La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Ayers]

I don't see Villarreal's performance dropping drastically, because even in terms of position they only dropped 2 ranks from the previous season. That means they are still a team that can be said to be stable, even though they have experienced a decline, it is not a significant decline. Actually they are a top 10 team in the standings table, and to be honest I didn't expect much from them.

The season in Laliga is only halfway, the opportunity to go further down or even go up further in the standings is still very much open. So I don't think Villarreal's position at the end of last season is comparable to being a source while at the moment this the new season is running half.  The results and who they are face are the main reference for seeing changes in the team
I see Villarreal at the moment have not shown that they can be better than last season.

Villarreal is a team that doesn't have high consistency, so it's natural that its position never settles in the top five or six, but I agree that Villarreal is a team that is in the top ten. Even from the last three seasons, it can be said that Villarreal experienced a slight decline and then only stayed in the top seven. If this season Villarreal can't finish in the top seven again, then I think that's normal and at least Villarreal can still finish in the top ten, that's good for Villarreal.
Considering the teams currently in the top six, it looks like they'll be able to keep it going. Therefore, it seems that Villarreal no longer has a chance to get a European ticket, but at least Villarreal is not experiencing a severe decline like Sevilla.
Because this season Sevilla is clearly very chaotic, because how can a team that has always been in or competed in the top four for the past few seasons but Sevilla has fallen so badly quickly.
Even at this moment Sevilla is still working hard just to get out and away from the relegation zone. As a team that is used to competing in the top four, it is of course easy for Sevilla to get out of the relegation zone. But what happened instead was that Sevilla looked like a mediocre team that didn't have the quality to be able to recover quickly, it was interesting to look forward to.

In my opinion, I don't know if they will be able to improve their position. As of right now, they are not playing very well. In my opinion, it is nearly impossible to imagine that they will be able to improve from here on out. The main thing I would like to point out is that they have not shown enough reliable performance through which we will be able to predict how they will perform in the future. In the same way as any other mid-table team, they have been inconsistent as well. As a result of this type of performance, it is hardly expected to see any improvement in the near future. There are not a lot of expectations I have for them. According to my opinion, the highest position they can achieve at the end of the season would be seventh.

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[arimamib]

For the La Liga title our strongly believed Barcelona can get it, if we look at the statistics they are quite capable, but indeed after the world cup is over, is a possibility that the performance of Barcelona squad will decrease. One of the reasons is fatigue, but it doesn't take long for squad will adapt. I personally believe Barcelona will get the title, what will happen if they don't get the title of La Liga?

It would be too hasty to say Barcelona will be La Liga champions now. Because they are still not in a comfortable place to win the title. 2 points is a very small distance, I don't even think of it as a gap with Real Madrid who are 2 points below them. They are just better than last season. Barcelona has the opportunity to become champions this season, but it requires a difficult struggle with hard work, of course.

Everything can still happen considering that Barcelona is only two points ahead of Real Madrid. La Liga still has a lot of games to play, Barcelona could drop points in the next few matches which will make Real Madrid take their position. Barcelona needs to continue to maintain a point advantage over Real Madrid to become La Liga champions this season, Xavi must not reduce Barcelona performance even a bit, which can lose the La Liga Trophy this season.

[Sirait]

I think if Real Madrid let go of players like Luka Modric, Tony Kroos, and Benzema it would have a negative effect on their team. Benzema is one of the best strikers who has supported Real Madrid so far. Luka Modric on the other hand is a great midfielder. If Real Madrid leaves these senior players, the team will face some disaster.

Right now they are depending on these three players. Therefore, Anceloti must immediately find a replacement. But letting them not retire or leave is stupid, Madrid must immediately regenerate players. I hope they are not wrong and are effective in selecting players so that they continue to dominate the League and UCL. Because some clubs sometimes always play badly if they are left by key players in the team. Hopefully that doesn't happen in Madrid.

it's not easy to look for a luka modric clone for madrid, he is a creative midfielder who has good instincts even at his old age, there are speculations that bellingham is a potential future replacement but I personally am not so sure whether bellingham is the best candidate to replace modric. The regeneration issue in Madrid is quite complex imo.

[G_Besar]

Everything can still happen considering that Barcelona is only two points ahead of Real Madrid. La Liga still has a lot of games to play, Barcelona could drop points in the next few matches which will make Real Madrid take their position. Barcelona needs to continue to maintain a point advantage over Real Madrid to become La Liga champions this season, Xavi must not reduce Barcelona performance even a bit, which can lose the La Liga Trophy this season.

Barcelona's performance is indeed on the rise in La Liga and they managed to top the standings. But I still have doubts about their performance and they haven't been fully tested so far because the season is still very long. Apart from that, the Blaugrana's chances of winning the title at the end of the season are still too early to talk about. I'm sure the two-point lead over Real Madrid won't last long, at least when El Clasico duels later, El Real will be able to steal full points and will take over the top of the standings.

[fuguebtc]

There are no many strikers who are available in the market. The ones that are available are not as good as the quality that Real Madrid will want but however any kind of striker that Real Madrid wants, they will be able to get him with money and because of the prestige of the club,  unless it is PSG that is contesting it with them then you know that PSG can always spend them to it
Meanwhile, Benzema is still in real madrid, for the mean time before he returns, Rodrygo and Velverder can be helping the club

Most chances they will not do any changes in winter transfer window with just some part-timer striker will be also enough for them but in Summer transfer window they will do better changes and try to bring quality replacements which are need to time for them as well because right now few players are going out of their best, and they need to do things as they are doing for decades few players are already under their radar which mean they will keep in touch with them, and they will try to engage them for having their squad more strong but still it's all needed time with money is never been problem for them and their current coach is also one of the best in this business which can turn tables into his favour without any big trouble.

I do not expect Real Madrid to make any big changes in this transfer market. I think they are preparing to wait until the next transfer window. And I honestly feel that in the next transfer window we can expect Real Madrid to make some really big moves. They are hoping to bring in a really capable striker. I think we all know that. And they are waiting for the right opportunity and also for the right choice. However, I wonder if the striker that they have available on the market right now might be a better option than what they will be able to get in the next transfer window.

[Velvet78]

It is really difficult to overlook Villarreal's change in one season. We are talking about a team that reached the semi-finals in the Champions League in the end. But now they are having really troubling days. We are seeing them in the middle of the standings currently. Especially their losses in the recent times caused them to lose a lot of points.

Maybe they are focused on the Europa Conference League this time. They finished the group stage as leader. They might want to achieve this title as well after achieving the Europa League title. But they should be really careful in the La Liga at the same time. There isn't any guarantee for their title in the ECL so they should fight for a European tournament spot in the La Liga.

[baeva]

For the La Liga title our strongly believed Barcelona can get it, if we look at the statistics they are quite capable, but indeed after the world cup is over, is a possibility that the performance of Barcelona squad will decrease. One of the reasons is fatigue, but it doesn't take long for squad will adapt. I personally believe Barcelona will get the title, what will happen if they don't get the title of La Liga?

It would be too hasty to say Barcelona will be La Liga champions now. Because they are still not in a comfortable place to win the title. 2 points is a very small distance, I don't even think of it as a gap with Real Madrid who are 2 points below them. They are just better than last season. Barcelona has the opportunity to become champions this season, but it requires a difficult struggle with hard work, of course.

I agree with you, 2 points is nothing. Besides, if it stays as it is now (2 points gap), it will all be decided in the next El Classico. It's too early to say though, I bet they will get 100% wrong in one match and the gap will increase to a more or less comfortable one, or they will keep us in suspense till the end of the season

[terrorJR]

For the La Liga title our strongly believed Barcelona can get it, if we look at the statistics they are quite capable, but indeed after the world cup is over, is a possibility that the performance of Barcelona squad will decrease. One of the reasons is fatigue, but it doesn't take long for squad will adapt. I personally believe Barcelona will get the title, what will happen if they don't get the title of La Liga?

A difference of 2 points is enough sure they will win? You're kidding on this one.
There is still plenty of time from now because they have just completed 14 matches and that means there are another 24 matches waiting after this break, is it not too hasty to conclude that.
In 2 matches I'm not too sure these two clubs will always win but what I believe is that Madrid will continue to stick to it and maybe even be able to overtake and take back Barcelona's place now.

[Masplanc]

For the La Liga title our strongly believed Barcelona can get it, if we look at the statistics they are quite capable, but indeed after the world cup is over, is a possibility that the performance of Barcelona squad will decrease. One of the reasons is fatigue, but it doesn't take long for squad will adapt. I personally believe Barcelona will get the title, what will happen if they don't get the title of La Liga?

It would be too hasty to say Barcelona will be La Liga champions now. Because they are still not in a comfortable place to win the title. 2 points is a very small distance, I don't even think of it as a gap with Real Madrid who are 2 points below them. They are just better than last season. Barcelona has the opportunity to become champions this season, but it requires a difficult struggle with hard work, of course.

Everything can still happen considering that Barcelona is only two points ahead of Real Madrid. La Liga still has a lot of games to play, Barcelona could drop points in the next few matches which will make Real Madrid take their position. Barcelona needs to continue to maintain a point advantage over Real Madrid to become La Liga champions this season, Xavi must not reduce Barcelona performance even a bit, which can lose the La Liga Trophy this season.

Real Madrid is a club I respect so much , I don't believe real madrid will give Barcelona the chance to win Laliga. Barcelona is ahead of Real Madrid with a difference of two points, it is very possible Real to get more point and to be ahead of Barcelona.   I still Real Madrid as the most consistent team in laliga.

[BigBos]

I think if Real Madrid let go of players like Luka Modric, Tony Kroos, and Benzema it would have a negative effect on their team. Benzema is one of the best strikers who has supported Real Madrid so far. Luka Modric on the other hand is a great midfielder. If Real Madrid leaves these senior players, the team will face some disaster.

Right now they are depending on these three players. Therefore, Anceloti must immediately find a replacement. But letting them not retire or leave is stupid, Madrid must immediately regenerate players. I hope they are not wrong and are effective in selecting players so that they continue to dominate the League and UCL. Because some clubs sometimes always play badly if they are left by key players in the team. Hopefully that doesn't happen in Madrid.

It seems that there will be changes after the Qatar world cup in any league including La Liga, given the large number of potential new players in this world cup, of course there will be opportunities for each team to strengthen their squad in the January 2023 transfer market.
Joan Laporta has indicated that he will bring in new players in the January 2023 market to strengthen Barcelona.
But strangely I heard the news that Carlo Ancelotti is not going to buy new players for his team, is it possible that he is very confident with his team now and forces Benzema, Luca Modric and Tony Kroos to keep playing? Yes, I agree with you that pushing yourself without regenerating new players will be dangerous for Real Madrid in the future, and lagging behind the rest. I hope Carlo Ancelotti makes a wise decision for the future of Real Madrid.

[ginsan]

I agree with you, 2 points is nothing. Besides, if it stays as it is now (2 points gap), it will all be decided in the next El Classico. It's too early to say though, I bet they will get 100% wrong in one match and the gap will increase to a more or less comfortable one, or they will keep us in suspense till the end of the season

their points were too close that even one game would make a huge difference in the next points tally. but looking at barcelona performance in the matches they have played it looks like they have a good enough direction to continue to be consistent in the remaining matches this season. Real madrid seem to have lost balance this season a bit as the absence of benzema is a point to pay attention to in their form in the matches they have been through. even though he didn't have a big impact, benzema became a very influential figure in the real madrid game.

to determine who is the strongest candidate to win the laliga trophy this season we have to be patient to see it because the competition between barcelona and real madrid looks like it will continue in every game this season.

[Distraction]

The difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid in the La Liga has been obvious. Barcelona have been just better than Real Madrid against smaller teams. We can easily understand from their point losses so far. Barcelona got their only draw against Vallecano at the beginning of the season. Even in that match their performance was very good but they were just unlucky. And their only loss was in the El Clasico as you know. Its reason was that Barcelona were having big difficulties in big matches at the same time.

However Real Madrid have lost more points against smaller opponents so far. Especially their point losses on the recent match weeks caused them to lose the lead to Barcelona. With the help of Benzema's return, they can start playing a little more consistent I presume. We should be watching a very competitive title run between these teams until the end.

[Cookdata]

For the La Liga title our strongly believed Barcelona can get it, if we look at the statistics they are quite capable, but indeed after the world cup is over, is a possibility that the performance of Barcelona squad will decrease. One of the reasons is fatigue, but it doesn't take long for squad will adapt. I personally believe Barcelona will get the title, what will happen if they don't get the title of La Liga?

It would be too hasty to say Barcelona will be La Liga champions now. Because they are still not in a comfortable place to win the title. 2 points is a very small distance, I don't even think of it as a gap with Real Madrid who are 2 points below them. They are just better than last season. Barcelona has the opportunity to become champions this season, but it requires a difficult struggle with hard work, of course.

Probably a happy Barcelona fan that is anticipating his team else, I see no reason why he feels Barcelona are having the trophy already, the gap isn't that much, just 2 margin which can change things as the league resumes and we are not even already into the half of the league, round 14 of 38 has been played pending 24 games. I would have agreed more if it were the gap between Barcelona and Real Sociedad, that's about 9 points we are talking about and since they are superior to one another but Real Madrid is in good form and not a good prediction if we are to make them as an example to give up so easily on this league.

[SatoPrincess]

In my opinion, if Kylian Mbappe wants to win the Champions League, he has to move to Real Madrid, or else I don't think he will be able to win the Champions League with PSG. Yes, PSG has had a really strong team for the past few seasons with the addition of Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe. However, they have still struggled to win the Champions League or even get to the finals.

On the other hand, Real Madrid have won the Champions League so many times with even this not-so-good team. But what concerns me is that Kylian has enraged Florentino Perez, and that might be a barrier for him to come to Real Madrid. I think that only time will tell where he will end up.

Winning the champions league trophy now looks like a tradition for Real Madrid and as things stand, it will be much easier for Madrid to achieve even more with Kylian Mbappe on their team. Signing Mbappe will be a huge update for Real Madrid but it is still nit certain PSG will be willing to let him go anytime soon atleast not in January so Rapael Leao will be a good substitute for Mbappe.

[Prince Malik]

In my opinion, if Kylian Mbappe wants to win the Champions League, he has to move to Real Madrid, or else I don't think he will be able to win the Champions League with PSG. Yes, PSG has had a really strong team for the past few seasons with the addition of Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe. However, they have still struggled to win the Champions League or even get to the finals.

On the other hand, Real Madrid have won the Champions League so many times with even this not-so-good team. But what concerns me is that Kylian has enraged Florentino Perez, and that might be a barrier for him to come to Real Madrid. I think that only time will tell where he will end up.

Winning the champions league trophy now looks like a tradition for Real Madrid and as things stand, it will be much easier for Madrid to achieve even more with Kylian Mbappe on their team. Signing Mbappe will be a huge update for Real Madrid but it is still nit certain PSG will be willing to let him go anytime soon atleast not in January so Rapael Leao will be a good substitute for Mbappe.

I don't think mbappe will leave psg anytime soon because the player want to win the champions league with PSG, the team this year looks very strong and i think they can do it if they keep the spirit and confidence till the end of the season, the team that have mbappe Neymar and Messi can definitely do everything

[TopT3ns]

Probably a happy Barcelona fan that is anticipating his team else, I see no reason why he feels Barcelona are having the trophy already, the gap isn't that much, just 2 margin which can change things as the league resumes and we are not even already into the half of the league, round 14 of 38 has been played pending 24 games. I would have agreed more if it were the gap between Barcelona and Real Sociedad, that's about 9 points we are talking about and since they are superior to one another but Real Madrid is in good form and not a good prediction if we are to make them as an example to give up so easily on this league.

It's normal for Barcelona to start showing happy faces because this week they managed to get the win in first place and of course this has a good influence on the players to get excited again, even though Real Madrid still has a chance to catch up on the points that were left behind. and could be a threat to Barcelona.

[EdenHazard]

For the La Liga title our strongly believed Barcelona can get it, if we look at the statistics they are quite capable, but indeed after the world cup is over, is a possibility that the performance of Barcelona squad will decrease. One of the reasons is fatigue, but it doesn't take long for squad will adapt. I personally believe Barcelona will get the title, what will happen if they don't get the title of La Liga?

It would be too hasty to say Barcelona will be La Liga champions now. Because they are still not in a comfortable place to win the title. 2 points is a very small distance, I don't even think of it as a gap with Real Madrid who are 2 points below them. They are just better than last season. Barcelona has the opportunity to become champions this season, but it requires a difficult struggle with hard work, of course.

I agree with you, 2 points is nothing. Besides, if it stays as it is now (2 points gap), it will all be decided in the next El Classico. It's too early to say though, I bet they will get 100% wrong in one match and the gap will increase to a more or less comfortable one, or they will keep us in suspense till the end of the season

It's just healthy competition between the two.

Both will catch each other uups and downs till the end of the season while the rest of the top 7 wil fight for the champions league and of course the el classico would always be a crucial match to win to get more gap and pushing the first position whether it's barcelona or real madrid .

[LUCKMCFLY]

Bad news for Barcelona, Lewandowski got a ban from playing in 3 League games. This is because Lewandowski got a red card and was considered disrespectful to the referee. If counted then Lewandowski will miss games against Espanyol, Atletico Madrid and Getafe. Of course they will have a hard time. Currently Lewandowski's statistics are very good, 19 games with 18 goals and 4 assists. But I heard Lewandowski will appeal because he thinks it is not insulting to the referee.

This is indeed very unfortunate, especially when looking at other things, there are slanted reports about him who deliberately wanted to get a red card so that he could rest more because he was preparing for the match in the world cup.
A significant loss, especially in this case, their position is still not safe in the standings because it is still closely followed by Madrid.

Intentionally or not it was too much punishment for not being able to play in 3 matches. It seemed that referee Gil Manzano was not in the best of moods at the time.
Lewandoski explained regarding his gesture which was considered insulting to the referee, he said it was shown to the bench and not to the referee. Lewandowski will try to appeal the sentence.
Lewandowski also admits that his debut at Barcelona will not be easy and will go according to plan, but he is trying to give his team the best.

Now just have to keep hoping whether indeed Lewandowski's gesture by rubbing his nose with his index finger and continuing to point at the referee will be considered as an act of undiscipline or not because it will be difficult if this is considered an act of neglecting the referee.
An appeal is something they definitely do because Barcelona currently still need Lewandowski and it would be a big loss if they lose Lewandowski for a long time.

I think that Lewa's gesture is something that shouldn't have happened, giving importance to something that turns out to be so insignificant, Lewa now has a lot of things to solve, like getting out of the Europa League well off, since I imagine he is a player who he seeks to obtain some very good titles, one of them is finally to be the winner of the golden ball, clearly it is very difficult to win it if he is in a lower level league, if the team does not play for Lewa they will hardly be able to obtain enough results that are favorable to Barcelona. Until these teams understand that they must play for a star player and he establishes himself, they cannot have the results that a club wants and that was said by a Brazilian player.

Before the world cup have not started it seems Barcelona is struggling to be at the top. After the World many players will show weakness in their performance and it may affect Barcelona,  some of their players may show some sign of weakness, Barcelona might not continue to lead the league.

most of the barcelona players are playing in spain, other important players like lewandoski have already returned home and are resting at home so if spain reaches the final maybe most of spain's players will have little time to rest but see that it will be much more time off in relation to the league games, so there's no way the barcelona players can come back tired and affect something in the team, on the contrary they came back very motivated to play, and barcelona is at the top they're going to work hard. if barcelona has a bad result, it will only be due to some strategic error

Well, for me Spain is not that they have performed so well in the World Cup, I think Luis Enrique is much more aware of twitch than anything else, the Spanish players are young, very young, he did not take the veterans and always All over the world you need players who have a lot of experience, veterans are very necessary in every team, whether or not to rest is something that all players need, not much rest either because players usually lose some of their friends, but with respect At the pace they carry, after a league, then a world cup, they must recover not only physically but also psychologically.

Some rumors:

Inter Target Franck Kessie’s Agent Meets With Barcelona Amid Offers From Serie A & Premier League Clubs, Spanish Media Report

Inter-linked Barcelona midfielder Franck Kessie’s agent has met with the Blaugranas to discuss the 25-year-old’s future amid offers from clubs in Serie A and the Premier League.

This according to Spanish journalist Gerard Romero, who reported on his Twitter account that Napoli are one of the two Italian teams to have formally made an offer for Kessie’s signature.

Kessie has not found playing time as easy to come by at Barcelona as he’ll have likely expected when he joined the club during the summer transfer window on a free transfer from AC Milan.

Source: https://sempreinter.com/2022/12/05/inter-target-franck-kessies-agent-meets-with-barcelona-amid-offers-from-serie-a-premier-league-clubs-spanish-media-report/

[laurenB7742]

Probably a happy Barcelona fan that is anticipating his team else, I see no reason why he feels Barcelona are having the trophy already, the gap isn't that much, just 2 margin which can change things as the league resumes and we are not even already into the half of the league, round 14 of 38 has been played pending 24 games. I would have agreed more if it were the gap between Barcelona and Real Sociedad, that's about 9 points we are talking about and since they are superior to one another but Real Madrid is in good form and not a good prediction if we are to make them as an example to give up so easily on this league.

It's normal for Barcelona to start showing happy faces because this week they managed to get the win in first place and of course this has a good influence on the players to get excited again, even though Real Madrid still has a chance to catch up on the points that were left behind. and could be a threat to Barcelona.

The difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid is only 2 points. Bridging this gap will not be too difficult. And I would say that if Barcelona lose their next match they will lose their place at the top of the points table. And so if Barcelona want to stay at the top of the table, they must perform carefully in every match. Their points gap is very small. Real Madrid is a very stable team. If Barcelona drops a point in any match, Real Madrid will try their hardest to grab the top spot in the table. However, this season will not be as one-sided as last season. The battle for the title this season will be intense.

[SatoPrincess]

The difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid in the La Liga has been obvious. Barcelona have been just better than Real Madrid against smaller teams. We can easily understand from their point losses so far. Barcelona got their only draw against Vallecano at the beginning of the season. Even in that match their performance was very good but they were just unlucky. And their only loss was in the El Clasico as you know. Its reason was that Barcelona were having big difficulties in big matches at the same time.

However Real Madrid have lost more points against smaller opponents so far. Especially their point losses on the recent match weeks caused them to lose the lead to Barcelona. With the help of Benzema's return, they can start playing a little more consistent I presume. We should be watching a very competitive title run between these teams until the end.

It is always a problem when a team loses more games to smaller teams in the league because more number of games played in the league every season are smaller sides and losing these vital points will definitely cut you short of desired number of points. Real Madrid have to work on this deficiences and take every game serious and get the most points from every game. Barcelona have been impressive in the league even better than they did in the Champions league and I hope Xavi will be able to fix the poor games when the league resumes.