La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[laurenB7742]

With Barcelona's performance in the just concluded season, we can say with confidence that Barcelona will perform well in the coming season, and if they could get more investors that will pump in money so that the club can sign new players in the current transfer market and even also because new players onboard will deliver the club their desired position in the la Liga.
Barcelona came close to topping the league in the last season and for this coming season if Real Madrid didn't stand well they may lose it to Barcelona.

It should be like that, I am also quite sure that Barcelona performance in the next new season will return very well again, because they have also got two players in this summer transfer window. Also Ilkay Gündogan shouldn't have any difficulty to play in Barcelona because this squad is quite solid, so I think he can quickly adaptation very well under Xavi leadership. It's just that at this time Real Madrid are still targeting Mbappe, if they get this player then the competition for the title can be very close.

Gündogan joined the team Xavi. Barcelona's midfield will undoubtedly be more stable. However, Barcelona's attack also needed to be strengthened. While Barcelona has several talented players in attack, Lewandowski is the only experienced player. And with Tia Lewandowski facing injury, it will be difficult for Barcelona to perform well. Barcelona are in a bit of a financial crisis. And so it is likely that Xavi will not add any new strikers to the team next season. But if Raphinha and Dembele are able to perform well, Barcelona's attack will also be strengthened.

[youdacapt]

This is an excellent signing by Real Madrid; the Spanish club definitely understands how to be a Galacticos with the way they reshape, rebuild and also strengthen their squad players through out different cycle. Slowly but surely; Real Madrid has assembled a very young squad of excellent and technical geniuses.

With a search for a striker ongoing; and a new coach soon; i just Real Madrid to resume their dominance again!

[Ryu_Ar1]

Regarding Real Madrid, I would wait and see how it goes in the next weeks or days because we know there is a chance for their coach Carlo Ancelotti to leave this team and if he leaves finding an alternative coach will not be easy for Real Madrid at all. On the other hand, they are still waiting for Mbappe and trying to hire this player while if hire Mbappe the chance for Real Madrid will increase, and betting on this team for the next season can be safe.

Ancelotti will leave in June 2024 and I don't think Madrid will be in a hurry to change their coach at least until next season ends if Ancelloti's performance in his last season at Madrid goes well.
But an early change of coach is also possible if Ancelotti's performance after the new season starts is not going well.
At the moment we just have to wait to see how Madrid's strength, especially in attack, will be after the departure of Asensio and Benzema who have always been their backbone in scoring goals and maybe at the end of this month we will see what Madrid has to choose from because if we look at the current schedule, there are big Madrid matches against Milan, Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus at the end of this month even though this is a friendly match but still this can also be a good benchmark for the correction of Madrid in navigating the new season.

[alastantiger]

This is an excellent signing by Real Madrid; the Spanish club definitely understands how to be a Galacticos with the way they reshape, rebuild and also strengthen their squad players through out different cycle. Slowly but surely; Real Madrid has assembled a very young squad of excellent and technical geniuses.

With a search for a striker ongoing; and a new coach soon; i just Real Madrid to resume their dominance again!

I am happy for this kid,  he came from playing at the top and fulfilled his dream by joining Fenerbahçe, then moving on to the world-renowned Real Madrid. He climbed towards his goal at a young age, and that's truly commendable. His talent is something unreal, technically an extraordinary and fantastic player. I am also happy for him because he has Modric in his corner. We may actually be looking at the future best Attacking midfielder the world has ever seen.

[Furious 7]

if we look at the current schedule, there are big Madrid matches against Milan, Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus at the end of this month even though this is a friendly match but still this can also be a good benchmark for the correction of Madrid in navigating the new season.

Yep, it's going to be an interesting treat again after this month we stopped and the end of July and early August we will be presented with some interesting matches about some clubs on tour or friendly matches.

For the Madrid match of course it is also quite interesting, we will see a decent big match before returning to start the new season and of course Barcelona and Madrid even though friendly matches will also definitely have something interesting, for example last season when the friendly match was colored by several incidents that I liked it and now the possibility of something like this happening is also the same

[BITCOIN4X]

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Ancelotti will leave in June 2024 and I don't think Madrid will be in a hurry to change their coach at least until next season ends if Ancelloti's performance in his last season at Madrid goes well. But an early change of coach is also possible if Ancelotti's performance after the new season starts is not going well.

Of course there are other possibilities regarding Ancelotti's future at Real Madrid, but he looks set to start to come under more pressure in his final season. Real Madrid will demand him even more than last season, it will put Ancelotti under a lot of pressure if in fact his side are not in good form.

A change of coach in the middle of the season is still possible, but I don't think Real Madrid will do it without a good reason. If Real Madrid still feel Ancelotti can work in his favour, then of course he will be kept at the end of his contract. Who will replace him will still be debated, and of course there will be lots of rumors about a new name as a candidate for Real Madrid's future coach.

At the moment we just have to wait to see how Madrid's strength, especially in attack, will be after the departure of Asensio and Benzema who have always been their backbone in scoring goals and maybe at the end of this month we will see what Madrid has to choose from because if we look at the current schedule, there are big Madrid matches against Milan, Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus at the end of this month even though this is a friendly match but still this can also be a good benchmark for the correction of Madrid in navigating the new season.

Losing Benzema would take a toll on Real Madrid's form, but not if they only lost Asensio, Hazard and others. Benzema is a striker who influences team spirit and team confidence, so without him Real Madrid's performance in attack would be different. The same thing have happened to Barcelona when they parted ways with Suarez and Lionel Messi.

[Falconer]

I am happy for this kid,  he came from playing at the top and fulfilled his dream by joining Fenerbahçe, then moving on to the world-renowned Real Madrid. He climbed towards his goal at a young age, and that's truly commendable. His talent is something unreal, technically an extraordinary and fantastic player. I am also happy for him because he has Modric in his corner. We may actually be looking at the future best Attacking midfielder the world has ever seen.

I still remember Real Madrid really wasting some of its young talent a few seasons ago. Martin Ødegaard is one of the players I'm talking about, he has grown into a really great midfielder at Arsenal while Real Madrid failed to develop his great skills. The same thing is still very likely to happen to Arda Güler, he is still very young and may not find himself in the Real Madrid first team any time soon.

Several young players were brought in for business reasons, it was a profitable business strategy in several big teams like Real Madrid and several others. So please don't get your hopes up too much before Arda Güler has won a place in the first team.

[Nheer]

This is an excellent signing by Real Madrid; the Spanish club definitely understands how to be a Galacticos with the way they reshape, rebuild and also strengthen their squad players through out different cycle. Slowly but surely; Real Madrid has assembled a very young squad of excellent and technical geniuses.

With a search for a striker ongoing; and a new coach soon; i just Real Madrid to resume their dominance again!

Real Madrid's latest signings have been really outstanding. Ever since they signed Camavinga and Tchuoameni, they have chosen to sign young players, and so far none of them have disappointed. Their president made a great choice, and they are now securing their future for a very long time. Bellingham and Arda Gulla are both excellent players who can replace Modric and Kroos and work together to form a fantastic duo. All Madrid needs to do now to complete their extraordinary team is to add Mbappe to the lineup as a striker because they need a goal scorer if they want to be taken seriously. With these players, any new coach might quickly turn them into a deadly team.

[nurilham]

I still remember Real Madrid really wasting some of its young talent a few seasons ago. Martin Ødegaard is one of the players I'm talking about, he has grown into a really great midfielder at Arsenal while Real Madrid failed to develop his great skills. The same thing is still very likely to happen to Arda Güler, he is still very young and may not find himself in the Real Madrid first team any time soon.

Several young players were brought in for business reasons, it was a profitable business strategy in several big teams like Real Madrid and several others. So please don't get your hopes up too much before Arda Güler has won a place in the first team.

Indeed. There are some young talents who failed to grow/develop in Real Madrid. Martin Ødegaard is one of the examples, he failed to show his ability in Real Madrid. I think the problem is he didn't get enough time to play because there are too many good players in the same position at that time. When Martin Ødegaard joined Real Madrid, there are other players who played at best form with the same position as Ødegaard (AMF). So, Martin Ødegaard was unlucky and he decided to move to Arsenal. Well, I hope this won't happen to Arda Güler, he needs time to play to show his best form. If he can play regularly in the main squad, he is better to play with Real Madrid castilla.

TBH, I will expect much on Arda Güler. He looks a talented player and can be the next Ozil in Real Madrid.

[JoyMarsha]

Regarding Real Madrid, I would wait and see how it goes in the next weeks or days because we know there is a chance for their coach Carlo Ancelotti to leave this team and if he leaves finding an alternative coach will not be easy for Real Madrid at all.

The last thing Real Madrid will do is to let Carlo Ancelotti leave his position as coach of Real Madrid at this time without renewing his contract. They will work harder to keep him because they are aware of the way he developed Real Madrid as a team and its players. They will regret not extending his contract once more and letting him go. They can't, in my opinion, unless Carlo Ancelotti decides he wants to stop managing Real Madrid or take over another team.

On the other hand, they are still waiting for Mbappe and trying to hire this player while if hire Mbappe the chance for Real Madrid will increase, and betting on this team for the next season can be safe.

What exactly are you to bet Real Madrid for? Is it to win the LaLiga, or champions league title because of Mbappe? Mbappe won't be the only one to push them to lift the champions league or Laliga title alone. It is a collective effort. Am looking forward to Real Madrid signing other qualities to increase their team's chances of lifting any league trophy next season.

[lalabotax]

At the moment, the biggest news in the transfer market is about Mbappe leaving the team. Mbappe's change of club is being written about more than other stars. Every now and then we hear rumors about Mbappe. A few days ago there was a rumor about Mbapp going to Liverpool then again it was said that he will not leave psg but recently there are rumors about him again that he will return to Real Madrid. 

Yes, because indeed Mbappe is a very talented player, very good and still quite young. So of course many clubs want him. However, one club has been linked with Mbappe for a long time, here is Real Madrid. Even a few hours ago Real Madrid and Xavi himself also expressed their interest in Mbappe. This is what Real Madrid has been waiting for to be able to bring him from PSG to Real Madrid, but until now it has not been realized.

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Liverpool have made a €200m offer for [Kylian] Mbappe,” according to reliable Spanish TV outlet El Chiringuito.

https://www.football365.com/news/liverpool-make-e200m-offer-for-mbappe-after-real-madrid-drop-out-of-2023-running

Yes, indeed the price for Mbappe will certainly be very high. Whereas Real Madrid had previously spent a lot of money to take young players at that time.
And if Mbappe goes to Liverpool, I don't know how Real Madrid will react. This will definitely be very surprising, but indeed Mbappe himself is still interested in joining Real Madrid. But sometimes situations will change.

[tiCeR]

I still remember Real Madrid really wasting some of its young talent a few seasons ago. Martin Ødegaard is one of the players I'm talking about, he has grown into a really great midfielder at Arsenal while Real Madrid failed to develop his great skills. The same thing is still very likely to happen to Arda Güler, he is still very young and may not find himself in the Real Madrid first team any time soon.

Several young players were brought in for business reasons, it was a profitable business strategy in several big teams like Real Madrid and several others. So please don't get your hopes up too much before Arda Güler has won a place in the first team.

Indeed. There are some young talents who failed to grow/develop in Real Madrid. Martin Ødegaard is one of the examples, he failed to show his ability in Real Madrid. I think the problem is he didn't get enough time to play because there are too many good players in the same position at that time. When Martin Ødegaard joined Real Madrid, there are other players who played at best form with the same position as Ødegaard (AMF). So, Martin Ødegaard was unlucky and he decided to move to Arsenal. Well, I hope this won't happen to Arda Güler, he needs time to play to show his best form. If he can play regularly in the main squad, he is better to play with Real Madrid castilla.

TBH, I will expect much on Arda Güler. He looks a talented player and can be the next Ozil in Real Madrid.

But the expectations for Ødegaard were unfairly high. He went to Real Madrid at the age of 16 and I am not sure if it was him but I think I recall that the media drew all sorts of comparisons between him and players like Messi. I can imagine that this is tough to deal with when you are that young and then the whole Bernabeu expects you to to give a world class show. That wasn't realistic and I thought that he won't fully recover from his "failure" as some call it, but he progressed as a player and he even became more of a leader with every game he played. It is a positive development after diving into his Real Madrid adventure where he was overwhelmed with expectations.

[Docnaster]

Regarding Real Madrid, I would wait and see how it goes in the next weeks or days because we know there is a chance for their coach Carlo Ancelotti to leave this team and if he leaves finding an alternative coach will not be easy for Real Madrid at all. On the other hand, they are still waiting for Mbappe and trying to hire this player while if hire Mbappe the chance for Real Madrid will increase, and betting on this team for the next season can be safe.

Ancelotti will leave in June 2024 and I don't think Madrid will be in a hurry to change their coach at least until next season ends if Ancelloti's performance in his last season at Madrid goes well.
But an early change of coach is also possible if Ancelotti's performance after the new season starts is not going well.
At the moment we just have to wait to see how Madrid's strength, especially in attack, will be after the departure of Asensio and Benzema who have always been their backbone in scoring goals and maybe at the end of this month we will see what Madrid has to choose from because if we look at the current schedule, there are big Madrid matches against Milan, Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus at the end of this month even though this is a friendly match but still this can also be a good benchmark for the correction of Madrid in navigating the new season.

The fact that Zinedine Zidane is still without a club means that Real Madrid already has a replacement patiently waiting to take over from Ancelotti immediately he leaves the club.
Zinedine Zidane had a very successful stints at Real Madrid and would gladly accept to manage this young set of Real Madrid players if given the chance once more

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The fact that Zinedine Zidane is still without a club means that Real Madrid already has a replacement patiently waiting to take over from Ancelotti immediately he leaves the club.
Zinedine Zidane had a very successful stints at Real Madrid and would gladly accept to manage this young set of Real Madrid players if given the chance once more

I think Real Madrid hasn't focused on this at the moment because they are still working on signing players to be able to grow to their best strength next season. I think Ancelotti may be kept in the winter transfer window but it is possible that Real Madrid will look to replace him in the winter transfer window or when his contract expires.

Not only Zidane, but a number of other names could also be shown by Perez to become Real Madrid coaches in the future after ancelotti left like Xabi Alonso. I think that at the moment Real Madrid's management is more focused on buying players who are plotted as a center forward and mbappe is one of the targets linked with them.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Pepe Reina extended his contract with Villarreal for another season while he is a 40y old player and if he really stays in Villarreal for the next season he can be one of the oldest players in La Liga.
Maybe Villarreal had to start seeking a young goalkeeper instead of extending his contract at this age.

Recent years, we are witnessing a new milestone in modern football when some players can play at their 40s and even have positions in their national teams. Pepe, Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Buffon (Parma) and Ibrahimovic just retired weeks ago.

A bit surprised to see he was still interesting to extend his contract even though his age can be considered as very old age right now. It's amazing to see how he is really comitting to be a good keeper for villareal even though his age was old.
I hope so but let's see what's gonna happen until the end of season. Villareal has interest to recruit ajax's goal keeper but it has been suffering big problem in his transfer from ajax

https://www.football-espana.net/2023/05/10/villarreal-identify-la-liga-stopper-as-their-new-first-choice-keeper-for-next-season

That's why villareal has no choice other than keeping reina even though he was very old now as a football player

It depends on him. Pepe Reina is a goalkeeper from a generation of Gianluigi Buffon and we see Buffon is still continuing his career with Parma. Pepe Reina does not have a good position as a main goalkeeper for Villareal but it's not bad if he decided to continue this career. Such players might not be able to contribute too much with they playing time but their experience and professionality in training are very helpful for young goalkeepers.

We think that what some countries do in adopting and giving the position to their more veteran players is not bad, it is a great recognition , personally I would like to see Messi in the next world cup and that I know of that great match that It would be between Argentina and Poretuagal, just to see Messi vs CR7 , which is one of the duels that is most anticipated by all, it is a pity that Mesi did not want to go to Saudi football, because I would have Liked to see him facing CR7 again , but hey, that's fútbol, that's how Legends are , I think that the teams in Europe do not value this type of player with determination.

The fact that Zinedine Zidane is still without a club means that Real Madrid already has a replacement patiently waiting to take over from Ancelotti immediately he leaves the club.
Zinedine Zidane had a very successful stints at Real Madrid and would gladly accept to manage this young set of Real Madrid players if given the chance once more

I think Real Madrid hasn't focused on this at the moment because they are still working on signing players to be able to grow to their best strength next season. I think Ancelotti may be kept in the winter transfer window but it is possible that Real Madrid will look to replace him in the winter transfer window or when his contract expires.

Not only Zidane, but a number of other names could also be shown by Perez to become Real Madrid coaches in the future after ancelotti left like Xabi Alonso. I think that at the moment Real Madrid's management is more focused on buying players who are plotted as a center forward and mbappe is one of the targets linked with them.

If I agree with what you say, for me things in Madrid have to concentrate a lot on knowing how to buy the players, because there are big gaps, and it is hard to have players that have the same or better quality, in this window of transfers, Madrid must buy and buy, because despite having great players, they need to have a squad that is good enough to form two teams within a team that is prepared for the games that are not so complicated to play.

Personally, any coach, it could be Ancelotti or Zidane, it would be great to see the Harry Potter of merengue football, but we have to remember something, when Zidane is going to join a team they have to buy the players that he says and wants, those are the conditions that he imposes, normally things are not so easy for his demands, but that's the way he is.

Real Madrid will renew 22-year-old youngster’s contract and loan him out

Antonio Blanco is one of La Fabrica’s brightest talents. He formerly held a reputation as one of the most gifted midfielders in the Real Madrid youth system. He briefly served as Castilla’s captain as well.

After spending the first half of the previous season on loan at Cadiz, where he saw minimal playing time, he moved to Alaves in January. There he established himself as an important piece in their push towards promotion.

However, uncertainty currently looms over the 22-year-old youngster’s future at Real Madrid as he has no chance of breaking into the senior team.

According to AS, Real Madrid want to extend Blanco’s contract and then loan him out once more. The Merengues are still confident in his abilities and have no intentions of losing him permanently just yet.

Source: https://madriduniversal.com/real-madrid-will-renew-22-year-old-youngsters-contract-and-loan-him-out/

Possibly other promising players can go, but there is nothing certain, everything is in talks, but you have to be surprised, this is the good thing about Real Madrid.

[Velvet78]

This is an important season for Xavi. He has finally made a good progress with Barcelona and won the La Liga title. This is a great point to start from. However it isn't enough to be an indispensable manager for Barcelona. He will need to maintain this success in the league first of all. Because their rivalry with Real Madrid in the league is really important.

Meanwhile they need to focus on the Champions League more this time. The previous season didn't end up well for them here at all. It has been the same for two seasons actually. Xavi will be expected to make improvement without excuses. If we see the same poor effort from them then Xavi's seat might also start to be under threat slowly in case they don't continue to win La Liga titles on one hand.

[AndySt]

The fact that Zinedine Zidane is still without a club means that Real Madrid already has a replacement patiently waiting to take over from Ancelotti immediately he leaves the club. Zinedine Zidane had a very successful stints at Real Madrid and would gladly accept to manage this young set of Real Madrid players if given the chance once more

Judging by Zidane's recent words about a quick return to work, I don't think it should be understood as a return in a year. Also, as far as I remember, the last time Zinedine Zidane and Florentino Perez seemed to have parted in labor relations in not the best human relations at the same time. Although quite recently it was said about Zidane's return to the club, but not to a coaching position. However, this is a mega club and here everyone is not obliged to adore the other if a result is needed. And in an interview, Zidane said exactly about coaching. Therefore, most likely not. Most likely, Zidane would like to try himself in new conditions and at a new club.

[arimamib]

This is an important season for Xavi. He has finally made a good progress with Barcelona and won the La Liga title. This is a great point to start from. However it isn't enough to be an indispensable manager for Barcelona. He will need to maintain this success in the league first of all. Because their rivalry with Real Madrid in the league is really important.

Meanwhile they need to focus on the Champions League more this time. The previous season didn't end up well for them here at all. It has been the same for two seasons actually. Xavi will be expected to make improvement without excuses. If we see the same poor effort from them then Xavi's seat might also start to be under threat slowly in case they don't continue to win La Liga titles on one hand.

Last season was a big proof that Xavi did for his performance which succeeded in bringing Barcelona back to win the Laliga Trophy. With a squad that is already good enough I think there are no big obstacles for Xavi for next season. Yes, indeed the Barcelona feud at Laliga is very important to strengthen themselves to be the strongest in Laliga compared to their rivals. Moreover, the signings that Xavi has done so far have been quite good from last season transfer window he got Lewandowski, and in this season transfer window Xavi got Gundogan. Gradually Xavi looks to be quite aggressive in signing top players to strengthen their squad. Well, for next season, Barcelona is expected to come back strong in the Champions League and that is work that will probably take time for Xavi to bring Barcelona to become a UCL trophy winner.

[Asiska02]

At the moment we just have to wait to see how Madrid's strength, especially in attack, will be after the departure of Asensio and Benzema who have always been their backbone in scoring goals and maybe at the end of this month we will see what Madrid has to choose from because if we look at the current schedule, there are big Madrid matches against Milan, Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus at the end of this month even though this is a friendly match but still this can also be a good benchmark for the correction of Madrid in navigating the new season.

I feel the absence of Benzema will be felt more in the attack than that of Asensio who is always a substitute player, although he does well and always come as substitute to score. Asensio will be missed also but not like Benzema who is their main striker and their main scorer in the team. We still have Vinicius and Rodrygo in their attack but I still feel they need a solid striker to assist them in the attack in order to be converting their chances to goal.

About the friendly matches, I love the way they’re going to be playing with big teams before the beginning of the  season to test their new squad. I still see Real Madrid with high regards and I’m optimistic they’ll do well even by next season.

[borovichok]

This is an important season for Xavi. He has finally made a good progress with Barcelona and won the La Liga title. This is a great point to start from. However it isn't enough to be an indispensable manager for Barcelona. He will need to maintain this success in the league first of all. Because their rivalry with Real Madrid in the league is really important.

Meanwhile they need to focus on the Champions League more this time. The previous season didn't end up well for them here at all. It has been the same for two seasons actually. Xavi will be expected to make improvement without excuses. If we see the same poor effort from them then Xavi's seat might also start to be under threat slowly in case they don't continue to win La Liga titles on one hand.

Xavi Hernandez deserves some accolades for a good job at camp nou. Barcelona outscored their main rival, Real Madrid, by an extensive margin. They have another opportunity to be consistent in their league games for the purpose to demonstrate that they are ready to compete against other outstanding clubs in top competitions. Xavi Hernandez did an excellent job for Barcelona the previous season, signing potential players capable of strengthening the club's competitiveness. The blaugrana have performed admirably in all rounds of competition, but the UEFA Champions League remains elusive to them.