La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Falconer]

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This season Barcelona is really unlucky, and also has a very fragile back line. Regarding the front line, I don't think there is anything that needs to be commented on because the proof is that they are able to score goals easily, but unfortunately they always have weaknesses at the back.
With these results, Barcelona should focus on maintaining their position rather than desperately trying to catch Girona's points. Currently Barca's big threat is being overtaken by Atletico Madrid, Bilbao and Real Betis. If they are careless, it is possible that next season they will miss the Champions League qualification.

Barcelona will not be fine as long as their financial condition is not good. Last season Xavi successfully won the La Liga title when his squad was really good and the system he built worked perfectly. Barcelona only conceded 20 goals in 38 matches last season, but this is the opposite this season. Barcelona has conceded 33 goals in 24 matches and this number will continue to increase considering that there are still 14 matches yet to be played.

Barcelona management has to work hard to improve their squad next season and Xavi also has to make sure this season doesn't get worse. The performance of Barcelona's defensive players seemed unstable due to injury problems, which made it difficult for Barcelona to end the match without conceding. You may be right, it makes a lot of sense for Barcelona to maintain a safe position in the Champions League zone instead of fighting for the title after Real Madrid created a 10-point gap.

[Rengga Jati]

Barcelona will not be fine as long as their financial condition is not good. Last season Xavi successfully won the La Liga title when his squad was really good and the system he built worked perfectly. Barcelona only conceded 20 goals in 38 matches last season, but this is the opposite this season. Barcelona has conceded 33 goals in 24 matches and this number will continue to increase considering that there are still 14 matches yet to be played.

Of course, because Barcelona needs to refresh stronger players to be able to compete in this fairly tight league. However, due to limited funds, this becomes difficult. Whether it's Xavi or someone else who becomes the next coach, it will definitely be a tough challenge for him to rebuild Barcelona to be as strong as before. Lewandowski, became Barcelona's successful purchase after his glory days began to fade. But now the condition is not as great as before. He was injured several times and was unable to play optimally. Barcelona needs a much stronger forward besides Lewandowski, at least not just using Lewy. Not only that, Barcelona's defense can also be said to be quite weak, right? But what else, this time there hasn't been much change due to limited funds. This will be quite a tough challenge for the next coach. Especially after Barcelona's inability to win against lower-class teams, it is really sad to see their disappointment. Luckily, Barcelona is still in 3rd place, so at least they are still safe from entering the UCL qualifications.

Oh yes, now Bilbao is playing against Almeria. And this is quite annoying too. Even though Almeria only played with 10 players since the red card was issued in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, Bilbao were not able to take advantage of this opportunity and score a goal. This is truly unfortunate. Even though the match has now entered the 85th minute. What's worse is that Bilbao are also quite pressed by attacks from Almeria. What's this? 

[BITCOIN4X]

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Of course, because Barcelona needs to refresh stronger players to be able to compete in this fairly tight league. However, due to limited funds, this becomes difficult. Whether it's Xavi or someone else who becomes the next coach, it will definitely be a tough challenge for him to rebuild Barcelona to be as strong as before. Lewandowski, became Barcelona's successful purchase after his glory days began to fade. But now the condition is not as great as before. He was injured several times and was unable to play optimally. Barcelona needs a much stronger forward besides Lewandowski, at least not just using Lewy. Not only that, Barcelona's defense can also be said to be quite weak, right? But what else, this time there hasn't been much change due to limited funds. This will be quite a tough challenge for the next coach. Especially after Barcelona's inability to win against lower-class teams, it is really sad to see their disappointment. Luckily, Barcelona is still in 3rd place, so at least they are still safe from entering the UCL qualifications.

Even though Barcelona is experiencing a bad financial crisis, they are always required to do something good every season. The pressure inside and outside was very unpleasant, even Xavi really felt it and explained the situation. It is not easy to be Barcelona coach amidst financial difficulties, they will have difficulty improving their team let alone winning titles.

But last season Xavi had a great season. He managed to make Barcelona rise and win the La Liga title and Super Cup, but this season everything changed. Araujo, Kounde, Christensen, Balde and Joao Cancelo all suffered injuries, even Ter Stegen was absent due to the same problem. The defense has become fragile and this has made Barcelona fail in all competitions so far. There is only a chance in the Champions League, but the chance is 10/100 compared to Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City.

[Palakka]

Even though Barcelona is experiencing a bad financial crisis, they are always required to do something good every season. The pressure inside and outside was very unpleasant, even Xavi really felt it and explained the situation. It is not easy to be Barcelona coach amidst financial difficulties, they will have difficulty improving their team let alone winning titles.

But last season Xavi had a great season. He managed to make Barcelona rise and win the La Liga title and Super Cup, but this season everything changed. Araujo, Kounde, Christensen, Balde and Joao Cancelo all suffered injuries, even Ter Stegen was absent due to the same problem. The defense has become fragile and this has made Barcelona fail in all competitions so far. There is only a chance in the Champions League, but the chance is 10/100 compared to Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City.

If we imagine, of course Xavi is under pressure to be able to make Barcelona stronger, while they are unable to recruit the players they really need because they are hampered by finances that have not improved. For this reason, it is not right for some fans to blame Xavi because Xavi has tried to make Barcelona strong, but other teams are stronger than them. Which makes Xavi have to change his mind and choose to resign at the end of this season. Barcelona is indeed a team that is respected by other teams in Laliga, but if they have difficulty recruiting quality players then their strength will be inferior to Real Madrid.

Last season, Barcelona was indeed stronger than Real Madrid, but in contrast to this season, Barcelona was quite weak when facing Real Madrid. We'll see who is the next coach chosen by management after Xavi officially leaves at the end of this season. Barcelona in yesterday match also lost full points even though they faced a team ranked low in the standings.

[snipie]

This round matches witnessed the defeat of Girona, Atletico Madrid and the draw of Barcelona making Real Madrid the team that profited the most by increasing the points gap up to 5 points from Girona and 10 from Barcelona.
Girona received a heavy score by 4 goals to 0 against Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid defeat wasn't expected vs Sevilla! Even Grenada picking a point from Barcelona was a surprise and show how bad the team is..

[Alpha Marine]

They seemed extra focused against Barcelona. I don't remember them playing this well in their other matches, but this match could be a breakthrough match for Granada.

I think it's Barcelona that made them seem extra focused. Barcelona was that bad. It doesn't matter how focused Granada is, Barcelona shouldn't have allowed them to score more than a goal. Granada has the worst away-for record in the league this season, that alone is reason enough for Barcelona to eat them up alive.
This Barcelona team is just so bad that any team looks like prime Brazil against them. They leave so much space behind for the opposition to exploit.

Barcelona better not play like that in the Champions League or else they will be humiliated again. Last season's Barcelona struggled against teams that play low block because they're very defensive, but teams that attack all the time leave space for Barcelona to exploit. This season, any team that attacks is winning or getting a point from Barcelona and if the team plays with a low block they also stand a chance to get a point. That's how bad Barcelona has been this season.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Yes, Granada played well against Barcelona because Granada was able to score many goals in that match so that Barcelona failed to get full points in this match and Granada was satisfied with being able to get 1 point because they prevented Barcelona from achieving this victory. Barcelona is increasingly falling behind Real Madrid and Girona in the points race and title race even though this is not a defeat but Barcelona has lost 2 important points in this match when facing a relegation club.

This is indeed not a good condition for Barcelona because in the last few matches Barcelona has lost 5 points when facing clubs that are not very strong, what will happen when they face Napoli in the last 16 of the Champions League which will be held in the middle if Barcelona doesn't immediately improve? Their performance could mean that Barcelona does not qualify for the quarter-finals because Napoli is not a weak club in the domestic league, even though their performance is not very consistent.

Granada's solid performance made it difficult for Barcelona to find open opportunities to score goals, even though the match was ultimately a draw. Granada did not get many chances to score goals, but the small opportunities they did get were utilized well so they managed to score three goals at Camp Nou. The draw that Granada got was more than enough because even though they got one point, they also managed to hold Barcelona to a draw at home so that added value.

Barcelona experienced a decline in overall performance in the previous five matches because they had experienced two defeats, one draw and two wins. It is increasingly difficult for Xavi to combine players because currently they are under pressure and the competition for the title no longer has any opportunities for them.

[wakier]

Barcelona still failed to stop the series of unsatisfactory results against Granada. Even though they are playing at home, Barcelona still has to be satisfied with sharing points with Granada with a score of 3-3. Granada, who played defensively, was very effective in taking advantage of every opportunity available, they managed to avoid defeat even though they were in the relegation zone. It's strange, but Barcelona actually has a lot of problems in defense that make the team unbalanced.

This draw meant that Barcelona failed to cut the points gap with Girona to 3 points. Barcelona has a 5 point gap with Girona after the draw against Granada, this is clearly not a favorable result for the Catalan team. Xavi is angry, but he has to be very realistic about the weak condition of his squad. Yamal scored 2 goals and 1 goal from Lewandowski, that prevented them from losing.

This season Barcelona is really unlucky, and also has a very fragile back line. Regarding the front line, I don't think there is anything that needs to be commented on because the proof is that they are able to score goals easily, but unfortunately they always have weaknesses at the back.
With these results, Barcelona should focus on maintaining their position rather than desperately trying to catch Girona's points. Currently Barca's big threat is being overtaken by Atletico Madrid, Bilbao and Real Betis. If they are careless, it is possible that next season they will miss the Champions League qualification.

Yes, it's true that this season, Barcelona is experiencing bad luck because in the previous season, Barcelona was always close to Real Madrid and was always in the top position, but currently its position seem to be replaced by Girona, which is near Real Madrid, and Girona doesn't even provide space for Barcelona to occupy it runner up position because Girona themselves appeared surprising this season and continues to wins the match they played. In fact, Girona is more stable when compared to Barcelona, but yes, this may be due to the weakening of Barcelona defense and they don't get unsatisfactory result.

[Oneandpure]

If we imagine, of course Xavi is under pressure to be able to make Barcelona stronger, while they are unable to recruit the players they really need because they are hampered by finances that have not improved. For this reason, it is not right for some fans to blame Xavi because Xavi has tried to make Barcelona strong, but other teams are stronger than them. Which makes Xavi have to change his mind and choose to resign at the end of this season. Barcelona is indeed a team that is respected by other teams in Laliga, but if they have difficulty recruiting quality players then their strength will be inferior to Real Madrid.

Have mistake with Barcelona fans make more pressure for Xavi Hernandez without looking how much money spending for signing new player, Xavi unable to recruit top player every window transfer opening and last winter transfer there are not any potential player signed although needs to get new players on some position from center defender until attacking line. Fans too blame when giving pressure for their manager without looking for Barcelona management support by giving much  money for recruiting new players.

Huge pressure, large expectation and low budget for signing players I think problem why Xavi Hernandez will leave Barcelona next season, seems less respect with fans and management about his achieving won La Liga tittle last season although he didn't get much money from management.

[PokerBetting]

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Of course, because Barcelona needs to refresh stronger players to be able to compete in this fairly tight league. However, due to limited funds, this becomes difficult. Whether it's Xavi or someone else who becomes the next coach, it will definitely be a tough challenge for him to rebuild Barcelona to be as strong as before. Lewandowski, became Barcelona's successful purchase after his glory days began to fade. But now the condition is not as great as before. He was injured several times and was unable to play optimally. Barcelona needs a much stronger forward besides Lewandowski, at least not just using Lewy. Not only that, Barcelona's defense can also be said to be quite weak, right? But what else, this time there hasn't been much change due to limited funds. This will be quite a tough challenge for the next coach. Especially after Barcelona's inability to win against lower-class teams, it is really sad to see their disappointment. Luckily, Barcelona is still in 3rd place, so at least they are still safe from entering the UCL qualifications.

Even though Barcelona is experiencing a bad financial crisis, they are always required to do something good every season. The pressure inside and outside was very unpleasant, even Xavi really felt it and explained the situation. It is not easy to be Barcelona coach amidst financial difficulties, they will have difficulty improving their team let alone winning titles.

But last season Xavi had a great season. He managed to make Barcelona rise and win the La Liga title and Super Cup, but this season everything changed. Araujo, Kounde, Christensen, Balde and Joao Cancelo all suffered injuries, even Ter Stegen was absent due to the same problem. The defense has become fragile and this has made Barcelona fail in all competitions so far. There is only a chance in the Champions League, but the chance is 10/100 compared to Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City.

financial problems will cause the depth of the reserve player team to be less competitive. if no one is injured, always playing with a full team can clearly compete in the race for championships in both the Spanish league and the champions league. the spirit of competing players is also reduced because there are always salary cuts for old players.

[Sebas.tian]

This round matches witnessed the defeat of Girona, Atletico Madrid and the draw of Barcelona making Real Madrid the team that profited the most by increasing the points gap up to 5 points from Girona and 10 from Barcelona.
Girona received a heavy score by 4 goals to 0 against Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid defeat wasn't expected vs Sevilla! Even Grenada picking a point from Barcelona was a surprise and show how bad the team is..

The pressure the two team, Girona and Atletico Madrid created for Real Madrid has dropped down when Real Madrid defeated Girona 4-0 in their home with many goals, gave them so much opportunity to gap the two teams that will caused Girona and Atletico Madrid so many matches before they can come close to Real Madrid points again. I thought Barcelona will defeat Atletico Madrid in that match, because they was in a good form to achieve victory but their strikers missed a lot of opportunities that made the match to ended up draw. I think, Barcelona coach have to start looking for talented strikers to sign in when the window is open, because the challenges they are experiencing in this season is coming from their strikers.

[$anounimus$]

If we imagine, of course Xavi is under pressure to be able to make Barcelona stronger, while they are unable to recruit the players they really need because they are hampered by finances that have not improved. For this reason, it is not right for some fans to blame Xavi because Xavi has tried to make Barcelona strong, but other teams are stronger than them. Which makes Xavi have to change his mind and choose to resign at the end of this season. Barcelona is indeed a team that is respected by other teams in Laliga, but if they have difficulty recruiting quality players then their strength will be inferior to Real Madrid.

Have mistake with Barcelona fans make more pressure for Xavi Hernandez without looking how much money spending for signing new player, Xavi unable to recruit top player every window transfer opening and last winter transfer there are not any potential player signed although needs to get new players on some position from center defender until attacking line. Fans too blame when giving pressure for their manager without looking for Barcelona management support by giving much  money for recruiting new players.

Huge pressure, large expectation and low budget for signing players I think problem why Xavi Hernandez will leave Barcelona next season, seems less respect with fans and management about his achieving won La Liga tittle last season although he didn't get much money from management.

Yes, Barcelona fans should be able to think and give a more positive assessment of Xavi at this time. When conditions were in decline and hit by a financial crisis in the previous few seasons, Xavi came and was able to save Barcelona. But this season, when conditions started to decline a little, they actually put pressure on Xavi, who finally said he would resign at the end of the season. Barca fans should be wiser. It's normal for fans to always have higher expectations but now is not the right time to voice that. I think whoever the Barcelona coach will be will find it difficult to work with the Catalan team because of the pressure from the fans.

[rendravolt]

Recently, Toni Kroos has been the talk of many people thanks to his performance which so far he feels is still consistent with Real Madrid. He often starts instead of Luka Modric and this raises many questions regarding whether he will stay and extend his contract for another season. The German national team is also waiting for its comeback to be able to strengthen the German national team once again, especially since EURO 2024 will soon start this year.

If we talk about his performance in the last match against Girona, he is a competent midfielder who can still provide a pass accuracy of 98% in one match and he only made one pass error in that match. So, that's how important Toni Kroos' role is now for Real Madrid and even though we know it's time for a regeneration system, it seems like Real Madrid still can't escape the feeling of dependence on Toni Kroos and the chances of him staying will also be greater if his performance remains this consistent.

[zaim7413]

They seemed extra focused against Barcelona. I don't remember them playing this well in their other matches, but this match could be a breakthrough match for Granada. If you can score 3 goals against Barcelona, ​​you can score against other teams. They scored important goals against Barcelona and there is no choice but to congratulate Granada for this match.

I don't see Granada playing well in this match, but Barcelona did very badly, that's what I saw based on what happened on the pitch. In the previous match, Granada was unable to keep up with the mid-table teams, they were only able to score one goal against Las Palmas, when facing Getafe, Atletico and Betis they were not able to score a single goal. Granada's success in scoring three goals at Camp Nou was due to Barcelona's very weak defense. This was not Granada's best performance, but Barcelona played like a small team by allowing opposing players to score goals easily.

[tusandii]

Recently, Toni Kroos has been the talk of many people thanks to his performance which so far he feels is still consistent with Real Madrid. He often starts instead of Luka Modric and this raises many questions regarding whether he will stay and extend his contract for another season. The German national team is also waiting for its comeback to be able to strengthen the German national team once again, especially since EURO 2024 will soon start this year.

If we talk about his performance in the last match against Girona, he is a competent midfielder who can still provide a pass accuracy of 98% in one match and he only made one pass error in that match. So, that's how important Toni Kroos' role is now for Real Madrid and even though we know it's time for a regeneration system, it seems like Real Madrid still can't escape the feeling of dependence on Toni Kroos and the chances of him staying will also be greater if his performance remains this consistent.

It's not surprising that Toni Kroos is the topic of conversation at the moment because his performance is still quite good and he is like a key player for Real Madrid so I will also discuss him and as a midfielder he has been at Real Madrid for a very long time and still makes the best contribution with Real Madrid.
Maybe lately it has been talked about a lot in several media because in June his contract will expire and he will be targeted by other big clubs because of the belief of other clubs who think that Toni Kroos can still make a contribution even though he is a little old.
The problem is, I'm not sure Ancelotti will allow him to leave and am more confident that management will keep him for a few more seasons.

[klidex]

If we imagine, of course Xavi is under pressure to be able to make Barcelona stronger, while they are unable to recruit the players they really need because they are hampered by finances that have not improved. For this reason, it is not right for some fans to blame Xavi because Xavi has tried to make Barcelona strong, but other teams are stronger than them. Which makes Xavi have to change his mind and choose to resign at the end of this season. Barcelona is indeed a team that is respected by other teams in Laliga, but if they have difficulty recruiting quality players then their strength will be inferior to Real Madrid.

Have mistake with Barcelona fans make more pressure for Xavi Hernandez without looking how much money spending for signing new player, Xavi unable to recruit top player every window transfer opening and last winter transfer there are not any potential player signed although needs to get new players on some position from center defender until attacking line. Fans too blame when giving pressure for their manager without looking for Barcelona management support by giving much  money for recruiting new players.

Huge pressure, large expectation and low budget for signing players I think problem why Xavi Hernandez will leave Barcelona next season, seems less respect with fans and management about his achieving won La Liga tittle last season although he didn't get much money from management.

Barcelona fans don't seem to know that the club's financial problem is that they only see Barcelona's performance declining at the moment and blaming it is Xavi's responsibility. It is true that the manager is the one who has a big responsibility in building the club but they also have to blame Barcelona's management for not supporting it. Xavi in recruiting the players he needs, even in Barcelona's current condition, Xavi is still trying hard so that Barcelona continues to perform optimally even though it is a little wobbly.

Yes, that's why Xavi Hernandez decided to leave Barcelona, the fans seemed as if they didn't see Xavi's struggle last season in giving Barcelona a major title even though last season Barcelona was also experiencing difficult finances, but this season Barcelona is really experiencing a player crisis and Xavi gave up because of management does not provide any support at all for Xavi to buy new players.

[Solokan]

Yes, Granada played well against Barcelona because Granada was able to score many goals in that match so that Barcelona failed to get full points in this match and Granada was satisfied with being able to get 1 point because they prevented Barcelona from achieving this victory. Barcelona is increasingly falling behind Real Madrid and Girona in the points race and title race even though this is not a defeat but Barcelona has lost 2 important points in this match when facing a relegation club.

This is indeed not a good condition for Barcelona because in the last few matches Barcelona has lost 5 points when facing clubs that are not very strong, what will happen when they face Napoli in the last 16 of the Champions League which will be held in the middle if Barcelona doesn't immediately improve? Their performance could mean that Barcelona does not qualify for the quarter-finals because Napoli is not a weak club in the domestic league, even though their performance is not very consistent.

Granada was very good in that match. The performance of Sanchez, Pellistri and Miquel was very entertaining and at the same time he was the hero for Granada because he scored the goal. Yes, so far Barcelona's performance has not been good and they have not managed to get maximum points and it is very regrettable like now. facing Villarreal, Barcelona was forced to accept the reality of defeat.
Barcelona, ​​which currently has 51 points, will certainly find it increasingly difficult to catch up with Real Madrid and Girona in the hunt for the Laliga title.

Yes, this is something that is difficult considering Barcelona's current condition and yes, losing 5 points and the opponent they are facing is a team that is currently ranked lower, which certainly puts Barcelona in a dangerous condition. Before facing Napoli of course Barcelona will play Celta first in Laliga so later we will predict whether the result will be won by Barcelona or not and of course we will see whether Xavi is able to make Barcelona rise or not. and when play against Napoli  hope Barcelona will return with a good performance. In their last match, Napoli my was beaten by Milan in Serie A. I think Barcelona will remain enthusiastic in their next match against Napoli in the Champions League.

[joniboini]

Barcelona fans don't seem to know that the club's financial problem is that they only see Barcelona's performance declining at the moment and blaming it is Xavi's responsibility. It is true that the manager is the one who has a big responsibility in building the club but they also have to blame Barcelona's management for not supporting it. Xavi in recruiting the players he needs, even in Barcelona's current condition, Xavi is still trying hard so that Barcelona continues to perform optimally even though it is a little wobbly.

Are you talking about social media fans like this one?[1] I don't know how you can use that as a basis to generalize the entire fanbase or the majority of them. It seems like earlier reports suggest most of them feel indifference towards Xavi leaving, while some still see him as a club legend[2]. At the end of the day, he makes his feelings clear though, so I guess he does feel a lack of appreciation to some extent. It is a bit unfortunate for him and Barca IMO, they should probably hire a coach that has no relation whatsoever to Barca before their financial situation is better. On the other hand, one could argue that the board chose him because he is a suitable candidate to work with limited funds.

[1] https://onefootball.com/id/berita/barcelona-fans-call-for-immediate-xavi-exit-after-disappointing-granada-draw-39032459
[2] https://theathletic.com/5242923/2024/02/01/xavi-resignation-barcelona-osasuna/

[Strongkored]

This season Barcelona is really unlucky, and also has a very fragile back line. Regarding the front line, I don't think there is anything that needs to be commented on because the proof is that they are able to score goals easily, but unfortunately they always have weaknesses at the back.
With these results, Barcelona should focus on maintaining their position rather than desperately trying to catch Girona's points. Currently Barca's big threat is being overtaken by Atletico Madrid, Bilbao and Real Betis. If they are careless, it is possible that next season they will miss the Champions League qualification.

The most problematic thing about Barcelona this season is their defensive side so you are right because their productivity is quite good, only two goals different from Real Madrid and Girona but the number of goals they have conceded is the most among the top 10 teams in the standings and that is the same number as Getafe, however, because Getafe is just an average team so it is not in the spotlight.
Many of Barcelona's chances of winning were in vain because their defense was so easily penetrated by their opponents, and strangely enough, home matches were matches where they lost a lot of points, it seems like home matches put them under more pressure so they played worse than away matches.
With the financial difficulties that continue to plague Barcelona, it will be difficult for their new coach to build a team according to his dreams because they can only spend a little money unless they can sell their stars, but of course, that will be a gamble because their performance may not improve because key players have to be released in the transfer market, so with this condition, Barcelona is in an uncomfortable position once again and it's quite unfortunate that this has been happening for quite a long time.

[Solokan]

I predicted that Bilbao's match against Almeria would end in victory for Bilbao and I thought that Bilbao would score lots of goals against Almeria but it turned out that Almeria was so great that he could make Bilbao unable to score a single goal against Almeria and the result of the match must end in a 0-0 draw.

But of course Almeria always gives surprises in every match, such as the match against Girona, he can make Girona unable to score even 1 goal. and against Real Madrid, Almeria was able to score a goal against Madrid, although the result was a win for Real Madrid with a score of 3-2

With the results of this match, it is certainly very difficult for Bilbao to beat points Atletico Madrid because Bilbao did not get maximum points.

but it's a shame that Almeria hasn't won yet, yes sometimes I also want to see Almeria win the match but I think Almeria still has the potential to improve itself because even though it is at the bottom of Laliga at the moment, of course in my opinion Almeria is a team that is respected even though it is in in last place, namely 20. I hope that in the next match Almeria can win the match.