La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[kawetsriyanto]

~the current Real Madrid squad is not much different from last season's squad that failed to win a trophy.

The current squad is worse than the previous season. What did they get on the transfer window? They sold 2 main centre backs, including their captain Ramos. And they just bought David Alaba which is basically not in the position of centre back. We can see the impacts now, Real Madrid defence line is rather weak. Even Levante can score 3 times and almost defeat Real Madrid yesterday.

Madrid need the next few weeks back to best performance we will wait for this moment

Why are you confident that Real Madrid performance will be better in the next few weeks? I don't see any reasons that it can be true. Although it really happens, Real Madrid position on the table may be out of the top 5 already and it is difficult to compete for the La Liga trophy.

[Slow death]

What's hard to admit?

I'm not talking about the ability of atletico madrid, I'm talking about the fact that as I'm a fan of real madrid it's hard to admit that the opponent will be champion

Don't you think it's a little too early to be making conclusions yet?

in a league in the first games you could see the state of each team, of course as the games go by some things can change, but in the first games it is already possible to see how everything possibly will end and real madrid does not bring much news to change the scenario In the past, Barcelona is also in the same situation, combined with the fact that in recent times the small teams have created more pressure on the big teams. I will be satisfied if they finish at least in the first 3 places and next season they manage to sign great players like Mbapee and if they could bring cristiano ronaldo back it would be a very good thing

Barcelona, Madrid need the next few weeks back to best performance we will wait for this moment

in the two friendly games that real madrid played, he lost 1 game and draw in another game, and in the first game he played in the la liga it was against a very weak opponent, but in the second game he played against another opponent a little stronger they draw, I wonder what it will be like when they play against medium strength opponents and against strong opponents

[DU18]

We consider it normal in the first game some clubs need to adjust to new players from what I saw only Atletico Madrid managed to adjust
Barcelona, Madrid need the next few weeks back to best performance we will wait for this moment

I think that the Atletico Madrid this season has not changed too much for their club, so that they have more cohesiveness in their game than Real Madrid or Barcelona, ​​I think this year it looks like Atletico Madrid has a great chance to win La Liga, because we I know that Madrid and Barcelona currently have many problems which will certainly make their performance decline this season, just as Madrid, who lost 2 main players and Barcelona, ​​who lost Messi and are also in financial problems, will certainly have a big impact on the team later.

[MusaMohamed]

Too bad Real Madrid also had to settle for a draw, they looked like the real deal in early minutes of the game and had numerous attempts in the first, but things changed drastically after the beginning of the 2nd half, I guess it was just one of those days things doesn't go as plan, I however still believe that Real Madrid have a more competitive team overall this season, they all just need to stay fit to make the quest for silverware easier.

Real Madrid and Barcelona can have same player quality and they will fight for the second position on the table. They can create challenge to Atletico Madrid but they will not win the trophy. I hope they will play as best as possible and keep the title competition as most exciting as possible.

Atletico will probably win the La LIga again.

The current squad is worse than the previous season. What did they get on the transfer window? They sold 2 main centre backs, including their captain Ramos. And they just bought David Alaba which is basically not in the position of centre back. We can see the impacts now, Real Madrid defence line is rather weak. Even Levante can score 3 times and almost defeat Real Madrid yesterday.

Alaba is a good player but he only joined Real Madrid in the summer and he needs more time there. If compare Alaba with Ramos, Ramos brings more danger to opponent goal. Ramos is one of the most goal productive defenders in history and Real Madrid won't be able to find a new player like this soon.

Alaba is more like a replacement for Varane who transfered to Manchester United.

[Luzin]

I don't expect much that Real Madrid can win the title of big competitions such as UCL and La Liga trophy. I suspect Barcelona fans probably think the same as me. While Atletico Madrid fans, should feel happy with the weakening of the Real Madrid and Barcelona squads.  

You are right. My view saw from all participants. If I am a Madrid fan then I am the same as you. But I'm actually a madrid fan, I still hope that at least he can win La Liga. There will still be a lot of match and there is still a transfer market for the next half of the season. I hope they actively improve the players so they can win.

[AakZaki]

I guess that Real Madrid weren't expecting such result in their game against Levante. It ended 3-3. Levante were really focused on a win even more than Real Madrid. ~snip~

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.

[poldanmig]

~the current Real Madrid squad is not much different from last season's squad that failed to win a trophy.

The current squad is worse than the previous season. What did they get on the transfer window? They sold 2 main centre backs, including their captain Ramos. And they just bought David Alaba which is basically not in the position of centre back. We can see the impacts now, Real Madrid defence line is rather weak. Even Levante can score 3 times and almost defeat Real Madrid yesterday.

Madrid need the next few weeks back to best performance we will wait for this moment

Why are you confident that Real Madrid performance will be better in the next few weeks? I don't see any reasons that it can be true. Although it really happens, Real Madrid position on the table may be out of the top 5 already and it is difficult to compete for the La Liga trophy.

the 2020/21 season was madrid's worst season because they didn't win a single title at that time and obviously the cause was poor performance, I think madrid this season will not be too different from madrid last season, because there really hasn't been much change in their squad this season apart from Losing Varane and Ramos, Madrid have only brought in Alaba and it is clear that Alaba's arrival cannot close the vital position that Varane and Ramos have left at this time, and I agree that Real Madrid this season will not be able to compete with clubs like Atletico, Barcelona and maybe even clubs that have a level below them like sevilla and also valencia.

[Cafex]

The match that I liked the most this weekend was Levante - Real Madrid. Because I watched 6 goals and the result was 3-3. Before the match, I was expecting Real Madrid to win this match. But they had a really tough time against Levante here. Levante even got ahead two times and Real Madrid hardly saved one point. A team like Real Madrid shouldn't have this much problem in this kind of matches I think.

[TheGreatPython]

When you are already the champions and the team roster didn't change too much, you do not really need to get better, or get used to things, first games are not a big deal for you because you are already just rolling the last season into a new one. But let's face it, even though Madrid and Barcelona lost last year, they also got a bit worse, Barcelona lost Messi and few others I think, and Madrid lost Ramos as the most important and their defense hasn't been proper, apparent from the 3 goals scored on them as well.

So long story short they both lost AND got worse, it wouldn't be a shock if ATM wins another season, I am not saying that is what will happen, it is football and we never know what will happen, hell they could get 3-4 injury all at the same time, not like it never happened to a team in football before, but they also have a good chance that is the important part.

[blackened515]

Sevilla won their second match of the season today against Gefate. They match ended with a lot of yellow cards, although, Sevilla scored 90+3 minutes. Lamela which scored the goal, got in the match in the second halves, and scored towards the end of the match. They now have 6 points and also topping the La Liga table. Their next match is against Elche, which will be an easy winning for them. However, am not underrating Elche, is their home match, and they will probably try to win, since they lost their last match against Atletico Madrid.

[Turbolinea]

Getafe - Sevilla can be one of the poorest games of the week. Because both sides were very clumsy when it comes to finding the target. Getafe got 12 shots but none of them was on target. Sevilla were better than them. But they were able to score the only goal of the game in the last minute. Lamela literally saved the team with this goal. Sevilla were the more deserving side for sure. It is a 2-win streak for them now.

[Ratash]

Getafe - Sevilla can be one of the poorest games of the week. Because both sides were very clumsy when it comes to finding the target. Getafe got 12 shots but none of them was on target. Sevilla were better than them. But they were able to score the only goal of the game in the last minute. Lamela literally saved the team with this goal. Sevilla were the more deserving side for sure. It is a 2-win streak for them now.

Yes it was not that entertaining a lot of possesion in the first half for getafe and the second one for seville but no luck in front of the goals but in the last 15 minutes weve seen seville more determined and they got the three points.

[DIA7]

Getafe - Sevilla can be one of the poorest games of the week. Because both sides were very clumsy when it comes to finding the target. Getafe got 12 shots but none of them was on target. Sevilla were better than them. But they were able to score the only goal of the game in the last minute. Lamela literally saved the team with this goal. Sevilla were the more deserving side for sure. It is a 2-win streak for them now.

yeah Sevilla barely escaped this match but their best thing that happened to them was the Eriksen Lamela as he got 3 goals in two matches as a substitute,  his goal that scored shortly before in the last minute to save Sevilla from a draw.
As usual, the deal of its first hero, sporting director Monchi, who was the owner of the whole idea, to move Brian Gill to Tottenham, in exchange for Lamela joining with him 25 million for the Sevilla club. Incidentally, apart from Lmela, Seville are two excellent market operators so far.  Talking about a central defender deal in the event of a possible departure for Conde to Chelsea.
Monchi, when the right person is in the place the appropriate.

[BuNga_cute]

Getafe - Sevilla can be one of the poorest games of the week. Because both sides were very clumsy when it comes to finding the target. Getafe got 12 shots but none of them was on target. Sevilla were better than them. But they were able to score the only goal of the game in the last minute. Lamela literally saved the team with this goal. Sevilla were the more deserving side for sure. It is a 2-win streak for them now.

Yes it was not that entertaining a lot of possesion in the first half for getafe and the second one for seville but no luck in front of the goals but in the last 15 minutes weve seen seville more determined and they got the three points.

Sevilla did look more motivated in the last minutes of the second half, but I agree overall Sevilla's game was a bit boring. Very different when
Sevilla managed to beat Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla's game was much more entertaining. But most importantly Sevilla managed to win two games
in a row in La Liga, Next, Sevilla will face Elche, which is still far below Sevilla in quality. Sevilla should be able to continue the positive trend
by beating Elche.

[ziyaaa]

Sevilla played an away match today against Getafe. After getting a solid win against Vallecano, a victory was expected from them here again. But this time, they had a really big difficulty. Despite being dominant, they were barely able to score in the last minutes. And Getafe's being terrible helped them really much for their victory. A win is a win in the end. But they should play better next time.

[kawetsriyanto]

Alaba is a good player but he only joined Real Madrid in the summer and he needs more time there.

Sure, he is a good player, I admit it. Since he is a new player, he needs time to adapt to the players' characteristics and the way they play. It is not an easy thing, Alaba can spend months to know well Real Madrid play of style and probably play with his best performance again. Because of this, Real Madrid should have one strong central defender at least. So, the defense line won't be in a mess.

[AndySt]

When you are already the champions and the team roster didn't change too much, you do not really need to get better, or get used to things, first games are not a big deal for you because you are already just rolling the last season into a new one. But let's face it, even though Madrid and Barcelona lost last year, they also got a bit worse, Barcelona lost Messi and few others I think, and Madrid lost Ramos as the most important and their defense hasn't been proper, apparent from the 3 goals scored on them as well.
So long story short they both lost AND got worse, it wouldn't be a shock if ATM wins another season, I am not saying that is what will happen, it is football and we never know what will happen, hell they could get 3-4 injury all at the same time, not like it never happened to a team in football before, but they also have a good chance that is the important part.

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 

[Luzin]

Because of this, Real Madrid should have one strong central defender at least. So, the defense line won't be in a mess.

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.

[OcTradism]

But let's face it, even though Madrid and Barcelona lost last year, they also got a bit worse, Barcelona lost Messi and few others I think, and Madrid lost Ramos as the most important and their defense hasn't been proper, apparent from the 3 goals scored on them as well.

Those clubs will have big shocks and need time to come back. It happens in every big clubs on the world. AC Milan need a decade to come back in the last two seasons. After the generation of Maldini, Pirlo, Kaka, Shevchenko, Gattuso, Inzaghi, Ambrosini, Dida, etc. they have one decade of bad results and only can join the Scudetto competition in the last season.

Barcelona and Real Madrid still have strong team, after Ramos, Varane and Messi departures so they will be fine. At least they won't lose position in top 4 in La Liga.

[Pulsar77]

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.