La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[nara1892]

That is a very important thing for Xavi to achieve this season, because Xavi just needs to apply every skill that the team has in a more consistent manner. Because implementing a focus on two competitions to get two titles this season is not easy, Xavi must be able to make Barcelona fight for it this season so that his name becomes a result of this achievement.

Let's see after the world cup is over, will Barcelona still be able to compete with the teams in La Liga and also in the European League. Because the team that entered the Europa League this season is also a team that is not weak.

It's no secret that Barcelona really wants a trophy this season, Xavi will try to do his best for Barcelona, last season's failure can be used as a lesson to achieve success this season. The focus on the two competitions can still be done as long as the players owned by Barcelona are always fit, Barcelona also has reserve players who are no less good than the core players.

La Liga is less competitive this season due to the declining performance of Atletico and Sevilla, Barcelona still has the chance to secure the La Liga trophy as long as it is able to maintain its position at the top of the standings. While the Europa League, which is inhabited by many big teams, is a little more challenging, Xavi must not allow the slightest mistake, such as changing strategies or rotating players without reason so that the club's goals can be achieved.

Yes, it's true, it's certain that Barcelona misses a trophy this season to be able to bring it with them. With more careful preparation, they should be able to do that. IN the last transfer window, Xavi has spent a large budget to recruit several players, Xavi Hernandez did not even try to take advantage by selling several players. And even in the transfer market, they are reportedly preparing to hunt for players again. If everything that is issued by them does not bring an achievement, of course it will be disappointing for Barcelona as a whole.

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[Jody.Drummer]

It's no secret that Barcelona really wants a trophy this season, Xavi will try to do his best for Barcelona, last season's failure can be used as a lesson to achieve success this season. The focus on the two competitions can still be done as long as the players owned by Barcelona are always fit, Barcelona also has reserve players who are no less good than the core players.

La Liga is less competitive this season due to the declining performance of Atletico and Sevilla, Barcelona still has the chance to secure the La Liga trophy as long as it is able to maintain its position at the top of the standings. While the Europa League, which is inhabited by many big teams, is a little more challenging, Xavi must not allow the slightest mistake, such as changing strategies or rotating players without reason so that the club's goals can be achieved.

Actually I want to say something a little harsh about him wanting trophies because this is the thing that has to be done because if he can't then his future will be threatened at Barcelona if he can't bring one trophy.
He has gambled this season by pouring out a lot of money on player transfers so it is certain that the payment is a trophy at least one trophy or even more and when he fails then this will not be much different from the Koeman era because he will also be branded as a coach fail.

[hahay]

La Liga matchday 15 of 38 will begin on December 29 opening by Girona vs Rayo Vallecano, several player with their country have eliminated in World Cup 2022 have back to their team and joining training center left two weeks later match restarting. I saw Real Madrid official social media account publishing with Karim Benzema have return back to the team and leaving his national team after got injured.

For country have their player existing in World Cup like Nahuel Molina playing for Atletico Madrid have short time after his country lead to final and last match on December 18. Barcelona and Real Madrid having player in France national team, if possibility lead to final actually their main player return back to the team after World Cup and have few day only before La Liga matchday 15 restarting.

They still have enough time to rest for at least 11-12 days because even Atletico themselves will just play on the 30th after the match between Girona vs Rayo Vallecano. Also, not all players from the club played for their national team until the final match, although there were still several players who played in the final World Cup but only a few players and not many.
Thus, they will still be fine, unless at one club all the players play in the final match at this World Cup and only have, for example, two days of rest, then obviously it will be problematic.

But what happened for matches in La Liga, at least they will still get a better recovery and obviously that's not a problem. Because basically they are used to getting a tighter schedule like only having 3-4 days of rest but at this moment they have 11-12 days of rest and it will still be good for them.
But regarding the opening match between Girona v Rayo Vallecano and even though Rayo Vallecano is above Girona by 6 points, I'm sure it will still be a difficult match for Rayo Vallecano. Because Girona itself at this moment is not a team that is so weak, they also still have a pretty good record in home and away matches.

[Falconer]

Barcelona is not only targeting the La Liga title, the Europa League Trophy is also its target this season after being eliminated from the Champions League. Barcelona only needs to maintain its position at the top of the standings to become Champion, Xavi is eager to bring his first title as a coach to a club that has made a name for himself. There is no doubt about Xavi's greatness as a player, now he has to prove that he can become a great coach by winning several trophies for the club he coaches.

There are several titles still available for Barcelona so far including Laliga, Copa Del Rey and Europa League. I don't know what title they can win later because what is certain is that the competition will be very tight. Currently in Laliga Barcelona has managed to lead the standings with a 2 point advantage over Real Madrid, but all is not over.

At the end of December, Barcelona will face Espanyol. This is a derby match where the outcome of the match will be difficult to predict. But considering that the performance of Barcelona's players so far has been really good, then maybe home win can be expected.

[fachant]

The Europa League trophy doesn't really matter, do you believe what you just said..?
The Europa League trophy is more prestigious than the Domestic league trophy, a team that wins the Europa League has the opportunity to win the European Super Cup, because the scheme will bring together teams that have won the UCL and UEL trophies.
I don't need to explain at length to you, as a football fan, of course you already understand this.

The La Liga title is very important for the Barcelona team. Because they have been eliminated from one of the best tournaments, La Liga. Winning the La Liga title is now crucial for Barcelona to maintain their club image. If Barcelona wins the La Liga title, their club will benefit financially.

Barcelona is not only targeting the La Liga title, the Europa League Trophy is also its target this season after being eliminated from the Champions League. Barcelona only needs to maintain its position at the top of the standings to become Champion, Xavi is eager to bring his first title as a coach to a club that has made a name for himself. There is no doubt about Xavi's greatness as a player, now he has to prove that he can become a great coach by winning several trophies for the club he coaches.

Barcelona wall have a great chance to win La Liga. But for that they have to work hard so that they can be capable of defeating Real Madrid. Because their only major opponent in La-Liga is Real Madrid. If they are able to beat Real Madrid, I think Barcelona will have a chance to win the La Liga title.

[fachant]

It's no secret that Barcelona really wants a trophy this season, Xavi will try to do his best for Barcelona, last season's failure can be used as a lesson to achieve success this season. The focus on the two competitions can still be done as long as the players owned by Barcelona are always fit, Barcelona also has reserve players who are no less good than the core players.

La Liga is less competitive this season due to the declining performance of Atletico and Sevilla, Barcelona still has the chance to secure the La Liga trophy as long as it is able to maintain its position at the top of the standings. While the Europa League, which is inhabited by many big teams, is a little more challenging, Xavi must not allow the slightest mistake, such as changing strategies or rotating players without reason so that the club's goals can be achieved.

Actually I want to say something a little harsh about him wanting trophies because this is the thing that has to be done because if he can't then his future will be threatened at Barcelona if he can't bring one trophy.
He has gambled this season by pouring out a lot of money on player transfers so it is certain that the payment is a trophy at least one trophy or even more and when he fails then this will not be much different from the Koeman era because he will also be branded as a coach fail.

If Barcelona want to do well in La Liga, they need to make changes to their first defense line-up. Because one of the problems of the Barcelona team is the defense, that is, the defense is not always able to stop the attack of the opposing team. When Barcelona get some great defense their team will be full strength.

[indah rezqi]

That is a very important thing for Xavi to achieve this season, because Xavi just needs to apply every skill that the team has in a more consistent manner. Because implementing a focus on two competitions to get two titles this season is not easy, Xavi must be able to make Barcelona fight for it this season so that his name becomes a result of this achievement.

Let's see after the world cup is over, will Barcelona still be able to compete with the teams in La Liga and also in the European League. Because the team that entered the Europa League this season is also a team that is not weak.

I don't want to underestimate Barcelona this season despite their failure in the Champions League. The same thing can happen to other teams when they are in a group with top teams from other top leagues, but unfortunately Barcelona have to have bad luck.

Barcelona's challenge in the Europa League is to win the playoff against Manchester United. I know it's difficult, but I think Barcelona have something good to hope for against Manchester United. Meanwhile, Barcelona are still very great in Laliga with their best performances in defense and attack.

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That is a very important thing for Xavi to achieve this season, because Xavi just needs to apply every skill that the team has in a more consistent manner. Because implementing a focus on two competitions to get two titles this season is not easy, Xavi must be able to make Barcelona fight for it this season so that his name becomes a result of this achievement.

Let's see after the world cup is over, will Barcelona still be able to compete with the teams in La Liga and also in the European League. Because the team that entered the Europa League this season is also a team that is not weak.

I don't want to underestimate Barcelona this season despite their failure in the Champions League. The same thing can happen to other teams when they are in a group with top teams from other top leagues, but unfortunately Barcelona have to have bad luck.

Barcelona's challenge in the Europa League is to win the playoff against Manchester United. I know it's difficult, but I think Barcelona have something good to hope for against Manchester United. Meanwhile, Barcelona are still very great in Laliga with their best performances in defense and attack.

By failing in the Champions League I think there is still a chance to hunt for the title especially LaLiga which is currently the standings while there is still hope to defend in LaLiga and in the European League, Barcelona are not as bad as last season and now their squad has grown in the hands of Xavi who is able to rebalance with some young and great players on board this will be a long term project for Xavi.

It can be said that Manchester United and Barcelona for the current season are a little different and maybe you can see from the statistics that Barcelona is much better in their respective leagues, although we don't know the results of the Playoff match between Manchester United v Barcelona, this is not easy, but this challenge must be overcome skip if you want to achieve a good result for Xavi.

[AakZaki]

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the laliga competition is not as interesting as it used to be when I saw it because only 2 teams looked strong compared to the other teams. if it goes on like this I think that there will be less and less fans or spectators in the Laliga and will be more inclined to watch the EPL.

Maybe it can happen, but I think there are always fans in every competition of one of the countries of the world. Messi and Ronaldo used to be an attraction, there was always drama in every season.
At this time, the arrival of Lewandowski, and several other players certainly gave a different kind of appeal. So I think La Liga will stay alive with the players that are there. That problem of dominance also occurred in Germany and some other countries. But their League is still running and entertaining some of its fans.

[Falconer]

By failing in the Champions League I think there is still a chance to hunt for the title especially LaLiga which is currently the standings while there is still hope to defend in LaLiga and in the European League, Barcelona are not as bad as last season and now their squad has grown in the hands of Xavi who is able to rebalance with some young and great players on board this will be a long term project for Xavi.

It can be said that Manchester United and Barcelona for the current season are a little different and maybe you can see from the statistics that Barcelona is much better in their respective leagues, although we don't know the results of the Playoff match between Manchester United v Barcelona, this is not easy, but this challenge must be overcome skip if you want to achieve a good result for Xavi.

There is still hope for Barcelona this season to win the title especially if they can maintain their good form. However I never would have thought Real Madrid would allow Barcelona's unstoppable run especially as we still have El Clasico ahead. There are many opportunities to take the top of the standings from Barcelona, ​​but I really won't underestimate even the slightest chance for Barcelona this season.

Barcelona has some important matches after the World Cup which are Espanyol and Atletico Madrid between December and early January 2022. I expect these two match to be a problem for them especially in terms of maintaining their form. So it will be more important to think about it than thinking about the European League playoffs in February.

[rby]

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the laliga competition is not as interesting as it used to be when I saw it because only 2 teams looked strong compared to the other teams. if it goes on like this I think that there will be less and less fans or spectators in the Laliga and will be more inclined to watch the EPL.

Maybe it can happen, but I think there are always fans in every competition of one of the countries of the world. Messi and Ronaldo used to be an attraction, there was always drama in every season.
At this time, the arrival of Lewandowski, and several other players certainly gave a different kind of appeal. So I think La Liga will stay alive with the players that are there. That problem of dominance also occurred in Germany and some other countries. But their League is still running and entertaining some of its fans.

Starting from the era of Ronaldo and Messi the La Liga has never been as competitive as the English Premier League and neither has there been plenty clubs competing for the title. It has always been Real Madrid and Barcelona and sometimes Atletico Madrid and the likes of Sevilla who will also will be at 5th or 6th position. I have never seen a big upset where an underdog takes them by surprise just like what happened in England with Liecester City.

[Distraction]

It is really very difficult for Sevilla to even get near top 4 from now on. Of course we aren't mathematically in the middle of the season yet but the gap with Sevilla and the fourth team in the league is already 13 now. There is no promising game Sevilla have played until now. Even changing their manager and bringing Sampaoli haven't made any difference until now. This is making me think like the manager wasn't actually the problem for them. It must be something mental related to the players these days.

Sampaoli needs to make a big improvement in the morale level of the players. This break must be great for the players to take a deep breath and look at what they have done wrong so far. Hopefully they come back stronger and get away from the relegation area immediately.

[bitgolden]

Barcelona has two hopes of getting the Trophy this season. but their chances in the Europa league are more difficult when compared to Laliga. Several teams will be waiting for Barcelona in each round where Manchester United will be the next opponent. Xavi does have a pretty good rally with Barcelona this season but one thing left him speechless when Barcelona had to be eliminated from the champions league this season. Barcelona needs time to strengthen the squad to get a trophy this season. It is possible that the transfer window will be excited again with the reshuffle that has occurred in the Barcelona transfer window.

the laliga competition is not as interesting as it used to be when I saw it because only 2 teams looked strong compared to the other teams. if it goes on like this I think that there will be less and less fans or spectators in the Laliga and will be more inclined to watch the EPL.

That is going to be very tough but also not impossible at the same time. I am guessing that it is quite possible for Barcelona to get la liga this year, that is not going to be as hard as Europa because even if they lose some points they could still win the title, but Europa will be harder because losing even one game is a big deal that can cause you to lose entirely.

This year is a bit better than last year because they made sure that they bought some younger players for many positions, and got rid of many older players. Which means they run a lot more and if you wan to play the tiki*taka that Xavi plays, then you need to be able to actually run fast and pass well.

[rendravolt]

It is really very difficult for Sevilla to even get near top 4 from now on. Of course we aren't mathematically in the middle of the season yet but the gap with Sevilla and the fourth team in the league is already 13 now. There is no promising game Sevilla have played until now. Even changing their manager and bringing Sampaoli haven't made any difference until now. This is making me think like the manager wasn't actually the problem for them. It must be something mental related to the players these days.

Sampaoli needs to make a big improvement in the morale level of the players. This break must be great for the players to take a deep breath and look at what they have done wrong so far. Hopefully they come back stronger and get away from the relegation area immediately.

It's a shame that a club as great as Sevilla can be below the relegation line this season. I checked the standings list and it turned out that even in the top 10 the name Sevilla was gone. Indeed, Sevilla players lack motivation in playing football and it's only a matter of time if they can't change the mindset that each player will drop to La Liga 2 next season. But I think they will be able to get up considering that the first half of the La Liga season will continue soon and they really need to get points in order to move up to a better position.

[safari88]

It is really very difficult for Sevilla to even get near top 4 from now on. Of course we aren't mathematically in the middle of the season yet but the gap with Sevilla and the fourth team in the league is already 13 now. There is no promising game Sevilla have played until now. Even changing their manager and bringing Sampaoli haven't made any difference until now. This is making me think like the manager wasn't actually the problem for them. It must be something mental related to the players these days.

Sampaoli needs to make a big improvement in the morale level of the players. This break must be great for the players to take a deep breath and look at what they have done wrong so far. Hopefully they come back stronger and get away from the relegation area immediately.

It's a shame that a club as great as Sevilla can be below the relegation line this season. I checked the standings list and it turned out that even in the top 10 the name Sevilla was gone. Indeed, Sevilla players lack motivation in playing football and it's only a matter of time if they can't change the mindset that each player will drop to La Liga 2 next season. But I think they will be able to get up considering that the first half of the La Liga season will continue soon and they really need to get points in order to move up to a better position.

There is no logical explanation for Seville. The fact is that Sevilla already started this bad series last season. Things went wrong when they were in 2nd place. Then they had a very bad series in which they ended up 4th. That bad series was apparently no coincidence, because they have continued that negative line again this season. I also wonder why they are performing so poorly, because not much has changed in terms of player material. Corona can no longer have an impact on this team either. Maybe time for another trainer?

[Furious 7]

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@Furious7 I personally agree that Real Madrid need to start planning beyond Benzema, and they should definitely buy one striker right away in the January transfer window. Furthermore even if Benzema returns I feel that he’ll last for maximum 2 seasons at his age, hence this is the perfect opportunity for Real Madrid to plan ahead and maybe they could target João Félix what do you’ll think of this transfer?.

I think this is a little difficult, especially considering the current condition of Joao Felix in the rival camp, even though it is possible for Madrid, this will also create a lot of responses, especially for the fans from both sides.
On the other hand, now Joao Felix has dropped slightly to be an option if you look at his games during these 2 seasons, especially now that Mendes as an agent is going to England to talk about the possibility of Felix with Manchester United.
I think it's better that their target regarding Osimhen doesn't change even though they have to think about several other options in terms of players because they are worried that Osimhen won't be brought in.

[izsara]

It's a shame that a club as great as Sevilla can be below the relegation line this season. I checked the standings list and it turned out that even in the top 10 the name Sevilla was gone. Indeed, Sevilla players lack motivation in playing football and it's only a matter of time if they can't change the mindset that each player will drop to La Liga 2 next season. But I think they will be able to get up considering that the first half of the La Liga season will continue soon and they really need to get points in order to move up to a better position.

Sevilla's performance this season has been very devastated and personally, if you look at their current condition, it will be very profitable if they get out of their discomfort zone because their current position because they are in the relegation zone is really beyond expectations.
They have to overhaul everything in the squad so that this condition doesn't get worse because otherwise they might have to be reluctant to go to Segunda B at the end of the season.

[nurilham]

Sevilla had a really bad first half of the season.
They have too much draw and then get lost consecutively as for the result they are staying at the bottom 3 which it's quite misery , one thing i believe that they would survive ... the next transfer window must be a momentum to comeback to where they belong , into the top 5 ... at least get into the mid table.

They got too much lose and draw. So far, they got 7 loses and 5 draws. They only won 2 times. Very very bad stats.  

Sure, Sevilla needs some new players, especially on the defense line. They should get some strong defenders in the next transfer window to strengthen their defense. I think they have no problems with midfield and attacking line, mostly the problem is in the defense line.

Another problem is in their tactic. They don't only focus on signing new players, but they must evaluate the tactic/strategy as well. Changing the coach may be a good solution, too.

[TopT3ns]

It's a shame that a club as great as Sevilla can be below the relegation line this season. I checked the standings list and it turned out that even in the top 10 the name Sevilla was gone. Indeed, Sevilla players lack motivation in playing football and it's only a matter of time if they can't change the mindset that each player will drop to La Liga 2 next season. But I think they will be able to get up considering that the first half of the La Liga season will continue soon and they really need to get points in order to move up to a better position.

Sevilla are in the bottom three and that keeps them from qualifying for the next match. At least this should be a lesson for the Sevilla coach so they can learn and try to improve the quality of their game and get another chance to return to the top 10 next season.

[rendravolt]

It's a shame that a club as great as Sevilla can be below the relegation line this season. I checked the standings list and it turned out that even in the top 10 the name Sevilla was gone. Indeed, Sevilla players lack motivation in playing football and it's only a matter of time if they can't change the mindset that each player will drop to La Liga 2 next season. But I think they will be able to get up considering that the first half of the La Liga season will continue soon and they really need to get points in order to move up to a better position.

Sevilla are in the bottom three and that keeps them from qualifying for the next match. At least this should be a lesson for the Sevilla coach so they can learn and try to improve the quality of their game and get another chance to return to the top 10 next season.

If you look at the depth of Sevilla's squad, there are great names that shone at the 2022 World Cup, the best goalkeeper for Morocco at the moment, Yassine Bounou and Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri, both of whom fully contributed to bringing Morocco to the semifinals. Then there is Isco, Ivan Rakitic and erik Lamela they are all great players who have played in big clubs before.

Source: https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/clubs/sevilla-fc/squad

So what needs to be fixed here? It seems that this is the responsibility of coach Sampaoli who cannot take advantage of his players, if Sevilla want to move forward again they must at least get a new coach who is great at setting up a strong team strategy.