La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[naira]

The opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League next season is still wide open for Barcelona, but that's how they can take advantage of every game in La Liga. There is still plenty of time to improve their performance. I'm sure they'll be able to get out of what they're going through now.
Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.

In general, everyone always takes into account the Champions League in a football club because it is a big event that is often inhabited by big clubs too, so it will be very painful if a football club that used to be strong but for now is not included in the realm of the Champions League even though Barcelona is also a big club in the arena of football.

Champion league is best achievement for every club and give much income when participating on this event except Barcelona as historical club have many champion league trophies. I think they have two way for participating in champion league next year, first should success finish on top four position standing in La Liga or try other way become the champion on Europe League if failed on La Liga standing top four position they still get chance for next years pass to champion league with Europe League way.

I believe they can do that with the current squad. Although most people would not be very supportive of Barcelona. I see there are a lot of opportunities at the moment, when Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad are at a disadvantage. Barcelona only need to win from Mallorca later on January 1 next. About 2 points is enough to raise points to rank 5 or 6.

[Falconer]

I believe they can do that with the current squad. Although most people would not be very supportive of Barcelona. I see there are a lot of opportunities at the moment, when Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad are at a disadvantage. Barcelona only need to win from Mallorca later on January 1 next. About 2 points is enough to raise points to rank 5 or 6.

Barcelona just need to maintain the consistency of their game in every match to win. It may sound difficult for Barcelona to play against big team like Sevilla, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, but the good thing about them now is that there is an improvement in the performance of their players. Barcelona are a big team in Laliga and I think they know what to do to improve their form, so I don't think qualifying for the Champions League next season is impossible.

I will probably look forward to the Mallorca vs Barcelona game in January, I think they deserve the 3 points there. Maybe Alves can also be listed as a regular player in January and also some new players who have arrived in the transfer market. That will help Barcelona improve its performance.

[KTChampions]

It is very risky to bet all in Europa League. Even if they bet it and focus all resources for Europa League, they might fail too. We already see in this season how easily Barcelona can be beaten by small and medium clubs. Since they are falling down in quality, opponents don't need to be Real Madrid, Bayern or top notch clubs to beat Barcelona.

I agree with you, besides, Barcelona enters this tournament from the playoff stage, and here traditionally any small team always has a chance to knock out a stronger one simply due to the fact that this is not a round robin tournament, but only two games where the influence of chance is great.

[Fesatmas]

The opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League next season is still wide open for Barcelona, but that's how they can take advantage of every game in La Liga. There is still plenty of time to improve their performance. I'm sure they'll be able to get out of what they're going through now.
Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.

In general, everyone always takes into account the Champions League in a football club because it is a big event that is often inhabited by big clubs too, so it will be very painful if a football club that used to be strong but for now is not included in the realm of the Champions League even though Barcelona is also a big club in the arena of football.

Champion league is best achievement for every club and give much income when participating on this event except Barcelona as historical club have many champion league trophies. I think they have two way for participating in champion league next year, first should success finish on top four position standing in La Liga or try other way become the champion on Europe League if failed on La Liga standing top four position they still get chance for next years pass to champion league with Europe League way.

Nothing is expected of Barcelona at the moment. Most likely they continue to target shifting Real Sociedad which is on the decline as well. However, seeing his current potential it is difficult to win a trophy. it was too far for them to reach. Real Madrid has the potential to continue to lead. Reaching the final League of course this continues to make it difficult for Barcelona to move more freely.

[Iranus]

Nothing is expected of Barcelona at the moment. Most likely they continue to target shifting Real Sociedad which is on the decline as well. However, seeing his current potential it is difficult to win a trophy. it was too far for them to reach. Real Madrid has the potential to continue to lead. Reaching the final League of course this continues to make it difficult for Barcelona to move more freely.

Is it difficult to win a trophy?

I think it is impossible for Barcelona. Barcelona is 16 points behind Real Madrid. If you want to get 18 points, you have to win 6 matches. At the same time Real Madrid will have to lose 6 matches. Not only that, with Sevilla and Real Betis ahead of Barcelona as title contenders. Barcelona's main goal now is to qualify for the Champions League next season.

[CLS63]

There are two days for the next week to start. And the first game is Valencia - Espanyol. Espanyol are facing serious problems right now. Because there are many players who have got covid-19. This might even lead the game to be postponed. But if it doesn't, then I think that Valencia have a big chance to win ahead of them. They are already on the rise now and have a winning streak. This would be another addition to their streak. I really like Valencia in this season. But we will see if they will keep their effort at this level to the end.

[ReiMomo]

Real Madrid will be adding up another win on 2nd Jan against Getafe. They are just far above from 2nd place and if you look at the table there are heavy competition between each places with just few points in between. Real Betis will have a chance tom against Celta Vigo as Celta Vigo is not a challenging team to win when compared to top teams. Sevilla next match will be with Cadiz and yes there will not be much challenge for them to add a win.

[DU18]

There are two days for the next week to start. And the first game is Valencia - Espanyol. Espanyol are facing serious problems right now. Because there are many players who have got covid-19. This might even lead the game to be postponed. But if it doesn't, then I think that Valencia have a big chance to win ahead of them. They are already on the rise now and have a winning streak. This would be another addition to their streak. I really like Valencia in this season. But we will see if they will keep their effort at this level to the end.

If you look at the H2H of the two teams so far, it is clear that valencia is superior to espanyol, in the 29 meetings the two teams valencia managed to win 17 times, lost eight times, and drew four times, besides that the fairly stable performance of valencia this season made me believe that valencia will be able to beat espanyol in the match later, valencia which is currently in 8th position will certainly try to get up to the top 4.

[ShowOff]

Real Madrid will be adding up another win on 2nd Jan against Getafe. They are just far above from 2nd place and if you look at the table there are heavy competition between each places with just few points in between. Real Betis will have a chance tom against Celta Vigo as Celta Vigo is not a challenging team to win when compared to top teams. Sevilla next match will be with Cadiz and yes there will not be much challenge for them to add a win.

I wouldn't be surprised if Real Madrid could win that game because they are one of the strongest at the moment in Laliga. As the leader of the standings, of course Real Madrid is superior to Getafe which is actually quite close to the relegation zone. So, Real Madrid's victory should have been detected from now.

[Pulsar77]

After playing really solid against Sevilla in an away game the last time, Barcelona's next target is going to be Mallorca in another away game. The Barcelona I watched against Sevilla were really encouraging for the future. And they should show their seriousness by this game. Mallorca is not a tough opponent for them. They just need to focus on the game and make the effort they did against Sevilla at least. Then, they can win this.

I suspect Barcelona will win vs Mallorca later, so I am very confident about that possibility. The previous match vs Sevilla was great for Barcelona, ​​but I still can't convince myself that they can do it again when they travel to Mallorca. I don't think Mallorca is too difficult a team to beat, but Xavi has to convince his players to score goals. But before that, I think all players must really maintain their fitness during the New Year celebrations to be ready to compete for the 3 important points.

Actually, I remember the thing also that Mallorca managed to beat Atletico Madrid away not a long time ago. Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are not in a very different condition right now. Maybe Barcelona are in a much better situation in terms of recent form but there is only a one-point difference between them in the standings now. Barcelona should play carefully and focus on scoring multiple goals in this one like they did against Elche.

[Red Pie]

Real Madrid will be adding up another win on 2nd Jan against Getafe. They are just far above from 2nd place and if you look at the table there are heavy competition between each places with just few points in between. Real Betis will have a chance tom against Celta Vigo as Celta Vigo is not a challenging team to win when compared to top teams. Sevilla next match will be with Cadiz and yes there will not be much challenge for them to add a win.

I wouldn't be surprised if Real Madrid could win that game because they are one of the strongest at the moment in Laliga. As the leader of the standings, of course Real Madrid is superior to Getafe which is actually quite close to the relegation zone. So, Real Madrid's victory should have been detected from now.

Real Madrid are playing very good matches.  Getafe, on the other hand, has been looking a little better lately.  Still, they are not strong enough to beat Real Madrid.  I think Real Madrid will get a clean win.  I think the result of the match to be played on January 2 will end in favor of Real Madrid.  I would be very surprised if Getafe scores points.

[jakdanyel]

A very hard match is on the line for Atletico Madrid this time. They are going to be hosting Rayo Vallecano in Wanda Metropolitano on this Sunday. I'm putting it in this way because Vallecano is a really tough opponent for them and actually for every team in the league now. They are having their best season in the La Liga for sure. Maybe they are going to play away here but they are still strong enough to benefit from Atletico Madrid's current poor condition. Simeone must get his players completely ready for this match to finally get a win after a break of so many weeks.

[Fesatmas]

Nothing is expected of Barcelona at the moment. Most likely they continue to target shifting Real Sociedad which is on the decline as well. However, seeing his current potential it is difficult to win a trophy. it was too far for them to reach. Real Madrid has the potential to continue to lead. Reaching the final League of course this continues to make it difficult for Barcelona to move more freely.

Is it difficult to win a trophy?

I think it is impossible for Barcelona. Barcelona is 16 points behind Real Madrid. If you want to get 18 points, you have to win 6 matches. At the same time Real Madrid will have to lose 6 matches. Not only that, with Sevilla and Real Betis ahead of Barcelona as title contenders. Barcelona's main goal now is to qualify for the Champions League next season.

You seem to have misunderstood what I meant. It's clear here that it's impossible for Barcelona to get a trophy with their not-so-good form and too many points behind. Moreover, to catch up with Real Madrid would be very unlikely. in fact, they need to go through many other club positions and even in history, it has never been recorded to add 16 points in 1 game.

[beerlover]

Barca is getting just one shot to correct their poor performance this year and if it misses the effects will be felt next year as well. In fact it may be too late to correct at all the current year. Too little, too late... not the best move, not the best financial situation. All this is not proper for a team like Barca as they should have enough managerial talent to better understand the situation and use the resources more wisely. This is making La Liga a bit boring as Spain mostly depends on having Real and Barca in good shape and then the rest.

I really expect Barcelona to get better, and Xavi is getting those players he wants for his style of play, they didn't waited too long to start getting some players and thats great for them. I am expecting them to be doing a lot better in the second half of the season.

That Haaland news still sounds too weird to me, I doubt that they would add another 20% of the debt on top of the current debt they have, it would be a silly move if you ask me but if they can somehow manage to do that, and also Real gets Mbappe by the end of the season, we may have another period of ronaldo vs messi in la liga. It would make people watch a lot more and would make teams earn a lot more as well for sure.

[Zilon]

A very hard match is on the line for Atletico Madrid this time. They are going to be hosting Rayo Vallecano  in Wanda Metropolitano on this Sunday. I'm putting it in this way because Vallecano is a really tough opponent for them and actually for every team in the league now. They are having their best season in the La Liga for sure. Maybe they are going to play away here but they are still strong enough to benefit from Atletico Madrid's current poor condition. Simeone must get his players completely ready for this match to finally get a win after a break of so many weeks.

Athletico Maldrid might not escape the defeat as the keep making poor performances and having a strong team like Vallecano it wouldn't be easy on them. The long break will definitely not change anything significant about Someone's readiness for the match I just feel he should just do his best to ensure the don't conceede much goals as Rayo Vallecano would be out to grab another point from their lapses

[AakZaki]

In Spain there have been many top football teams and now everything has started to change like Real Madrid and Barcelona because both in the past were both very strong, but if you look at the two at this time it is very different where Barcelona is already very weak and not even in the last 16 of the Champions league for this season.

Isn't not playing in UCL a sign the team is weak? I don't think so.
Barcelona is different from a few seasons ago. They don't have a player regeneration as great as xavi and inesta still exist. In fact they have a lot of problems coming from management. So they forced reducing star players to cover the financial shortfall.
I think it was Barcelona's failure to execute the manemen and the regeneration of those players that made them different. A few games after Xavi's arrival seemed to change. Their attacking flow is also starting to improve, I think if they have the money they should add players. So I think barcelona are still a strong team but not as strong as last season.

[Yogee]

The money used to buy Ferran came from a bank loan. You may not like it but it's a hard financial decision they have to make for the future of the club. Only time will tell if that will pay off or not.

The decision to get a good player is justified in my opinion but increasing the wage volume shouldn't be accepted too. They have to get ride of some useless players for real and bring young and useful ones to guarantee the future of the club. Other than that, it is a suicide.

...In any case, we are talking about borrowed funds, which will then need to be returned, despite all sorts of preferential loan terms and Barcelona will have to earn these funds. And in order to earn these funds, Barcelona must overcome its problems and start winning titles again as before. Another question is that it's scary to imagine what will happen if it doesn't work out.

I'm pretty sure they have a backup plan if things don't change in their finances and league standing. snipie already said about selling players and I think that's what they will do. Barcelona rebuilding is a tough process since they have to meet fans expectations for continued support while taking care of their financial troubles.

[kro55]

A very hard match is on the line for Atletico Madrid this time. They are going to be hosting Rayo Vallecano  in Wanda Metropolitano on this Sunday. I'm putting it in this way because Vallecano is a really tough opponent for them and actually for every team in the league now. They are having their best season in the La Liga for sure. Maybe they are going to play away here but they are still strong enough to benefit from Atletico Madrid's current poor condition. Simeone must get his players completely ready for this match to finally get a win after a break of so many weeks.

Athletico Maldrid might not escape the defeat as the keep making poor performances and having a strong team like Vallecano it wouldn't be easy on them. The long break will definitely not change anything significant about Someone's readiness for the match I just feel he should just do his best to ensure the don't conceede much goals as Rayo Vallecano would be out to grab another point from their lapses

Atletico Madrid are out of form. They have lost the last 4 matches. However, there is no reason to think that Atletico Madrid will lose against Rayo Vallecano. I would like to highlight two figures. Madrid have won four of the last five matches between Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. A match has been drawn.

Secondly, it is Atletico Madrid's home match. Rayo Vallecano's team is very weak in the away match. They have managed to score 5 points in 9 away matches. So I think Atletico Madrid will return to form through this match.

[kawetsriyanto]

The next three matches on January, Rayo Vallecano really must show what they can do to maintain their position in top four. But it seems very difficult to see because some big clubs that will be faced.

Yep. As I stated above, the chance for Rayo Vallecano to stay in the top 4 seems a bit difficult. In January, they will have some difficult matches, against Atletico, Barcelona, and Real Betis. In theory, Rayo Vallecano won't have a chance to gain a single point against them. So, I am not sure Rayo Vallecano to stay in the top 4 anymore after January ends.

The opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League next season is still wide open for Barcelona,

Not only for Barcelona, Atletico Madrid probably will be back again to UCL zone in the next month. Moreover, if Savic and Gimenez can recover in the next year, or Atletico successfully buys new top central defenders in the next window. When they can deal with their problem in the defense line, Atletico Madrid should be competitive and strong again.

[Trojane]

The next three matches on January, Rayo Vallecano really must show what they can do to maintain their position in top four. But it seems very difficult to see because some big clubs that will be faced.

Yep. As I stated above, the chance for Rayo Vallecano to stay in the top 4 seems a bit difficult. In January, they will have some difficult matches, against Atletico, Barcelona, and Real Betis. In theory, Rayo Vallecano won't have a chance to gain a single point against them. So, I am not sure Rayo Vallecano to stay in the top 4 anymore after January ends.

The opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League next season is still wide open for Barcelona,

Not only for Barcelona, Atletico Madrid probably will be back again to UCL zone in the next month. Moreover, if Savic and Gimenez can recover in the next year, or Atletico successfully buys new top central defenders in the next window. When they can deal with their problem in the defense line, Atletico Madrid should be competitive and strong again.

Rayo vallecano isn't in the right form to hold in to that position firm as top 4, it might sooth them for now but frm January, I think it's not just gonna be easy for them though they're not gonna be pulled off the board just like that as athletico may not have the ability to score and earn much points against them.
 
Barcelona on the other side has given away all their points and performances and have allowed real Madrid to practically predominate over them, it appalling!
They use to struggle together and Madrid were most times knocked outta the score board because they had players back then that were equal to the task but for now, things have changed!