La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[Rampagoe004]

 That's the most interesting part of it all, he's not a developed striker or even played the striker position before but he plays better than most striker and got very good finishing, Jude Bellingham is an incredible player and for his age it's so amazing to watch him display on pitch, I'm pretty sure Ancelotti would be so happy to have him in the squad.

 I'm pretty sure Ancelotti would had thought that as well and would be pretty prepared for a worst case scenario if Jude Bellingham gets injured,  well Realmadrid still got other talented players in the squad that could help them in Jude's absence, and thank goodness one of their star player Vini Jnr has returned from injury and has been very helpful since he got back into the squad, however the presence of Jude Bellingham and  Vini Jnr would produce very good reselults for Madrid this season.

I see that Bellingham is really Madrid's hope for the future. He really is the key to Real Madrid's game. Even though there are several other players with good talents when Bellingham was injured, I think Bellingham's influence is very strong in balancing Madrid's defense and attack. Vini is a great striker but he won't be able to play the role played by Bellingham. He has scored 8 goals in 8 matches, breaking the record held by Cristiano Ronaldo who scored 7 goals in his first 8 matches.

[reagansimms]

La Liga matchday 9 : Granada vs Barcelona

Under pressure for Barcelona against Granada depend current teams standing on relegation zone because their rival standings team above Real Madrid and Girona get positive result on last match. Girona who second standings position awhile success take three points against Cadiz and Real Madrid who manage top position standing success defeated Osasuna and have 2 points gap from Girona on second placed.
Barcelona should take three points against Granada if want back to second place, due their composition not complete yet after Robert Lewandowski got injury and right now they have several players absent such as Pedri and Frenkie De Jong will make difficult choose for Xavi Hernandez who will replace crucial position.

Barcelona limping condition will be tested in the continuation of La Liga matchday 9, losing four core players who have vital roles is not an easy matter for Barcelona to continue their struggle in La Liga. Real Madrid and Girona are putting increasing pressure on Barcelona who achieved victory over their opponents who had earlier scheduled matches. Barcelona must follow in the footsteps of Real Madrid and Girona when they travel to Granada headquarters to be able to continue competing at the top.

Barcelona without Lewandowski and Raphinha in the front line and De Jong and Pedri in the midfield was a big loss when they visited Granada headquarters, but Xavi was a little relieved because the strength of the back line was still intact and solid. Barcelona should not underestimate Granada's strength even though they are in decline because Granada is in the bully category which is quite surprising for Barcelona, in the last three H2H Barcelona were unable to win (2D 1L).

Barcelona must be careful with Granada, even though they are in a slump and having difficulty winning, Granada is quite productive in scoring, this season they have scored 13 goals. Barcelona must reflect on the results obtained when they were held to a draw by Getafe and Mallorca. Granada, who acted as host, will certainly not allow Barcelona to easily get 3 points. This time Barcelona must be able to control the game, they must also focus on attacking and creating as many opportunities as possible to get goals to put pressure on Granada.

[Mame89]

That's what differentiates us from Ancelotti, he knows what his players need rather than having to force more playing time. Because Ancelotti's goal at the moment is definitely to target young players so they can learn little by little what they have to inherit after Modric. So it is no longer a matter of playing time or not, but rather providing lots of opportunities so that when Modric retires, young players who are trusted can adapt more easily.

This is Ancelotti's greatness, he is very good at mixing young players so they continue to develop, and without ignoring the senior players. He is also good at formulating strategies when his main player is injured, because in that match Real Madrid lacked a central defender, but Ancelotti could see the talent of another player to replace the empty position, namely Tchouameni. Even though we know Tchouameni doesn't really like being a central defender, this also happens to Camavinga players. I think one day there will be a formation that Ancelotti will use with Tchouameni playing as a center back, and Camavinga as a left back.

This is still the initial phase for Bellingham so like it or not he is required to truly balance what Madrid needs. Bellingham will definitely do everything possible whether he will become a striker or remain a midfielder whose role is not much different from that of a pure striker.

Ancelotti is smart in knowing Bellingham's potential to become a shadow striker, Bellingham has currently scored 10 goals in his last 10 matches with Real Madrid so far. But even so, Ancelotti is also aware that Jude Bellingham's current scoring streak is a bonus. Even if the bonus continues, Real Madrid will be grateful, but if at any time the bonus stops, Real Madrid should not be disappointed because he is not a pure striker.

[shogun47]

He "just" needs to be consistent! The level he is playing at the moment is abnormal. It is out of this world as he is not a developed striker.  Real Madrid is incredibly lucky that they signed this guy who is filling all the gaps they had at once. It is crazy what he is playing. But I see a massive risk inherent in his performances. Bellingham is probably the most important player Real Madrid now has because he is responsible for the balance in the team, he is responsible for scoring goals and he is responsible for the organization in the offense and in the defensive movement. What the heck will happen if Bellingham gets injured? The whole game is too reliant on him at the moment. It would be impossible for them to replace him.

This is still the initial phase for Bellingham so like it or not he is required to truly balance what Madrid needs. Bellingham will definitely do everything possible whether he will become a striker or remain a midfielder whose role is not much different from that of a pure striker.

I guess the question what Bellingham will be supposed to do in the future has already been answered in full. No coach in his right mind would change anything about the role he is playing right now for the team. If he can sustain the way he plays combined with the efficiency and the effectiveness, he is a candidate for the world's best soccer player. Imagine he can keep this up for an entire season throughout all competitions. Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey. If he really does that, I think he is making a big step towards becoming the best of the best.

[hahay]

It is rare to see midfield players score 10+ goals in a season but Jude Bellingham who joined Real Madrid during the summer transfer window has 10 goals in his 10 games in all competitions for the Spanish giants.
The England international is currently one of the most prolific players in Europe and his two goals today helped his Real Madrid team to beat Osasuna by  four goals to nil. Vinicius Jnr also has been very impressive for Madrid since he returned to action after been sidelined as a result of injury. Real Madrid new formation and playing pattern is indeed giving them great results.

Agree with you, because it's rare for midfielders to be as productive as Bellingham. Yes, this is also thanks to coach Ancelloti's intelligence, he knows the composition of each player. Bellingham must remain compact and consistent with his team. If he is not consistent, there are still many players in the line or squad that he has. by Real Madrid to replace his position, if he remains consistent in all matches, there is definitely a possibility of him qualifying for prestigious trophies at his club.

Bellingham is really very impressive of course, because basically Bellingham is not an striker player and not an finisher player too. Therefore, if Bellingham has such a high productivity in terms of goals like this . Then of course, Bellingham is a player with very good skills and potential for Real Madrid performance in each match. So yes, I think Real Madrid has a squad for the great future . Considering Bellingham and some of Real Madrid current key players are also young. So yes, with young players who have above average quality like this, of course it will certainly be good for the future of Real Madrid.

[Weawant]

Atletico Madrid is leading by a goal as the first half of the match against Real socidad just ended, Atletico is underperforming but they are a goal ahead and that's what's most important, especially if they could possibly maintain it to get a win, it will probably help atletico get to the Fourth position with 19 points but if they fail to secure a win they will fall back to the fifth position with 16 points only.

Hopefully by the second half atletico gets a goal it will be more Solid their possibility of winning but this 1-0 victory bis still Shakey as they are not really performing excellently in the match. Las Palmas won Villarreal in their home and went up the standings to the 10th position with 11points while Villarreal is currently at 16th position with just eight points after playing eight games for the season.

Barcelona vs Granada must be the most anticipated game in the la Liga today as I have seen so many speculations as it regards the game, so are many predictions out there too aswell but then I personally will pick Barcelona as my favorite and at same time predict Granada to get a goal but Barcelona still gets to win so 1-3 win in favour of Barcelona if my prediction.

[Jody.Drummer]

It is rare to see midfield players score 10+ goals in a season but Jude Bellingham who joined Real Madrid during the summer transfer window has 10 goals in his 10 games in all competitions for the Spanish giants.
The England international is currently one of the most prolific players in Europe and his two goals today helped his Real Madrid team to beat Osasuna by  four goals to nil. Vinicius Jnr also has been very impressive for Madrid since he returned to action after been sidelined as a result of injury. Real Madrid new formation and playing pattern is indeed giving them great results.

Agree with you, because it's rare for midfielders to be as productive as Bellingham. Yes, this is also thanks to coach Ancelloti's intelligence, he knows the composition of each player. Bellingham must remain compact and consistent with his team. If he is not consistent, there are still many players in the line or squad that he has. by Real Madrid to replace his position, if he remains consistent in all matches, there is definitely a possibility of him qualifying for prestigious trophies at his club.

Not only that, he's scored in a season that's arguably just begun, and with so many games still to come, it's an opportunity for him to keep adding to his goal tally. I won't be srprised if he scores more than 20 goals this season, although that's a number we rarely see coming from a midfielder.
It's interesting that he's the top scorer for Real Madrid and leads the La Liga goalscoring charts for the time being. Even other strikers from clubs like Barcelona have only scored 5 goals in La Liga.

Real Madrid made the right choice by signing him this season.

[QueenVera]

Bellingham is really very impressive of course, because basically Bellingham is not an striker player and not an finisher player too. Therefore, if Bellingham has such a high productivity in terms of goals like this . Then of course, Bellingham is a player with very good skills and potential for Real Madrid performance in each match. So yes, I think Real Madrid has a squad for the great future . Considering Bellingham and some of Real Madrid current key players are also young. So yes, with young players who have above average quality like this, of course it will certainly be good for the future of Real Madrid.

With Bellingham in the squad currently Realmadrid would perform well in all the competition they're participating in this season and they're going going to give a very good  competition against their strongest rivals Barcelona.

 Talking about Barcelona they're currently in the 3rd place and would be playing againt a team that's in the relegation zone later today against and I expect them to win against Granada today even though they're playing away from home, the match should be very easy for them, if Barcelona wins today it would take them to the 2nd place with 1 point behind the current league leaders Realmadrid, Atletico Madrid are performing well and are currently leading 1-0 at home against Real Sociedad at their home ground.

[rahmad2nd]

La Liga matchday 9 : Granada vs Barcelona

Under pressure for Barcelona against Granada depend current teams standing on relegation zone because their rival standings team above Real Madrid and Girona get positive result on last match. Girona who second standings position awhile success take three points against Cadiz and Real Madrid who manage top position standing success defeated Osasuna and have 2 points gap from Girona on second placed.
Barcelona should take three points against Granada if want back to second place, due their composition not complete yet after Robert Lewandowski got injury and right now they have several players absent such as Pedri and Frenkie De Jong will make difficult choose for Xavi Hernandez who will replace crucial position.

In fact, Granada is not a strong team, in fact they are currently in the relegation zone having only collected 5 points from their 8 matches. and Granada's only win was against Mallorca, the remaining 5 matches were defeats and the last two matches resulted in draws. Even though in this match Granada played as the home team, it was very difficult to match Barcelona's game, let alone provide fierce resistance. there are not many other options, apart from them playing with a defensive pattern. At least, they are targeting 1 point in this match rather than losing.

As for Barcelona, ​​they are currently 4 points behind Real Madrid, 2 points behind Girona. In this match, they must get full points even though several key Barcelona players have to be absent due to injuries, such as Pedri, Raphinha, Lewandowski and De Jong. Even so, Xavi still has other options instead. Indeed, it was quite unlucky for Barca with injuries to several of their important players. However, Xavi still has other options that he can rely on. Xavi will continue to play Joao Felix on the wing and Ferran Torres as a replacement for Lewandoki. But, these two players can actually exchange positions. So, in this match it depends on what strategy Xavi will implement. Apart from that, there is Lamine Yamal, a young wing who has the chance to become a great player. for the others, there are no changes in all lines and are filled by the main players, except for Oriol Romeu who replaces De Jong's role. Well, I remain optimistic that Barcelona will get full points in this match. However, regarding the final result of the match, I am not sure whether Barcelona can score many goals in this match. what is certain, we will find out after this match is held.

[indah rezqi]

Bellingham is really very impressive of course, because basically Bellingham is not an striker player and not an finisher player too. Therefore, if Bellingham has such a high productivity in terms of goals like this . Then of course, Bellingham is a player with very good skills and potential for Real Madrid performance in each match. So yes, I think Real Madrid has a squad for the great future . Considering Bellingham and some of Real Madrid current key players are also young. So yes, with young players who have above average quality like this, of course it will certainly be good for the future of Real Madrid.

About Bellingham I don't see anything missing from him, he is developing quickly and has full support from his colleagues in the Los Blancos squad. Bellingham impressive performance can provide a sense of security for Ancelotti and the squad as a whole, we have seen him score goals in several important matches to bring Madrid to full points.

I think Madrid has been very good in determining its transfer policy, recruiting players who are considered very young but have potential like Bellingham. Another one who is most awaited is Arda Guler, who has not yet made his debut in La Liga due to injury.

[Doell]

Atletico Madrid is leading by a goal as the first half of the match against Real socidad just ended, Atletico is underperforming but they are a goal ahead and that's what's most important, especially if they could possibly maintain it to get a win, it will probably help atletico get to the Fourth position with 19 points but if they fail to secure a win they will fall back to the fifth position with 16 points only.

Hopefully by the second half atletico gets a goal it will be more Solid their possibility of winning but this 1-0 victory bis still Shakey as they are not really performing excellently in the match. Las Palmas won Villarreal in their home and went up the standings to the 10th position with 11points while Villarreal is currently at 16th position with just eight points after playing eight games for the season.

In the end, Atletico Madrid won with a score of 2-1, and they succeeded in securing three points in today match. Although it wasn't easy for them, because Real Sociedad was also quite good. After beating Real Madrid, the Atletico Madrid team was very consistent in collecting points, in the last few of matches they always won. Even, including the big UCL competition and that is a very good trend for them. It doesn't make sense, Villarreal lost at home. To be honest, I bet on the home team but with their loss I also felt the loss, really bad.

[posi]

Atletico Madrid is leading by a goal as the first half of the match against Real socidad just ended, Atletico is underperforming but they are a goal ahead and that's what's most important, especially if they could possibly maintain it to get a win, it will probably help atletico get to the Fourth position with 19 points but if they fail to secure a win they will fall back to the fifth position with 16 points only.

Hopefully by the second half atletico gets a goal it will be more Solid their possibility of winning but this 1-0 victory bis still Shakey as they are not really performing excellently in the match. Las Palmas won Villarreal in their home and went up the standings to the 10th position with 11points while Villarreal is currently at 16th position with just eight points after playing eight games for the season.

In the end, Atletico Madrid won with a score of 2-1, and they succeeded in securing three points in today match. Although it wasn't easy for them, because Real Sociedad was also quite good. After beating Real Madrid, the Atletico Madrid team was very consistent in collecting points, in the last few of matches they always won. Even, including the big UCL competition and that is a very good trend for them. It doesn't make sense, Villarreal lost at home. To be honest, I bet on the home team but with their loss I also felt the loss, really bad.

Real Sociedad was no weak opponent, also their performance in today's match was very good. However Atletico Madrid played well in the home match, and the players were very confident, this is why they won today's match. Yes they won by just 1 goal, but they earned full points. Atletico Madrid are now just 1 point behind  Barcelona, the team is fourth in the table.

Actually I am very disappointed with Villarreal's performance today. You know their performance in home matches was also poor, they conceded both goals in this match despite playing defensively. Las Palmas was not a strong team, however we did not see a better performance from Villarreal's players in this match. The team is now very close to the relegation zone, they are 16th in the points table.

[TopT3ns]

I truly think that Ancelotti has been incredibly unreasonable with his player management, especially when it comes to Modric! Even though he's not 38 years old, a player of his level deserves to be given more game time. He's still great with the ball, calling plays and planning moves, but he has to sit on the bench and warm up. Not true! Then there's Jude Bellingham, a wonderful young player who, with 8 goals in 8 games, is honestly shining brighter than most. But putting so much faith in a young player while leaving a seasoned pro like Modric on the bench? Im not sure how to understand that move. Even though Modric isnt putting in great 90-minute efforts, Madrid could still benefit greatly from using his creativity from the start

There is a possibility that Modric will play on the pitch for more time, but Carlo Ancelotti doesn't want to take the risk of letting Luka Modrić play longer.Carlo Ancelotti has carefully considered Modric's condition to remain healthy and have a lot of stamina, because so far it has been very difficult to find a midfielder at Real Madrid. We know that finding a replacement for Benzema requires quite a long process, so Ancelotti will continue to look after quality players so that they can play in the next match.

[KTChampions]

In the end, Atletico Madrid won with a score of 2-1, and they succeeded in securing three points in today match. Although it wasn't easy for them, because Real Sociedad was also quite good. After beating Real Madrid, the Atletico Madrid team was very consistent in collecting points, in the last few of matches they always won. Even, including the big UCL competition and that is a very good trend for them. It doesn't make sense, Villarreal lost at home. To be honest, I bet on the home team but with their loss I also felt the loss, really bad.

I wouldn't say that Atlético "reliably" wins games, for example 3-2 with Cadiz (what is that?), but as long as they win it's hard to blame them. And by the way, today’s game, despite the slippery score, could have been more convincing if Grinzman had been more fortunate; after the first half it could have been 3-0 or 4-1.
From this round, I would note another loss of points by Sevilla, now they have 8 points after 8 games and there are simply no prospects of entering the top 4.

[Oluwa-btc]

La Liga matchday 9 : Granada vs Barcelona

Under pressure for Barcelona against Granada depend current teams standing on relegation zone because their rival standings team above Real Madrid and Girona get positive result on last match. Girona who second standings position awhile success take three points against Cadiz and Real Madrid who manage top position standing success defeated Osasuna and have 2 points gap from Girona on second placed.
Barcelona should take three points against Granada if want back to second place, due their composition not complete yet after Robert Lewandowski got injury and right now they have several players absent such as Pedri and Frenkie De Jong will make difficult choose for Xavi Hernandez who will replace crucial position.

Certain Barcelona will not get it easy tonight still on, the win is sure they're without se quality players though but victory would be sure at the end of the game.

Atletico Madrid are scoring more goals that they do before, that's beautiful to see. They should have ended up with the game sealed bit that late penalty awarded changed everything for good.
A tough game between Alaves and Real Betis. Former Manchester City manager Pelligrini and his side are struggling. They scored a nice one by Ayoze Perez after the shot which the keeper failed to punch out. Bellerin also scored the own goal that put the score level.
Mason Greenwood with a goal tonight, fabulous!

[tusandii]

La Liga matchday 9 : Granada vs Barcelona

Under pressure for Barcelona against Granada depend current teams standing on relegation zone because their rival standings team above Real Madrid and Girona get positive result on last match. Girona who second standings position awhile success take three points against Cadiz and Real Madrid who manage top position standing success defeated Osasuna and have 2 points gap from Girona on second placed.
Barcelona should take three points against Granada if want back to second place, due their composition not complete yet after Robert Lewandowski got injury and right now they have several players absent such as Pedri and Frenkie De Jong will make difficult choose for Xavi Hernandez who will replace crucial position.

I have done some research and predict that even though Granada will compete at home in this match, it doesn't mean they have a big chance of winning because if you look at the Head To Head history, it looks like Granada has a chance to end the match in a draw, but that is past and present history. Barcelona's current situation is very different, even a little stronger and I am very confident that Barcelona will appear with a very strong performance.
It doesn't look like Lewandowski is too badly injured and he looks like he will appear in this match but there is no guarantee that Lewandowski will appear in the first half, there is a slight possibility that he will appear in the second half.

[shogun47]

La Liga matchday 9 : Granada vs Barcelona

Under pressure for Barcelona against Granada depend current teams standing on relegation zone because their rival standings team above Real Madrid and Girona get positive result on last match. Girona who second standings position awhile success take three points against Cadiz and Real Madrid who manage top position standing success defeated Osasuna and have 2 points gap from Girona on second placed.
Barcelona should take three points against Granada if want back to second place, due their composition not complete yet after Robert Lewandowski got injury and right now they have several players absent such as Pedri and Frenkie De Jong will make difficult choose for Xavi Hernandez who will replace crucial position.

Certain Barcelona will not get it easy tonight still on, the win is sure they're without se quality players though but victory would be sure at the end of the game.

Atletico Madrid are scoring more goals that they do before, that's beautiful to see. They should have ended up with the game sealed bit that late penalty awarded changed everything for good.
A tough game between Alaves and Real Betis. Former Manchester City manager Pelligrini and his side are struggling. They scored a nice one by Ayoze Perez after the shot which the keeper failed to punch out. Bellerin also scored the own goal that put the score level.
Mason Greenwood with a goal tonight, fabulous!

The top of the table is still very close and Girona keeps on delivering these great performances. They were promoted into La Liga just two years ago and finished the last season as 10th and as it looks now they are ready to take the next step and make further progress. This looks very solid and stable so far, no real signs of weaknesses and no crack in their outstanding shape which they have been showing for weeks now. I think the first goal for them is to play like this until the season halftime and then make a first evaluation and set their goals. With 22 points won already it is hard to imagine how they could still be dealing with the relegation zone at some point.

[Polkeins]

Bellingham's start is like Cristiano Ronaldo's in the 2009/2010 season so maybe we are watching the birth of a new superstar, but Ancelotti is right to point out that the player besides goals has a mature soccer character and I think that now Bellingham's game is more reminiscent of Zidane during his years playing for Real Madrid.  

He performed extraordinarily, he got more support at Real Madrid. In addition, we know that Real Madrid has better quality players than Dortmund so naturally Bellingham's potential is maximum in Madrid. Maybe he will be a new decade after Ronaldo. Bellingham's match record and age are younger and better than Ronaldo.  Furthermore, Bellingham just needs to be consistent and maintain performance so that he does not get injured or decline in performance.

So far it's working out just right, Bellingham could truly be the top star of this decade and replace Mbappe, Neymar and Messi if he continues to play at the same pace.

What I liked about Real's game against osasuna in general was that Real looked like they were playing for fun, much like Barcelona during the Ronaldinho era when the teams were enjoying themselves. Not the way Man City plays now or Bayern used to play, like a machine that beats everyone and everything, but Real now has exactly the atmosphere of "romantic" soccer of the 2000s, when Pirlo, Kaka, Ronaldinho played and the audience enjoyed the game, even if the team was losing.  

[hahay]

He is heading in a direction that puts him among the players with the most potential to win the Ballon D'or next season, but it all depends on Real Madrid achievements this season. He must maintain his performance like this to help Real Madrid win several titles including La Liga and UCL. His contribution so far has succeeded in making Real Madrid the top of the standings. Real Madrid's goal of becoming champions again this season can be achieved as long as Bellingham and other players are able to form a squad that is difficult to beat.

Bellingham scores again and this time makes a double, Vinicius also returns to his previous form and scores in the same way, and Joselu also scored in this match, only he could not score a penalty in the last minutes of the match. At this time, Ancelotti had already replaced Vinicius and Bellingham, probably otherwise one of them would have taken the penalty. Real Madrid are in great shape and ready to fight for the championship.

Agreed, I really hope Real Madrid manage to win some trophies this season or maybe, if Real Madrid manage to win the treble winner then of course Bellingham will get the Ballon d'Or. But yes, even if Bellingham doesn't get the Ballon d'Or, but I'm still confident, that Bellingham has the chance to get many trophies and titles over time. Because ya, considering Bellingham still young age too. But, because this moment Real Madrid has been very good with Bellingham like this . So, if Real Madrid will still bring Mbappe and or maybe Osimhen later, then of course Real Madrid performance will be even better.

[Oluwa-btc]

La Liga matchday 9 : Granada vs Barcelona

Under pressure for Barcelona against Granada depend current teams standing on relegation zone because their rival standings team above Real Madrid and Girona get positive result on last match. Girona who second standings position awhile success take three points against Cadiz and Real Madrid who manage top position standing success defeated Osasuna and have 2 points gap from Girona on second placed.
Barcelona should take three points against Granada if want back to second place, due their composition not complete yet after Robert Lewandowski got injury and right now they have several players absent such as Pedri and Frenkie De Jong will make difficult choose for Xavi Hernandez who will replace crucial position.

Certain Barcelona will not get it easy tonight still on, the win is sure they're without se quality players though but victory would be sure at the end of the game.

Atletico Madrid are scoring more goals that they do before, that's beautiful to see. They should have ended up with the game sealed bit that late penalty awarded changed everything for good.
A tough game between Alaves and Real Betis. Former Manchester City manager Pelligrini and his side are struggling. They scored a nice one by Ayoze Perez after the shot which the keeper failed to punch out. Bellerin also scored the own goal that put the score level.
Mason Greenwood with a goal tonight, fabulous!

The top of the table is still very close and Girona keeps on delivering these great performances. They were promoted into La Liga just two years ago and finished the last season as 10th and as it looks now they are ready to take the next step and make further progress. This looks very solid and stable so far, no real signs of weaknesses and no crack in their outstanding shape which they have been showing for weeks now. I think the first goal for them is to play like this until the season halftime and then make a first evaluation and set their goals. With 22 points won already it is hard to imagine how they could still be dealing with the relegation zone at some point.

Losing to Real Madrid, I felt they would start dropping points but they have decided to make a good show of the chance they have. They won against Cadiz which showed they meant business and want to stay longer than we have predicted.
I will wait untill halfway of the season before I can judge or give a good conclusion.

Since Lewandoski and some players would be absent, Barcelona is likely to play a first half draw or we shall witness less goals scored in the first half. More like it was against Porto during the Champions League.