La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

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Barcelona's appearance during pre-season, in my opinion, was quite impressive. Barcelona only lost 5-3 to Arsenal, while Barcelona won the other 3 matches including against Vissel, Real Madrid and Milan.

Xavi did some experimenting with almost all of his players, that included strategy between the first and second half. The match results and match statistics were satisfactory, but Barcelona were also not as good as expected, especially in terms of finishing. Raphinha, Ferran, Ansu Fati, Lewandowski, Yamal and some other played well, but Milan's defense was also the reason why there were so few goals scored in that match.

I applaud the improvement in performance made by Xavi in ​​this pre-season match because they were able to progress quite perfectly in the 4 matches they played because they only lost 1 against Arsenal. In the match against Ac milan, where Barcelona was able to show their best form with the tiki taka they played, so that Barcelona was able to master well the course of this match.

Besides that, the quality of Barcelona players is quite good from what they have shown against real madrid or ac milan. If you look at the process that is being carried out by xavi in ​​pre-season matches, of course he gives a lot of playing minutes for their reserve players and even for their new players to be able to adapt properly before Laliga starts again.

[MusaMohamed]

Barcelona's appearance during pre-season, in my opinion, was quite impressive. Barcelona only lost 5-3 to Arsenal, while Barcelona won the other 3 matches including against Vissel, Real Madrid and Milan.

Xavi did make good improvement for Barcelona since his appearance at their coach bench two seasons ago. He is improving them more in this summer through training, transfers and pre-season matches but the loss against Arsenal is a red flag for him. It helps him to be warned about weakness of Barcelona including their chronic weakness in defense.

Xavi did some experimenting with almost all of his players, that included strategy between the first and second half. The match results and match statistics were satisfactory, but Barcelona were also not as good as expected, especially in terms of finishing. Raphinha, Ferran, Ansu Fati, Lewandowski, Yamal and some other played well, but Milan's defense was also the reason why there were so few goals scored in that match.

In Champions League, Barcelona will meet clubs with very powerful attacking as well as strong defense like bunkers. They will need to have ability to protect their goalkeeper and to break down defense of opponents. Different opposite tasks but together they will help Barcelona to succeed in Champions League.

Using many different players in pre-season matches is a good way to explore more about them as well as find good positions for each player and what tactics can be used for the club as well as what matches most for each player. In a new season with actual matches, Xavi will know when to use a player and what piece is most suitable for a player.

I applaud the improvement in performance made by Xavi in ​​this pre-season match because they were able to progress quite perfectly in the 4 matches they played because they only lost 1 against Arsenal. In the match against Ac milan, where Barcelona was able to show their best form with the tiki taka they played, so that Barcelona was able to master well the course of this match.

Results they achieved from friendly matches are good and they shown some positive lights for them before a new season. They must be clear that friendly matches are different than actual matches in new season because clubs and players will more seriously in their playing. They should not think they are too strong by gaining some good results from pre-season matches but should not feel too disappointed with defeats.

[TopT3ns]

Barcelona's appearance during pre-season, in my opinion, was quite impressive. Barcelona only lost 5-3 to Arsenal, while Barcelona won the other 3 matches including against Vissel, Real Madrid and Milan.

Xavi did some experimenting with almost all of his players, that included strategy between the first and second half. The match results and match statistics were satisfactory, but Barcelona were also not as good as expected, especially in terms of finishing. Raphinha, Ferran, Ansu Fati, Lewandowski, Yamal and some other played well, but Milan's defense was also the reason why there were so few goals scored in that match.

When Barcelona manages to win in a friendly match like this, I don't think about it too much because I know that in this match a lot of players are not serious because they keep their performance for the real match, which will happen in a few moments. With this friendly match, it's like practicing and watching the strategy used by the opponent.

[Leviathan.007]

AC Milan - Barcelona

Enjoyed Barcelona's friendly match against AC Milan. Barcelona's performance was steady. Day by day the performance of this team is stable and organized.
The team lost 5-3 against Arsenal. We saw the weakness of Barcelona's defense. But in their next two matches, they played against the mighty Real Madrid and AC Milan. Barcelona's team did not concede any goals in these two matches. Barcelona beat Madrid 3-0.

Barcelona's overall gameplay against AC Milan was excellent. Barcelona's defense was solid. But I like the performance of Barcelona's young players. Raphinha in particular played well. Ansu Fati scored the goal. If the performance of these two players improves, the Barcelona team's attack can continue to perform well.

Barcelona had a super awesome performance in the friendly games we saw recently and they won the last game against Real Madrid while Real Madrid had many superstar players and spent too much in this season but still, Barcelona won the game, and now this time Ac Milan could win the game against Barcelona while Barcelona much more control over the game and more opportunities.

[asriloni]

When Barcelona manages to win in a friendly match like this, I don't think about it too much because I know that in this match a lot of players are not serious because they keep their performance for the real match, which will happen in a few moments. With this friendly match, it's like practicing and watching the strategy used by the opponent.

So, did you think the club was not seriously playing in the match? It's pre match, but all the clubs were using their main squads. It becomes a way to test how well the major team is right now. The fact that if pre match becomes a good way to test how good the team is that already created by its coach. I meant you can't be sure those guys were not playing seriously. The match between barcelona and acmilan proven it if these clubs are trying so hard to win the game.
Those teams gonna play in the different league. Barcelona used acmilan to measure how strong the team is right now. None knows whether the players were playing seriously or not. Not even you and me.
The compositions of team told us about how serious they are playing the friendly match.

[RaltcoinsB]

Barcelona's appearance during pre-season, in my opinion, was quite impressive. Barcelona only lost 5-3 to Arsenal, while Barcelona won the other 3 matches including against Vissel, Real Madrid and Milan.

Xavi did some experimenting with almost all of his players, that included strategy between the first and second half. The match results and match statistics were satisfactory, but Barcelona were also not as good as expected, especially in terms of finishing. Raphinha, Ferran, Ansu Fati, Lewandowski, Yamal and some other played well, but Milan's defense was also the reason why there were so few goals scored in that match.

When Barcelona manages to win in a friendly match like this, I don't think about it too much because I know that in this match a lot of players are not serious because they keep their performance for the real match, which will happen in a few moments. With this friendly match, it's like practicing and watching the strategy used by the opponent.

I think big teams should take the game they play seriously, even if it's a friendly match. I like Bayern Munich in this regard because they reflect all their strength on the field, even if it is a friendly match. I think Bayern is doing the right thing in this regard. I think Barcelona should do the same. After all, if you are a strong team, you have to prove it. There was not enough performance in the Milan match.

[snipie]

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Barcelona is good thanks to its players and stuff mainly their coach Xavi for sure.
The problem with Barcelona is the financial struggle they are having. I read that only 13 players are already registered in La Liga, including Dembele who might transfer to PSG. So the number of recruited players is kind of fluctuating and the funds generated aren't high, so to generate revenue it isn't possible to do it without big titles.

[TelolettOm]

I think Kylian Mbappe has secretly signed with Real Madrid. There is good reason to think so.

If Real Madrid has signed Mbappe, they mustn't delay to announce it. We must already see the official announcement from Real Madrid. Since there is no any announcement regarding the progress of the negotiation, Real Madrid likely doesn't sign him yet. They just get the personal agreement with Mbappe, but they still can't get a deal with PSG management for the transfer fees.

The likes of Liverpool and Chelsea are trying to sign Kylian Mbappe. And they are trying to make a deal with PSG. I even heard rumors yesterday that Barcelona are interested in signing Kylian Mbappe.

There are too many rumors about Mbappe currently. I'm not sure whether the teams are really interested in him or not, the media probably just make random news. It is purely a rumor only, no official statement from the teams that they are negotiating with PSG management. For Barcelona, they are unlikely to sign Mbappe since they already have Lewandowski on CF position.

On the other hand, we have heard very few rumors this season that Real Madrid are interested in Kylian Mbappe. Over the past few seasons we have heard strong rumors that Kylian Mbappe is interested in the Madrid management team. However, despite PSG wanting to sell Kylian Mbappe this season, Real Madrid management has not officially discussed with PSG regarding Kylian Mbappe. At the same time, Real Madrid management is still not looking for a suitable replacement for Benzema. They brought in Joselu on loan this season, and are likely to be sure to have Kylian Mbappe in the squad next season.

We already heard the rumor about Mbappe-Real Madrid during this transfer window. Even the transfer window wasn't opened yet, the rumor already started. If the rumor is decreasing a bit now, it is probably because of the statement from Perez. He stated that Real Madrid will sign him in the next year. So, it means Real Madrid has no plan to sign him in the current transfer window. However, everything still can happen. Real Madrid isn't impossible to sign him if they think it is a must or very urgent.

[Asiska02]

Barcelona's appearance during pre-season, in my opinion, was quite impressive. Barcelona only lost 5-3 to Arsenal, while Barcelona won the other 3 matches including against Vissel, Real Madrid and Milan.

This is really impressive of them and I hope they’ll replicate the same when the new league begins. Having a good skill without replicating it where it’s needed the most is a total waste of time and effort. I hope this spirit, passion and zeal they used to play the pre-season games will be used to also play the La Liga and the champions league too by next season.

Xavi did some experimenting with almost all of his players, that included strategy between the first and second half. The match results and match statistics were satisfactory, but Barcelona were also not as good as expected, especially in terms of finishing. Raphinha, Ferran, Ansu Fati, Lewandowski, Yamal and some other played well, but Milan's defense was also the reason why there were so few goals scored in that match.

That’s an important observation that every team are suppose to take note of. Your defense is the backbone of the team and if you fail to nurture and make them strong, your whole team will suffer defeat at their expense. I have not noticed too much error from Barcelona’s defense although if they can strengthen it more, it’ll be to their own advantage. The attackers also have to do more work to be able to penetrate into opponent defenders if not, the work of the defense will be in vain if the team can secure a win at the of the match.

[AndySt]

We already heard the rumor about Mbappe-Real Madrid during this transfer window. Even the transfer window wasn't opened yet, the rumor already started. If the rumor is decreasing a bit now, it is probably because of the statement from Perez. He stated that Real Madrid will sign him in the next year. So, it means Real Madrid has no plan to sign him in the current transfer window. However, everything still can happen. Real Madrid isn't impossible to sign him if they think it is a must or very urgent.

I would still not be in a hurry to close this whole epic with Mbappe's move to Real Madrid. I think that Mbappe is still needed by the club right here and now, and therefore all these statements, or rather the silence of the club's management regarding Mbappe's transfer, is rather an element of pressure on Mbappe's price downward. I also read that the Real Madrid management would still prefer Mbappe to move to the club right now, because next season the influence of English buyers clubs on Mbappe's entourage may greatly increase.

[borovichok]

I would still not be in a hurry to close this whole epic with Mbappe's move to Real Madrid. I think that Mbappe is still needed by the club right here and now, and therefore all these statements, or rather the silence of the club's management regarding Mbappe's transfer, is rather an element of pressure on Mbappe's price downward. I also read that the Real Madrid management would still prefer Mbappe to move to the club right now, because next season the influence of English buyers clubs on Mbappe's entourage may greatly increase.

The whole Mbappe transfer saga is trending, however we have no clue of the the ambition of Kylian Mbappe. Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez is a big fan of the Frenchman and will go to any length to bring him over to the Santiago Bernabeu this summer. Mbappe has been on the radar of Los Blancos for quite some time, and with current developments, they are keen to sign him, after all, Mbappe is complicating concerns for the Parisians, with a potential contract extension. Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid is no longer a rumour, with the entire circumstance proving difficult this season.

[BRINIRHA]

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I think Kylian Mbappe has secretly signed with Real Madrid. There is good reason to think so.

Really, how is that possible?
I'm not sure you have a good reason for that, but verbal consent is possible. So far, Kylian Mbappe is still under contract with PSG until the end of the season, so it is very unlikely that Real Madrid will offer Mbappe a contract (secretly) while he will still be playing with PSG next season.

I know Kylian Mbappe is interested in playing for Real Madrid, so is Real Madrid for him. The two have been linked for several seasons but no agreement has been reached as of now. PSG will obviously give heavy sanctions to Mbappe if he is found to have breached his contract, Real Madrid could also be sued for such breach if true.

The news that I heard between Real Madrid and Mbappe's side had only been having personal talks and nothing more. And indeed a club like Real Madrid will definitely be careful in this regard. They definitely don't want to get penalized later if they do something that breaks the rules.
What is clear is that Real Madrid have made a good offer on a personal level which makes Mbappe seem confident enough to join Real Madrid next season after his contract expires. And it seems that PSG has started to realize this. So PSG is trying to release Mbappe in this transfer market. But no suitable club yet. And finally, PSG is now trying to continue to benefit by going on loan to Mbappe
interested clubs and reportedly one of the Premier League clubs, namely Liverpool, is interested in borrowing Mbappe's services for one season.

By the way, Real Madrid currently seems to have a bit of trouble in their line of attack. In the two pre-season matches Real Madrid did not show good goal productivity from their forward players.

[Patrol69]

What PSG will decide about Mbappe is uncertain. However, it seems that PSG wants to sell Mbappe in any way to raise money. Because Mbappe will not renew his contract with PSG. There is no possibility. I think PSG will sell Mbappe. However, Mbappe is not willing to leave PSG this season. Real Madrid are likely to offer Mbappe a big bonus if he joins Real Madrid as a free agent next season. But I don't think PSG will allow that to happen. Mbappe has been paid huge wages by PSG management. They will not want to let Mbappe go on a free.

PSG don't want to lost huge money because Mbappe is their expensive player, so yes it makes sense PSG wants to sell Mbappe as high as possible. Of course Real Madrid would be very happy got Mbappe for free rather than having to pay a huge transfer fee, but it seems PSG maybe sued Real Madrid if that happens. Like rumours I've also heard in local media, they said PSG will report Mbapee and Real Madrid, club Paris suspects Kylian Mbappe has made a pre-contract agreement secretly with Real Madrid.

I think Kylian Mbappe has secretly signed with Real Madrid. There is good reason to think so.
The likes of Liverpool and Chelsea are trying to sign Kylian Mbappe. And they are trying to make a deal with PSG. I even heard rumors yesterday that Barcelona are interested in signing Kylian Mbappe.
On the other hand, we have heard very few rumors this season that Real Madrid are interested in Kylian Mbappe. Over the past few seasons we have heard strong rumors that Kylian Mbappe is interested in the Madrid management team. However, despite PSG wanting to sell Kylian Mbappe this season, Real Madrid management has not officially discussed with PSG regarding Kylian Mbappe. At the same time, Real Madrid management is still not looking for a suitable replacement for Benzema. They brought in Joselu on loan this season, and are likely to be sure to have Kylian Mbappe in the squad next season.

Rumors have been circulating for some time now that Real Madrid have a secret verbal agreement with Mbappe, but no concrete evidence has been found on the matter. PSG believe Mbappe may have completed his deal with Real Madrid, which is now secret. Leaving aside the verbal agreement issue, we still think Mbappe is the most interested in a move to Real Madrid. 

Right now we are missing a main striker for Real Madrid but still Real Madrid have not made any changes to their forwards maybe they are waiting for Mbappe. Rejecting offers from various clubs and Real Madrid not signing any new players, it seems that there may have been secret discussions with Real Madrid about Mbappe's logic, which is why the player and the club are waiting for a good time.

[Bobrox]

Real Madrid loss against Juventus on pre season match 3-1 last few hours, its become second time in a row for Real Madrid losing in pre season match after last games defeated by Barcelona. Its not really good for Real Madrid although as pre season match because without two weeks later they will play in La Liga. Against Juventus, Real Madrid dominance in ball possession and shot on target but its can't helped Madrid for winning the match.

Last match against Juventus become last pre season match for Real Madrid, next match against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga and Carlo Ancelotti must back to the top performance in domestic league. Although have weakness on striker position after not clear transfer Mbappe, Real Madrid have perform as well as in La Liga and Champion League next season.

[bering]

Real Madrid had another poor result today that playing against the Italian team Juventus they had to concede in the 1st minute of the first half and during the match Madrid were dominated the game with 34 total shots but unfortunately these statistics doesn't make them to win the match and Juventus know the quality of Madrid players that's why since the beginning of match Juventus were displayed defensive strategy and this strategy are run well and make Madrid players looks frustratic because they were unable to broke the defense of Juventus

However most of Juventus goals were happened from counter attack strategy and it showed Real Madrid were quite weak when facing the team with good counter attack and before Juventus few days ago Barcelona were using this strategy and Barcelona can able to beat them with huge scores so Ancelotti have to improved this weaknesses immediately because Madrid defense is very poor now and conceded 6 goals from 2 latest matches is big alert for Madrid

[babo]

Real Madrid had another poor result today that playing against the Italian team Juventus they had to concede in the 1st minute of the first half and during the match Madrid were dominated the game with 34 total shots but unfortunately these statistics doesn't make them to win the match and Juventus know the quality of Madrid players that's why since the beginning of match Juventus were displayed defensive strategy and this strategy are run well and make Madrid players looks frustratic because they were unable to broke the defense of Juventus

However most of Juventus goals were happened from counter attack strategy and it showed Real Madrid were quite weak when facing the team with good counter attack and before Juventus few days ago Barcelona were using this strategy and Barcelona can able to beat them with huge scores so Ancelotti have to improved this weaknesses immediately because Madrid defense is very poor now and conceded 6 goals from 2 latest matches is big alert for Madrid

Well we knew that Real Madrid had problems up front, it is no coincidence that they are looking for a replacement for Benzema who has fitness problems due to his age
I don't know if he's succeeding but the market is certainly not favourable, let's see what happens

[Strongkored]

The whole Mbappe transfer saga is trending, however we have no clue of the the ambition of Kylian Mbappe. Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez is a big fan of the Frenchman and will go to any length to bring him over to the Santiago Bernabeu this summer. Mbappe has been on the radar of Los Blancos for quite some time, and with current developments, they are keen to sign him, after all, Mbappe is complicating concerns for the Parisians, with a potential contract extension. Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid is no longer a rumour, with the entire circumstance proving difficult this season.

Kylian Mbappe's ambition is to play for the club he has liked since he was a child Real Madrid, and try to make his dream come true without having to make the club spend big to buy it from PSG, and that caused anger from PSG's owners because they brought in this player for a very large value , and the hope of being able to get the champion's league title has not been achieved so that it has caused a very hot conflict to date.
It seems that Kylian Mbappe is ready to sacrifice for Real Madrid by not playing at PSG for one season so he can leave his current club on a free transfer. Reportedly Real Madrid are ready to buy him this season but the value will not be the same as what PSG wants.
However, we will definitely see Mbappe playing for Real Madrid. He has shown that he is serious about his desire by rejecting an offer from a Saudi Arabian club because his target right now is not money but more titles. It's a shame that the move didn't go smoothly, the skills he possessed made the club ready to do a lot of things to make him a player at the club, but the skill will not be very useful when the player doesn't like the club where he plays.

[HajiBagi]

Real Madrid loss against Juventus on pre season match 3-1 last few hours, its become second time in a row for Real Madrid losing in pre season match after last games defeated by Barcelona. Its not really good for Real Madrid although as pre season match because without two weeks later they will play in La Liga. Against Juventus, Real Madrid dominance in ball possession and shot on target but its can't helped Madrid for winning the match.

Last match against Juventus become last pre season match for Real Madrid, next match against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga and Carlo Ancelotti must back to the top performance in domestic league. Although have weakness on striker position after not clear transfer Mbappe, Real Madrid have perform as well as in La Liga and Champion League next season.

Although we know juventus is a strong team, juventus is not a team like real Madrid, and real Madrid was defeated 3-1 by juventus, this shows that real Madrid needs a stricker player. Real Madrid's performance in their two preseason matches looked very poor, with the first one being between Barcelona and the second one being between juventus. Real Madrid usually has a shoot while playing a match against any team, but they don't have a good striker who can score goals. I remarked yesterday that they needed a striker player like Benzema who can keep the position, Because Rodrigo and Joselu are not as intelligent as Karim Benzema, they struggle to score goals when there isn't a strong striker on the pitch.

Although it is not a good idea to judge a team by preseason games, but preseason games do show how the team performs and where the team's problems are. It would be beneficial if Real Madrid took a close look at the team and identified the areas that needed improvement, but I believe that this is not the case. The only position that Real Madrid really needs help with is a striker since, if they use these players to compete in the league next year, Real Madrid will be able to enter the Champions League and will likely breeze through the group stage.

[Popkon6]

Real Madrid loss against Juventus on pre season match 3-1 last few hours, its become second time in a row for Real Madrid losing in pre season match after last games defeated by Barcelona. Its not really good for Real Madrid although as pre season match because without two weeks later they will play in La Liga. Against Juventus, Real Madrid dominance in ball possession and shot on target but its can't helped Madrid for winning the match.

Last match against Juventus become last pre season match for Real Madrid, next match against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga and Carlo Ancelotti must back to the top performance in domestic league. Although have weakness on striker position after not clear transfer Mbappe, Real Madrid have perform as well as in La Liga and Champion League next season.

I could not accept such a loss at all because although Real Madrid is a very strong team. But in the current situation many teams have become normal with the change of players but meanwhile Juventus has been quite strong so far. Because the three attacks that Juventus succeeded in were the three that were too deadly for Real Madrid. With Real Madrid failing to score goals due to a lack of strikers, the Karim Benzema vacancy needs an experienced player. So without striker Real Madrid seems empty and with all teams Real Madrid face loss.

[topbitcoin]

Real Madrid loss against Juventus on pre season match 3-1 last few hours, its become second time in a row for Real Madrid losing in pre season match after last games defeated by Barcelona. Its not really good for Real Madrid although as pre season match because without two weeks later they will play in La Liga. Against Juventus, Real Madrid dominance in ball possession and shot on target but its can't helped Madrid for winning the match.

Last match against Juventus become last pre season match for Real Madrid, next match against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga and Carlo Ancelotti must back to the top performance in domestic league. Although have weakness on striker position after not clear transfer Mbappe, Real Madrid have perform as well as in La Liga and Champion League next season.

Ancelotti is still trying with the same formation in recent matches but it still doesn't seem to be working well.
2 strikers are still difficult for them at the moment because they are used to the standard 4-3-3 formation.
I thought it would be good to try this formation in their last match against Juventus but Ancelotti seems to have other thoughts.

There are many potential young players in Madrid but what they need is still the instinct to create goals. I'm not saying they're bad at scheming and possession but they're still pretty weak defensively at the moment especially now that they like to lose focus in the final minutes.