La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Jegileman]

Have you heard that Ancelotti allegedly evaded tax and he might get prison sentence of 4 years and 9 months?  

According to Sky News there is a possibility like this. But it is an allegation as I said and as far as I know Ancelotti denied this. I hope there isn't really such thing done by him. Otherwise it would be really unfortunate for a great manager like Ancelotti. I think he won't be found guilty of this accusation. It just doesn't make sense to me especially while he is still doing his job actively. If he was retired then I wouldn't have been so sure of that as I don't know him personally in the end.  

This is a very big allegations that if when found guilty will be the end of his great managerial career. I don’t know why icons like this sometimes fall into such bad allegations that can tarnish their image and make all of their efforts throughout the years of their careers futile because it will always be attached to their name for being the person that engaged in such act that lead to his dismissal from coaching. I hope this is not true because great personnel’s like this are suppose to be emulated for the good work they’ve putting into their work that those coming can be mentored on and use their path as a guidance to help achieve their own dreams too.

Such types of allegations can just put an end to one career at a go when they least expected it, just like the case of Paul Pogba who was found guilty of doping. I don’t really watch his football too much but I fancy the few times I’ve watched him play or seen on highlights review. He is a great midfielder and his career shouldn’t have ended like that. No one is even talking about him again because of how his career later ended. I just hope the case of Ancelotti is just false and wouldn’t be found guilty of the offense. He has a lot of work ahead for him both in the La Liga and Champions League, if this turns out to be true, it will really affect him to manage his team through to prevail in both of the competitions.

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Luckily for Madrid after they only got 1 point Girona lost and Bacelona drew. They still have a considerable points gap from Girona. As for Barcelona, injuries to several key players have weakened them. One of them is Pedri. Xavi seems to be getting happy because Pedri can play against Atlhtic Club but Xavi must also be sad because Pedri and De Jong are injured again. Xavi can't do much this winter transfer season. Because of their poor financial condition.

Real Madrid benefited from the unsatisfactory results achieved by Girona and Barcelona so that the final results at Valencia headquarters did not really affect the results they achieved. The rather large difference in points is still maintained, Real Madrid is still safe at the top of the standings. Barcelona who began to find the best form of the game, had to re -accept the bitter reality due to the injury suffered by its flagship players, the injury suffered by Pedri and De Jong will make Xavi have to make changes to maintain the stability of Barcelona game. Without the presence of Pedri and De Jong will slightly affect Barcelona appearance because these two players play an important role in maintaining the rhythm of the game and they are also very often the creators of attacks.

In the last five matches, Los Blancos lost 6 points as a result of 3 draws, a warning signal for Ancelotti in his efforts to lead his team to win the La Liga trophy at the end of the season. Luckily the next two matches won't be too much trouble, considering that the opponents they will face are average clubs.

Bellingham will miss two matches due to receiving a red card in the match against Valencia, I don't think it will have a big impact on their performance because Ancelotti has several options in that position, and the opponent is also fairly easy. However, if they are again unstable in winning in these two matches, then Girona and Barcelona can compete again for the trophy.

Girona and Barcelona failure to secure full points last week certainly brought good luck to Madrid. There are 10 remaining La Liga matches, where if Los Blancos lose a lot of points then Girona and Barcelona will continue to press and close the gap. There are no excessive concerns about Madrid performance in the future, but the competitive tension will continue to increase towards the end of the season, Ancelotti must experiment again to avoid more draws in the future.

[beerlover]

I personally am also much more worried about Real Madrid in the Champions League. Meanwhile, in Laliga, I also think Real Madrid will continue to sit comfortably at the top of the rankings until the season ends. Even though the difference between Real Madrid and Girona is only 7 points, I think that is enough for Real Madrid to stay at the top of the standings until the end of the season. But in the UCL I think after they qualify with a fairly narrow aggregate then this will only make all their fans worry about them. Because honestly, I am also not satisfied with the performance they showed in the second leg yesterday. I don't think the draw was that good even though it got them through to the next stage. But I hope that in the quarter-finals Real Madrid can return to their usual performance, which is always quite productive in scoring goals.

I think that's not going to be that easy for them to just keep winning at UCL, they looked quite awful against Leipzig and that's not even one of the big teams neither. Their lack of striker seems to be a problem and getting to be a bit worrying to be fair. I get that it looks like they are going to win the league because every other team wasn't all that good, but UCL is not the same way. They may actually have a lot of trouble if they just keep it going like this, so they need to recover and do a lot better.

I personally believe that there are a lot of issues with that team right now, and they may have trouble in the next stages. La Liga is simple, but UCL will be very hard for them. City may do back to back if they keep playing like this.

[Falconer]

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I don't know why so many football observers are seeing many tournaments and leagues to be boring at this period in time, I read also one comment in the Saudi Arabia league thread where a member also mentioned the league to be boring, well let me tell you why some feels the various leagues are boring at this stage, is because of the time because the various leagues have gone pass 70% conclusions which make it clear that some clubs would have given up by now and a situation where Many others are facing various crisis in terms of player's.

Like Real Madrid for example as you rightly said the club lack a good striker to deliver the goals, ever since Bezema left that wife, there have not been any good replacements, which is why the club either settles for draw or lose, this is effecting the club greatly in this season.

I basically doubted Real Madrid since Benzema decided to go to the Saudi Pro League, while Real Madrid couldn't find a suitable replacement other than Joselu. But the signing of Jude Bellingham and the team's performance in overcoming challenges has made things look easy. Of course, there have been many cases of injuries experienced by Real Madrid throughout this season, but they have all passed with confidence.

Real Madrid leads the standings with a points gap that is also influenced by the inconsistent performance of Girona and Barcelona. Girona once led the standings and could more or less be a threat to anyone including Real Madrid, but in the end their performance dropped plus Barcelona failed in many matches. Obviously it has helped Real Madrid a lot this season and everything has become easier.

[Abu-Naim]

Barcelona is already a weak team after Messi left them, Barcelona now is full of old players which sooner will retire.

Girona lost it's confidence after they lose against Real Madrid, this might hit them hard and since they haven't experienced in this position, it's not easy for them to comeback and fix the issues.

Atletico Madrid is always be a dark horse, not surprising they're quite consistent. They will able to overtake Barcelona's position.

I think one of the reasons why Barcelona has become weaker is because they are not financially stable. Since Messi left, Barcelona has become weaker. I also think maybe it's because they won’t be able to pay Messi again or due to some personal reasons, and that’s why they can’t get new players that will boost the team's performance. All their players are not very strong, so it's good if they get new players.
For Girona, it is clear and obvious that since they lost to Real Madrid, they don’t have the confidence to be consistent again, and I think they may not get back to that form again due to how Real Madrid are performing now.

[hahay]

I personally am also much more worried about Real Madrid in the Champions League. Meanwhile, in Laliga, I also think Real Madrid will continue to sit comfortably at the top of the rankings until the season ends. Even though the difference between Real Madrid and Girona is only 7 points, I think that is enough for Real Madrid to stay at the top of the standings until the end of the season. But in the UCL I think after they qualify with a fairly narrow aggregate then this will only make all their fans worry about them. Because honestly, I am also not satisfied with the performance they showed in the second leg yesterday. I don't think the draw was that good even though it got them through to the next stage. But I hope that in the quarter-finals Real Madrid can return to their usual performance, which is always quite productive in scoring goals.

I think that's not going to be that easy for them to just keep winning at UCL, they looked quite awful against Leipzig and that's not even one of the big teams neither. Their lack of striker seems to be a problem and getting to be a bit worrying to be fair. I get that it looks like they are going to win the league because every other team wasn't all that good, but UCL is not the same way. They may actually have a lot of trouble if they just keep it going like this, so they need to recover and do a lot better.

I personally believe that there are a lot of issues with that team right now, and they may have trouble in the next stages. La Liga is simple, but UCL will be very hard for them. City may do back to back if they keep playing like this.

Even if Real Madrid fail to reach the Champions League final, I don't think it's a problem at all if Real Madrid are still lacking better quality forwards. But, if Real Madrid already have a strong and good attacking line then yes, Real Madrid should be able to reach the final but still, the competition for the trophy is certainly not easy at all. Because anyway, if Real Madrid fail to get the Champions League title, but Real Madrid will also still get the La Liga trophy and it is still good when compared to last season. Because after all, lastseason Real Madrid were eliminated in the semifinals of the Champions League because Real Madrid lost by Manchester City and in La Liga, the fact is that Barcelona won the La Liga trophy lastseason, while Real Madrid only got the Copa del Rey trophy last season. Therefore, eventhough if Real Madrid failed to win the Champions League trophy this season, then I think Real Madrid this season is better than last season and that's not bad at all.

[DanWalker]

Atletico Madrid has actually fallen off in this season. They started performing well towards the start of the season and I thought this season they would actually be a contender for the title. But now they have created a big point difference with Real Madrid. But one thing is true that they can still go for the second position. Because they do not have a big point difference with the team that is in the second position. That difference is only four if I am not wrong. So it does make sense if they go for the second position. But they are not going to beat Real Madrid to the title race because they have already created a difference of 11 points with the league leaders Real Madrid.

Anyway, the next match of Atletico Madrid should be pretty easy because it is against Cadiz, a team which is in the relegation zone.

[rahmad2nd]

I think that's not going to be that easy for them to just keep winning at UCL, they looked quite awful against Leipzig and that's not even one of the big teams neither. Their lack of striker seems to be a problem and getting to be a bit worrying to be fair. I get that it looks like they are going to win the league because every other team wasn't all that good, but UCL is not the same way. They may actually have a lot of trouble if they just keep it going like this, so they need to recover and do a lot better.

I personally believe that there are a lot of issues with that team right now, and they may have trouble in the next stages. La Liga is simple, but UCL will be very hard for them. City may do back to back if they keep playing like this.

Well we agree with the speculation you said for Real Madrid, I also think it will not be easy for Real Madrid to advance smoothly in the Champions League. referring to their performance in their two matches against RB Leipzig, Madrid should be more capable of overthrowing their opposing team quite easily. yeah, considering that the form and performance of the Madrid players in La Liga is quite solid. although in recent weeks, Madrid's performance has decreased. In the match against Leipzig, Don Carlo did not apply his flagship pattern of 4-3-1-2. however, with a 4-3-3. If the pattern is like that, Real Madrid should have given Joselu a chance in the early minutes. because, this player is a pure striker. plus, he has the advantage of his header. however, Don Carlo did not give him more opportunities. so, let's see which team will be Madrid's opponent in the next phase. if they meet a team that is stronger than Leipzig, Madrid could experience problems and hassle in anticipating their opponent later. But, as a veteran coach, Carlo Calotti knows what he is doing. Maybe he is preparing and planning something, as is the case with Madrid's performance in La Liga. because lately Madrid has been getting draws more often. even though he is in a safe position, if his appearance does not immediately return to normal. will be a troublesome problem, especially since there are still 11 matches remaining.

[Tony116]

Barcelona will play Mallorca in the next match.

Right now Barcelona has got a good chance. Actually, I will say that they have been given a great chance by girona. Because Girona has not been able to perform well recently. And that has given Barcelona a chance to get themselves in the second position of the table.

Yes, I know that right now Barcelona is one point behind Girona. But Barcelona should try to win every match. And at the same time Girona will play Osasuna in the next match and Osasuna is performing pretty well right now. So there is a chance that Girona might drop points in this match.

[BlackBaron]

Atletico Madrid has actually fallen off in this season. They started performing well towards the start of the season and I thought this season they would actually be a contender for the title. But now they have created a big point difference with Real Madrid. But one thing is true that they can still go for the second position. Because they do not have a big point difference with the team that is in the second position. That difference is only four if I am not wrong. So it does make sense if they go for the second position. But they are not going to beat Real Madrid to the title race because they have already created a difference of 11 points with the league leaders Real Madrid.

Anyway, the next match of Atletico Madrid should be pretty easy because it is against Cadiz, a team which is in the relegation zone.

Atletico Madrid is four points adrift of Girona who is in the runner-up position, there is a chance for them to overtake Barcelona and Girona in the remaining 10 matches in the future. The Atletico Madrid versus Cadiz match next week is very easy to predict, Atletico Madrid has a big chance of securing full points even though they are playing away from home. Cadiz are currently in the relegation zone, and maybe they will not appear in La Liga next season. The opportunity for Diego Simeone troops to continue to pressure Girona and Barcelona is quite open, and compete for second place in the standings.

[Cookdata]

I don't know why so many football observers are seeing many tournaments and leagues to be boring at this period in time, I read also one comment in the Saudi Arabia league thread where a member also mentioned the league to be boring, well let me tell you why some feels the various leagues are boring at this stage, is because of the time because the various leagues have gone pass 70% conclusions which make it clear that some clubs would have given up by now and a situation where Many others are facing various crisis in terms of player's.

I think everyone is entitled to what they like, people like to drag players and because they don't have such vibes again, they find it boring. Those days when fans would compare Drogba's skills to that of Kaka, compare that of Ronaldo to Messi, compare that of Ronaldino to Okocha but today, the skills are not displayed to brag about and it is making football lose taste for some people, you can see that even when Messi and Ronaldo don't see each other again since Messi left Europe, some people still compare their statistics just to feel among and get their self banter for social engagements.

Like Real Madrid for example as you rightly said the club lack a good striker to deliver the goals, ever since Bezema left that wife, there have not been any good replacements, which is why the club either settles for draw or lose, this is effecting the club greatly in this season.

Even without a striker, Real Madrid has only loss one match in this league, they draw most often matches they are supposed to loss which is a good move to me, the teams that have all the best strikers are not even topping the table. If they win this league by this structure, I will give more accolades to Ancelottie for his style of managing this players but I believe that by next season, one of them between Rodrigo, Mbape(when he finally comes) and Bellingham will be turned to a full striker.

[Wiwo]

Even without a striker, Real Madrid has only loss one match in this league, they draw most often matches they are supposed to loss which is a good move to me, the teams that have all the best strikers are not even topping the table. If they win this league by this structure, I will give more accolades to Ancelottie for his style of managing this players but I believe that by next season, one of them between Rodrigo, Mbape(when he finally comes) and Bellingham will be turned to a full striker.

Really Real Madrid have struggled all through the season,  even when their don't concealed defeat their will mostly draw matches which is some what not too good and totally not bad,  but then Real Madrid can do more if their have best hand on ground and best their are making attempts to bring in new players in the next season when Mbape will come on board the teams.

I believe that Mbape will be perfect fit to replace the former players positions,  that have affected their performance in the last two seasons.

[Odohu]

Like Real Madrid for example as you rightly said the club lack a good striker to deliver the goals, ever since Bezema left that wife, there have not been any good replacements, which is why the club either settles for draw or lose, this is effecting the club greatly in this season.

Even though I'm tempted to agree with you, I think Real Madrid is doing just fine with the advantage of having so many players scoring for them instead of building the entire team around a striker. The few past matches has seen Vinicius Junior, Joselu and Jude Bellingham all scoring great goals that produced good results for Madrid unlike before that all attention will be on Benzema to do the scoring. Even if Real Madrid misses a quality striker like Benzema, I think they have already evolved. Their result is really not that bad because they are still at the top of the La Liga table with 7 points clear from their closes rival Girona. The are still very much in the Champions league tournament so what more could they be asking for? In my opinion, Real Madrid is doing very fine.

[kawetsriyanto]

I basically doubted Real Madrid since Benzema decided to go to the Saudi Pro League, while Real Madrid couldn't find a suitable replacement other than Joselu. But the signing of Jude Bellingham and the team's performance in overcoming challenges has made things look easy. Of course, there have been many cases of injuries experienced by Real Madrid throughout this season, but they have all passed with confidence.

Real Madrid leads the standings with a points gap that is also influenced by the inconsistent performance of Girona and Barcelona. Girona once led the standings and could more or less be a threat to anyone including Real Madrid, but in the end their performance dropped plus Barcelona failed in many matches. Obviously it has helped Real Madrid a lot this season and everything has become easier.

In the early of the season, many people should doubt Real Madrid because they have no longer a machine goal. It is true that Benzema left the club and Real Madrid only signed Joselu as the replacement. But Ancelotti has a great idea to change the tactic and the formation of Real Madrid. It is proven effective because Real Madrid can optimize the ability of Bellingham, Vinicius, and Rodrygo. They become the machine goals of Real Madrid this season.

True, the injury of some key players becomes the biggest obstacle of Real Madrid. Courtois and Militão become the players who got a very long injured, they still can't recover until now. Luckily, Real Madrid still has an alternative for them, Ancelotti always has an idea to deal with the problem. He signed Kepa from Chelsea and he sometimes put Tchouaméni as a center back.

Now, Real Madrid is leading the standings with convincing points. Having 7 points as the gap with Girona in 2nd place, I'm sure Real Madrid won't lose the chance to win the La Liga title this season. Real Madrid is quite lucky that Girona and Barcelona played inconsistently. These teams already missed some points in the last few matches.

[ZAINmalik75]

at least Ancelotti has proven that he is successful in taking his team to the next round even though there will be a lot of changes, at least Real Madrid must be able to try to get to the final round in the UCL and in La Liga matches I never doubt because Madrid will continue to appear consistently in La Liga to defend the title this season.

That's true he proven himself to take his team into the next round Although Real Madrid have a lot of trouble struggling with the aspect of the league. In recent times, real Madrid has struggled for league competition despite having eight matches in league competition They faced tough and tough clubs in which the real madrid team faced a lot of difficulties, but Carlos Angeloti developed his ability and organized the club to prepare for the UCL. Did the game attempt an equal number of shots and make possession dominant. Finally the game was equalized. But anyway Real Madrid have qualified themselves for the next round and it is so exciting for me because maybe Real madrid has a great chance to win the Uefa Champions league with La Liga this season.

[Frankolala]

Like Real Madrid for example as you rightly said the club lack a good striker to deliver the goals, ever since Bezema left that wife, there have not been any good replacements, which is why the club either settles for draw or lose, this is effecting the club greatly in this season.

Even though I'm tempted to agree with you, I think Real Madrid is doing just fine with the advantage of having so many players scoring for them instead of building the entire team around a striker. The few past matches has seen Vinicius Junior, Joselu and Jude Bellingham all scoring great goals that produced good results for Madrid unlike before that all attention will be on Benzema to do the scoring. Even if Real Madrid misses a quality striker like Benzema, I think they have already evolved. Their result is really not that bad because they are still at the top of the La Liga table with 7 points clear from their closes rival Girona. The are still very much in the Champions league tournament so what more could they be asking for? In my opinion, Real Madrid is doing very fine.

Benzema might have done great things for Real Madrid, but I don't think that they are missing him currently, because Real Madrid is doing fine, and they will win trophies this season that is what really matters. Bellingham coming to Real Madrid was a relief, and so many people were able to forget Benzema that easy, because Bellingham made Real Madrid recognized his presence, and forgot about the vaccum that Benzema left.

I don't think that Benzema did what C.Ronaldo did in Real Madrid, but still he was forgotten and that was when Benzema took over from. So in football, a key player must leave the club, for another player to become the key player. It is assuming that Real Madrid is facing difficulties in winning matches that they would have missed Benzema a lot.

[Falconer]

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In the last five matches, Los Blancos lost 6 points as a result of 3 draws, a warning signal for Ancelotti in his efforts to lead his team to win the La Liga trophy at the end of the season. Luckily the next two matches won't be too much trouble, considering that the opponents they will face are average clubs.

Bellingham will miss two matches due to receiving a red card in the match against Valencia, I don't think it will have a big impact on their performance because Ancelotti has several options in that position, and the opponent is also fairly easy. However, if they are again unstable in winning in these two matches, then Girona and Barcelona can compete again for the trophy.

Girona and Barcelona failure to secure full points last week certainly brought good luck to Madrid. There are 10 remaining La Liga matches, where if Los Blancos lose a lot of points then Girona and Barcelona will continue to press and close the gap. There are no excessive concerns about Madrid performance in the future, but the competitive tension will continue to increase towards the end of the season, Ancelotti must experiment again to avoid more draws in the future.

Maybe it's true, it's a signal that something is wrong. Real Madrid lost 6 points in their last 5 matches, but that didn't change anything because Girona and Barcelona, ​​who tried to get closer, in fact also failed to get maximum points. Real Madrid still leads the standings with a gap of 7 points from Girona and 8 points from Barcelona, ​​so I don't think this is very disturbing so far.

Performance consistency certainly needs to be maintained so that there are no approaching threats, but it is always difficult to get maximum points in the second half towards the end of the season because many teams want to win points and maintain their position. Matches that are considered easy cannot be guaranteed to be easy, sometimes they are difficult and do not match what is expected.

[Raflesia]

Like Real Madrid for example as you rightly said the club lack a good striker to deliver the goals, ever since Bezema left that wife, there have not been any good replacements, which is why the club either settles for draw or lose, this is effecting the club greatly in this season.

Still, this process has to be carried out because we all know that Benzema is a Madrid legend and his presence brings peace of mind, especially when it comes to goals, but Madrid must also realize that they can't continue to rely on Benzema forever because it's a bad situation to continue to do so.

Instead of continuing to think that Benzema is everything they need to address this problem now. Expecting Benzema to stay in the squad is not possible because age is an inevitable situation, so instead of thinking about Benzema they should look for other options.
It was a brave move by Ancelotti not to look for a replacement striker when Benzema left but in the end it was worth it with Jude in the squad and now they just need to find a new talented striker to complement Madrid's already good squad.

[red4slash]

Maybe it's true, it's a signal that something is wrong. Real Madrid lost 6 points in their last 5 matches, but that didn't change anything because Girona and Barcelona, ​​who tried to get closer, in fact also failed to get maximum points. Real Madrid still leads the standings with a gap of 7 points from Girona and 8 points from Barcelona, ​​so I don't think this is very disturbing so far.

Performance consistency certainly needs to be maintained so that there are no approaching threats, but it is always difficult to get maximum points in the second half towards the end of the season because many teams want to win points and maintain their position. Matches that are considered easy cannot be guaranteed to be easy, sometimes they are difficult and do not match what is expected.

The increase and decrease in performance is a fairly natural situation because after all some conditions affect in this case such as when the schedule is quite busy and their focus is also divided it can be one of the reasons that performance can decrease.
In recent weeks Madrid have also been faced with several problems such as injuries to several players and the latest may be Jude's red card which is now likely to provide a new problem for Madrid because after all they will definitely be a little troubled in terms of goals.

But it won't matter much as long as the club underneath is suffering from the same problem. at the moment Girona seem to have lost their magic and continue to experience a decline in performance, while Madrid's rivals are also experiencing internal problems that cannot be resolved quickly, which makes Barcelona's performance to date still very standard for a big club like Barcelona in domestic competitions.

[ShowOff]

Like Real Madrid for example as you rightly said the club lack a good striker to deliver the goals, ever since Bezema left that wife, there have not been any good replacements, which is why the club either settles for draw or lose, this is effecting the club greatly in this season.

Still, this process has to be carried out because we all know that Benzema is a Madrid legend and his presence brings peace of mind, especially when it comes to goals, but Madrid must also realize that they can't continue to rely on Benzema forever because it's a bad situation to continue to do so.

Instead of continuing to think that Benzema is everything they need to address this problem now. Expecting Benzema to stay in the squad is not possible because age is an inevitable situation, so instead of thinking about Benzema they should look for other options.
It was a brave move by Ancelotti not to look for a replacement striker when Benzema left but in the end it was worth it with Jude in the squad and now they just need to find a new talented striker to complement Madrid's already good squad.

I don't think Jude Bellingham is the answer to the lack of a center forward in the Real Madrid squad this season. Joselu can certainly help in some matches, but Real Madrid can't always rely on him because Bellingham's good performance is much more profitable for them. Jude Bellingham is an attacking midfielder who is also known as a shadow striker or second striker, he is good in that position and mostly not so good when played as a striker.

This season everything is good for Real Madrid even though they have several defensive players who are injured. Ancelotti can maximize the existing squad without many problems, in fact Real Madrid is the best team in defense to date, having only conceded 18 goals in 27 matches. Goal productivity is also good, they have scored 56 goals so far, but next season things might change if they don't have a center forward.