La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Raflesia]

Real Madrid still eight points clear on the table and with the few games left, Real Madrid will not want to lose points to any other team. Barcelona has improved and are showing really positive signs of improvement even with the massive team rotation of players who start games from the coach because even though they did not win the game by scoring many goals, they were able to win by defending the one goal that João Félix scored.
 Cadiz supporters will not be happy, there was a hand ball situation in the Barcelona penalty box that was not checked by the Referee, that was not good, and would have been a key moment in the game.

with the eight points they have they can lead at the top of the rankings, I think with their next match the teams that will be difficult for them to face are Manchester City and Barcelona, with Manchester City having good performance and strong play they will probably make things difficult for Real Madrid, with the result of their match yesterday ending in a draw, I think made Real Madrid overwhelmed, also with their statistics being more dominant than Manchester City, it proves that Manchester City can match Real Madrid's performance.

Secondly, Barcelona, I think they are a team that can also make things difficult for Real Madrid later. Even though yesterday's match between Real Madrid and Barcelona ended in defeat for Barcelona, perhaps Barcelona was having difficulties because Real Madrid certainly had an equally strong game. However, there is a possibility that I think Barcelona can win the next match against Real Madrid, but in my opinion it is quite difficult to catch up with the score.

[klidex]

Atletico Madrid won the match against Girona last night and the match was very exciting. I think Atletico Madrid will lose again against Girona because in their previous meeting Girona was able to beat Atletico Madrid with a big score but at that time Girona was playing at home while currently Girona having to compete away, after all, Girona's performance has decreased slightly, so it is only natural that Atletico Madrid is able to beat Girona at home because Atletico Madrid has a bigger advantage, which makes Atletico Madrid more confident in knocking out their opponents, they are fighting for the top 3 places, so Atletico Madrid wants to try hard in narrow the gap with Girona in this meeting.

Girona was able to score a quick goal in the 4th minute and it was quite surprising and maybe Atletico Madrid was not ready to maintain its defense but after Girona was able to score a goal Atletico Madrid immediately gave a good performance. Antoine Griezmann scored 2 goals in this match and Ángel Correa scored an additional goal for Atletico Madrid to lock in their victory, making it difficult for Girona to catch up, now the point difference between Girona and Atletico Madrid is getting smaller, namely 4 points, it is not difficult for Atletico to catch up if Girona loses 2 matches.

[rendravolt]

Real Madrid and Barcelona both collected 3 points in Week 31 of La Liga and their victory was the same with a narrow score of just 1 goal from their opponents. It seems that the performance of these two big La Liga teams is really lacking and they should be able to win with a difference of more than 2 goals. But things can't be as we want and even though the opponents are weak teams, they don't want to suffer a heavy defeat from these two big teams.

However, I was quite entertained by the spectacular goal scored by Tchouameni with a powerful kick from outside the penalty box and Joao Felix also provided the only goal for Barcelona's victory. Now the two of them have a difference of 7 points in the standings and Real Madrid's position is not necessarily safe until now. What is clear is that next week's El Clasico party will be one of the main keys for Real Madrid to win the La Liga title or Barcelona will start to catch up to Real Madrid by reducing the existing points.

[Xcode7]

Real Madrid and Barcelona both collected 3 points in Week 31 of La Liga and their victory was the same with a narrow score of just 1 goal from their opponents. It seems that the performance of these two big La Liga teams is really lacking and they should be able to win with a difference of more than 2 goals. But things can't be as we want and even though the opponents are weak teams, they don't want to suffer a heavy defeat from these two big teams.

However, I was quite entertained by the spectacular goal scored by Tchouameni with a powerful kick from outside the penalty box and Joao Felix also provided the only goal for Barcelona's victory. Now the two of them have a difference of 7 points in the standings and Real Madrid's position is not necessarily safe until now. What is clear is that next week's El Clasico party will be one of the main keys for Real Madrid to win the La Liga title or Barcelona will start to catch up to Real Madrid by reducing the existing points.

I don't think that the performance of these two teams is less than optimal this week, but they don't have much greater motivation in the La Liga match because Real Madrid and Barcelona are both focused on the Champions League match so in my opinion they are just doing their best to can still win the La Liga match this week.
Whatever the score, the important thing is that they get a win, I think that is enough for Barcelona and Real Madrid to maintain their position in the current standings.

The difference in points between Real Madrid and Barcelona is 8 points and now Real Madrid is quite comfortable at the top of the standings and in my opinion whatever the results of next week's El Clasico match will not have a big impact on Real Madrid, they are still at the top of the standings and remain strong favorites to win La Liga this season.

[Sebas.tian]

Barcelona vs Cadiz was a great match but Barcelona did not attack very well. Although Barcelona won the match, they didn't score much in comparison, winning only 0-1. Barcelona are currently in second position in the La Liga points table with 70 points, although they have the potential to challenge Real Madrid this season. As of now, Real Madrid are 8 points ahead of Barcelona but the current morale of the promotion looks like they won't be able to catch Real Madrid. Although Barcelona are currently focused on the Champions League, they may not attack La Liga too much. However, Barcelona have a good chance of winning the Champions League this season, if they can improve their game, they will definitely succeed in reaching the Champions League finals this season.

I thought Cadiz will reduce Barcelona points in their home, but it was a quick move in the first half to see Barcelona scored the first goal before Cadiz players wake up and began to correct some of their mistakes in the match. The plan of Cadiz is to defeat Barcelona 2-0 in that match but their plans failed them in the first half before they applied another strategy to draw the match 1-1 but it was too late for them to make it happen to Barcelona, because Barcelona prepared well to withstand them in their home to take victory from Cadiz.  I think, Real Madrid will not allow Barcelona to meet up with their points before the end of this tournament, because they are still using 8 points to gap Barcelona in the la Liga league competition, but for champions league, I don't think Barcelona can win the title because Manchester city and Athletic Madrid will not give them such opportunity.

[tusandii]

I thought the same about the Girona game and Atletico Madrid really finished them off by 3-1.    Actually Girona scored a very early goal to get ahead but this was still not enough to stop Atletico Madrid. Griezmann played a really important role in the win by scoring two goals as well. He is still a very crucial player for this team without doubt.

I don't expect Villarreal to be a huge problem for Athletic Bilbao honestly. Athletic Bilbao already won away by 3-2 before. I expect an even more convincing win this time. The players must be very happy and motivated after winning the Copa del Rey title.  

Villarreal is capable of taking points from Athletic Bilbao, although Marcelino's team has a frankly weak defense, so this will significantly reduce their chances in this match. Simione achieved an important victory in the match against Girona and now has a comfortable 5-point advantage over Bilbao. By the way, Barcelona beat Cadiz and now almost certainly became unattainable for Girona. Of course, they won’t be able to reduce the 8 points to Real Madrid in the remaining matches, but Barcelona’s position in the table looks good.

This is not certain to happen because Villareal has not yet played the match and the match has not started yet so we cannot confirm whether Villareal can take 3 points from Athletic Bilbao. Villareal has indeed been in good form in the last few matches and was able to win 4 matches out of the 5 matches played. they did it and they lost the match in the end but against Athletic Bilbao it was not an easy opponent for him to beat in this away match I think a draw can still be achieved but to win I'm not so sure.

Yes, it is an advantage for Barcelona to beat Cadiz because Girona failed to get points in this match so Barcelona can share points with Girona in 2nd place and now the distance between the two is 5 points so Girona is increasingly losing the opportunity to overtake Barcelona and Atletico Madrid is also putting pressure on Girona in 3rd position, the competition between Barca, Atletico Madrid and Girona is getting fiercer to knock each other out.

[onecall123]

Real Madrid and Barcelona both collected 3 points in Week 31 of La Liga and their victory was the same with a narrow score of just 1 goal from their opponents. It seems that the performance of these two big La Liga teams is really lacking and they should be able to win with a difference of more than 2 goals. But things can't be as we want and even though the opponents are weak teams, they don't want to suffer a heavy defeat from these two big teams.

However, I was quite entertained by the spectacular goal scored by Tchouameni with a powerful kick from outside the penalty box and Joao Felix also provided the only goal for Barcelona's victory. Now the two of them have a difference of 7 points in the standings and Real Madrid's position is not necessarily safe until now. What is clear is that next week's El Clasico party will be one of the main keys for Real Madrid to win the La Liga title or Barcelona will start to catch up to Real Madrid by reducing the existing points.

I don't think that the performance of these two teams is less than optimal this week, but they don't have much greater motivation in the La Liga match because Real Madrid and Barcelona are both focused on the Champions League match so in my opinion they are just doing their best to can still win the La Liga match this week.
Whatever the score, the important thing is that they get a win, I think that is enough for Barcelona and Real Madrid to maintain their position in the current standings.

The difference in points between Real Madrid and Barcelona is 8 points and now Real Madrid is quite comfortable at the top of the standings and in my opinion whatever the results of next week's El Clasico match will not have a big impact on Real Madrid, they are still at the top of the standings and remain strong favorites to win La Liga this season.

Real Madrid are currently eight points ahead of their LaLiga rivals Barcelona, putting them in a comfortable lead in the league. With such a lead, they should focus on the Champions League, where they have a tough challenge ahead against Man City at the Etihad.
The 2023/24 LaLiga champions seem to be on the horizon for Real Madrid. It would be unlikely for them to lose the league to Barcelona at this stage. However, the league title hasn't been decided yet, and they face FC Barcelona in the upcoming El Clasico match next Sunday. As a football fan, I'm eager to see Barcelona win next week's match and close the gap. Let's hope the title race goes down to the wire, as Barca shouldn't give up the title without a fight.

[Oluwa-btc]

Basically in La Liga for them this normal state of affairs, perhaps only with the exception that they do not have to fight for a place in the Champions League, but it is not so often that teams like Girona appear that rise above Atletico.

For Atletico today, victory is more important, so I think that Girona is unlikely to win today, especially since there are losses, Tsigankov will miss the game due to injury, and even in case of defeat, Girona will be 4 points ahead of Atletico in the table, which is very acceptable, but for Atletico a draw is not the best result, because Bilbao can beat them on goal difference, they will play with Villarreal, also a difficult opponent.

I thought the same about the Girona game and Atletico Madrid really finished them off by 3-1.    Actually Girona scored a very early goal to get ahead but this was still not enough to stop Atletico Madrid. Griezmann played a really important role in the win by scoring two goals as well. He is still a very crucial player for this team without doubt.

I don't expect Villarreal to be a huge problem for Athletic Bilbao honestly. Athletic Bilbao already won away by 3-2 before. I expect an even more convincing win this time. The players must be very happy and motivated after winning the Copa del Rey title.  

Girona one way or the other losing that firm grip and touch of the game they had at the start of the season, could it be fatigued or issues from the dressing room? Anyways, this has got to be them best season and they have given all that they can to make sure that they come and get to this level.
Atletico Madrid would rather lose a final than not qualify for the Champions League Competition for next season, this win again Girona showed strength when I felt otherwise. Greezman no doubt is a top lad, I had a good look at him during the Fifa World Cup Competition won by France. He might not be in the best if form but he got his head locked into the game.

As per Villarreal and Bilbao, I don't think I have anything to say. Bilbao are still considered favorites to win but I'm rooting for a draw after a stressful cup win against Mallorca.

[Rampagoe004]

Yes, it is an advantage for Barcelona to beat Cadiz because Girona failed to get points in this match so Barcelona can share points with Girona in 2nd place and now the distance between the two is 5 points so Girona is increasingly losing the opportunity to overtake Barcelona and Atletico Madrid is also putting pressure on Girona in 3rd position, the competition between Barca, Atletico Madrid and Girona is getting fiercer to knock each other out.

In accordance with my predictions, Girona will have difficulty beating Atletico Madrid. I think other teams have studied and know the weaknesses of Girona's tactics so you can see Girona having difficulty winning in the last few matches. I think that is the minus of the underdog team. When they appear surprising, other teams will try to find their weaknesses. And when their weaknesses are exposed, it will be very difficult for them to change tactics because they don't have enough players to rotate. It's not like big teams can change game tactics and put players who suit different tactics.

[slapper]

Of course, I was also not surprised by Girona's defeat because Atletico Madrid's victory was expected. Girona is not yet fully ready to make history in La Liga by winning the title. That's it, they are no better than the depth of the squad they have even though that is related to their ability to maintain second place when competing with Barcelona.

Yes. Atletico Madrid needs 3 points to stay in UCL zone. That's very reasonable if they play with great motivation. Girona performance is also decreasing a lot recently, they are no longer as strong as in the 1st half of the season. The title of the race is no longer for Girona, only Barcelona has the chance to overtake Real Madrid. But most of people assume Real Madrid is hard to catch by Barcelona.

For Girona, this season they should also be proud because we can say they have secured a place in the Champions League. Girona's achievement reminds me of Newcastle in England who managed to qualify for the Champions League thanks to their hard work.

Girona must fell satisfied to end the season in UCL zone. I think they won't have a too big expectation in the early season. It is just surprising that they ever lead the La Liga standings. Now, Girona seems difficult to maintain its good performance in the remaining matches. Moreover, Girona still has 2-3 big matches. They will play against Barcelona in matchday 34.

Girona performance recently is just so poor. They have just managed to win 5 out of there last 10 matches. This was thesame Girona that played 18 matches early in the season with just a lose. And their first lose was with a great team Real Madrid. Real Madrid beat them this season both home and away. They have being continuously dropping form ever since they've been beaten by Real Madrid from away, a game that ended 4- 0. Girona form from away is just extremely bad this day. Imagine losing 5 consecutive matches from away. Girona has no hope in the league title anymore but can still secured a place in the UCL if they can try to win 3 or 4 more matches out of 8 matches left.

Girona's skid hurts. They started the season strong, losing just to Real Madrid. Away losses are mounting, which is tough. However, they're still fighting. They can still qualify for Champions League. They need 3–4 victories from their last 8? Possible, especially with that home-field advantage and more teeth

Perhaps those major losses, especially the 4-0 setback to Real Madrid, shattered their confidence. They need a mental reset. One game at a time, forget the past. Fans must support and uplift them. We've seen this team play well. Consistency, getting back on track

[wmaurik]

Girona's performance has really declined now so it can be seen that even though they can score first, Atletico Madrid can still control the match and turn things around, Atletico Madrid played much better and they deserved to win this match.
Girona is currently really under pressure after several bad results in their last few matches have reduced their chances of finishing in the top 4.

To finish in the top four still seems very possible for Girona because currently Girona is still in the top three even though Girona is already five points away from Barcelona, but Girona is also still four points ahead of Atletico Madrid. So the opportunity to finish in the top four of this season's standings is still not lost for Girona, especially if Girona can still win in the next few matches.

Villarreal cannot be underestimated, but indeed Bilbao has quite a big motivation to continue to be able to compete to finish in the top 4 and also the condition of the Bilbao team is currently quite good and of course a team that is high in self-confidence has the possibility to win the match This

Even though Bilbao has the possibility of winning today's match, getting into the top four this season will definitely not be easy for Bilbao even though they still have a chance to try with the target of winning in the remaining matches this season. Even if Bilbao can win today, their points are still lacking when compared to Atletico Madrid so their position will still remain the same and there will be no immediate changes.

[Farma]

This is not certain to happen because Villareal has not yet played the match and the match has not started yet so we cannot confirm whether Villareal can take 3 points from Athletic Bilbao. Villareal has indeed been in good form in the last few matches and was able to win 4 matches out of the 5 matches played. they did it and they lost the match in the end but against Athletic Bilbao it was not an easy opponent for him to beat in this away match I think a draw can still be achieved but to win I'm not so sure.

Yes, it is an advantage for Barcelona to beat Cadiz because Girona failed to get points in this match so Barcelona can share points with Girona in 2nd place and now the distance between the two is 5 points so Girona is increasingly losing the opportunity to overtake Barcelona and Atletico Madrid is also putting pressure on Girona in 3rd position, the competition between Barca, Atletico Madrid and Girona is getting fiercer to knock each other out.

Bilbao of course has quite a big motivation to win the match in order to continue to open up opportunities to finish in the top 4 position.
Villareal is indeed a tough opponent but I think Bilbao's quality is also very strong so this will be a fierce match and both teams still have the same chance of winning the match.

Girona's defeat to Atletico Madrid is not surprising because Girona's performance has really declined now, but I think this defeat will actually have a big impact on the mentality and self-confidence of the Girona team which is decreasing and this team is also increasingly panicking because they are increasingly being overtaken in points by Atletico Madrid and Bilbao. , if Girona can't get up and get out of their slump then it's very likely they won't be able to finish in the top 4, that would be a shame even though since the start of the season their performance has been quite good.

[hyudien]

Yes, it is an advantage for Barcelona to beat Cadiz because Girona failed to get points in this match so Barcelona can share points with Girona in 2nd place and now the distance between the two is 5 points so Girona is increasingly losing the opportunity to overtake Barcelona and Atletico Madrid is also putting pressure on Girona in 3rd position, the competition between Barca, Atletico Madrid and Girona is getting fiercer to knock each other out.

In accordance with my predictions, Girona will have difficulty beating Atletico Madrid. I think other teams have studied and know the weaknesses of Girona's tactics so you can see Girona having difficulty winning in the last few matches. I think that is the minus of the underdog team. When they appear surprising, other teams will try to find their weaknesses. And when their weaknesses are exposed, it will be very difficult for them to change tactics because they don't have enough players to rotate. It's not like big teams can change game tactics and put players who suit different tactics.

There are 7 matches remaining for the teams ranked in the top 4 of the standings. With the remaining matches available, it is still possible that we will choose a different position at the end of the season. Barcelona is 5 points ahead of Girona, Girona is 4 points ahead of Atletico Madrid, that is the distance at which they will be able to catch each other. However, in my opinion, for the top 4 positions, we will look at the 4 existing teams that will be there, regardless of position changes and other things.
Girona really struggled when facing Atletoico Madrid in this week's match, even though they were able to take the lead earlier, Atletico Madrid were able to turn the situation around comfortably to 3-1 at the end of the match. It's clearly not easy when they face a team that is almost as strong and they have to play as a visiting team, because the advantage is all on the home side. But regardless of what Girona has shown recently, they must maintain their position at least in the top 4.

[TopT3ns]

Real Madrid are currently eight points ahead of their LaLiga rivals Barcelona, putting them in a comfortable lead in the league. With such a lead, they should focus on the Champions League, where they have a tough challenge ahead against Man City at the Etihad.
The 2023/24 LaLiga champions seem to be on the horizon for Real Madrid. It would be unlikely for them to lose the league to Barcelona at this stage. However, the league title hasn't been decided yet, and they face FC Barcelona in the upcoming El Clasico match next Sunday. As a football fan, I'm eager to see Barcelona win next week's match and close the gap. Let's hope the title race goes down to the wire, as Barca shouldn't give up the title without a fight.

Even though the winner of La Liga this season has not been announced, the potential champions of La Liga this season are already visible. The difference in points between Real Madrid and Barcelona is 8 winning points, so it seems impossible for Barcelona to catch up with that many points in the remaining games. With a win in La Liga, it is likely that Real Madrid will focus more on preparing for their performance in the UEFA Champions League against Manchester City. The match will start in 4 days, so I think Real Madrid has some time to prepare everything in order to win the upcoming match.

[hahay]

Yes, it is an advantage for Barcelona to beat Cadiz because Girona failed to get points in this match so Barcelona can share points with Girona in 2nd place and now the distance between the two is 5 points so Girona is increasingly losing the opportunity to overtake Barcelona and Atletico Madrid is also putting pressure on Girona in 3rd position, the competition between Barca, Atletico Madrid and Girona is getting fiercer to knock each other out.

In accordance with my predictions, Girona will have difficulty beating Atletico Madrid. I think other teams have studied and know the weaknesses of Girona's tactics so you can see Girona having difficulty winning in the last few matches. I think that is the minus of the underdog team. When they appear surprising, other teams will try to find their weaknesses. And when their weaknesses are exposed, it will be very difficult for them to change tactics because they don't have enough players to rotate. It's not like big teams can change game tactics and put players who suit different tactics.

I think Barcelona is certain to finish in second place, but for third and fourth positions and maybe also for fifth position there will be changes. Indeed, at this moment of course Atletico will make a good effort to overtake Girona and in this way, it is very likely that Girona will also drop to fourth position. But yes, if Girona continues with this trend or bad results, then at least Bilbao will still have a chance to overtake Girona. If that happens, then in the end Girona will fail to finish in the top four but indeed, for now I personally am still quite confident that Girona will still be able to stay in the top four, at least finishing in fourth place is still very possible for Girona.

[FanEagle]

Athletico Madrid allowed themselves a small possibility of getting that third position with this game. I think it is quite obvious that it is not going to be easy to do that, because there aren't that many games left and we are seeing Girona usually not do that badly, but looking at the situation right now, I have to say that it is not looking all that bad, we are looking at a normal situation.

All in all, if ATM manages to keep winning, there will be some games Girona may lose points, and if that happens, then ATM will finish third and Girona will finish fourth. Which isn't really terrible for Girona, sad to see them go from top to fourth of course but at least we know that they still overachieved compared to start of the season.

[Ayers]

Barcelona vs Cadiz was a great match but Barcelona did not attack very well. Although Barcelona won the match, they didn't score much in comparison, winning only 0-1. Barcelona are currently in second position in the La Liga points table with 70 points, although they have the potential to challenge Real Madrid this season. As of now, Real Madrid are 8 points ahead of Barcelona but the current morale of the promotion looks like they won't be able to catch Real Madrid. Although Barcelona are currently focused on the Champions League, they may not attack La Liga too much. However, Barcelona have a good chance of winning the Champions League this season, if they can improve their game, they will definitely succeed in reaching the Champions League finals this season.

This was a good match and the goal from Joao Felix was absolutely incredible as well. Nice overhead kick to score the only goal of the match. But I also believe that Barcelona should have scored at least one more in this match. They had some good chances and the defense was also not very good from Cadiz as well. By the way, Barcelona made three substitutions at the same time in this match. That probably raised some eyebrows as well. But in the end, all that matters is that Barcelona was able to get the three points.

With these three points, Barcelona is able to make a good difference in terms of points with Girona. Now it looks more likely that Barcelona is going to finish in the second position on the table. probably now Barcelona will be able to concentrate on other competitions a little more as well.

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Even though Bilbao has the possibility of winning today's match, getting into the top four this season will definitely not be easy for Bilbao even though they still have a chance to try with the target of winning in the remaining matches this season. Even if Bilbao can win today, their points are still lacking when compared to Atletico Madrid so their position will still remain the same and there will be no immediate changes.

Bilbao has currently got an automatic ticket to the European league after they won the Copa Del Rey title, so Bilbao will of course target the Champions League position as their target at the end of the season, currently Bilbao has a difference of 5 points so it is still possible for Bilbao to catch up Atletico Madrid is in 4th place, soon Bilbao will face Villareal and of course it will not be an easy match for Bilbao, so far Villareal's performance is actually quite good and even in the previous match Atletico Madrid had quite difficulty against Villareal and even in this match Atletico Madrid was just lucky to score the winning goal in the 87th minute, in my opinion today Bilbao must find a way to dismantle the Villareal defense which is quite strong.

The match against Villareal is of course an opportunity for Bilbao to shorten the distance from Atletico Madrid, so that today winning is an absolute requirement for Bilbao so that they can continue to compete for tickets to the Champions League zone next season, head to head, in my opinion the two teams are quite evenly matched, this makes it seem difficult for us to predict the final result of the match later.

[KTChampions]

Even though the winner of La Liga this season has not been announced, the potential champions of La Liga this season are already visible. The difference in points between Real Madrid and Barcelona is 8 winning points, so it seems impossible for Barcelona to catch up with that many points in the remaining games. With a win in La Liga, it is likely that Real Madrid will focus more on preparing for their performance in the UEFA Champions League against Manchester City. The match will start in 4 days, so I think Real Madrid has some time to prepare everything in order to win the upcoming match.

If Barcelona fails to win away against Real on April 21, it will be practically an official award of the title to Real. To maintain at least the appearance of intrigue, Barcelona needs to win; even a draw will completely ruin their chances. If we take the strength of the teams “on paper”, then I think that Real will win 3-1 or 2-0, but in this case a lot will depend on how the teams play the decisive games in the 1/4 of the Champions League. Depending on the result, they may have increased motivation or vice versa.

[hahay]

Even though Bilbao has the possibility of winning today's match, getting into the top four this season will definitely not be easy for Bilbao even though they still have a chance to try with the target of winning in the remaining matches this season. Even if Bilbao can win today, their points are still lacking when compared to Atletico Madrid so their position will still remain the same and there will be no immediate changes.

Bilbao has currently got an automatic ticket to the European league after they won the Copa Del Rey title, so Bilbao will of course target the Champions League position as their target at the end of the season, currently Bilbao has a difference of 5 points so it is still possible for Bilbao to catch up Atletico Madrid is in 4th place, soon Bilbao will face Villareal and of course it will not be an easy match for Bilbao, so far Villareal's performance is actually quite good and even in the previous match Atletico Madrid had quite difficulty against Villareal and even in this match Atletico Madrid was just lucky to score the winning goal in the 87th minute, in my opinion today Bilbao must find a way to dismantle the Villareal defense which is quite strong.

The match against Villareal is of course an opportunity for Bilbao to shorten the distance from Atletico Madrid, so that today winning is an absolute requirement for Bilbao so that they can continue to compete for tickets to the Champions League zone next season, head to head, in my opinion the two teams are quite evenly matched, this makes it seem difficult for us to predict the final result of the match later.

If winning the Copa del Rey title Bilbao automatically gets a ticket to the Europa League, then I think it is not needed at all at this moment. Because anyway, at this moment if for example Bilbao fails to finish in the top four positions, in fact Bilbao can be sure to finish in fifth position, and with that position also Bilbao has the right to get a Europa League ticket next season. But yes, at this moment Bilbao is still very much trying to be able to finish in the top four because even though there is still a wide enough points gap. But still, basically Bilbao still has a chance to be able to finish in the top four.

But unfortunately, it seems that Bilbao's performance at this moment or lately also does not look promising to be able to enter the top four, because even though Bilbao played at home against Villarreal, the fact is that Bilbao is still difficult to make goals. But in the 46th minute Villarreal only played with 10 player because of the red card obtained by Santi Comesana. With factors like this, Bilbao should be able to maximize it to be able to score goals and win at home this time.