La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[JeffBrad12]

Barcelona is planning a move for Manchester City's Erling Haaland in 2025:
Barcelona are said to be interested in a future deal to sign Erling Haaland.
The 90min report claims Haaland has a £150 million release clause that runs until 2025, and Barca wants to activate that clause.
The Blaugrana are far from being able to afford this situation, but they can plan accordingly two years in advance, as Robert Lewandowski's salary should also come off the books. Because he will be getting old and Barcelona could take their replacement as Manchester City player Erling Hallond.

It sounds unreal for me to be honest. Where the hell does this club get 150 millions to activate haaland's release clause? There is no guarantee if haaland will be willing to leave from manchester city as well. I remember that if madrid has been also targeting him but madrid is also having mbappe as another option for haaland. Lewandowski becomes even older and he will not be reliable enough to be used as a striker for barcelona in the long term. Barcelona has so many debts. This club is also selling many of its broadcasting rights.
Barcelona is not financially stable. I think that's only a sensation from barcelona. Haaland will not move to the camp nou. Barcelona needs to sell a lot of its players first to acquire haaland from manchester city only if haaland agreed to be sold by city.
Haaland has become a long term asset owned by manchester city. pep will not be easily selling him to the barcelona.

[Litzki1990]

So true. The decisions taken by Barcelona in the transfer market this time were quite brilliant. In fact, they got Duo Joao at the end of the transfer market, namely Joao Felix (loan from Atletico Madrid) and Joao Cancelo (loan from Manchester City). And now Barcelona is also taking the right steps to secure the young player they have (Alejandro Balde). I think Xavi really brought quite good changes to the Barcelona club. And yes, Xavi is also lucky because he has several young players in their squad who definitely have the potential to still develop and get better.

Next week Barcelona will compete against Real Betis. I hope once again Barcelona can get full points again in this match.

Xavi took a good initiative when the transfer market started to close and the loan process for the two players he currently has cannot be separated from his contribution. The presence of Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo will add depth to Barcelona's squad for the better, thus making the team's strength even more perfect to continue the match in the future. Both of them have experience on the Champions League stage, so there is great hope that Barcelona this season can compete with other teams, especially in the Champions League.

Alejandro Balde, Lamine Yamal and several other young players are extraordinary resources that Barcelona has and they will be superstars in the future because they are still young and they still have a long way to go to become world class players and what they need now is to play, to increase their experience and bring them to a higher mental level and at the same time be able to face any pressure when playing.

Barcelona and Real Madrid now both clubs have young players who both have quite promising potential to strengthen their squads. And Barcelona is now also much better prepared than last season to play and achieve better achievements in the Champions League. We know that last season Barcelona couldn't even go further in the Champions League. Because Xavi seems to know very well that their level of strength last season made it impossible to win titles in two major competitions at once. So Xavi preferred to focus on winning the title in Laliga and it worked. This season, I am sure that Xavi will definitely target the Champions League title. And bringing in good loan players like the Joao duo (Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo) will help the depth and readiness of the squad to achieve big goals this season.

Professional teams must take up such challenges. A professional team is never a professional level team if it cannot take on the challenge of doing the best of two tournaments. You look at Manchester City who won the Champions League trophy last season and won the English Premier League title as well as they won the FA Cup, if Manchester City can plan so much together and succeed then why are they challenging Barcelona as a professional La Liga team.
If you said Barcelona couldn't take the challenge of doing well in two major tournaments together then you'd be wrong because no team would want to give up the Champions League to win the La Liga title. 

The fact that Barcelona did not do well last season is the main reason why we cannot find any reason for their poor performance last season.

[bangjoe]

Madrid is strong in La Liga. There is no doubt about it. Because La Liga is not as competitive as it used to be. Mainly Barcelona and Real Madrid fighting for the title. Besides, teams like Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid perform well at times. And so, even if Benzema is not in the squad, Madrid is strong in La Liga. And they have a chance to win the La Liga title.

Real Madrid are strong in La Liga, always belong to top of La Liga but they are no longer stronger than Barcelona like a few seasons ago. There are slim difference between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the last season as well as this one. Losing Benzema will cause problems for Real Madrid in a long season as it is unrealistic to require other players, strikers or attacking midfielders to score from 20 to 30 goals each season like Benzema. However, if they can work as a team well enough, they can share that task with each other and continue to compete with Barcelona.

Real Madrid always performed well, and for this season they established the beginning of the season very perfectly without defeat even without the existence of Benzema with them, isn't that a good thing, for the opportunity to win the league for Real Madird, of course they are very chance, but at the end Last season they lost their balance or inconsistency in winning the match, even though there was Benzema in the previous season but but Barcelona was more consistent from mid -league to the end.
The existence of benzema or not today is not that influential.

But I am not sure if Real Madrid can survive in a competitive platform like Champions League without an experienced striker. Almost every team in the Champions League is strong. And without a perfect squad it is very difficult to consistently perform well in the Champions League. Joselu is not experienced enough for the Champions League platform. Vini and Rodrygo also miss a lot of easy chances. Now the team will depend only on the performance of Bellingham?

In Champions League, you need a strong squad to be competitive but if you have a perfect squad, you even can not sure you will win it. What is a perfect squad? It's hard to say and in Champions League, a moment can decide a trophy and such moment does not need to belong to a perfect team.

Is the perfect squad in it there is a star player? In my opinion no, perfect squad is those who have the same as in their teams but they can anticipate it and continue to grow, the Champions League is quite heavy and Joselu does not have much experience, but if he is the ability to develop quickly the impossibility for us can be in Break with hard work, yes certain moments can change the situation, even a small squad if they get luck, they can get a victory.

[kro55]

Madrid is strong in La Liga. There is no doubt about it. Because La Liga is not as competitive as it used to be. Mainly Barcelona and Real Madrid fighting for the title. Besides, teams like Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid perform well at times. And so, even if Benzema is not in the squad, Madrid is strong in La Liga. And they have a chance to win the La Liga title.

Real Madrid are strong in La Liga, always belong to top of La Liga but they are no longer stronger than Barcelona like a few seasons ago. There are slim difference between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the last season as well as this one. Losing Benzema will cause problems for Real Madrid in a long season as it is unrealistic to require other players, strikers or attacking midfielders to score from 20 to 30 goals each season like Benzema. However, if they can work as a team well enough, they can share that task with each other and continue to compete with Barcelona.

I have no complaints about Real Madrid's defense and midfield. Real Madrid's defense is quite stable. And I would say Madrid's midfield is the best midfield in La Liga. Real Madrid's midfield has experienced and talented players like Toni Kroos, Bellingham, Luka Modrich and Tchouameni. However, I would say that Madrid's attack is quite weak. There are no experienced players in the attack. Vini and Rodrygo are still young. How Joselu will play with Madrid is yet to be determined. It is difficult to dominate the Champions League and La Liga with such an attack.

But I am not sure if Real Madrid can survive in a competitive platform like Champions League without an experienced striker. Almost every team in the Champions League is strong. And without a perfect squad it is very difficult to consistently perform well in the Champions League. Joselu is not experienced enough for the Champions League platform. Vini and Rodrygo also miss a lot of easy chances. Now the team will depend only on the performance of Bellingham?

In Champions League, you need a strong squad to be competitive but if you have a perfect squad, you even can not sure you will win it. What is a perfect squad? It's hard to say and in Champions League, a moment can decide a trophy and such moment does not need to belong to a perfect team.

It is difficult to predict which team will win the Champions League. We also saw Chelsea win the Champions League a few years back. But their squad was not very strong. But now the context is slightly different. Barcelona, Manchester City, Arsenal and Bayern Munich are strong enough now. It will be much more difficult for Madrid to compete with these teams and win the Champions League.

[temple]

Barcelona and Real Madrid now both clubs have young players who both have quite promising potential to strengthen their squads. And Barcelona is now also much better prepared than last season to play and achieve better achievements in the Champions League. We know that last season Barcelona couldn't even go further in the Champions League. Because Xavi seems to know very well that their level of strength last season made it impossible to win titles in two major competitions at once. So Xavi preferred to focus on winning the title in Laliga and it worked. This season, I am sure that Xavi will definitely target the Champions League title. And bringing in good loan players like the Joao duo (Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo) will help the depth and readiness of the squad to achieve big goals this season.

This way of thinking about teams and managers remains weird to me. Do you really think that Xavi sits down in his chair and says to himself that they intentionally let go the Champions League because they want to win La Liga? So do you also think that they lost the Copa del Rey semifinal against Real Madrid on purpose because, well because it made sense?

Did the Sevilla manager last season think that it would be right to win the Europa League in order to qualify for the Champions League and then they can just neglect La Liga games? This is so crazy to believe that any manager makes plans like that. I would be embarrassed to come up with that idea. Barcelona just did not have the quality to win the Champions League and since Real Madrid fell so far behind in La Liga, which they usually don't, Barcelona could win that title with ease.

[BRINIRHA]

Before the start of this season I was thinking about Real Madrid and how want to pass this season because they don't have a good sticker in this team after Benzema left them.
But the fact about Real Madrid is they have many other players like Jude Bellingham this season and now they have enough power to finish the balls which means Real Madrid will not have any problem facing Barcelona.

Real Madrid is a great team, and I have yet to see them fall short of a specific player needed in a certain position since the start of the season. We know they lack certain prominent players to fill the roles that previous prominent players departed, but they are still doing well and can fight with any opponent without fear in both La Liga and the Champions League. As you mentioned, the arrival of Jude Bellingham has significantly improved the midfield and attacking positions, his presence has contributed more to the club's performance, which is something that is really vital for the team right now.

Actually, what Jude Bellingham showed at the Real Madrid club was something that exceeded everyone's expectations. We know he is a midfielder. And it is very rare for midfielders to be players who are quite productive in scoring goals. Jude Bellingham has scored 5 goals in just 4 matches. I think he reminds me of Haaland. It's just that Haaland is really a striker. But Jude Bellingham is a Midfielder. And yes, Real Madrid is lucky to have this player. And to be honest, I am also worried about Real Madrid's condition when this club loses Benzema. But looking at how the club is currently performing, I think my worries are unnecessary. Because Real Madrid currently still looks fine. And even exceeded everyone's expectations.

I saw that jude as a midfielder and striker at the same time. I don't see madrid is having striker at this moment as joselu was actually useless player compared with bellingham. Jude was a midfielder unlike Haaland, but he played a more supporting role for his team by helping them play in that position. Meanwhile, Haaland was a pure striker who relied on his teammates to supply him from midfield. I can't imagine real madrid without bellingham.
Real madrid needs to buy someone who is capable enough in scoring as many goals as possible. I remember that benzema was also helping its club and he was not always staying at upfront.
Having mbappe will give various benefits for real madrid and i hope that this will gonna be real in the future.

Of course it would be very good for Real Madrid if one day Mbappe joined Real Madrid. For two seasons now, Mbappe has been linked with Real Madrid. But it's all just back rumors. Because now Mbappe is even about to extend his contract at PSG again. But Real Madrid's hope of getting Mbappe next season remains possible. With the condition that Real Madrid is willing to spend a lot of money in the transfer market next season. Because if Mbappe signs an extension contract at PSG then of course Real Madrid must be ready to make up for it next season.

If this happens, the combination of Bellingham and Mbappe will really make Real Madrid's attack line feared by opponents. But it was still a dreamlike thing. Because I'm pretty sure PSG is ready to do anything to keep Mbappe even next season. So Real Madrid must be prepared for this.

[babo]

Currently, Real Madrid is in its best performance since Jude Bellingham join the club. Real Madrid did not waste their time buying Jude Bellingham for a large price (103 euros). Jude Bellingham is the best midfielder that Madrid currently has and having Jude Bellingham will make the team strong and confident to face the upcoming league.
I hope Real Madrid will be better in the future because they have some great player including Jude Bellingham.

Ok ok, i agree with you. Jude Bellingham is a big midfield player; but you also need pure attackers, you can't solve the situation with a strong midfielder who scores goals.
It doesn't work that way, so you're just patching the problem, you're not solving the problem.
And Real Madrid need to solve the problem: found good attacker.

I totally agree with you. There is no doubt that Bellingham is an excellent midfielder. He is also capable of scoring plenty of goals while keeping the midfield stable. Real Madrid will definitely benefit from this. But don't forget that Bellingham is not a striker.

Real Madrid need a replacement for Benzema. Benzema's replacement is certainly not possible with Bellingham. However, due to Bellingham's consistently good performance, the lack of Benzema in Madrid's squad is still not understood. But it's unlikely that Bellingham can continue that streak for a full season. Madrid need an experienced striker. Ancelotti did not add an experienced striker to the squad. I doubt if Madrid will be able to maintain their consistency when the Champions League starts.

Exactly, the fact that they caught and signed such a good player is credit to them. But this player, however good he may be, has a different role and as such he must be respected.
That is, we need a player with the right role to replace Benzema.
We can't beat around the bush, it's something they have to resolve if they aim high and in my opinion they know it too.

[rendravolt]

It is reported that Ilkay Gundogan will now be ready to appear this week and it has been confirmed that the previous injury he suffered while playing for Germany is not that bad. Barcelona is certainly very happy to hear this news because after all, Ilkay Gundogan's role is so important for Barcelona's midfield. If he is injured for a long time it will definitely be very detrimental considering that Barcelona does not have many midfielder options who have a lot of experience like Ilkay Gundogan. With this, it is estimated that Ilkay Gundogan will return to strengthen Barcelona in the home match against Real Betis.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxI8C1Bsjjt/

Yes there is no information such as he is injured right now which is good news for Barcelona. There is really a serious problem for Barcelona in the midfield area. Xavi is preferring 3 midfielders in the middle and the number of options in the squads isn't so many. This can turn into a serious problem if they struggle with injuries.

I think Barcelona should focus on bringing some midfielders in January. Even one player can be very helpful in a worrying situation. They want to play big in the La Liga and Champions League both I assume. Then they should be ready in every way.

That's right, I really agree with you and indeed in January they have to add one more midfielder so they don't get confused when one of the players is injured or absent due to a card penalty. Of course, Barcelona cannot look for a midfielder who is just haphazard and at least they must look for a midfielder who has a lot of experience.

I think there are so many good midfielders who are at a mature age but again they have to prepare quite a lot of funds to bring them in. In every competition, especially a big team like Barcelona, they have to anticipate undesirable things and I think Xavi has to start thinking about it from now on.

[topbitcoin]

That's right, I really agree with you and indeed in January they have to add one more midfielder so they don't get confused when one of the players is injured or absent due to a card penalty. Of course, Barcelona cannot look for a midfielder who is just haphazard and at least they must look for a midfielder who has a lot of experience.

I think there are so many good midfielders who are at a mature age but again they have to prepare quite a lot of funds to bring them in. In every competition, especially a big team like Barcelona, they have to anticipate undesirable things and I think Xavi has to start thinking about it from now on.

But looking at Xavi at the moment it is likely that they will still apply the same scheme by looking for players who are almost out of contract with the previous or free transfer players just like they did before with Gundogan from Manchester City.
Even though Barcelona's financial condition has started to improve now and they can be said to be safe from the pursuit of FFP, this still cannot be fully said to be free for Xavi in transferring players.
It would be great if Xavi is still clever in looking for the momentum of some players who will expire at the previous club and maximize bringing players at low prices and even free but good quality.

Exactly, the fact that they caught and signed such a good player is credit to them. But this player, however good he may be, has a different role and as such he must be respected.
That is, we need a player with the right role to replace Benzema.
We can't beat around the bush, it's something they have to resolve if they aim high and in my opinion they know it too.

The reason Ancelotti hasn't gone for the 4-3-3 is that he knows he hasn't found the right replacement for Benzema just yet. Joselu's presence is good enough and can still be maximized but this is only an option when they have run out of ways and their 2-striker scheme is not working well.
I think next season or this summer's transfer if Madrid's performance goes backwards a bit and declines then it's not impossible that they will look for a pure striker in the end.

[QueenVera]

That's right, I really agree with you and indeed in January they have to add one more midfielder so they don't get confused when one of the players is injured or absent due to a card penalty. Of course, Barcelona cannot look for a midfielder who is just haphazard and at least they must look for a midfielder who has a lot of experience.

I think there are so many good midfielders who are at a mature age but again they have to prepare quite a lot of funds to bring them in. In every competition, especially a big team like Barcelona, they have to anticipate undesirable things and I think Xavi has to start thinking about it from now on.

Exactly, their team looks balanced from the midfield area but they just need extra players for backup in that position to help them whey they face situations like injury or a card offense, and one thing I like about Barcelona is that they'll always go for he best players, they barely settle for low quality players that won't fit in, but sometimes it not all about quality it's the zeal to perform better for your team, because most of them end up underperforming when they arrive the club.
 And I think the midfield area is not the only position they should be looking out for, currently their top striker is not really performing as expected and they need to start looking for a better replacement for him,  because they'll need good finishing to get more goals and since Lewandowski is becoming incompetent, then a change is really needed.

[Bobrox]

I have no complaints about Real Madrid's defense and midfield. Real Madrid's defense is quite stable. And I would say Madrid's midfield is the best midfield in La Liga. Real Madrid's midfield has experienced and talented players like Toni Kroos, Bellingham, Luka Modrich and Tchouameni. However, I would say that Madrid's attack is quite weak. There are no experienced players in the attack. Vini and Rodrygo are still young. How Joselu will play with Madrid is yet to be determined. It is difficult to dominate the Champions League and La Liga with such an attack.

No doubt with Real Madrid have solid and best composition in midfielder but still get weakness with attacking line position actually after Karim Benzema departure to Al Ittihad, Joselu still not impressive well in La Liga although he has quit well performance with Spain national teams in last EURO Qualifier matches. In midfielder, Carlo Ancelotti have many option not only impressive performance with Jude Bellingham but also experience player like Luka Modric and Toni Kroos still in the top performance. If can signing Mbappe in next season, not doubt with Real Madrid are completed squad because dominance by young and experienced player can motivate for young keep on the top performance, in La Liga Real Madrid still manage top standing position after winning 4 of 4 matches.

[bitLeap]

Exactly, the fact that they caught and signed such a good player is credit to them. But this player, however good he may be, has a different role and as such he must be respected.
That is, we need a player with the right role to replace Benzema.
We can't beat around the bush, it's something they have to resolve if they aim high and in my opinion they know it too.

Agree, Benzema replacement role is still very important and no matter how Madrid has to resolve this, it may be difficult to survive the instability of performance. Benzema figure is truly vital and relying on current players to face the Champions League is clearly a little more difficult. Relying on Vini, Rodrygo alone is not enough, then Bellingham is still the core striker whose thirst for goals is what Madrid really needs.

The reason Ancelotti hasn't gone for the 4-3-3 is that he knows he hasn't found the right replacement for Benzema just yet. Joselu's presence is good enough and can still be maximized but this is only an option when they have run out of ways and their 2-striker scheme is not working well.
I think next season or this summer's transfer if Madrid's performance goes backwards a bit and declines then it's not impossible that they will look for a pure striker in the end.

And currently Ancelotti is stuck with a 4-4-2 formation which will not last long, maybe at the start of the season it can still be effective but if he continues to rely on a formation like that it will be easier for opponents to match Ancelotti's movements and strategies. I think it would be very dangerous not to reconsider Benzema's replacement. Madrid can perform optimally with a 4-3-3 formation. In my opinion, with a 4-3-3 formation, Madrid appears sharper and plays more openly.

[MuffinMaster]

Exactly, the fact that they caught and signed such a good player is credit to them. But this player, however good he may be, has a different role and as such he must be respected.
That is, we need a player with the right role to replace Benzema.
We can't beat around the bush, it's something they have to resolve if they aim high and in my opinion they know it too.

Agree, Benzema replacement role is still very important and no matter how Madrid has to resolve this, it may be difficult to survive the instability of performance. Benzema figure is truly vital and relying on current players to face the Champions League is clearly a little more difficult. Relying on Vini, Rodrygo alone is not enough, then Bellingham is still the core striker whose thirst for goals is what Madrid really needs.

The reason Ancelotti hasn't gone for the 4-3-3 is that he knows he hasn't found the right replacement for Benzema just yet. Joselu's presence is good enough and can still be maximized but this is only an option when they have run out of ways and their 2-striker scheme is not working well.
I think next season or this summer's transfer if Madrid's performance goes backwards a bit and declines then it's not impossible that they will look for a pure striker in the end.

And currently Ancelotti is stuck with a 4-4-2 formation which will not last long, maybe at the start of the season it can still be effective but if he continues to rely on a formation like that it will be easier for opponents to match Ancelotti's movements and strategies. I think it would be very dangerous not to reconsider Benzema's replacement. Madrid can perform optimally with a 4-3-3 formation. In my opinion, with a 4-3-3 formation, Madrid appears sharper and plays more openly.

Even if you add another good player in place of Benzema, another player will not be able to provide as good service as him. However, Real Madrid will want to do better in La Liga because the opposition teams are easy in this league.

[hyudien]

Barcelona and Real Madrid now both clubs have young players who both have quite promising potential to strengthen their squads. And Barcelona is now also much better prepared than last season to play and achieve better achievements in the Champions League. We know that last season Barcelona couldn't even go further in the Champions League.

This way of thinking about teams and managers remains weird to me. Do you really think that Xavi sits down in his chair and says to himself that they intentionally let go the Champions League because they want to win La Liga? So do you also think that they lost the Copa del Rey semifinal against Real Madrid on purpose because, well because it made sense?

Regardless of how you two think, I think both are probably right. Because everyone is still speculating which one is open. So far we are looking in a more promising direction, both Barcelona and Madrid will show positive results from purchasing players who will provide quality in La Liga and UCL. If you look at their respective positions in the UCL group, it is possible that they can qualify more easily (compared to the clubs in Group F). This time the La Liga trophy is still open for grabs and I think Madrid or Barcelona deserve to win it.

[TastyChillySauce00]

I have no complaints about Real Madrid's defense and midfield. Real Madrid's defense is quite stable. And I would say Madrid's midfield is the best midfield in La Liga. Real Madrid's midfield has experienced and talented players like Toni Kroos, Bellingham, Luka Modrich and Tchouameni. However, I would say that Madrid's attack is quite weak. There are no experienced players in the attack. Vini and Rodrygo are still young. How Joselu will play with Madrid is yet to be determined. It is difficult to dominate the Champions League and La Liga with such an attack.

No doubt with Real Madrid have solid and best composition in midfielder but still get weakness with attacking line position actually after Karim Benzema departure to Al Ittihad, Joselu still not impressive well in La Liga although he has quit well performance with Spain national teams in last EURO Qualifier matches. In midfielder, Carlo Ancelotti have many option not only impressive performance with Jude Bellingham but also experience player like Luka Modric and Toni Kroos still in the top performance. If can signing Mbappe in next season, not doubt with Real Madrid are completed squad because dominance by young and experienced player can motivate for young keep on the top performance, in La Liga Real Madrid still manage top standing position after winning 4 of 4 matches.

Some great midfielders of madrid are too old for now. The club doesn't have reliable midfielders other than modric and kross at this moment. Bellingham played as attacking midfielder. I can't even expect a lot from him at this moment.
Madrid will be trying to get mbappe only if he will be leaving from PSG as agent. I don't even think that if perez was interesting in acquiring mbappe with a lot of money from PSG.
The club can still use bellingham as urgent striker while his true position was attacking midfielder. Joselu and rodrygo can still help the club in getting full points but im not sure if the current squad is deep enough to face barcelona.
The main problem if madrid can't always rely on bellingham in helping the club to win the game. I can't imagine if bellingham will face injury like vini.

[Jody.Drummer]

I have no complaints about Real Madrid's defense and midfield. Real Madrid's defense is quite stable. And I would say Madrid's midfield is the best midfield in La Liga. Real Madrid's midfield has experienced and talented players like Toni Kroos, Bellingham, Luka Modrich and Tchouameni. However, I would say that Madrid's attack is quite weak. There are no experienced players in the attack. Vini and Rodrygo are still young. How Joselu will play with Madrid is yet to be determined. It is difficult to dominate the Champions League and La Liga with such an attack.

No doubt with Real Madrid have solid and best composition in midfielder but still get weakness with attacking line position actually after Karim Benzema departure to Al Ittihad, Joselu still not impressive well in La Liga although he has quit well performance with Spain national teams in last EURO Qualifier matches. In midfielder, Carlo Ancelotti have many option not only impressive performance with Jude Bellingham but also experience player like Luka Modric and Toni Kroos still in the top performance. If can signing Mbappe in next season, not doubt with Real Madrid are completed squad because dominance by young and experienced player can motivate for young keep on the top performance, in La Liga Real Madrid still manage top standing position after winning 4 of 4 matches.

Before the league kicked off, we had already speculated that Real Madrid's need was their attacking line which had yet to find a reliable player there, the arrival of Joselu was also not a solution to the void in the attacking line after they really played without K Benzema there.
I think it's undeniable that they have a solid midfield, experienced players and young players collaborate well in that area to create a balanced game. They just need a striker who can not only score goals, but a player who can open up space there.

[Nheer]

This way of thinking about teams and managers remains weird to me. Do you really think that Xavi sits down in his chair and says to himself that they intentionally let go the Champions League because they want to win La Liga? So do you also think that they lost the Copa del Rey semifinal against Real Madrid on purpose because, well because it made sense?

LOL this sounds so funny to me, i guess people do think managers just say to themselves since our chances of winning this cup is low lets just lose on purpose and focus more on competitions we have higher chance of winning. What if the ones they lose on purpose are the ones they end up winning hust like it happened to Chelsea in the 2021 champions league, they were struggling and their form was bad but they ended up winning the champions league which no one ever believed they would.

Managers don’t think like that it’s just difficult to manage a team sometimes so all this setbacks affect the progress of the team. No manager would ever want to let go of the champions league just to win a domestic trophy.

If this happens, the combination of Bellingham and Mbappe will really make Real Madrid's attack line feared by opponents. But it was still a dreamlike thing. Because I'm pretty sure PSG is ready to do anything to keep Mbappe even next season. So Real Madrid must be prepared for this.

If Mbappe eventually joins Real Madrid then the transformation would be complete finally. The attacking force would be too much for teams to handle and when that happens Real Madrid would be the new favorites to win the La Liga and probably some other trophies as well. I doubt if Mbappe himself would want to stay at PSG even if PSG is willing to do anything to keep him, he wants a new challenge for himself and also it would be best to win some European trophies for himself.

[bitpotter]

I have no complaints about Real Madrid's defense and midfield. Real Madrid's defense is quite stable. And I would say Madrid's midfield is the best midfield in La Liga. Real Madrid's midfield has experienced and talented players like Toni Kroos, Bellingham, Luka Modrich and Tchouameni. However, I would say that Madrid's attack is quite weak. There are no experienced players in the attack. Vini and Rodrygo are still young. How Joselu will play with Madrid is yet to be determined. It is difficult to dominate the Champions League and La Liga with such an attack.

No doubt with Real Madrid have solid and best composition in midfielder but still get weakness with attacking line position actually after Karim Benzema departure to Al Ittihad, Joselu still not impressive well in La Liga although he has quit well performance with Spain national teams in last EURO Qualifier matches. In midfielder, Carlo Ancelotti have many option not only impressive performance with Jude Bellingham but also experience player like Luka Modric and Toni Kroos still in the top performance. If can signing Mbappe in next season, not doubt with Real Madrid are completed squad because dominance by young and experienced player can motivate for young keep on the top performance, in La Liga Real Madrid still manage top standing position after winning 4 of 4 matches.

It has been proven that when he played for Spain, Joselu was much freer and could even score goals. But when he was at Real Madrid, even though Ancelotti had given him the opportunity to get playing minutes, the results so far were still very lacking. Maybe Joselu didn't really understand the chemistry with the other players, which made it a little difficult for him. I'm still waiting this week whether there will be a winstreak of 5 matches or will it only stop at 4 matches.

[Litzki1990]

I have no complaints about Real Madrid's defense and midfield. Real Madrid's defense is quite stable. And I would say Madrid's midfield is the best midfield in La Liga. Real Madrid's midfield has experienced and talented players like Toni Kroos, Bellingham, Luka Modrich and Tchouameni. However, I would say that Madrid's attack is quite weak. There are no experienced players in the attack. Vini and Rodrygo are still young. How Joselu will play with Madrid is yet to be determined. It is difficult to dominate the Champions League and La Liga with such an attack.

No doubt with Real Madrid have solid and best composition in midfielder but still get weakness with attacking line position actually after Karim Benzema departure to Al Ittihad, Joselu still not impressive well in La Liga although he has quit well performance with Spain national teams in last EURO Qualifier matches. In midfielder, Carlo Ancelotti have many option not only impressive performance with Jude Bellingham but also experience player like Luka Modric and Toni Kroos still in the top performance. If can signing Mbappe in next season, not doubt with Real Madrid are completed squad because dominance by young and experienced player can motivate for young keep on the top performance, in La Liga Real Madrid still manage top standing position after winning 4 of 4 matches.

Real Madrid is a team that always wants to be among the best and wants to make every position of their squad strong. The only area we feel Real Madrid are weak in is finishing. Other young footballers are not able to finish the way Karim Benzema used to finish for Real Madrid, which is why Karim Benzema's place in Real Madrid still feels empty. Everyone thinks Mbappe is qualified for Karim Benzema's position. Mbappe has already been offered several times to join Real Madrid but Mbappe has yet to join Real Madrid. Although Mbappe has not joined Real Madrid yet, Real Madrid are still hoping for Mbappe. Real Madrid will wait for Mbappe until the next transfer window, if Mbappe signs a contract with Real Madrid in the next transfer window, then Real Madrid will be a strong team in all aspects.

[Blitzboy]

It is reported that Ilkay Gundogan will now be ready to appear this week and it has been confirmed that the previous injury he suffered while playing for Germany is not that bad. Barcelona is certainly very happy to hear this news because after all, Ilkay Gundogan's role is so important for Barcelona's midfield. If he is injured for a long time it will definitely be very detrimental considering that Barcelona does not have many midfielder options who have a lot of experience like Ilkay Gundogan. With this, it is estimated that Ilkay Gundogan will return to strengthen Barcelona in the home match against Real Betis.

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While in command, Xavi Hernandez prefers three midfielders. Gundogan's return is wonderful, but Barcelona is struggling. They spent a lot on new players this summer, but can they perform? Wait and see. What if the team is severely injured? I believe January needs extra assistance. Their La Liga and Champions League objectives require a stronger team. Gundogan is crucial, but they can't rely on him forever.