La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[ShowOff]

We has seen Barcelona now much better than before and having surpassed Real Madrid as a strong contender, fans of course have about the belief that their team can win trophies this season but we know it will be tough as well.

For me, El Clasico is still too far away so Barcelona can prepare ahead of time for it, I certainly expect another crucial match for El Clasico but they don't just focus on El Clasico, look at the team that we didn't expect to beat them and still don't assume only Real Madrid against one is tough while other teams can also boomerang for Barcelona.

It's true what you say, in Laliga it's not only Real Madrid that can beat Barcelona and make them fail at the end of the season because basically the teams that are currently looking weak also have a chance to score points even if they play against Barcelona. I know this is a warning to Xavi that Barcelona can't let their guard down in every game, and I'm sure Xavi is aware of that.

Barcelona's only weakness this season is that they are too dependent on Lewandowski as a goalscorer. Dembele, Raphinha, Ferran or Ansu Fati don't really have good goal stats compared to Lewandowski. The problem may be even more difficult if Lewandowski is injured.

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[hahay]

Winning the La Liga title is still very possible for Barcelona as long as their best form and form is not lost in a match that is still a long way to go. But I see that Barcelona is not so burdened against teams other than Real Madrid, because Barcelona still needs to beat Real Madrid next year so that Barcelona's points are not easily overtaken by Real Madrid. Because everyone also knows that Real Madrid is a strong team and Barcelona counts greatly in every season, including this season.

I'm not talking about the title this season for Barcelona, ​​but they are looking good at the moment as a contender. I'm glad there's optimism about Barcelona this season among the fans, but to win Laliga then Barcelona really have to be better than now.
Indeed, Xavi has the best squad this season. Barcelona is strong in defense and good in attack. But things like this can change quickly when Barcelona lose several key players in important matches. The first El Clasico was won by Real Madrid, and I think Barcelona should win the second El Clasico to keep its chances over Real Madrid.

We has seen Barcelona now much better than before and having surpassed Real Madrid as a strong contender, fans of course have about the belief that their team can win trophies this season but we know it will be tough as well.
For me, El Clasico is still too far away so Barcelona can prepare ahead of time for it, I certainly expect another crucial match for El Clasico but they don't just focus on El Clasico, look at the team that we didn't expect to beat them and still don't assume only Real Madrid against one is tough while other teams can also boomerang for Barcelona.

Almost every team has played 14 matches. And now the Barcelona team is 2 points ahead of Real Madrid. and are at the top of the points table. But it is too early to predict which team will win the title. Because each team will still play 24 more matches. And at the same time, there is a long break due to the World Cup. The World Cup has many players prone to injury. Moreover, it is not yet certain whether the performance of the teams will remain stable after the World Cup. After the World Cup break, the team that can maintain the stability of their performance will win the title. And so Madrid and Barcelona still have equal chances of winning the title.

Anyway, Barcelona this season is clearly very good in La Liga because Barcelona are also the only team that has conceded only a few goals so far. Therefore, Barcelona are indeed better this season but unfortunately, such good performances only occur in La Liga.
Also, the El Clasico match is not a benchmark to determine which team will win the title because even, in the previous season, Barcelona could beat Real Madrid in the El Clasico match. But Real Madrid is still the team that won the title, so yes, I'm sure the El Clasico match is not a guarantee that the team that wins the El Clasico match will win the title.

But if we only consider the performance so far in La Liga then obviously, for me Barcelona have a better chance of winning the title. But that doesn't mean Real Madrid has lost its chance because after all, Real Madrid and Barcelona are two teams that continue to compete in the hunt for the La Liga title from season to season.

[iamsange]

Anyway, Barcelona this season is clearly very good in La Liga because Barcelona are also the only team that has conceded only a few goals so far. Therefore, Barcelona are indeed better this season but unfortunately, such good performances only occur in La Liga.
Also, the El Clasico match is not a benchmark to determine which team will win the title because even, in the previous season, Barcelona could beat Real Madrid in the El Clasico match. But Real Madrid is still the team that won the title, so yes, I'm sure the El Clasico match is not a guarantee that the team that wins the El Clasico match will win the title.

But if we only consider the performance so far in La Liga then obviously, for me Barcelona have a better chance of winning the title. But that doesn't mean Real Madrid has lost its chance because after all, Real Madrid and Barcelona are two teams that continue to compete in the hunt for the La Liga title from season to season.

This season, Barcelona's performance has started to improve a little more, two points ahead of Real Madrid, of course, a result that is quite encouraging. But the season is still quite long, Xavi must realize that his squad has not been fully tested.

Real Madrid is still the favorite to win La Liga. Even though they are behind Barcelona, they have a more complete squad than their rivals. It's just that Madrid is also still very dependent on Benzema, this is a concern for Ancelotti when Benzema is absent, Madrid will find it difficult to score goals.

[salad daging]

We has seen Barcelona now much better than before and having surpassed Real Madrid as a strong contender, fans of course have about the belief that their team can win trophies this season but we know it will be tough as well.

For me, El Clasico is still too far away so Barcelona can prepare ahead of time for it, I certainly expect another crucial match for El Clasico but they don't just focus on El Clasico, look at the team that we didn't expect to beat them and still don't assume only Real Madrid against one is tough while other teams can also boomerang for Barcelona.

Barcelona's only weakness this season is that they are too dependent on Lewandowski as a goalscorer. Dembele, Raphinha, Ferran or Ansu Fati don't really have good goal stats compared to Lewandowski. The problem may be even more difficult if Lewandowski is injured.

I am worried about that whereas now Lewandowski will be with the national team at the same World Cup relying on Lewandowski as a goal opportunity from him, so I hope for their stability in the competition which will start in a few days and when they return the team will not have any problems including serious injuries.
Xavi will definitely rely on Lewandowski as his spearhead and Dembele, Rafinha, Ansu Fati and several others can only supply the ball to Lewandowski as the final solution.

I think Barcelona will be patient enough until the end of the season to evaluate Xavi's performance for Barcelona. I believe they know how drastic the team have been before now and understand that it will take a while and gradual process towards restoring back the winning spirit and mentality to the team. I can see the process already in motion from the level and amount of signings to the squad in the summer, hopefully it will be a matter of time before we begin to see the outcome of this development phases.

Joan Laporta once said he would trust Xavi Hernandes as a long-term project planner with Barcelona, even if Barcelona don't get any trophies this season, the manager will definitely maintain it to continue, we already know it's running now and the several players that Xavi recruited are quite satisfying especially Lewandowski so I think Xavi will strengthen the mentality of their players and get motivation about a good season.

[nara1892]

Player.......................................................	Goal
Lewandowski R.	13
Muriqi V.	8
Iglesias B.	8
Aspas I.	7
Joselu	7
Méndez B.	6
Chimy Avila	6
Valverde F.	6
Vinícius Júnior	6
Iñaki Williams	5
Benzema K.	5
Guruzeta G.	5
Griezmann A.	5
León S.	5
Morata Á.	5
Sørloth A.	4
Ünal E.	4
Dembélé O.	4
Álex Baena	4
Cavani E.	4
Rodrygo	4
Stuani C.	4

I don't know about you, but I would have given the golden ball to Lewandowski .. Benzema is in tenth position for goals
I'd say a little too little for a Ballon d'Or champion

at this rate he could break records, Lewandowski

Right now you are only focused on numbers but not looking at the condition of the players who are competing.
Benzema is now in 7th position not without reason. we know that he's played during this season is still on the fingers and if you compare the number of games and the number of goals he's got of course this is still a good thing for him.
We must be aware that Benzema also still wants to continue playing but his body condition is not too good for him to push.

[terrorJR]

I think, Barcelona coach is seriously working to ensure their players that had injuries last matches recover fast so that they will be able to prepare for other competitions. Barcelona quads really made their fans happy in this season, because many people thought Barcelona can never get to this position before they will start experiencing failure but Barcelona quads prove them wrong by maintaining the victory. I believe, Barcelona will definitely win their remaining matches to alert other teams that they have what it takes to win this la Liga league title.

It was clear Xavi had to do just that.
They've felt that losing a few key players due to injury has bothered them a bit in scoring goals and they're also aware that they have to do various things so that something like this doesn't happen again.
Moreover, in this case Xavi also needs to ensure that there is at least 1 trophy that they must win in order to make him still able to continue at Barcelona.

[skarais]

This season, Barcelona's performance has started to improve a little more,

Not a little, but they have performed very well in Laliga.

two points ahead of Real Madrid, of course, a result that is quite encouraging. But the season is still quite long, Xavi must realize that his squad has not been fully tested.

2 points ahead of Real Madrid is proof that Barcelona is a better team than Real Madrid in Laliga. Very strong defense with only 5 goals conceded in 14 matches, no other team is on par like Barcelona right now on defense especially in the league.

Real Madrid is still the favorite to win La Liga. Even though they are behind Barcelona, they have a more complete squad than their rivals. It's just that Madrid is also still very dependent on Benzema, this is a concern for Ancelotti when Benzema is absent, Madrid will find it difficult to score goals.

If Real Madrid struggles to score goals without Benzema then I think they don't deserve to be a favorite. The problem is that you have to continue to score goals and win the match regardless of which players are absent. Barcelona might be in a similar situation, without Lewandowski they have also struggled to find the net so far.

[ginsan]

Despite his failure in the Champions League, I don't see any obvious reason for Barcelona to sack Xavi Hernandez. When his failure in the Champions League was used as an excuse to fire Xavi in my opinion it didn't make sense considering that Barcelona's overall performance could be said to be fine. Instead I see that there is hope in Xavi Hernandez's hands for the future. They should give him a longer chance to bring Barcelona back to its former glory. And even if they decide to change coaches is there any guarantee that in the hands of the new coach the performances of Barcelona will exceed the current one? I do not see it. For now it is better for them to continue to entrust Xavi Hernandez as coach.

Maybe some fans thought that Barcelona fall in the Champions League group phase was regrettable and they made some ridiculous words asking Laporta to sack Xavi. indeed the Champions league is a very prestigious league but we have to see the developments that are happening in barcelona this season barcelona is experiencing a transition period which is carried out by xavi so it is very natural that they are not strong enough in the champions league but Xavi proves that barcelona in the Domestic league can provide  pressure for other teams including real madrid. I support your statement that it will take time for Xavi to build Barcelona into a stronger team.

[bitpotter]

Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez putting more effort to ensure his team stay on top of the table, we all know their poor form and challenges in the champions league. Barça have an impressive stats in Laliga, 12W 1D 1L while there pre-eminent rival Real madrid are just two points behind them. Barça have good records this season with the least team to concede goals in the league and Robert Lewandowski on top the ranking of top scorers. There's more time and more games left to play, Robert Lewandowski will sealed it only if he doesn't get injured during playing games, he's a big threat to defenders.

Signing Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich is proof that Barcelona can reach the top position so far. Xavi's role as a coach has quite an important role here and can unite young players and senior players. Speaking of rivals Real Madrid, they have to wait for Karim Benzema, who must recover from a hand injury in order to get good performance as usual. Can't wait for these two teams to compete again in Laliga, but have to wait another month to see it.

[Silence Scream]

Player.......................................................	Goal
Lewandowski R.	13
Muriqi V.	8
Iglesias B.	8
Aspas I.	7
Joselu	7
Méndez B.	6
Chimy Avila	6
Valverde F.	6
Vinícius Júnior	6
Iñaki Williams	5
Benzema K.	5
Guruzeta G.	5
Griezmann A.	5
León S.	5
Morata Á.	5
Sørloth A.	4
Ünal E.	4
Dembélé O.	4
Álex Baena	4
Cavani E.	4
Rodrygo	4
Stuani C.	4

I don't know about you, but I would have given the golden ball to Lewandowski .. Benzema is in tenth position for goals
I'd say a little too little for a Ballon d'Or champion

at this rate he could break records, Lewandowski

Benzema is unlikely to be top scorer this season.  Lewandowski is having a great season and has already scored 13 goals.  Karim Benzema is currently only 5 points.  This year's surprise goalscorer has been Muriqi and he has scored a very good 8 goals so far.  La Liga is going well this year for the Kosovo striker.  I don't know how many goals Lewandowski will finish the season with, my guess is he can score more than 25 goals.

[Falconer]

Signing Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich is proof that Barcelona can reach the top position so far. Xavi's role as a coach has quite an important role here and can unite young players and senior players. Speaking of rivals Real Madrid, they have to wait for Karim Benzema, who must recover from a hand injury in order to get good performance as usual. Can't wait for these two teams to compete again in Laliga, but have to wait another month to see it.

To be honest, I don't like to underestimate Barcelona in any way as long as they are okay with the performance. Ideally the good should be said to be good while the bad must be said to be bad. So far Barcelona have been very good, I admit it even though Real Madrid managed to beat them in the El Clasico match. But remember, we haven't played at Barcelona and I don't think anyone can underestimate them at home.

[Zilon]

I don't know about you, but I would have given the golden ball to Lewandowski .. Benzema is in tenth position for goals
I'd say a little too little for a Ballon d'Or champion

at this rate he could break records, Lewandowski

Benzema played 7 out of 14 matches in the Laliga scoring 5 goals and 1 assist he has been absent in 7 matches due to injury. Lewandowski hasn't missed any match this season he played all 14 matches scoring 13 goals and 4 assists which has given him more edge . I hope if Benzema remains fit after the world cup he will cover-up for the times he was absent. The golden boot will not be too easy for Lewandowski to win. let wait till after the world cup when the season will resume again for more challenge.

[FanEagle]

I think that all of players in barcelona would become threat for another team as long as they were all playing so well. I meant you can see that in a few matches if barcelona was struggling to earn the points if it's not lewandowski who has been saving barcelona from draw or lose.
Xavi may still continue to be a coach in barcelona once barcelona will able to win a trophy. that being said that if barcelona is focusing to win la liga. it seems like that europa league was not become the main priority for barcelona right now.

They are already good, they are already leading the league as well. People are looking at them like they are not that good only because they lost to Inter, otherwise they are really good. Look at the league, they are above Real Madrid right now and I believe they are going to keep being that good for a long time as well.

People need to realize that we are talking about something major here, being better than Real Madrid in the league is a huge deal and it won't be that easy to pass neither. Just realize how good that is for sure, and you will definitely end up with a great win in the long run. That’s of course my personal believe, and Barcelona is a great team to me.

[terrorJR]

I don't know about you, but I would have given the golden ball to Lewandowski .. Benzema is in tenth position for goals
I'd say a little too little for a Ballon d'Or champion

at this rate he could break records, Lewandowski

Benzema played 7 out of 14 matches in the Laliga scoring 5 goals and 1 assist he has been absent in 7 matches due to injury. Lewandowski hasn't missed any match this season he played all 14 matches scoring 13 goals and 4 assists which has given him more edge . I hope if Benzema remains fit after the world cup he will cover-up for the times he was absent. The golden boot will not be too easy for Lewandowski to win. let wait till after the world cup when the season will resume again for more challenge.

It all depends on Benzema's performance now because if he manages to get through a difficult period, especially overcoming a problem with his legs, which are now a little vulnerable in the later half of the season, I don't think there is any doubt that he will still be able to compete, although it is certainly a little more difficult, especially considering the condition of the new rival. he is in the top scorer which has a difference of 8 goals there.

[lalabotax]

To be honest, I don't like to underestimate Barcelona in any way as long as they are okay with the performance. Ideally the good should be said to be good while the bad must be said to be bad. So far Barcelona have been very good, I admit it even though Real Madrid managed to beat them in the El Clasico match. But remember, we haven't played at Barcelona and I don't think anyone can underestimate them at home.

Yes, Barcelona has tried hard especially since they have been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League. This means that they must continue to collect points as much as possible, focus on La Liga and expect to win the La Liga title. If you look at the games so far, they are capable and we deserve a thumbs up. A good club is not just those who beat one strong opponent in a big match, but those who always win every game, at least, they will make more points in every match. So, they can keep being in the first position until the end of this season.

[Luzin]

To be honest, I don't like to underestimate Barcelona in any way as long as they are okay with the performance. Ideally the good should be said to be good while the bad must be said to be bad. So far Barcelona have been very good,

Source: https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/65/Show/Spain-Barcelona

If you look at the statistics above, I think Barcelona is not bad. Even in this League, they have 33 goals in 14 games. Whoscored.com only wrote down Barcelona's two weaknesses.
1. Avoiding offside
2. Stopping opponents from creating chances
Perhaps only in UCL they are not maximal.

[X-ray]

Signing Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich is proof that Barcelona can reach the top position so far. Xavi's role as a coach has quite an important role here and can unite young players and senior players. Speaking of rivals Real Madrid, they have to wait for Karim Benzema, who must recover from a hand injury in order to get good performance as usual. Can't wait for these two teams to compete again in Laliga, but have to wait another month to see it.

To be honest, I don't like to underestimate Barcelona in any way as long as they are okay with the performance. Ideally the good should be said to be good while the bad must be said to be bad. So far Barcelona have been very good, I admit it even though Real Madrid managed to beat them in the El Clasico match. But remember, we haven't played at Barcelona and I don't think anyone can underestimate them at home.

The result might always be the same, playing away or home didn't matter a lot as long as the team has a good mentalism. Real madrid is still above barcelona in term of mentalism of its player yet we will face the next el classico at the end of season that will come next year.
Some strikers already projected to join with real madrid. That will be making real madrid to be a very tough competitor for the next el classico. Barcelona is still having so many problems that must be solved very soon.
Both of team have gotten enough time to take rest caused by world cup.

[snipie]

I don't know about you, but I would have given the golden ball to Lewandowski .. Benzema is in tenth position for goals
I'd say a little too little for a Ballon d'Or champion

at this rate he could break records, Lewandowski

Benzema played 7 out of 14 matches in the Laliga scoring 5 goals and 1 assist he has been absent in 7 matches due to injury. Lewandowski hasn't missed any match this season he played all 14 matches scoring 13 goals and 4 assists which has given him more edge . I hope if Benzema remains fit after the world cup he will cover-up for the times he was absent. The golden boot will not be too easy for Lewandowski to win. let wait till after the world cup when the season will resume again for more challenge.

Until now, Haaland is breaking all records and performing good in City. Assuming that Arsenal might drop points later and City to win the EPL and possibly UCL then Lewandowski won't get a chance this year too. Another thing is Europa League is a must for Lewandowski which looks like an easy task but in reality it is far from being that. Anyway it is early to discuss Ballon d'Or at this stage imo and Lewandoski should continue to score and impress.

[kawetsriyanto]

If Real Madrid struggles to score goals without Benzema then I think they don't deserve to be a favorite. The problem is that you have to continue to score goals and win the match regardless of which players are absent. Barcelona might be in a similar situation, without Lewandowski they have also struggled to find the net so far.

Note this:
- Real Madrid may have a problem in scoring without Benzema
- Barcelona may have a problem in the defense line because they only have 2 available center-backs, 2 CBs got injured.

According to the current situation, both Real Madrid and Barcelona aren't in good condition. However, since they are leading the La Liga standings and their point gaps are only 2, ideally both of them are the favorite teams to win the title. While other teams that are in 3rd, 4th, or 5th place seem difficult to compete for the title due to the big score gap and unconvincing squad quality.

So, no reason to exclude Real Madrid from the winning candidates.
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona are the favorite teams, they are the only candidates for the winner this season.

[bitpotter]

Signing Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich is proof that Barcelona can reach the top position so far. Xavi's role as a coach has quite an important role here and can unite young players and senior players. Speaking of rivals Real Madrid, they have to wait for Karim Benzema, who must recover from a hand injury in order to get good performance as usual. Can't wait for these two teams to compete again in Laliga, but have to wait another month to see it.

To be honest, I don't like to underestimate Barcelona in any way as long as they are okay with the performance. Ideally the good should be said to be good while the bad must be said to be bad. So far Barcelona have been very good, I admit it even though Real Madrid managed to beat them in the El Clasico match. But remember, we haven't played at Barcelona and I don't think anyone can underestimate them at home.

Indeed, Barcelona is always mighty at home, the full support at the stadium which has now slightly changed its name to Spotify Camp Nou is always burning as an encouragement for Barcelona players, it can be seen from their last 5 matches at home that they won successive wins, even Real Madrid could not follow achievement of home wins and must end 3 wins 2 draws.