La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[iBaba]

Mallorca vs Barcelona match will start this match will be amazing, we know Barcelona is currently the strongest team. La Liga, Barcelona is at the top of the points table, the attack between these two teams we can definitely say that Barcelona will try their best to win the match. And today's match will probably win Barcelona and they will take the top spot in the points table, although currently Girona and Barcelona are equal in points, Barcelona is ahead in the points table. If today's match is extended somehow against Mallorca which they cannot do for then they will surely drop out of first place. Anyway, in today's match, Barcelona has the best chance to win the match and I can say for sure, Barcelona will definitely win the match against Mallorca. Barcelona have excelled in every match they have played in La Liga this new season, and they will continue to do so today with a strong attack. And according to the bet avoidance of various casino platforms for today's match, it can be understood that of course Barcelona's supporters are more, according to which the match is in favor of Barcelona's victory.

It's normal that many people support Barcelona's victory in their away match against Mallorca. Not without reason, Barcelona is a team that is in good form and has a good winning trend. There are not many doubts about them in this match even though De Jong was actually absent due to an injury against Celta Vigo in the previous match. But Gavi, Romeu and Ilkay Gundogan look ready to do their good work again today.

Barcelona's victory can be expected considering their performance, after all, Barcelona is very motivated to win points so that they are firmly at the top of the standings with a 4 point advantage over Real Madrid. The ambition is there, but I don't expect Xavi to make a mistake regardless of the player rotation plans.

Barcelona seemed to be more proactive after the transfer out of Messi than Real Madrid's performance after the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo. I feel like these two top players made El-classico more interesting during their period and I have personally lost interest in the competition ever since they left. Barcelona took the last La Liga championship to show their feat while Real Madrid could not. Although Madrid have flexed more muscles in the UCL too. Yet, Barcelona is still topping this season of La Liga with Girona creating that gap between them as Barcelona is a point ahead of Real Madrid. Interesting days ahead!

[BITCOIN4X]

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Joselu has been impressive in the absence of a prolific striker in the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. His presence in front of the attacking lineup for Real Madrid gives opposition defense huge problems. Ancelotti’s decision to rely on Joselu explains how much faith and trust he has in Joselu to lead Madrid’s attack until further development.

You may be right that Joselu has the form to help Real Madrid when they are short of strikers. Joselu has scored 2 goals and 1 assist in 7 Real Madrid matches in two different competitions, but Ancelotti's trust in him is no more simply because Ancelotti has no other options that can fill the striker void.

The logic is like this, if Joselu really has impressive performances and has full confidence to play in Real Madrid's best squad, then I don't have the best reason why Ancelotti benched him against Atletico Madrid. Ancelotti played Rodrygo and Bellingham as strikers even though Bellingham actually performed better as an attacking midfielder. So what you say may not be true or Ancelotti may have to admit his tactical error.

[GiftedMAN]

Barcelona is indeed in very good form, especially after successfully maintaining its unbeaten record. Everyone will definitely favor Barcelona to win this match and the pattern of play looks very different from Barcelona. Even though Barcelona arrived with confidence, they still had to be wary of potential threats from Mallorca. They have the potential to provide fierce resistance and might end Barcelona's dominance. So be careful with Mallorca attacks and never take their attacks lightly. Away matches are always a test in themselves, and Barcelona must make the most of it to get full points. With the players' good performance, you can be sure that this match will provide drama and high tension for both teams. However, Mallorca is also not a team that can be underestimated.

It would be very difficult for Mallorca to beat Barcelona, based on the Barcelona's current form, they're currently the leading team in the Laliga and wouldn't allow a smaller team like Mallorca to destroy their unbeaten run, Mallorca might have good attacks that shouldn't be underestimated but when it comes to squad depth Barcelona is more balanced with quality players, and the introduction of the João Félix and Cancelo have even make them more stronger.

 If you check the head to head of both teams you'll see that Barcelona have been very dominant in their last 5 matches and has won all 5 and the score of their last game was 3-0 at Barcelona's home, and with their current form i don't think Mallorca would be able face Barca even though they'll be playing in the presence of their fans.

They have grabbed two points at home this season and lost one of the games at home too even if Barcelona from the past games they have faced Mallorca have confirmed three points still. They struggled to win the last game against Celta Vigo could that repeat itself today they won't get out of it if they fall and let Mallorca scoring two goals.
Today is a new game Barcelona will find Mallorca defending and waiting to attack Barcelona with counter attacking football.
They lost few days back. Both Barcelona and  Mallorca should still score today.

Mallorca's performance this season is very poor looking at how many matches they have played already, true they have recorded two draws at home, won one match but have lost 3 matches too and after everything they have just  5 points after 6 matches which is poor for a team that wants to be among the top ten team in La Liga this season. Looking at their match against the league leaders Barcelona, I think Barcelona is the favourite to win in this game through it won't come very easy for them cause Mallorca is always ready to fight to the end in ther home ground but Barcelona will have the motivation to win after coming back from 0:2 to score 3 goals within the last 10 minutes left in their last match against Celta Vigo. Barcelona will have a win from away but Mallorca have had good number of goals in most of their games this season do I think both teams should score as you predicted.

[Weawant]

Sevilla seem to be finding it really easy with Almeria in the on going game. From the eight minutes Sevilla already had a goal and by the end of the first half they were already three goals ahead, going by statistics Sevilla is really dominating by possession and other statistics, they have 53% ball possession and 15 goal attempts, they have their fourth goal already within the 50th minute of the game.

Almeria is really not expecting a comeback as they can't get that, they have never won a single match and here is another match to add to their loosing streaks, it's going to be the second game Sevilla is getting a win from since the beginning of the league. They also have the home advantage for today's game and aswell happens to be the favorite for the game.

Sevilla should enjoy this victory they are getting today as they may not enjoy such again anytime soon, facing other bigger teams after now will definitely not avail them this privilege again. I jus hope Almeria doesn't end up crashing out into relegation by the end of the season going by the fact that they don't have a good enough results to keep them in the league currently.

[marcous]

It's normal that many people support Barcelona's victory in their away match against Mallorca. Not without reason, Barcelona is a team that is in good form and has a good winning trend. There are not many doubts about them in this match even though De Jong was actually absent due to an injury against Celta Vigo in the previous match. But Gavi, Romeu and Ilkay Gundogan look ready to do their good work again today.

Barcelona's victory can be expected considering their performance, after all, Barcelona is very motivated to win points so that they are firmly at the top of the standings with a 4 point advantage over Real Madrid. The ambition is there, but I don't expect Xavi to make a mistake regardless of the player rotation plans.

Barcelona has better attributes than Mallorca, the possibility of continuing good results is very big. Consistency in securing points is really needed, to maintain a safe distance from Girona in second place. On paper, the Blaugrana are very superior even though they are playing away, a draw is unlikely to happen. It is reported that De Jong will be absent for a long time, this is a big loss for Xavi squad.

Xavi seems to have made many changes in determining the formation to 4-2-3-1, Lewandowski is not an option in the starting XI this time. Joao Felix fills the number 9 role, Xavi tries to adapt his formation to suit Mallorca conditions.

[len01]

It's normal that many people support Barcelona's victory in their away match against Mallorca. Not without reason, Barcelona is a team that is in good form and has a good winning trend. There are not many doubts about them in this match even though De Jong was actually absent due to an injury against Celta Vigo in the previous match. But Gavi, Romeu and Ilkay Gundogan look ready to do their good work again today.

Barcelona's victory can be expected considering their performance, after all, Barcelona is very motivated to win points so that they are firmly at the top of the standings with a 4 point advantage over Real Madrid. The ambition is there, but I don't expect Xavi to make a mistake regardless of the player rotation plans.

Barcelona has better attributes than Mallorca, the possibility of continuing good results is very big. Consistency in securing points is really needed, to maintain a safe distance from Girona in second place. On paper, the Blaugrana are very superior even though they are playing away, a draw is unlikely to happen. It is reported that De Jong will be absent for a long time, this is a big loss for Xavi squad.

Xavi seems to have made many changes in determining the formation to 4-2-3-1, Lewandowski is not an option in the starting XI this time. Joao Felix fills the number 9 role, Xavi tries to adapt his formation to suit Mallorca conditions.

even if many people choose to bet on Barcelona with great confidence even though Barcelona will be playing away from home, I choose to bet on double chance. I dont doubt Barcelona performance but I just always choose to take small risks with low odds to remain consistent with my goals because I always remember the surprising events that have occurred in every match so to anticipate I will take the safe route for this match.

I believe that Barcelona will win even though Mallorca will be the host but as you said Xavi still has big ambitions to continue to stay at the top of the standings so I am sure that Xavi and the Barcelona players have a good strategy in this match to get additional points and I hope Felix will be the scorer again.

I think Sevilla once again showed the quality of their strength in the match hosting Almeria and this is indeed Sevilla opportunity to steal points from Almeria because this team is not too strong while being host is a big opportunity for Sevilla and the current score at the time of writing this is 4-1. I hope to stay until the match ends.

[ShowOff]

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Xavi seems to have made many changes in determining the formation to 4-2-3-1, Lewandowski is not an option in the starting XI this time. Joao Felix fills the number 9 role, Xavi tries to adapt his formation to suit Mallorca conditions.

There is no change in strategy where Xavi still tends to use a 4-3-3 formation. Joao Felix, Ferran Torres and Raphinha are the 3 strikers in this match, but player rotation like this is really important considering their busy schedule at the end of the month.

Lewandowski and Kounde were not included in Xavi's main line-up against Mallorca, but I think these two players are ready to play if Xavi's plans for this match are not as expected. Ferran replaced Lewandowski as a center forward, while Raphinha and Felix both played at wingers. I hope Xavi can give playing minutes to Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal in this match, but Fermin Lopez also needs to get more opportunities to prove his abilities.

[$anounimus$]

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Joselu has been impressive in the absence of a prolific striker in the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. His presence in front of the attacking lineup for Real Madrid gives opposition defense huge problems. Ancelotti’s decision to rely on Joselu explains how much faith and trust he has in Joselu to lead Madrid’s attack until further development.

You may be right that Joselu has the form to help Real Madrid when they are short of strikers. Joselu has scored 2 goals and 1 assist in 7 Real Madrid matches in two different competitions, but Ancelotti's trust in him is no more simply because Ancelotti has no other options that can fill the striker void.

The logic is like this, if Joselu really has impressive performances and has full confidence to play in Real Madrid's best squad, then I don't have the best reason why Ancelotti benched him against Atletico Madrid. Ancelotti played Rodrygo and Bellingham as strikers even though Bellingham actually performed better as an attacking midfielder. So what you say may not be true or Ancelotti may have to admit his tactical error.

Maybe Ancelotti is not so sure that Joselu will play in the high-tension derby match. I actually don't like Ancelotti's decision to bench him and prefer Rodrygo as the spearhead. I really believe that Don Carlo's decision was very reckless and he probably regrets it very much. If Ancelotti had not changed his strategy and continued to provide space for Joselu and placed Bellingham as an attacking midfielder, perhaps Real Madrid would not have languished. Now Real Madrid has to give up its position of being taken over by its eternal rival and the task will be even harder to regain the top position of the standings because Barcelona's performance is also increasing.

[Mame89]

Joselu has been impressive in the absence of a prolific striker in the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. His presence in front of the attacking lineup for Real Madrid gives opposition defense huge problems. Ancelotti’s decision to rely on Joselu explains how much faith and trust he has in Joselu to lead Madrid’s attack until further development.

Initially bringing in Joselu might have been plan B for Real Madrid if Real Madrid did not bring in a striker in the transfer market last summer. Yes, at least Real Madrid has a striker whose scoring qualities are quite good in the league. because it is clear that Real Madrid really needs a replacement striker for Benzema, the target sticker price is automatically set at a crazy price by club owners like Mbappe. However, what Real Madrid feared happened, they could not bring in a replacement striker for Benzema. Like it or not, Real Madrid has to use Joselu this season as Real Madrid's main striker.

I can say he is Plan B because this was obvious during Real Madrid vs ATM. Ancelotti was not included in the line-up, he entered in the second half, even though against ATM Joselu should have played from the start of the first half. If in a big match Joselu has to play from the bench, it means that Real Madrid is not completely relying on Joselu as the main striker.

[imamusma]

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even if many people choose to bet on Barcelona with great confidence even though Barcelona will be playing away from home, I choose to bet on double chance. I dont doubt Barcelona performance but I just always choose to take small risks with low odds to remain consistent with my goals because I always remember the surprising events that have occurred in every match so to anticipate I will take the safe route for this match.

The fact may be true, there is no certainty about the outcome of a match even though on paper Barcelona is the favorite to win it. Barcelona in terms of quality and play is of course superior, but Mallorca, who is playing at home, also has a good plan to thwart their guests from getting maximum points.

Betting on a double bet will certainly reduce the risk of loss for you, but I would have no doubts about the good odds of seeing Barcelona win. Ferran, who was rotated by Xavi to replace Lewandowski, looks like he will prove his worth again, but Joao Felix and Raphinha will also be very troublesome for Mallorca's defense in my opinion.

I believe that Barcelona will win even though Mallorca will be the host but as you said Xavi still has big ambitions to continue to stay at the top of the standings so I am sure that Xavi and the Barcelona players have a good strategy in this match to get additional points and I hope Felix will be the scorer again.

Barcelona are all ahead of Mallorca, so I wouldn't doubt them. If Barcelona loses or loses points in this match, then it is clear that they have wasted this good opportunity to win more points than their rivals.

[Fiatless]

Joselu has been impressive in the absence of a prolific striker in the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. His presence in front of the attacking lineup for Real Madrid gives opposition defense huge problems. Ancelotti’s decision to rely on Joselu explains how much faith and trust he has in Joselu to lead Madrid’s attack until further development.

In six La Liga appearances, Joselu has scored two goals and provided one assist. That's not bad for thirty-three years old striker. But Real Madrid have not gotten the ideal number nine. They cannot score important goals without an uncommon striker. They have to wait till another transfer window to get a dependable striker. Joselu might have the determination to lead the Real attack but his age and strength will limit his output.

Barcelona are all ahead of Mallorca, so I wouldn't doubt them. If Barcelona loses or loses points in this match, then it is clear that they have wasted this good opportunity to win more points than their rivals.

Atletico Madrid is not I'm good shape currently but Diego Simeone identified their weakness. Madrid Central defenders can be easily pulled out. When they come out it allows the opponent to use the midfield to feed the wingers. The next action will be aerial balls that the recovering defenders will find difficult to handle. This was the case of Rudiger and Alaba.

[Vinaa77]

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Xavi seems to have made many changes in determining the formation to 4-2-3-1, Lewandowski is not an option in the starting XI this time. Joao Felix fills the number 9 role, Xavi tries to adapt his formation to suit Mallorca conditions.

There is no change in strategy where Xavi still tends to use a 4-3-3 formation. Joao Felix, Ferran Torres and Raphinha are the 3 strikers in this match, but player rotation like this is really important considering their busy schedule at the end of the month.

Lewandowski and Kounde were not included in Xavi's main line-up against Mallorca, but I think these two players are ready to play if Xavi's plans for this match are not as expected. Ferran replaced Lewandowski as a center forward, while Raphinha and Felix both played at wingers. I hope Xavi can give playing minutes to Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal in this match, but Fermin Lopez also needs to get more opportunities to prove his abilities.

Statistically Barcelona is superior to Mallorca. Xavi certainly doesn't take Mallorca lightly but he will rotate his squad a bit. Lewandowski was not included in the starting and Ferran was the choice in that match. It is important for Xavi to rotate so that he has opportunities for other players. Ferran Torres must be given playing minutes because it is important for him to be able to maintain his self-confidence and be able to prove his capacity as a striker who is quite reliable, as well as to other players. This match is certainly an opportunity for the Blaugrana to get full points. Barcelona, which is high in self-confidence, will certainly lose momentum.

[Ruttoshi]

Sevilla seem to be finding it really easy with Almeria in the on going game. From the eight minutes Sevilla already had a goal and by the end of the first half they were already three goals ahead, going by statistics Sevilla is really dominating by possession and other statistics, they have 53% ball possession and 15 goal attempts, they have their fourth goal already within the 50th minute of the game.

Almeria is really not expecting a comeback as they can't get that, they have never won a single match and here is another match to add to their loosing streaks, it's going to be the second game Sevilla is getting a win from since the beginning of the league. They also have the home advantage for today's game and aswell happens to be the favorite for the game.

Sevilla should enjoy this victory they are getting today as they may not enjoy such again anytime soon, facing other bigger teams after now will definitely not avail them this privilege again. I jus hope Almeria doesn't end up crashing out into relegation by the end of the season going by the fact that they don't have a good enough results to keep them in the league currently.

Almeria is like a bonus to all the clubs that have played with, if they continue in this poor performance, I see them close to relegation. Sevilla took advantage of Almeria weakness and scored five goals, making it two wins for them this season.

I don't think that Sevilla has picked from due to their performance today, it was due to the weakness of Almeria that made it look as if Sevilla is in a superb form.

Barca vs Mallorca match will be coming up in few minutes and I believe that Barca will win this match because they are stronger than Mallorca in all angles.

[iamsange]

Joselu has been impressive in the absence of a prolific striker in the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. His presence in front of the attacking lineup for Real Madrid gives opposition defense huge problems. Ancelotti’s decision to rely on Joselu explains how much faith and trust he has in Joselu to lead Madrid’s attack until further development.

Initially bringing in Joselu might have been plan B for Real Madrid if Real Madrid did not bring in a striker in the transfer market last summer. Yes, at least Real Madrid has a striker whose scoring qualities are quite good in the league. because it is clear that Real Madrid really needs a replacement striker for Benzema, the target sticker price is automatically set at a crazy price by club owners like Mbappe. However, what Real Madrid feared happened, they could not bring in a replacement striker for Benzema. Like it or not, Real Madrid has to use Joselu this season as Real Madrid's main striker.

I can say he is Plan B because this was obvious during Real Madrid vs ATM. Ancelotti was not included in the line-up, he entered in the second half, even though against ATM Joselu should have played from the start of the first half. If in a big match Joselu has to play from the bench, it means that Real Madrid is not completely relying on Joselu as the main striker.

Joselu is indeed an alternative because it is difficult to get another striker as expected. But when Vinicius was also injured, Ancelotti should not have carried out other experiments in the match against Atletico Madrid. Ancelotti prefers Rodrygo as a striker even though he has not shown any major contribution at the start of this season. I am really surprised by Ancelotti's decision to organize his strategy so that he has to accept the consequences.

[youdacapt]

even if many people choose to bet on Barcelona with great confidence even though Barcelona will be playing away from home, I choose to bet on double chance. I dont doubt Barcelona performance but I just always choose to take small risks with low odds to remain consistent with my goals because I always remember the surprising events that have occurred in every match so to anticipate I will take the safe route for this match.
 

It is expected that many would not be willing to bet on Barcelona confidently after conflicting performances by the team in the past 2 games; but facing Mallorca away from home, you can count on 2 goals to be scored and at worst a draw for Barcelona. so i agree with your bet and it is very realistic as well.

I want to add that Mallorca has scored the first goal tonight, 23 minutes into the tie against Barcelona.

[imamusma]

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Statistically Barcelona is superior to Mallorca. Xavi certainly doesn't take Mallorca lightly but he will rotate his squad a bit. Lewandowski was not included in the starting and Ferran was the choice in that match. It is important for Xavi to rotate so that he has opportunities for other players. Ferran Torres must be given playing minutes because it is important for him to be able to maintain his self-confidence and be able to prove his capacity as a striker who is quite reliable, as well as to other players. This match is certainly an opportunity for the Blaugrana to get full points. Barcelona, which is high in self-confidence, will certainly lose momentum.

Most people certainly believe that Barcelona won this match easily, but in fact Barcelona had to fall behind because of Marc-Andre ter Stegen's passing error. Barcelona must be calmer when facing a team like Mallorca and of course they must not underestimate this team in the slightest.

But this is still about the first 20 minutes, so I think there will be a lot of changes in terms of Barcelona's game. I'm sure Barcelona will score a goal soon, yes it will soon.

[Sim_card]

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Statistically Barcelona is superior to Mallorca. Xavi certainly doesn't take Mallorca lightly but he will rotate his squad a bit. Lewandowski was not included in the starting and Ferran was the choice in that match. It is important for Xavi to rotate so that he has opportunities for other players. Ferran Torres must be given playing minutes because it is important for him to be able to maintain his self-confidence and be able to prove his capacity as a striker who is quite reliable, as well as to other players. This match is certainly an opportunity for the Blaugrana to get full points. Barcelona, which is high in self-confidence, will certainly lose momentum.

Most people certainly believe that Barcelona won this match easily, but in fact Barcelona had to fall behind because of Marc-Andre ter Stegen's passing error. Barcelona must be calmer when facing a team like Mallorca and of course they must not underestimate this team in the slightest.

But this is still about the first 20 minutes, so I think there will be a lot of changes in terms of Barcelona's game. I'm sure Barcelona will score a goal soon, yes it will soon.

Mallorca is winning the match presently, bit I know that there is still enough time for Barca to equalise the goal and win the match. Moriqi  scored the only goal in the match presently on the 8th minutes to break the deadlock for his club. In Barca previous match this was how they did a welcome back and won the match, that is why I trust Barca to win this game. Mallorca is really defending their one goal and also trying to score another goal but it hasn't been easy for both clubs to just score very easy, as everyone is playing with care.

[puloweh555]

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Statistically Barcelona is superior to Mallorca. Xavi certainly doesn't take Mallorca lightly but he will rotate his squad a bit. Lewandowski was not included in the starting and Ferran was the choice in that match. It is important for Xavi to rotate so that he has opportunities for other players. Ferran Torres must be given playing minutes because it is important for him to be able to maintain his self-confidence and be able to prove his capacity as a striker who is quite reliable, as well as to other players. This match is certainly an opportunity for the Blaugrana to get full points. Barcelona, which is high in self-confidence, will certainly lose momentum.

Most people certainly believe that Barcelona won this match easily, but in fact Barcelona had to fall behind because of Marc-Andre ter Stegen's passing error. Barcelona must be calmer when facing a team like Mallorca and of course they must not underestimate this team in the slightest.

But this is still about the first 20 minutes, so I think there will be a lot of changes in terms of Barcelona's game. I'm sure Barcelona will score a goal soon, yes it will soon.

Mallorca is winning the match presently, bit I know that there is still enough time for Barca to equalise the goal and win the match. Moriqi  scored the only goal in the match presently on the 8th minutes to break the deadlock for his club. In Barca previous match this was how they did a welcome back and won the match, that is why I trust Barca to win this game. Mallorca is really defending their one goal and also trying to score another goal but it hasn't been easy for both clubs to just score very easy, as everyone is playing with care.

This match was between Mallorca vs Barcelona, the score was 2-1 for Mallorca's victory in the first half. Indeed, as you said, Barcelona will make a comeback like they did against Celta Vigo. But in my opinion, against Mallorca, Barcelona was a little overwhelmed in breaking down Mallorca's defense. The goal that Raphinha created in the 41st minute was immediately responded to by Abdon in the 45+3 minute, this proved that the attacks they carried out were very effective. They made four shots on target and two of them became goals.

As usual, Barcelona controlled 70% of the ball, it will be interesting to see in the second half, will they be able to make another comeback like they did last week?

[ShowOff]

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Mallorca is winning the match presently, bit I know that there is still enough time for Barca to equalise the goal and win the match. Moriqi  scored the only goal in the match presently on the 8th minutes to break the deadlock for his club. In Barca previous match this was how they did a welcome back and won the match, that is why I trust Barca to win this game. Mallorca is really defending their one goal and also trying to score another goal but it hasn't been easy for both clubs to just score very easy, as everyone is playing with care.

There were several mistakes that Barcelona had to correct in the second half, especially in defense and also the finishing of the striker. Barcelona made two mistakes in defense which saw them concede two goals, but so far Barcelona has been quite good at building attacks.

In the first half Barcelona had several good opportunities to take the lead over Mallorca, but Ferran, Raphinha and Joao Felix did not manage to take advantage of them well. Mallorca was lucky about their second goal, but this was very natural considering that Barcelona only had one player left in their defense line. It was a quick counter-attack scheme from Mallorca to take the first half lead with a 2-1 win.

[un_rank]

Barcelona have enough time to win this match in the end, but even if they do perform another comeback like they did over the weekend there are still lots of issues to address in the team.
The defense has not been solid several times and they have to be bailed by Ter Stergen in many of their matches, he has not been very sharp today and they have gone behind twice.

Barcelona should be winning matches like this convincingly and also their last match at home to Celta Vigo if they are to compete at the highest level again.

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