La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Porfirii]

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Real Madrid puts the Champions League as a priority, of course, because it is no longer possible to compete with Barcelona this season. Perhaps for Real Madrid it does not really matter where they end up this season. The main thing is that they will get to the Champions League next season in any case. They also have a game in the Spanish Cup final against Osasuna where they should also take first place.

Although they shouldn't underestimate Osasuna, it is very probable that they will win the Copa del Rey title this season. Champions League will be more difficult, but they still have many chances too. And, talking about La Liga, although it is almost impossible to beat Barça this season, if I'm not wrong they have not mathematically lost yet, so who knows?

With the Club World Cup, they still can win up to three trophies more, although most probably one at this point.

[W Jr.]

I think we can now say that Barcelona is the champion. Real Madrid shouldn't have suffered such a defeat. You can't be in the title race anymore if you lose points in games like this.  Castellanos had a tremendous performance. He scored all four Girona goals. It is also worth mentioning that he was named man of the match. He was the man who destroyed Real Madrid. With 4 goals from 5 accurate shots, Girona got an important 3 points among the teams competing for the Europa League.

It seems that the absence of some of Real Madrid's core players such as Karim Benzema has indeed had a big impact on Real Madrid. Some of Real Madrid's core players are currently still in the process of recovering from injury. but Real Madrid shouldn't have lost by this much score. because 4-2 is a pretty bad score which shows that Real Madrid's defense is really bad in that match. Girona's quick counterattack destroyed Real Madrid's defense in that match. And yes, this defeat actually also gave Atletico Madrid an opportunity to narrow their point gap with Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid will compete against Mallorca and if Atletico Madrid wins that match then the point difference between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will only be 2 points different. and it will also provide an opportunity for Atletico Madrid to overtake Real Madrid.

In fact, Girona scored with attacking organizations, not with counter attacksWe can say that Real Madrid did not show any presence in the match. Castellanos had a dream match for himself, scoring 4 goals. Disaster struck for Real Madrid goalkeeper Lunin. Real Madrid felt the absence of Courtois in the goal.

[wmaurik]

Yes, I think Madrid have given up, but they haven't said it officially. The loss to Girona meant they were no longer in the title race.

Now Real Madrid only wants to focus on the more important matches for the rest of the season, for example like matches where he still has a chance to win the title. One of them is the match in the Copa Del Rey and also in the Champions League, while for the remaining matches in La Liga this season, it seems that Real Madrid will not be so focused anymore.

Because apart from remembering that it is already difficult to catch Barcelona at the top of the standings, Real Madrid also needs to maintain the fitness of its core players so that no more are injured in the remainder of the season because there are several important matches they must win this season.

But even though they are no longer able to catch up to Barcelona, Madrid should also not let every remaining match lose points, Madrid must at least maintain the runner-up position from the pursuit of Atletico Madrid. Even though they didn't win, it would be ridiculous if Madrid would finish in 3rd place.

It would be better if Real Madrid still wants to think about points in the remaining games this season to be able to finish this season in second place. But even if Real Madrid have to finish in third place this season, I don't think it's a big difference for Real Madrid either. Because it's only about the difference in position, while the zone remains the same, namely the Champions League zone.

[puloweh555]

It seems that the absence of some of Real Madrid's core players such as Karim Benzema has indeed had a big impact on Real Madrid. Some of Real Madrid's core players are currently still in the process of recovering from injury. but Real Madrid shouldn't have lost by this much score. because 4-2 is a pretty bad score which shows that Real Madrid's defense is really bad in that match.

Real Madrid's defeat I think Carlo Ancelotti Blunder didn't play Eduardo Camavinga in LB and it looks like he also has to find a new RB. Dani Carvajar is not what he used to be, maybe the age factor, plus Thibaut Courtois and Benzema not playing very influential for Real Madrid's game play.

It could also be that Real Madrid is saving ammunition for Man City. They are aware that in La Liga it is difficult to catch Barcelona, which is 11 points adrift. Playing less fit players It's possible but it's a risk to player fitness. In the end they didn't force it so they could play the full team against Man city. it's not strange that Real Madrid is like this. Another team, this is what Real Madrid needs to learn from Barcelona if they want to be strong in Europe.

in any case it seems that Real Madrid have completely abandoned La Liga to focus on the Champions League, as I was saying

The defeat that closed Real Madrid's chance to win the treble winner. It's time to shift focus to the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League.

[CryptoBuds]

But even though they are no longer able to catch up to Barcelona, Madrid should also not let every remaining match lose points, Madrid must at least maintain the runner-up position from the pursuit of Atletico Madrid. Even though they didn't win, it would be ridiculous if Madrid would finish in 3rd place.

It would be better if Real Madrid still wants to think about points in the remaining games this season to be able to finish this season in second place. But even if Real Madrid have to finish in third place this season, I don't think it's a big difference for Real Madrid either. Because it's only about the difference in position, while the zone remains the same, namely the Champions League zone.

Real Madrid's main target now is the Champions League, and the team has no chance of winning the La Liga title. And so I think Real Madrid will not think about the second or third position in the points table now. Real Madrid will qualify for the Champions League even if they finish in the top four of the points table. And so the second place in the points table is not very important for Real Madrid. Coach Ancelotti will now focus entirely on the Champions League. And will make a match strategy to defeat Manchester City.

[Cookdata]

I think we can now say that Barcelona is the champion. Real Madrid shouldn't have suffered such a defeat. You can't be in the title race anymore if you lose points in games like this.  Castellanos had a tremendous performance. He scored all four Girona goals. It is also worth mentioning that he was named man of the match. He was the man who destroyed Real Madrid. With 4 goals from 5 accurate shots, Girona got an important 3 points among the teams competing for the Europa League.

It seems that the absence of some of Real Madrid's core players such as Karim Benzema has indeed had a big impact on Real Madrid. Some of Real Madrid's core players are currently still in the process of recovering from injury. but Real Madrid shouldn't have lost by this much score. because 4-2 is a pretty bad score which shows that Real Madrid's defense is really bad in that match. Girona's quick counterattack destroyed Real Madrid's defense in that match. And yes, this defeat actually also gave Atletico Madrid an opportunity to narrow their point gap with Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid will compete against Mallorca and if Atletico Madrid wins that match then the point difference between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will only be 2 points different. and it will also provide an opportunity for Atletico Madrid to overtake Real Madrid.

Real Madrid puts the Champions League as a priority, of course, because it is no longer possible to compete with Barcelona this season. Perhaps for Real Madrid it does not really matter where they end up this season. The main thing is that they will get to the Champions League next season in any case. They also have a game in the Spanish Cup final against Osasuna where they should also take first place.

I think that Real Madrid's recent struggles in La Liga are not due to a lack of effort or seriousness on their part. Rather, it seems that they have accepted their position in second place, as first place is already secured by Barcelona. However, they have encountered some difficulties lately, which I cannot pinpoint precisely because their losses have not been consecutive. For instance, the absence of Benzema due to injury may not be entirely responsible for their recent defeats in the match against Girona yesterday because the defenders gave too much space to Taty, and Vinicius was overly aggressive with the opposing team. Many unexpected events occurred during the match, which should not have happened.

[davis196]

I think that the Real Madrid players simply don't have the motivation to play in La Liga, because they know that they can't dethrone Barcelona.
They will focus on winning the Champions League for the record 15th time, so they have to take a break and prepare for the games against Manchester City. Losing against Girona was kinda humiliating, but I think that the players and Ancelotti don't care that much about this match.
Some conspiracy theorists might say that the game was rigged and Real defenders let Tati to score four goals, because somebody had placed a bet on the illegal Asian bookmakers for such thing to happen. To be honest, I don't believe in such conspiracy theories.

[X-ray]

Yes, I think Madrid have given up, but they haven't said it officially. The loss to Girona meant they were no longer in the title race.

Agreed, that's why ancelotti said that if he was not thinking so much about la liga right now. His focus already changed to the UCL and copa del rey. There are still chances for real madrid to win the trophy right now. La liga is not the only important trophy for real madrid. Madrid is still having chance to win UCL and copa del rey. Ancelotti urges its squads to waste more energy caused by it will be facing busy schedule.
I hope that real madrid will able to take treble winner this season. It becomes even closer to be real.

But even though they are no longer able to catch up to Barcelona, Madrid should also not let every remaining match lose points, Madrid must at least maintain the runner-up position from the pursuit of Atletico Madrid. Even though they didn't win, it would be ridiculous if Madrid would finish in 3rd place.

What actually needed by madrid is only winning the remaining match. I see no chance for real madrid to get another thing other than it. Win in la liga is more than enough even though if sometime real madrid must work so hard to win against a small club with small score.
As long as madrid gets three points and it's quite safe. If madrid will able to win UCL and there's no need to feel worry about madrid's standing in la liga.

[LittleBitFunny]

But even though they are no longer able to catch up to Barcelona, Madrid should also not let every remaining match lose points, Madrid must at least maintain the runner-up position from the pursuit of Atletico Madrid. Even though they didn't win, it would be ridiculous if Madrid would finish in 3rd place.

What actually needed by madrid is only winning the remaining match. I see no chance for real madrid to get another thing other than it. Win in la liga is more than enough even though if sometime real madrid must work so hard to win against a small club with small score.
As long as madrid gets three points and it's quite safe. If madrid will able to win UCL and there's no need to feel worry about madrid's standing in la liga.

Since winning the La Liga title is almost impossible for Madrid now. So I'd say qualifying for the Champions League from the top four of the points table is enough for Madrid. Madrid should now fully focus on fighting to secure the Champions League and Copa del Rey titles. Madrid has the potential to win both of these titles. And I think Madrid boss Ancelotti is now planning to win these two titles. Ancelotti's goal is not to perform well in La Liga. I am looking forward to seeing a good performance from Madrid against Manchester City.

[hyudien]

I think that the Real Madrid players simply don't have the motivation to play in La Liga, because they know that they can't dethrone Barcelona.
They will focus on winning the Champions League for the record 15th time, so they have to take a break and prepare for the games against Manchester City. Losing against Girona was kinda humiliating, but I think that the players and Ancelotti don't care that much about this match.
Some conspiracy theorists might say that the game was rigged and Real defenders let Tati to score four goals, because somebody had placed a bet on the illegal Asian bookmakers for such thing to happen. To be honest, I don't believe in such conspiracy theories.

Rumors like that will always exist, but we have to see how the games and results that Real Madrid often get. In the last 5 matches, they have tasted 2 defeats and this has been strengthened by Real Madrid's not optimal performance. Again we have to compare their performance when playing in the Champions League and La Liga, we will see a difference. So to say now that Real Madrid is no longer motivated to play in La Liga makes sense.

But even though they are no longer able to catch up to Barcelona, Madrid should also not let every remaining match lose points, Madrid must at least maintain the runner-up position from the pursuit of Atletico Madrid. Even though they didn't win, it would be ridiculous if Madrid would finish in 3rd place.

What actually needed by madrid is only winning the remaining match. I see no chance for real madrid to get another thing other than it. Win in la liga is more than enough even though if sometime real madrid must work so hard to win against a small club with small score.
As long as madrid gets three points and it's quite safe. If madrid will able to win UCL and there's no need to feel worry about madrid's standing in la liga.

Since winning the La Liga title is almost impossible for Madrid now. So I'd say qualifying for the Champions League from the top four of the points table is enough for Madrid. Madrid should now fully focus on fighting to secure the Champions League and Copa del Rey titles. Madrid has the potential to win both of these titles. And I think Madrid boss Ancelotti is now planning to win these two titles. Ancelotti's goal is not to perform well in La Liga. I am looking forward to seeing a good performance from Madrid against Manchester City.

Yes, their focus on La Liga has diminished a bit after they have fallen far behind Barcelona, who have been outstanding this season. But Real madrid is getting unsatisfactory results more often now, as evidenced by their defeat to Girona which has made them even further away from Barcelona. Maintaining second place is the ideal target now for them to do in La Liga. Meanwhile in the Copa del Rey, they are now the main favorites to win the title. Then in the Champions League they still have a chance although it won't be easy to get rid of Manchester City.

[naira]

I think we can now say that Barcelona is the champion. Real Madrid shouldn't have suffered such a defeat. You can't be in the title race anymore if you lose points in games like this.  Castellanos had a tremendous performance. He scored all four Girona goals. It is also worth mentioning that he was named man of the match. He was the man who destroyed Real Madrid. With 4 goals from 5 accurate shots, Girona got an important 3 points among the teams competing for the Europa League.

It seems that the absence of some of Real Madrid's core players such as Karim Benzema has indeed had a big impact on Real Madrid. Some of Real Madrid's core players are currently still in the process of recovering from injury. but Real Madrid shouldn't have lost by this much score. because 4-2 is a pretty bad score which shows that Real Madrid's defense is really bad in that match. Girona's quick counterattack destroyed Real Madrid's defense in that match. And yes, this defeat actually also gave Atletico Madrid an opportunity to narrow their point gap with Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid will compete against Mallorca and if Atletico Madrid wins that match then the point difference between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will only be 2 points different. and it will also provide an opportunity for Atletico Madrid to overtake Real Madrid.

I don't think that can be used as an excuse because after all, if you look at the line-up, only Benzema, Courtouis and Mendy didn't play in the squad.
They played badly in that match and there really was no reason other than that, especially with those who were always disorganized in guarding the defense and always letting Girona's players in without real guard, it was a pretty fatal mistake.
Atlético's chance to reduce the gap at the moment is quite doable but don't underestimate Mallorca too much because indeed they are also in pretty good confidence after their 2 consecutive wins.

Conceding four goals from a team like Girona is not a natural thing for Real Madrid, Ancelotti as a coach must see this as a problem that needs to be fixed immediately. After facing Almeria and Real Sociedad in La Liga, Real Madrid will face Osasuna in the Copa Del Rey final and three days later will face Manchester City in the UCL. Defense must be the main focus in important matches to prevent conceding many goals like against Girona.

And it was only scored by one of the players which made this a bit more painful. considering that it is very rare for a player to do that for a club like Madrid even for a big club but in this match Girona or Valentin Castellanos could do it.

[Marykeller]

It seems like that to me if real madrid is only having copa del rey and UCL as the last hopes to get treble winners. Its competitor in UCL manchester city is also wanna trying to get treble winner too.

Real Madrid resting their goalkeeper(Courtois), Karim Benzema, and some of their key players not to be featured in their match against Girona means that their whole focus is on their champions league match against Manchester City than it was on the Laliga title.
Real Madrid's possibility of winning against Manchester City and claiming the UCL title is very slim if I should say. The only possible trophy they are going home this season is likely the Copa Del Rey title if they are to win Osasuna on May 6th.

[Litzki1990]

La liga da Girona team shows that they are one of the strongest teams at home for the moment. The first half is almost over and Real Madrid are ahead 2-1. With goals scored by Castellanos in the 24th minute, they took the lead 2-0, but at 34 minutes Vinicius Jr. score 2-1 yaoan scored the goal. I think Girona will win the match. It is not possible for Real Madrid to become champions in La Liga anyway.

The chance is almost zero for real madrid. The gap is too big and in addition barcelona had more games. Real madrid must let barcelona to win la liga. It's impossible to watch barcelona at this moment. Real madrid needs to focus with UCL this time.
Girona was adding two more goals to make the result become 4-2. Madrid can do nothing against girona. I do like how effective any attacks that were coming from girona when it was facing real madrid. It seems like that to me if real madrid is only having copa del rey and UCL as the last hopes to get treble winners. Its competitor in UCL manchester city is also wanna trying to get treble winner too.

This is the same Girona that was so difficult for Barcelona to win and meeting with real madrid their performance was great with an outstanding result.  It so surprising that Girona would be able to lead real madrid with 4 goals against Real Madrid.  Real Madrid are not having good motivation in their laliga games because they know it won't be possible for them to meet barcelona. I'm not impressed concerning real madrid performance,  it seems it won't be easy for Real Madrid with their coming games in Champions league.

Girona won 4-2 against experienced teams like Real Madrid. This was a completely unexpected result. It has been proved once again that Madrid is not strong without Benzema. However, despite losing this match, Madrid have no problems. Because now the main goal of Real Madrid is the Champions League. And so the Madrid team is likely to lose points in a few more matches in La Liga. Even if Real Madrid loses second place in the points table, I wouldn't be surprised at all. Atletico Madrid are only 5 points behind Real Madrid.

The La Liga title has become almost impossible for Real Madrid. Their win against Girona was very important. With this match, Real Madrid could have been a bit closer to the La Liga title but they missed this big chance. I cannot accept conceding four goals against a team like Girona. 
In this case, Real Madrid should take some lessons from Barcelona because Barcelona never miss such opportunities which is why they are at the top of the points table. With the way Real Madrid are performing in La Liga, it will be very difficult for them to retain the number two position in the points table. 

To win the La Liga title, Real Madrid will now not only have to win the match but they will have to look at the Barcelona match because if Barcelona is not defeated then there is no chance for Real Madrid to win the La Liga trophy.

[borovichok]

I think we can now say that Barcelona is the champion. Real Madrid shouldn't have suffered such a defeat. You can't be in the title race anymore if you lose points in games like this.  Castellanos had a tremendous performance. He scored all four Girona goals. It is also worth mentioning that he was named man of the match. He was the man who destroyed Real Madrid. With 4 goals from 5 accurate shots, Girona got an important 3 points among the teams competing for the Europa League.

Castellanos was the game's Most Outstanding Player and received the accolades. The honors were well deserved after scoring four goals against a top club. Another defeat for Real Madrid in a league match, this time to Girona. The Blanquivermells took the game's higher hands, as the scoreboard read 4-2. Even though Madrid Frontline gave it their all throughout the game, Carlo Ancelotti's side were easily invaded. Of course, Los Blancos supporters never expected the goals to reach four. However their main focus is the UCL and Coppa del Rey trophy.

[fadhilz123]

Real Madrid puts the Champions League as a priority, of course, because it is no longer possible to compete with Barcelona this season. Perhaps for Real Madrid it does not really matter where they end up this season. The main thing is that they will get to the Champions League next season in any case. They also have a game in the Spanish Cup final against Osasuna where they should also take first place.

The steps taken by Real Madrid are actually very correct by not focusing too much on La Liga for the rest of this season because they realize that they still have several other crucial matches in other competitions so they prefer not to burden themselves too much in chasing Barcelona in La Liga. Currently Real Madrid is chasing the Copa Del Rey trophy and also the UCL trophy so they have to be really ready for that.

[famososMuertos]

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Hi, davis196;
For the conspirators, any result is always good to assert that the match/score is the product of a written script, it is like those who make the meme after any situation.

The issue here is to give value to Girona for its 4 goals, you don't have to justify Real Madrid with anything, it is a team built to win any football game, saying that it is not interested in the league and that is why it lost is stupid*.

(*)This last one is obviously not for you, but it can be added to the opinion matrix that tends to be created in some other opinions that are read.

[Ahli38]

Today Barcelona will face Rayo Vallecano. And I think Barcelona should be favored in this fight. And this is another chance for Barcelona to increase their lead at the top of the table. But in the last meeting Barcelona was able to be held to a draw by Rayo. but I doubt Rayo will be able to do it again this time. But because Rayo Vallecano played as the host. then it is likely that Rayo will play a little open because they should be more confident in front of their own supporters. There is an interesting fact about Rayo Vallecano, namely that they have a balanced number of wins, draws and losses. namely from 30 matches this season Rayo has 10 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats.

[rahmad2nd]

I think Real Madrid's defeat is very natural because it has been very visible in the last few weeks that Real Madrid is no longer focused on chasing Barcelona at the top of the standings because that is very unlikely so Real Madrid prefers to focus on the UCL semi-finals and the Copa Del final. Rey is the one that allows them to get.

As a big club, Madrid should not take the match against Girona lightly. at least, Los Blancos supporters expect their favorite team to win the match. IMO, that doesn't mean Madrid aren't focusing their attention on La Liga. it's just that the strategy implemented by Don Carlo did not go according to plan. if Madrid underestimated this match, they could have played a full youth squad. in reality it was not like that, therefore Don Carlo made Toni Kroos and Luca Modic the main starters to become the pivots that helped his front line. Don Carlo expects Rodrygo to play well, and Vini Jr. is no exception. unfortunately, Madrid just found his rhythm in the second round. but in defense they are quite messy like for example, Fernandez, Rudiger and Carvajal. plus, the second goalkeeper, Andriy Lunin.

If we refer to the Copa del Rey Final, let alone the Champions League. at least, still have time lag. so, actually they still have time to prepare it. what is certain, the strategy executed by Michel as coach of Girona is going according to what he wants.
by the way, it's not good for Madrid to experience another defeat like this. because, they need a win to trigger team spirit and mentality to stay on the real track.

[izsara]

Today Barcelona will face Rayo Vallecano. And I think Barcelona should be favored in this fight. And this is another chance for Barcelona to increase their lead at the top of the table. But in the last meeting Barcelona was able to be held to a draw by Rayo. but I doubt Rayo will be able to do it again this time. But because Rayo Vallecano played as the host. then it is likely that Rayo will play a little open because they should be more confident in front of their own supporters. There is an interesting fact about Rayo Vallecano, namely that they have a balanced number of wins, draws and losses. namely from 30 matches this season Rayo has 10 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats.

This is not something complicated for Barcelona, I think, especially with Rayo's current condition, actually this is profitable for Barcelona.
Right now their focus is just a few more wins to be able to bring the trophy to Camp Nou. they can be serious with 3 points in this game if they want to get the title fast but if they don't do well enough it doesn't bother anything but I'm pretty confident about the win this time around.

[Cryptmuster]

The steps taken by Real Madrid are actually very correct by not focusing too much on La Liga for the rest of this season because they realize that they still have several other crucial matches in other competitions so they prefer not to burden themselves too much in chasing Barcelona in La Liga. Currently Real Madrid is chasing the Copa Del Rey trophy and also the UCL trophy so they have to be really ready for that.

As long as they maintain a comfortable advantage over Atlético, they can afford such a game in La Liga, especially since you are right that other tournaments are their priority now, and first of all this concerns the Champions League. If Atlético beat Mallorca today, they will close the gap to two points, which will leave Real no chance for such a loss of points, and Barcelona will be out of reach anyway.