La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Oneandpure]

There have been some rumours out like Messi is getting close to sign for Al-Ittihad for an insane amount of money per year. But Messi still hasn't confirmed any rumour related to him. Besides I still believe that his priority will be to join back Barcelona. Because it is his home before anything else and he should still be hoping to see Barcelona making an offer to him in the coming transfer window.

If Barcelona has problems with FFP then I really wonder if he changes his mind about not leaving Europe yet. Because that offer must be really hard to refuse.

Jorge Messi as Lionel Messi's father and agent has denied all rumors about an agreement with Al-Ittihad or any team including Barcelona, seems Lionel Messi still not have reach personal agreement with any teams yet until his contract expiry few months later with PSG. Joining to Barcelona seems have problem financial with FFF because need to cut off several salary players in Barcelona, I don't huge expectation with Lionel Messi will return back to Barcelona because he has priority with higher salary payment and still exist play in European teams.

So far, Lionel Messi linked with Saudi Arabia Pro League teams and Barcelona, except both teams still not has rumor with the other European teams interested for signing Lionel  Messi. Seems many teams realize with how expensive salary have to pay if want to signing Lionel Messi and he want more than one year contract.

[Docnaster]

Real Madrid, who are now ranked 3rd, still have quite a lot of difference in points with the team ranked 4th. But still, Real Madrid also cannot continue to lose at Laliga, at least for this week's game against Getafe.

I knew but seeing if real madrid is still having another important match to come and i think missing three points are not so bad to make sure real madrid will able to comeback in the etihad stadium against manchester city. My main concern if being placed at the top 4 in la liga is not only way to get ticket for UCL. Winning UCL is also getting guaranteed spot for UCL next season. That's why the match against manchester city is even far important compared with la liga at this moment.

Real Madrid's main focus is to be able to beat Man City in the second leg of the UCL semi-final later. And Real Madrid must also maintain the fitness of their core players to avoid injury. In the match against Man city yesterday I was quite happy because I saw Modric who had recovered from injury. and I hope that even in the second leg Real Madrid can continue to play with their best players again.

That's it. Modric may able to play full time against manchester city during the second leg.
Pep guardiola is not also doing substitutions. I think that guardiola was preparing something. Ancelotti must be careful with it.

And indeed, in the match against Man City in the UCL, Real Madrid played very well without even a gap. different from their appearance in Laliga and in the Copa del Rey during the final against Osasuna. This is why Real Madrid is the King of the Champions league. Because they always prioritize the Champions League over other competitions. And the result is that they hold the record for the most championships in the UCL.

UCL is the highest competition in europa. Im not even feeling doubt why real madrid may choose to put UCL as its priority compared with another league. Winning UCL gives madrid so many benefits.
It will give additional income for the club too.

It's not new in Madrid's case. There is no season that real Madrid doesn't give maximum priority to UCL. They have earned a lot of it and it has become what they are know for. One shouldn't expect real Madrid to stress more for a place in the La liga cuz have little or nothing more to fight for.  They have already won the third place and I'm sure they won't be dropping further.  3rd place in the standing still has the same honor as second place, if Madrid can remain in there till the end of the season and still win the UCL, it will be a great honor.

[rendravolt]

It is wise for Real Madrid to consider youth. Because the youth can make Real Madrid stand tall again. Real Madrid will be considered as the best team if the coaches can develop the youngsters properly through proper coaching. Real Madrid need to make the right decision regarding the problem of old players. From my little knowledge it seems to train young players from home country rather than old expensive players and develop them properly. Better for Real Madrid considering the new team

As far as I know, Ancelotti is a coach who rarely plays young players while he is at AC Milan and I see him still like that IMO. This is what makes Milan fail to regenerate players. If Ancelotti still maintains this, even Madrid have talented young players in their academy, I think it will be useless. He must be able to imitate the style of Rijkaard, Guardiola, Ferguson, Wenger who dare to give opportunities to players who have quality and are still young. Madrid also may not always have money. Because spending on their players is the same as Chelsea and Barcelona in the last few seasons, both are currently experiencing financial problems.

Ancelotti is that type of thing, he always wants to keep his very old players in the team, but I think he must have had his reasons for doing so. Maybe what he did at Milan was not in line with what he wanted, but when he is at Real Madrid with that in mind he still wins titles in all competitions.

Maybe next season will be the last season for several senior players at Real Madrid such as Benzema, Modric and Kroos because we know all three of them will get a contract extension for one more season. After that, for sure Ancelotti will think about the future of Real Madrid by bringing in some talented young players and I think Florentino Perez will start the Los Galacticos project again.

[Razmirraz]

There have been some rumours out like Messi is getting close to sign for Al-Ittihad for an insane amount of money per year. But Messi still hasn't confirmed any rumour related to him. Besides I still believe that his priority will be to join back Barcelona. Because it is his home before anything else and he should still be hoping to see Barcelona making an offer to him in the coming transfer window.

If Barcelona has problems with FFP then I really wonder if he changes his mind about not leaving Europe yet. Because that offer must be really hard to refuse.

So far Messi has always been considered the most meritorious player for Barcelona, the trophies he has presented have made him one of the most successful legends in the history of Barcelona.
Messi must reflect on what happened to Ronaldo at Manchester United, after he failed to bring Manchester United out of a slump, he was considered a useless player by some fans and his relationship with Manchester United ended in a rift.
It is better for Messi to accept offers from other clubs than to return to Barcelona.

[zuzie]

The last weeks in Laliga is no longer so interest because Barcelona will win the title, while the rivalry between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will not change anything because both teams still have the chance to play in the Champions League next season.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad in fourth place is seven points ahead of Villarreal in fifth

[nara1892]

There is no need to doubt Modric's ability to provide comfort to Real Madrid's game. In terms of age, he is indeed old, but in terms of ability he is still like a young child. Real Madrid's decision to offer Modric a new contract was the right decision in my opinion. Now Real Madrid does have young players to fill the void in midfield, but they still have to collaborate with experienced players. I don't mean to doubt the abilities of Real Madrid's young players, but experience speaks volumes in this regard. It is very difficult to find a player as capable as Modric, even though there are many young players with a lot of potential now.

Modrić's greatest asset is his experience. A one-year deal is a good one but I am sure that other clubs will be willing to offer him a two-year contract. Maybe he wants to retire in Madrid and if possible start a coaching career because he would be a food coach. His strength and passing accuracy have not reduced. Modrić is a player that will be active till he gets to 40.

To retire is unlikely, when this contract ends I think Modric will still be the same as the previous Madrid players by switching to a smaller team like Marcelo for example.
But now the point is not there, because at the moment Modric is still with Madrid for their short-term contract and I think that with the current conditions it is quite clear that next season he will still be maintained accompanied by several young players while giving more confidence to young players, especially for opportunities play. As for Modric, he will indeed still be one of the midfielders who will indeed be a supply when needed, but his portion may be slightly reduced in order to provide good rotation for some young players or new players for next season.

Comparing the recent performances of Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao, it is easy to assume that Villarreal is in a good rhythm. They are unbeaten in their last three matches and have won both. On the other hand, Athletic Club managed to earn only 1 point in the last three matches. And so the Villarreal team is being considered as the favorite.

But the problem is that Villarreal's past record against Athletic Club is not good. Villarreal's last win against Athletic Club was in 2018. And they could not win even one of the next 8 matches. Villarreal has drawn 5 matches and lost 3. And so it cannot be said that Athletic Club is a weak opponent for Villarreal.

The draw against Valencia in the previous week was a little disturbing, but on the other hand, of course, by looking at Bilbao's current condition, especially in the last 3 matches, of course there is more hope for Villarreal.
Currently Bilbao is still having problems. apart from that, Dani Vivian's red card in the previous match was also clearly a big loss now because Vivian has always been a starter and now they have to be without this player which makes it a little troublesome.

[longyenthanh]

There is no need to doubt Modric's ability to provide comfort to Real Madrid's game. In terms of age, he is indeed old, but in terms of ability he is still like a young child. Real Madrid's decision to offer Modric a new contract was the right decision in my opinion. Now Real Madrid does have young players to fill the void in midfield, but they still have to collaborate with experienced players. I don't mean to doubt the abilities of Real Madrid's young players, but experience speaks volumes in this regard. It is very difficult to find a player as capable as Modric, even though there are many young players with a lot of potential now.

Modrić's greatest asset is his experience. A one-year deal is a good one but I am sure that other clubs will be willing to offer him a two-year contract. Maybe he wants to retire in Madrid and if possible start a coaching career because he would be a food coach. His strength and passing accuracy have not reduced. Modrić is a player that will be active till he gets to 40.

To retire is unlikely, when this contract ends I think Modric will still be the same as the previous Madrid players by switching to a smaller team like Marcelo for example.
But now the point is not there, because at the moment Modric is still with Madrid for their short-term contract and I think that with the current conditions it is quite clear that next season he will still be maintained accompanied by several young players while giving more confidence to young players, especially for opportunities play. As for Modric, he will indeed still be one of the midfielders who will indeed be a supply when needed, but his portion may be slightly reduced in order to provide good rotation for some young players or new players for next season.

Comparing the recent performances of Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao, it is easy to assume that Villarreal is in a good rhythm. They are unbeaten in their last three matches and have won both. On the other hand, Athletic Club managed to earn only 1 point in the last three matches. And so the Villarreal team is being considered as the favorite.

But the problem is that Villarreal's past record against Athletic Club is not good. Villarreal's last win against Athletic Club was in 2018. And they could not win even one of the next 8 matches. Villarreal has drawn 5 matches and lost 3. And so it cannot be said that Athletic Club is a weak opponent for Villarreal.

The draw against Valencia in the previous week was a little disturbing, but on the other hand, of course, by looking at Bilbao's current condition, especially in the last 3 matches, of course there is more hope for Villarreal.
Currently Bilbao is still having problems. apart from that, Dani Vivian's red card in the previous match was also clearly a big loss now because Vivian has always been a starter and now they have to be without this player which makes it a little troublesome.

Valencia are far down the points table in La Liga. This team has no chance to do anything good in Laliga. However, the team is showing their skills by playing the matches. However, this team has performed exceptionally well in some matches.

[ShowOff]

Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad seem safe to qualify for next season's Champions League. There are not many threats that the top four teams will get at the moment, considering that Villareal and Betis are 6 - 7 points away from the Champions League zone. Barcelona has almost sealed the La Liga title this season, its position will no longer be threatened even though there are still 5 matches for the rest of the season.

Espanyo vs Barcelona this week. I think it is a crucial match for Espanyol in their plan to get out of the relegation zone. I think the stakes will be very risky even if Barcelona are favourites, so I hope a lot of people will ignore this match from the betting slip this weekend.

[hahay]

The last weeks in Laliga is no longer so interest because Barcelona will win the title, while the rivalry between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will not change anything because both teams still have the chance to play in the Champions League next season.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad in fourth place is seven points ahead of Villarreal in fifth

Yes, even though there is still competition between Real Madrid and Atletico but in the end they will still finish in the top four. So, the teams that are in the top four at the moment are of course the final position for them, because the gap in points for the team that is below Real Sociedad no longer has a chance to overtake. Thus, their competition can be said to be over this season, because the most important thing is that the team that wins the title can be determined.

But if you also pay attention to the teams that will be relegated, then at least you will still follow La Liga until the end. Because the teams that will be relegated can still change and at this moment, I will still follow the developments from Valencia. Because this moment is approaching the end of the league, but in reality Valencia's position is still not safe to avoid the relegation zone.

[xzone]

The last weeks in Laliga is no longer so interest because Barcelona will win the title, while the rivalry between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will not change anything because both teams still have the chance to play in the Champions League next season.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad in fourth place is seven points ahead of Villarreal in fifth

I agree with you, La Liga is a boring league to watch now. It is clear which team will be the champion, and the competition between the teams in the top rankings is not as much as it used to be.
If you like teams that are not very strong, it is not yet clear who will be in the relegation zone in the league. If you follow it, you can see exciting results. There are still many teams that have a chance to relegate to the lower league, the competition may continue until the last week

[Dzwaafu11]

Bellingham is about to be a part of Real Madrid now and this must be very exciting for both sides now. Because Real Madrid are continuing to strengthen the midfield a lot and to invest in their future at the same time. Because Kroos and Modric's contracts are running out by the end of the season and I assume there won't be any extension with any of them.
Young players are starting to take their places from now on and Bellingham is going to be one of them. Bellingham must also be very happy to play for one of the biggest teams in Europe.

Real Madrid management will definitely need to add a number of players to the squad this season. Otherwise, their performance will degrade badly. Benzema, Luka Modrich and Toni Kroos are three very important players for Madrid. And all three of these players are quite old. If Madrid cannot find suitable replacements for these three, they will face big problems next season. I think it was a wise decision to add Bellingham to the team. Bellingham is a very talented player. And the important thing is that he is only 19 years old. If he is able to adapt well to the Madrid squad, he will be able to serve the team for a long time.

Yeah, I believe Madrid needs more players in their squad, but even if they don't do that this season, I don't think they will deform in the following season. Madrid is a very good team so far, and they always play good games when they have matches. They need more players, especially young guys, because the way the team is going now, they have almost three old players, and some of them have contracts that are about to expire, so I believe Madrid needs players like Bellingham.  Bellingham is a young and excellent player, and I believe that if Madrid acquires him, he will play nice matches for them for a long time.

[Alanaz]

The last weeks in Laliga is no longer so interest because Barcelona will win the title, while the rivalry between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will not change anything because both teams still have the chance to play in the Champions League next season.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad in fourth place is seven points ahead of Villarreal in fifth

I agree with you, La Liga is a boring league to watch now. It is clear which team will be the champion, and the competition between the teams in the top rankings is not as much as it used to be.
If you like teams that are not very strong, it is not yet clear who will be in the relegation zone in the league. If you follow it, you can see exciting results. There are still many teams that have a chance to relegate to the lower league, the competition may continue until the last week

I don't think this is boring, because it's normal when you can see who the winner is, because the rest of the matches are already entering the end of the competition. After all, we usually see things like this, especially towards the end of the competition. We can compare it with much more boring leagues like Ligue 1 for example. I don't mean to say that Ligue 1 isn't a big league, it's just that it's not any better competitive than La Liga.

[rahmad2nd]

Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad seem safe to qualify for next season's Champions League. There are not many threats that the top four teams will get at the moment, considering that Villareal and Betis are 6 - 7 points away from the Champions League zone. Barcelona has almost sealed the La Liga title this season, its position will no longer be threatened even though there are still 5 matches for the rest of the season.

Espanyo vs Barcelona this week. I think it is a crucial match for Espanyol in their plan to get out of the relegation zone. I think the stakes will be very risky even if Barcelona are favourites, so I hope a lot of people will ignore this match from the betting slip this weekend.

Barcelona only need one game to be sure of winning the League trophy. if, Barcelona won the match when they visited against Espanyol. that way, the points that Barcelona have will no longer be pursued by the team below them even though the League still has 5 matches left until this season ends.
Well, for changes to the 2nd and 3rd rankings it looks like it's still quite exciting. Real Madrid is only 1 point away from Atletico, it's not impossible if Diego Simeone's team can slip in the rest of the matches. however, it looks like Atletico will be targeting a win in the remaining matches and still be ranked runner up under Barcelona.

Madrid, I'm sure, even if they finish 3rd, it won't matter to them. at this time, Don Carlo's attention was only on the Champions League. So, it seems that La Liga is not really a priority. for Real Sociedad, I'm not sure they will stay in 4th place. because they have a pretty tough fight. if Real Sosiedad lose against Barcelona and Atletico, they will still be 1 point ahead of Villarreal. however, if they slip in 3 games. that means, the team under them has the potential to win the ranking occupied by Real Sociedad.

[BRINIRHA]

There have been some rumours out like Messi is getting close to sign for Al-Ittihad for an insane amount of money per year. But Messi still hasn't confirmed any rumour related to him. Besides I still believe that his priority will be to join back Barcelona. Because it is his home before anything else and he should still be hoping to see Barcelona making an offer to him in the coming transfer window.

If Barcelona has problems with FFP then I really wonder if he changes his mind about not leaving Europe yet. Because that offer must be really hard to refuse.

The news about Messi being offered by a club from the Saudi Arabian League is currently a hot topic of conversation on social media. But even so there is still no bright spot in this regard. But based on information from the media in Spain, it seems that Messi will not make any decisions until his contract ends this season at PSG.

But one of the clubs from Saudi Arabia that offered such a high offer I think is Al-Hilal. They even reportedly made an offer of around 400 million euros to Messi. And of course that is a very high bid. And if this is true then I think it will only further add to the options that Messi has after his contract with PSG expires. That is, will he stay and extend his contract at PSG or will he return home, namely (Barcelona) or instead he will take the highest offer, namely to the Arab League (Al-Hilal Club). Everything will be answered after this season ends. Let's see where Messi will go. I personally have no problem with where Messi is going. Because he has the freedom to choose what is most comfortable for him.

[AakZaki]

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In addition, I see that Ancelotti has a high instinct in compiling his target, he is quite realistic so that in the last few weeks before the Copa del Rey final he was not too focused on La Liga. And finally Don Carlo was able to prove it by winning the Copa del Rey.

Calculatingly chasing Barcelona is tough, Anceloti thinks realistically and I think any coach would think like that. In addition, Osasuna is statistically below Real Madrid, so Anceloti is very confident of winning. This is also done in the UCL in several matches Anceloti always rotates even though he does not do it fully, he always gives rest to some important players due to old age. It should be that if he is in Madrid next season he will do a lot of player spending.

[Iranus]

Comparing the recent performances of Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao, it is easy to assume that Villarreal is in a good rhythm. They are unbeaten in their last three matches and have won both. On the other hand, Athletic Club managed to earn only 1 point in the last three matches. And so the Villarreal team is being considered as the favorite.
But the problem is that Villarreal's past record against Athletic Club is not good. Villarreal's last win against Athletic Club was in 2018. And they could not win even one of the next 8 matches. Villarreal has drawn 5 matches and lost 3. And so it cannot be said that Athletic Club is a weak opponent for Villarreal.

The draw against Valencia in the previous week was a little disturbing, but on the other hand, of course, by looking at Bilbao's current condition, especially in the last 3 matches, of course there is more hope for Villarreal.
Currently Bilbao is still having problems. apart from that, Dani Vivian's red card in the previous match was also clearly a big loss now because Vivian has always been a starter and now they have to be without this player which makes it a little troublesome.

you are right Bilbao has not been doing well lately. They will also be missing several key players from their squad against Villarreal. And so Bilbao's performance is likely to deteriorate further. However, in this match, Athletic Bilbao will probably want to draw the match by playing a completely defensive strategy. Also, Villarreal's attack is not very strong. Considering all these factors, my prediction for this match is a draw. My guess is this match is going to be a 1-1 draw. And decided to bet on this 1-1 draw.

[Falconer]

Calculatingly chasing Barcelona is tough, Anceloti thinks realistically and I think any coach would think like that. In addition, Osasuna is statistically below Real Madrid, so Anceloti is very confident of winning. This is also done in the UCL in several matches Anceloti always rotates even though he does not do it fully, he always gives rest to some important players due to old age. It should be that if he is in Madrid next season he will do a lot of player spending.

I think Real Madrid is just playing to maintain prestige for the rest of the season without thinking about the title.
La Liga is very likely to be won by Barcelona this season and they are very close to celebrating. So Real Madrid only needs to play to win and maintain its prestige as a top team which is also the king of the Champions League. In fact the Champions League semi-final match is much more important than playing the maximum in all La Liga matches for the rest of the season.

Real Madrid will host Getafe this weekend, it's a win for us. I have to, I hope Real Madrid can really win it even if we lost to Sociedad in the previous match. Real Madrid's form may not be all that good given that Ancelotti will likely field a back-up squad and rest several key players for the second leg of the semi-final.

[rendravolt]

The last weeks in Laliga is no longer so interest because Barcelona will win the title, while the rivalry between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will not change anything because both teams still have the chance to play in the Champions League next season.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad in fourth place is seven points ahead of Villarreal in fifth

Indeed, it is quite not very exciting to see the final result without significant competition. Maybe if barcelona won la liga it wouldn't change anything and they deserve it. As for Real Madrid, in the next match against Getafe, I heard that Ancelotti will rotate all of his players, including calling up several academy players to fill in the starting line-up later because Benzema, Vini Jr, Kroos, Modric and Camavinga will be completely rested for the second leg against Manchester City is in the Champions League, so Real Madrid doesn't really have to worry about the results of winning or losing.

For Atletico Madrid they will definitely come back to win the game this week and there is no doubt about it. Real Sociedad can still be comfortable in 4th place in the standings with this advantage and they will be a different team from Spain for the champions league next season. Villarreal seems to be still in poor form after only drawing against valencia and I think they will still finish in 5th position if they manage to win all their remaining matches.

[Zackgeno96]

13 points difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid, actually this is a very big difference. The previous times it was also a big difference, but in favor of Real Madrid. A separate detail is that Real Madrid won the national cup this year for only the 4th time in 30 years. Then you really start to wonder whether Barcelona has often won the cup all those other times? Cup matches are of course also snapshots, which makes it extra difficult, you have to be good in the cup every day, otherwise you will be out, as happened to Barcelona. I also did not expect that Atletico Madrid would become 2nd (if they do, of course). Real Madrid's lead over Atletico Madrid was really very big.

[klidex]

The last weeks in Laliga is no longer so interest because Barcelona will win the title, while the rivalry between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will not change anything because both teams still have the chance to play in the Champions League next season.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad in fourth place is seven points ahead of Villarreal in fifth

Maybe a little uninteresting with Barcelona's success in getting the title and Real Madrid who managed to qualify for the second leg of the semifinals.
Actually, there is something more interesting when Real Madrid is currently focused on winning the Champions League, but Atletico Madrid continues to immediately give a few points away to remain in second place, but whether Real Madrid, after finishing the second leg, will focus on LaLiga or only want to stay like this in 3rd position.