La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[LUCKMCFLY]

The fact is that Real Madrid has lost a lot of points to low table teams. This can not be ignored. I think at one point they were even leading by a good margin, only to drop the lead to Barcelona. What is funny is that Real Madrid most of the time managed to beat their major rivals (Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Seville) but then end up dropping points to the likes of Mallorca. This is similar to no work done! This season, Barça rarely loses points to such clubs.

Real Madrid plays not as consistent as in the previous season. Yes, they can win against strong rivals but then they miss points against small teams. I think one of the factors is Benzema can't play at his best form again as the last season. Benzema also more often gets injured during this season. The injured problem affects his performance seriously, he can't maintain his best form. When Real Madrid was defeated by Mallorca, you must realize that Benzema as absent from that match. Without Benzema, Real Madrid still can play offensively but they seem hard to make goals. I think it is time for Real Madrid to sign a new top striker, they mustn't too rely on Benzema anymore for the next season.

Well, I can't deny it, everything you say is absolutely right, Benzema is Real Madrid's secret weapon and I'm surprised that Ancelotti hasn't been able to fix that problem yet, he has very good strikers, but I was thinking that the only way not to seeming so vulnerable is that when Benzema cannot play, Ancelotti must change his entire technical scheme, or put everything in defense and play counter-attack or focus only on attack, appealing to his best defenses to hold all the attack when the opposing team produces it As long as Real Madrid is constantly attacking, the downside is that if they do something like that, the players are going to get exhausted very quickly.

Real Madrid have received a major injury boost ahead of their Champions league trip to Liverpool.

Talismanic captain Karim Benzema missed the weekend La Liga win away at Osasuna, to continue working his his injury recovery, back in Madrid.

However, Carlo Ancelotti’s decision to omit the Frenchman from his squad was only a precautionary measure, as part of managing his game load in the second half of the season.

Source: https://www.football-espana.net/2023/02/19/karim-benzema-real-madrid-training-liverpool

The good thing about all this is that Real Madrid had an incredible goal festival, and I don't really know what happened to Liverpool, but for the second leg I don't think they can come back, although nothing is impossible.

[Silence Scream]

~snip~

The 2-0 victory against Cadiz, made Xavi Hernandez's squad widen the distance from Real Madrid, so that with the rest of the game it will take them on the path to fighting for the title this season.

The result of the Barcelon-Cadiz game can already be guessed from the beginning. The extra three points are enough to make the gap again eight points. This makes Barcelona certainly more comfortable to concentrate in the Europa League. Of course, Cadiz cannot be confused with Man United but this victory makes Barcelona's players morel more and certainly more confident.  Sergio Roberto and Lewandowski made two goals even Sergio Roberto made one assist for Lewandowski.

Barcelona has what it takes to win this la Liga league title, because their displayed from the beginning of this competition showed that they are well organized to defeat any team to move forward to improve their points. Cadiz tried their possible best to reduce Barcelona points in their last match but they failed at the end by allowed Barcelona to defeated them 2-0  to alert other teams that they are in a solid ground in this season. Roberto and Lewandowski are very ready to score more goals to make their fans happy till they embrace the title in this tournament.

I thought Barcelona would beat Cadiz and I was happy to see that I was not wrong about that.  Now they have a qualifying match against Manchester United.  I hope they manage to win and go to the next round.  Speaking of La Liga, the surprise for me was that Getafe beat Valencia 1-0.  A very good win for Getafe was an absolute 3 points missed for Valencia.  Valencia wanted to get away from the relegation zone by winning this match, they failed.

[terrorJR]

I thought Barcelona would beat Cadiz and I was happy to see that I was not wrong about that.  Now they have a qualifying match against Manchester United.  I hope they manage to win and go to the next round.  Speaking of La Liga, the surprise for me was that Getafe beat Valencia 1-0.  A very good win for Getafe was an absolute 3 points missed for Valencia.  Valencia wanted to get away from the relegation zone by winning this match, they failed.

The comparisons were clearly far-reaching in this match and that could be considered one of the things that could be confirmed actually given their current state.
On the other hand, even though this is indeed a good capital, it is actually very risky if Xavi still does the same thing as before in the first leg. They still have some things that are very difficult to change, especially when they are too focused on attack so that the defense is a little shaky.

[rendravolt]

After yesterday beating Liverpool at Anfield in the Champions League match, this week Real Madrid will host the El Derbi Madrileño match against Atletico Madrid. Surely both coach Ancelotti and his players will be ready to return to win this match to continue to stick to Barcelona on the standings. We know that the meeting between the two was very hot and there were certainly many cards that had to be issued by the referee for players from both teams. If we look at the last meeting between the two, Real Madrid was able to beat Atletico Madrid away and this could be a good opportunity for Real Madrid to prove that they are so dominant in the El Derbi Madrileño match later.

[nara1892]

I thought Barcelona would beat Cadiz and I was happy to see that I was not wrong about that.  Now they have a qualifying match against Manchester United.  I hope they manage to win and go to the next round.  Speaking of La Liga, the surprise for me was that Getafe beat Valencia 1-0.  A very good win for Getafe was an absolute 3 points missed for Valencia.  Valencia wanted to get away from the relegation zone by winning this match, they failed.

The comparisons were clearly far-reaching in this match and that could be considered one of the things that could be confirmed actually given their current state.
On the other hand, even though this is indeed a good capital, it is actually very risky if Xavi still does the same thing as before in the first leg. They still have some things that are very difficult to change, especially when they are too focused on attack so that the defense is a little shaky.

It's always going to be like that, when a cool team attacks they usually leave gaps in the defence. Here a good transition is needed when they attack and the opponent can grab the ball, a fast transition must be made, because if it's even a little late then the opponent will be able to take advantage of it to score a goal, especially when the opposing team has a fast and effective counter attack, it will really threaten them . Barcelona must be able to implement a good defense, because Manchester United now have the ability to carry out the attacks that I said before.

[TopT3ns]

After yesterday beating Liverpool at Anfield in the Champions League match, this week Real Madrid will host the El Derbi Madrileño match against Atletico Madrid. Surely both coach Ancelotti and his players will be ready to return to win this match to continue to stick to Barcelona on the standings. We know that the meeting between the two was very hot and there were certainly many cards that had to be issued by the referee for players from both teams. If we look at the last meeting between the two, Real Madrid was able to beat Atletico Madrid away and this could be a good opportunity for Real Madrid to prove that they are so dominant in the El Derbi Madrileño match later.

Real Madrid should get an easy victory because they are playing at the place where they usually practice, Real Madrid must keep trying to catch up on the points behind Barcelona and win first place in La Liga, Benzema must continue to contribute to the match so that it is easy to win.

[Noruka]

~snip~

The 2-0 victory against Cadiz, made Xavi Hernandez's squad widen the distance from Real Madrid, so that with the rest of the game it will take them on the path to fighting for the title this season.

The result of the Barcelon-Cadiz game can already be guessed from the beginning. The extra three points are enough to make the gap again eight points. This makes Barcelona certainly more comfortable to concentrate in the Europa League. Of course, Cadiz cannot be confused with Man United but this victory makes Barcelona's players morel more and certainly more confident.  Sergio Roberto and Lewandowski made two goals even Sergio Roberto made one assist for Lewandowski.

Barcelona has what it takes to win this la Liga league title, because their displayed from the beginning of this competition showed that they are well organized to defeat any team to move forward to improve their points. Cadiz tried their possible best to reduce Barcelona points in their last match but they failed at the end by allowed Barcelona to defeated them 2-0  to alert other teams that they are in a solid ground in this season. Roberto and Lewandowski are very ready to score more goals to make their fans happy till they embrace the title in this tournament.

I thought Barcelona would beat Cadiz and I was happy to see that I was not wrong about that.  Now they have a qualifying match against Manchester United.  I hope they manage to win and go to the next round.  Speaking of La Liga, the surprise for me was that Getafe beat Valencia 1-0.  A very good win for Getafe was an absolute 3 points missed for Valencia.  Valencia wanted to get away from the relegation zone by winning this match, they failed.

When strong teams play against weak teams the real problem to solve for the weaker teams is to score at least one goal and that is what makes Barcelona be almost invulnerable against weaker teams. They just don't allow other teams a lot of chances, if any at all.

They also regained the strength to win with just one or two goals. That was the case for a very long time but they lost that quality for a while. Now they are hard to beat again.

[KTChampions]

I agree with Ahli38 that Real Madrid has chances to catch up with Barça, and disagree with swogerino because there is no need of 3 consecutive loses at all (which is highly unlikely): every draw for Barcelona, if Madrid wins, cuts the difference in 2 points. In 16 matchdays (the ones remaining) chances are that they manage to do it. In fact, a few months ago the situation was the opposite, and look how easily Barcelona has managed to overtake Madrid.

If there weren't a personal meeting ahead where Real Madrid has an iron opportunity to score three points at the same time and deprive Barcelona of three points, thus reducing the gap to 5 points, I would consider that the championship is already over. Teams that are at the top of the standings rarely lose points, so 8 points difference is a huge distance.

[kamvreto]

After yesterday beating Liverpool at Anfield in the Champions League match, this week Real Madrid will host the El Derbi Madrileño match against Atletico Madrid. Surely both coach Ancelotti and his players will be ready to return to win this match to continue to stick to Barcelona on the standings. We know that the meeting between the two was very hot and there were certainly many cards that had to be issued by the referee for players from both teams. If we look at the last meeting between the two, Real Madrid was able to beat Atletico Madrid away and this could be a good opportunity for Real Madrid to prove that they are so dominant in the El Derbi Madrileño match later.

Real Madrid should get an easy victory because they are playing at the place where they usually practice, Real Madrid must keep trying to catch up on the points behind Barcelona and win first place in La Liga, Benzema must continue to contribute to the match so that it is easy to win.

real madrid is still 8 points adrift with Barcelona, ​​so real madrid needs more effort to be able to overtake it. When Real Madrid is easy to catch points, Barcelona is also easier and Barcelona is still unbeaten. Barcelona is still the best team in la Liga. Xavi as the coach of Barcelona is able to explore all the potential of the Barcelona squad so that each player's performance can be maximized and can maintain the top position to date. On February 27, Barcelona will face Almeria, and this will be a fairly easy match for Barcelona.

[Docnaster]

I agree with Ahli38 that Real Madrid has chances to catch up with Barça, and disagree with swogerino because there is no need of 3 consecutive loses at all (which is highly unlikely): every draw for Barcelona, if Madrid wins, cuts the difference in 2 points. In 16 matchdays (the ones remaining) chances are that they manage to do it. In fact, a few months ago the situation was the opposite, and look how easily Barcelona has managed to overtake Madrid.

If there weren't a personal meeting ahead where Real Madrid has an iron opportunity to score three points at the same time and deprive Barcelona of three points, thus reducing the gap to 5 points, I would consider that the championship is already over. Teams that are at the top of the standings rarely lose points, so 8 points difference is a huge distance.

There are no chances that Real Madrid will catch up with Barcelona. If you are focusing on the side that Barcelona will have to lose matches, do you also consider that Madrid can also lose a match or draw and thereby the gap between them and Madrid will increase the more. It is just a two ways thing, what I don't understand is how Barcelona gave Real such a gap to 8 points.

[Falconer]

The good thing about all this is that Real Madrid had an incredible goal festival, and I don't really know what happened to Liverpool, but for the second leg I don't think they can come back, although nothing is impossible.

In the second leg Liverpool just have to realize that Santiago Bernabéu is our home. This means that whatever mission Liverpool brings will be difficult to achieve because Real Madrid is only focused on maintaining its advantage. There are always bad possibilities, but things like that must be avoided as best as possible after the goal feast in the first leg.

In fact, I hope that Real Madrid can maintain their good record again in the second leg with a win. I only care that Liverpool shouldn't be given chances, and we shouldn't make big mistakes at home.

[alpamar99]

After yesterday beating Liverpool at Anfield in the Champions League match, this week Real Madrid will host the El Derbi Madrileño match against Atletico Madrid. Surely both coach Ancelotti and his players will be ready to return to win this match to continue to stick to Barcelona on the standings. We know that the meeting between the two was very hot and there were certainly many cards that had to be issued by the referee for players from both teams. If we look at the last meeting between the two, Real Madrid was able to beat Atletico Madrid away and this could be a good opportunity for Real Madrid to prove that they are so dominant in the El Derbi Madrileño match later.

Atlético's performance has now increased, at least in the last few matches, they have been able to secure point after point and are in a fairly comfortable position now.
The previous encounter Madrid won 1-2 at the Wanda Metropolitano and now they will play at the Santiago Bernabeu with high confidence even though this is difficult but still they have to be able to make this a point because the gap with Barcelona has not changed.

[shogun47]

The good thing about all this is that Real Madrid had an incredible goal festival, and I don't really know what happened to Liverpool, but for the second leg I don't think they can come back, although nothing is impossible.

In the second leg Liverpool just have to realize that Santiago Bernabéu is our home. This means that whatever mission Liverpool brings will be difficult to achieve because Real Madrid is only focused on maintaining its advantage. There are always bad possibilities, but things like that must be avoided as best as possible after the goal feast in the first leg.

In fact, I hope that Real Madrid can maintain their good record again in the second leg with a win. I only care that Liverpool shouldn't be given chances, and we shouldn't make big mistakes at home.

I deem Real Madrid to be way too smart and experienced. They have nerves of steel right now and this helps them to not go off the rails even when Liverpool scores an early goal. It is still a home game and therefore a totally different game setting. With an early goal in Liverpool you have the crowd pushing you, but that won't be the case in Madrid.

In how far Madrid now decides to focus La Liga as well is thought-provoking. Will they give their very best every game and try to make up for some points vs. Barcelona? Now that they have a three goal advantage vs. Liverpool I assume they will keep playing with their best squad without giving anyone a break where it isn't absolutely required. If they advance to the next round they will give their best in La Liga until the clasico, see what they can achieve in that game and make their plans from there. But if they can't close the gap to Barcelona while advancing in the Champions League, I am sure they will shift their focus to the CL.

[BITCOIN4X]

After yesterday beating Liverpool at Anfield in the Champions League match, this week Real Madrid will host the El Derbi Madrileño match against Atletico Madrid. Surely both coach Ancelotti and his players will be ready to return to win this match to continue to stick to Barcelona on the standings. We know that the meeting between the two was very hot and there were certainly many cards that had to be issued by the referee for players from both teams. If we look at the last meeting between the two, Real Madrid was able to beat Atletico Madrid away and this could be a good opportunity for Real Madrid to prove that they are so dominant in the El Derbi Madrileño match later.

We may know who will win the derby, but Atletico Madrid seem to be in really good form lately. Atletico Madrid are an unbeaten team in their last 7 matches in La Liga, of course they have appeared stronger than before so they are expected to be good in the match against Real Madrid.

I know Atletico Madrid are not expected to win at the Santiago Bernabéu because Real Madrid won't be weak enough to give up their chances against Barcelona, ​​but I would probably consider a draw for that match and that might be fair to think about. But anything can happen, and there's nothing wrong with anyone expecting Atletico Madrid to steal points at the Santiago Bernabéu.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Things are quite problematic for Real Madrid in the La Liga right now. The 8-point difference is quite big to close up against a very consistent Barcelona I mean.

Real Madrid just don't have any other choice than continuing to win as many games as possible for a long time as of now. Because Barcelona literally don't lose any points here. They still win even the games in which they have big difficulties in showing their usual performance. The game against Villarreal was a great example for this surely. Real Madrid are handling the Champions League incredibly on one hand indeed. But I believe their main concentration should be on the La Liga still - at least unless the point difference gets bigger than this.

[Leviathan.007]

After yesterday beating Liverpool at Anfield in the Champions League match, this week Real Madrid will host the El Derbi Madrileño match against Atletico Madrid. Surely both coach Ancelotti and his players will be ready to return to win this match to continue to stick to Barcelona on the standings. We know that the meeting between the two was very hot and there were certainly many cards that had to be issued by the referee for players from both teams. If we look at the last meeting between the two, Real Madrid was able to beat Atletico Madrid away and this could be a good opportunity for Real Madrid to prove that they are so dominant in the El Derbi Madrileño match later.

We may know who will win the derby, but Atletico Madrid seem to be in really good form lately. Atletico Madrid are an unbeaten team in their last 7 matches in La Liga, of course they have appeared stronger than before so they are expected to be good in the match against Real Madrid.

I know Atletico Madrid are not expected to win at the Santiago Bernabéu because Real Madrid won't be weak enough to give up their chances against Barcelona, ​​but I would probably consider a draw for that match and that might be fair to think about. But anything can happen, and there's nothing wrong with anyone expecting Atletico Madrid to steal points at the Santiago Bernabéu.

This match can be much more important for Real Madrid because during this match if they lose any points their main competitor Barcelona can take more space from them and considering the recent matches Barcelona and the points they got so far I can say taking back the space between first and second position of the table can be very hard for Real Madrid. That's why Real Madrid needs to get all three points from El Derbi and considering the recent match they had against Liverpool I can say three points from El Derbi is not hard for them.

[SquallLeonhart]

Haaland has 26 goals - 11 more than Lewandowski. And if we compare City's balance of power against all other teams in the league and the same balance of power between Barcelona and all other teams, then I would say that Haaland's goals are more valuable. Even Benzema, who missed a lot of games, is only 4 goals less. In general, I think that Lewandowski performs at a high level, but not such a top one to somehow pay attention to it.

I have different opinion about Lewandowski, Benzema has less goals and yes it is mainly due to him missing so many games, but first of all missing so many games is bad for your club, which means he wasn't much of help during those games whereas Lewandowski played as many as he could.

However, Lewandowski is playing for Barcelona for the first time, it hasn't even been a year, Benzema has been there for god knows how long, of course he would play better if given chance, because he has been there for so long. Haaland on the other hand is another story, that guy is just insane, he is the greatest scorer I have ever seen and I have watched Ronaldo and Messi all my life.

[Porfirii]

I agree with Ahli38 that Real Madrid has chances to catch up with Barça, and disagree with swogerino because there is no need of 3 consecutive loses at all (which is highly unlikely): every draw for Barcelona, if Madrid wins, cuts the difference in 2 points. In 16 matchdays (the ones remaining) chances are that they manage to do it. In fact, a few months ago the situation was the opposite, and look how easily Barcelona has managed to overtake Madrid.

If there weren't a personal meeting ahead where Real Madrid has an iron opportunity to score three points at the same time and deprive Barcelona of three points, thus reducing the gap to 5 points, I would consider that the championship is already over. Teams that are at the top of the standings rarely lose points, so 8 points difference is a huge distance.

There are no chances that Real Madrid will catch up with Barcelona. If you are focusing on the side that Barcelona will have to lose matches, do you also consider that Madrid can also lose a match or draw and thereby the gap between them and Madrid will increase the more. It is just a two ways thing, what I don't understand is how Barcelona gave Real such a gap to 8 points.

I don't think they have to lose matches to lose the gap. As I said before, take into account that there are 16 matchdays remaining, and if in 4 of these games Madrid wins and Barcelona draws (which is still very reasonable), the gap evaporates. Not to talk about the Clásico, which is a great opportunity to close the gap by 3 points as KTChampions said.

Of course, this is not the best position for Real Madrid, but they still have chances: more difficult things have been seen in football.

[minime0105]

Cadiz play host to Rayo Vallecano at their Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla in the La Liga round 23. The Yellow Submarine failed to spoil Barcelona’s party at Camp Nou, but a win over Rayo should see them escape the relegation zone. Defender Alfonso Espino is back from suspension, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team. Honduras international Choco Lozano is pushing for a spot in the starting 11,  Los Vallecanos, on the other hand, are undefeated in the previous four league fixtures, but seeing that the relegation threatened hosts want this victory more than the visitors, home win should be considered. Andoni Iraola should have a full squad to choose from for Saturday’s clash. In their last meeting at Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla Cadiz defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-0, and it seems that history is going to repeat itself.

[maju69]

Haaland has 26 goals - 11 more than Lewandowski. And if we compare City's balance of power against all other teams in the league and the same balance of power between Barcelona and all other teams, then I would say that Haaland's goals are more valuable. Even Benzema, who missed a lot of games, is only 4 goals less. In general, I think that Lewandowski performs at a high level, but not such a top one to somehow pay attention to it.

I have different opinion about Lewandowski, Benzema has less goals and yes it is mainly due to him missing so many games, but first of all missing so many games is bad for your club, which means he wasn't much of help during those games whereas Lewandowski played as many as he could.

However, Lewandowski is playing for Barcelona for the first time, it hasn't even been a year, Benzema has been there for god knows how long, of course he would play better if given chance, because he has been there for so long. Haaland on the other hand is another story, that guy is just insane, he is the greatest scorer I have ever seen and I have watched Ronaldo and Messi all my life.

It will be a long debate when comparing the 3 players. I want to focus on Erling Haaland now, yes he is doing very well this season, he has been a goal machine for the team he has represented. But I still have a question, how many seasons will he be consistent with his current form, he is still very young and to say consistent, Lewandowski and Benzema have been more consistent in staying until now even though there were seasons when they didn't perform well.