga tittle race and Girona won't loss their points to pressure Real Madrid on top position with the same 45 points awhile.

La Liga matchday 19 schedule match

• Getafe vs Rayo Vallecano
• Sociedad vs Alaves
• Valencia vs Villareal
• Granada vs Cadiz
• Madrid vs Mallorca
• Celta Vigo vs Betis
• Girona vs Atletico
• Osasuna vs Almeria
• Sevilla vs Athletic
• Las Palmas vs Barcelona

Girona against Atletico Madrid has got to be the hottest pick for the week. They be against a tough side in La Liga. A point from this game would make sense, but if they can win the game like they did against Barcelona, then it'll be superb.

Sevilla recently signed a new coach who has helped Improved how they play. They lost against Atletico Madrid though but one could see how they've improved. A win would be great against Atletico Bilbao.

Real Madrid should dominate Mallorca honestly, they shouldn't sleep on a game like this. For Barcelona, they already know how important how a game like this would be for them. They don't need lose again.

[Ryu_Ar1]

There is still time for now especially with the current situation for Madrid they can still delay even though the winter transfer is in sight but they can still hold back if they still don't find a suitable candidate for a pure striker but this should not be allowed to drag on because after all their deadline for finding candidates is until the end of this season.

There is still quite a long time left and I think for now in this January transfer window they will still prioritize about the defense rather than for strikers. Because after all, by looking at the current situation, their defense still looks weak with several players who have fitness problems such as Militao who must be out for a long time and Rudiger and Alaba who are still very vulnerable to injury.

Madrid must consider this because if this continues to be allowed to recruit then I think this could disrupt their stability. As for the current striker problem, even though this is also a little bit important, but until now their attacking line is still quite good even if they try to bring in a pure striker now, it's actually not a problem, it's just that it's rare to transfer star players in January because they always rely on the end of the season to sign bigger players (star players).

[Leviathan.007]

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We recently saw some other news about Arda Güler getting recovered and ready to play in Real Madrid but he couldn't play yet and this young player has mostly been injured since he joined Real Madrid.
During the last summer, there was a hard are between Real Madrid and Barcelona about hiring Arda Güler and this young Turkish player was an important transfer for Real Madrid but since he joined the team he hasn't had a chance to play for his team.
Not it seems Arda Güler is going to be ready and in good form for the game they are going to have against Mallorca and this player is going to play for this team against Mallorca.

[Falconer]

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Hmm, it is right that currently Lawandoski are performing not too well, but I think the striker performance depends on the club status that how they were playing, and how much the striker was involved in tactics. So the same matter is with Lawandoski that he can play the role of a talented player like a perfect and game-changer striker, but if we look at the current morale of Barcelona, then he is looking quite weak, and I think that is the reason. Due to which Lawandoski cannot perform like he used to do in actual. This is true that it has little effect on age, but according to my estimation, Lawandoski still has the ability to top perform if he is given a good environment of tactics. And when it comes to transfers, he can still play well with many players in big clubs, that is, in European competition.

So far I don't see any change in Barcelona's game strategy which makes Lewandowski lose his best form as a center forward. Joao Felix, Raphinha and all the midfielders played by Xavi support Lewandowski in scoring goals, but there are times when a center forward has to have difficulty in many matches because his finishing is not good. Lewandowski is certainly still good for his age, but perhaps this is an unpleasant phase for all strikers and not just Lewandowski.

Barcelona itself does not depend on Lewandowski to win the match. Anyone can score goals, including midfielders and defenders. It's good not to just rely on one player, meaning Barcelona only focuses on the result not on how they utilize one player to get goals and win. Some people think Lewandowski has experienced a decline in performance, but that is only one reason because Lewandowski cannot score more goals than last season.

[lalabotax]

There is still quite a long time left and I think for now in this January transfer window they will still prioritize about the defense rather than for strikers. Because after all, by looking at the current situation, their defense still looks weak with several players who have fitness problems such as Militao who must be out for a long time and Rudiger and Alaba who are still very vulnerable to injury.

It cannot be denied that initially, this season Real Madrid really needed their main striker to be able to strengthen their front line even though they actually already had Bellingham. But he is not a pure striker. However, as things get further, due to several injuries to their main players in defense, Real Madrid should also start targeting several new defenders who are at least able to strengthen the team again. However, until now there have been no rumors that have been widely discussed regarding who will be taken. So we will just have to wait for the decision this month.

Real Madrid is currently in first place, but its points are exactly the same as Girona so the conditions are very competitive.

anyway, Happy new year to all.

[Raflesia]

The current situation is very confusing. On one hand, Real Madrid needs a number 9 but they are performing well without them. On other hand, despite these rumors, I don't think Real Madrid would sign Mbappe after he kind of betrayed Real Madrid a few years ago and signed a deal with PSG. Everyone was thinking that Real Madrid got him but he said otherwise. It makes everything confusing.

Real Madrid are doing well without a number 9 right now. Joselu is doing kind of good but he is not a world class player after all. The rumors are not strong either about Mbappe coming to Real Madrid. Endrick Felipe won't be coming this season as far as I know. Things are getting very interesting and I will be watching every moment of it.

At the moment the need for a pure striker or as a replacement for Benzema as number 9 at Madrid is not too urgent because the performance of some of the young players is still very good such as the performance of Jude and of course their new recruits Joselu and Brahim Dias are also still contributing very well so the need for a number 9 player for the future will not be too much of a problem that must be resolved immediately.

But when talking about Mbappe and Madrid current problems I think it will be a complex thing because after all, Mbappe previous attitude did make Madrid, especially Perez hurt by his attitude but that does not mean now they have no chance to be together because there could be some surprises that could happen for this.
I think the most important thing now is to wait to see how this development works out because after all, looking at the current situation all possibilities can still happen.

[Ndabagi01]

I believe from now on it all depends on his success over the next few years. At some point I thought that Ancelotti wants to slowly pull out of the business because it is too stressful for him to have to be available 24/7 year round as a Real Madrid coach, but he seems to be in a great condition physically and mentally and he still seems to be enjoying the game. He is on fire sometimes despite his age and despite being this calm guy he usually is. But you can see that he wants more trophies especially in the Champions League. He could now have his final little era and let's see what his decision will be in 2026.

I doubt he will want to manage Real Madrid beyond 2026 if he has won more trophies with them, such as the Champions League and La Liga, by that time. I also never imagined him signing a new contract with them because of how exhausting his job as a manager will be and how he will want to take a break during the season, which he can't get enough of while coaching a club side team like Real Madrid. I wish him the best in his next two years at Real Madrid; I have high expectations for him, and he appears to be the type of manager who will excel and make the most have made the best out of this team by the time he’s leaving.

[Ryu_Ar1]

There is still quite a long time left and I think for now in this January transfer window they will still prioritize about the defense rather than for strikers. Because after all, by looking at the current situation, their defense still looks weak with several players who have fitness problems such as Militao who must be out for a long time and Rudiger and Alaba who are still very vulnerable to injury.

It cannot be denied that initially, this season Real Madrid really needed their main striker to be able to strengthen their front line even though they actually already had Bellingham. But he is not a pure striker. However, as things get further, due to several injuries to their main players in defense, Real Madrid should also start targeting several new defenders who are at least able to strengthen the team again. However, until now there have been no rumors that have been widely discussed regarding who will be taken. So we will just have to wait for the decision this month.

Real Madrid is currently in first place, but its points are exactly the same as Girona so the conditions are very competitive.

anyway, Happy new year to all.

Madrid's tight schedule has made them have to be smart in arranging rotations and inevitably some players are also forced to work harder which makes their fitness vulnerable and now we can even see some players who don't even play in their ideal positions such as Tchouameni or Nacho who are often used as central defenders or maybe Camavinga who is sometimes used as a fullbek or central midfielder making this could disrupt their stability even though until now it still looks very good but still there are some things that need to be fixed before everything becomes more chaotic.

Instead of Madrid being preoccupied with the Mbappe issue which is not clear when this drama will end, it would be better for them to focus on defense now because their midfield and attack are good now and it is not funny if Madrid has problems again for their defense.

[Oluwa-btc]

There is still quite a long time left and I think for now in this January transfer window they will still prioritize about the defense rather than for strikers. Because after all, by looking at the current situation, their defense still looks weak with several players who have fitness problems such as Militao who must be out for a long time and Rudiger and Alaba who are still very vulnerable to injury.

It cannot be denied that initially, this season Real Madrid really needed their main striker to be able to strengthen their front line even though they actually already had Bellingham. But he is not a pure striker. However, as things get further, due to several injuries to their main players in defense, Real Madrid should also start targeting several new defenders who are at least able to strengthen the team again. However, until now there have been no rumors that have been widely discussed regarding who will be taken. So we will just have to wait for the decision this month.

Real Madrid is currently in first place, but its points are exactly the same as Girona so the conditions are very competitive.

anyway, Happy new year to all.

They're headed into the toughest phase of the season with lots of strenuous actions in the domestic league games and also the European Champions League Competition.

They've just lost David Alaba to Injury, and I be pondering how they plan on replacing the versatile defender who have seen success with Bayern Munich and now Real Madrid. He should also be replaced and not overlooked..

For Jude Bellingham, th y should be happy but not rest all hope's on him for the new season. He is no central forward. Real Madrid should make plans for one since Joselu be underperforming likewise.

[kawetsriyanto]

The current situation is very confusing. On one hand, Real Madrid needs a number 9 but they are performing well without them. On other hand, despite these rumors, I don't think Real Madrid would sign Mbappe after he kind of betrayed Real Madrid a few years ago and signed a deal with PSG. Everyone was thinking that Real Madrid got him but he said otherwise. It makes everything confusing.

Real Madrid are doing well without a number 9 right now. Joselu is doing kind of good but he is not a world class player after all. The rumors are not strong either about Mbappe coming to Real Madrid. Endrick Felipe won't be coming this season as far as I know. Things are getting very interesting and I will be watching every moment of it.

Although Real Madrid still could perform well with no quality pure striker but I think it is still very important to sign a quality striker. They may could perform well in the first half of the season, but who knows if the same tactics won't work well in the second half. They also can improve the productivity in goals if they have a quality striker. Well, Mbappe is a perfect striker for Real Madrid. Sadly, it is quite complicated to sign him, there is too many drama with Mabppe and PSG.

Joselu isn't bad striker, but he is surely not enough for big matches. We already saw how he performed in the previous big matches, Joselu failed to show that he deserves to be the main striker of Real Madrid. He often wasted too many shot opportunities.

[skarais]

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There is still quite a long time left and I think for now in this January transfer window they will still prioritize about the defense rather than for strikers. Because after all, by looking at the current situation, their defense still looks weak with several players who have fitness problems such as Militao who must be out for a long time and Rudiger and Alaba who are still very vulnerable to injury.

Madrid must consider this because if this continues to be allowed to recruit then I think this could disrupt their stability. As for the current striker problem, even though this is also a little bit important, but until now their attacking line is still quite good even if they try to bring in a pure striker now, it's actually not a problem, it's just that it's rare to transfer star players in January because they always rely on the end of the season to sign bigger players (star players).

Of course, Real Madrid will still consider bringing in a pure striker this season. They lost their best center forward after Benzema decided to leave and so far Ancelotti has always rotated and no longer relies on 4-3-3 as his best formation. Since Ancelotti knows Bellingham's abilities, 4-3-1-2 is the main formation that Ancelotti always considers in many matches. They got satisfactory results from this strategy even if Ancelotti did not play a center forward.

Bellingham is very helpful as a second striker and also as an attacking midfielder. His ability to score goals is one of the advantages for Real Madrid this season even though they do not have a reliable center forward. Real Madrid needs to bring in a pure center forward this season, this means they don't just rely on Bellingham all season with all his luck.

[udidrone]

La Liga matchday 19 of 38 will begin tomorrow and Getafe vs Rayo Vallecano will be team opening that matchday match, currently on matchday 19 have super big match between top 2nd teams will face 3rd standings team Girona vs Atletico Madrid. Current position, Atletico Madrid left 7 points from Girona and likely is not small points left if want keep for fighting La Liga tittle race and Girona won't loss their points to pressure Real Madrid on top position with the same 45 points awhile.

Girona vs Atletico Madrid will be our concern this is not an easy match but somehow I'm sure Girona is not defeated I mean the worst thing that can happen is a draw or Girona win because so far no team can beat Girona except Real Madrid, will Atletico Madrid give Girona's 2nd defeat? I know anything can happen it's just that this time Girona is still favored because playing at home and is motivated to replace Real Madrid at the top of the standings, my prediction is Girona 2-1 Atletico Madrid or ended in a 1-1 draw. For Getafe vs Rayo Vallecano I think Getafe deserves to win because Rayo Vallecano in the worst performance in the last 5 matches 3 times lost 2 wins.

[Google+]

The current situation is very confusing. On one hand, Real Madrid needs a number 9 but they are performing well without them. On other hand, despite these rumors, I don't think Real Madrid would sign Mbappe after he kind of betrayed Real Madrid a few years ago and signed a deal with PSG. Everyone was thinking that Real Madrid got him but he said otherwise. It makes everything confusing.

Real Madrid are doing well without a number 9 right now. Joselu is doing kind of good but he is not a world class player after all. The rumors are not strong either about Mbappe coming to Real Madrid. Endrick Felipe won't be coming this season as far as I know. Things are getting very interesting and I will be watching every moment of it.

Joselu is only a priority for a while and I think Real Madrid will get the right player for the number 9 jersey. Maybe in this transfer window we will see this player complete the Real Madrid squad in the second half of this season. There is no doubt that after Ancelotti received a new contract offer he will focus on a new project for this season with Real Madrid. Not Mbappe, but I think Real Madrid management has already pocketed the name of a quality striker that they will be targeting in this winter's transfer window.

Indeed, without the number 9 player, Real Madrid performance so far has been quite good, both in Laliga and the Champions League. But it won't be good if they don't look for another player who will take on the task of being their main striker for this season. Now, if you look at the rumors that have been linked between Mbappe and Real Madrid, of course this has been fried in the previous two transfer windows, but we see that Real Madrid first offer for Mbappe was rejected by Mbappe at that time. Maybe Real Madrid don't want to be disappointed a second time, they will definitely ignore Mbappe name in this winter's transfer window.