La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[tusandii]

Carlo Ancelotti is highly appreciated in Real Madrid for having a total number of 162 matches with 115 wins, 24 draws, and 23 losses, as Real Madrid head coach.

He started his coaching job at Real Madrid in the 2021/2022 season and he has won many important trophies for them(Champions League, Super Cup, Copa del Rey and UEFA Super Cup) since he became the coach of Real Madrid.

We talked too much about Real Madrid's massive success with 5 Champions League title last decade but forgot that they need more than 10 years from the 9th Champions League title to a 10th Champions League title. They called it as a Decima and spent a lot of time, waited many seasons to win the Decima. The coach who helped them to win Decima is Carlo Ancelotti after many coaches before him, failed with this mission.

List of their titles in Champions League: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_CF

1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22

Yes, Real Madrid's journey to win many UCL trophies was indeed full of twists and turns, many coaches wasted a lot of time before Carlo Ancelotti took charge of the Real Madrid club, he is an extraordinary coach and was able to break Real Madrid's series of failures in the UCL. Apart from that, there is still Zidane who is also the Part of Real Madrid's success in the last few seasons are these two coaches who have recorded a good history for Real Madrid in the last 5 UCL trophies and they also recorded domestic titles for Madrid.

However, despite the many twists and turns of Madrid's journey in the UCL, but not as long as other clubs who are fighting tooth and nail to get this big trophy, Madrid is indeed the best club in Europe, no matter how many obstacles it has faced so far, it does not rule out the possibility that it is the best club. throughout European history and no club has ever matched him.

[Roseline492]

The loses from Alaves indeed very dissapointing and i think rather than attempts to pursuing Girona i think Atletico Madrid should be starting to worried about their current position on League Table because they only have 3 points above to Bilbao and if Atletico Madrid cannot able to bounce back then it's not impossible for Bilbao will be taking over 4th place from them and i have says about this before because Atletico Madrid have a problem with their consistency while playing away and Simeone have to immediately to solved this problem because if Atletico Madrid still unable to bounce back then possibly they will not playing at Champion League next season
For other match in Laliga Sevilla was successfully to extended their winning streak yesterday that they can overcomes Mallorca with narrow scores 2-1 and this winning result is very important for Sevilla because now they can occupy 12th place on League Table and i think Sevilla position will be safe now and they will not going to be relegated

Atletico Madrid needs to improve there performance because what they are playing lately is not encouraging at all because there last two matches was nothing to write home about because they did not try at all considering the competition they have with other clubs on the fourth position, however there losing that surprises me was there last match against Deportivo Alaves, though I know that Deportivo Alaves has a home advantage over them but considering how poor and inconsistent Deportivo Alaves has been Atletico Madrid should have easily win the match but could not and instead of playing draw they had to lose the match 2-0 against them, so with the point they have now if they lose any match they stand on a chance of losing there position to Bilbao.

[Hirose UK]

Meanwhile, when Real Madrid won the El Clasico match, their city rivals, Atletico, actually lost to Alaves. I didn't think that Atletico would be this easy to beat, especially with a score of 2-0, I think it's quite embarrassing. Atletico should have been able to reply to the goal or better yet turn things around but unfortunately Diego Simione's squad had to fall with this less than good result.

The match was very tough where there were a total of 8 yellow cards that had to be issued by the referee to each player from both teams. Of course Alaves will not allow Atletico to break into their goal and this result makes Alaves move away from the relegation zone and Atletico can only sit in a big position and will not be able to catch Girona.

Diego Simeone tries but he doesn't reach the standards of Carlo Ancelotti. Real Madrid headcoach, Carlo Ancelotti needs nothing but winning and lifting major titles with Real Madrid. He's been mute when it comes to directing his players during game play, he knows exactly what to do and have always remained calm with his team. I would Real Madrid have everything to win the UEFA Champions League after eliminating the defending champion. Real Madrid have been the best squad this season, they will continue to dominate their opponents and also have a higher odds of thrashing every single opponents.

But actually Diego Simeone and Ancelotti are different coaches, in terms of experience and leadership style in implementing strategies and game steps, both of them have quite significant differences.
Atletico Madrid is indeed quite strong team, but they still often make mistakes which make the results of matches make no sense.
Defeat against Alaves was embarrassing for Diego Simeone and with this defeat they had to be willing to lose full points to still have significant big point difference from Bilbao.

For Ancelotti himself, he has shown the world that he is indeed great coach and is still able to bring Real Madrid to the peak of its glory in winning titles in several competitions.
They will only focus on the UCL for now and Ancelotti really looks so calm after ensuring that Real Madrid enters the semifinals, everything will go easily and those in the semifinals are still below Real Madrid performance level.

[Mame89]

Diego Simeone tries but he doesn't reach the standards of Carlo Ancelotti. Real Madrid headcoach, Carlo Ancelotti needs nothing but winning and lifting major titles with Real Madrid. He's been mute when it comes to directing his players during game play, he knows exactly what to do and have always remained calm with his team. I would Real Madrid have everything to win the UEFA Champions League after eliminating the defending champion. Real Madrid have been the best squad this season, they will continue to dominate their opponents and also have a higher odds of thrashing every single opponents.

Athletico Madrid has experienced a significant decline in performance in recent months. After failing in the UCL, they don't seem to have the enthusiasm to win the match in La Liga, even though their position in fourth place is still threatened because their points with Bilbao are not far apart. But even so, I still believe they can finish in the top four until the end of the season.

However, it must be admitted that this season in La Liga, Diego Simeone has beaten Ancelotti twice, both at home and away. This proves that even though Real Madrid appeared strong this season, they were unable to beat Athletico Madrid. I sometimes wonder about Athletico Madrid, they just want to beat Real Madrid every season, not compete in LaLiga. Because when they meet a strong team like Real Madrid, they perform well, but when facing a weak opponent they are often inconsistent.

[Synchronice]

You are right, it’s a shameful for the whole Spanish league to not have a goal line technology, and it’s good to check the goal score by Lamin yamal and the referee said it’s not a goal, but what we should all know is that the fault is not from Real Madrid, I see that many Barcelona fans are getting and angry and saying that Real Madrid paid the referee and the VAR coordinators, any Barcelona fans that said that is not a real fans of Barcelona because he needs to remember during Ronaldo and Messi time when the referee are on the Barcelona side, and Real Madrid fans are complaining during the time, many Barcelona fans are happy and saying is because Real Madrid player’s are not good, then now Barcelona should stop blaming and take it as they don’t have a good players.

Real Madrid squad is better than Barcelona squad and even though they check the goal and award it as a goal it will not affect Real Madrid, at the end the match will be replay and still Real Madrid will defeat Barcelona in that match, I didn’t say what the referee did is good but Barcelona always complain in everything they did and continue to be blaming the referee in every single game they played, and I believe if Real Madrid is the one who got robbed on this game nobody will say anything.

Royal Spanish Football Federation shared a VAR audio where VAR referees say tha they don't have vide from camera angles that would help them to accurately state whether there was a goal or not but today on TikTok I see angles where it shows me that it was 100% goal, without a doubt! Strange.
Javier Tebas Medrano stated that investments in infrastructure and digitalization have driven significant growth in income but La Liga doesn't have enough time and money to invest in Goal-Line technology, that's a shame [Source ¹]

Yes, Real Madrid's squad is better than Barcelona's squad but still, this technology is very important and necessary. Barca has a very tough times but I still think that they aren't strong enough to win games.

[swogerino]

Diego Simeone tries but he doesn't reach the standards of Carlo Ancelotti. Real Madrid headcoach, Carlo Ancelotti needs nothing but winning and lifting major titles with Real Madrid. He's been mute when it comes to directing his players during game play, he knows exactly what to do and have always remained calm with his team. I would Real Madrid have everything to win the UEFA Champions League after eliminating the defending champion. Real Madrid have been the best squad this season, they will continue to dominate their opponents and also have a higher odds of thrashing every single opponents.

Athletico Madrid has experienced a significant decline in performance in recent months. After failing in the UCL, they don't seem to have the enthusiasm to win the match in La Liga, even though their position in fourth place is still threatened because their points with Bilbao are not far apart. But even so, I still believe they can finish in the top four until the end of the season.

However, it must be admitted that this season in La Liga, Diego Simeone has beaten Ancelotti twice, both at home and away. This proves that even though Real Madrid appeared strong this season, they were unable to beat Athletico Madrid. I sometimes wonder about Athletico Madrid, they just want to beat Real Madrid every season, not compete in LaLiga. Because when they meet a strong team like Real Madrid, they perform well, but when facing a weak opponent they are often inconsistent.

The problem with Atletico is that they are assured the fourth place despite having one of the worse performances in La Liga during recent times and recent games.They are still recovering from that Champions League elimination and are not focusing like they should on La Liga exactly for the reason that they have assured the qualification again in Champions for next year.I don't think that 3 points difference is a small one so they can risk to lose the chance to take part in Champions next season.

[Luzin]

I am curious about the state of Arda Guler, Anceloti has not given many minutes to him. I'm afraid he'll be the same as Kubo who moved to another team because he didn't get many minutes. Actually I can't wait to see him play, and make a lot of contributions. But in the local media there was a lot of news that he was getting impatient. But Guler's friend at Fenerbace Ozil gave advice to stay patient and keep training. Because Ozil understands that Real Madrid is a team that has quality players, Guler can learn from all his friends at Real Madrid. So Ozil told Guler to be patient.

Source: https://www.goal.com

[bitLeap]

Meanwhile, when Real Madrid won the El Clasico match, their city rivals, Atletico, actually lost to Alaves. I didn't think that Atletico would be this easy to beat, especially with a score of 2-0, I think it's quite embarrassing. Atletico should have been able to reply to the goal or better yet turn things around but unfortunately Diego Simione's squad had to fall with this less than good result.

I was surprised to see the mentality of the Atletico Madrid players who, after losing in the UCL, lost in La Liga. Maybe their spirits are starting to wane? If they continue to decline, it is possible that Bilbao will move up and down from 4th position in the standings. Because the next match will be very decisive for the two teams who meet at the weekend. Atletico Madrid must rise if they want to remain in the UCL next season and focus on maintaining their current position. Overtaking Girona is not an easy thing, with a difference of 7 points and will continue to create a difference of only one option for Atletico Madrid by strengthening its position in the top 4.

[Uruhara]

Meanwhile, when Real Madrid won the El Clasico match, their city rivals, Atletico, actually lost to Alaves. I didn't think that Atletico would be this easy to beat, especially with a score of 2-0, I think it's quite embarrassing. Atletico should have been able to reply to the goal or better yet turn things around but unfortunately Diego Simione's squad had to fall with this less than good result.

The match was very tough where there were a total of 8 yellow cards that had to be issued by the referee to each player from both teams. Of course Alaves will not allow Atletico to break into their goal and this result makes Alaves move away from the relegation zone and Atletico can only sit in a big position and will not be able to catch Girona.

Atletico Madrid indeed suffered a quite embarrassing defeat. And actually Atletico Madrid also lost the opportunity to widen the point difference they have with Bilbao. In the last match, Bilbao also only got a draw. And if Bilbao is able to win then currently the difference in points between Bilbao and Atletico Madrid will be very thin. This also indicates that Atletico Madrid still cannot feel safe with the 4th ranking position they currently occupy.

It looks like Alavez will survive in the league and they will fight again next season. And conversely, 2 clubs that were able to stay in Laliga last season now have the potential to be relegated. namely Cadiz and Almeria. Almeria may even be certain to be relegated. Meanwhile, Cadiz still has a slim chance of getting out of the relegation zone. But I am sure that Cadiz will also join Almeria in being relegated from Laliga.

[KTChampions]

I think there was definitely corruption in the affairs of Barcelona, the only question is how criminal. The problem is that no one is interested in this, but UEFA is using this case as pressure on Barcelona (as the founder of the Super League) for its own benefit.
Therefore, all these matters only irritate me - there will never be justice, but only an agreement between dirty businessmen.

Saying there was definitely corruption without any proof is like sentencing a person without any proof whatsoever. Have you looked at the details of the case? Negeira owned a firm Barcelona hired, there's nothing more that proofs otherwise. He was the head of referees or something at the time, how was he going to influence matches for Barcelona when he was not the referee on the pitch? These are matches we watched, so it's like we didn't watch the matches, nothing that was in favour of Barcelona is different from what we see everyday in football.
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What?  Have you read the details of the case yourself?
This is 100% corruption, but if facts are not enough for you and you want to pretend that “not everything is so simple here,” then you cannot deny that this is a 100% conflict of interests, the existence of which in any civilized country is already enough to dismiss/impose punishments. Well, like when city mayors’ wives (or other relatives) suddenly discover their business talents and become millionaires.
But as I already said, no one cares about facts and justice and no one will cut the goose that lays the golden eggs (Barcelona is a big brand) and everything will be exactly the same as in the cases of other “too big to fall” criminals like City, PSG, etc.

[Lannakosa]

I was surprised to see the mentality of the Atletico Madrid players who, after losing in the UCL, lost in La Liga. Maybe their spirits are starting to wane? If they continue to decline, it is possible that Bilbao will move up and down from 4th position in the standings. Because the next match will be very decisive for the two teams who meet at the weekend. Atletico Madrid must rise if they want to remain in the UCL next season and focus on maintaining their current position. Overtaking Girona is not an easy thing, with a difference of 7 points and will continue to create a difference of only one option for Atletico Madrid by strengthening its position in the top 4.

Atletico lost very unexpectedly, but they were lucky that Athletic Bilbao also lost points in this round. In a head-to-head match, Atletico will not miss their chance to beat the guests, this is too important a match. Maybe the defeat in the Champions League affected Atletico, it’s difficult when you have to stop one step before the semi-finals, especially since they had a victory in the first match.

But they need to move on, so that have the opportunity to play in the Champions League again next season. I don’t expect the team that reached the quarterfinals to be left without a Champions League, so I only expect victory from Atletico.

[Palakka]

Atletico lost very unexpectedly, but they were lucky that Athletic Bilbao also lost points in this round. In a head-to-head match, Atletico will not miss their chance to beat the guests, this is too important a match. Maybe the defeat in the Champions League affected Atletico, it’s difficult when you have to stop one step before the semi-finals, especially since they had a victory in the first match.

But they need to move on, so that have the opportunity to play in the Champions League again next season. I don’t expect the team that reached the quarterfinals to be left without a Champions League, so I only expect victory from Atletico.

Atletico Madrid failed to stay away from Bilbao  after a shock defeat to Deportivo Alaves, in the previous match, Bilbao failed also won full points from Granada but in my opinion it was Atletico's defeat that gave an advantage to Bilbao, because they could still keep a distance so they still had the opportunity to be able to chase the Champions League zone, if Atletico won yesterday's match of course Bilbao's chances were increasingly closed to get to the Champions League zone Because of their wider gap, what you say may have some truth, the defeat to Dortmund certainly made the mentality of the Atletico players down and we can even see how Alaves can break Atletico's concentration when Atletico dominate the match.

The defeat of Atletico Madrid, I think now again opens up opportunities for Bilbao because now they are only 3 points apart, so I think next week's match between Bilbao and Atletico Madrid will be decisive for both teams in winning the last ticket to the Champions League next season, I think Bilbao should be able to take advantage of next week's match to be able to ensure a Champions League ticket next season for them because honestly I want to see how great it is Bilbao if the Champions League next season.

[indah rezqi]

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Atletico lost very unexpectedly, but they were lucky that Athletic Bilbao also lost points in this round. In a head-to-head match, Atletico will not miss their chance to beat the guests, this is too important a match. Maybe the defeat in the Champions League affected Atletico, it’s difficult when you have to stop one step before the semi-finals, especially since they had a victory in the first match.

But they need to move on, so that have the opportunity to play in the Champions League again next season. I don’t expect the team that reached the quarterfinals to be left without a Champions League, so I only expect victory from Atletico.

Atletico journey to finish in the top four of the standings will be determined in the next match, they will face Bilbao, who is their closest competitor. On paper, Simeone squad has a higher chance of securing full points, besides that acting as hosts will certainly make it easier for them to win and forget about the defeat to Alavez. Bilbao will also try to make the most of the opportunity, they must gain momentum if they have the ambition to play in the Champions League. The Atletico versus Bilbao match will be one of the interesting matches next week.

Currently Atletico and Bilbao are only separated by 3 points, this is a real threat that Simeone squad must take very seriously, because the number of matches ahead is no longer many. Although tradition Atletico are certainly more experienced when it comes to competing in the top four and securing tickets to the Champions League, it could be that this season Bilbao will get that luck. Apart from all that, the competition to finish in the Champions League zone is predicted to continue until the end of the season.

[Frankolala]

Atletico lost very unexpectedly, but they were lucky that Athletic Bilbao also lost points in this round. In a head-to-head match, Atletico will not miss their chance to beat the guests, this is too important a match. Maybe the defeat in the Champions League affected Atletico, it’s difficult when you have to stop one step before the semi-finals, especially since they had a victory in the first match.

But they need to move on, so that have the opportunity to play in the Champions League again next season. I don’t expect the team that reached the quarterfinals to be left without a Champions League, so I only expect victory from Atletico.

Atletico Madrid failed to stay away from Bilbao  after a shock defeat to Deportivo Alaves, in the previous match, Bilbao failed also won full points from Granada but in my opinion it was Atletico's defeat that gave an advantage to Bilbao, because they could still keep a distance so they still had the opportunity to be able to chase the Champions League zone, if Atletico won yesterday's match of course Bilbao's chances were increasingly closed to get to the Champions League zone Because of their wider gap, what you say may have some truth, the defeat to Dortmund certainly made the mentality of the Atletico players down and we can even see how Alaves can break Atletico's concentration when Atletico dominate the match.

The defeat of Atletico Madrid, I think now again opens up opportunities for Bilbao because now they are only 3 points apart, so I think next week's match between Bilbao and Atletico Madrid will be decisive for both teams in winning the last ticket to the Champions League next season, I think Bilbao should be able to take advantage of next week's match to be able to ensure a Champions League ticket next season for them because honestly I want to see how great it is Bilbao if the Champions League next season.

I think that Atletico Madrid was on fatigue, and their exit from Europa might also have affected their performance as they lost to Dortmund in the quarter finals second leg in Germany. This must ha e been the cause of their defeat on Sunday. I believe that Atletico Madrid will take their next match very serious with Bilbao, especially now that their qualification to the champions league next season is at stake.

Bilbao also wants to go to the champions league next season, and they have seen this match as an advantage for them to make their dreams come through, if only they can defeat Atletico Madrid. It will really be worst for Atletico to lose this match because if they do, Bilbao will move to the fourth position on the table with goal aggregate. It will be an interesting match to watch.

[hahay]

Meanwhile, when Real Madrid won the El Clasico match, their city rivals, Atletico, actually lost to Alaves. I didn't think that Atletico would be this easy to beat, especially with a score of 2-0, I think it's quite embarrassing. Atletico should have been able to reply to the goal or better yet turn things around but unfortunately Diego Simione's squad had to fall with this less than good result.

I was surprised to see the mentality of the Atletico Madrid players who, after losing in the UCL, lost in La Liga. Maybe their spirits are starting to wane? If they continue to decline, it is possible that Bilbao will move up and down from 4th position in the standings. Because the next match will be very decisive for the two teams who meet at the weekend. Atletico Madrid must rise if they want to remain in the UCL next season and focus on maintaining their current position. Overtaking Girona is not an easy thing, with a difference of 7 points and will continue to create a difference of only one option for Atletico Madrid by strengthening its position in the top 4.

Atletico was really very disappointing, obviously, because basically Alaves was also a promoted team this season but in fact, in their match yesterday, basically Atletico still had good statistics in the match. But still, Atletico failed to score a goal and instead of scoring an equalizer to make it 1-1, in fact Atletico conceded for the second time in the match so Alaves managed to win with a score of 2-0, and Alaves managed to end the previous three consecutive defeats.

Also, regarding the next match, the reality is that Atletico will play at home against Bilbao but, even though they are still in competition for fourth place, but the reality is that recently the performance of Atletico and Bilbao has also decreased. But yes, if for example Bilbao beat Atletico then Bilbao and Atletico will have the same points, but Bilbao wins in total goals. Therefore, if for example Bilbao manages to beat Atletico then Bilbao will overtake Atletico even though their points tally is the same.

But yes, considering Bilbao's performance which has also declined in the last three matches, then I doubt Bilbao in the match against Atletico later, and it looks like Atletico will be able to maintain its position in the top four.
By the way, I might be one of the victims of Atletico bad result against Alaves yesterday. LOL

[onecall123]

Meanwhile, when Real Madrid won the El Clasico match, their city rivals, Atletico, actually lost to Alaves. I didn't think that Atletico would be this easy to beat, especially with a score of 2-0, I think it's quite embarrassing. Atletico should have been able to reply to the goal or better yet turn things around but unfortunately Diego Simione's squad had to fall with this less than good result.

The match was very tough where there were a total of 8 yellow cards that had to be issued by the referee to each player from both teams. Of course Alaves will not allow Atletico to break into their goal and this result makes Alaves move away from the relegation zone and Atletico can only sit in a big position and will not be able to catch Girona.

Alaves secured all three points at home against Atletico Madrid, that was brutal reply from them. Atletico Madrid had a tough week and suffered a disappointing loss against Alaves. Diego Simeone's team seemed to still be affected by their previous Champions League defeat. They don't seem focused when playing away games. However, Alaves' important victory is shaking up the La Liga standings. While Diego Simeone's side may struggle to catch Girona, they face a tough battle to secure a top-four finish this season.

[Volgastallion]

Nooo man so sad that bet, losing it for that match makes me feel like shit.

But one thing caught me, really the odds before the match was 1.85 for Atletico Madrid? Seems really high, and i have to say if i see it i also gonna take that bet.

Simeone needs to rebuild all the team, is gonna be a really shaking market this one for them.

[Marvell1]

Real Betis and Real Sociedad have a competition going on between themselves about who is going to finish in the sixth position. I think we can also say that Valencia is also in that race as well. Actually, before the match between Valencia and Real Betis, Valencia was the one who had a better chance to compete for the sixth position. But after the loss in this match, they have actually caused problems for themselves. they also have a match against Barcelona still left in the La Liga competition.

So I don't think it is going to be a good idea to assume they are capable of finishing on the sixth position. Real Betis does have a chance but the problem is they also have a match left with Real Madrid. I am pretty sure that they are not going to win that match. But the reason why I think there is a chance for Real Sociedad to actually lose the position is that they have one match left against Barcelona and one match left against Real Madrid. And that is a big problem for them right now.

[beerlover]

Meanwhile, when Real Madrid won the El Clasico match, their city rivals, Atletico, actually lost to Alaves. I didn't think that Atletico would be this easy to beat, especially with a score of 2-0, I think it's quite embarrassing. Atletico should have been able to reply to the goal or better yet turn things around but unfortunately Diego Simione's squad had to fall with this less than good result.

The match was very tough where there were a total of 8 yellow cards that had to be issued by the referee to each player from both teams. Of course Alaves will not allow Atletico to break into their goal and this result makes Alaves move away from the relegation zone and Atletico can only sit in a big position and will not be able to catch Girona.

Diego Simeone tries but he doesn't reach the standards of Carlo Ancelotti. Real Madrid headcoach, Carlo Ancelotti needs nothing but winning and lifting major titles with Real Madrid. He's been mute when it comes to directing his players during game play, he knows exactly what to do and have always remained calm with his team. I would Real Madrid have everything to win the UEFA Champions League after eliminating the defending champion. Real Madrid have been the best squad this season, they will continue to dominate their opponents and also have a higher odds of thrashing every single opponents.

While I do agree that Ancelotti is a far far better manager, one of the all time greatest manager of course, that still doesn't change the fact that Real Madrid has been complained about by every team.

I mean if it was just one or two, I would understand, and obviously every fan, every player, every manager, every staff, including Perez, all will say that teams are complaining because Real Madrid is good and they beat them, but the reality is that we have so many video proof that they got undeserving wins, and they can fool themselves if they want to, but we see the videos, we do not buy it. So that is why Simeone had no chance, for a team with such smaller budget compared to opponents, they are doing fine in general, even won a title a few years back.

[Tony116]

A big competition is going to happen between Barcelona and Girona. Girona is only two points behind Barcelona. And both of them have a match against each other. They are going to fight for the second position. I believe for both of the teams it actually means something to be the runner-up of the La Liga competition. For Barcelona, it means having some pride in finishing in the second position. For Girona, I believe finishing on the first three positions is already a big improvement. But finishing in the second position and finishing above Barcelona is something of an achievement in itself. But they will also have to win the other matches that are left for them. I don’t know if Girona will be able to be so consistent at this stage.