La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[rahmad2nd]

That's bad for Barcelona.. They lost Messi and now Aguero. It seems he has health issues, cardiac one precisely, thought for a while that it was related to Xavi arrival but couldn't figure the link.

I feel bad for Aguero, especially on retiring from football due to a health condition. No player ever deserves such a kind of retirement, but that's beyond his control right now.

Barcelona won't miss him that much because he barely played for them. January transfer window is a round the corner. They may try to shop for some cheap strikers as the pockets are still shallow.

Sterling seems to get irritated by Guardiola and is looking to move to Barca AFAIK. He still has 18 months with City but he might move in Barca with a possibility to sign him later.
ATM typically scored at the end of the game and Barca won with 1 penalty goal in their first match with Xavi making the difference 8 points from the 1st team without counting Real Madrid game today vs Granada.

Buying Sterling from Manchester City costs a lot of money and I think Barcelona will find it difficult to redeem Sterling, but so far there are loan options proposed by Barcelona and Sterling is a player recommended directly by Xavi, but it depends on Manchester City whether willing to lend Sterling or not. On the one hand Sterling is eager to move from Manchester City after losing his main position during this season and rarely appearing as a starter.

[_BlackStar]

Buying Sterling from Manchester City costs a lot of money and I think Barcelona will find it difficult to redeem Sterling, but so far there are loan options proposed by Barcelona and Sterling is a player recommended directly by Xavi, but it depends on Manchester City whether willing to lend Sterling or not. On the one hand Sterling is eager to move from Manchester City after losing his main position during this season and rarely appearing as a starter.

Barcelona's financial condition so far is very unlikely to buy the player they are after easily on the market, but there must be another solution that makes the two teams work together in terms of buying and selling players. Manchester City and Barcelona are known to have a good relationship so far, but what is clear is that when one of them is not benefited then cooperation will not happen.

If Barcelona have a loan option for Sterling, it might be better if they do it now rather than buying permanently because it is still possible the player they are after will not be as much help on the pitch as Coutinho and some of the other players they have bought. Obviously there is regret on Coutinho's part after deciding to move to Barcelona, ​​but we really don't need him at Liverpool anymore.

[mrongoz_imut]

It was a meaningful night for Xavi on his first duty at Barcelona. They hosted Espanyol in Camp Nou. Especially in the second half there was a balanced game but Barcelona still became successful about winning the match by 1-0 because of Depay's penalty goal. It must be a great start for Xavi at his work here. And I've started wondering already if they will defeat Benfica in the CL in a few days also.

this is just a very early step for xavi to manage a big club, barcelona's game last night was good, barcelona was able to get three points, and could control the game, but my advice for barcelona fans must be patient and give a little time for xavi, To form a team, I am optimistic that Xavi is able to bring Barcelona to the top, and is ready to compete for the league title this year.

[CDC AP]

It was a meaningful night for Xavi on his first duty at Barcelona. They hosted Espanyol in Camp Nou. Especially in the second half there was a balanced game but Barcelona still became successful about winning the match by 1-0 because of Depay's penalty goal. It must be a great start for Xavi at his work here. And I've started wondering already if they will defeat Benfica in the CL in a few days also.

this is just a very early step for xavi to manage a big club, barcelona's game last night was good, barcelona was able to get three points, and could control the game, but my advice for barcelona fans must be patient and give a little time for xavi, To form a team, I am optimistic that Xavi is able to bring Barcelona to the top, and is ready to compete for the league title this year.

Yes it was a very important game last night for barcelona because they were very low on confidence and all their fans were very sad and these three points has gave them something to cheer about and will give a confidence for barcelona as well. Yes it is very difficult for the fans of barcelona but we must give some time and show some patience and barcelona will get improve

[Luzin]

Yes it was a very important game last night for barcelona because they were very low on confidence and all their fans were very sad and these three points has gave them something to cheer about and will give a confidence for barcelona as well. Yes it is very difficult for the fans of barcelona but we must give some time and show some patience and barcelona will get improve

First win on Xavi's debut. It at least makes Xavi's mentality a little bit better. Although many media said Barca's penalty, was the referee's fault. It looks like the Espanyol player's tackle didn't hit Depay.  Actualy Espanyol game have a lot of softening, but the goalposts are friendly with Barca. Several times ter Stegen was just fascinated to see the ball slide into the post. But if you look at the statistics indeed Barca have the ball posesion, they also have more goal kick attempts.

[nikola22]

It was a meaningful night for Xavi on his first duty at Barcelona. They hosted Espanyol in Camp Nou. Especially in the second half there was a balanced game but Barcelona still became successful about winning the match by 1-0 because of Depay's penalty goal. It must be a great start for Xavi at his work here. And I've started wondering already if they will defeat Benfica in the CL in a few days also.

Espanyol had several good chances to score an equalizer but Barcelona was lucky enough to snatch a victory. I didn't expect that Barca would show great football with Xavi's first game but it's still Koeman's style of playing.

[Ebede]

Fun facts.
Every New Coach at Barcelona wins there first game by 1---0.
It's the first game for the Barcelona Legend and Captain,more victories to come but it's gonna be hard.

[Gosgosking]

It was a meaningful night for Xavi on his first duty at Barcelona. They hosted Espanyol in Camp Nou. Especially in the second half there was a balanced game but Barcelona still became successful about winning the match by 1-0 because of Depay's penalty goal. It must be a great start for Xavi at his work here. And I've started wondering already if they will defeat Benfica in the CL in a few days also.

Espanyol had several good chances to score an equalizer but Barcelona was lucky enough to snatch a victory. I didn't expect that Barca would show great football with Xavi's first game but it's still Koeman's style of playing.

Barca did a good  performance. They were able to scorea goal,  this could be the present of the new coach, with him I can see transformation  based on the last match .

[Fesatmas]

Barcelona 1 -  0 Espanyol

After that disastrous match between Barcelona and Celta de Vigo, I'm afraid to bet on Barcelona's games, today I tried but then I gave up because even when Barcelona is winning by many goals until the game ends they can concede goals and lose or tie, so that made me afraid to bet on barcelona games

Only 1 goal was created during the first and second half. A score that doesn't really make Xavi satisfied with the learning he has imparted for almost 2 weeks. If for 1 score maybe Xavi still needs the encouragement of more aggressive players in terms of attack.

The good news came from Sevilla who were able to overtake Real Sociedad with the same points, was it a temporary position or was Real Sociedad stolen again? Maybe Sevilla appear as rivals to be reckoned with by Real Madrid and other clubs.

Xavi is beginning to have an instant impact on Barcelona,and will have more impact on them as the days goes by.His experience will really be a help for Barcelona,and I am fully confident he will bring Barca to where it is suppose to be on the table.

Espanyol is a team that always trouble them, and Barcelona beating them is a sign that the new manager is really up to something great in the club.
He prepares again for the next game,anticipating for a win as well.

Agree, hopefully it will be a good career for Xavi in the future. Because they have a lot of points to follow, Xavi task will be much tougher. I hope that Xavi really is able to bring back the Elbarca era admired by all his supporters. We will probably see the positive in the following match.

[LGD2Business]

Yesterday, Barcelona won the derby with a penalty goal and climbed to upper places in standing. They didn't deserve to stay this low at all. Today they will expect Real Madrid to lose points against Granada, which is close to the relegation zone. Although Real Madrid is the favourite, there may be a surprise result. Teams on the relegation zone can react when facing big teams. The league's in-form team Real Sociedad will play with Valencia at home. It will be a tough match for them too. We may see surprise results today.

[kingangel]

Yes it was a very important game last night for barcelona because they were very low on confidence and all their fans were very sad and these three points has gave them something to cheer about and will give a confidence for barcelona as well. Yes it is very difficult for the fans of barcelona but we must give some time and show some patience and barcelona will get improve

First win on Xavi's debut. It at least makes Xavi's mentality a little bit better. Although many media said Barca's penalty, was the referee's fault. It looks like the Espanyol player's tackle didn't hit Depay.  Actualy Espanyol game have a lot of softening, but the goalposts are friendly with Barca. Several times ter Stegen was just fascinated to see the ball slide into the post. But if you look at the statistics indeed Barca have the ball posesion, they also have more goal kick attempts.

Good start for Xavi on his debut and it will do a word of good to his confidence and going forward it will be very positive for them.They desperately needed that win because things were not going well with them.
Yes people are saying there may be some mistake my refree on that penalty call but that was a bit of luck that barcelona needed. Hope things get better for them now.

[Mahdirakib]

LOL, I hope you will watch something different today from Barcelona after Xavi took over from Koeman.
You might be able to compare Manchester United and Barcelona simply because both teams have performed poorly in their respective competition so far. Yes I have to admit that Barcelona were not good enough before in the hands of Koeman, but there is a lot of hope that they still have this season to improve their playing form. Xavi's first match as a coach is only 1 hour away, I will enjoy this match vs Espanyol.

Well, Xavi has started his journey with a victory. Hopefully he will be able to pull up Barcelona from their current position. Every team has played one third of their total matches till now. Barcelona is 8 points away from the top team of the current league table. Xavi need to show his best to take Barcelona in the top 3 of the leaderboard. Most probably, Real Madrid will win against Granada today. And they will gain the first rank if they win.

[rahmad2nd]

Real Madrid lead 1-2 in the first half against Granada, many teams had difficulties against Granada but so far Madrid are still able to appear dominant and lead 1-2 through Assensio's goal and also a goal from N. Fernandez. If Madrid is able to maintain the score 1-2 until the second half is complete, Madrid's position is still safe at the top of the standings with 30 points. But anything can happen in the remaining 45 minutes of the second half for both teams to score.

[ingiltere]

Real Madrid started fast already, found two goals in first 25 minutes. Asensio moved the ball and scored so easily, it looked like Granada had no defense there. Nacho Fernández also scored from a well organized corner kick, they must work on this set piece in training. Even though Real conceded a goal I don't expect Granada to make a comeback. Real should find third goal to make sure they get three points without any trouble in last minutes.

[LittleBitFunny]

Real Madrid started fast already, found two goals in first 25 minutes. Asensio moved the ball and scored so easily, it looked like Granada had no defense there. Nacho Fernández also scored from a well organized corner kick, they must work on this set piece in training. Even though Real conceded a goal I don't expect Granada to make a comeback. Real should find third goal to make sure they get three points without any trouble in last minutes.

At the end of half time, Real Madrid is leading 2-1. They managed to score 2 goals in just 25 minutes but conceded one goal in 34 minutes. Although I think Real Madrid will win the match. But they will not win easily. Although Real Madrid has more ball possession, Granada has some good attacks with less ball possession. They don't look like they will play defensively in the second half either. Granada will try to attack. Real Madrid defenders must be aware.

[maju69]

Real Madrid started fast already, found two goals in first 25 minutes. Asensio moved the ball and scored so easily, it looked like Granada had no defense there. Nacho Fernández also scored from a well organized corner kick, they must work on this set piece in training. Even though Real conceded a goal I don't expect Granada to make a comeback. Real should find third goal to make sure they get three points without any trouble in last minutes.

At the end of half time, Real Madrid is leading 2-1. They managed to score 2 goals in just 25 minutes but conceded one goal in 34 minutes. Although I think Real Madrid will win the match. But they will not win easily. Although Real Madrid has more ball possession, Granada has some good attacks with less ball possession. They don't look like they will play defensively in the second half either. Granada will try to attack. Real Madrid defenders must be aware.

Sure enough, Granada 2nd round game will be much tougher to match the score. But if you look at the time that is running out, then it is positive that Real Madrid is the winner. A score of 1 - 4 was good enough for Real Madrid to maintain its position, 2 points ahead of Sevilla who only pocketed 28 points. Until the end of this season, Real Madrid must be ready to beat Sevilla next week.

[rahmad2nd]

Real Madrid started fast already, found two goals in first 25 minutes. Asensio moved the ball and scored so easily, it looked like Granada had no defense there. Nacho Fernández also scored from a well organized corner kick, they must work on this set piece in training. Even though Real conceded a goal I don't expect Granada to make a comeback. Real should find third goal to make sure they get three points without any trouble in last minutes.

At the end of half time, Real Madrid is leading 2-1. They managed to score 2 goals in just 25 minutes but conceded one goal in 34 minutes. Although I think Real Madrid will win the match. But they will not win easily. Although Real Madrid has more ball possession, Granada has some good attacks with less ball possession. They don't look like they will play defensively in the second half either. Granada will try to attack. Real Madrid defenders must be aware.

Sure enough, Granada 2nd round game will be much tougher to match the score. But if you look at the time that is running out, then it is positive that Real Madrid is the winner. A score of 1 - 4 was good enough for Real Madrid to maintain its position, 2 points ahead of Sevilla who only pocketed 28 points. Until the end of this season, Real Madrid must be ready to beat Sevilla next week.

Finally Madrid success lead Granada with bigger score 1-4 and keep safety on the top position with collected 28 points, but tonight Real Sociedad faced with Valencia and if success get three points Madrid should down on second position because Real Sociedad have one points more than Madrid, but Madrid still left one match and get possibility take to first position if success win.

[Desmong]

Real Madrid started fast already, found two goals in first 25 minutes. Asensio moved the ball and scored so easily, it looked like Granada had no defense there. Nacho Fernández also scored from a well organized corner kick, they must work on this set piece in training. Even though Real conceded a goal I don't expect Granada to make a comeback. Real should find third goal to make sure they get three points without any trouble in last minutes.

At the end of half time, Real Madrid is leading 2-1. They managed to score 2 goals in just 25 minutes but conceded one goal in 34 minutes. Although I think Real Madrid will win the match. But they will not win easily. Although Real Madrid has more ball possession, Granada has some good attacks with less ball possession. They don't look like they will play defensively in the second half either. Granada will try to attack. Real Madrid defenders must be aware.

Sure enough, Granada 2nd round game will be much tougher to match the score. But if you look at the time that is running out, then it is positive that Real Madrid is the winner. A score of 1 - 4 was good enough for Real Madrid to maintain its position, 2 points ahead of Sevilla who only pocketed 28 points. Until the end of this season, Real Madrid must be ready to beat Sevilla next week.

Too good to be held down,Real Madrid are currently in hold able.
Goals from Vinicius junior,Asensio,Mendy, and Fernandez.
A play from the Madrid men,Luka Modric has always be super helpful in the midfield.

[blackened515]

Real Madrid ended the first half of their match against Granada leading with 2-1 score. Granada was weak and founded it difficult equalizing the game. However, the second half was more favorable to Real Madrid, as Granada was give 2 red cards, and Madrid scored 2 more goals. With this, the game ended with 1-4 in victory to Madrid. Granada are now at the relegation zone, with 11 points. While Real Madrid are currently the leader of the League. Although, Real Sociedad have a home match against Valencia. And their chances of redeeming their lost position from Madrid, depends on how they play the game.

[izsara]

That's bad for Barcelona.. They lost Messi and now Aguero. It seems he has health issues, cardiac one precisely, thought for a while that it was related to Xavi arrival but couldn't figure the link.

I feel bad for Aguero, especially on retiring from football due to a health condition. No player ever deserves such a kind of retirement, but that's beyond his control right now.

Barcelona won't miss him that much because he barely played for them. January transfer window is a round the corner. They may try to shop for some cheap strikers as the pockets are still shallow.

Sterling seems to get irritated by Guardiola and is looking to move to Barca AFAIK. He still has 18 months with City but he might move in Barca with a possibility to sign him later.
ATM typically scored at the end of the game and Barca won with 1 penalty goal in their first match with Xavi making the difference 8 points from the 1st team without counting Real Madrid game today vs Granada.

Buying Sterling from Manchester City costs a lot of money and I think Barcelona will find it difficult to redeem Sterling, but so far there are loan options proposed by Barcelona and Sterling is a player recommended directly by Xavi, but it depends on Manchester City whether willing to lend Sterling or not. On the one hand Sterling is eager to move from Manchester City after losing his main position during this season and rarely appearing as a starter.

with a large nominal price and a fairly large salary I also think I agree with what you say because this is the same as adding to suffering for Barcelona.
Besides that, I know that their debt is still quite large and in my opinion, actually for now they don't need to force it in terms of player transfers if their finances are not adequate and focus first on improving the situation internally.