La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[Warkop]

Barselona almost drew the match but the penalty shootout was a huge opportunity for them as the match was 1-1 until the 84th minute. Barcelona won today's match and got total 10 points and on the other hand Girona is in 2nd position with 10 points and Real Madrid is in 1st position with 12 points.  Barcelona will be in position to overtake Girona if they win their next match.  And then Real Madrid will be their only rival

Barcelona still hasn't shown a convincing performance, the victory this time was quite helped because of the penalty prize, and fortunately, Lewandowski managed to execute the penalty well, the previous match they also almost lost to Villareal because they were behind by the home team, and it looks like they are having quite a problem in the away game because from 3 away matches they have had difficulties if Xavi Hernandez hard to finds their weak points and fixes them immediately then Real Madrid will be very comfortable staying at the top.

Seeing that Girona has not been defeated in the 4 matches they have played is quite surprising, last season Girona was not too special and managed to finish in 10th place, and in the future many things could happen including Girona losing and the top four will be filled by teams that are indeed used to being in that position, unless Girona is able to maintain their appearance well to continue to get good results.

I think it was not luck that they won,they dominated the game and different from the Villareal game in this game they played much better compared to Osasuna.It would have been devastating if they didn't win yesterday night with penalty or not,the fact that they kept attacking it means that they are in the good way toward their title protecting this year,Real barely managed to win against Getafe and that is the team which has not been doing that well in game play despite the results show otherwise for them,for me Barcelona is much better and over the long run will be better.

I agree with your opinion that Barcelona's victory in that match was not solely due to luck. In my opinion they have shown a much better performance compared to the previous match against Villarreal. Factors such as game strategy, hard work and individual abilities of players also contribute greatly to their victory. Additionally, it is important to remember that match results do not always reflect a team's long-term performance. Because a team that is considered big by many people, if its performance and teamwork is not good, it will definitely lose against a small team. This is part of the charm of football, where teams compete against various factors and challenges that should not be underestimated.

[cloudfir3e]

Barselona almost drew the match but the penalty shootout was a huge opportunity for them as the match was 1-1 until the 84th minute. Barcelona won today's match and got total 10 points and on the other hand Girona is in 2nd position with 10 points and Real Madrid is in 1st position with 12 points.  Barcelona will be in position to overtake Girona if they win their next match.  And then Real Madrid will be their only rival

Barcelona still hasn't shown a convincing performance, the victory this time was quite helped because of the penalty prize, and fortunately, Lewandowski managed to execute the penalty well, the previous match they also almost lost to Villareal because they were behind by the home team, and it looks like they are having quite a problem in the away game because from 3 away matches they have had difficulties if Xavi Hernandez hard to finds their weak points and fixes them immediately then Real Madrid will be very comfortable staying at the top.

After I traced Barcelona won this match not because of luck but because it had performed quite well in 5x matches and had won 4x against Osasuna. Even though Barcelona won the match due to penalties, you need to know that not only that, Barcelona has won 4 times against Osasuna, it is known that Osasuna is not an easy opponent for Barcelona, especially since the match took place at Osasuna's home ground, but Barcelona can win it even though many do not accept defeat. Osasuna.

[Velvet78]

Can Barcelona defend its title this season?
Yes, we are witnessing the hard struggle of the La Liga champions. Barcelona could only win all 3 points against home team Osasuna thanks to a penalty. I wonder how they can play poorly when they have a perfect squad in every position. But no matter what, Xavi and his team won 3 points to continue chasing their great rival Real Madrid on the La Liga rankings this season.

It is possible of course but it is obvious that it won't be as easy as in the previous season. I'm saying this at least depending on the current performances. Because Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have also made a great start to the new season. I'm not confident about Atletico Madrid though as they haven't been in a title race for like two years if I'm not wrong.

However Real Madrid will be a big threat for the league title this time. They seem much more different than the previous season. Right now they are suffering some important injuries but still continuing to win their games. Bellingham is playing a big role in this streak.

[bitLeap]

Can Barcelona defend its title this season?
Yes, we are witnessing the hard struggle of the La Liga champions. Barcelona could only win all 3 points against home team Osasuna thanks to a penalty. I wonder how they can play poorly when they have a perfect squad in every position. But no matter what, Xavi and his team won 3 points to continue chasing their great rival Real Madrid on the La Liga rankings this season.

It is possible of course but it is obvious that it won't be as easy as in the previous season. I'm saying this at least depending on the current performances. Because Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have also made a great start to the new season. I'm not confident about Atletico Madrid though as they haven't been in a title race for like two years if I'm not wrong.

However Real Madrid will be a big threat for the league title this time. They seem much more different than the previous season. Right now they are suffering some important injuries but still continuing to win their games. Bellingham is playing a big role in this streak.

Barcelona's success in winning the championship last season was due to Real Madrid playing below standard and that made it easier for them (Barcelona) to win the title. This season will be a different season, I believe that. Because as you said Real Madrid are also better now, although they still have weaknesses in the front line, but they can still overcome it with other players who can be the difference, like Bellingham, the player they just brought in this season.
Now even though they have a better line-up than last season, that doesn't guarantee they'll be better too.

[HajiBagi]

Real Madrid won, albeit hard. Getafe lasted until the 90+4. minute, but David Soria, who played very well throughout the match, couldn't control the ball in one go after the shot, and Jude Bellingham, who took advantage of this scored the winning goal for his team. I can't imagine where Real Madrid would be without Bellingham this season. While Real Madrid won all 4 games, Bellingham scored 5 goals in these games and backed his team. He has shown that he is a candidate to be the transfer of the year with his performance so far.
Real Madrid will be in a better situation once the injuries recover. Then they can win games without leaving it to the last minute.

Real Madrid is a side that consistently strives to win despite being down in the first half. Getafe's goal against Real Madrid caused Ancelotti to decide to substitute players in the second half of the game. I knew the match would be difficult from the start since Getafe plays a defensive style of football, which is why they use five defensive players to defend their home pitch. However, some of the players can't play the way Getafe players do. If not for a defensive error by a Real Madrid player, I don't believe Getafe would have been able to score a single goal in the game due to their aggressive style of play and habit of handing out more than four yellow cards.

I don't think the referee used in the Real Madrid vs. Getafe game was a good one because of the way he controlled the field; Real Madrid had more than two penalties and they cancelled them. Barcelona's penalty kick from yesterday is not even as clear as the one Real Madrid gave Barcelona. I think Real Madrid would have scored more if it weren't for the referee. Thanks to the players' efforts and Bellingham's shrewd play, Real Madrid was able to win the match. I think Real Madrid will do well this season.

[laurenB7742]

The chances of the match becoming a draw are increasing. The match is now tied at 1-1. Although Barcelona performed well in the first half, their performance slowed down in the second half. Osasuna became more attacking in the second half. Osasuna's players stepped up the attack. And so we didn't see a good performance from Barcelona in the second half. However, let's see how the Barcelona players did in the last 10 minutes. My prediction was Barcelona to win. But there is no chance of winning if such a bad performance. If Barcelona could dominate in the second half like the first half, then Barcelona would not have any problem to win this match. Lewandowski is not playing well today. Team expectations are always high from an experienced player like Lewandowski.

In contrast, Barcelona have come back ahead of Osasuna after Lewandowski was awarded a penalty. Barcelona are 1-2 up now, so I think victory is almost secure. These 3 points are very important to stay close to Real Madrid and of course this will also keep the players' self-confidence good.
Barcelona had difficulty winning this match even though they actually dominated the match, but in the end I believe Barcelona can secure these 3 points as planned. Felix and Cancelo have already make debut in this match, so they will definitely strengthen Barcelona's strength this season. But Osasuna hasn't given up, they played very well even with only 10 players.

In contrast, Barcelona have come back ahead of Osasuna after Lewandowski was awarded a penalty. Barcelona are 1-2 up now, so I think victory is almost secure. These 3 points are very important to stay close to Real Madrid and of course this will also keep the players' self-confidence good.

Barcelona had difficulty winning this match even though they actually dominated the match, but in the end I believe Barcelona can secure these 3 points as planned. Felix and Cancelo have already make debut in this match, so they will definitely strengthen Barcelona's strength this season. But Osasuna hasn't given up, they played very well even with only 10 players.

[Luzin]

Barcelona still hasn't shown a convincing performance, the victory this time was quite helped because of the penalty prize, and fortunately, Lewandowski managed to execute the penalty well, the previous match they also almost lost to Villareal because they were behind by the home team, and it looks like they are having quite a problem in the away game because from 3 away matches they have had difficulties if Xavi Hernandez hard to finds their weak points and fixes them immediately then Real Madrid will be very comfortable staying at the top.

I think they haven't got hot for the new season. If this continues then Barcelona will lose a lot of points. They will find it difficult to chase points if the difference in points will be even more.
I think with a good enough transfer from Real Madrid they will be favourites to win again. Although it is only the initial season, Xavi must immediately improve it. Xavi must maximise the potential of players to get maximum results.

[rahmad2nd]

Barselona almost drew the match but the penalty shootout was a huge opportunity for them as the match was 1-1 until the 84th minute. Barcelona won today's match and got total 10 points and on the other hand Girona is in 2nd position with 10 points and Real Madrid is in 1st position with 12 points.  Barcelona will be in position to overtake Girona if they win their next match.  And then Real Madrid will be their only rival

Barcelona still hasn't shown a convincing performance, the victory this time was quite helped because of the penalty prize, and fortunately, Lewandowski managed to execute the penalty well, the previous match they also almost lost to Villareal because they were behind by the home team, and it looks like they are having quite a problem in the away game because from 3 away matches they have had difficulties if Xavi Hernandez hard to finds their weak points and fixes them immediately then Real Madrid will be very comfortable staying at the top.

Yep, Barcelona still hasn't shown a slick performance in every game. but this victory was indeed deserved by them. If Lewandowski had not been tackled in the penalty area, the probability of a goal being scored was very high. However, due to a violation, Barcelona were ultimately awarded a penalty kick. and Lewandowski as executor, did not waste this opportunity. you could say, Barcelona was lucky in this match.

Meanwhile, we cannot rule out Ossasuna. Even though Barcelona dominated the match, the home team was able to put up quite an exciting fight. also, they had 3 shots on target out of 11 attempted shots. 1 big chance, 7 shots from inside the box. the most important thing is that Barcelona still won full points, so that they stay close to the point distance from Real Madrid.
Now, Joao Cancelo's presence will have a big impact on the Barcelona squad. I have confidence that Cancelo will be included in the starting eleven for the Barcelona squad. Likewise with Felix, for the time being he will start playing on the bench. but if he displays a good performance, Xavi will give him the opportunity to play on the wing. theoretically, Barcelona should be more competitive. because, now Barcelona has complete players on all fronts. The problem now lies with Xavi, how he will implement his system so that his team plays with high performance.

[Litzki1990]

Barcelona still hasn't shown a convincing performance, the victory this time was quite helped because of the penalty prize, and fortunately, Lewandowski managed to execute the penalty well, the previous match they also almost lost to Villareal because they were behind by the home team, and it looks like they are having quite a problem in the away game because from 3 away matches they have had difficulties if Xavi Hernandez hard to finds their weak points and fixes them immediately then Real Madrid will be very comfortable staying at the top.

I think they haven't got hot for the new season. If this continues then Barcelona will lose a lot of points. They will find it difficult to chase points if the difference in points will be even more.
I think with a good enough transfer from Real Madrid they will be favourites to win again. Although it is only the initial season, Xavi must immediately improve it. Xavi must maximise the potential of players to get maximum results.

If Barcelona drops several points behind the best teams in La Liga at the beginning of the season, it will be very difficult for Barcelona to recover those points and if the teams at the top of the points table perform regularly, it will not be possible for Barcelona to recover those points. Plans should be made so that they do not lose points. Barcelona are currently two points behind Real Madrid, if Real Madrid sign any new players then Real Madrid will become a more consistent team which will make it very challenging for Barcelona to occupy the top position of the points table. Barcelona must improve in the next matches and Xavi must come up with new plans. In order to maintain the top position of the points table for the whole season, we have to play our best from now on.

[Bd officer]

The penalty and the red card made things much better for Barcelona to win against Osasuna. However the second half performance of the team was really horrible. I mean there was a dominance in ball possession as usual but there was only one goal attempt. If it weren't for that penalty maybe they weren't going to score the winning goal.

But I still want to understand this because of Osasuna's not being an easy opponent. Still Barcelona should have had more goal attempts than that. In the end there is still a big quality gap. It was nice to see Lewandowski scoring another goal and hopefully he can be better in time.

Congratulations to Barcelona to achieved three points from Osasuna home, despite the prepare they prepared to reduce Barcelona points in their home but they failed at the end of the match. Barcelona was leading the match with 1-0 in the first half before Osasuna manage to equalized the goal at 76 minutes, because Barcelona defenders made some mistakes that made Osasuna strike to achieved one goal from the match. Robert Lewandowskii was not given an opportunity to score goals, because Osasuna defenders really hold him tired not to have access to their goalpost through out the match apart from the penalty his scored to end the match 1-2.

Any team is strong at home. Barcelona won at home against Osasuna. However, the match was tied 1-1 till 85 minutes. Alejandro Catena received a red card for a hard foul in the 84 minute, the foul was inside the penalty box and Barcelona were awarded a penalty, Barcelona scored a penalty to win 2-1. Barcelona has played 4 matches so far, won 3 matches and drawn 1 match, with 10 points and is 3rd in the points table. Real Madrid have played well since the start, winning four out of four matches and are number one in the points table.

[Blitzboy]

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Barselona almost drew the match but the penalty shootout was a huge opportunity for them as the match was 1-1 until the 84th minute. Barcelona won today's match and got total 10 points and on the other hand Girona is in 2nd position with 10 points and Real Madrid is in 1st position with 12 points.  Barcelona will be in position to overtake Girona if they win their next match.  And then Real Madrid will be their only rival

Lewandowski did make that chance, but without that? They'd be trying hard to get points. I don't think they're doing a good job in away games, and I think Xavi Hernandez needs to dig deep and fix the team's problems. Girona is the surprise part. They were at best average last season, but now they're right there with Barcelona. Of course, they could fall at any time, especially since the big names are always ready to take their places

[rendravolt]

Having excelled beforehand did not make Barcelona safe and the hosts were finally able to equalize. Barcelona almost got a draw if they didn't get a penalty at the end of the match which made the score 1-2 in favor of Barcelona. Xavi's troops had quite a difficult time playing in the away match against Osasuna and they repeatedly had opportunities but failed to convert them into goals. But this victory must be paid for by an injury received by Gavi who will likely be absent in the next match. I think Xavi has to provide intense training to his players because they will have quite a long time with the international break.

[Rabata]

Barselona almost drew the match but the penalty shootout was a huge opportunity for them as the match was 1-1 until the 84th minute. Barcelona won today's match and got total 10 points and on the other hand Girona is in 2nd position with 10 points and Real Madrid is in 1st position with 12 points.  Barcelona will be in position to overtake Girona if they win their next match.  And then Real Madrid will be their only rival

Barcelona still hasn't shown a convincing performance, the victory this time was quite helped because of the penalty prize, and fortunately, Lewandowski managed to execute the penalty well, the previous match they also almost lost to Villareal because they were behind by the home team, and it looks like they are having quite a problem in the away game because from 3 away matches they have had difficulties if Xavi Hernandez hard to finds their weak points and fixes them immediately then Real Madrid will be very comfortable staying at the top.

Seeing that Girona has not been defeated in the 4 matches they have played is quite surprising, last season Girona was not too special and managed to finish in 10th place, and in the future many things could happen including Girona losing and the top four will be filled by teams that are indeed used to being in that position, unless Girona is able to maintain their appearance well to continue to get good results.

I think it was not luck that they won,they dominated the game and different from the Villareal game in this game they played much better compared to Osasuna.It would have been devastating if they didn't win yesterday night with penalty or not,the fact that they kept attacking it means that they are in the good way toward their title protecting this year,Real barely managed to win against Getafe and that is the team which has not been doing that well in game play despite the results show otherwise for them,for me Barcelona is much better and over the long run will be better.

I agree with your opinion that Barcelona's victory in that match was not solely due to luck. In my opinion they have shown a much better performance compared to the previous match against Villarreal. Factors such as game strategy, hard work and individual abilities of players also contribute greatly to their victory. Additionally, it is important to remember that match results do not always reflect a team's long-term performance. Because a team that is considered big by many people, if its performance and teamwork is not good, it will definitely lose against a small team. This is part of the charm of football, where teams compete against various factors and challenges that should not be underestimated.

In this match, Osasuna made repeated attempts but their attempts failed. Barcelona was somewhat relieved when J. Koundé scored for Barcelona in extra time. But their performance was not as expected. After scoring 1 goal, Osasuna played hard and sole and, in the team, where they were successful. E. Ávila managed to equalize the team in the 74th minutes of the match. Since then, Barcelona has been worried. When Barcelona failed to score after the full 90 minutes, it was almost assumed that the match would be a draw. But Barcelona got a penalty when the match reached 93 minutes with that goal, they secured a great victory. Barcelona has 10 points from 4 matches in this position with 3 wins and 1 draw. However, Osasuna are far behind who are in 10th place with 6 points. Barcelona won the match but they could not show their performance.

[len01]

Real Madrid should be thankful to Getafe's goalkeeper for their win. Bellingham was simply in the right place at the right time.
I really don't know how Real will be able to compete against Barca for the La Liga trophy in this season. Real is having difficulties scoring goals against teams that aren't very strong. Barca scored 4 goals against Villareal, but they have troubles in defense and allowed the yellow team to score three goals. I'm not impressed by Lewandowski's performance. He scored the winning goal, but that was a pretty easy goal.

the score created by Bellingham was very dramatic in the last minute after a hard kick was taken by Lucas Vazquez and Getafe goalkeeper David Soria failed to catch the ball and Bellingham quickly took the opportunity to steal the ball and produce a tense score that ended in a dramatic victory.

Real Madrid will always be a strong challenger to Barcelona and vice versa Barcelona will be a challenger to Real Madrid to get the La Liga title every season and for this season I can not say for sure who deserves the title this season and all I know are these two big teams will continue to fight each other for the La Liga title with tight competition. Its just that currently Barcelona is having a little problem with their players whose performance is slightly declining but Xavi knows how to remain consistent in the upcoming matches and I think if Real Madrid has to focus again on the UCL, this is Barcelona opportunity to take the opportunity to get even more points. when Madrid tries to focus its players to appear strong in the UCL.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Having excelled beforehand did not make Barcelona safe and the hosts were finally able to equalize. Barcelona almost got a draw if they didn't get a penalty at the end of the match which made the score 1-2 in favor of Barcelona. Xavi's troops had quite a difficult time playing in the away match against Osasuna and they repeatedly had opportunities but failed to convert them into goals. But this victory must be paid for by an injury received by Gavi who will likely be absent in the next match. I think Xavi has to provide intense training to his players because they will have quite a long time with the international break.

Barcelona actually played well in this match, still they were very lucky. If it wasn't for Lucky, I'm sure it wouldn't have been possible for Barcelona to get 3 points in this match. Barcelona got the penalty opportunity in the 85th minute, and their overall performance was good, their match strategy was also good, and all players also tried their best to perform well. I can see Barcelona has 70% ball possession in this match. Although Barcelona performed well but I thought their attacking performance was a bit slow. I know Lewandowski scored a goal from the penalty spot, however his performance was not good enough. As Lewandowski is the most experienced player in the attack, the team's expectations are high from Lewa in every match.

[X-ray]

Having excelled beforehand did not make Barcelona safe and the hosts were finally able to equalize. Barcelona almost got a draw if they didn't get a penalty at the end of the match which made the score 1-2 in favor of Barcelona. Xavi's troops had quite a difficult time playing in the away match against Osasuna and they repeatedly had opportunities but failed to convert them into goals. But this victory must be paid for by an injury received by Gavi who will likely be absent in the next match. I think Xavi has to provide intense training to his players because they will have quite a long time with the international break.

Well, said barcelona has been getting difficult to beat osassuna. The team tries so hard to score another goal to make sure it would be securing the full points. Lewandowski has become the savior through its successful penalty against osassuna.
There was a moment when gavi was really aggressive pushing lewandowski. I saw that so many people were also putting their focus on the gavis performance. This guy cant always control his emotion. I did know he was still young, but he must try to control his emotion.

Glad barcelona has been winning even though it must be going through penalty to make it happen. The club was almost getting draw as you said above. Three points are really important for barcelona to keep its gap with real madrid.
Im quite happy with the result against osassuna even though it's not making me feel satisfy with it caused by the second goal was coming from penalty.

[IvugeoEvolutionCoin]

In the Spanish League today Osasuna vs Barcelona between the two teams, Barcelona team won the match by scoring 2 goals. Barcelona team did not perform well in the first half of the game. However, J. Koundé scored the first goal in the 45+1 minute. Then after halftime, Osasuna team  Player E. Ávila scored a goal in 76 minutes.A.  Catena got 1 red cards in 84 minutes. Lewandowski scored the number 2 goal in 85 minutes to win the match. But in this match I expected Barcelona team to perform better but Barcelona didn't.

[imamusma]

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Well, said barcelona has been getting difficult to beat osassuna. The team tries so hard to score another goal to make sure it would be securing the full points. Lewandowski has become the savior through its successful penalty against osassuna.
There was a moment when gavi was really aggressive pushing lewandowski. I saw that so many people were also putting their focus on the gavis performance. This guy cant always control his emotion. I did know he was still young, but he must try to control his emotion.

Glad barcelona has been winning even though it must be going through penalty to make it happen. The club was almost getting draw as you said above. Three points are really important for barcelona to keep its gap with real madrid.
Im quite happy with the result against osassuna even though it's not making me feel satisfy with it caused by the second goal was coming from penalty.

There are no easy wins for Barcelona this week, and neither is Real Madrid. Barcelona struggled to beat Osasuna, Real Madrid also struggled to beat Getafe. But the question; Why is Barcelona the one who tends to be noticed and said to be bad when Real Madrid also has great difficulty winning every match?

Real Madrid were lucky to be able to win game after game because Bellingham was really able to take advantage of goal opportunities, but that doesn't cover anything from the fact that they also have difficulty winning them. The same thing about Barcelona, ​​but both of these teams were able to maximize the match to get maximum points in the last 3 matches. The positive results that both La Liga teams got on Matchday 4 were really tough, but they deserved it.

[klidex]

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Barselona almost drew the match but the penalty shootout was a huge opportunity for them as the match was 1-1 until the 84th minute. Barcelona won today's match and got total 10 points and on the other hand Girona is in 2nd position with 10 points and Real Madrid is in 1st position with 12 points.  Barcelona will be in position to overtake Girona if they win their next match.  And then Real Madrid will be their only rival

Lewandowski did make that chance, but without that? They'd be trying hard to get points. I don't think they're doing a good job in away games, and I think Xavi Hernandez needs to dig deep and fix the team's problems. Girona is the surprise part. They were at best average last season, but now they're right there with Barcelona. Of course, they could fall at any time, especially since the big names are always ready to take their places

I agree with you that Lewandowski was actually not that interesting in yesterday's match even though he gave him chance to win, but without yesterday penalty Lewandowski would not have been able to score a goal even though he tried and I call it luck for Lewandowski.
After Xavi return I think it will have a big influence on Barca performance but it seems true what you say that Xavi needs a lot of time to get inspired on the best strategy for the club he coach because Barca is currently only performing with players with currently no player which can be relied on even though Lewandowski can be used as a mainstay player but for me the results are not optimal.
I know this is a tough task for Barca and Xavi as a coach has to be responsible for making the club stronger every season and this season has been like very tough season for Xavi.

[QueenVera]

I agree with you that Lewandowski was actually not that interesting in yesterday's match even though he gave him chance to win, but without yesterday penalty Lewandowski would not have been able to score a goal even though he tried and I call it luck for Lewandowski.
After Xavi return I think it will have a big influence on Barca performance but it seems true what you say that Xavi needs a lot of time to get inspired on the best strategy for the club he coach because Barca is currently only performing with players with currently no player which can be relied on even though Lewandowski can be used as a mainstay player but for me the results are not optimal.
I know this is a tough task for Barca and Xavi as a coach has to be responsible for making the club stronger every season and this season has been like very tough season for Xavi.

I'm yet to see the best of Lewandowski in Barcelona, he's not played up to the standard he did at Bayern Munich that made Barcelona bring him into their Squad, this is a player that was known for scoring numerous goals in a single season, getting hat-tricks in several matches but at Barcelona he's not scored like that even with enough chances created for him.
 He has a lot of good quality players built around him so I expect alot from a player of such calibre to deliver his team against lesser clubs, well thanks to his penalty goal that made them win Osasuna and I believe the goal he scored would increase his morale to perform better in their next match and start scoring more goals as expected by him, if Lewandowski fails to improve before the winter window it would leave Xavi with no option but to seek another alternative in that position.