La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Kusman]

Barcelona are going to play against another tough club like A. Bilbao this weekend. As it is an away game, I don't think that Barcelona will win this very easily. They had a big difficulty in defeating them in the last season even with Messi. I wonder what will happen this time. They started the season really well but it shouldn't be misleading. I think it will be a tough game for Barcelona.

Athletic Bilbao will be a difficult away game for Barcelona, ​​I think too. According to many football commentators, Barcelona was seen as a successful game with the game they played in their first match. Even if they lost Messi this year, we can see a Barcelona that can win the Championship. By the way, I wonder how Messi will perform in a match between Paris SG and Barcelona

I agree with you. Barcelona shouldn't underestimate Bilbao in this match. And I know that they won't. They played against each other many times in the last season (La Liga, Super Cup and Copa Del Rey matches). And Messi was playing also. But they still struggled to win against Bilbao. Now Messi is not here anymore so they must play much better to get a win. Otherwise, I don't expect Bilbao to lose this one.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Barcelona are going to play against another tough club like A. Bilbao this weekend. As it is an away game, I don't think that Barcelona will win this very easily. They had a big difficulty in defeating them in the last season even with Messi. I wonder what will happen this time. They started the season really well but it shouldn't be misleading. I think it will be a tough game for Barcelona.

Athletic Bilbao will be a difficult away game for Barcelona, ​​I think too. According to many football commentators, Barcelona was seen as a successful game with the game they played in their first match. Even if they lost Messi this year, we can see a Barcelona that can win the Championship. By the way, I wonder how Messi will perform in a match between Paris SG and Barcelona

I agree with you. Barcelona shouldn't underestimate Bilbao in this match. And I know that they won't. They played against each other many times in the last season (La Liga, Super Cup and Copa Del Rey matches). And Messi was playing also. But they still struggled to win against Bilbao. Now Messi is not here anymore so they must play much better to get a win. Otherwise, I don't expect Bilbao to lose this one.

Against Bilbao, Barcelona has won four of their last five matches and lost one. However, the Bilbao team cannot be considered weak. This is a home match for Bilbao. So Barcelona can't be expected to win against Bilbao if they don't perform well. Messi's outstanding performance in the 4 matches Barcelona won against Bilbao helped Barcelona win.

[AakZaki]

Even though Messi left, Barcelona still played with their style, yes, I mean their possession of the ball. They had 62% of the ball, while Real Sociedad controlled 38%.

And don't forget our MOTM in this match is Lord Martin Braithwaite with 2 goals
~snip~

Actually I want to see Aguero perform. But it doesn't seem to be in the line-up against Sociedad. Are Aguero's administrative problems not resolved. The last news I heard he was not yet registered with the club administration in La Liga.

As for Braithwaite, he's been outstanding. If he can appear stable like that maybe messi's role can be replaced by him. Maybe Aguero can also be a cover if he can't play well.

[snipie]

Actually I want to see Aguero perform. But it doesn't seem to be in the line-up against Sociedad. Are Aguero's administrative problems not resolved. The last news I heard he was not yet registered with the club administration in La Liga.

As for Braithwaite, he's been outstanding. If he can appear stable like that maybe messi's role can be replaced by him. Maybe Aguero can also be a cover if he can't play well.

Aguero is injured and will be absent for a couple of weeks. He is devastated right now by both Messi departure and his injury.
For Braithwaite, ironically he scored 2 goals and be the hero while Barca is trying to push him to get out of the team. What a joke

[Spack17]

Even though Messi left, Barcelona still played with their style, yes, I mean their possession of the ball. They had 62% of the ball, while Real Sociedad controlled 38%.

And don't forget our MOTM in this match is Lord Martin Braithwaite with 2 goals
~snip~

Actually I want to see Aguero perform. But it doesn't seem to be in the line-up against Sociedad. Are Aguero's administrative problems not resolved. The last news I heard he was not yet registered with the club administration in La Liga.

As for Braithwaite, he's been outstanding. If he can appear stable like that maybe messi's role can be replaced by him. Maybe Aguero can also be a cover if he can't play well.

Sergio Aguero has a calf injury right now and he is going to be out until Oct 16, 2021. So, it is normal that you don't see him even registered to the squad.    It's really an unfortunate injury for him. I'd also like to watch him now. And maybe Barcelona are regretting to buy him now.

[poldanmig]

Sergio Aguero has a calf injury right now and he is going to be out until Oct 16, 2021. So, it is normal that you don't see him even registered to the squad.    It's really an unfortunate injury for him. I'd also like to watch him now. And maybe Barcelona are regretting to buy him now.

Are you serious if Aguero gets injured? because according to some news that I read, currently Aguero cannot be played by Barcelona because Aguero and several new Barcelona players have not been registered with La Liga due to financial problems that are still hitting Barcelona.
But if true as you said, of course this will be detrimental to Barcelona, ​​because after losing Messi, of course Barcelona hopes that Aguero can replace Messi possesion as their mainstay striker.

[justdimin]

Real Madrid Isco's future is still uncertain: according to some Spanish press sources the Blancos are reflecting on the possibility of selling the midfielder this summer.
In recent days, the player has also come under the lens of Milan, looking for someone to substitute Hakan Calhanoglu.
Isco should be sold today, given also the fact that the contract expiring in 2022 would see him leave at zero, with consequent damage to the finances of Real.

Right now real madrid are balancing their finances, so they have to sell some players who didn't really have a big contribution to madrid last season, besides that madrid seems to prefer to get a little money than having to release Isco on a free transfer in 2022 later, especially now AC Milan is very interested in signing Isco as a replacement for Hakan Calhanoglu.

I would say that Isco for a replacement to Hakan would be a great deal for Milan, but at what price? That is the thing, Hakan went for free and they didn't made any money on that deal and if they didn't made any money from it then it sure feels like getting screwed if they a lot to replace him with someone else. I understand that it is not easy to find players at that level for free usually but Inter managed it and Milan must be looking at free names.

However, if it is really cheap and Madrid just wants to get out of his contract then Milan could have their way, anything at 10 or under is a good deal for them plus dude is just 29 years old and can provide for another 5 years or so, that is a good investment for 10 million. Milan did so well last year early on, they really need some players that can increase the depth because they started to do badly when people started to get injured so frequently.

[kassex]

Sergio Aguero has a calf injury right now and he is going to be out until Oct 16, 2021. So, it is normal that you don't see him even registered to the squad.    It's really an unfortunate injury for him. I'd also like to watch him now. And maybe Barcelona are regretting to buy him now.

Are you serious if Aguero gets injured? because according to some news that I read, currently Aguero cannot be played by Barcelona because Aguero and several new Barcelona players have not been registered with La Liga due to financial problems that are still hitting Barcelona.
But if true as you said, of course this will be detrimental to Barcelona, ​​because after losing Messi, of course Barcelona hopes that Aguero can replace Messi possesion as their mainstay striker.

Medical tests confirmed that Sergio Aguero had a tendon injury in his right calf. The player was out of action for about ten weeks.

Unfortunately, this is true. Aguero has recently been very often injured and his transfer was essentially not needed by Barcelona. He was hired in the hope that Messi would be able to remain in the team. But Messi left and Aguero is essentially not needed by Barcelona. I would not be surprised that Barcelona ended up will give up Aguero.

[Harkorede]

I really appreciated Barcelona's performance in their first match not having Lionel Messi anymore. My expectation from them was that they would have a big difficulty and wouldn't win the match. But it was the opposite that happened. Barcelona really dominated the match and destroyed Real Sociedad 4-2. Actually, Sociedad were one of the good teams of the last season. But now, they couldn't do much against Barcelona.

Even though Messi left, Barcelona still played with their style, yes, I mean their possession of the ball. They had 62% of the ball, while Real Sociedad controlled 38%.

And don't forget our MOTM in this match is Lord Martin Braithwaite with 2 goals

Source: Sofascore

What I actually enjoy most about the performance from Barcelona was that the players trust each other more than before, the believed in their own individual abilities too, which doesn't happen often with Messi on the pitch, it seems as though the players are always scared of putting a foot wrong so they more often than like Messi to dictate the play and are always looking for him even when within shoot range.

It's still going to take a while for the team to really get themselves together especially when tougher fixtures starts to set in and they find themselves in even more difficult situation than they were against Real Sociedad.

[Spack17]

Sergio Aguero has a calf injury right now and he is going to be out until Oct 16, 2021. So, it is normal that you don't see him even registered to the squad.    It's really an unfortunate injury for him. I'd also like to watch him now. And maybe Barcelona are regretting to buy him now.

Are you serious if Aguero gets injured? because according to some news that I read, currently Aguero cannot be played by Barcelona because Aguero and several new Barcelona players have not been registered with La Liga due to financial problems that are still hitting Barcelona.
But if true as you said, of course this will be detrimental to Barcelona, ​​because after losing Messi, of course Barcelona hopes that Aguero can replace Messi possesion as their mainstay striker.

You can access the injury information about him here:

https://www.transfermarkt.com/sergio-aguero/verletzungen/spieler/26399

So unfortunately this news is true. He will be out for around 2 months and he is expected to miss 8 games. It was a big coincidence as Aguero was unhappy after Messi left the team. Because one of the reasons why Aguero came here was Messi's existence here.

[kawetsriyanto]

For Braithwaite, ironically he scored 2 goals and be the hero while Barca is trying to push him to get out of the team. What a joke

Braithwaite probably wants to show his best performance to ensure Barcelona keeps him on the squad. If he can keep a good performance like that, I assume Barcelona will change the plan to sell him. After no longer Messi there, Barcelona needs a player with a big motivation to score, and Braithwaite has that criteria. It will be a bad idea to sell someone like Braithwaite.

[Kusman]

For Braithwaite, ironically he scored 2 goals and be the hero while Barca is trying to push him to get out of the team. What a joke

Braithwaite probably wants to show his best performance to ensure Barcelona keeps him on the squad. If he can keep a good performance like that, I assume Barcelona will change the plan to sell him. After no longer Messi there, Barcelona needs a player with a big motivation to score, and Braithwaite has that criteria. It will be a bad idea to sell someone like Braithwaite.

I totally agree with this. Messi is not playing at Barcelona anymore. And this is a big chance for the other players to show their talent easier than before. Braithwaite was maybe under a really big pressure then. But now, it seems like he's started to take the control of this situation. We can understand that from this huge performance. I hope that he continues to shine here. Then, maybe Barcelona can change their mind about selling him.

[MusaMohamed]

I totally agree with this. Messi is not playing at Barcelona anymore. And this is a big chance for the other players to show their talent easier than before. Braithwaite was maybe under a really big pressure then. But now, it seems like he's started to take the control of this situation. We can understand that from this huge performance. I hope that he continues to shine here. Then, maybe Barcelona can change their mind about selling him.

It is a secret why Barcelona left Suarez going to Atletico Madrid and signed with Braithwaite. I respect contributions of him for Barcelona and every player deserves to have respect if he contributes his best for the club. However here I only want to say about the strange decision because Suarez is better than Braithwaite in all skills.

I also think in this season, Braithwaite will not be an important player in Barcelona because they already have Depay, Ansu Fati.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I totally agree with this. Messi is not playing at Barcelona anymore. And this is a big chance for the other players to show their talent easier than before. Braithwaite was maybe under a really big pressure then. But now, it seems like he's started to take the control of this situation. We can understand that from this huge performance. I hope that he continues to shine here. Then, maybe Barcelona can change their mind about selling him.

It is a secret why Barcelona left Suarez going to Atletico Madrid and signed with Braithwaite. I respect contributions of him for Barcelona and every player deserves to have respect if he contributes his best for the club. However here I only want to say about the strange decision because Suarez is better than Braithwaite in all skills.

I also think in this season, Braithwaite will not be an important player in Barcelona because they already have Depay, Ansu Fati.

I don't want to compare Braithwaite with Suarez. Suarez is ahead of Braithwaite in all respects. He has extraordinary skills, he is able to score a lot of goals. With his help, Atletico Madrid won the title last season. Braithwaite could never be a proper replacement for Suarez. I think, Depay is better than Braithwaite.

[Cnut237]

It is a secret why Barcelona left Suarez going to Atletico Madrid and signed with Braithwaite.

It was certainly a terrible decision to get rid of Suarez. It was part of the panic after that debacle against Bayern in the Chmpions League. They made a lot of quick, silly decisions and selling Suarez was perhaps the biggest error. It probably cost them the league title last year. Selling a top player to a major rival is rarely a good choice, and Barca paid the price. Now they have lost Messi as well, and will not be anywhere near as good as they used to be. Their financial situation is terrible, and it really constrains them now.

[Minor Miner]

It is a secret why Barcelona left Suarez going to Atletico Madrid and signed with Braithwaite.

It was certainly a terrible decision to get rid of Suarez. It was part of the panic after that debacle against Bayern in the Chmpions League. They made a lot of quick, silly decisions and selling Suarez was perhaps the biggest error. It probably cost them the league title last year. Selling a top player to a major rival is rarely a good choice, and Barca paid the price. Now they have lost Messi as well, and will not be anywhere near as good as they used to be. Their financial situation is terrible, and it really constrains them now.

You are right. Barcelona's first mistake was to release Suarez. The second mistake was to sell him to their enemies Atletico Madrid. The duo of Suarez and Messi was awesome. Messi's friendship with Griezmann Coutinho was not good. If Suarez had been in the team, maybe Barcelona could have won the title last season.

[slaman29]

Aguero is injured and will be absent for a couple of weeks. He is devastated right now by both Messi departure and his injury.
For Braithwaite, ironically he scored 2 goals and be the hero while Barca is trying to push him to get out of the team. What a joke

Right? I am getting really sick of the management and what they're doing. I was just saying also yesterday how worried I am that we're also going to lose some key young players when their contracts come up because it seems now Barca is willing to lost 10 "cheap" players than 1 expensive one. If we can't keep Braithwaite and Fati and other youth, what's the point?

[DIA7]

There have been a big change in the situation of the Brazilian Philippe Coutinho in Barcelona.
Coutinho's name has been associated with leaving Barcelona over the past months, but it seems that there are new developments at the Camp Nou.
According to the Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”, Coutinho’s situation has changed radically in the past week, as the departure of Lionel Messi, in addition to reducing the salaries of great leaders, resulted in Barcelona thinking about changing its strategy regarding the Brazilian star, and thinking about giving him one last chance in the hope of repeating His level with Liverpool.

[akar87]

There have been a big change in the situation of the Brazilian Philippe Coutinho in Barcelona.
Coutinho's name has been associated with leaving Barcelona over the past months, but it seems that there are new developments at the Camp Nou.
According to the Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”, Coutinho’s situation has changed radically in the past week, as the departure of Lionel Messi, in addition to reducing the salaries of great leaders, resulted in Barcelona thinking about changing its strategy regarding the Brazilian star, and thinking about giving him one last chance in the hope of repeating His level with Liverpool.

Bad choose for Coutinho why left Liverpool and make Barcelona as new destination, almost few years in Barcelona he not get great chance and many coach not trust him become starter player for Barcelona, he not in Barcelona line up when first match Barcelona versus Real Sociedad, I don't know why not move to other club ad get many minutes playing, english primer league club have have interested with him like Everton.

[Pulsar77]

I really appreciated Barcelona's performance in their first match not having Lionel Messi anymore. My expectation from them was that they would have a big difficulty and wouldn't win the match. But it was the opposite that happened. Barcelona really dominated the match and destroyed Real Sociedad 4-2. Actually, Sociedad were one of the good teams of the last season. But now, they couldn't do much against Barcelona.

Even though Messi left, Barcelona still played with their style, yes, I mean their possession of the ball. They had 62% of the ball, while Real Sociedad controlled 38%.

And don't forget our MOTM in this match is Lord Martin Braithwaite with 2 goals

~snip~

I agree with you. It seems like Messi's departure hasn't affected the team very much. Maybe they were even better, I'm not sure about it.    And yeah, Braithwaite played really great with 2 goals and 1 assist. I think he's got over the pressure on him and started to play better. I'm hoping to see this performance going on in the next games also.