La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Volgastallion]

Yes Barcelona behavior at financial level is pure trahs, they are like the goverments, they keep sepnding and acumulating more and more debt without any plan to pay that debt, only wants to win something and have one magic transfer who saves them, and that is gonna end wrong clearly.

I can see some arabian guy putting money or owning Barcelona in a near future.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

It's not easy to survive in La Liga because the competition is quite fierce and I think Granada is not ready to compete fiercely in the La LIga competition.
Granada's big defeat is quite reasonable, Real Madrid has a much stronger strength even though they play with their substitute players and also Real Madrid's reserve players want to show their true quality when given playing minutes by Ancelotti so of course they will play to the fullest as shown when match against Granada.

There is nothing to argue about Granada they are the 2nd team confirmed to be relegated, by only collecting 21 points and 3 matches remaining, the maximum points obtained is 30 meanwhile, to get out of the relegation zone they have to collect 35 points so there is no other way. Cadiz is one of the teams in the relegation zone they still have a chance to stay away from relegation but it takes a miracle to do it, winning all the remaining matches is not a guarantee because they hope Celta Vila loses in the next 3 matches.

[Oluwa-btc]

Another day for Real Madrid to exercise their muscle on a weaker team, their typical action of oppressor. I'm expecting them to win Deportivo Alaves without much resistance even though they are not compelled to do that as the league is already settled. Such wins might just be to maintain their playing pattern and as a training for the final between Borussia Dortmund.

As usual, I will drop a bet of over 3.5, a high probability bet which I hope to combine with Tottenham against Manchester City.  Even if Manchester City wins Tottenham today, the later will definitely score at least a goal.

They already sealed the Champions League Competition up in my head, lol and also the La Liga Competition. I don't expect too much from.thrm during this game so they'll try as much as possible to rotate the squad and give first team players good game rest ahead. In the coming weeks, they will be seeing some of them legends leaving the club finally after many years of victory and glory. I don't even have a prediction to give no more because they have sealed the competition already.

Àrda Guler, Dani Cebllos, Franc Garcia and Brahim Diaz who have seen less game time should be able to play this game, we don't want reports of Real Madrid missing important players before the finals.

I'm going for a fulltime draw game if I'm to bet. That game seem tougher than it seems, for personal reasons, I do not want Manchester City to win the Premier League Competition. Arsenal deserves it, they have been a better side in the Premier League Competition this season.

Yes Barcelona behavior at financial level is pure trahs, they are like the goverments, they keep sepnding and acumulating more and more debt without any plan to pay that debt, only wants to win something and have one magic transfer who saves them, and that is gonna end wrong clearly.

I can see some arabian guy putting money or owning Barcelona in a near future.

I know they have plans of selling some players to raise funds for the club. A player like Frankie De Jong, Robert Lewandoski, Raphina and Araujo all should be sold completely.
I don't know how better I should say this, they have a good coach all they need is backing and players to fuel the chase for trophies next season.

[temple]

Another day for Real Madrid to exercise their muscle on a weaker team, their typical action of oppressor. I'm expecting them to win Deportivo Alaves without much resistance even though they are not compelled to do that as the league is already settled. Such wins might just be to maintain their playing pattern and as a training for the final between Borussia Dortmund.

I think playing second tier players is a good thing for Real Madrid to do, considering that they have to be really fit when the Champions League Final starts, because playing the main players is very worrying and there is a fear of fatigue or injury which might occur. , we know that the League competition has ended and Real Madrid came out as champions, so there's no harm in giving flying hours to second-tier players and their young players, at least they deserve those flying hours, because it will be much more economical and not draining. the energy of the main players at least gives them a break or a vacation.

It is a good question how Ancelotti will go about this until June 1st because La Liga ends later than other leagues I think? At least they have three more games to go while many leagues have two or one more game to go.

He wouldn't want his top players to not be playing at all until June 1st I guess, but at the same time he wants to avoid at all costs that a dumb injury happens. It is a fine line, maybe some will get a break indeed until June 1st.

But otherwise it is of course the right decision to give players now playtime that usually don't play as much.

[yudi09]

It wasn't Barcelona's best game, but Xavi's recent games have been difficult and they were lucky to regain second place. But if Xavi wants to make the team stronger, he will have to work very hard in the transfer market in the summer. And he should learn to accept criticism as part of his job, because the team has different times, there are downturns and in such periods they will blame him, he need to be prepared for this. But in order to compete with such a Real you need to try very hard, and spend a lot of money, and in Barcelona there are still big problems with this.

I will not give an assessment of whether Barcelona's game was good or bad in that match. Generally for me Xavi is not bad in handling Barcelona this season.

Barcelona has experienced many obstacles this season which have made it quite difficult for Xavi to compete since the start of the season. You are right, next season the club needs to pay attention to what the team needs that Xavi wants if Barcelona wants to achieve many achievements.
One of them concerns player spending in the open transfer window.
The defense line is a line that Xavi must improve because this season this line is very vulnerable.

[makishart]

Another day for Real Madrid to exercise their muscle on a weaker team, their typical action of oppressor. I'm expecting them to win Deportivo Alaves without much resistance even though they are not compelled to do that as the league is already settled. Such wins might just be to maintain their playing pattern and as a training for the final between Borussia Dortmund.

I think playing second tier players is a good thing for Real Madrid to do, considering that they have to be really fit when the Champions League Final starts, because playing the main players is very worrying and there is a fear of fatigue or injury which might occur. , we know that the League competition has ended and Real Madrid came out as champions, so there's no harm in giving flying hours to second-tier players and their young players, at least they deserve those flying hours, because it will be much more economical and not draining. the energy of the main players at least gives them a break or a vacation.

That was the lineup used by Real Madrid in their last game and if you were aware if soem changes have been made by ancellotti in that game. As you can see, Ancelotti started Arda Guler alongside other players such as Brahim Diaz and Ceballos even madrid's oldest player, Modric has also played as a starter . it shows that how ancellotti was really valuing all of his players. It demonstrates that Ancelotti is concerned with the club's regeneration.
He has done exactly what you have said above. Ancellotti gave the young players a chance to gain more experience by playing the remaining La Liga matches after the club won the trophy this season. This is why I pay my full respects to the Ancellotti.

I expect Real Madrid to keep the same starting lineup in the upcoming game. It means that Ancelotti has made regeneration a priority for the club.
Arda Guler is expected to become a regular starter until the final match. It will allow him to gain valuable football experience.

[Cookdata]

Yes Barcelona behavior at financial level is pure trahs, they are like the goverments, they keep sepnding and acumulating more and more debt without any plan to pay that debt, only wants to win something and have one magic transfer who saves them, and that is gonna end wrong clearly.

I can see some arabian guy putting money or owning Barcelona in a near future.

When I saw some rumors been paraded about Lewandowski leaving Barcelona for another club, I was kind of happier for them, atleast a salary slash for new replacement but it seems the club is not letting go anytime soon especially how his agent came to debunk the news as "nonsense" but it's understandable, they don't have any potential replace that will help them as no.9 for now and perhaps the available good ones are costly for now considering the position of the club.

The way Real Madrid is hungry for new players, they seems not even interested on any loan anymore and with this, I fear how Barcelona are going to actually survive El clasico in the next 3 years, Mbape is coming and few more are on their ways, the battle is going to be legendary.

[hahay]

It's not easy to survive in La Liga because the competition is quite fierce and I think Granada is not ready to compete fiercely in the La LIga competition.
Granada's big defeat is quite reasonable, Real Madrid has a much stronger strength even though they play with their substitute players and also Real Madrid's reserve players want to show their true quality when given playing minutes by Ancelotti so of course they will play to the fullest as shown when match against Granada.

There is nothing to argue about Granada they are the 2nd team confirmed to be relegated, by only collecting 21 points and 3 matches remaining, the maximum points obtained is 30 meanwhile, to get out of the relegation zone they have to collect 35 points so there is no other way. Cadiz is one of the teams in the relegation zone they still have a chance to stay away from relegation but it takes a miracle to do it, winning all the remaining matches is not a guarantee because they hope Celta Vila loses in the next 3 matches.

I agree, that Real Madrid's second tier players will certainly show their quality and potential when they are given playing time. Even though they only played against teams in the relegation zone, but Real Madrid's second tier players also didn't hold back and were still aiming for a good final result too, ofcourse. But at least, today Real Madrid will play at home against Alaves and I'm curious whether Ancelotti will play his second tier players again or not . Because after all,at least Alaves is also a mediocre team and as such, it is likely that Ancelotti will play his second tier players but even so, I personally will still be confident that Real Madrid will still win at the Bernabeu.

[Razmirraz]

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I will not give an assessment of whether Barcelona's game was good or bad in that match. Generally for me Xavi is not bad in handling Barcelona this season.

Barcelona has experienced many obstacles this season which have made it quite difficult for Xavi to compete since the start of the season. You are right, next season the club needs to pay attention to what the team needs that Xavi wants if Barcelona wants to achieve many achievements.
One of them concerns player spending in the open transfer window.
The defense line is a line that Xavi must improve because this season this line is very vulnerable.

There is always a comparison of the results achieved each season, as a result of failing to defend the La Liga title this season, Xavi performance has come under sharp scrutiny from outside parties. In general, it is quite difficult to handle a large team, there are always demands that are a burden on the coach, when the team is unable to achieve the targets set by management, the coach is the first person to be blamed.

Yes, it's not too bad, Barcelona has only had five defeats since the start of the season and seven draws. Competitive competition from Real Madrid makes it difficult for Barcelona to catch up with their points. This season's failures must be corrected next season, there are several positions that need to be replaced to maintain the stability of the squad. Xavi must be able to make Barcelona win several titles next season to increase the club's income while reducing the financial burden it is facing.

[Ahli38]

Yes Barcelona behavior at financial level is pure trahs, they are like the goverments, they keep sepnding and acumulating more and more debt without any plan to pay that debt, only wants to win something and have one magic transfer who saves them, and that is gonna end wrong clearly.

I can see some arabian guy putting money or owning Barcelona in a near future.

I also can't deny this because I almost have the same thoughts about this club. But miraculously, despite this, we can still see that this club is always one of the second or first strongest. And in fact, if the Arabs then came to control, their fate would actually be better, as has happened to several clubs in other leagues. But one thing that is certain is that this club has been in financial trouble for too long. And actually they need a solution as soon as possible. Maybe they have fixed it little by little but other problems could arise if they don't solve the old problems immediately. But I hope a miracle does come to this club.

[Chilwell]

Osasuna vs Mallorca


Osasuna StartXI: 4-3-3

Aitor Fernández; Rubén Peña; Alejandro Catena; Jorge Herrando; Juan Cruz; Jon Moncayola; Iker Muñoz; Aimar Oroz; Rubén García; Raúl García; José Manuel Arnáiz

Mallorca StartXI: 5-4-1

Predrag Rajković; Nacho Vidal; Giovanni González; Antonio Raíllo; Matija Nastasić; Toni Lato; Dani Rodríguez; Omar Mascarell; Manu Morlanes; Sergi Darder; Cyle Larin

Osasuna had just been lucky with earlier performance the had from the beginning of the season, if not they will find them in relegation zone, because if they started with this their current performance they will not end well that why the earlier the better, they haven't won a single match in their last five matches both home and away. While Mallorca are really running away from relegation zone which their dream are coming true, at least the won their last game, checking their last five matches despite the loss some i was still impressed with their performance, they played against tough team like Real Madrid, which they manage to end the match 0-1, this game really make me to have confidence for Mallorca. The both teams really need this match, it very important for both.

[Die_empty]

Yes Barcelona behavior at financial level is pure trahs, they are like the goverments, they keep sepnding and acumulating more and more debt without any plan to pay that debt, only wants to win something and have one magic transfer who saves them, and that is gonna end wrong clearly.

I can see some arabian guy putting money or owning Barcelona in a near future.

I also can't deny this because I almost have the same thoughts about this club. But miraculously, despite this, we can still see that this club is always one of the second or first strongest. And in fact, if the Arabs then came to control, their fate would actually be better, as has happened to several clubs in other leagues. But one thing that is certain is that this club has been in financial trouble for too long. And actually they need a solution as soon as possible. Maybe they have fixed it little by little but other problems could arise if they don't solve the old problems immediately. But I hope a miracle does come to this club.

Coach Xabi Hernandez has successfully managed the players that the club could afford to achieve some level of success. Last season was better because they won a trophy but they have not had a good season currently. If nothing is done, the club will still struggle next season because they have not been able to come out of their financial mess. The Blaugrana still have a high wage bill because they have some top-class players.

The option might be to let some high-earning players leave at the end of the season. Players like Raphinha who earns about €240,000 per week might have to be replaced by younger and cheaper players like Lamine Yamal. The club has also shown the indication of letting Ronald Araújo enable them to raise to  €100 million ($109m) for the sale of the quality centre-back. And it seems Bayern Munich is interested in signing the Uruguay international. Selling some amount of stake to the money bags from the gulf will also be another viable option to safe the club from bankruptcy. 

[KTChampions]

It really saddens me about how bilbao was missing a chance to play in the UCL. I was thinking that if bilbao will able to defend its place but it was wrong about that. Atletico madrid was slowly but surely is always able in getting very good results. The club is now havnig very big chance to qualify for the UCL next season. Have 4 clubs that will be qualified to the UCL.
It sounds good to have girona in the top 4. this is a new history for girona. I never expect this to perform perfectly like this as a midtable club last season who can take a part in the UCL next season. It's always so amazing to see how girona's coach has been always working so hard in order to make his club perform even better.

It's impossible for atletico madrid to be surpassed by bilbao, it has 8 points more. It's obvious bilbao must be feeling satisfied to get the 4th place. Congratulation for girona by qualifiong to the UCL.
This club is performing even better after it was a part of city football group. Girona has talented coach who can give positive progress to the club.

Yes, Bilbao lost their chances of qualifying for the Champions League in sad style. But I would note that there is a sadder thing for La Liga: a very low rating due to the fact that literally only Real Madrid shows good, consistent results in the Champions League. If Barcelona and Atlético were as strong as before, then now it would not be Italy and Germany that had 5 tickets to the Champions League, but La Liga + Italy. Thus Bilbao would get a ticket. But now La Liga is lower than all three competitors (Serie A, Bundesliga, Premier League) and in order to get into the top 2, the other clubs except Real Madrid must also start earning a lot of points in the UEFA rankings.

[ShowOff]

Yes Barcelona behavior at financial level is pure trahs, they are like the goverments, they keep sepnding and acumulating more and more debt without any plan to pay that debt, only wants to win something and have one magic transfer who saves them, and that is gonna end wrong clearly.

I can see some arabian guy putting money or owning Barcelona in a near future.

I also can't deny this because I almost have the same thoughts about this club. But miraculously, despite this, we can still see that this club is always one of the second or first strongest. And in fact, if the Arabs then came to control, their fate would actually be better, as has happened to several clubs in other leagues. But one thing that is certain is that this club has been in financial trouble for too long. And actually they need a solution as soon as possible. Maybe they have fixed it little by little but other problems could arise if they don't solve the old problems immediately. But I hope a miracle does come to this club.

Even with their poor financial status, Barcelona is still almost guaranteed to finish in second place in La Liga this season compared to clubs that have better finances than Barcelona. I admit that there is a decline in the performance of defensive players this season compared to last season, but Barcelona have at least been much more successful in the Champions League even though they only reached the quarter-finals.

I can imagine that Xavi would be more successful than many other La Liga club coaches if Barcelona's financial condition was very good. Xavi is still quite capable of building a team in difficult times, but expecting perfection from him especially this season is clearly unreasonable. A financial solution is clearly expected to come to help Barcelona recover, but it will take a long time for this problem to be resolved.

[Moreno233]

At this time Madrid no longer need points in the league so fielding a reserve squad is certainly the right choice for Ancelotti, so far Ancelotti has exerted the all energy of the main players in every crucial game they face and of course giving them rest time will certainly make them fit enough and have a good performance to face the Champions League final later,  For now the Champions League final is the only important game they have and Ancelotti should focus that the match from now on, Dortmund have quality and performance below them but still the final match will make Dortmund to give everything they can to make things difficult for Madrid.

I agree with you on the need to use reserve in the match tonight because of the match they have with Borussia Dortmund which is more important than the already concluded La Liga match. The advantages of using the reserve is high such as avoidance of injuries for any of the major players and avoidance of fatigue. If the players have enough rest from strenuous physical outings, they will be in their top energy during the final. Unfortunately, I don't Ancelotti will chose this option because he is not fond of reserving players. Unless he changes from his old ways, he will use his best sqard tonight and that will mean serious problems for their visitors.

[tusandii]

Unfortunately, I don't Ancelotti will chose this option because he is not fond of reserving players. Unless he changes from his old ways, he will use his best sqard tonight and that will mean serious problems for their visitors.

In fact, in several previous matches, Ancelotti preferred to keep the main players to avoid injury, but who knows what Ancelotti is planning in today's match, we can see if Ancelotti uses the main players to face Alaves.
Meanwhile, Alaves is actually not a club that is too strong for Real Madrid, but I am a little confused about Ancelotti's goal in this match using Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinic as the first players who will compete today.
In fact, if Ancelotti uses reserve players in this match, the result will still be a win because Real Madrid's reserve players also have very good talent and even though the results are bad it will not make any changes to Real Madrid's position.

Looking at the current formation, it looks like Real Madrid will score a big score in this match and maybe Ancelotti can't rest the main players for too long and chooses to warm up the main players so they can still have good physical condition but maybe they will only appear in the first half.

[Salahmu]

Yes Barcelona behavior at financial level is pure trahs, they are like the goverments, they keep sepnding and acumulating more and more debt without any plan to pay that debt, only wants to win something and have one magic transfer who saves them, and that is gonna end wrong clearly.

I can see some arabian guy putting money or owning Barcelona in a near future.

Yeah indeed their behavior in regards to their financial management is quite not encouraging because the club is being affected by it if not that with the help of their coach who was able to revive the club when they almost lost hope of going far on this season because with their performance then they never imagine themselves to get to the points they are now however what Barcelona needs is more good investors that would invest huge on the club just like PSG so that they will be able buy any players of their choice.

Although i believe that the management will be working on how to improve the club next season and even if they are not financially stable I believe that their could be chance for them to improve more because like you said if they have some Arabian Putting money on the club they would surely start making a very good impact more than the way they are now.

[Uruhara]

I agree with you on the need to use reserve in the match tonight because of the match they have with Borussia Dortmund which is more important than the already concluded La Liga match. The advantages of using the reserve is high such as avoidance of injuries for any of the major players and avoidance of fatigue. If the players have enough rest from strenuous physical outings, they will be in their top energy during the final. Unfortunately, I don't Ancelotti will chose this option because he is not fond of reserving players. Unless he changes from his old ways, he will use his best sqard tonight and that will mean serious problems for their visitors.

Ancelotti seems to prefer to secure victory even though Real Madrid are confirmed to be champions this season. And maybe the goal is so that the main players don't lose their sharpness. because sometimes being on the bench too much can make a player lose his sharpness on the field. And there are still about two weeks before the Champions League Final match. And maybe the main players won't play the full time in today's match. They just need to secure a goal early in the match or something and pull it out later.

[Chilwell]

Real Madrid vs Alaves


Real Madrid StartXI: 4-3-3

Thibaut Courtois; Daniel Carvajal; Nacho Fernández; Éder Militão; Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde; Eduardo Camavinga; Toni Kroos; Rodrygo; Jude Bellingham; Vinícius Júnior

Alaves StartXI: 4-3-3

Jesús Owono; Andoni Gorosabel; Abdelkabir Abqar; Rafa Marín; Rubén Duarte; Ander Guevara; Antonio Blanco; Ianis Hagi; Álex Sola; Samuel Omorodion; Luis Rioja

[BALIK]

Yes Barcelona behavior at financial level is pure trahs, they are like the goverments, they keep sepnding and acumulating more and more debt without any plan to pay that debt, only wants to win something and have one magic transfer who saves them, and that is gonna end wrong clearly.

I can see some arabian guy putting money or owning Barcelona in a near future.

I also can't deny this because I almost have the same thoughts about this club. But miraculously, despite this, we can still see that this club is always one of the second or first strongest. And in fact, if the Arabs then came to control, their fate would actually be better, as has happened to several clubs in other leagues. But one thing that is certain is that this club has been in financial trouble for too long. And actually they need a solution as soon as possible. Maybe they have fixed it little by little but other problems could arise if they don't solve the old problems immediately. But I hope a miracle does come to this club.

Coach Xabi Hernandez has successfully managed the players that the club could afford to achieve some level of success. Last season was better because they won a trophy but they have not had a good season currently. If nothing is done, the club will still struggle next season because they have not been able to come out of their financial mess. The Blaugrana still have a high wage bill because they have some top-class players.

The option might be to let some high-earning players leave at the end of the season. Players like Raphinha who earns about €240,000 per week might have to be replaced by younger and cheaper players like Lamine Yamal. The club has also shown the indication of letting Ronald Araújo enable them to raise to  €100 million ($109m) for the sale of the quality centre-back. And it seems Bayern Munich is interested in signing the Uruguay international. Selling some amount of stake to the money bags from the gulf will also be another viable option to safe the club from bankruptcy. 

Even at the stage where Barcelona does not have much money to work with they are still spending a lot of money for the wages of the players. Actually, they could easily reduce that. Real Madrid is currently the best squad in La Liga. there is no reason Real Madrid spends as much money as Barcelona for the players' wages. But they're still bringing in really good results. And it's also not like that players are also feeling discouraged to go to Real Madrid.

On the other hand, we have Barcelona. They were the biggest earners among all the football clubs. But now that is just history. Barcelona will have to start giving players lower wages. Another problem is that the situation in Barcelona is already not very good. And if Barca starts giving players lower wages I think certain players are going to be discouraged from joining Barcelona. If we give Barcelona enough time and if Barcelona makes some right decisions in the future, they are not going to go bankrupt.