La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Furious 7]

After witnessing all of these transfers by Saudi Arabia teams this summer I started to wonder if they come knocking at Lewandowski's door as well. Because he is also 34 years old now and his situation is not much different than Benzema. His career has also been very successful so far and he is still a very beneficial scorer in general. But his age is quite suitable for rich teams from Saudi Arabia to convince him to play for themselves. Benzema has just left for Al Ittihad and the offer was really incredible.
If Lewandowski is also offered a huge package like that I think he would think about it seriously. In that case it would be really bad news for Barcelona because it isn't easy to find a striker like him right away.

It is still possible but only time will tell.
I still feel that this season he is still quite bright for Barcelona and it is also impossible for Barcelona to let go of one of the players who has been instrumental for them this season, moreover they may not necessarily be able to get a player with the same instinct as Lewa when he was just let go.
On the other hand, that doesn't mean it's impossible and indeed in the following seasons, we don't even know what moves the club from Saudi Arabia will make because indeed after starting with Ronaldo, every season it seems they always come and shock the transfer of players at very high prices so crazy.

I personally believe that a lot is going to depend on how Robert Lewandowski is going to perform in the upcoming season for Barcelona. If he can perform well I believe Barcelona will keep him. Because I think Barcelona knows that if he can perform well he will certainly have the potential to perform well for another season. But if he does not perform well I believe Barcelona will not keep him around for longer and that's where a Saudi league can come in and try to get Robert Lewandowski in the team. We all know that they don't have any problem regarding money. So they will not be hesitant to offer him a huge amount of money.

I think Lewandowski's performance depends on the supporting players. Even though in this case he also never hesitates to pick up the ball but in terms of performance he is a waiting type striker and how the ball is given to him.

Lewandowski this season has appeared extraordinary and the top scorer is proof that he is one of the deadliest figures for Barcelona so I am still confident about his performance for next season. even though in this case he can't be like now because of some problems I think Barcelona still needs to think about all the conditions to get him out because apart from not having a striker there anymore, Barcelona is still the same with the many problems they have.

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[Gosgosking]

Xavi is still remain unclear at this moment yet there was a news that comes for him.

Barcelona coach Xavi is demanding a €12 million net salary as talks over a new contract continue.

Cadena SER reports the former midfielder wants €30m gross for him and his staff to remain at Camp Nou beyond next season.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/live/transfer-news-and-rumours-live/blt1ccfda38eda06d5a

It seems like that the two trophies that have been achieved by him during the last season has been giving him power to push barcelona to pay him more than the last contract. I do support him to increase his salary from barcelona.
It's caused by xavi has been able giving two trophies for barcelona which is good. It's also making barcelona won la liga trophy again.

Xavi deserves salary increase at this moment. I hope barcelona will understand about the reason for xavi tries to ask more salary from barcelona. It seems like that laporta has no choice than approving his request to make xavi stay even longer in barcelona.

I agree with this, however Xavi Hernandez has proven that he can bring Barcelona to rise from adversity, and he confirmed that with the La Liga title this season. I also feel that he deserves a salary more than what he is getting now, his hard work should be appreciated. And they also have to remember how difficult the previous coach was when dealing with Barcelona.

Xavi have really done a better job for Barcelona by improving performance of the team which it was never expected that Barcelona will be carrying the La Liga Trophy this season. Xavi has proven to the Barcelona management and fans that he is well qualified for the job and with this  achievement it means Barcelona will do better in the coming season.

[cygan]

Carlos Carvalhal is no longer coach of celta vigo. as the spanish first division club announced on saturday, the cooperation with the 57-yo portuguese will be terminated. CC had been coach at vigo since november last year. with 43 points, the la liga 13th secured at the end of the season the class preservation.

[makishart]

I think Barcelona has thought about this because they got tickets to the champions league which is putting pressure on Barcelona to get transfers of new players who can give good performance for Barcelona. if compared with last year I think Barcelona has not had any changes and it's still the same it's just that they haven't been able to find a replacement for Messi who was once a leading player at Barcelona.

Barcelona could learn from the result in UCL this season. Barcelona could do nothing in the UCL. Barcelona's level is still far to be able to compete in UCL right now. There must be so many adjustments being made by barcelona in the defensive lines especially. It's caused by barcelona was losing in the group stage of UCL due to the weak defensive line. It has become the main factor that must be solved by barcelona as soon as possible.

I saw that if xavi will be buying gundogan and some players in summer transfer season. it will help to improve the performance from the team. The attacking line is good but it seems not enough to compete in UCL.
Xavi needs to focus rebuild the team again. I think that if xavi must think to buy some good defenders as preparation for the upcoming season. The current defensive line is not strong enough.
Gundogan was good but barcelona really needs defender at this moment.

[Avirunes]

Ideally, Real Madrid's midfield for next season should consist of Valverde - Aurilien Tchouameny - Camavinga - Bellingham.
The four talented young Real Madrid midfielders must often become regular starters in the 4:4:2 formation because maybe this formation will change in the second half to become 4:3:3.

Not to mention that later there will be Brahim Diaz and Dani Ceballos who will cover for Real Madrid's attacking midfielders in addition to Toni Kroos and Modric as seniors or permanent starters, Real Madrid next season will have many top midfielders. In my opinion, the 4 : 4 : 2 formation must often be used interchangeably with the 4 : 3 : 3 formation. But Real Madrid's biggest mistake is if there is no striker to replace Benzema, next season's competition will not go well, even though there are many young players.

By 4-4-2 formation, I am assuming you are suggesting to play Vinicius and Rodrygo in forward positions which I don't think will be much effective. They both lack lot of things that a striker should possess and I would not recommend experimenting it when they don't have striker at all if things doesn't works out in the season. Camavinga seems to have found his position as a left back in Ancelotti's lineup so I think Ancelotti will keep him at that position especially when they have none at that position and Camavinga is the best at that option. I feel like it will be mostly Kroos-Modri-Bellingham to start with others on bench ready to substitute as needed later in the game. As about strikers, some names like Havertz and Firmino were reported to be discussed so let's see what they get as that will actually determine the actual strategy Madrid will use mostly.

[tusandii]

If we evaluate the last year, then Barcelona should improve the attack, this would greatly help the team in the future.

I think Barcelona has thought about this because they got tickets to the champions league which is putting pressure on Barcelona to get transfers of new players who can give good performance for Barcelona. if compared with last year I think Barcelona has not had any changes and it's still the same it's just that they haven't been able to find a replacement for Messi who was once a leading player at Barcelona.

For the development of Barcelona, last music and this season, it seems that it looks the same and there are no significant changes in terms of playing.
Maybe what you said is true that Barcelona needs several player transfers for next season so they can play in the Champions League even better and especially get the title.
But I'm not sure they will win the Champions League next season.
Messi's departure had a huge impact on Barcelona but they have also tried to get Messi back but the offer they made was still not big enough for Messi so he turned it down.

[Jody.Drummer]

If we evaluate the last year, then Barcelona should improve the attack, this would greatly help the team in the future.

I think Barcelona has thought about this because they got tickets to the champions league which is putting pressure on Barcelona to get transfers of new players who can give good performance for Barcelona. if compared with last year I think Barcelona has not had any changes and it's still the same it's just that they haven't been able to find a replacement for Messi who was once a leading player at Barcelona.

For the development of Barcelona, last music and this season, it seems that it looks the same and there are no significant changes in terms of playing.
Maybe what you said is true that Barcelona needs several player transfers for next season so they can play in the Champions League even better and especially get the title.
But I'm not sure they will win the Champions League next season.
Messi's departure had a huge impact on Barcelona but they have also tried to get Messi back but the offer they made was still not big enough for Messi so he turned it down.

I think they are much better this season because they are finding that touch again in the game that in the last few years they haven't seen. The arrival of Xavi Hernandez brought that back and made them play well again. But it's true they have to improve a lot if they want to get tough competition in the Champions League, because this season they haven't spoken and are still behind other clubs who do more than them.

They managed to become champions in La Liga, and that was the first step for them to continue to develop in the following seasons. By making some changes and giving a little touch they can be even better.

[Ratash]

With benzema gone, kroos and modric getting older and potentially leaving real madrid team will have a significant performance drop in my opinion no matter what players they recruit they can't replace these trio unless they put on some money and they manage to sign some man city or bayern players like kimmich or de bruyne which is unlikely i think the next season will be more tough for real madrid.

[Leviathan.007]

If we evaluate the last year, then Barcelona should improve the attack, this would greatly help the team in the future.

I think Barcelona has thought about this because they got tickets to the champions league which is putting pressure on Barcelona to get transfers of new players who can give good performance for Barcelona. if compared with last year I think Barcelona has not had any changes and it's still the same it's just that they haven't been able to find a replacement for Messi who was once a leading player at Barcelona.

Even in the last years, I remember Barcelona had good midfielders but they didn't have very good forwards and their team was not dependent on the forwards they have, they usually score goals by using the midfielders they had.
This season Lewandoski was a good performance but I think if Barcelona wants to hire new players they definitely need to hire a young forward to take his place for the next season.

[sovie]

If we evaluate the last year, then Barcelona should improve the attack, this would greatly help the team in the future.

I think Barcelona has thought about this because they got tickets to the champions league which is putting pressure on Barcelona to get transfers of new players who can give good performance for Barcelona. if compared with last year I think Barcelona has not had any changes and it's still the same it's just that they haven't been able to find a replacement for Messi who was once a leading player at Barcelona.

Even in the last years, I remember Barcelona had good midfielders but they didn't have very good forwards and their team was not dependent on the forwards they have, they usually score goals by using the midfielders they had.
This season Lewandoski was a good performance but I think if Barcelona wants to hire new players they definitely need to hire a young forward to take his place for the next season.

Barcelona team is currently in the best form. The team secured the Laliga title this time and got a great financial gain. Barcelona team can be expected to fight for the Champions League title next season.

[piebeyb]

With benzema gone, kroos and modric getting older and potentially leaving real madrid team will have a significant performance drop in my opinion no matter what players they recruit they can't replace these trio unless they put on some money and they manage to sign some man city or bayern players like kimmich or de bruyne which is unlikely i think the next season will be more tough for real madrid.

I think now is not the golden age for Madrid to let go of Benzema especially Kroos and also Modric who is a little old to be able to compete with the league next season, Madrid buying young players would be very good because they can give color to the game Madrid can compete in the UCL and next season, the arrival of bellingham will probably make madrid's game even better.

I think madrid will be a strong club next season by buying young players and having the best skills to be able to compete with barcelona and other clubs to fight for the league title and also fight for the CL championship again.

[bering]

Barcelona is like a new home for Lewandowski, he is very comfortable with the situation at Barcelona which allows him to immediately adapt to the style of play used by Xavi. Lewandowski can still be relied on even though he is already 34 years old, he managed to bring Barcelona to win Laliga and won the top scorer in his first season.
Lewandowski period at Barcelona has just begun, he won't be leaving Barcelona any time soon, especially since Xavi still needs his energy to win several prestigious trophies next season. Barcelona will appear in the Champions League with the status as Laliga champions, need new resources to be able to compete with other strong teams, Xavi will be very busy in the transfer market to bring in several players so that his squad is stronger than this season, moreover he has just lost an important player Busquets and Alba.

There is no reason for Lewandowski to leave Barcelona because he personally feel comfortable to playing at this team and i think he will staying at Barcelona until his contract ended and Lewandowski has been proven to us that he can playing everywhere that he doesn't required long time to adapt with Barcelona and although his goals records still a bit less compared to when he was playing at Bayern Munich but so far Lewandowski is the best striker owned by Barcelona and 33 goals during this season has been make him as Barcelona top scorer and i am sure he will resumes to performing well for next season and currently he is 34 years old but i think he still can performing well for at least for next 1 or 2 season but a bit worried for Barcelona because they have several forward players such as Dembele, Ansu Fati or Raphinha but only Lewandowski who able to performing well

[keyscore44]

Barcelona is like a new home for Lewandowski, he is very comfortable with the situation at Barcelona which allows him to immediately adapt to the style of play used by Xavi. Lewandowski can still be relied on even though he is already 34 years old, he managed to bring Barcelona to win Laliga and won the top scorer in his first season.
Lewandowski period at Barcelona has just begun, he won't be leaving Barcelona any time soon, especially since Xavi still needs his energy to win several prestigious trophies next season. Barcelona will appear in the Champions League with the status as Laliga champions, need new resources to be able to compete with other strong teams, Xavi will be very busy in the transfer market to bring in several players so that his squad is stronger than this season, moreover he has just lost an important player Busquets and Alba.

There is no reason for Lewandowski to leave Barcelona because he personally feel comfortable to playing at this team and i think he will staying at Barcelona until his contract ended and Lewandowski has been proven to us that he can playing everywhere that he doesn't required long time to adapt with Barcelona and although his goals records still a bit less compared to when he was playing at Bayern Munich but so far Lewandowski is the best striker owned by Barcelona and 33 goals during this season has been make him as Barcelona top scorer and i am sure he will resumes to performing well for next season and currently he is 34 years old but i think he still can performing well for at least for next 1 or 2 season but a bit worried for Barcelona because they have several forward players such as Dembele, Ansu Fati or Raphinha but only Lewandowski who able to performing well

Lewandowski plays one of the special roles in the Barcelona team. He joined the Barcelona team and helped the team achieve great things in an impossible way. Next season this player will help the Barcelona team tremendously to do something great in the Champions League.

[herurist]

With benzema gone, kroos and modric getting older and potentially leaving real madrid team will have a significant performance drop in my opinion no matter what players they recruit they can't replace these trio unless they put on some money and they manage to sign some man city or bayern players like kimmich or de bruyne which is unlikely i think the next season will be more tough for real madrid.

I think you underestimated Madrid in this regard.
Even if you are not wrong because there will definitely be conditions where it is a little complicated for Madrid, but the decline in terms of performance I think is not what can be called for Madrid.
They clearly know what they are doing and indeed for now even if Modric and old Kroos they are also still in Madrid for another season so they can still help and the young players in regeneration can still be done.
Madrid is still Madrid even if their core players leave but they can always find replacements that are just as good.

[rendravolt]

Carlos Carvalhal is no longer coach of celta vigo. as the spanish first division club announced on saturday, the cooperation with the 57-yo portuguese will be terminated. CC had been coach at vigo since november last year. with 43 points, the la liga 13th secured at the end of the season the class preservation.

It's a shame this dismissal, but Celta Vigo's finish this season may be the reason for Celta Vigo to sack him. I thought Celta Vigo would be a team that would be able to compete with the mid-table teams because they were so consistent at the start of this season. However, what they showed at the start of the season was not in line with the results at the end of the season, making their position almost at risk of being relegated this season.

In the last 5 matches of this season, Celta Vigo could only manage to get 1 win, which was also a result of the mercy of Barcelona, who no longer had any targets in La Liga. If Celta Vigo fail to get a win in the last game, of course they will be relegated this season with Espanyol and Elche.

[BITCOIN4X]

Even in the last years, I remember Barcelona had good midfielders but they didn't have very good forwards and their team was not dependent on the forwards they have, they usually score goals by using the midfielders they had.
This season Lewandoski was a good performance but I think if Barcelona wants to hire new players they definitely need to hire a young forward to take his place for the next season.

I remember last season Barcelona really struggled to score goals before Xavi came. But after Barcelona signed Xavi then some players like Dembele and Aubameyang really made a good impact in attack. Barcelona's number of goals increased and they became more confident about winning the title even though in the end they had to be quite satisfied with ending in second place. Xavi tried to sign Lewandowski, it turned out to be a great signing for Barcelona and he proved that with a top scorer in his first season.

This season Ferran and Ansu Fati haven't had much to contribute to Xavi's attack, but both have become important players when others have been out injured. Dembele, Lewandowski and Raphinha are Xavi's main players in attack, so their lack of competitiveness is the reason why Ferran and Fati are often on the bench.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Atletico Madrid finished this season right behind Real Madrid by only a one-point difference. This might be seen like a successful season for Atletico Madrid by some people maybe but I don't see it like that at all. Because their general performance during the season was really unsatisfying. They couldn't gather themselves up for a long time which led to their being out of the La Liga title race early.

Apart from that their Champions League performance was even worse than last season. Because they had a horrible group stage and finished it even in last place. They finished the season without a title also. When we think all about this it is just meaningless for me to believe that they were good just because they climbed the places in the La Liga and earned a ticket for the Champions League.

There is a big need of change in this team. I hoped to see it starting with Simeone's getting sacked this summer but it doesn't seem like it will happen. I guess that he will stay until the end of his contract - June 30, 2024.

[LittleBitFunny]

If we evaluate the last year, then Barcelona should improve the attack, this would greatly help the team in the future.

I think Barcelona has thought about this because they got tickets to the champions league which is putting pressure on Barcelona to get transfers of new players who can give good performance for Barcelona. if compared with last year I think Barcelona has not had any changes and it's still the same it's just that they haven't been able to find a replacement for Messi who was once a leading player at Barcelona.

Barcelona's only target this season was La Liga. Barcelona team was not interested in Champions League or Europa League matches. And they didn't play well in the Champions League and Europa League either. However, Barcelona will definitely want to do well in La Liga and the Champions League next season. And so they definitely need to strengthen the squad. Barcelona's defence has been very strong this season. However, Barcelona need improvement in midfield and attack. They need more experienced players in attack and midfield. Besides Lewandowski, Barcelona needs another regular scorer.

[klidex]

Barcelona team is currently in the best form. The team secured the Laliga title this time and got a great financial gain. Barcelona team can be expected to fight for the Champions League title next season.

Barcelona is really in the best performance but only in La Liga and managed to become champions but in other leagues they can't do much.
For the next season in La Liga, it is undeniable that maybe they will become champions again and be able to beat other teams.
If you expect Barcelona to win the Champions League, I'll tell you it's impossible.
They have to get rid of a lot of great teams first to be able to have the Champions League title.

[Doell]

Atletico Madrid finished this season right behind Real Madrid by only a one-point difference. This might be seen like a successful season for Atletico Madrid by some people maybe but I don't see it like that at all. Because their general performance during the season was really unsatisfying. They couldn't gather themselves up for a long time which led to their being out of the La Liga title race early.

Apart from that their Champions League performance was even worse than last season. Because they had a horrible group stage and finished it even in last place. They finished the season without a title also. When we think all about this it is just meaningless for me to believe that they were good just because they climbed the places in the La Liga and earned a ticket for the Champions League.

There is a big need of change in this team. I hoped to see it starting with Simeone's getting sacked this summer but it doesn't seem like it will happen. I guess that he will stay until the end of his contract - June 30, 2024.

Same, I'm also really unsatisfying with Atletico Madrid their performance at the start of this season, they really bad at that time, especially when playing in the UCL you're right they failed to qualify in the group phase and they are horrible at there. Fortunately they were able return to better performance in La Liga, and right behind Real Madrid by only a one point gap.
Indeed, it doesn't seem like it will happen. Apart from Simeone's the contract period, Enrique Cerezo also asked Diego Simeone to stay longer as coach at Wanda Metropolitano, he was very satisfied with Simoene's performance when he beat Real Sociedad. But let's wait for next season, if Atletico Madrid can't win anything I doubt Simonene will stay.