La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[hahay]

Atletico Madrid were the only team which won both of their two games so far until Sevilla won also yesterday. Sevilla played a really difficult game actually. They had a big difficulty in scoring the only goal of the game. Erik Lamela scored and made his team win this game. In this season, maybe we can see Sevilla in the title race also. They seem to be capable of making it to the end.

I personally am not sure that Sevilla will continue to be in the title race and indeed, Sevilla is a strong team and deserves to be reckoned as tough contenders in the title race but sometimes they are not so consistent in staying on the title race track when the schedule is so tight. But yes, I also realize this is football and anything can happen but for me getting full points in these first two games still can't guarantee Sevilla will be consistent throughout this season.

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[Kusman]

Atletico Madrid were the only team which won both of their two games so far until Sevilla won also yesterday. Sevilla played a really difficult game actually. They had a big difficulty in scoring the only goal of the game. Erik Lamela scored and made his team win this game. In this season, maybe we can see Sevilla in the title race also. They seem to be capable of making it to the end.

I personally am not sure that Sevilla will continue to be in the title race and indeed, Sevilla is a strong team and deserves to be reckoned as tough contenders in the title race but sometimes they are not so consistent in staying on the title race track when the schedule is so tight. But yes, I also realize this is football and anything can happen but for me getting full points in these first two games still can't guarantee Sevilla will be consistent throughout this season.

Agreed. Sevilla were playing good in the last season also. But they were having big consistency problems. If they were able to keep up their good work, the standings would be much different than that. Because I can't say that Barcelona and Real Madrid were so good then. Sevilla had the potential to leave them behind in the standings and fight for the title.

Now, it is the same for them again. If they don't manage to fix the inconsistency, then nothing will change for them.

[condoras]

Atletico Madrid were the only team which won both of their two games so far until Sevilla won also yesterday. Sevilla played a really difficult game actually. They had a big difficulty in scoring the only goal of the game. Erik Lamela scored and made his team win this game. In this season, maybe we can see Sevilla in the title race also. They seem to be capable of making it to the end.

I personally am not sure that Sevilla will continue to be in the title race and indeed, Sevilla is a strong team and deserves to be reckoned as tough contenders in the title race but sometimes they are not so consistent in staying on the title race track when the schedule is so tight. But yes, I also realize this is football and anything can happen but for me getting full points in these first two games still can't guarantee Sevilla will be consistent throughout this season.

Consistency is a major factor (if not the major along with injuries) for any team in the race for the title. Sevilla and other good teams like them, face another major issue, besides consistency which is keeping their good names and upcoming stars in their squad. I mean, they can't keep in their rosters big names. It's like a one-shot opportunity.

[rahmad2nd]

Atletico Madrid were the only team which won both of their two games so far until Sevilla won also yesterday. Sevilla played a really difficult game actually. They had a big difficulty in scoring the only goal of the game. Erik Lamela scored and made his team win this game. In this season, maybe we can see Sevilla in the title race also. They seem to be capable of making it to the end.

I personally am not sure that Sevilla will continue to be in the title race and indeed, Sevilla is a strong team and deserves to be reckoned as tough contenders in the title race but sometimes they are not so consistent in staying on the title race track when the schedule is so tight. But yes, I also realize this is football and anything can happen but for me getting full points in these first two games still can't guarantee Sevilla will be consistent throughout this season.

Agreed. Sevilla were playing good in the last season also. But they were having big consistency problems. If they were able to keep up their good work, the standings would be much different than that. Because I can't say that Barcelona and Real Madrid were so good then. Sevilla had the potential to leave them behind in the standings and fight for the title.

Now, it is the same for them again. If they don't manage to fix the inconsistency, then nothing will change for them.

Sevilla is bigger team and have completed player but they not consistent and failed become competitor for Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. This season they start two match and win then success make clean sheet for two match, but how many game make Sevilla keep consistent and winning track record, last season they start with good moment but at least league they not consistent and loss many points at home and away.

[BITCOIN4X]

Maybe anceloti should try him at centre-back.  Against levante yesterday I think there is a hole in that position. Anceloti must dare to experiment. Although I know he is a player with the original left-back position. Or maybe Madrid will buy a new defender? But it looks like that won't be the case for the start of the season.

Alaba's main position is central defender although he can play as left back and defensive midfielder. Ancelotti doesn't need to experiment, it's just that he needs to return him to his main position at centre-back. Real Madrid don't seem to need to buy more defenders because so far they have plenty. Ancelotti has a good plan for his players in the upcoming games and since it is still early then plans to buy new players may not have been considered.

[Altryist]

Lucky for Madrid to have Vinicius, his two goals made Madrid not lose to Levante. I'm also happy with Bale's performance, he can score goals. Madrid had the ball but failed to win the game. Madrid's defense is also fragile, the duo of Nacho and Militao have not been able to replace Varane and Ramos. A bit of Anceloti's mistake, I think it was Isco's substitution that actually played really well he should have played until the end.

If you look at the history of the games, Levante and Real, you can see that Levente is an inconvenient opponent for real, and often takes points from them. The attack of both teams played very well, it is clear that Real has no problems to score goals, perhaps Real does not have a big need for Mbappa. But there are a lot of questions about the Real Madrid defense, it makes too many mistakes for a club of this level. The issue with the defenders of Real Madrid needs to be resolved urgently, because this can become their Aheles heel.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Lucky for Madrid to have Vinicius, his two goals made Madrid not lose to Levante. I'm also happy with Bale's performance, he can score goals. Madrid had the ball but failed to win the game. Madrid's defense is also fragile, the duo of Nacho and Militao have not been able to replace Varane and Ramos. A bit of Anceloti's mistake, I think it was Isco's substitution that actually played really well he should have played until the end.

If you look at the history of the games, Levante and Real, you can see that Levente is an inconvenient opponent for real, and often takes points from them. The attack of both teams played very well, it is clear that Real has no problems to score goals, perhaps Real does not have a big need for Mbappa. But there are a lot of questions about the Real Madrid defense, it makes too many mistakes for a club of this level. The issue with the defenders of Real Madrid needs to be resolved urgently, because this can become their Aheles heel.

I agree with you. Real Madrid's forward is very strong if Bale and Hazard are not injured. They don't need Mbappe at the moment. But with Varane and Ramos leaving, their defense has become very weak. This gap they will not be able to fill this season. Maybe they have to play defensively, otherwise the strikers have to score a lot of goals.

[TheGreatPython]

If you are the current champion and are going to rest on your laurels next season, then the cruel reality will definitely show itself in all its glory and can destroy all your wonderful plans. Moreover, the championship of last season Atletico Madrid was not unconditional and Real Madrid and Barcelona were also fighting for the title of champion until the last rounds. Therefore, the surest chance for Atletico Madrid or any other club now is to collect as many points as possible at the beginning of the season and create a comfortable gap while Real Madrid and Barcelona are rebuilding their squads and hope that the overclocked giants will not be able to catch up at the end of the season  

I believe that there is a good chance we could see ATM lose of course, however in normal cases there is a good chance that they will lose in many cases, they won like only once a decade or so previously and they did it last season as well and in normal cases people would have expected them to actually lose a lot as well, that is what the normal situation would be like and that is why I believe that it is a big of a shock that they are still good and looking better than everyone else.

I believe that Real and Barcelona may not recover their team rosters all of this season because they lost so much and didn't get too much back. If we could see them get good names then we could see changes.

[poldanmig]

Real Madrid's forward is very strong if Bale and Hazard are not injured. They don't need Mbappe at the moment. But with Varane and Ramos leaving, their defense has become very weak. This gap they will not be able to fill this season. Maybe they have to play defensively, otherwise the strikers have to score a lot of goals.

In my opinion, however, Real Madrid still needs another pure striker to replace Karim Benzema if he is injured or banned from playing, if Real Madrid wants to compete this season, of course, Hazard and Bale are not enough, you can see how Bale game has been inconsistent for two seasons then, so he was loaned last season to tottenham.
I agree with you,  that right now Real Madrid need to fix their fragile defense and made a lot of mistakes that led to goals in the match against levante yesterday, it looks like Ramos and Varane left a big hole in the Madrid defence today.

[AakZaki]

Fast paced madrid and of course good news, for the madrid fans. Federico Valverde Extends Contract at Real Madrid, Release Clause €1 Billion. With such a young age, Valverde looks like it will be a long-term project for Madrid. He will continue to develop and mature. Moreover, with this new clause, he will get a fairly large additional salary. He has agreed a contract until 2027. 


Source : https://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1430137208242118658

[Wawa2013]

Real Madrid's forward is very strong if Bale and Hazard are not injured. They don't need Mbappe at the moment. But with Varane and Ramos leaving, their defense has become very weak. This gap they will not be able to fill this season. Maybe they have to play defensively, otherwise the strikers have to score a lot of goals.

In my opinion, however, Real Madrid still needs another pure striker to replace Karim Benzema if he is injured or banned from playing, if Real Madrid wants to compete this season, of course, Hazard and Bale are not enough, you can see how Bale game has been inconsistent for two seasons then, so he was loaned last season to tottenham.
I agree with you,  that right now Real Madrid need to fix their fragile defense and made a lot of mistakes that led to goals in the match against levante yesterday, it looks like Ramos and Varane left a big hole in the Madrid defence today.

I agree Real Madrid need a back-up from Benzema, because we cannot expect Benzema to continue playing throughout the season. Moreover,
what is available now is only Luka Jovic as a substitute for Benzema which is very far from expectations, because his performance is very bad.
Then the Real Madrid match against Levante showed how fragile the defense from Real Madrid was, because it could concede 3 goals.
This has proven that the loss of Ramos and Varane has had a huge impact on Real Madrid's defence, because it is not enough to expect
the current defender players. Real Madrid in addition to having to buy strikers, and must come at least one more experienced defender.

[Rengga Jati]

Messi was a big part of their game,they played everything around him now they have to play a lot diffrent

Simply, we can say that Messi is the soul of Barcelona game. Without him, Barcelona game style totally changed to a new one. Now, they have difficulties adapting to their new game style. If they cannot find a suitable game style soon, all players will get difficulty playing with their best performance.

you have that feeling that no one could fulfill Messi's position in the field.

Exactly. No player is able to carry out the role of Messi in the field. It will be a big problem if this situation continues until the end of the season. They will lose confidence to win because no one in the squad motivates them in the field.

[jakdanyel]

Atletico Madrid's next opponent is a really tough one to be honest. It is going to be a home game but still we are talking about Villarreal. Villarreal couldn't start very well, I know. They drew with Granada and Espanyol both. And here, they are not the favourite also. But they can surely make Atletico a very hard time in this game. Their last game here ended 0-0. Atletico Madrid should play even better here if they want to keep up their current win streak. And I expect them to win by 1 goal.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Real Madrid's forward is very strong if Bale and Hazard are not injured. They don't need Mbappe at the moment. But with Varane and Ramos leaving, their defense has become very weak. This gap they will not be able to fill this season. Maybe they have to play defensively, otherwise the strikers have to score a lot of goals.

In my opinion, however, Real Madrid still needs another pure striker to replace Karim Benzema if he is injured or banned from playing, if Real Madrid wants to compete this season, of course, Hazard and Bale are not enough, you can see how Bale game has been inconsistent for two seasons then, so he was loaned last season to tottenham.
I agree with you,  that right now Real Madrid need to fix their fragile defense and made a lot of mistakes that led to goals in the match against levante yesterday, it looks like Ramos and Varane left a big hole in the Madrid defence today.

I agree Real Madrid need a back-up from Benzema, because we cannot expect Benzema to continue playing throughout the season. Moreover,
what is available now is only Luka Jovic as a substitute for Benzema which is very far from expectations, because his performance is very bad.
Then the Real Madrid match against Levante showed how fragile the defense from Real Madrid was, because it could concede 3 goals.
This has proven that the loss of Ramos and Varane has had a huge impact on Real Madrid's defence, because it is not enough to expect
the current defender players. Real Madrid in addition to having to buy strikers, and must come at least one more experienced defender.

You're right, now Valverde will contribute all of him for the team, but nevertheless I want to see the classic between Real Madrid and Barcelona, I do not know if I will see it with the same emotion as before without Ronaldo and Messi, but I want to see the game to see how there are those forces from both teams.

On the other hand, I think that Real Madrid and Barcelona should fight the league because I think the Champions League is difficult for me, however Benzema is also of a certain age and performance is beginning to decline, the club must already be clear about it.

[AndySt]

Messi was a big part of their game,they played everything around him now they have to play a lot diffrent

Simply, we can say that Messi is the soul of Barcelona game. Without him, Barcelona game style totally changed to a new one. Now, they have difficulties adapting to their new game style. If they cannot find a suitable game style soon, all players will get difficulty playing with their best performance.

you have that feeling that no one could fulfill Messi's position in the field.

Exactly. No player is able to carry out the role of Messi in the field. It will be a big problem if this situation continues until the end of the season. They will lose confidence to win because no one in the squad motivates them in the field.

In fact, no player will be able to play the role of Messi on the field in the near future, because I am not sure that Barcelona will be able to quickly find another six-time winner of the golden ball   Therefore, I think that Barcelona needs to make slightly different game structures than those that took place under Messi. You can talk about the soul of the club as much as you like, but the player's departure has already happened and in any case would have happened within a few years, because age has its power even over outstanding players who can no longer indefinitely keep the highest level of play consistent with the status and expectations of a big club.

[Spack17]

Real Madrid have another tough away game this week against Betis this time. They were shocked by Levante's determination to capture one point by a score like 3-3. Now they will want to defeat Betis somehow and go on from where they left. And Real Madrid won their last game here 3-2 considering the last head-to-head statistics. Maybe it won't be easy but I believe that they will defeat Betis with one goal difference in this game.

[kawetsriyanto]

Real Madrid's forward is very strong if Bale and Hazard are not injured.

In reality, both Bale and Hazard cannot show their best performance anymore. They only have big names but they cannot give significant contributions in the field like previously. Also, you must be aware that both of them are no longer young, they are prone to injury. In my opinion, Real Madrid is better to put these two players on the transfer list and bring Mbappe to Bernabeu.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Real Madrid's forward is very strong if Bale and Hazard are not injured. They don't need Mbappe at the moment. But with Varane and Ramos leaving, their defense has become very weak. This gap they will not be able to fill this season. Maybe they have to play defensively, otherwise the strikers have to score a lot of goals.

In my opinion, however, Real Madrid still needs another pure striker to replace Karim Benzema if he is injured or banned from playing, if Real Madrid wants to compete this season, of course, Hazard and Bale are not enough, you can see how Bale game has been inconsistent for two seasons then, so he was loaned last season to tottenham.
I agree with you,  that right now Real Madrid need to fix their fragile defense and made a lot of mistakes that led to goals in the match against levante yesterday, it looks like Ramos and Varane left a big hole in the Madrid defence today.

Levante's players have attacked far fewer than Real Madrid. If we look at statistics, we can easily understand. Real Madrid has made a total of 20 shots. But Levante has done only 8. They managed to score 3 goals out of 8 shots. Real Madrid should take appropriate steps now to stabilize the defense.

[abhiseshakana]

Real Madrid's forward is very strong if Bale and Hazard are not injured.

In reality, both Bale and Hazard cannot show their best performance anymore. They only have big names but they cannot give significant contributions in the field like previously. Also, you must be aware that both of them are no longer young, they are prone to injury. In my opinion, Real Madrid is better to put these two players on the transfer list and bring Mbappe to Bernabeu.

Yes, Real Madrid does need a striker, not only as a back-up for Benzema but a great player who can play alongside Benzema. In the latest news, Real Madrid has made a £137m offer to PSG to sign Kylian Mbappe. If this offer is rejected, PSG will waste big money because Kylian Mbappe's contract only has a year remaining and it seems that Kylian Mbappe has no intention of extending his contract at PSG.

Real Madrid also desperately needs a center-back and I think Real Madrid should buy a center-back first and then buy a striker. Conceding 3 goals against Levante is proof why Real Madrid really needs a superb center-back.

[MusaMohamed]

Yes, Real Madrid does need a striker, not only as a back-up for Benzema but a great player who can play alongside Benzema. In the latest news, Real Madrid has made a £137m offer to PSG to sign Kylian Mbappe. If this offer is rejected, PSG will waste big money because Kylian Mbappe's contract only has a year remaining and it seems that Kylian Mbappe has no intention of extending his contract at PSG.

Real Madrid also desperately needs a center-back and I think Real Madrid should buy a center-back first and then buy a striker. Conceding 3 goals against Levante is proof why Real Madrid really needs a superb center-back.

With the personal pressure from Mbappe (reject to renew his contract with all offers from PSG), the odds that Real Madrid have Mbappe is increasing. Especially when Manchester City can not buy Harry Kane.

If PSG sell Mbappe, they will have two strikers to choose, Kane and Ronaldo. Kane is better because he is younger and will have longer career than Ronaldo. But Ronaldo has a cheaper cost and PSG can use rest money to do other things.

Kane probably won't leave Premier League so the scenario with which Ramos, Ronaldo, Messi reunite all in PSG is very possibly.