La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[mamesso]

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Lewandowski's absence, indeed, will leave Barcelona somewhat confused.  Lewandowski is a top quality striker.  There is no one like him in current Barca.  But it will depend on Xavi, how he deals with this absence.

Xavi is not too bothered by Lewandowski's suspension, even though the player material that Barcelona has on the front line is not of the same quality as Lewandowski, Xavi still has many choices of players who can be played in Lewandowski position. Barcelona has experienced positive developments this season, Xavi can still play Depay as a replacement for Lewandowski. Ansu Fati is also in a combat-ready condition, Ferran Torres is ready to be placed in the center striker position.

Another advantage for Barcelona this match will be played at Camp Nou, the players will definitely be very motivated to win the match at their home ground. But Xavi must not underestimate the strength of Espanyol, the line of defense must be the focus so that Espanyol players do not easily pierce Barcelona's defense.

[BITCOIN4X]

Depay is still a Barcelona player although his contract is expiring next summer. As far as I know they have been thinking of letting him go in January. However if Depay doesn't find a club for himself then he would stay at least until the end of the season. Especially in times Lewandowski is absent, Depay would do a nice job in his position. Depay proved this before so I don't think he is a bad player now. His last season performance was average. He scored 13 goals in total.

As Lewandowski is out for some weeks due to being suspended Depay will be needed there. Hopefully he will continue to be productive to fill Lewandowski's place as good as possible.

Xavi has several players for Lewandowski's replacement options during his absence in the next 3 matches. Indeed, it will be detrimental to Barcelona considering the reason why Lewandowski didn't actually make a gesture to the referee but instead to his coach. Xavi has some good forward options in his squad. Depay might get a chance, but Ansu Fati and Ferran also have a chance.

A 3 match ban for Lewandowski seems like a bit too much, but I don't understand what would have required him to get such a heavy penalty. Well in the end I just hope Barcelona can keep up their form without Lewy, and wish Depay all the best.

[LUCKMCFLY]

the Real Madrid vs Valladolid match and the Barcelona vs Espanyol match seem a bit easy to predict. because the match should be a fairly easy game for Barcelona and Real madrid. But I am a little interested in the match between Villareal vs Valencia. Villareal is ranked 9th in the standings with 21 points acquired. while Valencia is ranked 10th in the standings with 19 points acquired. I think this match will be a little interesting. and it will also be a fierce match. but what's unique is that when Villareal fights Valencia, the match always ends with one of them losing or winning and rarely a draw.

Since the teams will be playing after a long time, I would say that even if the opponent is weak, it will not be easy for them to win. Valladolid and Espanyol are relatively weak teams. However, Madrid and Barcelona are likely to drop points in this match if they don't perform carefully.

Villarreal and Valencia are only two points apart. Both teams will want to climb to the top of the table. And so this match is very important for both the teams. But I think Villarreal will win against Valencia. Because it is their home match. And Villarreal have won their last 3 home matches against Valencia.

Real madrid and Barcelona cannot afford to be complacent. because even a team that is considered weak will sometimes surprise opponents who underestimate them. because usually carelessness occurs when we underestimate our opponents. But Real Madrid and Barcelona should not do that. I believe Real Madrid and Barcelona always give their best no matter who they play.

thanks friend. I think your prediction of Villarreal going to win in that game is quite reasonable when talking about home games. and I think there's nothing wrong with me betting a little for this match, namely for villareal.

Well, the truth is, after all this, and despite the vacations or restlessness that some players have had, I think that in my personal opinion it is obvious that Real Madrid is in a much better position than everyone here, it is not about saying who is more stronger or weaker, because I think that in the World Cup it was evidenced that there is no apparent weak team, so this also applies to the clubs, especially those in the League, however, why do I say that Real Madrid is in a better position? because they have more money, they are not in debt, they have to choose the best players in the world to play for them, they have the luxury of saying no to Mbappé who now wants to play for them, I think these things are what make them superior and they show it on the court playing.

Here's nothing more than evidence:

Argentine striker tipped to join Real Madrid someday

As reported by MARCA, his first coach in his hometown of Calchin, Rafael Varas, has pointed out in an interview with Sebastian Srur on the Argentine station Radio Continental:

    “I believe that at any time he can wear the Real Madrid shirt.”

It is safe to say that Alvarez is a phenomenal talent and he is definitely good enough to wear the Real Madrid shirt. In fact, he is believed to have been on trial with Los Blancos at 11 years of age in a summer tournament.

Source: https://therealchamps.com/2022/12/25/argentine-striker-join-real-madrid/

[Furious 7]

Lewandowski's absence, indeed, will leave Barcelona somewhat confused.  Lewandowski is a top quality striker.  There is no one like him in current Barca.  But it will depend on Xavi, how he deals with this absence.

3 games without Lewandowski makes it a bit complicated but on the other hand it could also be a good stage for Depay because Xavi doesn't have another pure striker now and if Depay is trusted then he has to do his best to at least keep him in because if seeing the rumors now Depay is on the sales list so he has to do his best to survive.
Luckily Lewandowski will go through the game against Espanyol, Atletico Madrid and Getafe whose form is not very good at the moment but this still doesn't mean they can win of course.

[izsara]

Tchouameni and Camavinga are the first examples. In two years, Endrick is also going to be arriving at the team. I think that we will see the continuation of these moves soon.

Now it's just a matter of how they manage and train these players properly so that the 70 million they spend doesn't go to waste.
He's progressing quite well and 2 years I think can make him more mature but don't make a mistake in taking action because Endrick's age is still vulnerable in my opinion but when it works it will be very good because we already know Vini and Rodrygo are also doing the same thing and now they are in development but can already be declared successful.

Maybe Carlo Ancelotti should focus on developing young players for midfield. Luka Modric's age can be said to be a retired player, but there are no new players who can work optimally in midfield as a substitute for Luka Modric. Camavinga doesn't yet look like a player who can organize attacks, but I'm sure this will easily materialize under coach Carlo Ancelotti. He is a coach who is relaxed when he is on the field when facing any club.

I think when Camavinga is given more this place can be better and he has often put in good performances when he often changes with Modric. But it is also not wrong to make plans for the next few years even though it is now nearing the end of Ancelotti before he actually retires from his coach considering he is also not too young.
To be honest, for the midfield there is also Valverde who can be used as a benchmark because even though he often plays on the wing, his original position is still a midfielder.

[CryptoPanda]

Previously, what problem did Lewandowski have that caused him to be suspended for 3 matches? I haven't heard any news about him today. The away match against Atletico Madrid will certainly be a crucial match considering that Barcelona must win this match if Real Madrid does not want to shift its position at the top of the standings.

Lewandowski has been suspended for 3 matches for insulting or disrespecting the referee. This he got when Barcelona visited Osasuna headquarters in their 14th week. The Spanish football federation considered the actions taken by the Polish national player to be excessive and disrespectful to the referee who led the match, so this suspension was given to him. Lewandowski himself denied that his actions were directed at the referee, but still the appeal that was made did not result in the decision to sanction him being revoked.

It is a shame they will have to be without their most important player at this crucial moment when he is needed the most. Real Madrid will be hoping to see Barcelona struggling without Lewandowski and possibly lose points. I just hope Xavi has a good plan to manage the situation to get positive results from the game and get back on top of the league but I think Barcelona will find a way to get the best from this three games without Lewandowski.

[Velvet78]

Ancelotti was looking for the successor for benzema. Enrick already bought from palmeiras with decent amounts of money. I think that ancelotti used him as the future asset while real madrid was also still looking for the beast striker that might have the same playstyle like benzema and that might be mbappe. There's no need to feel worry about that. Benzema has been planning some good plans regarding it. Even real madrid already planned to fine a replacement for modric once modric will be going out from madrid caused by he was an old enough to play football.
Madrid has been doing massive regeneration for its player. that means madrid will be coming back with the fresh players. I think that barcelona will not able to compete with madrid in the future.

Endrick can really be Real Madrid's future in the centre-forward position. However there are still many years for him to reach that level most probably. He is only 16 years old and this is even preventing him from joining Real Madrid before 2024.    However after he joins I will also be curious about his performance the most.

Because Real Madrid believe in him very much seemingly. They were ready to spent 70 million euros for him even though he was only 16. Until he deserves the starting eleven I think Real Madrid would sign a top striker to take Benzema's place.

[Sirait]

Endrick can really be Real Madrid's future in the centre-forward position. However there are still many years for him to reach that level most probably. He is only 16 years old and this is even preventing him from joining Real Madrid before 2024.    However after he joins I will also be curious about his performance the most.

Because Real Madrid believe in him very much seemingly. They were ready to spent 70 million euros for him even though he was only 16. Until he deserves the starting eleven I think Real Madrid would sign a top striker to take Benzema's place.

madrid has an extraordinary team of scouts, rarely do players miss their expectations, for example, they bought Vinicius jr, reinier and rodrygo when the three of them were young and now they are performing well enough for madrid. this team called los galacticos is always at the forefront of seeing potential players and will continue to do that, that's the reason why they always win la liga and UCL.

[baeva]

Previously, what problem did Lewandowski have that caused him to be suspended for 3 matches? I haven't heard any news about him today. The away match against Atletico Madrid will certainly be a crucial match considering that Barcelona must win this match if Real Madrid does not want to shift its position at the top of the standings.

Lewandowski has been suspended for 3 matches for insulting or disrespecting the referee. This he got when Barcelona visited Osasuna headquarters in their 14th week. The Spanish football federation considered the actions taken by the Polish national player to be excessive and disrespectful to the referee who led the match, so this suspension was given to him. Lewandowski himself denied that his actions were directed at the referee, but still the appeal that was made did not result in the decision to sanction him being revoked.

It is a shame they will have to be without their most important player at this crucial moment when he is needed the most. Real Madrid will be hoping to see Barcelona struggling without Lewandowski and possibly lose points. I just hope Xavi has a good plan to manage the situation to get positive results from the game and get back on top of the league but I think Barcelona will find a way to get the best from this three games without Lewandowski.

I do not have the slightest doubt that Barcelona will not be difficult, the maximum that can happen is a draw in one of the matches, but clearly not a defeat. So the situation in the standings will continue to be difficult.  They do not depend heavily on Lewandowski, so it will not be difficult to rebuild the lineup, it is their main advantage

[Masplanc]

Previously, what problem did Lewandowski have that caused him to be suspended for 3 matches? I haven't heard any news about him today. The away match against Atletico Madrid will certainly be a crucial match considering that Barcelona must win this match if Real Madrid does not want to shift its position at the top of the standings.

Lewandowski has been suspended for 3 matches for insulting or disrespecting the referee. This he got when Barcelona visited Osasuna headquarters in their 14th week. The Spanish football federation considered the actions taken by the Polish national player to be excessive and disrespectful to the referee who led the match, so this suspension was given to him. Lewandowski himself denied that his actions were directed at the referee, but still the appeal that was made did not result in the decision to sanction him being revoked.

It is a shame they will have to be without their most important player at this crucial moment when he is needed the most. Real Madrid will be hoping to see Barcelona struggling without Lewandowski and possibly lose points. I just hope Xavi has a good plan to manage the situation to get positive results from the game and get back on top of the league but I think Barcelona will find a way to get the best from this three games without Lewandowski.

Barcelona will make plans to scale through this period Lewandowski won't be playing.  I think the ban of Lewandowski is a ban that will last for three matches of Barcelona that will take place in laliga. Real Madrid sees the suspension as an advantage to be in the first position.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Because Real Madrid believe in him very much seemingly. They were ready to spent 70 million euros for him even though he was only 16. Until he deserves the starting eleven I think Real Madrid would sign a top striker to take Benzema's place.

You might have to watch the Brazilian League to see Endrick's performance btw because even though this player has been successfully secured, according to the rules there players under the age of 18 cannot be transferred to European clubs. so Endrick will have to wait until 2024 before moving to Madrid CMIIW.
But on the other hand, his performance at Palmeiras was very good so there was indeed a lot of hunting going on, but Madrid succeeded by bringing in this player with 60 million and 12 million as dependents on purchase taxes.

[emrecemsan]

I wonder if Xavi has any plans to change his classical tiki-taka game strategy in the future. It works very well in the La Liga maybe but it is like that only there. We have all seen that it didn't work on Inter and Bayern Munich both in the Champions League group stage. Barcelona were able to get only one point in the four matches in total they played against those two teams. This obsolete strategy doesn't work against big teams in short. They failed hard against Real Madrid in the El Clasico here as well.

Even if they win the La Liga title this season I hope Xavi still thinks about making some changes in his game plan for next season. Otherwise he might experience another disaster in the Champions League which might be the end of his management career at Barcelona.

[Leviathan.007]

I wonder if Xavi has any plans to change his classical tiki-taka game strategy in the future. It works very well in the La Liga maybe but it is like that only there. We have all seen that it didn't work on Inter and Bayern Munich both in the Champions League group stage. Barcelona were able to get only one point in the four matches in total they played against those two teams. This obsolete strategy doesn't work against big teams in short. They failed hard against Real Madrid in the El Clasico here as well.

Even if they win the La Liga title this season I hope Xavi still thinks about making some changes in his game plan for next season. Otherwise he might experience another disaster in the Champions League which might be the end of his management career at Barcelona.

I don't agree with changing the old tiki-taka game strategy in Barcelona, even if I'm a fan of Barcelona and even if I'm a fan of Xavi but still one good reason for many people to watch the Barcelona matches and enjoy playing their game is the old tiki-taka and many people know tiki-taka just because of Barcelona, but still Barcelona is changing a lot every day after Xavi started working there and he is kinda starting to make his own game strategy instead of using the old techniques, maybe we should give it some time and then they need a great match like el Clasico to see if it's working.

[skarais]

You might have to watch the Brazilian League to see Endrick's performance btw because even though this player has been successfully secured, according to the rules there players under the age of 18 cannot be transferred to European clubs. so Endrick will have to wait until 2024 before moving to Madrid CMIIW.
But on the other hand, his performance at Palmeiras was very good so there was indeed a lot of hunting going on, but Madrid succeeded by bringing in this player with 60 million and 12 million as dependents on purchase taxes.

I really think that Real Madrid's current transfer policy is really not in Spain's favor. They tend to prioritize non-Spanish players in their squad which makes it more difficult for Spain to get good strikers and good players in their national team. I never really knew that Spain didn't have good talent in football so it is difficult for them to get attention from a top team like Real Madrid and this will have an impact on Spanish football in the short term.

Currently Real Madrid has 8 Spanish players, some of them are difficult to break into the main squad due to unsatisfactory performance. And in the end I really see a 10/11 mercenary in the Real Madrid main squad like his last match against Cadiz.

[nurilham]

Depay is still a Barcelona player although his contract is expiring next summer. As far as I know they have been thinking of letting him go in January. However if Depay doesn't find a club for himself then he would stay at least until the end of the season. Especially in times Lewandowski is absent, Depay would do a nice job in his position. Depay proved this before so I don't think he is a bad player now. His last season performance was average. He scored 13 goals in total.

As Lewandowski is out for some weeks due to being suspended Depay will be needed there. Hopefully he will continue to be productive to fill Lewandowski's place as good as possible.

Barcelona only has 2 center forwards, Lewandowski and Depay. Since they are still in a financial problem, it won't be easy for them to sign a new top striker (CF). So, I assume they prefer to extend Depay's contract. In this way, they don't need to spend money on transfer fees, they only need to consider how much Depay's salary is. Moreover, they are in urgently to have a replacement for Lewandowski because Lewandowski can't play in the next few matches. Because of this matter, Barcelona only has 1 option, to extend Depay's contract.

[AakZaki]

Week 15
After the World Cup and before the Transfer Market. There are no special matches. I think Big clubs will be favourites to win.

Girona vs Rayo Vallecano
Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao
Atletico Madrid vs Elche
Getafe vs Mallorca
Cadiz vs Almeria
Celta Vigo vs Sevilla
Real Valladolid vs Real Madrid
Barcelona vs Espanyol
Real Sociedad vs Osasuna
Villarreal vs Valencia

Maybe the evenly matched match is Villarreal vs. Valencia, but I guess Villarreal will win.

Source

[Gosgosking]

Even if they win the La Liga title this season I hope Xavi still thinks about making some changes in his game plan for next season. Otherwise he might experience another disaster in the Champions League which might be the end of his management career at Barcelona.

I just feel for Barcelona, it just as if all their struggle may not end well. The problem of Barcelona is money, if Barcelona is well financially okay they won't be having much problems. Barcelona would have been able to afford good numbers of quality players. They won't have much struggles to win trophies.

[Prince Malik]

Week 15
After the World Cup and before the Transfer Market. There are no special matches. I think Big clubs will be favourites to win.

Girona vs Rayo Vallecano
Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao
Atletico Madrid vs Elche
Getafe vs Mallorca
Cadiz vs Almeria
Celta Vigo vs Sevilla
Real Valladolid vs Real Madrid
Barcelona vs Espanyol
Real Sociedad vs Osasuna
Villarreal vs Valencia

Maybe the evenly matched match is Villarreal vs. Valencia, but I guess Villarreal will win.

Source

Most important match is Villarreal Valencia because both teams are in the medal of the standings and far from the lead so each one of them will do the best to get the 3 points and aporoch from the lead, i expect btts on this match

[muster21]

Have good feeling, Barcelona will win this year. Xavi is so underrated.

[Sirait]

Even if they win the La Liga title this season I hope Xavi still thinks about making some changes in his game plan for next season. Otherwise he might experience another disaster in the Champions League which might be the end of his management career at Barcelona.

I just feel for Barcelona, it just as if all their struggle may not end well. The problem of Barcelona is money, if Barcelona is well financially okay they won't be having much problems. Barcelona would have been able to afford good numbers of quality players. They won't have much struggles to win trophies.

Even though Barca has a lot of money and buys all quality players, it is not possible for them to easily win La Liga because Madrid will prevent them from competing for the title as the strongest football team in La Liga. madrid has young players who are competent while barca is generally only filled with players aged 25+. madrid is one of the best teams in the world, they won't give up barca.