La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[KTChampions]

Yes, Atlantic Madrid sounds pretty good for the MLS, by the way 
As for your question, it's me. I believe that Atlético may well kick City out of the Champions League - in the 21-22 season they played almost on an equal footing with City and City at the end of the game played exactly the shameful Simeone football (tightening time, fouls, senseless ball control).

I am definitely not one of those who'd say that Atletico has no chance because that's wrong, Atletico has a chance as much as any other team has a chance to win a game against Manchester City. But the relative strength of the two teams has shifted significantly over recent years and yet the game has to be played. But if that games was repeated many times, I would say that Manchester City would win significantly more games than they tie or lose against Atletico considering their present state.

Atletico a few years ago was the most inconvenient and nasty team to play against because of their attitude and their quality. There was an evil, yet effective synergy between their attitude and their quality. But do you think that they still have that quality? The attitude might be the same, but the quality isn't. That's what I can tell from my point of view.

There is no doubt that City will win most of the games in a long series. But Atlético are an awkward opponent for City in their style and if they are in shape or luck is on their side they can win. As for their current quality, firstly, the upcoming season will show, and secondly, it is obvious that Atlético has regressed in recent years. I think the problem is Diego Simeone - he is stuck in one place and it is high time for him to leave, if only to refresh his football experience in another club/League.

[ShowOff]

Atletico Madrid always appear stable in Laliga because they always close the season in the top 4. However, this season there is a relatively high chance that they will still be under Real Madrid and Barcelona on the standings. Atletico Madrid don't have a big instinct to build a squad to be contenders in the title race because they will feel weak when they face Real Madrid and Barcelona.

I think Atletico Madrid can win the Laliga trophy if they have better quality players in their squad depth. Because the two teams above them have stronger squad depth compared to Atletico madrid.

Atletico Madrid have established themselves as title contenders every season in La Liga, but it is true that their quality is no better than Real Madrid and Barcelona. Even if Atletico Madrid could win the title, it would mean that Barcelona and Real Madrid were completely unstable during that season.

Atletico Madrid last won the title in the 2020-2021 season, but they have always been able to qualify for the Champions League almost every season. So far Barcelona has won 5 titles in the last 9 seasons, Real Madrid won 3 titles, while Atletico Madrid only had 1 title. For next season I believe Atletico Madrid will be in contention for the title, but I tend to agree that Barcelona are the favorites to get it.

[SatoPrincess]

Atletico Madrid were a much more competitive team for titles in the past. Simeone was there again. They won so many titles in his management as well but those days are long gone now. Of course the same system doesn't work forever for a team. It looks like we are nearing the end of Simeone's time at Atletico Madrid as well.

He has only one year left here and there is still no offer by Atletico Madrid for an extension. This means they will probably wait and see if there will be any improvement in team performance.

Atletico Madrid have a really strong squad in fact. They have the strength to be in the La Liga title race. Simeone should find a way to make this team become more consistent this season. Besides their Champions League effort has also been not decent at all.

I guess Atletico Madrid are preparing for a future without Diego Simeone. I have to say that it has been a good time with Diego and Atletico Madrid but even the best of times have to come to an end. The Simeone era no longer hold much glory days as it used to be in the La liga, it could be the club is considering bringing in a new manager with fresh ideas to control the affairs of the team and return the club back to past glory days and highly competitive seasons.

[temple]

I think so, too. Barcelona won't play a terrible season considering the players they have to start the season with. Real Madrid is also too strong to completely fail, but I think last season was too weak to be true

Atletico Madrid is like a surprise bag to me as I can't clearly see whether they are ready to attack the top again or whether it could be another average season for them. They also never play a bad season, but to stand up to Barcelona and Real Madrid it takes more than a good season. They did lack the killer instinct in some games, in the close games when they could win it with a one goal advantage and they usually do win it, but last season they couldn't kill the clock in some of those close games and lost points due to an equalizer or lost a point because they got a lucky punch against them.

Atletico Madrid always appear stable in Laliga because they always close the season in the top 4. However, this season there is a relatively high chance that they will still be under Real Madrid and Barcelona on the standings. Atletico Madrid don't have a big instinct to build a squad to be contenders in the title race because they will feel weak when they face Real Madrid and Barcelona.

I think Atletico Madrid can win the Laliga trophy if they have better quality players in their squad depth. Because the two teams above them have stronger squad depth compared to Atletico madrid.

I don't think the lack of instinct is an issue for them when it comes to building a squad that is worthy of being a strong contender for the title race. They know what is needed to be up against Barcelona and Real Madrid for a whole season. Consistency, consistency, consistency. They need to have winning streaks and not lose points easily and carelessly. If they constantly collect points and even if it is a draw here and there, it is possible for them to stay in contact with the top and wait for a weak period of either Real Madrid or Barcelona. But it is important for them to at least stay in reasonable distance and not get too far behind too early in the season.

[Velvet78]

It would be better for Atletico Madrid to start off with a clean slate after this season. I mean it depends on how they will perform in this season of course. But considering the last two seasons I won't keep my expectation level much high for them. They are just struggling to be consistent from the beginning of a season in the La Liga.

I agree with their look in the Champions League as well. They can't even get past the group stage which isn't nice to see for a powerful team like them. It is like a last chance for Simeone and he had better use it efficiently. But if he doesn't the board shouldn't have second thoughts about parting ways with him.

[Leviathan.007]

Yesterday there was a match between Atletico Madrid won the game against Macnshter City in a friendly match while Manchester City is the champion of Europe and they are a strong team with Guardiola, Atletico Madrid proved they improved their performance for the next season and they can be a strong opponent for any team.
Diego Simeone about that game and the result they got said they are in peace and got more self-confidence after this game.

[Docnaster]

Atletico Madrid always appear stable in Laliga because they always close the season in the top 4. However, this season there is a relatively high chance that they will still be under Real Madrid and Barcelona on the standings. Atletico Madrid don't have a big instinct to build a squad to be contenders in the title race because they will feel weak when they face Real Madrid and Barcelona.

I think Atletico Madrid can win the Laliga trophy if they have better quality players in their squad depth. Because the two teams above them have stronger squad depth compared to Atletico madrid.

Atletico Madrid have established themselves as title contenders every season in La Liga, but it is true that their quality is no better than Real Madrid and Barcelona. Even if Atletico Madrid could win the title, it would mean that Barcelona and Real Madrid were completely unstable during that season.

Atletico Madrid last won the title in the 2020-2021 season, but they have always been able to qualify for the Champions League almost every season. So far Barcelona has won 5 titles in the last 9 seasons, Real Madrid won 3 titles, while Atletico Madrid only had 1 title. For next season I believe Atletico Madrid will be in contention for the title, but I tend to agree that Barcelona are the favorites to get it.

Diego Simeone has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that his Atletico Madrid side is capable of winning the La Liga even when they're least expected to win it ahead of the serial winners which are Real Madrid and Barcelona.
However, considering their current squad and their less involvement in this summer's transfer window, I think winning the La Liga would be a very difficult task for them next season. Finishing in the top four looks certainly a possibility but it'll be difficult to see them win the league

[GxSTxV]

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.

It’s not that I’m completely disagreeing with you thinking that football is entirety about having good players but relying on one match only which is not even official to determine future results of next season . There are several factors to consider in these cases including tactical gameplay and team cohesion. Barcelona's coach Xavi shows promising career with Barcelona that we agree while in my opinion Ancelotti should retire soon from Real Madrid and find a new better coach that will use the players in a good way and show us the true White House power. Both teams have things to improve to compete in the UCL this year. This match i have seen that Real Madrid played better but Barcelona knew how to win and score 3 goals.

[X-ray]

hard enough for Atletico Madrid to get the La Liga trophy even though they successfully won over Man City in yesterday's friendly match, the match did not have high tension and man city seemed to play casually.  madrid and barcelona made a fairly large squad overhaul, so i'm more sure that either barcelona or madrid will most likely win the league this season again.

Manchester city is still keeping some of its important players like KDB. City was very strong once KDB was playing caused by he just like the brain of manchester city in the field. He was always controlling the ball for manchester city.
So many times KDB has been helping haaland so much in making the goals. The last match's result was unreliable, but it showed improvements for Atletico Madrid. They still have a lower chance of winning compared to Barcelona and Real Madrid..

other news from barcelona, after dembele agreed to PSG it looks like they will make one of the 3 barcelona league players ^{(fermin lopez)} into the main team, i'm really interested in seeing how he played in the friendly match against madrid yesterday.

Fermin lopez is still in the adaptation to the main squad. Barcelona had no choice other than use player from its academic to play in the main club, but this is also very important to make sure if barcelona will not always rely on buying the new player from another club.
Fermin lopez did 1 assist and 1 goal against madrid. I think that he has bright future. His performance was amazing in the previous match but it's too fast to counting on him. Lopez needs more time to adapt.
We shall not rush to expect something big to this young player.

[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.

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

Madrid's main weakness has been their over-reliance on Benzema over the last few seasons. And while Benzema is in the squad they should have found a suitable replacement for Benzema. They didn't do it. And now, if Madrid does not get a suitable replacement for Benzema, the team will not be able to win the title next season. Joselu is quite a good striker. But he is not as experienced as Benzema.

Vini and Rodrygo are excellent players no doubt. But they miss a lot of easy opportunities. But Vini is slowly gaining experience. Day by day his performance is getting sharper. I hope we see better performances from Vini next season. At the same time, if Joselu and Rodrygo play well, maybe Real Madrid's performance will stabilize.

Vinicius and Rodrygo were still immature and lacked the courage to fight independently. We can see this when facing heavyweights like Barcelona. The tactic that Real Madrid is applying is to take advantage of young players. The young players were also embarrassed by the lack of coordination in the absence of the central striker last season, Karim Benzema. They need the veterans Luka Modric and Toni Kroos to guide the young players in the game.
We need more time for Vinicius and Rodrygo to be confident and brave enough to step out of the shadow of their seniors, even to shine brightly.

[Bobrox]

There are only 3 teams that have a big chance of winning the La Liga title every season, namely Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. These three teams compete against each other to win the title, but for next season I will give a lot of hope to Barcelona who win it.

Regardless of Barcelona's current financial condition, I think they are still very worth relying on every season. I've seen how influential Xavi is for Barcelona's game, it looks very different to the team Koeman had a few seasons ago. Xavi has convinced me that he can help Barcelona return to its former glory in La Liga, but unfortunately he doesn't have much financial support to build up his squad.

La Liga dominance dominance by three teams only has chance for winning tittles from Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, actually Atletico success destroying Real Madrid and Barcelona dominance for winning La Liga tittles in season 2020/21 but last three years have dropped performance and finished under Barcelona and Real Madrid position. For next season I doubt with Barcelona can defend their La Liga tittle because they loss several players but not active for signing potential player. Ousmane Dembele have confirmed for joining PSG next season and Barcelona can't find right replacement on left or right position filled by Dembele. I think Rea Madrid have bigger chance winning La Liga tittles next season after improvement their squad.

[ancafe]

Usually all football manager not priority what the result on friendly match loss or win its not important because they want to see weakness side from his formation. Real Madrid keep confidence although loss from Barcelona because is pre season match only and not give impact in domestic league.

Its not real formation in friendly match actually the scorer goals from Barcelona Ousmane Dembélé have reached personal verbal agreement for joining with PSG. I think important with friendly match how manager change composition if main player get injured or move to other team and Barcelona have adapt well with other formation if Ousmane Dembélé leaves and join to PSG is real happening.
 

The trial match is only a part to see the extent of the strengths and weaknesses they have, the coach can play the young players they have and can later enter the core squad during the competition. Ousmane Dembele's contract ended until June 2024, the Frenchman was indeed being monitored by PSG and was likely to move there with a five -year contract.

Ousmane Dembele performed well in the trial match and he was also important when he beat Real Madrid. Last season Ousmane Dembele's appearance was not very consistent because he often suffered injuries, so his appearance was not so optimal. If the agreement joins PSG is reached, Barcelona must lose a winger which basically has good quality.

[W Jr.]

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

Madrid's main weakness has been their over-reliance on Benzema over the last few seasons. And while Benzema is in the squad they should have found a suitable replacement for Benzema. They didn't do it. And now, if Madrid does not get a suitable replacement for Benzema, the team will not be able to win the title next season. Joselu is quite a good striker. But he is not as experienced as Benzema.

Vini and Rodrygo are excellent players no doubt. But they miss a lot of easy opportunities. But Vini is slowly gaining experience. Day by day his performance is getting sharper. I hope we see better performances from Vini next season. At the same time, if Joselu and Rodrygo play well, maybe Real Madrid's performance will stabilize.

Vinicius and Rodrygo were still immature and lacked the courage to fight independently. We can see this when facing heavyweights like Barcelona. The tactic that Real Madrid is applying is to take advantage of young players. The young players were also embarrassed by the lack of coordination in the absence of the central striker last season, Karim Benzema. They need the veterans Luka Modric and Toni Kroos to guide the young players in the game.
We need more time for Vinicius and Rodrygo to be confident and brave enough to step out of the shadow of their seniors, even to shine brightly.

Players like Vinicius and Rodrygo are very important players for Real Madrid. They will feel the absence of Benzema as a forward. Therefore, more work falls on the attacking midfield. They may have the offensive power with Joselu, but I still think it will be insufficient. Worse things could happen for Real Madrid if Joselu gets injured.

[borovichok]

La Liga dominance dominance by three teams only has chance for winning tittles from Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, actually Atletico success destroying Real Madrid and Barcelona dominance for winning La Liga tittles in season 2020/21 but last three years have dropped performance and finished under Barcelona and Real Madrid position. For next season I doubt with Barcelona can defend their La Liga tittle because they loss several players but not active for signing potential player. Ousmane Dembele have confirmed for joining PSG next season and Barcelona can't find right replacement on left or right position filled by Dembele. I think Rea Madrid have bigger chance winning La Liga tittles next season after improvement their squad.

Ousmane Dembélé has already agreed to terms with the bidding club, PSG, and the Frenchman hopes to join them this summer. Next season, as usual, we expect a lot of action from Los Blancos and the blaugrana, which is exactly how they will keep winning the La Liga an aspiration. Barcelona and Real Madrid have been the dominant clubs in La Liga for decades. Athletico Madrid are only hiding in these clubs' shadows; nothing wrong with it, but they should step out and become a leading elite club on their own, perhaps it would be difficult but things have to changed for the better for them.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

For next season I doubt with Barcelona can defend their La Liga tittle because they loss several players but not active for signing potential player. Ousmane Dembele have confirmed for joining PSG next season and Barcelona can't find right replacement on left or right position filled by Dembele. I think Rea Madrid have bigger chance winning La Liga tittles next season after improvement their squad.

The next season, La Liga will be another dual race between Barcelona and Real Madrid like the past season. Barcelona will get more challenge from Real Madrid as Los Blancos will have some new players from this summer transfer and they will become a stronger team in a coming season. Barcelona will have more concentration on Champions League after their failure in the last season. It might affect their focus on La Liga and give Real Madrid chances to take the trophy back.

Ousmane Dembélé has already agreed to terms with the bidding club, PSG, and the Frenchman hopes to join them this summer.

Dembele already wanted to leave Barcelona in the last summer but Xavi successfully convinced Dembele to stay in Camp Nou. Now it's time for him to leave Barcelona where his career was revived by Xavi management. In some past seasons, Dembele only brought disappointment to Barcelona with very little appearances, unprofessional in training and very limited contributions. He only became more useful after Xavi came and took over the coach position, then helped Dembele to play better in the club and even was called for French national squad.

After gaining some success with Barcelona, Dembele wants to leave so his loyalty for Barcelona is in doubt. Do you want to keep such players in your club? If I am Barcelona Sport director, I will let Dembele go and use money from his transfer to buy one or two young players.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

The next season, La Liga will be another dual race between Barcelona and Real Madrid like the past season. Barcelona will get more challenge from Real Madrid as Los Blancos will have some new players from this summer transfer and they will become a stronger team in a coming season. Barcelona will have more concentration on Champions League after their failure in the last season. It might affect their focus on La Liga and give Real Madrid chances to take the trophy back.

I don't think so. In principle, what both teams are going to concentrate on most is La Liga, which is where they will play the most games from the start, and only depending on results, if a team does badly in La Liga but well in the Champions League, they may end up concentrating on the Champions League, but in general what they concentrate on most from the start is the league.

Something like that happened at the end of last season when Madrid concentrated more on the Champion League, although they failed to win it.

[mamesso]

Players like Vinicius and Rodrygo are very important players for Real Madrid. They will feel the absence of Benzema as a forward. Therefore, more work falls on the attacking midfield. They may have the offensive power with Joselu, but I still think it will be insufficient. Worse things could happen for Real Madrid if Joselu gets injured.

Real Madrid cannot expect much from Vinicius and Rodrygo up front without the support of a quality striker like Benzema. Joselu is only a complement to the void, he cannot be the best choice because his quality is still below the strikers that Madrid currently have. The defeat to Barcelona needs to be evaluated immediately, they really need a quality striker to improve quality on the front lines. Of course, Real Madrid still really needs a top-class striker in order to maintain their chances of making up for last season's failure.

[bering]

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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.

By the way I am also not really sure Atletico Madrid can win La Liga title in season 2023-2024, but now squad of Atletico Madrid looks has improved and I think they still have a chance to get the title La Liga. Actually previous season Atletico Madrid they should be in the top second place, but at the early of that season they performance very bad and they lost a lot of points. Although I've also think same with you Barcelona can got the title of La Liga again, but the results maybe not always same like last season, I mean this league is quite competitive and we might see a new winner. Real Madrid maybe.

Barcelona and Real Madrid will always be the strong contender for race title and it just happend for each season that both teams always be joined the race to get Laliga title and for Atletico Madrid indeed compared to other teams in Laliga only them who can able to broke the domination of Barcelona and Madrid and just like i said before Simeone was successfully to make Atletico as strong team in this competition without huge money and for next season although they have small chances but i think Atletico Madrid also can be considered as the contender for race title

Atletico Madrid didn't spend a lot of money to gets the players this summer but maybe because Simeone was very confident with Atletico the current squad so that's why they didn't bought much players to strengthen the team but Atletico got experience player César Azpilicueta from Chelsea with free transfer status and he will make Atletico's defense stronger especially on the right side which was one of their weaknesses last season

[topbitcoin]

Players like Vinicius and Rodrygo are very important players for Real Madrid. They will feel the absence of Benzema as a forward. Therefore, more work falls on the attacking midfield. They may have the offensive power with Joselu, but I still think it will be insufficient. Worse things could happen for Real Madrid if Joselu gets injured.

Real Madrid cannot expect much from Vinicius and Rodrygo up front without the support of a quality striker like Benzema. Joselu is only a complement to the void, he cannot be the best choice because his quality is still below the strikers that Madrid currently have. The defeat to Barcelona needs to be evaluated immediately, they really need a quality striker to improve quality on the front lines. Of course, Real Madrid still really needs a top-class striker in order to maintain their chances of making up for last season's failure.

The match against Barcelona is not a reference point but Madrid must feel that it will be difficult unlike the initial expectations.
Making significant changes with 2 strikers and 1 second striker is not as easy as it seems.
Indeed, in the end, there are still 3 up front but it is difficult with Vini and Rodrygo who sometimes only act as scramblers for the opponent's defense but are not accompanied by a goal-hungry striker like Benzema.
Joselu is actually still quite capable but it would be better if there was the addition of at least 1 superior striker.
On the other hand, Ancelotti must be aware that in the defeat against Barcelona some time ago, their defense towards the end was very slack and this needs to be improved again because it is very strange when usually Madrid is always a club with last minute specialists but in the match against Barcelona a few days ago they were the ones who conceded 2 goals in the final minutes.

[len01]

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Real Madrid cannot expect much from Vinicius and Rodrygo up front without the support of a quality striker like Benzema. Joselu is only a complement to the void, he cannot be the best choice because his quality is still below the strikers that Madrid currently have. The defeat to Barcelona needs to be evaluated immediately, they really need a quality striker to improve quality on the front lines. Of course, Real Madrid still really needs a top-class striker in order to maintain their chances of making up for last season's failure.

come on mate, we have to forget about Benzema and try to believe in his replacements, even though Vinicius and Rodrygo can not appear as strong as Benzema, but at least Bellingham can be something that can replace Benzema quality and we do not just look at matches with Barcelona, but look at matches with other teams like matches with Man United which is extraordinary to be able to beat MU.
we must remember that Real Madrid goal is not only in the La Liga competition but also in other competitions such as the Champions League, so we have to compare matches with other teams as well, not only with matches in other leagues.
Im pretty sure that even though Madrid lost their flagship player, Bellingham was able to perform well to contribute to Madrid to revive the team towards other competitions.