La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Ahli38]

It's been an extraordinary year so far for Girona. They lost to Atletic Bilbao and with this defeat, they were defeated only 3 times in the league. 2 of these defeats came from Real Madrid. So they did wonders in the league. I think they will continue in the league in the top 4 places. I'm sure they'll get their UCL ticket at the end of the year, and they totally deserve it.

The defeat against Bilbao not only made Real Madrid more comfortable at the top but also made the city team from Girona, namely Barcelona, increasingly able to catch up with the existing points difference. Barcelona must be very happy with Girona's defeat because it will be easier for them to compete with Real Madrid again. I know that the difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid is 8 points and therefore they must first be able to overtake Girona before returning to action to enliven the title race.

But indeed, with Barcelona's current inconsistency they are also in doubt again and perhaps Barcelona will compete more to win second place with Girona and Atletico this season. This season is still quite long and everything can still change and I hope Real Madrid will not just enjoy being alone at the top and can present another competition with the other big 4 teams. It is certain that Girona will get a place in the UCL and they don't need to worry because they rarely get defeats like this against Bilbao so this week Girona can still win again.

This season is actually almost nearing its end. But with 13 matches remaining this season, the position in the standings could still change quite drastically. Even Real Madrid, who are currently leading at the top of the standings, could be threatened again if they start to lose focus in the remaining matches this season. Real Madrid this week also wasted the opportunity to get full points and they only had to be satisfied with getting just 1 point. And that is not a good thing for Real Madrid. Because it can have an impact on the players' mentality in the next matches. But getting 1 point is much better than losing all the points. Like Girona who must be willing to lose points this week. And in the next match Girona will compete against Rayo. And Rayo this week has managed to hold Real Madrid to a draw. And my question now is whether Girona will be able to beat the team that managed to hold Real Madrid to a draw. This makes me quite curious and can't wait to see the match next week.

[bitLeap]

The second defeat means that Girona and Barcelona are only two points apart, so next week at least Barcelona can take advantage of the moment when they host Getafe, at least get full points so they can move up to second place even though the title is confirmed to belong to Real Madrid, at least that can improve the quality.  Barcelona's game in La Liga, plus Barcelona will face Napoli tonight at least they won't run out of stamina when they host Getafe this week, they have a busy schedule this week.  At least you can maintain the players' stamina so they don't lose important points in the next match.

Fighting for the Runner Up position for Girona and Barcelona is a competition that both of them deserve. Barcelona  also needs to prove to  Girona that being at the forefront requires quite a long process. therefore Girona  also needs to challenge themselves and rise from adversity if they still want to compete in La Liga. They are still quite new so any challenges will continue to come to test  their mentality after being down.

Barcelona is expected to be able to provide its best resistance to Napoli which is currently unstable due to unclear coaching issues. Xavi needs to emphasize  winning at all costs Napoli needs to learn an  important lesson that in the midst of an ongoing competition don't fire a coach too quickly because this can lead to inconsistency on the pitch.

[Swordsoffreedom]

It's been an extraordinary year so far for Girona. They lost to Atletic Bilbao and with this defeat, they were defeated only 3 times in the league. 2 of these defeats came from Real Madrid. So they did wonders in the league. I think they will continue in the league in the top 4 places. I'm sure they'll get their UCL ticket at the end of the year, and they totally deserve it.

The defeat against Bilbao not only made Real Madrid more comfortable at the top but also made the city team from Girona, namely Barcelona, increasingly able to catch up with the existing points difference. Barcelona must be very happy with Girona's defeat because it will be easier for them to compete with Real Madrid again. I know that the difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid is 8 points and therefore they must first be able to overtake Girona before returning to action to enliven the title race.

But indeed, with Barcelona's current inconsistency they are also in doubt again and perhaps Barcelona will compete more to win second place with Girona and Atletico this season. This season is still quite long and everything can still change and I hope Real Madrid will not just enjoy being alone at the top and can present another competition with the other big 4 teams. It is certain that Girona will get a place in the UCL and they don't need to worry because they rarely get defeats like this against Bilbao so this week Girona can still win again.

This season is actually almost nearing its end. But with 13 matches remaining this season, the position in the standings could still change quite drastically. Even Real Madrid, who are currently leading at the top of the standings, could be threatened again if they start to lose focus in the remaining matches this season. Real Madrid this week also wasted the opportunity to get full points and they only had to be satisfied with getting just 1 point. And that is not a good thing for Real Madrid. Because it can have an impact on the players' mentality in the next matches. But getting 1 point is much better than losing all the points.

I don't think so. Real Madrid is a very experienced and strong team. After a long time Real Madrid dropped points in a match. The match against Rayo Vallecano ended in a 1-1 draw. This does not prove that Madrid have lost track and will continue to perform poorly in the upcoming matches.

First, Madrid were more concerned about the away match against Leipzig in the Champions League. So I think Madrid players didn't give full effort against Rayo Vallecano. We haven't seen a better performance from vini against Vallecano. However, Madrid managed to win the match against Leipzig.

Secondly, Bellingham, one of the most important players in Madrid's squad, was not with the squad in this match. Bellingham played a key role in Madrid's overall performance. With Bellingham back in the squad we will see another good performance from Madrid.

Like Girona who must be willing to lose points this week. And in the next match Girona will compete against Rayo. And Rayo this week has managed to hold Real Madrid to a draw. And my question now is whether Girona will be able to beat the team that managed to hold Real Madrid to a draw. This makes me quite curious and can't wait to see the match next week.

Girona are not in good form right now. Their performance in the last three matches was poor. And if this continues, Girona will not even be able to finish second in the table. Girona is only 2 points ahead of Barcelona. Closing the gap to 2 points won't be difficult for Barcelona if they are able to consistently perform well in a few matches.

[MusaMohamed]

Girona is very close to the barcelona. Blaugrana can take the second spot if girona keeps show another shitty performance. We do know very well how barcelona was struggling with its performance due to the financial issue that has not yet solved.

Barcelona have problems in this season and they already gave up in the title race with Real Madrid. They started this season as a champion but now will have to aim at a second position as their highest achievable ranking in this season. They have good chance to do this with latest bad matches from Girona and it's looks to be a very possible task for them in last 13 matches in La Liga.

Napoli is gonna be another big obstacle for barceloan. The club needs to put all of its concentration into this match caused by barcelona is still seeking to get more money. The club has no choice other than winning the match against napoli but since the first leg will be away game for barcelona.

Napoli sacked their coach recently and it's their bad preparation for a match against Barcelona. It will be weakness of Napoli and Barcelona can take advantage of it to beat Napoli and have a position in quarter final round.

Both clubs have problems in this season and fail to defend their domestic league titles but Barcelona are actually at better position than Napoli that even fall out of top 6 in Serie A.

[Ahli38]

This season is actually almost nearing its end. But with 13 matches remaining this season, the position in the standings could still change quite drastically. Even Real Madrid, who are currently leading at the top of the standings, could be threatened again if they start to lose focus in the remaining matches this season. Real Madrid this week also wasted the opportunity to get full points and they only had to be satisfied with getting just 1 point. And that is not a good thing for Real Madrid. Because it can have an impact on the players' mentality in the next matches. But getting 1 point is much better than losing all the points.

I don't think so. Real Madrid is a very experienced and strong team. After a long time Real Madrid dropped points in a match. The match against Rayo Vallecano ended in a 1-1 draw. This does not prove that Madrid have lost track and will continue to perform poorly in the upcoming matches.

First, Madrid were more concerned about the away match against Leipzig in the Champions League. So I think Madrid players didn't give full effort against Rayo Vallecano. We haven't seen a better performance from vini against Vallecano. However, Madrid managed to win the match against Leipzig.

Secondly, Bellingham, one of the most important players in Madrid's squad, was not with the squad in this match. Bellingham played a key role in Madrid's overall performance. With Bellingham back in the squad we will see another good performance from Madrid.

Well, hopefully Real Madrid can still maintain their position at the top of the standings. And yeah, I hope everything is the same as you said. But in the first leg of the UCL round of 16, we can also see that Real Madrid is not playing as well as usual. Bellingham's absence apparently had quite an impact on the flow of the ball in the attack pattern created by Real Madrid. And then Real Madrid got a not so good result in the match against Rayo. But yeah, I hope Real Madrid can be better prepared for the second leg of the UCL last 16 next month. And Bellingham should also have recovered next month. Because Bellingham's injury is not that serious and he is only expected to be absent for around 3 weeks.

[Luzin]

I just read that La Liga has issued a spending limit for all clubs in La Liga. What's interesting is that Barcelona's spending is limited to only €204 million. These restrictions caused Barcelona to experience a reduction of €66 million. Barcelona's actual squad cost for 2023/24 — total salaries and transfer amortization — is officially estimated at €492m (£421m). Real Madrid has the highest in the league with €727 million and Atletico Madrid is second with €303 million.¹

Source:
1. https://theathletic.com/5287372/2024/02/20/barcelona-la-liga-spending-cap/
2. https://laligaexpert.com/2023/09/26/la-liga-salary-limits-2023-24/

[Farma]

Girona is very close to the barcelona. Blaugrana can take the second spot if girona keeps show another shitty performance. We do know very well how barcelona was struggling with its performance due to the financial issue that has not yet solved. Napoli is gonna be another big obstacle for barceloan.
The club needs to put all of its concentration into this match caused by barcelona is still seeking to get more money. The club has no choice other than winning the match against napoli but since the first leg will be away game for barcelona.
it's hard to believe this club will beat napoli soon. Napoli is still in the weak performance but we can't underrated this club. Neither of them will be dominating the game very soon. Barcelona had good head to head against napoli but it's less than 5 matches.
I consider the change that happened in the squad will be fully affecting the result from this game.

Barcelona's performance in the last few matches is not that impressive, but they seem to be lucky because they can continue to win. I think it is a little difficult to hope that this positive trend can continue because the results they get are not from an impressive team performance.
And the competition with Girona for second place in the standings is quite wide open because Girona is currently in a slump, so it is possible for Barcelona to take advantage of this.
La Liga still has 13 games left this season and Barcelona is only 2 points behind Girona, it is quite possible to catch them.

Regarding Barcelona's match against Napoli in the Champions League, I think the Barcelona team will use all their strength in that match and they will try to take advantage of the Napoli team's current downturn so that the Barcelona team has a large enough percentage to be able to beat Napoli.
This match is worth betting on.
I would bet big on Barcelona winning.

[zaim7413]

Girona is very close to the barcelona. Blaugrana can take the second spot if girona keeps show another shitty performance. We do know very well how barcelona was struggling with its performance due to the financial issue that has not yet solved.

Barcelona have problems in this season and they already gave up in the title race with Real Madrid. They started this season as a champion but now will have to aim at a second position as their highest achievable ranking in this season. They have good chance to do this with latest bad matches from Girona and it's looks to be a very possible task for them in last 13 matches in La Liga.

Barcelona performance is very different compared to last season, they are still inconsistent in maintaining their performance and still have difficulty scoring goals or getting big wins against small teams. Being left behind in points behind Real Madrid makes it very difficult for Barcelona to catch up with the number of points that Real Madrid has collected, their chances of retaining the title are almost closed due to their declining performance. Targeting second place is very realistic for Barcelona, at least they can finish in the top four to get a ticket to the Champions League next season.

I predict there will be big changes within Barcelona after this season ends, the position of coach will certainly no longer belong to Xavi after he officially stepped down after this season ended. Several important players may be released to other clubs in order to maintain financial balance while also being able to bring in other players whose transfer value is cheaper.

[Ndabagi01]

The second defeat means that Girona and Barcelona are only two points apart, so next week at least Barcelona can take advantage of the moment when they host Getafe, at least get full points so they can move up to second place even though the title is confirmed to belong to Real Madrid, at least that can improve the quality.  Barcelona's game in La Liga, plus Barcelona will face Napoli tonight at least they won't run out of stamina when they host Getafe this week, they have a busy schedule this week.  At least you can maintain the players' stamina so they don't lose important points in the next match.

Girona has suffered their third defeat of the league, which will come as even more of a shock to them as they strive for first place in the table. This has reduced their point differential with Barcelona and given them the opportunity to compete for second place by replacing Girona in that position. Barcelona's performance cannot be overly reliant on, so their victory in the next match is not guaranteed.
However, playing against a team like Getafe should give them a good chance to win and move up the table. Today's match against Napoli should be the most difficult for them to win of the two; I hope they can play to their full potential and beat Napoli, who are also looking for three points today.

[Inwestour]

Girona has suffered their third defeat of the league, which will come as even more of a shock to them as they strive for first place in the table. This has reduced their point differential with Barcelona and given them the opportunity to compete for second place by replacing Girona in that position. Barcelona's performance cannot be overly reliant on, so their victory in the next match is not guaranteed.
However, playing against a team like Getafe should give them a good chance to win and move up the table. Today's match against Napoli should be the most difficult for them to win of the two; I hope they can play to their full potential and beat Napoli, who are also looking for three points today.

Real is 6 points ahead of Girona, but it seems to me that Girona now should not care about how much Real is ahead of them, but that Barcelona has come very close to them, and one more defeat will allow Barcelona to overtake them. Well, initially it was doubtful whether Girona would be able to fight on equal terms with Real throughout the season, and now we see that most likely they showed everything they were capable of.

[wmaurik]

The second defeat means that Girona and Barcelona are only two points apart, so next week at least Barcelona can take advantage of the moment when they host Getafe, at least get full points so they can move up to second place even though the title is confirmed to belong to Real Madrid, at least that can improve the quality.  Barcelona's game in La Liga, plus Barcelona will face Napoli tonight at least they won't run out of stamina when they host Getafe this week, they have a busy schedule this week.  At least you can maintain the players' stamina so they don't lose important points in the next match.

Getafe is not a bad team this season so in this weekend's match Getafe could make Barcelona fans disappointed because they remember that Barcelona themselves have not been doing well so far. Meanwhile, Girona still has a chance to maintain its second position this season if it doesn't lose again in the upcoming matches, but for Barcelona I still really doubt it will get second place this season. Apart from that, Atletico Madrid also still has the opportunity to catch up with Barcelona in points if they can continue to improve in the remainder of this season.

[Toro iskandar]

The second defeat means that Girona and Barcelona are only two points apart, so next week at least Barcelona can take advantage of the moment when they host Getafe, at least get full points so they can move up to second place even though the title is confirmed to belong to Real Madrid, at least that can improve the quality.  Barcelona's game in La Liga, plus Barcelona will face Napoli tonight at least they won't run out of stamina when they host Getafe this week, they have a busy schedule this week.  At least you can maintain the players' stamina so they don't lose important points in the next match.

Getafe is not a bad team this season so in this weekend's match Getafe could make Barcelona fans disappointed because they remember that Barcelona themselves have not been doing well so far. Meanwhile, Girona still has a chance to maintain its second position this season if it doesn't lose again in the upcoming matches, but for Barcelona I still really doubt it will get second place this season. Apart from that, Atletico Madrid also still has the opportunity to catch up with Barcelona in points if they can continue to improve in the remainder of this season.

This defeat was a major blow for Girona because they had not been able to return to the top of the standings and with this defeat it became even more difficult for Girona to become champions of the Spanish League this season.
The 3-2 defeat to Bilbao brought Girona to failure which was certainly unexpected. Their efforts in trying to play as hard as possible to get points and win are actually different from the facts.
Bilbao is currently very happy because his team can still play in this Spanish League match and will most likely be able to add more points as long as they maintain the quality of play as shown in the match against Girona today.
In my opinion, playing at home has a big influence on the quality of the players, they appear more confident and full of enthusiasm and try to achieve the best results so they can contribute goals and achieve victory.

[Jody.Drummer]

The second defeat means that Girona and Barcelona are only two points apart, so next week at least Barcelona can take advantage of the moment when they host Getafe, at least get full points so they can move up to second place even though the title is confirmed to belong to Real Madrid, at least that can improve the quality.  Barcelona's game in La Liga, plus Barcelona will face Napoli tonight at least they won't run out of stamina when they host Getafe this week, they have a busy schedule this week.  At least you can maintain the players' stamina so they don't lose important points in the next match.

Getafe is not a bad team this season so in this weekend's match Getafe could make Barcelona fans disappointed because they remember that Barcelona themselves have not been doing well so far. Meanwhile, Girona still has a chance to maintain its second position this season if it doesn't lose again in the upcoming matches, but for Barcelona I still really doubt it will get second place this season. Apart from that, Atletico Madrid also still has the opportunity to catch up with Barcelona in points if they can continue to improve in the remainder of this season.

Girona is slowly declining in appearance, in the last 5 matches alone they have experienced 2 defeats and one draw, this proves that their performance is indeed declining. This has been discussed before, yes we all speculated whether they would be fine throughout the season or they would show a decline and now we see them declining and having to fall further behind Real Madrid who are at the top of the standings.

Now they only have a 2 point advantage over Barcelona who are directly below them, which makes them even more vulnerable to being overtaken by Barcelona. I think they will be displaced in the near future if they can't show quick improvement. The results achieved by Girona in the last few matches have created a big advantage for Barcelona, even though Barcelona is also not in a good condition, in fact Girona is approaching itself.

Girona's next match will host Rayo Vallecano, on paper they have the advantage over their guests. I think they should be able to take advantage of this match very well, it is an opportunity for them to win again after failing in the last 3 matches they played. If they fail again in this match, then it will be something very disappointing for them.

[Sim_card]

It's been an extraordinary year so far for Girona. They lost to Atletic Bilbao and with this defeat, they were defeated only 3 times in the league. 2 of these defeats came from Real Madrid. So they did wonders in the league. I think they will continue in the league in the top 4 places. I'm sure they'll get their UCL ticket at the end of the year, and they totally deserve it.

The defeat against Bilbao not only made Real Madrid more comfortable at the top but also made the city team from Girona, namely Barcelona, increasingly able to catch up with the existing points difference. Barcelona must be very happy with Girona's defeat because it will be easier for them to compete with Real Madrid again. I know that the difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid is 8 points and therefore they must first be able to overtake Girona before returning to action to enliven the title race.

Competing with Real Madrid is not the problem, because Barca will only remain on the second position, if Girona lose one more game and Barca wins theirs. Real Madrid is already the winner of the league this season and nothing can be done to stop them. This is. Ecause I don't see Real Madrid losing any match, they might draw. Barca is not that strong for one to say that they will not lose some upcoming matches, and this makes it impossible for them to think that they can compete the title race with Real Madrid.

[AakZaki]

~snip~

Luka Modric is old so it's natural that his performance is decreasing, experience is very important, but usually Carlo Ancelotti only uses Luka Modric as a reserve player, but why did Ancelotti take the tough decision to put Modric as the main player even though there are other players who have better stamina? But yes, this has become the coach's decision, but at least in future matches Ancelotti must rotate the players correctly so as not to make mistakes.

This is what I fear for Madrid, they stumble over a small pebble. If it continues then Real Madrid will work even harder to stay number 1 until the end. As I see it, the Belingham factor looks very much needed. There was no movement or creative passing from Madrid's midfielders. In addition, Rayo put a lot of players in the defense. This made it difficult for Real Madrid to add goals. Naturally, many teams defend and frustrate the big teams and this happened in Madrid vs Rayo. Luckily they did not lose and got 1 point.

[tusandii]

Girona is slowly declining in appearance, in the last 5 matches alone they have experienced 2 defeats and one draw, this proves that their performance is indeed declining. This has been discussed before, yes we all speculated whether they would be fine throughout the season or they would show a decline and now we see them declining and having to fall further behind Real Madrid who are at the top of the standings.

Now they only have a 2 point advantage over Barcelona who are directly below them, which makes them even more vulnerable to being overtaken by Barcelona. I think they will be displaced in the near future if they can't show quick improvement. The results achieved by Girona in the last few matches have created a big advantage for Barcelona, even though Barcelona is also not in a good condition, in fact Girona is approaching itself.

Girona's next match will host Rayo Vallecano, on paper they have the advantage over their guests. I think they should be able to take advantage of this match very well, it is an opportunity for them to win again after failing in the last 3 matches they played. If they fail again in this match, then it will be something very disappointing for them.

Yes, we have previously discussed that sooner or later Girona will experience a surprising decline in performance and the legacy of football will remain with big clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid who will succeed in occupying first place and in this case it looks like Real Madrid will still be in the lead but Barcelona has the opportunity to knock Girona from second place.
We'll see in the upcoming match next month, Girona will face Rayo, while Rayo yesterday held a draw when they met Real Madrid and I am aware that past statistical data can still be a consideration for predictions, whereas from the data we can see, Girona is indeed superior and It is favored by bookies but we have to consider Rayo's draw and 1x win.
I'm pretty sure that Girona will split the score and end up in a draw.
Remember, Rayo is a weak club but this club can cause difficulties for top clubs.

If in the upcoming match Girona fails to win against Rayo or only ends in a draw it seems like there is no hope for Girona and they will be replaced by Barcelona and if Girona continues to experience consistent losses there will be other clubs like Atletico Madrid who will catch up quickly. Girona's point difference is only 4 points and this difference is very easy for Atletico Madrid to catch up with.
I would avoid betting on this match after a lot of analysis and I doubt there are any surprises in this match and in fact I expect Girona to lose.

[Jossque]

Atletico Madrid inflicted a heavy defeat on Las Palmas,whom they hosted at home.Atletico Madrid scored 5 goals against their opponent and made their fans forget about their point losses by winning after 2 weeks.Atletico, who reached 51 points with this win, will try to win the remaining matches with all their strength to stay in the top 4.Bilbao is just 2 points behind.
Sevilla are still in the relegation zone and they need to aim higher by gaining points as soon as possible.Sevilla struggled to get into position against Valencia and I think they should be happy to get a draw here.Valencia are sad to lose 2 points at home because they still have a chance to finish in the top 6.

[hahay]

~snip~

Luka Modric is old so it's natural that his performance is decreasing, experience is very important, but usually Carlo Ancelotti only uses Luka Modric as a reserve player, but why did Ancelotti take the tough decision to put Modric as the main player even though there are other players who have better stamina? But yes, this has become the coach's decision, but at least in future matches Ancelotti must rotate the players correctly so as not to make mistakes.

This is what I fear for Madrid, they stumble over a small pebble. If it continues then Real Madrid will work even harder to stay number 1 until the end. As I see it, the Belingham factor looks very much needed. There was no movement or creative passing from Madrid's midfielders. In addition, Rayo put a lot of players in the defense. This made it difficult for Real Madrid to add goals. Naturally, many teams defend and frustrate the big teams and this happened in Madrid vs Rayo. Luckily they did not lose and got 1 point.

Because Bellingham was injured then of course, Ancelotti made a change in formation and all factor in the match then that an older player like Modric was played in the starting lineups . After all,Modric also didn't play for the full 90 minutes, because in the end Modric was replaced by Guler but ya, if for example,Modric didn't play from the starting lineups, that maybe Kroos will be play from the starting . But yes, basically Ancelotti has also rotated in this match but indeed, the results are still not optimal because Rayo Vallecano also has bigambitions, so it is still difficult for Real Madrid to beat Rayo Vallecano this season . Because ya, the fact is that Rayo Vallecano managed to hold Real Madrid to a draw in both of its matches this season and thus, basically Rayo Vallecano is not weak at all when playing against Real Madrid.

[Sakanwa]

With 13 games remaining, I think it will be very difficult for Girona and Barcelona to catch Real Madrid and talk about the La Liga title race. Madrid has really appeared solid and consistent this season. They only lost once. They have a very good winning mentality. I think with a difference of 8 points from Barcelona and 6 points from Girona it is a very big difference in points. I have never seen Madrid underperform this season. They have really performed well in La Liga and the Champions League.

Madrid felt lucky, when they performed poorly Girona could not maximize the opportunity to win. A draw mybe would have been better. I saw Girona perform below their best. Especially in defense. The 2 goals were defensive errors.
I'm not sure if this is the start of Girona running out of steam. They've lost 2 consecutive matches. Maybe if they manage to win the next game against Rayo they still have a chance to continue to catch Real Madrid.

In few terms we can call Real Madrid lucky but still we can't predict title race is over because remaining 13 matches can bring many changes at the top with recently we have injuries for the Real Madrid and things are not challengeable for the other teams so they can cut this difference which will make end of this season entertaining but as we have Girona against Athletic Bilbao this was really frustrating with Barcelona is also leaking too many goals which are surely matter of concern Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao are having more than 11 points difference which is not easy while you are also not performing as needed so it's going to be good and competitive end of the season in La Liga with four teams are fighting for the three spots, and we have to wait until last few matches for the perfect prediction.

I thought this season was going to be for Girona,but they have given up on the tittle race for Madrid.They didn't know they would be able to get to the position they are now,and it also seems they aren't bothered about whether they win the league or not,what they now think mostly about is playing European football,they are quite sure that they can play the champions league.
Barcelona are way behind,the Lalliga league is not on their mind,they are pushing towards winning the Champions league, although I know thats going to be tough,but they can get to the next stage.

[Oluwa-btc]

~snip~

Luka Modric is old so it's natural that his performance is decreasing, experience is very important, but usually Carlo Ancelotti only uses Luka Modric as a reserve player, but why did Ancelotti take the tough decision to put Modric as the main player even though there are other players who have better stamina? But yes, this has become the coach's decision, but at least in future matches Ancelotti must rotate the players correctly so as not to make mistakes.

This is what I fear for Madrid, they stumble over a small pebble. If it continues then Real Madrid will work even harder to stay number 1 until the end. As I see it, the Belingham factor looks very much needed. There was no movement or creative passing from Madrid's midfielders. In addition, Rayo put a lot of players in the defense. This made it difficult for Real Madrid to add goals. Naturally, many teams defend and frustrate the big teams and this happened in Madrid vs Rayo. Luckily they did not lose and got 1 point.

Because Bellingham was injured then of course, Ancelotti made a change in formation and all factor in the match then that an older player like Modric was played in the starting lineups . After all,Modric also didn't play for the full 90 minutes, because in the end Modric was replaced by Guler but ya, if for example,Modric didn't play from the starting lineups, that maybe Kroos will be play from the starting . But yes, basically Ancelotti has also rotated in this match but indeed, the results are still not optimal because Rayo Vallecano also has bigambitions, so it is still difficult for Real Madrid to beat Rayo Vallecano this season . Because ya, the fact is that Rayo Vallecano managed to hold Real Madrid to a draw in both of its matches this season and thus, basically Rayo Vallecano is not weak at all when playing against Real Madrid.

Then its almost like, Jude Bellingham is the nearest replacement to Luka Modric? I once said there no one close to replace Luka Modric at Modric but right now,  it feels good to see that I'm  wrong about that.
Jude Bellingham has done well in his very first season and debut for the Los Blancos side. No wonder they're cool with parting ways with Luka Modric. Also they have Arda Guler who haven't featured yet in any of the game they have played aikce he returned from injury.  He should be patient with his return back on the pitch. I do think Carlo Ancelotti is doing all these to protect the lad he should understand or perish.

For Atletico after the lose to Inter Milan. They'd be with tired legs against Almeria during the weekend,  I'm suspecting them to lose that game. And same goes to Las Palmas who should also lose to Osasuna.