La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[MAAManda]

Villareal team managed to beat girona in a tough game thanks to moreno last minutes goal, it was an important win for villarreal since they will surely play in the europa league next season if not the champions league

Both teams play a passive game and don't have dominance on either side. Girona, despite playing at home, but they were unable to get 3 points and failed to make their fans happy. Villarreal still has a chance to get into 4th place and shift Real Sociedad, this is because Real Sociedad will face Barcelona, ​​this should be a difficult match for Real Sociedad.

[Docnaster]

Villareal team managed to beat girona in a tough game thanks to moreno last minutes goal, it was an important win for villarreal since they will surely play in the europa league next season if not the champions league

Both teams play a passive game and don't have dominance on either side. Girona, despite playing at home, but they were unable to get 3 points and failed to make their fans happy. Villarreal still has a chance to get into 4th place and shift Real Sociedad, this is because Real Sociedad will face Barcelona, ​​this should be a difficult match for Real Sociedad.

I will say it was a lucky win for villareal. The two side fought so well,  Girona fought better in the early early hours of the game.  villareal only became superior in the last 30 minutes of the game after the substirution of Alfonzo Pedrata for Alberto Moreno. Moreno was the brain behind the forces pulled by Villareal left wing and was lucky enough to secure a last minute goal which earned them the 3 points. Though it was accompanied by hard work, I will still say that villareal escaped with a narrow win

[tulusikhlas]

Villareal team managed to beat girona in a tough game thanks to moreno last minutes goal, it was an important win for villarreal since they will surely play in the europa league next season if not the champions league

Both teams play a passive game and don't have dominance on either side. Girona, despite playing at home, but they were unable to get 3 points and failed to make their fans happy. Villarreal still has a chance to get into 4th place and shift Real Sociedad, this is because Real Sociedad will face Barcelona, ​​this should be a difficult match for Real Sociedad.

Now they only have a gap of 2 points from Real Sociedad, and that could be the difference in points that will happen after Real Sociedad finishes this week's matches. That's because they will face Barcelona who have confirmed the championship this season. I want to see if Barcelona will continue to play with their main players or not, because if they don't play their main players it is an advantage for Real Sociedad.

[Masplanc]

How i wishbReal madeid could just finish this session la liga as the table winners even it the la liga will be the only compensation for Real Madeid because this season has not been the best for Real Madrid and to manage motivation at this point look a big deal to her.

Let the winner go to the team that has performed brilliantly,  Barcelona deserves laliga championship,  they put in much zeal to make sure they become the number one in laliga.  This is the time for laliga to become winner. Next season is coming and open for Real Madrid to fight for laliga championship.

[MAAManda]

Both teams play a passive game and don't have dominance on either side. Girona, despite playing at home, but they were unable to get 3 points and failed to make their fans happy. Villarreal still has a chance to get into 4th place and shift Real Sociedad, this is because Real Sociedad will face Barcelona, ​​this should be a difficult match for Real Sociedad.

I will say it was a lucky win for villareal. The two side fought so well,  Girona fought better in the early early hours of the game.

Although Villarreal win was a lucky win, it would not have happened if Villarreal had not worked hard in the last minutes. They got their second from a sudden counter-attack, attacking from the left and then firing in from Gerard Moreno.

BTW, in the remaining Villarreal matches, they will face Cadiz, Rayo Vallecano and Atletico Madrid, do you think Villarreal can get full points in each of their remaining matches?

[JoyMarsha]

I thought the second half had ended in a draw with the score 1 - 1, but in the last minute Villarreal gave a surprise managed to score the second goal in the last minute before the referee blew the whistle, Girona had to recognize Villarreal's prowess and managed to steal the win with a score of 1 - 2, I think Villareal has high confidence to win this.

VIllareal has managed to beat Girona at home, as a guest obviously Villareal is very lucky to be able to score a goal in the last minute from Gerard Moreno's goal, I think Villareal have a chance to get a UCL ticket next season if Sociedad loses to barcelona tomorrow because there will only be 1 difference points only with sociedad.

Villareal chance to get to UCL ticket next season will be determined tonight not by tomorrow if Barcelona wins Real Sociedad at home.
Real Sociedad has a 2 points difference with Villareal already. if they lose today's match to Barcelona, it will give Villareal a little bit of confidence for qualifying for the champion league. That was why they make sure they win Girona to shorten their gap against Real Sociedad

[bitgolden]

Xavi is not an inexperienced manager as he had previously managed Al-Sadd In Qatar's League so yeah it's not like he directly came onto managing a side like Barcelona. However it was first time managing a bit club and in a big league so certainly it was lot of pressure but he did handled well and helped Barcelona win La Liga after 3 years which is massive. Next season, its CL also and they will be defending the title so lot will be expected from Xavi.

Xavi has been with Barcelona for a long time. And so he is familiar with this team. I would say this is why Xavi has been successful as a Barcelona coach. When Koemna was the coach of Barcelona, Barcelona was a team that was almost in chaos. Slowly Xavi stabilized this team. And now Barcelona is a strong team. Barcelona won the La Liga title this season. It is expected that the Barcelona team will play to win both Champions League and La Liga titles next season. Xavi will be able to strengthen this team.

I think the difference between the coaches is that one actually has a plan and the other just made up a plan according to whatever he had. The difference on the trust level is also a lot different, Xavi is one of the all time greats of Barcelona so he was given a chance Koeman wasn't given as well, the team literally sold everything they had just to build this team for Xavi, they wouldn't do that for any other person.

They are doing fine now but lets be honest, they do not have much left to sell, they are literally selling their entire future just to have success right now, and they only did league this season which isn't all that much money. Real has no cap problems because they kept on winning and Barcelona lacked that, lets hope that they will do better next season.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Personally, what Sevilla has done I have liked a lot, firstly because they took Manchester United out of the Europa League, which for me was something fair, in fact I don't know how Manchester United advanced so much until that competition, knowing that it has a rather egocentric technical director and that what he achieves in the end is to lose, Sevilla have shown that they are a great team, maybe they had a bit of bad luck when they started the season, but they are a very tough team, I like how they are playing It looks like they are getting excited about fútbol and if they continue like this they will continue to rise and be careful, because they can win the Europa League.

Despite the fact that Sevilla are now in the middle of the La Liga table, they are playing well, it is clear that things are going much better in the team and this is good, since they have a good chance to compete for the EL. It's too early to say if they can win, but there are chances. In La Liga they will be able to move up a little more, but they will not be able to count on places in European competitions, so for them the only chance is to win the EL.

I am not one of those who have faith in a team like Sevilla but what they have achieved is something worth noting, they eliminated a team that seemed to be the strongest (for many, not for me) so the strongest teams have I have stayed here, among them it seems to me that the Italian teams come out that are very outstanding and that have a lot to give, among them the one I have the most faith in is Juve, because Juve represents a lot, also that some have seemed very unfair deals that have been given in Serie A, where they took away those -15 points, where they were rather in 1st place.

Xavi is not an inexperienced manager as he had previously managed Al-Sadd In Qatar's League so yeah it's not like he directly came onto managing a side like Barcelona. However it was first time managing a bit club and in a big league so certainly it was lot of pressure but he did handled well and helped Barcelona win La Liga after 3 years which is massive. Next season, its CL also and they will be defending the title so lot will be expected from Xavi.

Xavi has been with Barcelona for a long time. And so he is familiar with this team. I would say this is why Xavi has been successful as a Barcelona coach. When Koemna was the coach of Barcelona, Barcelona was a team that was almost in chaos. Slowly Xavi stabilized this team. And now Barcelona is a strong team. Barcelona won the La Liga title this season. It is expected that the Barcelona team will play to win both Champions League and La Liga titles next season. Xavi will be able to strengthen this team.

I think the difference between the coaches is that one actually has a plan and the other just made up a plan according to whatever he had. The difference on the trust level is also a lot different, Xavi is one of the all time greats of Barcelona so he was given a chance Koeman wasn't given as well, the team literally sold everything they had just to build this team for Xavi, they wouldn't do that for any other person.

They are doing fine now but lets be honest, they do not have much left to sell, they are literally selling their entire future just to have success right now, and they only did league this season which isn't all that much money. Real has no cap problems because they kept on winning and Barcelona lacked that, lets hope that they will do better next season.

Xavi is not doing badly, Barcelona has achieved very good things on average, La Liga is one, it cannot be denied, but there are also many Championships they have lost , it is because they have gone much further in the Europa League, with They cannot reach that level in the UCL because otherwise they will be kicked out in the first round, however they must play with the same Intensity when they go out to play against Madrid and in La Liga , to see if that is how they manage to change the statistics that do not favor them due to Now, only La Liga , which is what is really more relevant.


Xavi insists his contract ‘will never be a problem’ for Barcelona and says club prioritising midfield signing

Barcelona head coach Xavi says his contract “will never be a problem” for the club with his current deal set to expire in a year’s time.

Amid media reports of differences between Xavi and the club over a new contract, the 43-year-old confirmed he is in talks with club president Joan Laporta about an extension.

“I will never be a problem for the club,” Xavi said on Friday. “Never. I have been speaking with the president about my extension, but right now this is not the biggest priority.

“Me and all the backroom staff we have a contract for the next season, so we are calm about that.

“The most important thing is to build a competitive squad towards next season. But as I said, I will never be a problem for the club.

“I’ve read in the media there are differences between me and the club during talks. There’s nothing about that. There will be no problem.”

Source: https://theathletic.com/4534670/2023/05/19/xavi-contract-barcelona/

[Ryu_Ar1]

The actual target is not too bad but for now I think before making such a target, Barcelona still have to solve their main problem in terms of finance at the moment because regardless of anything now they are still very problematic with it.

Yeah we cannot deny about it. About the big problem that Barcelona is now still experiencing 
But, Xavi focus may not on that. Xavi focus  more on  bringing his squad to win this title of La Liga and they exactly get it this season, much better than previous season, and can be much  better next season moreover for  Champions League preparation.  because whatever it is, UCL is exactly a prestige match to win that they will really expect to gain, but it is very difficult.

What you say in this case is true because Xavi has nothing to do with finances because he is just a coach who is only tasked with training the players there and of course for financial tasks and other matters there is management. But on the other hand we also have to realize that when management has problems, then this will indirectly have an impact on those below in this case of course about coaches and players because they will get an impact that could be very significant.
For example, when a few seasons ago they also experienced a very deep crisis and made their performance destroyed just because management was incompetent to take care of their conditions. Another example is experienced by Chelsea in the EPL this season because they were also destroyed when there was a major overhaul in terms of management.

If Barcelona cannot overcome this, it is not impossible that with their current overpaid condition they will return to selling several players including their current star players which of course this will be a fairly risky problem for them next season.

[EdenHazard]

I thought the second half had ended in a draw with the score 1 - 1, but in the last minute Villarreal gave a surprise managed to score the second goal in the last minute before the referee blew the whistle, Girona had to recognize Villarreal's prowess and managed to steal the win with a score of 1 - 2, I think Villareal has high confidence to win this.

VIllareal has managed to beat Girona at home, as a guest obviously Villareal is very lucky to be able to score a goal in the last minute from Gerard Moreno's goal, I think Villareal have a chance to get a UCL ticket next season if Sociedad loses to barcelona tomorrow because there will only be 1 difference points only with sociedad.

Villareal chance to get to UCL ticket next season will be determined tonight not by tomorrow if Barcelona wins Real Sociedad at home.
Real Sociedad has a 2 points difference with Villareal already. if they lose today's match to Barcelona, it will give Villareal a little bit of confidence for qualifying for the champion league. That was why they make sure they win Girona to shorten their gap against Real Sociedad

There is 3 matches left and currently real sociedad leading 0-1 against barcelona who play full team still despite they have crowned la liga winner already , real sociedad always make big teams struggle and they are doing it by now to beat barcelona and have 5 points clear above villareal.

Tough situation for villareal but hey ! It's football right? Even if the odds that high.

[Marvell1]

Xavi is not an inexperienced manager as he had previously managed Al-Sadd In Qatar's League so yeah it's not like he directly came onto managing a side like Barcelona. However it was first time managing a bit club and in a big league so certainly it was lot of pressure but he did handled well and helped Barcelona win La Liga after 3 years which is massive. Next season, its CL also and they will be defending the title so lot will be expected from Xavi.

Xavi has been with Barcelona for a long time. And so he is familiar with this team. I would say this is why Xavi has been successful as a Barcelona coach. When Koemna was the coach of Barcelona, Barcelona was a team that was almost in chaos. Slowly Xavi stabilized this team. And now Barcelona is a strong team. Barcelona won the La Liga title this season. It is expected that the Barcelona team will play to win both Champions League and La Liga titles next season. Xavi will be able to strengthen this team.

I think the difference between the coaches is that one actually has a plan and the other just made up a plan according to whatever he had. The difference on the trust level is also a lot different, Xavi is one of the all time greats of Barcelona so he was given a chance Koeman wasn't given as well, the team literally sold everything they had just to build this team for Xavi, they wouldn't do that for any other person.
They are doing fine now but lets be honest, they do not have much left to sell, they are literally selling their entire future just to have success right now, and they only did league this season which isn't all that much money. Real has no cap problems because they kept on winning and Barcelona lacked that, lets hope that they will do better next season.

I actually want to know that even though they have sold a lot of players in a short time, did they actually have a better financial transaction and are they in a better financial position right now? I don't think it has actually affected the financial situation of Barcelona too much, to be honest. Because Barcelona has been spending a lot of money as well. They should be very careful about how they spend money. Because I believe they will have to buy players very soon. They are not going to be able to continue for a long time with the same players that they have right now.

[Jody.Drummer]

I thought the second half had ended in a draw with the score 1 - 1, but in the last minute Villarreal gave a surprise managed to score the second goal in the last minute before the referee blew the whistle, Girona had to recognize Villarreal's prowess and managed to steal the win with a score of 1 - 2, I think Villareal has high confidence to win this.

VIllareal has managed to beat Girona at home, as a guest obviously Villareal is very lucky to be able to score a goal in the last minute from Gerard Moreno's goal, I think Villareal have a chance to get a UCL ticket next season if Sociedad loses to barcelona tomorrow because there will only be 1 difference points only with sociedad.

Villareal chance to get to UCL ticket next season will be determined tonight not by tomorrow if Barcelona wins Real Sociedad at home.
Real Sociedad has a 2 points difference with Villareal already. if they lose today's match to Barcelona, it will give Villareal a little bit of confidence for qualifying for the champion league. That was why they make sure they win Girona to shorten their gap against Real Sociedad

There is 3 matches left and currently real sociedad leading 0-1 against barcelona who play full team still despite they have crowned la liga winner already , real sociedad always make big teams struggle and they are doing it by now to beat barcelona and have 5 points clear above villareal.

Tough situation for villareal but hey ! It's football right? Even if the odds that high.

I initially felt that for Barcelona they would not play their core players and only try a few players just to give confidence to the young players in this game but they came out with full strength despite some trials like Dembele who is positioned on the left winger it was rare for him to be there.
The score was still 0-1 until the 30th minute with a quick goal from Sociedad but indeed there was still quite a long time and I still feel that with Barcelona's current condition they can still equalize the score even for a comeback with the current players.

[swogerino]

A really suspicious Barcelona which does not look like they want to score goals,especially Lewandoski which had a clamorous occasion which he scores from that position 100% of the time and he didn't this time.Real Sociedad meanwhile is making occasion after occasion for goal and it is only thanks to Barcelona keeper that the result is 0-1 still,it should be 0-3 or 0-4 and I don't know what Barcelona is doing.Dembele is doing great runs and shows but Barcelona misses that final touch to score the goal,it was supposed to be a party for Barcelona at home tonight while they are going toward their first defeat of the season before their fans in La Liga.

[ShowOff]

What you say in this case is true because Xavi has nothing to do with finances because he is just a coach who is only tasked with training the players there and of course for financial tasks and other matters there is management. But on the other hand we also have to realize that when management has problems, then this will indirectly have an impact on those below in this case of course about coaches and players because they will get an impact that could be very significant.
For example, when a few seasons ago they also experienced a very deep crisis and made their performance destroyed just because management was incompetent to take care of their conditions. Another example is experienced by Chelsea in the EPL this season because they were also destroyed when there was a major overhaul in terms of management.

If Barcelona cannot overcome this, it is not impossible that with their current overpaid condition they will return to selling several players including their current star players which of course this will be a fairly risky problem for them next season.

So far I think Barcelona has several options to manage their finances and solve their financial problems, but I'm not interested in going too far into that because maybe it will never be accurate.

One of the things I'm thinking about is streamlining the squad which can still be an option so that Barcelona doesn't have player salary insubordination. Also they can still lower the salaries of the players and only aim for a few free players on the market to build up their squad, but can also sell some other valuable assets if that's needed.

A really suspicious Barcelona which does not look like they want to score goals,especially Lewandoski which had a clamorous occasion which he scores from that position 100% of the time and he didn't this time.Real Sociedad meanwhile is making occasion after occasion for goal and it is only thanks to Barcelona keeper that the result is 0-1 still,it should be 0-3 or 0-4 and I don't know what Barcelona is doing.Dembele is doing great runs and shows but Barcelona misses that final touch to score the goal,it was supposed to be a party for Barcelona at home tonight while they are going toward their first defeat of the season before their fans in La Liga.

Please calm down, it's just about some missed opportunities. But I believe that now Barcelona is not very interested in winning this match after winning the title, so this is Sociedad's chance to collect some points. Barcelona are just trying to defend their home record, but I don't think they will play dirty today just to win Sociedad.

[ginsan]

Villareal chance to get to UCL ticket next season will be determined tonight not by tomorrow if Barcelona wins Real Sociedad at home.
Real Sociedad has a 2 points difference with Villareal already. if they lose today's match to Barcelona, it will give Villareal a little bit of confidence for qualifying for the champion league. That was why they make sure they win Girona to shorten their gap against Real Sociedad

Villareal can expect luck from the Barcelona Vs Real Sociedad match to provide a bigger opportunity for Villareal to break into 4th place this season. But look at the temporary score where Real Sociedad led 0-1 and it is likely that Real Sociedad will play more impressively to maintain this advantage until the end of the game.

In other words, Barcelona will not chase victory because the final result doesn't change anything for their ranking, so I believe Sociedad can take advantage of this opportunity to continue to put pressure on Barcelona and win this match.  For the statistics of the first half match where Barcelona simply dominated the game and they also had several good opportunities to score goals but unfortunately they have not succeeded in doing so.

[Ahli38]

A really suspicious Barcelona which does not look like they want to score goals,especially Lewandoski which had a clamorous occasion which he scores from that position 100% of the time and he didn't this time.Real Sociedad meanwhile is making occasion after occasion for goal and it is only thanks to Barcelona keeper that the result is 0-1 still,it should be 0-3 or 0-4 and I don't know what Barcelona is doing.Dembele is doing great runs and shows but Barcelona misses that final touch to score the goal,it was supposed to be a party for Barcelona at home tonight while they are going toward their first defeat of the season before their fans in La Liga.

So, I also feel that there is something strange about Barcelona in this match. Because there are too many opportunities that would normally be goals but they miss. this is too unusual. The first half only resulted in a 0-1 lead over Real Sociedad. I hope in the second half the Barcelona players can be more serious about getting back on the scoresheet and winning the match. if not then it means I have to give up my bet for this fight. Lewandowski and Dembele I think they are usually better than this. I hope they don't let me down in the second half.And actually the Barcelona front line players at the moment seem to have a pretty good and comfortable game. Rapinha also played well. It's just that Barcelona needed their usual good finishing touch to score.

[Doell]

BTW, in the remaining Villarreal matches, they will face Cadiz, Rayo Vallecano and Atletico Madrid, do you think Villarreal can get full points in each of their remaining matches?

Let me answer your question with my personal opinion.
Actually, it's very difficult to answer your question because anything can happen, but maybe I think not. I mean Villarreal can't get full points in their remaining matches. Especially the game against Cadiz, I mean in next match. Cadiz is quite a difficult opponent for Villarreal to beat, because based on the history of head to head these both teams seemed equal.
But considering the last five matches this both teams between Villarreal and Cadiz, looks like there is a possibility for Villarreal to win, they have a better record rather than Cadiz. So they still have a chance to get full points, but I'm not too sure.

[Leviathan.007]

Villareal chance to get to UCL ticket next season will be determined tonight not by tomorrow if Barcelona wins Real Sociedad at home.
Real Sociedad has a 2 points difference with Villareal already. if they lose today's match to Barcelona, it will give Villareal a little bit of confidence for qualifying for the champion league. That was why they make sure they win Girona to shorten their gap against Real Sociedad

Villareal can expect luck from the Barcelona Vs Real Sociedad match to provide a bigger opportunity for Villareal to break into 4th place this season. But look at the temporary score where Real Sociedad led 0-1 and it is likely that Real Sociedad will play more impressively to maintain this advantage until the end of the game.

In other words, Barcelona will not chase victory because the final result doesn't change anything for their ranking, so I believe Sociedad can take advantage of this opportunity to continue to put pressure on Barcelona and win this match.  For the statistics of the first half match where Barcelona simply dominated the game and they also had several good opportunities to score goals but unfortunately they have not succeeded in doing so.

The match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad is definitely important for Villareal if they want to get the fourth place in the table because there is a high chance for Barcelona to win the game against Sociedad and give a chance to Villareal for the champions league ticket but right now Real Sociedad scored one goal and that's bad news for Villareal.

[Oluwa-btc]

A really suspicious Barcelona which does not look like they want to score goals,especially Lewandoski which had a clamorous occasion which he scores from that position 100% of the time and he didn't this time.Real Sociedad meanwhile is making occasion after occasion for goal and it is only thanks to Barcelona keeper that the result is 0-1 still,it should be 0-3 or 0-4 and I don't know what Barcelona is doing.Dembele is doing great runs and shows but Barcelona misses that final touch to score the goal,it was supposed to be a party for Barcelona at home tonight while they are going toward their first defeat of the season before their fans in La Liga.

So, I also feel that there is something strange about Barcelona in this match. Because there are too many opportunities that would normally be goals but they miss. this is too unusual. The first half only resulted in a 0-1 lead over Real Sociedad. I hope in the second half the Barcelona players can be more serious about getting back on the scoresheet and winning the match. if not then it means I have to give up my bet for this fight. Lewandowski and Dembele I think they are usually better than this. I hope they don't let me down in the second half.And actually the Barcelona front line players at the moment seem to have a pretty good and comfortable game. Rapinha also played well. It's just that Barcelona needed their usual good finishing touch to score.

They couldn't convert those chances they had during the first half now they are finding ways to unlock Real Sociedad who has been defending very well since the start of the second half. Take is a promising lad, he's been taking Jordi Alba on a steady run. Missing goals have been seen by both sides. But the changes made shows that Xavi Hernandez wouldn't want to lose this game especially at home. Barcelona are not pressured but they should get to share the points even if they can't win the game.

[MAAManda]

BTW, in the remaining Villarreal matches, they will face Cadiz, Rayo Vallecano and Atletico Madrid, do you think Villarreal can get full points in each of their remaining matches?

Actually, it's very difficult to answer your question because anything can happen, but maybe I think not. I mean Villarreal can't get full points in their remaining matches. Especially the game against Cadiz, I mean in next match. Cadiz is quite a difficult opponent for Villarreal to beat, because based on the history of head to head these both teams seemed equal. 

Their most difficult opponent in the remaining matches they have is against Atletico Madrid, so, I think Cadiz will be an easy opponent for them. Have you seen the La Liga standings? if so, can't you see Cadiz is 15th? this means they are having a bad season. In conclusion, it will not be difficult for Villarreal to get 3 points from Cadiz (IMO).