La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[imamusma]

Even if your assumption is correct, Barcelona's defeat to Arsenal with a score of 5-3 will be an object of ridicule for some people who hate the Catalan team. I agree with your assumption that friendly matches are nothing more than test matches to give players a chance before the official competition starts.

After all, friendly matches are not matches that are so important for all teams, let alone to play as much as possible. It's hard to expect friendly matches to be very interesting because players tend to play it safe to avoid injury, but the result of the match will be judged positively by each coach of the two teams. Next match, Barcelona will face Real Madrid for a friendly match at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States.

It is true that this friendly match is nothing but a club promotion event and expands the fan base of each club, either Barcelona or Arsenal. I agree that the benchmark for preparing for next season in friendly matches is not quite right, meaning that friendly matches cannot be a full parameter to measure the quality of the club's squad I think.

Broadly speaking, this is just an event to give playing minutes to young players, by fielding several players from the main squad will attract the attention of the audience. The rest greet the fans and become a holiday venue for the players before the league officially rolls on.

Regardless of what their assumptions are about friendly matches, I think the prestige is still there.
Arsenal and Barcelona are big teams in their respective leagues, so it's clear to them that the result of a friendly match could also be a record to be considered in the future. In official competition, Barcelona tends to win more often than Arsenal, but yesterday Arsenal managed to silence Barcelona with a score of 5-3.

Once again, it was a friendly game that cheered up most of the fans, but it's about the coach and each team that pride is definitely involved. The prestige of both teams is to win and prove themselves better, but in the end we just assume it's different.

[ajiz138]

Regardless of what their assumptions are about friendly matches, I think the prestige is still there.
Arsenal and Barcelona are big teams in their respective leagues, so it's clear to them that the result of a friendly match could also be a record to be considered in the future. In official competition, Barcelona tends to win more often than Arsenal, but yesterday Arsenal managed to silence Barcelona with a score of 5-3.

Once again, it was a friendly game that cheered up most of the fans, but it's about the coach and each team that pride is definitely involved. The prestige of both teams is to win and prove themselves better, but in the end we just assume it's different.

It was quite a defeat and Arsenal were able to score more goals, so I think the prestige of them is still fierce even though it's a pre-season tour.

They're both title contenders in the Premier League and LaLiga so this match has a bit of an impact on them, what if they meet in the Champions League? Then it will be a different atmosphere. Even though this match is essentially for fan entertainment but obviously with Arsenal winning a lot of Barcelona on social media.

I still want them to meet in the Champions League, it will feel more different in this match.

[Raflesia]

Yep, 2 very good goals in their friendly and both were scored by new players in brilliant fashion.
There were some really good things that I saw in this match.
Firstly, the way some of the players are adapting to Madrid doesn't seem to have any problems and two friendlies with five goals is actually very good for their productivity and I was a bit worried about Benzema leaving but now that's possible to overcome.

Think positively that they had good debuts for Real Madrid that are important. For a coming season, let's wait for their performances but having good pre-season friendly matches is better than having bad ones, it's clear.

Those beautiful goals magnify their performances but they should not obsess with scoring such goals. What they need for a new season is good adaptation to the new team, play well, contribute to general operation of the team, better if they score goals or make assists. Beautiful goals rarely come so don't obsess and try to make it.

Hopefully this will not be a problem for Madrid because in this case I am sure that it is not only those who are worried about the state of their attack after leaving Benzema.
With the goals scored by Joselu and Jude in today's match, of course this will be a morale booster even though as you said we can only hope and wait for how they will do next season's matches.
There are still 2 more friendly matches for Madrid and in a few more days we will wait for El Clasico before finally ending the friendly match against Juventus.
Hopefully there will be something interesting again in the future, especially for El Clasico with a new era that is returning now. Last season's El Clasico for a friendly match was colored by several incidents between and I hope that something like this will happen again for the current season and consider this as an opening for them (Madrid and Barcelona) in navigating the new La Liga season.'

Even if your assumption is correct, Barcelona's defeat to Arsenal with a score of 5-3 will be an object of ridicule for some people who hate the Catalan team. I agree with your assumption that friendly matches are nothing more than test matches to give players a chance before the official competition starts.

After all, friendly matches are not matches that are so important for all teams, let alone to play as much as possible. It's hard to expect friendly matches to be very interesting because players tend to play it safe to avoid injury, but the result of the match will be judged positively by each coach of the two teams. Next match, Barcelona will face Real Madrid for a friendly match at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States.

It is true that this friendly match is nothing but a club promotion event and expands the fan base of each club, either Barcelona or Arsenal. I agree that the benchmark for preparing for next season in friendly matches is not quite right, meaning that friendly matches cannot be a full parameter to measure the quality of the club's squad I think.

Broadly speaking, this is just an event to give playing minutes to young players, by fielding several players from the main squad will attract the attention of the audience. The rest greet the fans and become a holiday venue for the players before the league officially rolls on.

As previously said, this is just trying to figure out how to scheme, formation, adapt players and of course the arena for young players to prove themselves to be eyed when the season starts.
This will not prove anything between who is weak and who is strong in a friendly match because something like this is like heating up the atmosphere so that when the new season opens the players are ready.
On the other hand, regardless of losing or winning I think it doesn't really matter except for some bettors

[Distraction]

Xavi was seeing it just as a friendly. He even made a statement after the match like they played a friendly match but Arsenal played a Champions League match. Because Arsenal's performance was really just like that. The players were on the pitch to get a solid win as much as possible. But it wasn't the case for Barcelona exactly.

Xavi was just focused on giving as much chance as possible to all of his players to help them gain some match fitness. But I still like the way Arsenal played against them. Because a friendly match really turned into a much more serious and enjoyable one thanks to that.    This is what I love about Arsenal the most.

[BRINIRHA]

Xavi was seeing it just as a friendly. He even made a statement after the match like they played a friendly match but Arsenal played a Champions League match. Because Arsenal's performance was really just like that. The players were on the pitch to get a solid win as much as possible. But it wasn't the case for Barcelona exactly.

Xavi was just focused on giving as much chance as possible to all of his players to help them gain some match fitness. But I still like the way Arsenal played against them. Because a friendly match really turned into a much more serious and enjoyable one thanks to that.    This is what I love about Arsenal the most.

The friendly match between Arsenal and Barcelona is indeed a serious match. in the second half even the two teams exchanged goals to produce 4 goals in the first half and the match heated up in the second half and 4 goals were created again in the second half.

Mikel Arteta seems to have made this fight quite serious. But Xavi seems to be quite relaxed in setting the strategy in this fight. But I admire these two young coaches. Xavi Hernandez is currently 43 years old but he has managed to build a very good reputation by leading Barcelona to win titles in Laliga. And Mikel Arteta is currently 41 years old. And he is also starting to build a good reputation after bringing improvement to Arsenal's performance last season, which almost won the title in the Premier League. I think these two young coaches have a good future in their coaching careers.

[dezoel]

It's going to be a brutal game for Barcelona, they are not as good as Real Madrid if you ask me and I have seen how good Real plays as well, I am sensing that we are going to end up seeing Real have an easy win, something with a big difference and when that happens everyone will start to question Barcelona and how this season goes.

I have to say that doesn't matter, yes Real Madrid is a "better" team right now if you ask me, but when you consider last season how Real was still better on paper but Barcelona took the league more seriously, you will realize that it is not going to be a problem. Real needs to be a lot better and they need to end up with a lot more results in the end and just focus on what they can do.

[shogun47]

I think the exchange between Manchester City and Barcelona where there were rumors about exchanging de Jong for Bernardo Siva won't happen because does Barcelona really need Silva? He is good of course, but currently Barcelona has several offensive players with decent quality. But what I miss is this one star player that is above all else.

Technically Barcelona don't include an attacking midfielder in their usual formation. There is no such player in their squad as well. Bernardo Silva is mainly an attacking midfielder so Barcelona really don't need him specifically now. Of course he can play as a right winger as well. But there are so many alternatives on both wings at the same time.

While they have Raphinha and Dembele in the first place they don't need another big right winger transfer. This will just have to keep one of those players outside of the starting lineup if they bring Bernardo Silva to the team. I don't think Xavi wants that now.

Isn't Bernardo both an attacking midfielder but also sometimes a wing forward? I know what you are saying, but either way Barcelona would be set with Raphinha and Dembele although having an extra strong player for the wing positions who also can play a midfielder would improve the squad quite a lot.

Last season Dembele did not play 13 games in La Liga only because of an injury. Of course it would be crazy to call Silva a sort of backup player and that is not what I mean, but making the players push each other is one requirement for the best teams to reach their goals.

[baeva]

Even if your assumption is correct, Barcelona's defeat to Arsenal with a score of 5-3 will be an object of ridicule for some people who hate the Catalan team. I agree with your assumption that friendly matches are nothing more than test matches to give players a chance before the official competition starts.

After all, friendly matches are not matches that are so important for all teams, let alone to play as much as possible. It's hard to expect friendly matches to be very interesting because players tend to play it safe to avoid injury, but the result of the match will be judged positively by each coach of the two teams. Next match, Barcelona will face Real Madrid for a friendly match at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States.

It is true that this friendly match is nothing but a club promotion event and expands the fan base of each club, either Barcelona or Arsenal. I agree that the benchmark for preparing for next season in friendly matches is not quite right, meaning that friendly matches cannot be a full parameter to measure the quality of the club's squad I think.

Broadly speaking, this is just an event to give playing minutes to young players, by fielding several players from the main squad will attract the attention of the audience. The rest greet the fans and become a holiday venue for the players before the league officially rolls on.

Friendly tournaments held before the start of the season are at least very good for us football fans who yearn for football. Many teams want to win fans and try to popularize football in that region by playing tournaments in the Far East or the USA. Football is one of the most enjoyable sports in the world. It's definitely good to watch the matches. I enjoy watching Real Madrid.

In general, it is not done more for spectacle, in such matches often in the starting line-ups appear players that we do not see during the season, that is, coaches in such matches give an opportunity to prove themselves to new or young players, to evaluate someone and then give a chance to perform in the main matches. That's what pre-season games are mostly about

[ShowOff]

Xavi was seeing it just as a friendly. He even made a statement after the match like they played a friendly match but Arsenal played a Champions League match. Because Arsenal's performance was really just like that. The players were on the pitch to get a solid win as much as possible. But it wasn't the case for Barcelona exactly.

Xavi was just focused on giving as much chance as possible to all of his players to help them gain some match fitness. But I still like the way Arsenal played against them. Because a friendly match really turned into a much more serious and enjoyable one thanks to that.    This is what I love about Arsenal the most.

I think when else can Arsenal beat Barcelona if not in a friendly match like yesterday. Arsenal vs Barcelona's meeting record in the Champions League is proof that Arsenal always have trouble winning matches against Barcelona. So far Arsenal have only been able to win 1 match, draw 2 and lose 6 in 9 meetings with Barcelona in the Champions League, that's not including in other competitions.

So it's only natural that Arteta wants to beat Barcelona in the serious way he showed in that friendly match. I thought the game was interesting, but Barcelona didn't take the game too seriously despite having 60% possession.

[temple]

Xavi was seeing it just as a friendly. He even made a statement after the match like they played a friendly match but Arsenal played a Champions League match. Because Arsenal's performance was really just like that. The players were on the pitch to get a solid win as much as possible. But it wasn't the case for Barcelona exactly.

Xavi was just focused on giving as much chance as possible to all of his players to help them gain some match fitness. But I still like the way Arsenal played against them. Because a friendly match really turned into a much more serious and enjoyable one thanks to that.    This is what I love about Arsenal the most.

The friendly match between Arsenal and Barcelona is indeed a serious match. in the second half even the two teams exchanged goals to produce 4 goals in the first half and the match heated up in the second half and 4 goals were created again in the second half.

Mikel Arteta seems to have made this fight quite serious. But Xavi seems to be quite relaxed in setting the strategy in this fight. But I admire these two young coaches. Xavi Hernandez is currently 43 years old but he has managed to build a very good reputation by leading Barcelona to win titles in Laliga. And Mikel Arteta is currently 41 years old. And he is also starting to build a good reputation after bringing improvement to Arsenal's performance last season, which almost won the title in the Premier League. I think these two young coaches have a good future in their coaching careers.

I would argue that it is rather the opposite of a serious game or how often does a game between Arsenal and Barcelona end 5-3 for Arsenal (or 5-3r any of those teams) when it is a serious game in the Champions League or Europa League?

This result if I had to make a guess would be more often the end result in a friendly match than in any other match. Arsenal made 9 substitutions and Xavi exchanged the whole team and brought on 11 fresh players during the game. It doesn't sound like a serious game, but more like an experimental game which both coaches used to see what could work and what they should refrain from doing when serious games start in August.

They still have the freedom to be relaxed during these games as they are supposed to serve as games that provide data and impressions rather than 3 points when it finally counts.

If Arteta can help Havertz to overcome his underachieving issues and finally be the optimal Havertz that he can be, the transfer could have been one of the most important ones this summer.

[Falconer]

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In general, it is not done more for spectacle, in such matches often in the starting line-ups appear players that we do not see during the season, that is, coaches in such matches give an opportunity to prove themselves to new or young players, to evaluate someone and then give a chance to perform in the main matches. That's what pre-season games are mostly about

Regardless of the results of the Arsenal vs Barcelona match, I think the El Clasico match will be more interesting to look forward to. Barcelona have been beaten 5-3 by Arsenal, but they will be looking to avoid a humiliating defeat to Real Madrid in a friendly in America.

Just a few days from now El Clasico will be held, it will be very exciting for me ahead of the new season. I want to see Real Madrid play so well and prove itself not affected by the absence of Benzema. Real Madrid success to beat Manchester United in the previous match, so I also hope they can beat Barcelona in the upcoming game.

[Pokapoka124]

 

One goal chip and one bicycle kick goal

Jude Bellingham and Joselu scored beautiful debut goals in today's pre-season game against manchester united and the 2-0 win has kept Real Madrid on the positive side. Real Madrid appeared with almost all of their core squad in the first half and they took the lead quickly in the 5th minute through a goal scored by Bellingham. If we look at the match earlier Ancelotti used a 4-4-2 formation with Bellingham as a false nine and it went very smoothly.

After that the game got more exciting and after changing almost all the players in the 60th minute, that's where Joselu came in in the second half and scored a goal beyond the expectations of the audience with a bicycle kick. It's only pre-season but Real Madrid are already showing their seriousness for all competitions next season and if they can stay consistent then this is without a doubt the best squad out there right now.

Yes it is only preseason games but what is the importance of the preseasons if not to prepare teams and evaluate their level of readiness prior to the start of the season. Real Madrid played well against Manchester United, what an exciting game as Real Madrid showed their class against Manchester United a with an astonishing win. Bellingham has shown how crucial his presence will be for the team next season.

[Joca97]

 

One goal chip and one bicycle kick goal

Jude Bellingham and Joselu scored beautiful debut goals in today's pre-season game against manchester united and the 2-0 win has kept Real Madrid on the positive side. Real Madrid appeared with almost all of their core squad in the first half and they took the lead quickly in the 5th minute through a goal scored by Bellingham. If we look at the match earlier Ancelotti used a 4-4-2 formation with Bellingham as a false nine and it went very smoothly.

After that the game got more exciting and after changing almost all the players in the 60th minute, that's where Joselu came in in the second half and scored a goal beyond the expectations of the audience with a bicycle kick. It's only pre-season but Real Madrid are already showing their seriousness for all competitions next season and if they can stay consistent then this is without a doubt the best squad out there right now.

Yes it is only preseason games but what is the importance of the preseasons if not to prepare teams and evaluate their level of readiness prior to the start of the season. Real Madrid played well against Manchester United, what an exciting game as Real Madrid showed their class against Manchester United a with an astonishing win. Bellingham has shown how crucial his presence will be for the team next season.

Real Madrid showed their power already against a big team and showed they will be good for the upcoming season. Bellingham already showed he is gonna be a huge signing but if there was var the goal would be cancelled. But another great goal and a really good bicycle kick. Man Utd dosent look that good but still this is preseason

[Furious 7]

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In general, it is not done more for spectacle, in such matches often in the starting line-ups appear players that we do not see during the season, that is, coaches in such matches give an opportunity to prove themselves to new or young players, to evaluate someone and then give a chance to perform in the main matches. That's what pre-season games are mostly about

Regardless of the results of the Arsenal vs Barcelona match, I think the El Clasico match will be more interesting to look forward to. Barcelona have been beaten 5-3 by Arsenal, but they will be looking to avoid a humiliating defeat to Real Madrid in a friendly in America.

Just a few days from now El Clasico will be held, it will be very exciting for me ahead of the new season. I want to see Real Madrid play so well and prove itself not affected by the absence of Benzema. Real Madrid success to beat Manchester United in the previous match, so I also hope they can beat Barcelona in the upcoming game.

For El Clasico, it will still be very interesting.
Barcelona's loss to Arsenal won't prove that they're bad because it's basically just a trial and see what players they bring in. It's just to try out some players so that they can adapt more and Xavi wants to see if there's potential from young players or not.

But when it comes to El Clasico even though it's just a friendly I think the result will be different. There's prestige to be maintained and even though it's a friendly I'm sure they'll go all out and a win will be sought even though they won't say it.
However, El Clasico is still El Clasico and they don't want to lose easily to a rival club.

[nurilham]

 

One goal chip and one bicycle kick goal
Jude Bellingham and Joselu scored beautiful debut goals in today's pre-season game against manchester united and the 2-0 win has kept Real Madrid on the positive side. Real Madrid appeared with almost all of their core squad in the first half and they took the lead quickly in the 5th minute through a goal scored by Bellingham. If we look at the match earlier Ancelotti used a 4-4-2 formation with Bellingham as a false nine and it went very smoothly.

After that the game got more exciting and after changing almost all the players in the 60th minute, that's where Joselu came in in the second half and scored a goal beyond the expectations of the audience with a bicycle kick. It's only pre-season but Real Madrid are already showing their seriousness for all competitions next season and if they can stay consistent then this is without a doubt the best squad out there right now.

Yep, Real Madrid scored 2 amazing goals from their new players in that match. And they scored the goals in the match against a strong team, Man United. So, everyone must assume Real Madrid already showed their progress along with the new players. In that match, Jude Bellingham and Joselu showed their skills to the whole fans and convince everyone why they must be signed by Real Madrid for the next season. As usual, Ancelotti made the best tactic, and he tried a new strategy to use Bellingham's potential for a false nine. I think this can be an option if Joselu gets injured.

Well, although Real Madrid won the match with 2 goals, it doesn't guarantee Real Madrid to perform better in the next season. I still expect Ancelotti signs another striker, Mbappe should be perfect for Real Madrid if he really moves to Real Madrid. I assume Real Madrid still needs to improve their attacking power.

[KTChampions]

Speaking to the press after the game, Xavi, who led Barca to last season's La Liga title, was keen to stress his unhappiness at how Mikel Arteta's Arsenal had approached the game.

"I said to Mikel at the end of the game, it was like a Champions League tie with the intensity they put in. It was not normal for a friendly, but I understand everyone wants to win. For us, it was our first friendly and we went into it off the back of loads of players having had a bug."

https://www.90min.com/posts/how-arsenal-surprised-barcelona-xavi-pre-season-friendly-win

  One of the funniest interviews I've ever read! Xavi knows how to play in the Champions League  
I always like his excuses, and I hope to hear more of them in the coming season. I didn't see the game, but even with 3 goals scored, 5 goals conceded look very unpleasant.
As for Arsenal, it looks like they are ready for the start of the season (it would be nice if they followed the path of Napoli, which took the title on the second attempt).

[Rengga Jati]

For El Clasico, it will still be very interesting.
Barcelona's loss to Arsenal won't prove that they're bad because it's basically just a trial and see what players they bring in. It's just to try out some players so that they can adapt more and Xavi wants to see if there's potential from young players or not.

Of course, exactly..
a friendly match will be very different from the real El Classico. Usually in friendly matches, each club will not play very insistently and optimally to show that their team is better. because they are aware of the risk of injury that may also occur in pre-season. This will not be good for these players. Because usually in friendly matches, the coaches don't field their core players 100% full time. There will definitely be a change of players with the coatings. This is also an attempt to test their overall strength later, at least it should be like that. And when the season really enters, they can be many times more optimal. And this is completely different when El Classico, Barcelona will try their best to be as optimal as possible, as well as Real Madrid. Not only the goal, but the prestige, euphoria, and also the efforts are very different between friendly matches and real matches, especially El Classico later.

[Mustang Shelby]

Speaking to the press after the game, Xavi, who led Barca to last season's La Liga title, was keen to stress his unhappiness at how Mikel Arteta's Arsenal had approached the game.

"I said to Mikel at the end of the game, it was like a Champions League tie with the intensity they put in. It was not normal for a friendly, but I understand everyone wants to win. For us, it was our first friendly and we went into it off the back of loads of players having had a bug."

https://www.90min.com/posts/how-arsenal-surprised-barcelona-xavi-pre-season-friendly-win

  One of the funniest interviews I've ever read! Xavi knows how to play in the Champions League  
I always like his excuses, and I hope to hear more of them in the coming season. I didn't see the game, but even with 3 goals scored, 5 goals conceded look very unpleasant.
As for Arsenal, it looks like they are ready for the start of the season (it would be nice if they followed the path of Napoli, which took the title on the second attempt).

Arsenal seem to be ready for the season from what we've seen in the game. It was very nice for them to score 5 goals against Barcelona in the match they played against Barcelona. Barcelona defense gave a big alarm by conceding 5 goals. Arsenal want the Premier league title and they have to get better this year.

[Oluwa-btc]

Regardless of what their assumptions are about friendly matches, I think the prestige is still there.
Arsenal and Barcelona are big teams in their respective leagues, so it's clear to them that the result of a friendly match could also be a record to be considered in the future. In official competition, Barcelona tends to win more often than Arsenal, but yesterday Arsenal managed to silence Barcelona with a score of 5-3.

Once again, it was a friendly game that cheered up most of the fans, but it's about the coach and each team that pride is definitely involved. The prestige of both teams is to win and prove themselves better, but in the end we just assume it's different.

It was quite a defeat and Arsenal were able to score more goals, so I think the prestige of them is still fierce even though it's a pre-season tour.

They're both title contenders in the Premier League and LaLiga so this match has a bit of an impact on them, what if they meet in the Champions League? Then it will be a different atmosphere. Even though this match is essentially for fan entertainment but obviously with Arsenal winning a lot of Barcelona on social media.

I still want them to meet in the Champions League, it will feel more different in this match.

Club Friendlies are not meant to be taken extra serious. We all know who wins if Barcelona successfully meets up with Arsenal during the Champions League, Barcelona will gracefully end it all up. Last season gunner's did poorly during the Club Friendlies and got to lead the Premier League for a very very long while. Arsenal did excellently great though, they have shown they're in the right shape. Same results last season can also be done once again next , I really do want to see the ginebrr

[borovichok]

Arsenal seem to be ready for the season from what we've seen in the game. It was very nice for them to score 5 goals against Barcelona in the match they played against Barcelona. Barcelona defense gave a big alarm by conceding 5 goals. Arsenal want the Premier league title and they have to get better this year.

Arsenal's victory over Barcelona still comes as an aberration to me. I wasn't surprised by the final results, but intrigued by the number of goals scored by gunners, which everyone underestimated. There is no such thing as great clubs always winning, and there is the element of volatility. I can't forecast the blaugrana's form merely because they lost to Arsenal in a friendly match; there's more to it when you realize it was a highly competitive contest. Xavi Hernandez inspecting his squad in the game, recognizing his team's weak points and eager to correct them without hesitation.