La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[mv1986]

Real Madrid have incredible talents on their side this season and I think these players are capable of filling in for Toni Kroos, Modric and already departed Casemiro for Real madrid. I think if Madrid is signing another midfielder in January it is to boost the depth in the midfield position and they also need to get a striker fill in for injured Benzema.

It would make sense if madrid are looking to sign another midfielder; but i do not think they will be desperate about doing that. With Valverde, Tchouchemani and Camavinga; they have a credible replacements for modric, kroos; and just need to add a top tier elite midfielder to complete the trio in  midfield.

I believe the urgent signing of a player would be a forwarder that could replace Benzema that unfortunately took injuries over and over and barely played this season.. He wasn't able to play with France in the World Cup.
Adding another midfielder would be good too of course but should not limit them from getting a forwarder.

Benzema played one outstanding season, but when you think about it pretty much everyone knew that the won't be able to repeat such a season. On top of that as you mentioned, he is injured way too often. You can be the best player in the world, but when you are not healthy you are also no help to your team.

I believe that Madrid will sign one striker in the upcoming summer and I think it is going to be a big name.

[TelolettOm]

Benzema played one outstanding season, but when you think about it pretty much everyone knew that the won't be able to repeat such a season. On top of that as you mentioned, he is injured way too often. You can be the best player in the world, but when you are not healthy you are also no help to your team.

Sure, he can't repeat the same thing in the previous season because he gets injured. If he can stay healthy and has no problem with his fitness, I am sure he can repeat his best performance like the previous season. The main problem of Benzema is his age, he is already 34 years old. At the age nearly 35 years old, players are usually more susceptible to injury.

I believe that Madrid will sign one striker in the upcoming summer and I think it is going to be a big name.

Real Madrid always targets big names, they only want a top striker. If you hear the rumors, all their targets are popular strikers such as Kylian Mbappé, Victor Osimhen, and Lautaro Martínez. But the problem is the chance to sign them, I think it will be a bit difficult to sign them as they are the main players in their clubs.

[Davian144]

Barcelona still has weaknesses in defense which Xavi has not fixed so far, so if you only rely on striker Robert Lewandowski then you will not be able to win because there are several strong opponents there. Even so, if Barcelona have an effort to win there might still be a chance if they managed to get lucky.

I often think and feel strange when a team only relies on one person. Even though it is very clear that the team needs more people to be placed on each line so that the team can become stronger, because Robert Lewandowski, whose job as a striker, will also not be able to handle all the lines alone during the match.

This is the reason every player in a certain line must really be corrected by the coach and one of them is on the line you said was for Barcelona this season, so that in the second half of this season Barcelona can still show its good performance in La Liga.

[iamsange]

Barcelona still has weaknesses in defense which Xavi has not fixed so far, so if you only rely on striker Robert Lewandowski then you will not be able to win because there are several strong opponents there. Even so, if Barcelona have an effort to win there might still be a chance if they managed to get lucky.

I often think and feel strange when a team only relies on one person. Even though it is very clear that the team needs more people to be placed on each line so that the team can become stronger, because Robert Lewandowski, whose job as a striker, will also not be able to handle all the lines alone during the match.

This is the reason every player in a certain line must really be corrected by the coach and one of them is on the line you said was for Barcelona this season, so that in the second half of this season Barcelona can still show its good performance in La Liga.

I don't think it's an easy matter for every player to adapt. Barcelona have brought in a lot of new players this season so they also need time, then player injuries are a separate problem for Xavi, making it all difficult. So far Xavi has been able to do a good job, although there are some shortcomings that also need to be fixed again.

[Sebas.tian]

Barcelona can still turn this season into an amazing one for themselves indeed. Winning the La Liga title is of course the most important goal for them because they couldn't win this title for three seasons - Real Madrid 2 times, Atletico Madrid once. Xavi is under pressure as a result but he is dealing with it great for now. They have lost only against Real Madrid so far. Their only draw was like at the beginning of the season. As long as they keep this up they will stay ahead of Real Madrid for sure.

However winning only the La Liga title might not be enough for a perfect season. They are in the Europa League at the same time too as you know. Maybe they have really tough teams there as well from now on. But Xavi's goal there must be to go for the title. Winning two big titles would satisfy not only the fans but also the board.

Barcelona has potential squads to win this la Liga league title and other titles in this season, because many things has changed positively in this season with Barcelona that made them to experienced only one defeat from Real Madrid, which they will never allow such mistake to happen again until they achieve the title. I believe, Barcelona coach will definitely introduce new strategies that will make the team to perform well like never before, because their fans are waiting to see more performance in their remaining matches.

[Razmirraz]

About Depay I can say that he is about to leave the team soon. Because there are news circulating around like he is one of the candidates to be sent from the team in January. It was going to happen even in the previous summer but Barcelona decided to let Aubameyang go instead.

Honestly it would be better for Depay to stay here as Lewandowski's substitute. Because he can still make a good contribution to the team when he has the chance. I don't know what they are planning now. Because if he leaves there will be only Lewandowski as a centre-forward in the team.

Depay contract with Barcelona has entered its final year, Barcelona tried to release Depay in last summer's transfer but ended up staying because there was no agreement with another club. Barcelona have put Depay on the Sell list in the January transfer window to avoid Depay leaving on a free transfer.
It is better for Depay to leave than to stay at Barcelona, it is very difficult for him to get minutes to play at Barcelona because Xavi believes more in other players such as Lewandowski, Dembele, Raphinha, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres. Galatasaray really want to bring Depay from Camp Nou, Depay must make the best decision for his future.

[OcTradism]

Depay contract with Barcelona has entered its final year, Barcelona tried to release Depay in last summer's transfer but ended up staying because there was no agreement with another club. Barcelona have put Depay on the Sell list in the January transfer window to avoid Depay leaving on a free transfer.

Depay had some good months in Barcelona when he was their important player but in the past two seasons, he is no longer important with Barcelona. Barcelona will let him go win January to receive some money or keep him until the season ending and let him go freely. I bet Barcelona will choose the first option as with them, money is very important.

It is better for Depay to leave than to stay at Barcelona, it is very difficult for him to get minutes to play at Barcelona because Xavi believes more in other players such as Lewandowski, Dembele, Raphinha, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres. Galatasaray really want to bring Depay from Camp Nou, Depay must make the best decision for his future.

It is stupid if he chooses to play when a coach, a club are no longer need him there. Barcelona are betting their future with young players, not nearly old players like Depay. Even Xavi is fired and Barcelona has another coach, I don't think Depay will play important role in the club.

[Oneandpure]

Depay contract with Barcelona has entered its final year, Barcelona tried to release Depay in last summer's transfer but ended up staying because there was no agreement with another club. Barcelona have put Depay on the Sell list in the January transfer window to avoid Depay leaving on a free transfer.
It is better for Depay to leave than to stay at Barcelona, it is very difficult for him to get minutes to play at Barcelona because Xavi believes more in other players such as Lewandowski, Dembele, Raphinha, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres. Galatasaray really want to bring Depay from Camp Nou, Depay must make the best decision for his future.

I don't think Depay is priority by Xavi Hernandez keep extended his contract after arriving Xavi as Barcelona manager,  Depay found difficulty to be main squad. I think with Depay contract in Barcelona until in the summer of 2023 he has chance early leaving on January window transfer. Depending with Barcelona want to make Depay become free agent and keep extended him until contract over or take opportunity for selling Depay on next window transfer.

Loss compete with Ansu Fati, Dembele, Raphinha and Ferran Torres I don't think good ideas for Depay keep extended his contract with Barcelona, maybe if manager change have other opportunity for him get back in main squad for Barcelona.

[Ayers]

I don’t think Spain is going to play very well in the World Cup, to be honest. They have not made the best selection for this World Cup in my opinion. And I don’t think I have to explain that because if you just look at the players, the players they kicked out of the World Cup and the players that they have selected, you will be quite surprised. Spain is very good in the midfield area, I have no doubt about that. But the team is not balanced in my opinion.

look at all world cup teams and ask yourself: how many world cup teams manage to win the game comfortably and with more than 5 goals? spain is the team that has had the best performance so far and it shows that they are much stronger than other teams that have played so far, i consider spain as one of the favorite teams to win the world cup next to england and frankly, no i know how brazil will do today, but if brazil also get a good result then they too will be the main candidates to win the world cup. next spain game will be against germany, something i believe spain will win this game

Brazil has won their first game in this world cup. They have won against Serbia. This was a very successful win for Brazil. At first, I was a little skeptical that Brazil was playing Richarlison instead of Gabriel Jesus. But obviously, I was wrong. Richarlison played really well in this match for Brazil. He scored both of the goals, and both of them were really stunning.

I really don't know. The way this World Cup is going, I am ready to expect the unexpected. The next match for Germany is against Spain and it is going to be very significant for both of the teams. Germany will definitely have to win this match.

[bering]

Depay contract with Barcelona has entered its final year, Barcelona tried to release Depay in last summer's transfer but ended up staying because there was no agreement with another club. Barcelona have put Depay on the Sell list in the January transfer window to avoid Depay leaving on a free transfer.
It is better for Depay to leave than to stay at Barcelona, it is very difficult for him to get minutes to play at Barcelona because Xavi believes more in other players such as Lewandowski, Dembele, Raphinha, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres. Galatasaray really want to bring Depay from Camp Nou, Depay must make the best decision for his future.

I don't think Depay is priority by Xavi Hernandez keep extended his contract after arriving Xavi as Barcelona manager,  Depay found difficulty to be main squad. I think with Depay contract in Barcelona until in the summer of 2023 he has chance early leaving on January window transfer. Depending with Barcelona want to make Depay become free agent and keep extended him until contract over or take opportunity for selling Depay on next window transfer.

Loss compete with Ansu Fati, Dembele, Raphinha and Ferran Torres I don't think good ideas for Depay keep extended his contract with Barcelona, maybe if manager change have other opportunity for him get back in main squad for Barcelona.

This season Xavi only playing him twice on Laliga so i think this indicated Depay isn't main priority for Barcelona so it's certain Barcelona will not giving him contract extention especially there are surplus on forward lines in Barcelona so they had a plan to sell Depay this winter even Barcelona provide cheap price for him 5 million euro and they hopes after Depay price tag published some of clubs will interested to him and it doesn't take long that after this news reported he is into Manchester United and Chelsea watchlist and this January these team probably will attempt to bids to get him and for Depay it's time to him to choose new clubs especially if he want to get minutes to play

[keyscore44]

Barcelona can still turn this season into an amazing one for themselves indeed. Winning the La Liga title is of course the most important goal for them because they couldn't win this title for three seasons - Real Madrid 2 times, Atletico Madrid once. Xavi is under pressure as a result but he is dealing with it great for now. They have lost only against Real Madrid so far. Their only draw was like at the beginning of the season. As long as they keep this up they will stay ahead of Real Madrid for sure.

However winning only the La Liga title might not be enough for a perfect season. They are in the Europa League at the same time too as you know. Maybe they have really tough teams there as well from now on. But Xavi's goal there must be to go for the title. Winning two big titles would satisfy not only the fans but also the board.

Barcelona has potential squads to win this la Liga league title and other titles in this season, because many things has changed positively in this season with Barcelona that made them to experienced only one defeat from Real Madrid, which they will never allow such mistake to happen again until they achieve the title. I believe, Barcelona coach will definitely introduce new strategies that will make the team to perform well like never before, because their fans are waiting to see more performance in their remaining matches.

Barcelona have the potential to do well in La Liga. Because they have a great XI. The young players of the team are performing brilliantly, they always play responsibly for the good of the team. And since they lost in the Champions League, not doing well in La Liga will reflect badly on their team.

[arimamib]

It is better for Depay to leave than to stay at Barcelona, it is very difficult for him to get minutes to play at Barcelona because Xavi believes more in other players such as Lewandowski, Dembele, Raphinha, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres. Galatasaray really want to bring Depay from Camp Nou, Depay must make the best decision for his future.

It is stupid if he chooses to play when a coach, a club are no longer need him there. Barcelona are betting their future with young players, not nearly old players like Depay. Even Xavi is fired and Barcelona has another coach, I don't think Depay will play important role in the club.

There is no longer any reason to stay at Barcelona, the coach no longer needs Depay after Lewandowski filled his squad. So far Depay has often sat on the bench instead of getting minutes to play, he no longer has the trust of Xavi. Depay needs to find a new club that values him more to save his career. Barcelona is not a suitable place for Depay, since Lewandowski's arrival he has only been a complement to the Barcelona squad.

[mvdheuvel1983]

Barcelona have the potential to do well in La Liga. Because they have a great XI. The young players of the team are performing brilliantly, they always play responsibly for the good of the team. And since they lost in the Champions League, not doing well in La Liga will reflect badly on their team.

I don't think Barcelona can win La Liga due to their financial constraints. And also, they are having an inexperienced good team. They have young players such as Ansu fati, Gavi and others. They are young stars for the future. And I think Barcelona needs to get to bring in a new Corp of experienced players to be enable them to push these players further and win the league, but I don't think they will be able to compete this season because Real Madrid already have a good and a stable team that that they've been building for the past four or five years.

[TopT3ns]

I don't think Depay is priority by Xavi Hernandez keep extended his contract after arriving Xavi as Barcelona manager,  Depay found difficulty to be main squad. I think with Depay contract in Barcelona until in the summer of 2023 he has chance early leaving on January window transfer. Depending with Barcelona want to make Depay become free agent and keep extended him until contract over or take opportunity for selling Depay on next window transfer.

Loss compete with Ansu Fati, Dembele, Raphinha and Ferran Torres I don't think good ideas for Depay keep extended his contract with Barcelona, maybe if manager change have other opportunity for him get back in main squad for Barcelona.

Memphis Depay's career at Barcelona may not have been very good, but at this time he is also being targeted by Erik Ten Hag to return and contribute to Manchester United again and replace Ronaldo's position, and with an age that is still under 30 years old, he is still suitable to be an attacker. Manchester United hopes not to choose Memphis Depay wrong.

[zuzie]

I don't think Depay is priority by Xavi Hernandez keep extended his contract after arriving Xavi as Barcelona manager,  Depay found difficulty to be main squad. I think with Depay contract in Barcelona until in the summer of 2023 he has chance early leaving on January window transfer. Depending with Barcelona want to make Depay become free agent and keep extended him until contract over or take opportunity for selling Depay on next window transfer.

Loss compete with Ansu Fati, Dembele, Raphinha and Ferran Torres I don't think good ideas for Depay keep extended his contract with Barcelona, maybe if manager change have other opportunity for him get back in main squad for Barcelona.

Memphis Depay's career at Barcelona may not have been very good, but at this time he is also being targeted by Erik Ten Hag to return and contribute to Manchester United again and replace Ronaldo's position, and with an age that is still under 30 years old, he is still suitable to be an attacker. Manchester United hopes not to choose Memphis Depay wrong.

Erik Ten Hag's coach at Manchester United has received a lot of attention lately, I think there will be many players considering joining the Red Devils under the current coach of Erik Ten Hag. Not the right choice for Memphis Depay to go to Old Trafford at this time considering the many unresolved problems at Manchester United. Even though Depay is not a priority in Barcelona's main squad at the moment, he might get more opportunities if he chooses to stay for the next few seasons.

[Pulsar77]

I think Betis are really lucky to have Pellegrini as their coach now. Because since he was brought to the job, Betis have become a really consistent team in the La Liga. In the previous season, they were very close to finishing the season in top four but their point losses on the final match weeks cost them the fourth position. They lost it to Sevilla back then. In this season, Betis are again a consistent team fighting for upper positions in the standings.

This time something is different for them as well. Sevilla are far away from this area and they are even under the threat of relegating for now. This might be a chance for Betis to make it to top four. This time they have Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao as different teams fighting for the same goal. But considering last season performances, we might have a similar scenario for those two teams later on. I believe Betis will stay more consistent than them and secure a spot for the Champions League.

[posi]

Honestly, I'm not too sure that Real Sociedad and Atletico Bilbao will stay in the same position until the end of the season. They are a good club, but they are not that tough to maintain their consistency in La Liga. They are always in a position out of the Champions League zone, especially Atletico Bibao who are far from that position.
Atletico Madrid still has a big chance to return to 3rd position in the standings, moreover they still have the same points as Atletico Bilbao and only have a difference of 2 points from Real Sociedad who occupy 3rd position, that means Atletico Madrid only need to wait for them to lose once. only and can shift them back, provided they have to perform well and get 3 points from each of their matches. They still have plenty of time for that, after this World Cup is over.

I quite agree with this, but indeed for the current season it might be a little different because I still feel that one of these teams will be able to, especially considering Sevilla's current condition, it seems like this could be another comparison.
Even though positions 1 to 3 will still be owned by the same club between Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico, of course there is 1 slot left there and they can maximize that to their advantage.

It is certain that Barcelona and Real Madrid will be at the top of the points table. But I am not sure if we will see Atletico Madrid in third place. Atlético Madrid's performances this season have been poor and erratic. They are not performing well in any important match. Most of them are particularly vulnerable. If Atletico Madrid can't be consistent after the World Cup break, I don't think they can finish third in the table. Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao's performances have been pretty good so far.

Both Real Sociedad and Athletic Club have been inconsistent in recent performances. So I think if Atletico Madrid can improve their performance a little, they can obviously get ahead of these two teams very quickly.

But the problem is that Atletico Madrid has also been very inconsistent. Only one win in the last five matches is not a favorable record for Atletico Madrid. They will have to start playing well. And I think the next match is going to be perfect for Athletico Madrid to get back in form. Because they are scheduled to face Elche which is absolutely at the bottom of the table. Perhaps this one will give Atletico Madrid the confidence they need.

[kro55]

I don't think Depay is priority by Xavi Hernandez keep extended his contract after arriving Xavi as Barcelona manager,  Depay found difficulty to be main squad. I think with Depay contract in Barcelona until in the summer of 2023 he has chance early leaving on January window transfer. Depending with Barcelona want to make Depay become free agent and keep extended him until contract over or take opportunity for selling Depay on next window transfer.
Loss compete with Ansu Fati, Dembele, Raphinha and Ferran Torres I don't think good ideas for Depay keep extended his contract with Barcelona, maybe if manager change have other opportunity for him get back in main squad for Barcelona.

Memphis Depay's career at Barcelona may not have been very good, but at this time he is also being targeted by Erik Ten Hag to return and contribute to Manchester United again and replace Ronaldo's position, and with an age that is still under 30 years old, he is still suitable to be an attacker. Manchester United hopes not to choose Memphis Depay wrong.

Erik Ten Hag's coach at Manchester United has received a lot of attention lately, I think there will be many players considering joining the Red Devils under the current coach of Erik Ten Hag. Not the right choice for Memphis Depay to go to Old Trafford at this time considering the many unresolved problems at Manchester United. Even though Depay is not a priority in Barcelona's main squad at the moment, he might get more opportunities if he chooses to stay for the next few seasons.

Manchester United's performances have been completely erratic this season. They are not playing well. Ten Hag is not yet successful as a coach. He was not able to stabilize the party. Despite having many star players in the team, they are not playing well. Manchester United's match strategy also needs a change. On the other hand, Manchester United want to sign Depay to strengthen their attack, but I don't think Depay wants to stay with a team as unstable as United. I think Depay would be more interested in staying at Barcelona.

[RILWAN]

Exactly having a bounce of new players without experience will still end up being a wasted energy without combination of experience Barcelona team may not win the La Liga. As it was said there is a need for more experienced players to come in but then the money to get such experience players will be a major problem for the club also. But I have more confidence in the Real Madrid team this season.

[Jody.Drummer]

Barcelona have the potential to do well in La Liga. Because they have a great XI. The young players of the team are performing brilliantly, they always play responsibly for the good of the team. And since they lost in the Champions League, not doing well in La Liga will reflect badly on their team.

I don't think Barcelona can win La Liga due to their financial constraints. And also, they are having an inexperienced good team. They have young players such as Ansu fati, Gavi and others. They are young stars for the future. And I think Barcelona needs to get to bring in a new Corp of experienced players to be enable them to push these players further and win the league, but I don't think they will be able to compete this season because Real Madrid already have a good and a stable team that that they've been building for the past four or five years.

We'll see how far Barcelona can go with a lot of young players. If they can become champions then it is something extraordinary because they managed to silence everyone who doubted it because of the young players who are not very experienced. I agree that one of the factors that will make the club stronger is with experience, because with experience they are more able to solve something that is a problem in their game. How they should act when they hit a dead end, how they take advantage of the situation in the match, it will be very useful.
Indeed they have several senior names, but until now I have not seen them being able to bring in young players to train their mentality. And also they have a lot of players that I think they should let go, because until now I haven't seen any contribution from the players that Xavi kept in the last transfer window. I think Xavi should be able to let go of some of the names that are in the squad now.