La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[MAAManda]

I think they will be more in front to get his signature.

Which one? Chelsea, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Manchester United or Manchester City?

If we talk about Money, I believe the frontrunners to get Gvardiol will be Manchester City, they can always lure their transfer targets with money. At this time we also have no news updates regarding Gvardiol's future and for which club he will play.

FYI, Croatia got third place in the World Cup after beating Morocco with a score of 2 - 1, and one of Croatia's goalscorers was Gvardiol.

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[LordShanken]

Barcelona and Real Madrid are the championship contenders, but honestly we should have known that at the start of the season. I don't know how far Sevilla will fall or come back. The difference between the big 2 is that Barcelona only participates in the El, and Real Madrid has yet to participate in the Cl. Some degree of level difference. For 2 teams where the level is relatively close, Madrid has won much more than Barcelona, especially in recent years. Could it have something to do with coaching? Real Madrid often opts for experience and Barcelona does not.

If Real Madrid can maintain their pre-World Cup performance then I think they can play a major role in winning the La Liga title. Because they have great young players in their team who are performing well. Also their team coach is very experienced who is able to defeat the opposition team by applying different strategies.

[Fesatmas]

I don't know how far Sevilla will fall or come back.

It is very difficult to predict Sevilla's current state, will they be able to rise, or will they sink even more in the future. They sit in 18th place with 2 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. It's true that currently it's not too far to get out of the relegation zone where they are now, but if they can't perform better in the second round of this season, I'm pessimistic that they will get out of this red zone. Their main focus should be to improve their performance first, before talking about something even higher.

[izsara]

They need a champion because they have to secure some new investors and patch their finances during this transfer which is actually very draining by pouring a lot of money. Xavi needs to prove that the scheme he is running and the players he has bought can be the best and Barcelona officials want that as proof that Xavi has not failed.

I am not sure that even winning La Liga will help Barcelona cope with the financial problems that have fallen on it, because these problems did not arise yesterday and therefore it will be difficult to fix them in one day. The best option was to reduce their ambitions financially for at least a year, but the club's management took a different path and got into debt, and also refused part of the profits that the club would have in the future. Therefore, yes, you need at least a second place to at least keep the interest of advertisers and potential investors at the same level.

At least if they manage to win they can still survive and create a bubble in their debt and the loss of failure in the champions League is slightly reduced, although indeed not all of them can because indeed with so many years of problems it is clear that it will take quite a long time to solve them too.
In this case, Xavi's plan looks quite good but the problem is he is not aware that this has a big risk because if he fails now then his condition will be very bad.

[AakZaki]

It seems that Barcelona is being discussed interestingly on this topic. So there are many other news that are not discussed here. Today I read the local media if Madrid had signed a 16-year-old Palmeiras player. His name is Endrick he is a young forward who made it into the first team. I read if he got a long-term contract of up to 8 years. But he can only come to the Bernabeu in 2024.
Still about 2 weeks away from La Liga starting, Madrid will meet Valladolid. Madrid have to go to the enemy's house, but I think it's not a problem they are still favourites to win.

[wildan88]

It seems that Barcelona is being discussed interestingly on this topic. So there are many other news that are not discussed here. Today I read the local media if Madrid had signed a 16-year-old Palmeiras player. His name is Endrick he is a young forward who made it into the first team. I read if he got a long-term contract of up to 8 years. But he can only come to the Bernabeu in 2024.
Still about 2 weeks away from La Liga starting, Madrid will meet Valladolid. Madrid have to go to the enemy's house, but I think it's not a problem they are still favourites to win.

I also read about that transfer. A 16-year-old talent, then they must have scouted him at a very young age. I had never heard of that boy. It is also difficult to speculate about a competition that has been at a standstill for a month now due to the World Cup football. We do not know in what condition the teams will participate in the competition again. And what about the number of injuries, for example? Those are all things that can affect the teams. Barcelona must hope for few injuries. They are too dependent on a few players. Real madrid has a wider selection in terms of content.

[Zackgeno96]

It seems that Barcelona is being discussed interestingly on this topic. So there are many other news that are not discussed here. Today I read the local media if Madrid had signed a 16-year-old Palmeiras player. His name is Endrick he is a young forward who made it into the first team. I read if he got a long-term contract of up to 8 years. But he can only come to the Bernabeu in 2024.
Still about 2 weeks away from La Liga starting, Madrid will meet Valladolid. Madrid have to go to the enemy's house, but I think it's not a problem they are still favourites to win.

I also read about that transfer. A 16-year-old talent, then they must have scouted him at a very young age. I had never heard of that boy. It is also difficult to speculate about a competition that has been at a standstill for a month now due to the World Cup football. We do not know in what condition the teams will participate in the competition again. And what about the number of injuries, for example? Those are all things that can affect the teams. Barcelona must hope for few injuries. They are too dependent on a few players. Real madrid has a wider selection in terms of content.

This player is not going to make a difference to the competition of the current season. It could be a long-term player. Real Madrid already has a very strong team in the league. Vinicius has also become very good in recent years. And he's not that old at all. Only Atletico Madrid managed to break through the monopoly with a title in the La Liga 3 seasons ago. And I don't know how long Xavi can stay at Barcelona, he will have to win prizes one day. He has received quite a lot of praise with his way of playing, but as a board you want to win prizes. That is ultimately the only thing that matters and what you will be judged on.

[Tony116]

Sure, Karim Benzima will stay at Real Madrid this season because there is no serious talk of him leaving the club anytime soon; he is happy in Madrid and will likely stay there until his retirement because Real Madrid has turned him into a great player. He is the best player in the world, and that recognition was achieved by Benzima in Real Madrid, so they did very well to keep him to this point. I believe they need a strong striker like Napoli's Oshimen as his replacement before releasing him.

Of course, Benzema feels happy and comfortable playing in Real Madrid. I never heard a rumor about Benzema leaving Real Madrid. I'm surprised when I read some comments about Benzema staying or leaving. In my opinion, no doubt that Benzema to stay in Real Madrid, maybe until he retires from his professional career.

Yep, since Benzema often gets injured, Real Madrid needs another top striker. Mbappe, Osimhen, or Harry Kane seems fit to be Real Madrid striker, but I don't know if Real Madrid will have a chance to sign these players. They are the main strikers in their current clubs and their market prices are expensive. These factors may be a serious obstacle to signing them.

In my opinion, Karim Benzema would be the last person to leave this Real Madrid squad. If I'm not wrong he has been at the club since 2009 and we have witnessed him play under the shadow of players like Gonzalo Higuaín or Cristiano Ronaldo.

We have seen him at his lowest point when he scored five goals and we have also seen him at his highest point when he has scored more than 25 to 30 goals in a season. As of right now, I think he is really happy to be part of Real Madrid. I hope that he will continue to do so for the rest of his career.

[Velvet78]

I think Karim Benzema will stay at Real Madrid this season. He is a great striker, and has a lot of experience. He led the Real Madrid team himself and has a unique role behind the achievements of the Real Madrid team.

I also expect Benzema to stay at Real Madrid for a longer time. We might even see him retiring here actually because he seems to have such intention for now. I don't think Real Madrid would think the opposite about this after all Benzema has contributed to the team so far. He played a huge role in the successes of the team especially in the previous season.

I know that Ronaldo left at some point even though his contribution level was much higher. But he left by a huge deal at the same time. I don't think Benzema would be signed for a big amount of money by another team at this point because of his age especially.

[RealMalatesta]

From the teams that are residing in Europa League the only one I fear for Barcelona is Arsenal and no other teams,every other team is in the reach of Barcelona to win the games and progress further.Juventus is not in their top form,Manchester United has shown a lot of inconsistency during their game in Europa League and the only one team who has done well both there and in their local Premier League is Arsenal.In fact I predict a final between them and Barcelona and we will see a beautiful final here different from other times where not such strong teams have been on the final in Europa League.

I do believe the same thing, however if United beats Barcelona then it would not be a shock to the world, Ronaldo is gone which means they do not have any internal turmoil and they will just focus on the future with the players they have and should be good to watch.

I know they were inconsistent so far and Arsenal looks better, but that doesn't mean that in a 2 game elimination United would be just accepting defeat, they will fight hard. In the long run Barcelona looked better than all teams last year as well but they ended up with a shocking defeat, there is no reason that same thing can't happen this year as well, will be terrible for them if it happens.

[Oluwa-btc]

Griezmann became the best player of the match France - Morocco. And it was fully deserved - he was equally successful in attack, defense, pressing, and even at corners he knocked the ball out with his head despite his small stature. Once again, I thought about the fact that Simeone should be fired from Atlético, because if a player performs excellently in the national team but at the same time plays averagely in the club, then obvious questions arise for a coach who cannot realize his potential.

Man literally won the FIFA World Cup last year and also winning the Europa League Competition that same year but got snubbed that year as the Ballon d'or award was given to Modric. And he was like, what more do I need do before I win the Ballon d'or ?!
I under estimated France bit they haven't messed up so far, reaching this far is something I never envisaged but they got me wowed.

Ahh Diego Simeone, I have sang this like a song, over using and abusing the lyrics, but I'm pleased seeing someone else on the same page with me. It's a damn decade with the Argentine, they should get someone else already.

[jostorres]

I don't know how far Sevilla will fall or come back.

It is very difficult to predict Sevilla's current state, will they be able to rise, or will they sink even more in the future. They sit in 18th place with 2 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. It's true that currently it's not too far to get out of the relegation zone where they are now, but if they can't perform better in the second round of this season, I'm pessimistic that they will get out of this red zone. Their main focus should be to improve their performance first, before talking about something even higher.

In first 14 rounds of this season things looking the worst for the Sevilla with just two wins and having spot into last three which mean now after this break they need to be at their best for the surviving because they have not too many options and their performance is also not as they were in last season which is hurting on 30th December they are going to visit Celta Vigo which is also at same level of performance but Sevilla which is surely at their worst after selling few top players and fail to having their suitable replacements because now things are changing quickly into soccer world and if you want to survive then surely you have to be ready for all situations hopefully management will do better strategy and bring few better players in coming transfer window for better results.

[ginsan]

In first 14 rounds of this season things looking the worst for the Sevilla with just two wins and having spot into last three which mean now after this break they need to be at their best for the surviving because they have not too many options and their performance is also not as they were in last season which is hurting on 30th December they are going to visit Celta Vigo which is also at same level of performance but Sevilla which is surely at their worst after selling few top players and fail to having their suitable replacements because now things are changing quickly into soccer world and if you want to survive then surely you have to be ready for all situations hopefully management will do better strategy and bring few better players in coming transfer window for better results.

that's a pretty good match for sevilla if they are able to win that game. sevilla and celta are in the bottom zone and these two teams are only 1 point apart, even if sevilla is able to win this match then sevilla will get out of the relegation zone. sevilla needs an overhaul in the transfers window, management must be able to improve sevilla's performance in the second half of this season. a big team that is known for often surprising the laliga in previous seasons but who knows what happened at the start of this season.

even sevilla have isco who is their key player but he hasn't been able to give good expectations in every game they have played i think he should be able to find his best form against celta.

[lixer]

This player is not going to make a difference to the competition of the current season. It could be a long-term player. Real Madrid already has a very strong team in the league. Vinicius has also become very good in recent years. And he's not that old at all. Only Atletico Madrid managed to break through the monopoly with a title in the La Liga 3 seasons ago. And I don't know how long Xavi can stay at Barcelona, he will have to win prizes one day. He has received quite a lot of praise with his way of playing, but as a board you want to win prizes. That is ultimately the only thing that matters and what you will be judged on.

We have too much speculation about Real Madrid future after Karim Benzema injury even we all know they are capable of having better results from their current squad without any issue because they have enough quality players those can give their best for achieving good results but still media is talking about much about few things which are not discussed able with Barcelona is currently leaders in La Liga with just two points difference, and we can expect changes in league table because Real Madrid can fight back with now again we have only two teams fight for the title Atlético Madrid is struggling badly, and they are not strong enough for having better results, but Real Madrid is surely not easy team specially as right now they are defending their two titles.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I'm worried about Lewandowski's performance after joining Barcelona. Actually he has been doing pretty well in the La Liga. There hasn't been much problem with his scoring performance. Except the El Clasico game of course.    Lewandowski's main problems so far has been to play ineffective in big games. It just doesn't matter what tournament he plays in. He hasn't been able to score against big and tough teams properly so far. These games are the ones they need him the most actually.

The interesting part is that he wasn't like this while he was playing for Bayern Munich. Something has changed about him by his arrival at Barcelona. I'd have said that it should be an adaptation problem but there is none. He has already scored many goals for Barcelona. I hope he regains his self-confidence in big games as well.

[baeva]

I think Karim Benzema will stay at Real Madrid this season. He is a great striker, and has a lot of experience. He led the Real Madrid team himself and has a unique role behind the achievements of the Real Madrid team.

I also expect Benzema to stay at Real Madrid for a longer time. We might even see him retiring here actually because he seems to have such intention for now. I don't think Real Madrid would think the opposite about this after all Benzema has contributed to the team so far. He played a huge role in the successes of the team especially in the previous season.

I know that Ronaldo left at some point even though his contribution level was much higher. But he left by a huge deal at the same time. I don't think Benzema would be signed for a big amount of money by another team at this point because of his age especially.

I think he wants to finish his career at this particular club, he is happy with everything and most importantly he suits the team management. I can't guess how many more seasons he will play, maybe 1, maybe 2, but if he maintains his level of performance he will always be in the main squad, is that bad? I think any player would be happy with that.

[Anguwa]

The interesting part is that he wasn't like this while he was playing for Bayern Munich. Something has changed about him by his arrival at Barcelona. I'd have said that it should be an adaptation problem but there is none. He has already scored many goals for Barcelona. I hope he regains his self-confidence in big games as well.

Some players require adequate time to adjust to the new team they have just joined; some may even require an entire season. Lewandowski has a unique perspective because he has begun to demonstrate his scoring prowess for his new team Barcelona thus far. However, he has not yet fully adapted to the players in the same way that he did for his Bayern teammates, so it will take some time for him to get used to the Laliga style of play.

[alpamar99]

The absence of Pogba and Kante gave Griezman opportunity. In World Cup 2022, he was used differently than before. He has to run more to cover Mbappe's laziness and special rights to be free of defense. But Griezman also contributes well to France attacking too.

Agree with what you say because indeed the absence of Pogba and Kante has made a blessing for Griezmann, indeed in several seasons in the league he has not gone well. but with his current condition hopefully he will start to regain his confidence and when he becomes MOTM in the Morocco match it gives little hope that his performance later after the world cup will improve again in the league.

[Furious 7]

Xavi is having issues chasing two trophies at the same. Last season he had to forfeit the Europa after losing to Frankfurt to secure a second place in the Laliga. This season he lost in the Uefa CL group stage while chasing dominance in the Laliga as well. I don't know what to expect from their game against United but it seems United haven't gotten their own balance yet so it could be an advantage to Xavi to pull through the Europa with strength and dominance so much is lying in wait for Xavi once all leagues resumes. 

Xavi Hernandez started bad performance in first season with Barcelona, but he has chance in this season with La Liga tittle in this season after leading 1st standing poaition right now and have two points left from Real Madrid. Actually Xavi can't bring Barcelona have better performance after Barcelona eliminating from Champion League group stage.

Still can't guarantee with Barcelona will get Europe League trophy because against Manchester United in play off round, last season Europe League is not lucky for Barcelona after beating by Frankfurt.

I didn't see any failure in Xavi for the first season because regardless of anything, seeing from their condition at the beginning of last season with the end of the season it was clearly very different and that was Xavi's achievement but indeed failure in the champions league is one thing that cannot be forgotten.
But for now I feel he has failed because with Barcelona's condition which is much better than before and the expenses made for player transfers are quite expensive when he fails in the current champions League it is a real failure for me, even if he succeeds in winning La Liga later (fans hope) still I can't think of this as an advantage.

[RILWAN]

There have been a lot of pointer that some top clubs in the La Liga will be optioning in for new players when the transfer window opens in January, clubs like Real Madrid are already rooting for young and vibrant players that will help increase the club chance in both La Liga and the championship this season.