La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[Oneandpure]

It is clear that the usual trio will fight for the championship, and so far there are no prerequisites for someone to wedged into this fight. But Barcelona and Ateltico are in crisis (and Real are on the rise) and if you can expect Atlético to be able to return to business (if only out of simple optimism), then Barcelona is unlikely, as financial problems bind it hand and foot.

I don't think Barcelona is in too much of a crisis. If Barcelona does not buy a new striker this season, they will not face any problems. Barcelona's forward Lineup is still strong enough. And their gameplay is excellent. Their only weakness is defence. On the other hand, if Real Madrid cannot add any new talented striker, and if Benzema cannot maintain his form, then Real Madrid's performance will be severely reduced.

Barcelona over position on forward until forget with defender position how most terrible with Gerrard Pique not playing well and inconsistent last season, I think not only busy with Lewandowski transfer but also Barcelona need to find new defender for next season how to give safety for goal keeper. Have been many potential forward I think now Barcelona just try focus and keep use money for getting new defender next season. Not really enough with defender position on Barcelona right now because many of defender always get injury on the same time, not have chance for make rotation how keep effective on defensive area.

[Rigon]

This is the place to discuss all things connected to La Liga (Spanish League)

This is new Prediction thread for La Liga. Old one has grown quite big and OP is not active for about a year so it was decided it is time for fresh thread.
There will be a new poll up and running soon and I have created a Superbru prediction pool to make things a bit more interesting, also you now have a option to declare your undying love for the favorite club.

Season 2020/21 starts around page 163.


Favorite Club

If you would like to declare for some club, put up your favorite club with short info at the bottom of your post and I'll include it here. This way we know who we can make fun of when their favorite team looses the derby.

Working list - will pretty it up after few weeks when there is more of us:

Trofo - occasional Barcelona supporter but mainly likes to see good match with lots of goals
LTU_btc - hardcore Barca fan. Visca Catalunya! Visca Barca!
JeromeTash - Real Madrid is my team
Harkorede - I'm rooting for Barcelona
tokeweed - Real...  Just cos I like Hazard
snipie -  I prefer both Madrid teams, Real then ATM

Superbru Prediction Pool

This year we have a pay to enter prediction pool for La Liga with some nice bonuses from the sponsor and rewards. Check out my other thread for all the info:
⚽ Sportsbet.io ⚽ Spanish La Liga ⚽ Football Pool Discussion Thread

If the list of favorite clubs in La Liga comes up, the first name that comes up is Real Madrid. They are currently one of the best teams. In the meantime, they have taken home the 2022 UEFA Champions League trophy. So without a doubt La Liga is one of the best teams Real Madrid

[Rigon]

Thank you @Trofo for opening a new thread for the 2019/2020 season.
Bilbao vs Barcelona will start shortly. Maybe the right topic to discuss now.
Barcelona will secure their starting points in this match, May Bilbao provide resistance to make it difficult for Barcelona to win. At least a draw can be obtained.

Considering the strength of the two teams, Barcelona will definitely be ahead. But at present their performance is not very promising. But who has lost much easier. But we all know that Barcelona can turn around at any time. We hope that soon the Barcelona club will turn around strongly again.

[ShowOff]

I don't think Barcelona is in too much of a crisis. If Barcelona does not buy a new striker this season, they will not face any problems. Barcelona's forward Lineup is still strong enough. And their gameplay is excellent. Their only weakness is defence. On the other hand, if Real Madrid cannot add any new talented striker, and if Benzema cannot maintain his form, then Real Madrid's performance will be severely reduced.

Xavi will probably earn some money which he can use to transfer new players in their preparations for next season. Barcelona's performance has been much better than before but of course they still need some improvements, especially in defense and attack. Ansu Fati, Aubameyang, Ferran Torres are still reliable next season but Barcelona still need more players than just them.

Memphis Depay, Luuk De Jong and Adama Traure are unlikely to play again at Barcelona next season because they are rumored to be sold or returned to their respective teams. So of course Barcelona need a replacement especially Barcelona will be eyeing the title next season.

[LittleBitFunny]

It is clear that the usual trio will fight for the championship, and so far there are no prerequisites for someone to wedged into this fight. But Barcelona and Ateltico are in crisis (and Real are on the rise) and if you can expect Atlético to be able to return to business (if only out of simple optimism), then Barcelona is unlikely, as financial problems bind it hand and foot.

I don't think Barcelona is in too much of a crisis. If Barcelona does not buy a new striker this season, they will not face any problems. Barcelona's forward Lineup is still strong enough. And their gameplay is excellent. Their only weakness is defence. On the other hand, if Real Madrid cannot add any new talented striker, and if Benzema cannot maintain his form, then Real Madrid's performance will be severely reduced.

Barcelona over position on forward until forget with defender position how most terrible with Gerrard Pique not playing well and inconsistent last season, I think not only busy with Lewandowski transfer but also Barcelona need to find new defender for next season how to give safety for goal keeper. Have been many potential forward I think now Barcelona just try focus and keep use money for getting new defender next season. Not really enough with defender position on Barcelona right now because many of defender always get injury on the same time, not have chance for make rotation how keep effective on defensive area.

I agree with you. The Barcelona forward is strong enough now. Aubameyang, Toress and Fati are talented enough. Simultaneously Depay and Dembele are potential players. Lewandowski is definitely an experienced player. Barcelona will be stronger if he gets on the team. But Xavi should strengthen his defence before taking on Lewandowski. Barcelona's defence is weak now. If it doesn't improve next season, it will be difficult for Barcelona to win the title.

[hahay]

I don't think Barcelona is in too much of a crisis. If Barcelona does not buy a new striker this season, they will not face any problems. Barcelona's forward Lineup is still strong enough. And their gameplay is excellent. Their only weakness is defence. On the other hand, if Real Madrid cannot add any new talented striker, and if Benzema cannot maintain his form, then Real Madrid's performance will be severely reduced.

Xavi will probably earn some money which he can use to transfer new players in their preparations for next season. Barcelona's performance has been much better than before but of course they still need some improvements, especially in defense and attack. Ansu Fati, Aubameyang, Ferran Torres are still reliable next season but Barcelona still need more players than just them.

Memphis Depay, Luuk De Jong and Adama Traure are unlikely to play again at Barcelona next season because they are rumored to be sold or returned to their respective teams. So of course Barcelona need a replacement especially Barcelona will be eyeing the title next season.

If Barcelona want a faster result then of course getting new players is a must, but if Barcelona are not chasing titles too quickly then I think it would be better if they try to play with academy graduates. Because over time, of course, young players will develop better if given the opportunity to play, considering Barcelona's finances don't look good even for signing Lewandowski, Barcelona still has financial constraints.

[hichamito37]

Xavi will probably earn some money which he can use to transfer new players in their preparations for next season. Barcelona's performance has been much better than before but of course they still need some improvements, especially in defense and attack. Ansu Fati, Aubameyang, Ferran Torres are still reliable next season but Barcelona still need more players than just them.

Memphis Depay, Luuk De Jong and Adama Traure are unlikely to play again at Barcelona next season because they are rumored to be sold or returned to their respective teams. So of course Barcelona need a replacement especially Barcelona will be eyeing the title next season.

I actually think that Barcelona has a good enough forward lineup. the actual problem for Barcelona should be the defensive lineup. They don't have good defenders and that has cost them a lot of matches. Barcelona will have to think very closely about the transfers that they are going to make because play players who are going to leave Barcelona are surely going to leave some holes. And those holes need to be filled. But I believe first of all Barcelona should think about getting a good defender.

[Iranus]

Xavi will probably earn some money which he can use to transfer new players in their preparations for next season. Barcelona's performance has been much better than before but of course they still need some improvements, especially in defense and attack. Ansu Fati, Aubameyang, Ferran Torres are still reliable next season but Barcelona still need more players than just them.

Memphis Depay, Luuk De Jong and Adama Traure are unlikely to play again at Barcelona next season because they are rumored to be sold or returned to their respective teams. So of course Barcelona need a replacement especially Barcelona will be eyeing the title next season.

I actually think that Barcelona has a good enough forward lineup. the actual problem for Barcelona should be the defensive lineup. They don't have good defenders and that has cost them a lot of matches. Barcelona will have to think very closely about the transfers that they are going to make because play players who are going to leave Barcelona are surely going to leave some holes. And those holes need to be filled. But I believe first of all Barcelona should think about getting a good defender.

I do not understand the weakness of Barcelona's forward. I don't understand why Xavi wants to take a player like Lewandowski at the moment. Lewandowski is certainly a talented player. But we should not forget that he is 33 years old. He will not be able to serve the team for long. Moreover, the forward of Barcelona is strong. Xavi should spend money to stabilize his defense and midfield. If we don't strengthen the defense, Barcelona will face big problems next season.

[herurist]

I do not understand the weakness of Barcelona's forward. I don't understand why Xavi wants to take a player like Lewandowski at the moment. Lewandowski is certainly a talented player. But we should not forget that he is 33 years old. He will not be able to serve the team for long. Moreover, the forward of Barcelona is strong. Xavi should spend money to stabilize his defense and midfield. If we don't strengthen the defense, Barcelona will face big problems next season.

I don't think age is an issue at the moment and even though it's been good for a few years of course it's also very good for them considering that in the Bundesliga Lewandowski's productivity has been terrible.
The problem for Barcelona at the moment is their financial problem now if they want to bring in this player obviously this is very good but of course there are risks taken considering in this case it is unlikely that Lewandowski will want to be paid cheaply.

[Avirunes]

I don't think Barcelona is in too much of a crisis. If Barcelona does not buy a new striker this season, they will not face any problems. Barcelona's forward Lineup is still strong enough. And their gameplay is excellent. Their only weakness is defence. On the other hand, if Real Madrid cannot add any new talented striker, and if Benzema cannot maintain his form, then Real Madrid's performance will be severely reduced.

Xavi will probably earn some money which he can use to transfer new players in their preparations for next season. Barcelona's performance has been much better than before but of course they still need some improvements, especially in defense and attack. Ansu Fati, Aubameyang, Ferran Torres are still reliable next season but Barcelona still need more players than just them.

Memphis Depay, Luuk De Jong and Adama Traure are unlikely to play again at Barcelona next season because they are rumored to be sold or returned to their respective teams. So of course Barcelona need a replacement especially Barcelona will be eyeing the title next season.

Yeah they need to bring in some good strong players in defence that can hold their opponents. Need to work out a bit on attack and right now lot of reports are linking Lewandowski to Barca that will turn out good if that happens. Currently Bayern want Lewandowski to play until his contract expires which is next year and Lewandowski wants to move out so its a tough deal.

Meanwhile yeah Barcelona are reported to allow the bids for Memphis and might sell if a good bid arrives. Regarding Luuk de Jong and Adama Traore, they are both on loan so they are not gonna be in Barca next season unless Barca triggers the buy option which seems unlikely.

[Distraction]

I have just noticed that Sevilla have been one of the most consistent teams in the La Liga for three years.    I saw that they finished the past three seasons at the fourth place in the standings. This is a big consistency to me but I still think that they can do even better than this. I see them as strong enough to get past Atletico Madrid in the worst case. Leaving Barcelona and Real Madrid both behind can be very difficult but they are capable enough to finish in top three also. Sevilla start to lose many points on the last weeks so they shouldn't lose their focus any time.

[Falconer]

Indeed, there has been no news regarding the club that is interested in Suarez. but I think there is a high possibility that he will return to the Premier League. just my feeling, but maybe.
Suarez is a good player. he said goodbye to Atletico respectfully. made a thank-you note to the fans and became part of Atletico's history. Despite his advanced age, I don't think Suarez has finished competing in Europe's top leagues.

In fact Suarez is one of my favorite strikers since he was playing for Liverpool. He is a strong player but he has also done some controversial things during his career. The peak of his career was when he was still playing for Barcelona, ​​but now his performance has decreased until he is a free transfer.

Suarez once said that he still wanted to join Barcelona especially because Xavi was the coach. He was not wanted by Koeman and he was sold because of him, but would probably be happier with the current Barcelona coach. I don't know if Barcelona are still interested in bringing him home, but of course he's not as great as he used to be. As of today, there is no news about the interest of top European teams in him and I don't think that is good for Suarez.

[Minecache]

Real Madrid have a fallible defense, if you check in all the games they played against tough teams in the Champions league. One will notice that they conceded much goals starting from PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City. The Los Blancos side passed through all these challenges but what saved them was a good and sharp Frontlines. They have both brutal midfield and attack, they don't easily Missed chances of goal scoring. For instance in the final were they face Liverpool, who happens to have tough players too, the both teams are very much alike except for the defense that Liverpool beat them a little bit. How could I forget to mention one important in the team that played an essential role, the goal keeper, Thibaut Courtois who saved them from the hands of Liverpool.

Actually, you make a good point because even though Real Madrid does not have a good defense they have a good midfield and a very good attacking lineup.

So, often times they are able to make up for the bad defense that they have. They have considered a good amount of goals in the Champions League but they have obviously scored more. It is also true that they don't often miss chances. And they also have a really good goalkeeper who absolutely came in clutch in the Champions League final, he must have been really annoying for Liverpool .

[NicNacCoin]

This is the place to discuss all things connected to La Liga (Spanish League)

This is new Prediction thread for La Liga. Old one has grown quite big and OP is not active for about a year so it was decided it is time for fresh thread.
There will be a new poll up and running soon and I have created a Superbru prediction pool to make things a bit more interesting, also you now have a option to declare your undying love for the favorite club.

Season 2020/21 starts around page 163.


Favorite Club

If you would like to declare for some club, put up your favorite club with short info at the bottom of your post and I'll include it here. This way we know who we can make fun of when their favorite team looses the derby.

Working list - will pretty it up after few weeks when there is more of us:

Trofo - occasional Barcelona supporter but mainly likes to see good match with lots of goals
LTU_btc - hardcore Barca fan. Visca Catalunya! Visca Barca!
JeromeTash - Real Madrid is my team
Harkorede - I'm rooting for Barcelona
tokeweed - Real...  Just cos I like Hazard
snipie -  I prefer both Madrid teams, Real then ATM

Superbru Prediction Pool

This year we have a pay to enter prediction pool for La Liga with some nice bonuses from the sponsor and rewards. Check out my other thread for all the info:
⚽ Sportsbet.io ⚽ Spanish La Liga ⚽ Football Pool Discussion Thread

If the list of favorite clubs in La Liga comes up, the first name that comes up is Real Madrid. They are currently one of the best teams. In the meantime, they have taken home the 2022 UEFA Champions League trophy. So without a doubt La Liga is one of the best teams Real Madrid

Yes, of course. Whenever we look at La Liga clubs, we see that Real Madrid is one of the La Liga clubs.Currently, Real Madrid is known all over the world as one of the teams.They have won the 2022 Champions League in the UEFA by playing farther.That's why they are now one of the teams in La Liga Real Madrid.

[CLS63]

Barcelona may need to raise some funds to be able to make all the transfers they are aiming now. Selling Frenkie de Jong might be very helpful for them to do so. Because even his market value is 60 million euros now. It was much higher actually but it dropped to this level. They would still be able to sell him for a significant amount I guess as Manchester United have been ready to pay at least 80 million euros for him. It is a rumour actually but it might still be true. In addition to that, they had better find a way to get rid of Griezmann as well if they are still unwilling to give a place to him in the starting eleven.

[Joca97]

Barcelona may need to raise some funds to be able to make all the transfers they are aiming now. Selling Frenkie de Jong might be very helpful for them to do so. Because even his market value is 60 million euros now. It was much higher actually but it dropped to this level. They would still be able to sell him for a significant amount I guess as Manchester United have been ready to pay at least 80 million euros for him. It is a rumour actually but it might still be true. In addition to that, they had better find a way to get rid of Griezmann as well if they are still unwilling to give a place to him in the starting eleven.

Well they still need to focus on free transfers due to the large debt that they have. I think there are a lot of good players currently that dont have a club and that didnt renew their contracts so they should focus on finding them as quickly as possible

[fuguebtc]

I think that Courtois' amazing performance doesn't prove that Real Madrid have a very strong defense. Defense is not just about if the goalkeeper concedes many goals or not. Defenders also play a very important role in this. When it comes to their defenders, I don't see a very solid performance there. They would even be out of the Champions League earlier if it wasn't for Courtois' great goalkeeping performance. However they have Rüdiger in the team by this summer. It will surely add a big power to their current defensive strength.

Courtois having a good performance means that Real Madrid has a good goalkeeper, not a good defense. Real Madrid's defense is not good in my opinion and that's why Real Madrid players fall back in good numbers to compensate for their bad defense. But I believe they have a very good attack and good midfield.

Antonio Rüdiger has already signed a contract with Real Madrid and now I hope the defense will be better for Real Madrid. I don't think it is going to make a world of change but they will certainly be able to defend a lot better compared to what they have been doing.

[Vinaa77]

Barcelona may need to raise some funds to be able to make all the transfers they are aiming now. Selling Frenkie de Jong might be very helpful for them to do so. Because even his market value is 60 million euros now. It was much higher actually but it dropped to this level. They would still be able to sell him for a significant amount I guess as Manchester United have been ready to pay at least 80 million euros for him. It is a rumour actually but it might still be true. In addition to that, they had better find a way to get rid of Griezmann as well if they are still unwilling to give a place to him in the starting eleven.

Currently a big problem hit Barcelona again. Barca's financial situation is very complicated plus pressure from the La Liga regarding the team's salary limit has put the club in a desperate position. According to reports in the media, Barca's management demanded a 50 percent cut in the salaries of all players and staff.  

There is no choice for players but to stay or choose to leave. It was recently reported that they were also unable to register players due to La Liga's financial control. Barcelona's financial condition is in a bad situation. This greatly affects the team as a whole and it is predicted that Barcelona will not be able to do much in all the competitions they participate in.

[judas]

Vinicius - Benzema - Mbappe look perfect but Lewandowski instead of Mbappe hmm not sure if that will be good for Benzema since his role will be to assist him like what he used to do with CR7.. After this excellent season for him, everyone will think that he dropped in performance.
Back to what I am aware of so far, Lewandowski is linked more to Barcelona rather than any other club, obviously if Bayern let him leave this summer

Yes Lewandowski has been linked with Barcelona for a long time. I still can't imagine him playing for Barcelona because it seems to me like the characteristics of the team and him are different. Actually Barcelona started to play a little more different thanks to Xavi but I still think that Lewandowski would fit Real Madrid better than Barcelona. Because I think that there are similarities between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich now so this can ease the adaptation process for Lewandowski. On the other hand, I'm still not very sure about if Real Madrid go for him as they have Benzema.

[Vinaa77]

If someone says Real Madrid defense is weak, then what is the most losing goals ever conceded to Real Madrid, Real Madrid have Courtois the greatest goalkeeper and even though they escape the Real Madrid defense but will not have a chance to score a goal from goalkeeper Courtois.

Nobody said Courtois was bad because it was very clear that in terms of goalkeeping at Real Madrid, Courtois deserved a lot of appreciation because his saves were extraordinary, but it would be very complete if Real Madrid's defensive line became stronger again. So a goalkeeper like Courtois won't be too tired in saving a ball shot at goal directly.

Real Madrid are fortunate to have a great goalkeeper like Thibaut Courtois, he not only made a number of important saves, but was also able to provide a sense of security for the Los Blancos defenders. Courtois became an important player to reduce the explosiveness of Liverpool's attack that night. So it is very natural that the Belgian goalkeeper was named the best player in the Champions League final.