La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[babo]

Real Madrid must move quickly to sign mbappe before other clubs swoop in and steal him away, but in my opinion, they can take their time because, according to a rumour I've heard, mbappe refused to sign with any club other than real Madrid, which is why when AL-HILAL offered him 300 million euros, he turned it down. I believe mbappe has only focused on one thing this time, which is that he isn't after money but rather his career. Real Madrid's preseason game against Barcelona demonstrated the need for a strong player like mbappe because the club had numerous scoring opportunities but kept hitting the crossbar without success. If mbappe been on the field, however, I believe a goal would have been scored.

Previously, when Barcelona played Arsenal in a preseason match, I believed that Barcelona was not in good shape because Arsenal defeated Barcelona 5-3, but this match has shown me that we shouldn't judge a team based solely on their first performance. After all, in my opinion, Real Madrid is in a better position than Barcelona, and Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3-0 without allowing Real Madrid to score even a single goal. My suggestion as a true Madrid supporter is that the team should do everything in its power to recruit mbappe as soon as possible; otherwise, I don't think they can even make the semifinals of the Champions League next year.

The player had a farsighted view, refusing all that money is a clear message and it's really an opening in all respects
Honestly, a player like this should be taken immediately without a word, because he proves to be loyal and above all eager to play with you

[Jody.Drummer]

Right now I'm not going to go so far as to talk about whether or not they'll be able to perform at their best in the Champions League, because I have to first see how they shape up in the actual competition. Indeed now we have seen their performances in pre-season matches, but for me it is not a real measure for anyone whether they will perform well or not. This applies to all clubs that will participate in the Champions League later, not just the 2 clubs being discussed here.
I wouldn't say no to today's predictions either, because surely we're going to have different things to say.

Well, after all, the Champions League will also start some time in the future, so there is still enough time so that every club that has qualified can prepare and put on a good playing performance.
Pre-season matches are used to test the game of each player which when the domestic or Champions League starts they can adapt and play optimally.
We also cannot use pre-season matches to assess the strength of a football club considering that on average clubs only field their new players or young players.

La Liga matches kick off on August 12 and there are only about 12 days left to open.
For the opening will feature Almeria vs Rayo.

Yes, the matches they have in this pre-season are to test their new players, and measure whether they fit the coach's criteria or not. But losing or winning is not a measure for me, because for some coaches may not apply their best strategy or in short they don't care whether they will win or lose the match, the most important thing is that they can see how far their squad has developed, and whether they think it is enough or not.
Indeed, for some people, supporters for example, they want to see their team win even if it's just a pre-season match, but they must also understand.

[jakdanyel]

Mendilibar is at the top of his career right now. Because he didn't manage a big team like Sevilla in his career properly. There is only a short time period with Athletic Bilbao many years ago that's all. But now he is doing amazing things with Sevilla. Honestly I wasn't believing in Sevilla to change this quickly after his arrival.

Because Sevilla started to change managers quite often after the huge drop in their performance level. I had doubts about Mendilibar. But he came and won the Europa League title with this team. They were actually not even doing well there too until the second leg against Manchester United.

As of that match we started to watch the usual Sevilla instead. This made me raise my expectations from them in the La Liga this season. I expect them to fight for top 4 this time.

[rendravolt]

From the first pre-season game to today's match against Barcelona, it was clear that Real Madrid wanted to emphasize the 4-4-2 diamond formation and indeed this formation went very well against Manchester United or AC Milan. But the problem is that when using this formation, Real Madrid still couldn't beat Barcelona in today's pre-season match and they couldn't even reply to the 3 goals scored by Barcelona players. I think Ancelotti is indeed experimenting with his current squad and the question is why from the start he didn't try Joselu as the main striker using a 4-3-3 formation, even though they have a striker who is ready at any time. We know that in the previous game Vini could not move freely because he was always stopped by the Barcelona defense. On the other hand, finishing was the main focus in this match because there were 6 shots that hit the crossbar. Barcelona is Real Madrid's only obstacle to winning the La Liga title next season and if they don't find that loophole soon, it is certain that Barcelona will become the reigning champions.

Carlos Anceloti uses the same formation he used for Manchester United and AC Milan to play against Barcelona, but I think Barcelona were well prepared to play and win because we all know that it is always a derby match between the two sides.

After Arsenal defeated Barcelona, Xavi took to social media to say that they did not expect the intensity the Arsenal squad used for them as they were preparing for just a friendly match; maybe that is why they take the match against Real Madrid very seriously.

Real Madrid still needs a reliable striker to keep them more competitive because they have good midfielders that can create good chances for the team. That’s why they insisted on signing Mbappe because they know he is good at finishing even though he is not a natural striker.I think if they go on with this team in the coming season, they will likely suffer in terms of goal scoring since Vinicius is not reliable in terms of goals.

That's right, I think Xavi said that because he only wanted to focus on the El Clasico pre-season match against Real Madrid and it was proven that Barcelona was able to embarrass Real Madrid with this quite a crushing defeat. The intensity of these two teams really knows no place and wherever they are as long as they are still on the same field, the pride of a team will be highly respected by them.

On the other hand, it is very clear that Real Madrid needs a striker with a mature finish and that is indeed the closest choice to Mbappe and I think there is no more time for Real Madrid. If they really want to beat every team in La Liga and win the title. But if Real Madrid persist in hoping for Vini's sometimes erratic performance, then they will lose the title again.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

it's demonstrated that Barcelona is well prepared to face in this season. I've noticed that Ferran Torres has significantly improved his game. Fermin also delivered an outstanding performance, and I'm looking forward to see more of his skills throughout this season.

I agree with you on this point. Barcelona is showing a strong comeback. Ferran Torres is a talented young striker in Barcelona's attack, and it's great for him to play alongside Lewandowski - an experienced player. I believe Torres is destined for a successful professional career.

While Real Madrid are still having trouble scoring goals, this weakness needs to be anticipated by Ancelotti to maintain the sharpness of the front lines to increase the productivity of their goals.

Benzema's departure has left a huge gap in Real Madrid's attack. However, I still appreciate Real Madrid's financial potential, and everything will improve if they successfully recruit Mbappe in this summer transfer.

[Ayers]

Barcelona looked stunning when they beat Real Madrid. One of Barcelona players immediately became hot news on social media. He is Fermin Lopez, who is one of the graduates from the La Masia academy who performed quite well in yesterday's El Clasico match. I think Xavi will continue to provide opportunities for young players to show their talent in pre-season games.

Barcelona managed to beat Real Madrid with a big score which made Barcelona even more confident that next season Barcelona would be able to defend the title. But for real madrid they have gaps they can improve in this transfer window, If Real Madrid don't do it I think Barcelona will easily beat them next season.

I hadn't heard of Fermin Lopez before. There was nothing that caught my attention. But after he scored a goal, I did some research. He is a very young and ambitious player.
If he gets a chance to play, I'm sure he'll improve a lot. May be mentioned a lot in the coming years

@xzone well he is only 20 years old. And he is certainly showing good potential. I have to say Barcelona is doing a good job with bringing in young players and old players which are not going to cost them too much money. Barcelona is certainly trying to make the squad a balanced one. I cannot say that they have already succeeded in doing that. Nonetheless, they diligently strive to optimize their meager funds, making prudent decisions for the betterment of the squad.

[Doell]

Today's pre-season match
Last season's 3rd in  LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid continue their pre-season match against Pep Guardiola's team today, this being Atletico's third match since starting their pre-season tour and the previous two match end in defeat but Atletico completely dominated the match against Manchester City today. Pep Guardiola played his main squad include Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, and others

Atletico Madrid improvement is actually quite good, and in next new season they should can be in a good performance to consistently in collecting points, because at currently Atletico Madrid main squad looks quite capable to get a lot of points. Diego Simeone seems very happy with that results of the friendly match against Manchester City at there, although it was a friendly match but Manchester City is a big team, and winning from them at least can make the mentality of Atletico Madrid players better.

[Strongkored]

Well, as it appears, now the teams are offended because the players want to leave, this does not seem right to me, if a player wants to leave, then he can leave, it is normal.

When Atletico Madrid brought him from Benfica they spent quite a lot of money but unfortunately he never showed anything impressive since his presence the average goal he made at the club was very low every season and when compared to his transfer fee it was not comparable and Atletico Madrid increasingly disliking when a player expresses his desire to play with a rival club is like betrayal for his current club, of course that's not a pleasant thing for a club that has spent huge amounts of money but player says it wants to play with a rival club.
Of course Atletico will not defend him if there is a club that is willing to buy him at a price that has been set by Atleti, but unfortunately the club he wants is very unlikely to buy him at a high price, even when Barcelona will be left by one of his forward players, Barca will be more focused buying a defender rather than looking for a replacement for Dembele, so Joao Felix's situation is indeed very complex and that will make it difficult for him to get a place at Atletico Madrid this season.

[makishart]

Atletico Madrid improvement is actually quite good, and in next new season they should can be in a good performance to consistently in collecting points, because at currently Atletico Madrid main squad looks quite capable to get a lot of points. Diego Simeone seems very happy with that results of the friendly match against Manchester City at there, although it was a friendly match but Manchester City is a big team, and winning from them at least can make the mentality of Atletico Madrid players better.

Let's see how it will be going on. I don't have big expectation for atletico madrid. It's caused by the chance owned by this club to win la liga is far smaller compared with real madrid and barcelona. Atletico madrid will always become the third strongest team in la liga.
It was able beating manchester city yet i don't see it as a good point to call that if atletico will have good future. Anything is still remain the same. Beating City doesn't mean Atletico Madrid can compete with Barcelona and Real Madrid.
I think that the result will always be the same like previous seasons. The winner will always be barcelona or real madrid. Atletico seems to have slightly chance to beat barcelona and real madrid in competition to win la liga.
The strongest contender for now is barcelona. Barcelona looks very strong after it was able beating real madrid.

[Altryist]

I understand that a lot of players are very interested to see how El Clásico is played. Regardless of it being a friendly match. But I just don’t see the importance of a friendly match. If friendly match should be used to give the players that do not get loaded enough play time a match to play so that they can gain some experience. I know that El Clásico does have a different taste to it. After all, it is the legendary El Clásico. But I just don’t see myself giving a friendly match in importance, to be honest.

I know that Barcelona have played really well in this match. But does it actually matter? Because this is not going to help them unless they are truly play like this and play like this consistently throughout the whole season. I just don’t want Barcelona to fall into a false sense of security that they were able to win the preseason match against Real Madrid so they will also be able to win the competitive matches as well. And at the same time, I am pretty sure that if this is the same approach taken by Barcelona in the competitive match Barcelona is definitely going to lose.

I don't think that one match can negatively affect Barcelona, they really played better. And Real Madrid was very unlucky in this match, it’s hard to see so many shots on the crossbar in one game, but Real Madrid succeeded. Yes, this is a friendly match and these results will not be taken into account anywhere, this victory has more moral advantage before the start of the season. I do not rule out that Barcelona can again become champions, they have everything for this.

[Razmirraz]

Barcelona looked stunning when they beat Real Madrid. One of Barcelona players immediately became hot news on social media. He is Fermin Lopez, who is one of the graduates from the La Masia academy who performed quite well in yesterday's El Clasico match. I think Xavi will continue to provide opportunities for young players to show their talent in pre-season games.

Barcelona managed to beat Real Madrid with a big score which made Barcelona even more confident that next season Barcelona would be able to defend the title. But for real madrid they have gaps they can improve in this transfer window, If Real Madrid don't do it I think Barcelona will easily beat them next season.

Fermin Lopez appeared extraordinary when Barcelona beat Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly match. Despite starting the match as a substitute in the 66th minute, he performed very well alongside the other senior players. A goal scored by Fermin Lopez in the 85th minute signaled that he would soon follow in the footsteps of Pedri and Gavi, the way he scored goals was extraordinary, his curling shot in front of Real Madrid's goal could not be denied by Courtois.

Barcelona performed very well with a game scheme that was still attached to tiki-taka, Gundogan also played very well, he was able to become a general in the midfield area. Conceding three goals from Barcelona left extra work for Ancelotti, he needs to make changes to form a more solid defense, Ancelotti must finish his job before the season starts.

[imamusma]

Fermin Lopez appeared extraordinary when Barcelona beat Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly match. Despite starting the match as a substitute in the 66th minute, he performed very well alongside the other senior players. A goal scored by Fermin Lopez in the 85th minute signaled that he would soon follow in the footsteps of Pedri and Gavi, the way he scored goals was extraordinary, his curling shot in front of Real Madrid's goal could not be denied by Courtois.

Barcelona performed very well with a game scheme that was still attached to tiki-taka, Gundogan also played very well, he was able to become a general in the midfield area. Conceding three goals from Barcelona left extra work for Ancelotti, he needs to make changes to form a more solid defense, Ancelotti must finish his job before the season starts.

Even though I didn't watch the game, from the game statistics I think Barcelona really did a good job. Real Madrid made more attempts to score, but none of their efforts managed to find the net against Marc-André ter Stegen. Real Madrid did have a good striker in their line-up but they struggled against Barcelona despite other factors causing them to lose.

Of course Real Madrid must improve so they can overcome opponents' resistance well next season. Without Benzema Real Madrid are very different even though they could beat several other teams before being beaten by Barcelona 3-0.

[Leviathan.007]

From the first pre-season game to today's match against Barcelona, it was clear that Real Madrid wanted to emphasize the 4-4-2 diamond formation and indeed this formation went very well against Manchester United or AC Milan. But the problem is that when using this formation, Real Madrid still couldn't beat Barcelona in today's pre-season match and they couldn't even reply to the 3 goals scored by Barcelona players. I think Ancelotti is indeed experimenting with his current squad and the question is why from the start he didn't try Joselu as the main striker using a 4-3-3 formation, even though they have a striker who is ready at any time. We know that in the previous game Vini could not move freely because he was always stopped by the Barcelona defense. On the other hand, finishing was the main focus in this match because there were 6 shots that hit the crossbar. Barcelona is Real Madrid's only obstacle to winning the La Liga title next season and if they don't find that loophole soon, it is certain that Barcelona will become the reigning champions.

Carlos Anceloti uses the same formation he used for Manchester United and AC Milan to play against Barcelona, but I think Barcelona were well prepared to play and win because we all know that it is always a derby match between the two sides.

After Arsenal defeated Barcelona, Xavi took to social media to say that they did not expect the intensity the Arsenal squad used for them as they were preparing for just a friendly match; maybe that is why they take the match against Real Madrid very seriously.

Real Madrid still needs a reliable striker to keep them more competitive because they have good midfielders that can create good chances for the team. That’s why they insisted on signing Mbappe because they know he is good at finishing even though he is not a natural striker.I think if they go on with this team in the coming season, they will likely suffer in terms of goal scoring since Vinicius is not reliable in terms of goals.

That's right, I think Xavi said that because he only wanted to focus on the El Clasico pre-season match against Real Madrid and it was proven that Barcelona was able to embarrass Real Madrid with this quite a crushing defeat. The intensity of these two teams really knows no place and wherever they are as long as they are still on the same field, the pride of a team will be highly respected by them.

On the other hand, it is very clear that Real Madrid needs a striker with a mature finish and that is indeed the closest choice to Mbappe and I think there is no more time for Real Madrid. If they really want to beat every team in La Liga and win the title. But if Real Madrid persist in hoping for Vini's sometimes erratic performance, then they will lose the title again.

I'm not still sure about it but maybe Real Madrid didn't put full energy into this match and they were just using this El Clasico game against Barcelona to test some players and this team is still not in a good situation to be tested against Barcelona, that's why we can't say if Real Madrid had bad performance or not.
However, El Clasico is always an important game even if that's just a friendly match.

[CryptoBuds]

I understand that a lot of players are very interested to see how El Clásico is played. Regardless of it being a friendly match. But I just don’t see the importance of a friendly match. If friendly match should be used to give the players that do not get loaded enough play time a match to play so that they can gain some experience. I know that El Clásico does have a different taste to it. After all, it is the legendary El Clásico. But I just don’t see myself giving a friendly match in importance, to be honest.
I know that Barcelona have played really well in this match. But does it actually matter? Because this is not going to help them unless they are truly play like this and play like this consistently throughout the whole season. I just don’t want Barcelona to fall into a false sense of security that they were able to win the preseason match against Real Madrid so they will also be able to win the competitive matches as well. And at the same time, I am pretty sure that if this is the same approach taken by Barcelona in the competitive match Barcelona is definitely going to lose.

I don't think that one match can negatively affect Barcelona, they really played better. And Real Madrid was very unlucky in this match, it’s hard to see so many shots on the crossbar in one game, but Real Madrid succeeded. Yes, this is a friendly match and these results will not be taken into account anywhere, this victory has more moral advantage before the start of the season. I do not rule out that Barcelona can again become champions, they have everything for this.

Barcelona followed up their defeat against Arsenal with an excellent win against Real Madrid. It was a friendly match. So its results may not be useful. However, a win in this match will give the Barcelona players confidence. And this confidence will help them play well in La Liga in the future. Barcelona desperately needed such a great win against Real Madrid. Last season Xavi's only goal was to win the La Liga title. But Xavi must try his best to do well in the Champions League this season. New challenges are coming for Xavi. Barcelona will have to play very carefully in every match.

It is difficult to maintain consistency in both the Champions League and La Liga. Xavi will have to do this difficult task. However, in addition to Lewandowski, there will be another experienced striker in the Barcelona squad, it would have been easier for Barcelona to maintain consistency.

[asriloni]

The match between barcelona and acmilan gonna comesoon. The match against juventus was cancelled due to some players were dying. I hope there will be no problem to happen again. It's pretty interesting to see that how barcelona gonna try to hard to win against serie a team.
Barcelona's journey in the UCL came to an end as a result of their elimination from the group stage following a loss to Inter Milan. It's now time for barcelona to take it as a match to know how good barcelona when it is facing serie a.
The club already made some improvements. We will know the result very soon. Barcelona was already beaten by EPL club. It's now time to watch the match between serie a club vs la liga. Barcelona becomes most favorite club to win.

[rendravolt]

Barcelona looked stunning when they beat Real Madrid. One of Barcelona players immediately became hot news on social media. He is Fermin Lopez, who is one of the graduates from the La Masia academy who performed quite well in yesterday's El Clasico match. I think Xavi will continue to provide opportunities for young players to show their talent in pre-season games.

Barcelona managed to beat Real Madrid with a big score which made Barcelona even more confident that next season Barcelona would be able to defend the title. But for real madrid they have gaps they can improve in this transfer window, If Real Madrid don't do it I think Barcelona will easily beat them next season.

Fermin Lopez appeared extraordinary when Barcelona beat Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly match. Despite starting the match as a substitute in the 66th minute, he performed very well alongside the other senior players. A goal scored by Fermin Lopez in the 85th minute signaled that he would soon follow in the footsteps of Pedri and Gavi, the way he scored goals was extraordinary, his curling shot in front of Real Madrid's goal could not be denied by Courtois.

Barcelona performed very well with a game scheme that was still attached to tiki-taka, Gundogan also played very well, he was able to become a general in the midfield area. Conceding three goals from Barcelona left extra work for Ancelotti, he needs to make changes to form a more solid defense, Ancelotti must finish his job before the season starts.

I was very surprised by this young barcelona player and he hit that hard shot from outside the box that even one of the best goalkeepers in the world couldn't keep out. Fermian Lopez is both happy and touched to score a goal in an important match like El Clasico and of course he can't wait to give his best if Xavi asks for his help.

So far, Barcelona is still full of tiki taka but actually the strategy used by Xavi is more on momentum when getting opportunities and fortunately Barcelona have players who are able to do a task like that and that's where Gundogan's role is very important.

[Ahli38]

Fermin Lopez appeared extraordinary when Barcelona beat Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly match. Despite starting the match as a substitute in the 66th minute, he performed very well alongside the other senior players. A goal scored by Fermin Lopez in the 85th minute signaled that he would soon follow in the footsteps of Pedri and Gavi, the way he scored goals was extraordinary, his curling shot in front of Real Madrid's goal could not be denied by Courtois.

Barcelona performed very well with a game scheme that was still attached to tiki-taka, Gundogan also played very well, he was able to become a general in the midfield area. Conceding three goals from Barcelona left extra work for Ancelotti, he needs to make changes to form a more solid defense, Ancelotti must finish his job before the season starts.

Even though I didn't watch the game, from the game statistics I think Barcelona really did a good job. Real Madrid made more attempts to score, but none of their efforts managed to find the net against Marc-André ter Stegen. Real Madrid did have a good striker in their line-up but they struggled against Barcelona despite other factors causing them to lose.

Of course Real Madrid must improve so they can overcome opponents' resistance well next season. Without Benzema Real Madrid are very different even though they could beat several other teams before being beaten by Barcelona 3-0.

I didn't miss this one game. And you are right that even in this match the Real Madrid squad actually had many chances that almost became goals. I'd rather say that Vinicius Jr was completely unlucky in this fight. He missed the penalty kick because the shot hit the crossbar. Then he had another chance which also hit the crossbar again. And several other opportunities that also narrowly missed the Barcelona goal. Vinicius Jr. always almost scores goals but he seems to lose the accuracy of his shots which are usually always on target. Is he too nervous about the number 7 shirt? 

[legendbtc]

Benzema's departure has left a huge gap in Real Madrid's attack. However, I still appreciate Real Madrid's financial potential, and everything will improve if they successfully recruit Mbappe in this summer transfer.

Yes, perhaps the pressure is on the shoulders of two young strikers, Vinicius and Rodrygo when senior Benzema has gone to the Saudi Professional League to play. In this match, they have to face the great rival Barcelona. Barcelona, this season, is too comprehensive. I rate them higher than Real Madrid. As you say: "If they successfully recruit Mbappe this summer," it will be great to see the trio of Vinicius, Rodrygo, and Mbappe play. This will be a new era for Real Madrid.

[Docnaster]

Benzema's departure has left a huge gap in Real Madrid's attack. However, I still appreciate Real Madrid's financial potential, and everything will improve if they successfully recruit Mbappe in this summer transfer.

Yes, perhaps the pressure is on the shoulders of two young strikers, Vinicius and Rodrygo when senior Benzema has gone to the Saudi Professional League to play. In this match, they have to face the great rival Barcelona. Barcelona, this season, is too comprehensive. I rate them higher than Real Madrid. As you say: "If they successfully recruit Mbappe this summer," it will be great to see the trio of Vinicius, Rodrygo, and Mbappe play. This will be a new era for Real Madrid.

Karim Benzema was an outright striker through out his stay at Real Madrid and despite the current quality in the attacking line of the club they'll definitely feel the departure of Benzema if the club doesn't find a good replacement for him.
Vinicius Jnr and Rodrygo are two good forward players but none of them can play in the striking role like Benzema was playing for Real Madrid. I know that the Real Madrid coach can be using a formation that'll allow a false 9 usage but that doesn't solve the problem of finding his replacement I think

[marcous]

Barcelona looked stunning when they beat Real Madrid. One of Barcelona players immediately became hot news on social media. He is Fermin Lopez, who is one of the graduates from the La Masia academy who performed quite well in yesterday's El Clasico match. I think Xavi will continue to provide opportunities for young players to show their talent in pre-season games.

Barcelona managed to beat Real Madrid with a big score which made Barcelona even more confident that next season Barcelona would be able to defend the title. But for real madrid they have gaps they can improve in this transfer window, If Real Madrid don't do it I think Barcelona will easily beat them next season.

Fermin Lopez appeared extraordinary when Barcelona beat Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly match. Despite starting the match as a substitute in the 66th minute, he performed very well alongside the other senior players. A goal scored by Fermin Lopez in the 85th minute signaled that he would soon follow in the footsteps of Pedri and Gavi, the way he scored goals was extraordinary, his curling shot in front of Real Madrid's goal could not be denied by Courtois.

Barcelona performed very well with a game scheme that was still attached to tiki-taka, Gundogan also played very well, he was able to become a general in the midfield area. Conceding three goals from Barcelona left extra work for Ancelotti, he needs to make changes to form a more solid defense, Ancelotti must finish his job before the season starts.

I was very surprised by this young barcelona player and he hit that hard shot from outside the box that even one of the best goalkeepers in the world couldn't keep out. Fermian Lopez is both happy and touched to score a goal in an important match like El Clasico and of course he can't wait to give his best if Xavi asks for his help.

So far, Barcelona is still full of tiki taka but actually the strategy used by Xavi is more on momentum when getting opportunities and fortunately Barcelona have players who are able to do a task like that and that's where Gundogan's role is very important.

statistically Real Madrid is slightly better in possession 53 compared to 47 with barcelona. Seven yellow cards and 27 total violations illustrate that the match was fierce and tough. After the El Clasico friendly match, Fermin Lopez received a guarantee from Xavi to be promoted to Barcelona main squad next season. Madrid new recruit young player Arda Guler must be absent in this match due to being injured, hopefully Guler can take part in the remaining matches in this pre-season.

Barcelona plays with a high seriousness tempo, because in the previous pre-season match they received a big defeat from Arsenal. I don't think Real Madrid and Ancelotti have yet to find a good formula for the game, some new players still need extra minutes for the adaptation process.