La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[Doell]

When everyone is too busy talking about Real Madrid and Barcelona I will open the conversation about Atletico Madrid who will get the opportunity to get extra points from the match against Celta.
From the upcoming match, we can predict that even though Celta will be the host of the match, it will be difficult to block Atletico Madrid's attacks, who are currently in a strong condition with high ambitions to continue to pursue top positions in the points table and this opportunity will definitely not will be wasted by Diego Simeone who will rely on Antoine Griezmann and Morata as Atletico Madrid's scorers.
There will be no hesitation in placing a bet on Atletico Madrid at odds @2.15 and this is an opportunity to get quite big odds.

The bookie is so kind, odds above 2 for Atletico Madrid win actually is good, because on paper Atetico Madrid is better than Celta. Based on Head to Head and the performance between the both team this season, it is clear that Atletico are the favorites in that match, I will probably bet on them in my plan later. Although Atletico Madrid will be playing away in that match, but I'm sure they can get the three points again. Celta probably won't be able to give a big surprise in that match, considering their performance this season is not very good, even now they are position in an unsafe zone.

[Spaceman1000$]

There would be only one modric. Real madrid can never find the same player like modric but it doesn't mean there was no good midfielder who can play as good as modric. Real madrid has so many great midfiedlers and they are also still young at this moment.
Everything is still remain the same at this moment with or without him. Modric is aged and this can't be ignored caused by when someone was aged and the performance from the this guy would be declining a lot.
I meant the the game play of him become even slower as his age really gives huge impact to the performance of them.

Real Madrid will really missed the one time Ballon d'Or winner when he finally hangs his boot. Perhaps Carlo Ancelotti have already made plans for backup replacement for the Croatia international, there comes Jude Bellingham who's keen on making important changes to the game pattern of Los Blancos. Luka Modric doesn't have a duplicate because he's an extraordinary midfielder and also a playmaker on the pitch. He knows when to line long crucial crosses to the frontlines that made good use of his passes. Luka Modric have been awarded his deserved honors and accolades in Santiago Bernabéu and also his country, Croatia.

I cannot even imagine how the Madrid midfield will look like with the absence of luka Modric and Toni kroos. Even though Madrid may shop for their replacement, those person's cannot be effective as the duo. Modric gets better with each passing day, just like fine whine. Age doesn't even tell on him a bit, he still plays full 90 minutes for the los Blancos side. Though Carlos ancelotti is trying to groom in some youngsters to play along with Modric for now, so that with time, they can fit in.

[Oluwa-btc]

Real Madrid already have remarkable depth in their midfield which can carry them into the next generation, even without the inclusion of Jude Bellingham.
- Fredico Valverde (25 years),
- Eduardo Camavinga (20 years)
- Aurélien Tchouaméni (23 years)
- Arda Güler (18 years)

Madrid have been very futuristic in their recent signings and are set to build a team that can dominate the spot for years to come. When you throw in 20 year old Jude Bellingham they have are a very scary team to play against.To the El clasico we should all understand that it is just one match with three points up for grabs. Three points dropped in that fixture and any other one matters the same, it only has psychological value to boost their morale.

- Jay -

Fredico Valverde has seen lesser games played this season. That was actually since the British Man Jude Bellingham got signed up for Real Madrid. He has been up and going regardless when called upon in the squad.

We've seen the potentials of all these players, Camavinga and Tchouameni. They have both been brilliant in midfied for Real Madrid.
Though, we're yet to see that of  Arda Guler. I read Luka Modric saying good tidings about the youngin, he could be the replacement for Luka Modric finally.

Madrid have invested in great midfielder's, now it's time they move focus towards bringing in strikers who can serve and work well with these midfielder's.

[FanEagle]

Watching the league and the national team, he is playing a lot like a defensive midfielder late in his career, that allows him to be around for the defense, as much as he can defend of course with his age, but also he is the one that gets the ball from the defenders and start the attack, that allows him to be the playmaker sort of speaking. That is not a bad idea, that actually helps both teams to utilize him at his old age. It is not all that easy for him to attack and score or assist, but he could definitely do a hockey assist and just get the ball rolling.

I still think that he should retire at the end of the season, or at least shouldn't be at Real Madrid anymore, he could maybe go to Saudi Arabia or something, he would be amazing there for a few more years, but that dude is 38 years old, he is already quite old, I do not know how much football is left in him anymore and I am feeling like it must be not a lot of it, so it wouldn't be weird if he retired.

[QueenVera]

I cannot even imagine how the Madrid midfield will look like with the absence of luka Modric and Toni kroos. Even though Madrid may shop for their replacement, those person's cannot be effective as the duo. Modric gets better with each passing day, just like fine whine. Age doesn't even tell on him a bit, he still plays full 90 minutes for the los Blancos side. Though Carlos ancelotti is trying to groom in some youngsters to play along with Modric for now, so that with time, they can fit in.

Well the team would miss the absence of both players but the thing is Madrid would always look for a way to find better replacement for their departed player, they've already signed Jude Bellingham and Arda Güler and i believe they'll still get more quality players to make up for Modric and Kroos when they  depart the team, the duo of Modric and kroos  have been fantástic over the years and the team would really miss them but i think they'll be fine with Camavinga, Tchouaméni and  bellingham.
 
 Well i think maybe Kroos might leave this season cause Manchester City are already on his trail, therefore he could move to the EPL but Modric might decide to extend his contract for another year,  he still look fit though he's old it doesn't stop him for giving good passes and Madrid would still need him based on experience and quality.

[un_rank]

Madrid have invested in great midfielder's, now it's time they move focus towards bringing in strikers who can serve and work well with these midfielder's.

They really just need one striker and the team should be good. Joselu can play as a back up striker and they already have young talented midfielders.
Getting Victor Osimhen in or Mbappe if he can play as a striker will complete the team. Osimhen will thrive with support from Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo.

- Jay -

[flyingcarpet]

I cannot even imagine how the Madrid midfield will look like with the absence of luka Modric and Toni kroos. Even though Madrid may shop for their replacement, those person's cannot be effective as the duo. Modric gets better with each passing day, just like fine whine. Age doesn't even tell on him a bit, he still plays full 90 minutes for the los Blancos side. Though Carlos ancelotti is trying to groom in some youngsters to play along with Modric for now, so that with time, they can fit in.

Well the team would miss the absence of both players but the thing is Madrid would always look for a way to find better replacement for their departed player, they've already signed Jude Bellingham and Arda Güler and i believe they'll still get more quality players to make up for Modric and Kroos when they  depart the team, the duo of Modric and kroos  have been fantástic over the years and the team would really miss them but i think they'll be fine with Camavinga, Tchouaméni and  bellingham.
 
 Well i think maybe Kroos might leave this season cause Manchester City are already on his trail, therefore he could move to the EPL but Modric might decide to extend his contract for another year,  he still look fit though he's old it doesn't stop him for giving good passes and Madrid would still need him based on experience and quality.

Luka Modric and Toni Kroos have played top-level football for years. When they leave Real Madrid or are not playing as well as they used to, things can be difficult for the players who will replace them. However, Real Madrid added Jude Bellingham and Arda Güler to the team as alternatives to these two. I think these two names can replace Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. Both young players have outstanding talents.

I do not believe the news about Arda Güler's injury because they did the same thing with Vinicius Junior at the time. Their aim is to bring Arda Güler into the game with a better physical quality. They needed time to do this and Real Madrid said that Arda was injured. This news bought time for Real Madrid and Arda continued his development. I think we will see Arda on the field soon. I think he will contribute a lot to Real Madrid as he is technically a very good player and his physical quality has increased.

[AakZaki]

Despite not being financially sound, Barcelona managed to build an excellent squad last season. And since Xavi took over as coach, Barcelona's internal squad has improved. Xavi boosted the confidence of the team players. Strengthened the bond between the players. As a result, their performance in the last season was quite stable. Xavi has tried to strengthen the team this season. Barcelona don't have enough money to afford star players. Due to this they are not able to add star players to the squad. However, the Barcelona management has added several talented players to the squad. It is expected that this team will try their best for the title this season as well.

Barcelona reportedly have made a good business strategy so that they can afford to shop for quite good players. Last but not least is Joao Felix. He is quite expensive but he has a very good contribution to Barcelona. Reportedly even Barcelona are ready to increase Joao Felix's salary. Reportedly Barcelona are ready to increase Felix's salary 10 times. I think the current conditions are realistic enough for Barcelona to win. Although the condition of the opposing team like Madrid is also in a good situation.

[Furious 7]

Madrid have invested in great midfielder's, now it's time they move focus towards bringing in strikers who can serve and work well with these midfielder's.

They really just need one striker and the team should be good. Joselu can play as a back up striker and they already have young talented midfielders.
Getting Victor Osimhen in or Mbappe if he can play as a striker will complete the team. Osimhen will thrive with support from Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo.

- Jay -

Madrid always have their own way of dealing with financial monopolies and their target players, I think they held back bringing strikers last season not without reason considering Ancelotti who is ready to leave indirectly next season will definitely make an overhaul of the coach and players which from that they only brought loan players like Joselu and returned Brahim back to the Bernabeu. But for next season with a new coach then surely the scheme will be new again and this is the time Madrid transition with several players especially for their strikers. Joselu will no longer be at Madrid next season and it stands to reason that they will be looking to bring in a striker to replace Benzema.
The midfield is fine even if in the worst case Kroos and Modric leave there will be replacements and Camavinga, Jude, Valverde and Tchoameni could be alternatives but for strikers it's clear they will try now.
Mbappe will also be open next season although it might be a crazy price for one player.

[Hyphen(-)]

I think you have a point, especially since Xavi manages Barcelona. Xavi understands what his team needs to win El Clasico and that has inspired the team to win it more often. The first El Clasico match was played at Barcelona's home ground, that's something that might give them the lead even though it's still possible that Barcelona won't be able to play all their best players.

Xavi knows the gravity of the match, which is why he prepares very well for the El Clasico match, because irrespective of Barcelona's form, they are always given Real Madrid a tough time because Barcelona won four out of their last five El Clasico matches.

Real Madrid is dangerous not because of Bellingham and Vinicius, but players like Valverde and Kross can also have a positive impact on the game. But before the El Clasico match, Real Madrid and Barcelona will play two other matches in two different competitions. Player rotation is expected and may be considered, which is a good thing ahead of El Clasico.

Real Madrid is on form this season, and since most of their injured players are back and with experienced players like Toni Kroos and Modric in Real Madrid's midfield, I think they will take some revenge after the last 3-0 victory Barcelona had in the club friendlies.

[Raflesia]

I think you have a point, especially since Xavi manages Barcelona. Xavi understands what his team needs to win El Clasico and that has inspired the team to win it more often. The first El Clasico match was played at Barcelona's home ground, that's something that might give them the lead even though it's still possible that Barcelona won't be able to play all their best players.

Real Madrid is dangerous not because of Bellingham and Vinicius, but players like Valverde and Kross can also have a positive impact on the game. But before the El Clasico match, Real Madrid and Barcelona will play two other matches in two different competitions. Player rotation is expected and may be considered, which is a good thing ahead of El Clasico.

For now it is actually not too wrong to discuss El Clasico from the beginning with several possibilities that occur but when time is approaching there are still some things that need to be considered because after the league is off the international break Madrid will have 3 matches within 8 days starting from facing Sevilla, Braga in the Champions League and Barcelona in El Clasico and the problem is Barcelona has a fairly minimal break because looking at the schedule they will do because they can only rest 1 to 2 days because they have a schedule of 3 matches within 3 days against Bilbao, Shakhtar and also Madrid.
Obviously the vulnerable time is quite short in resting after this match will create a condition where players will be forced to continue playing and this will actually be very dangerous because in the end fatigue can be one of the triggers for players not to be optimal and even injured.
Therefore, before El Clasico it would be better for Ancelotti and Xavi to think about how the right rotation to face a busy schedule but the players are not burdened and too short because this could hamper their condition in the game.

[Sim_card]

Indeed, there is also a point, that after the Messi and Ronaldo era ended in the El Clasico match, at least that factor made the El Clasico match no longer have great appeal. But yes, considering Real Madrid and Barcelona at this moment at least have strengths that are not much different. Then of course, with that factor at least the El Clasico match this season will be more interesting than last season and or in the previous few seasons. But considering the number of conceded so far experienced by Barcelona, at least Barcelona defense has decreased at this moment. Because after all, the fact is that last season Barcelona was the team that conceded the least number of conceded until finally Barcelona won the La Liga trophy last season.

I think you guys are getting it all wrong the Elclasico has always been big even before Cristiano Ronaldo and Leonel Messi both reached their prime. The Elclasico has always been an important fixture in the Spanish La liga season. This is bigger than the player, it's a rivalry that would always be big any day any time. Yes Ronaldo and Messi gave it more appeal from neutral fans (non real Madrid or Barcelona fan) but anyone who is a core fan of both team or a strong follower of football would always anticipate this fixture.

Real Madrid great stars before Ronaldo has played El Classico and it has been a competition between these two clubs since. But what made Ronaldo and Messi period more interesting is that the two are both superstars at the same time and they are rivals to one another in clubs that are also rivals too. So it made it more interesting, and another thing is that, these two players have their own separate fans that prefer one to the other. These two players were also adding a lot of effort to make sure that their club is the best, and competition between themselves.

[rendravolt]

Despite not being financially sound, Barcelona managed to build an excellent squad last season. And since Xavi took over as coach, Barcelona's internal squad has improved. Xavi boosted the confidence of the team players. Strengthened the bond between the players. As a result, their performance in the last season was quite stable. Xavi has tried to strengthen the team this season. Barcelona don't have enough money to afford star players. Due to this they are not able to add star players to the squad. However, the Barcelona management has added several talented players to the squad. It is expected that this team will try their best for the title this season as well.

Barcelona reportedly have made a good business strategy so that they can afford to shop for quite good players. Last but not least is Joao Felix. He is quite expensive but he has a very good contribution to Barcelona. Reportedly even Barcelona are ready to increase Joao Felix's salary. Reportedly Barcelona are ready to increase Felix's salary 10 times. I think the current conditions are realistic enough for Barcelona to win. Although the condition of the opposing team like Madrid is also in a good situation.

If the news about the salary increase is true then it will be a very pleasant thing for Joao Felix. The reason is that currently his salary per season is only 400k euros, but that is also the wish of Joao Felix himself who wants to cut his salary at Barcelona. We can calculate how much he receives per week and it is even very small for football players in Europe. That's a disproportionate amount for a player as talented as Joao Felix and despite the joy of being able to play for Barcelona, this needs to be updated in terms of the salary he is paid. If we compare it with the current highest salary in Barcelona which is held by Frenkie de Jong who earns 400k per week, that is a very big gap. It is clear that this is a very big difference and Barcelona's financial management must give appreciation at least to players who also have a significant impact on the club.

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

[laurenB7742]

Indeed, there is also a point, that after the Messi and Ronaldo era ended in the El Clasico match, at least that factor made the El Clasico match no longer have great appeal. But yes, considering Real Madrid and Barcelona at this moment at least have strengths that are not much different. Then of course, with that factor at least the El Clasico match this season will be more interesting than last season and or in the previous few seasons. But considering the number of conceded so far experienced by Barcelona, at least Barcelona defense has decreased at this moment. Because after all, the fact is that last season Barcelona was the team that conceded the least number of conceded until finally Barcelona won the La Liga trophy last season.

I think you guys are getting it all wrong the Elclasico has always been big even before Cristiano Ronaldo and Leonel Messi both reached their prime. The Elclasico has always been an important fixture in the Spanish La liga season. This is bigger than the player, it's a rivalry that would always be big any day any time. Yes Ronaldo and Messi gave it more appeal from neutral fans (non real Madrid or Barcelona fan) but anyone who is a core fan of both team or a strong follower of football would always anticipate this fixture.

Real Madrid great stars before Ronaldo has played El Classico and it has been a competition between these two clubs since. But what made Ronaldo and Messi period more interesting is that the two are both superstars at the same time and they are rivals to one another in clubs that are also rivals too. So it made it more interesting, and another thing is that, these two players have their own separate fans that prefer one to the other. These two players were also adding a lot of effort to make sure that their club is the best, and competition between themselves.

The El Clásico of the Ronaldo and Messi era was exciting on another level. Every El Clasico match was very competitive. And I remember we were eagerly waiting to see the El Clasico match. And all of us friends used to enjoy El Clasico matches together. So many times we have seen Ronaldo score a last-minute goal to save Madrid from a certain defeat or give victory. Messi has done this several times. But after Messi and Ronaldo left the club, El Clasico is not as exciting as it used to be. The matches seem quite slow to me now. Real Madrid also lost dominance in El Clasico. Barcelona have won 4 of their last 5 matches against Madrid. Ancelotti should try to get 3 points in the next match.

[kro55]

Despite not being financially sound, Barcelona managed to build an excellent squad last season. And since Xavi took over as coach, Barcelona's internal squad has improved. Xavi boosted the confidence of the team players. Strengthened the bond between the players. As a result, their performance in the last season was quite stable. Xavi has tried to strengthen the team this season. Barcelona don't have enough money to afford star players. Due to this they are not able to add star players to the squad. However, the Barcelona management has added several talented players to the squad. It is expected that this team will try their best for the title this season as well.

Barcelona reportedly have made a good business strategy so that they can afford to shop for quite good players. Last but not least is Joao Felix. He is quite expensive but he has a very good contribution to Barcelona. Reportedly even Barcelona are ready to increase Joao Felix's salary. Reportedly Barcelona are ready to increase Felix's salary 10 times. I think the current conditions are realistic enough for Barcelona to win. Although the condition of the opposing team like Madrid is also in a good situation.

If the news about the salary increase is true then it will be a very pleasant thing for Joao Felix. The reason is that currently his salary per season is only 400k euros, but that is also the wish of Joao Felix himself who wants to cut his salary at Barcelona. We can calculate how much he receives per week and it is even very small for football players in Europe. That's a disproportionate amount for a player as talented as Joao Felix and despite the joy of being able to play for Barcelona, this needs to be updated in terms of the salary he is paid. If we compare it with the current highest salary in Barcelona which is held by Frenkie de Jong who earns 400k per week, that is a very big gap. It is clear that this is a very big difference and Barcelona's financial management must give appreciation at least to players who also have a significant impact on the club.

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I would say Barcelona players are very loyal to the club. If we consider the top-tier clubs, I think Barcelona is paying the lowest wages now. Because the club has not been financially sound for the last few seasons. Players are not leaving the team even after getting lower wages. Most of the players are very loyal to the club and are willing to play with Barcelona even if their wages are reduced. I would say this is a big achievement for Barcelona management.
Joao Felix's wages are very low. He is quite a talented striker. The Barcelona management may have thought that if Joao Felix is not paid enough wages, then he may not be interested in staying with Barcelona for a long time. Increasing the wages of Joao Felix is definitely a good decision by the Barca management.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Huh I'm sorry I didn't look at the schedule and Barcelona are playing at home in this first El Clasico. but isn't this better? The odds are bigger with the belief conditions not changing for Madrid
But indeed Barcelona are favourites it is also quite reasonable because playing at Camp Nou with their current condition that looks still fine even though there are some problems that occur there still they are Barcelona who are indeed strong and this is an El Clasico with high prestige.

As for Lewandowski, he still lacks momentum and this clearly affects especially now when he can play later for Barcelona there will definitely be a readjustment after several weeks of not playing due to injury, obviously this will disturb him.
Joao is still in the adaptation stage but indeed the performance he showed was still very good and I think this exceeded the expectations of some people so that this could be a problem if it was too much to let.

Maybe Barcelona has an advantage due to the fact that the game will take place at the Camp Nou, but in my opinion it is not so that Real's quote is 3.00
As for Felix, he plays as always, he has already adapted  He is always active, fussing, has chances, but usually there is very little benefit from this in the form of goals. There was another such game against Slovakia, although he had little playing time.

The problem for El Clasico is now just about how they rotate their players because with the current international fixtures followed by La Liga and Champions League matches Madrid and Barcelona have to go through a tough schedule with 3 matches in a week.

It will be difficult when their players are forced to continue playing because fatigue could also be a factor in this.

The most likely condition is to apply rotation for matches in the Champions League because their points are also quite safe, but it also cannot be used as a stumbling block because when they lose this can b e a condition where momentum is lost.

Now it's up to the coach how they organise the plan and this is quite a heavy burden even though their opponents (Madrid and Barcelona) are still not too tough, it will still be troublesome if they can't organise the rotation properly.

[tiCeR]

I would say Barcelona players are very loyal to the club. If we consider the top-tier clubs, I think Barcelona is paying the lowest wages now. Because the club has not been financially sound for the last few seasons. Players are not leaving the team even after getting lower wages. Most of the players are very loyal to the club and are willing to play with Barcelona even if their wages are reduced. I would say this is a big achievement for Barcelona management.
Joao Felix's wages are very low. He is quite a talented striker. The Barcelona management may have thought that if Joao Felix is not paid enough wages, then he may not be interested in staying with Barcelona for a long time. Increasing the wages of Joao Felix is definitely a good decision by the Barca management.

Is this based on data or on feelings? I think that Barcelon is still paying a hell of a salary and they can't align the current perception of the club with what FC Barcelona is right now. They are struggling with the fact that Messi is gone and imagine, how would anyone replace the fact that Messi is gone?

I think this is a new era and they are still trying to cope with not having this superstar on their team anymore. Bringing in a new player who can attract the global audience like Messi did is essentially impossible.

But still time is going on and as Real Madrid had to accept that Ronaldo is gone, Barcelona has to do the same.

[Wiwo]

Real Madrid great stars before Ronaldo has played El Classico and it has been a competition between these two clubs since. But what made Ronaldo and Messi period more interesting is that the two are both superstars at the same time and they are rivals to one another in clubs that are also rivals too. So it made it more interesting, and another thing is that, these two players have their own separate fans that prefer one to the other. These two players were also adding a lot of effort to make sure that their club is the best, and competition between themselves.

That is how great time can be if you have the right men on the teams,  what make football more interesting is the fact that the presence of strong contending team,  and that is why the extra time and the penalties are there to use to settle such incidence of two strong opponent,  when Reall Madrid hard the right players on board in the last couple of seasons back,  their games where up to touch and always strongly contending with a lot of winnings even though sometimes,  there are few records of loses also which is what football is all about.

El Classico is also a strong team who have done well previously and has also been able to set up a formidable team when they had the best hand on the ground a few seasons back,  both clubs have similar histories but let's see how their features will be.

[lalabotax]

Real Madrid great stars before Ronaldo has played El Classico and it has been a competition between these two clubs since. But what made Ronaldo and Messi period more interesting is that the two are both superstars at the same time and they are rivals to one another in clubs that are also rivals too. So it made it more interesting, and another thing is that, these two players have their own separate fans that prefer one to the other. These two players were also adding a lot of effort to make sure that their club is the best, and competition between themselves.

We can say that both Real Madrid and Barcelona have been strong and victorious for a long time. and the two of them always compete very closely and with high tension. That's why El Classico was created in La Liga between these two big clubs. which of course is a very interesting football match to watch and will create a commotion in various places. The competition between the two is always changing and sometimes difficult to predict. But in my opinion, for next week's El Classico, it looks like Real Madrid has a bigger chance than Barcelona to win. not a customary estimate, but rather looking at the current condition of the two clubs and until tomorrow they will play the El Classico match. Because however, many Barcelona players are still injured and they are core players. So without them of course Barcelona's performance would not be as optimal as when the first team was full. but of course once again we'll see tomorrow because this will definitely still be interesting and maybe there will be lots of surprises.

[kawetsriyanto]

The El Clásico of the Ronaldo and Messi era was exciting on another level. Every El Clasico match was very competitive. And I remember we were eagerly waiting to see the El Clasico match. And all of us friends used to enjoy El Clasico matches together. So many times we have seen Ronaldo score a last-minute goal to save Madrid from a certain defeat or give victory. Messi has done this several times.

Yep. At that time, Ronaldo and Messi is competing to be the best player in the world. Both of them are the mainstay player of their clubs. Also, they are proven as the best players in the world. So, it makes the El Clasico was very interesting to watch because we want to see the two best players in the world against each another.

But after Messi and Ronaldo left the club, El Clasico is not as exciting as it used to be. The matches seem quite slow to me now. Real Madrid also lost dominance in El Clasico. Barcelona have won 4 of their last 5 matches against Madrid. Ancelotti should try to get 3 points in the next match.

It is no longer interesting since Ronaldo left Real Madrid. With no longer rival between Ronaldo and Messi, El Clasico isn't interesting anymore.
It is true, Real Madrid lost the dominance in the El Clasico since Zidane left the club. In my opinion, Ancelotti still can't pass the level of Zidane in maintaining the mentality of the players. Real Madrid was a very though team because they have winning mentality when they were under Zidane's management.

Sure, Ancelotti needs to win the next El Clasico to maintain the position of Real Madrid in the top of La Liga standings.