La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[naira]

Atletico Madrid and Diego Simeone last season received a lot of criticism, and many even wanted Atletico Madrid to immediately expel Diego Simeone because they were deemed unable to provide major changes and improvements to Atletico Madrid. But apart from all that, what I see from this coach is quite stable, yes, since he handled Atletico Madrid the appearance of the club he leads can still be said to be quite stable and can compete with clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona.
I want to see how far they have prepared for the coming season to be able to compete even tighter with the 2 clubs that are difficult to get rid of, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

You are right that Atletico Madrid is quite stable which means it's monotonous to go there without doing anything that could be better. For this reason, it is not surprising that Simeone received this criticism from the performance of the Atletico Madrid team in the 2021/2022 season and the 2022/2023 season stagnant in standings 3. Meanwhile, fans want to see again when the 2020/2021 season Atletico Madrid is able to be at the top of the standings. So that these 2 years Atletico Madrid has been stagnant and as a whole has not made many aggressive moves anymore.

[indah rezqi]

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From a financial point of view, Barcelona is clearly unable to compete with Arab club which are known to be very generous in paying players' salaries in large numbers, from the point of view of the salary Brozovic gets, he will choose an Arab team over Barcelona. Despite losing financially to Arab club, Barcelona still has a chance to get Brozovic from Inter Milan because the player hasn't decided where he will go after leaving Inter Milan.
If he is willing to join Barcelona, he must be prepared for the consequences of a smaller salary, but another advantage is that he can play at the European competition level (UCL). Barcelona, who just won the La Liga Trophy, will play in the Champions League next season, but if he accepts an offer from an Arab club, Barcelona will be forced to shift their focus to other alternatives.

Barcelona have a way of convincing Marcelo Brozovic to agree to join them on a transfer this summer, it's not just about the money. I know all these top players need money to not only focus on their careers, but they also have desires that maybe need attention that will be remembered throughout the history of their careers. Playing for Barcelona is a dream for most players, of course not all, but most players will find it difficult to refuse the offer so they will definitely feel a dilemma when two offers come simultaneously.

Barcelona is a big team and they are a team that has a great history in European football, so even though Barcelona has financial problems some players can also consider it because it's hard to refuse their hearts. Marcelo Brozovic will probably join Barcelona, ​​but I don't know how the transfer situation will develop.

[tbct_mt2]

Barcelona have a way of convincing Marcelo Brozovic to agree to join them on a transfer this summer, it's not just about the money. I know all these top players need money to not only focus on their careers, but they also have desires that maybe need attention that will be remembered throughout the history of their careers.

If it is about money, Brozovic will signal that he wants to move to Saudi Professional League and I am sure he will give many good offers from clubs in Saudi. If they afforded to spend big money for Kante, they can do the same or bigger money for Brozovic. Because in the last season, Brozovic performed better than Kante, more appearances, good show in World Cup 2022 and had amazing season with Inter Milan to Champions League final.

Playing for Barcelona is a dream for most players, of course not all, but most players will find it difficult to refuse the offer so they will definitely feel a dilemma when two offers come simultaneously.

But it probably is or isn't a dream of Brozovic. We don't know about his dream and he has yet revealed about his dreamed club.

Barcelona is a big team and they are a team that has a great history in European football, so even though Barcelona has financial problems some players can also consider it because it's hard to refuse their hearts.

Inter Milan is a big team too and they even played better than Barcelona in the last season. They went to a Champions League final match but Barcelona dropped to Europa League play-off then were beaten by Manchester United too.

Marcelo Brozovic will probably join Barcelona, ​​but I don't know how the transfer situation will develop.

I really don't think so. It only happens if Brozovic is a fan of Barcelona but he is not.

[giammangiato]

Barcelona are moving well I must say
she understood that she has to strengthen herself and she also uses his name to attract talent
This is a great thing, I remember the good times of Barcelona who were a goal machine (with Messi), let's hope we go back to the good old days

[Litzki1990]

Luka Modric has held the position of real Madrid's midfielder for a while now, so it is good that real Madrid extended his contract. However, I think after the 2023/2024 season he won't want to extend his contract with real Madrid any longer because being in a team for a while without achieving more from another team is not something that makes sense.
Like other excellent players, it will be beneficial for Luka Modric to complete his career after playing in Saudi Arabia, and I think the Saudis would love to have him play for them.

Real Madrid still have faith in the 38-year-old midfielder and have extended his contract with confidence, meaning Real Madrid are still quite happy with his performances. I won't say now that 2023-24 season will be the last season for Luca Madrid because if he can do well in 23-24 season then Real Madrid can extend his contract. Luca Madris is behind only in terms of age but his performance is the same as before. He still makes a lot of impact for the team to win.

[wmaurik]

Regarding Barcelona, they are still seeking a player to fill the Busquets's place in their team. They were trying to hire Marcelo Brozović from Inter Milan but since this player got the offer from the Arabian team with better money he can get, this won't be easy for Barcelona to hire Marcelo Brozović and instead, they are trying to hire Oriol Romeu from Girona which can be easier and cheaper transfer.

If there are still many options that can be taken by Barcelona in finding players to fill Busquets' place in the team, I don't think this is a big problem for Barcelona. Because in general Barcelona already has some of the best players even though they still need to make better improvements for next season by getting some new players, because Barcelona needs to get better strength to return to competing in the UCL next season.

[Doell]

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Next year Modric will be 38 years old, it is possible for Modric to accept an offer from an Arab club if the offer really comes for him. Modric condition which is still fit, reminds me of Ibrahimovic, even though he is old, he is still able to play the full 90 minutes. Even though he was already a Real Madrid legend and it was an honor to retire as a Real Madrid player, it wasn't too bad for him to spend the rest of his career in the Arab League while earning a lot of money there.

That means we are waiting for next year, and Modric should accept if there is an offer, because it is a golden opportunity for him that cannot be missed. Yes, sir, you are right, Modric's condition is almost similar to that of Ibrahimovic, even though he is getting older, that men are getting better. But Ibrahimovic is retiring at Milan, Modric should be able to do better and follow his club mates like Benzema because with that he will have a lot of money in retirement.

[Furious 7]

Barcelona are moving well I must say
she understood that she has to strengthen herself and she also uses his name to attract talent
This is a great thing, I remember the good times of Barcelona who were a goal machine (with Messi), let's hope we go back to the good old days

The talent that Messi has is a natural talent that will rarely even be seen again because he really has extraordinary talent and it will be very difficult to match his performance at Barcelona so with conditions like this expecting another talent like Messi I think it will take a long time and maybe even there is nothing like it in Barcelona at the moment. But even so, of course there are other things that can be done in other ways. When expecting the same thing as Messi is difficult, they must have other conditions with a neat team scheme and performance. Even though Barcelona's golden era is still unrivaled, at least they can still compete in the domestic competition and the Champions League is already good and they have to do that for next season.
2 consecutive seasons with failure in the Champions League is a real blow for Barcelona and now Xavi has to maximize his condition so as not to win in just one competition because even if it is good but of course failing in the Champions League group stage for Barcelona is something fatal thing and should be avoided.

[tusandii]

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Regarding Barcelona, they are still seeking a player to fill the Busquets's place in their team. They were trying to hire Marcelo Brozović from Inter Milan but since this player got the offer from the Arabian team with better money he can get, this won't be easy for Barcelona to hire Marcelo Brozović and instead, they are trying to hire Oriol Romeu from Girona which can be easier and cheaper transfer.

Barcelona has a midfield position that is currently vacant due to the departure of Busquets and Barcelona must immediately find a replacement for this position.
Oriol Romeu is actually not a player who can really be relied on and can certainly play well later when he joins to strengthen Barcelona, even though the rent needed is easier and cheaper but if you can't provide a good game then it will only be in vain.

I actually think that it is better for Barcelona to find a replacement by selecting several players from Europe who have proven to have quite a lot of achievements and successes.

[AakZaki]

Yes, Barcelona benefited from Gundogan joining the squad, Gundogan was brought in for free, and he is a player who has good abilities which has been proven to have contributed to bringing Manchester City to great success this season. Of course his presence in the squad will be welcomed, because at the same time they also need players who can replace Busquets who left this season. They had the right moment, and I think it's the same as what happened last season, like when they brought Lewandowski to Camp Nou.

Gundogan got a 2-year contract with the option of a 1-year extension.  So Barcelona have predicted how effective he will be with Barcelona. 32 years old, the age that is starting to enter the final period of a football player.  It looks like Xavi is trying to take advantage of a short-term moment from Gundogan who has an extraordinary achievement. Gundogan is positioned as a midfielder who has good and creative decision making. Xavi is quite right to sign him, maybe he can be the solution to Barcelona's poor midfielder this season.

[Pokapoka124]

Sevilla have left a pretty interesting season behind. They started the season really badly in the La Liga. Having big vulnerabilities in defense caused them to get even near the relegation area and stay there for a long time. They tried to solve this problem with a couple of manager changes. Sampaoli wasn't the one for the team according to his results during his time but it was still a risk to change their manager after a short time in the middle of the season. But lucky for them that they started to do way better with Mendilibar.

Mendilibar isn't even a successful manager considering his manager career until then. But there was a nice coherence between him and the players. They reflected this on their performance in not only the La Liga but also the Europa League. From being near the relegation area they reached the level to win the Europa League trophy. 

This is a really great progress and I wonder how competitive they can be in the La Liga as well next season.

What a massive turn around for Sevilla last season, I remember also complaining about their poor form at the beginning of the season, after the knockout stages of the Europa League I could barely see Sevilla as title contenders but they put in the hard work and turn their fortune around. Winning the Europa league trophy was the best way to finish the season.

Modric will not leave the national team after the 2024 Euro. He might go to the MLS or Saudi league, but I doubt if he will retire or stay in Europe. Modric is actually still very good at his age, the only thing is that he can't play back to back for a long time.
It was a good thing for Madrid to renew his contract for a year because Madrid still needs his creativity in that midfield. There is no midfielder as creative as Modric right now in that Madrid midfield, not even 100m euros Bellingham.

It is very likely that Luka Modric will remain at Real Madrid, the club has already released a list of its midfielders for the coming season which Modric, Toni Kroos and Jude Bellingham feature. I think Real Madrid will be a better team with this trio next season. Even though Modric is way past his prime, he’s still phenomenal on the pitch and the club still considers him an asset. I believe when he feels he cannot perform at that level anymore he will then take a Saudi Arabia deal.

[uswa56]

Luka Modric has held the position of real Madrid's midfielder for a while now, so it is good that real Madrid extended his contract. However, I think after the 2023/2024 season he won't want to extend his contract with real Madrid any longer because being in a team for a while without achieving more from another team is not something that makes sense.
Like other excellent players, it will be beneficial for Luka Modric to complete his career after playing in Saudi Arabia, and I think the Saudis would love to have him play for them.

Real Madrid still have faith in the 38-year-old midfielder and have extended his contract with confidence, meaning Real Madrid are still quite happy with his performances. I won't say now that 2023-24 season will be the last season for Luca Madrid because if he can do well in 23-24 season then Real Madrid can extend his contract. Luca Madris is behind only in terms of age but his performance is the same as before. He still makes a lot of impact for the team to win.

It is undeniable that the age factor greatly influences Luka Modric's performance and it has been seen from last season that he cannot make the maximum contribution anymore, but Real Madrid still really needs this senior player to be able to guide and give birth to a new generation and now it is slowly has started to show and the Real madrid team are aware of this because it is no longer possible for them to expect much from Luka Modric so they must immediately find a replacement.
In my opinion, the extension of Luka Modric's contract is inseparable from Real Madrid's desire to keep senior players in order to be able to guide young players so they can mature and replace them as soon as possible, that's a good step in my opinion.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Barcelona are moving well I must say
she understood that she has to strengthen herself and she also uses his name to attract talent
This is a great thing, I remember the good times of Barcelona who were a goal machine (with Messi), let's hope we go back to the good old days

The talent that Messi has is a natural talent that will rarely even be seen again because he really has extraordinary talent and it will be very difficult to match his performance at Barcelona so with conditions like this expecting another talent like Messi I think it will take a long time and maybe even there is nothing like it in Barcelona at the moment. But even so, of course there are other things that can be done in other ways. When expecting the same thing as Messi is difficult, they must have other conditions with a neat team scheme and performance. Even though Barcelona's golden era is still unrivaled, at least they can still compete in the domestic competition and the Champions League is already good and they have to do that for next season.
2 consecutive seasons with failure in the Champions League is a real blow for Barcelona and now Xavi has to maximize his condition so as not to win in just one competition because even if it is good but of course failing in the Champions League group stage for Barcelona is something fatal thing and should be avoided.

Agree with what you say because in this case talent for goats like Messi will be very rarely created for football because indeed he is one of the best and we are also aware that the conditions in the last decade seem to be players who are proud of in terms of performance if not Messi for sure Ronaldo so indeed talent like this will be very difficult to compete with.
But of course Barcelona's focus is even though it is a good hope but they also have to be more realistic in this matter because indeed their main focus is to get out of the zone that makes them uncomfortable at the moment both in terms of performance and financially.
This clearly takes time and it can be said that Barcelona at this time they are like starting again in the Xavi era after having been very chaotic in the Koeman and Quique Setien eras.

[CPNpr]

Yes, Barcelona benefited from Gundogan joining the squad, Gundogan was brought in for free, and he is a player who has good abilities which has been proven to have contributed to bringing Manchester City to great success this season. Of course his presence in the squad will be welcomed, because at the same time they also need players who can replace Busquets who left this season. They had the right moment, and I think it's the same as what happened last season, like when they brought Lewandowski to Camp Nou.

Gundogan got a 2-year contract with the option of a 1-year extension.  So Barcelona have predicted how effective he will be with Barcelona. 32 years old, the age that is starting to enter the final period of a football player.  It looks like Xavi is trying to take advantage of a short-term moment from Gundogan who has an extraordinary achievement. Gundogan is positioned as a midfielder who has good and creative decision making. Xavi is quite right to sign him, maybe he can be the solution to Barcelona's poor midfielder this season.

Gundogan is a good quality player. Although he is a little older, Gundogan Still very hardworking as a player. And midfielder players always have to work hard. Gundogan is expected to bring a reputation for Barcelona as a hardworking and responsible player. If Barcelona's midfield player issues are resolved. Barcelona will become stronger as a team

[KTChampions]

Next year Modric will be 38 years old, it is possible for Modric to accept an offer from an Arab club if the offer really comes for him. Modric condition which is still fit, reminds me of Ibrahimovic, even though he is old, he is still able to play the full 90 minutes. Even though he was already a Real Madrid legend and it was an honor to retire as a Real Madrid player, it wasn't too bad for him to spend the rest of his career in the Arab League while earning a lot of money there.

Modric has the Ballon d'Or plus the huge amount of titles he's won with Real Madrid plus he's a Croatian national team legend. In general, he is a big brand and I think that he is guaranteed a fat contract in a year. So turning down the offer this year he did the right thing - he'll have one more season of "serious" football with Real Madrid and then play for a few more years just for the money.

[Litzki1990]

Luka Modric has held the position of real Madrid's midfielder for a while now, so it is good that real Madrid extended his contract. However, I think after the 2023/2024 season he won't want to extend his contract with real Madrid any longer because being in a team for a while without achieving more from another team is not something that makes sense.
Like other excellent players, it will be beneficial for Luka Modric to complete his career after playing in Saudi Arabia, and I think the Saudis would love to have him play for them.

Real Madrid still have faith in the 38-year-old midfielder and have extended his contract with confidence, meaning Real Madrid are still quite happy with his performances. I won't say now that 2023-24 season will be the last season for Luca Madrid because if he can do well in 23-24 season then Real Madrid can extend his contract. Luca Madris is behind only in terms of age but his performance is the same as before. He still makes a lot of impact for the team to win.

It is undeniable that the age factor greatly influences Luka Modric's performance and it has been seen from last season that he cannot make the maximum contribution anymore, but Real Madrid still really needs this senior player to be able to guide and give birth to a new generation and now it is slowly has started to show and the Real madrid team are aware of this because it is no longer possible for them to expect much from Luka Modric so they must immediately find a replacement.
In my opinion, the extension of Luka Modric's contract is inseparable from Real Madrid's desire to keep senior players in order to be able to guide young players so they can mature and replace them as soon as possible, that's a good step in my opinion.

Real Madrid has formed the team in senior junior combination mainly to balance the team. Real Madrid may have kept such senior players in the team so that the seniors can hold their nerves and bring out the match beautifully during the time of excess pressure. But it is not the case that Real Madrid has kept Luca Madrid in the team only to guide the players well. Luka Modric may not have the pace he used to but he can still make some great clearances from passing the ball. And as a midfielder, he contributes as much as he needs to the team, considering all these things, Real Madrid extended his contract.

[hahay]

Next year Modric will be 38 years old, it is possible for Modric to accept an offer from an Arab club if the offer really comes for him. Modric condition which is still fit, reminds me of Ibrahimovic, even though he is old, he is still able to play the full 90 minutes. Even though he was already a Real Madrid legend and it was an honor to retire as a Real Madrid player, it wasn't too bad for him to spend the rest of his career in the Arab League while earning a lot of money there.

Modric has the Ballon d'Or plus the huge amount of titles he's won with Real Madrid plus he's a Croatian national team legend. In general, he is a big brand and I think that he is guaranteed a fat contract in a year. So turning down the offer this year he did the right thing - he'll have one more season of "serious" football with Real Madrid and then play for a few more years just for the money.

Well, even if for example Modric gets a new contract at Real Madrid, I'm sure Modric will only be on the bench more often. Because as a midfielder, of course, physical conditions such as having speed and strength will be very necessary, maybe equating it with Ibrahimovic's physical condition with Modric is of course very different. Indeed, Modric has brilliant passes so he is still needed in the Real Madrid midfield, but to run and duel I think Modric will lose strong and lose fast with younger players.

[Bobrox]

Gundogan got a 2-year contract with the option of a 1-year extension.  So Barcelona have predicted how effective he will be with Barcelona. 32 years old, the age that is starting to enter the final period of a football player.  It looks like Xavi is trying to take advantage of a short-term moment from Gundogan who has an extraordinary achievement. Gundogan is positioned as a midfielder who has good and creative decision making. Xavi is quite right to sign him, maybe he can be the solution to Barcelona's poor midfielder this season.

Its seems realistic with contract duration for Gundogan, actually Barcelona offering more interested than Manchester City give one year extend and Gundogan priority with Barcelona after giving two years contract and have option with 1 years extend. Short term moment for Gundogan looks his age over 32 years old and based on contract duration he will stay with Barcelona until 35 years but Gundogan has more experienced and keep on the top level after winning treble winner with Manchester City. Its not first time for Barcelona, last season their holding midfielder Sergio Busquets have been 34 years old and become regular player for Xavi Hernandez and success helped Barcelona won La Liga tittle.

[Hvdv]

Regarding Barcelona, they are still seeking a player to fill the Busquets's place in their team. They were trying to hire Marcelo Brozović from Inter Milan but since this player got the offer from the Arabian team with better money he can get, this won't be easy for Barcelona to hire Marcelo Brozović and instead, they are trying to hire Oriol Romeu from Girona which can be easier and cheaper transfer.

If there are still many options that can be taken by Barcelona in finding players to fill Busquets' place in the team, I don't think this is a big problem for Barcelona. Because in general Barcelona already has some of the best players even though they still need to make better improvements for next season by getting some new players, because Barcelona needs to get better strength to return to competing in the UCL next season.

Ilkay Guendogan will strengthen the Barcelona midfield, this is a fact. Busquets is a player who can hardly be replaced. For Barcelona, ​​next year will be full of difficult tests. Together with the La Liga championship, they are aiming for the UCL championship. I hope Barcelona can go back to its old days. It was always fun to watch them.

[boltz]

Next year Modric will be 38 years old, it is possible for Modric to accept an offer from an Arab club if the offer really comes for him. Modric condition which is still fit, reminds me of Ibrahimovic, even though he is old, he is still able to play the full 90 minutes. Even though he was already a Real Madrid legend and it was an honor to retire as a Real Madrid player, it wasn't too bad for him to spend the rest of his career in the Arab League while earning a lot of money there.

Modric has the Ballon d'Or plus the huge amount of titles he's won with Real Madrid plus he's a Croatian national team legend. In general, he is a big brand and I think that he is guaranteed a fat contract in a year. So turning down the offer this year he did the right thing - he'll have one more season of "serious" football with Real Madrid and then play for a few more years just for the money.

Modric deserves to retire at Real in my opinion not because of what he achieved with them but because he can still offer a lot TO YOUNG PLAYERS and they can learn a lot from his side so that's why a player like Modric will most likely retire at Real and he will continue at Real as a coach or something similar for younger generations. He was always a team player and he will remain like this and that's why I suppose the entire Real board have decided to keep him at Real Madrid.