La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[Docnaster]

I agree that the decrease of Barcelona performance is caused by too many injured players. Some of them are the key players like Lewandowski, Kounde, Pedri, Frank de Jong, and Raphinha. However, some of them have recovered now, Lewandowski and Raphinha have played yesterday. But they need time to be back to their best shape. It is not easy to play again with their best after they spend much time for the recovery.

I think, losing Dembele and Ansu Fati also contributes to the decrease of Barcelona performance. I still remember that these players often give the difference when they played in big matches in the previous season. I am a bit confused why Xavi doesn't need them anymore. Xavi may not know that losing them will bring a big impact.

I agree with you, especially in the case of Dembele and Ansu Fati. Barcelona would have performed better with those guys if they were around. even though I won't easily discredit the efforts of the players that played yesterday match. But Barcelona should have envisaged the big match and could have add more efforts.

It was more of let's start hard and finish softly, yesterday. Like a case of we are in a hurry in the first half but have all the time to relax in the second half. If Barcelona had applied the same efforts they used in the first half, they would have performed more incredibly.

After Ousmane Dembele was permanently sold to Paris Saint Germaine in the summer, I was very surprised to see Barcelona allow Ansu Fati to join Brighton and Hove Albion on loan even when they don't have too much number of strikers.
Ferran Torres hasn't impressed since the start of the season and it's really affecting Barcelona's performance in their matches. Robert Lewandowski who was injured is currently back to action and hopefully, his return will improve the club's performance in their next upcoming matches.

[GxSTxV]

It's not fair to say that Real Madrid would have scored more goals if they had another striker because whenever Real Madrid has a main striker, Bellingham might be repositioned and if he is repositioned he won't score as much as he did this time.  .

I really appreciated what you said, and I totally agree. Many people believe that without Bellingham's skills, Real Madrid would lose the match or many other matches just becausehe scored.
 But, if you think that one player can create so many chances and score so many goals without a solid tactic and the collective effort of other players to create those opportunities, you are mistaken. Real Madrid has now managed to win against Barcelona and performed well in my opinion, especially after scoring the first goall the whole team played better the rest of the match. Why change this plan and bring in another striker? It's not easy for new players to adapt to the gameplay of a different team, especially when they have been playing for another club or League.
What I want to say simply, teams create players and not the opposite.

[Dewi Aries]

Barcelona on the other hand are getting weak, last Girona finished at number 10th in the standing, lost 3 times of matches that Barcelona lose but I'm astonished to see how they have point than Barcelona and even have similar number of loss this season with Real Madrid and Barcelona, what is that ingredients they have that we are not seeing. 

The decline in Barcelona's performance cannot be separated from the fact that many of their main players are injured and this team does not have substitute players who have equal quality to maintain the team's performance so that it can become like now, this is quite unfortunate because this makes Barcelona even further behind.
But when it comes to Girona, they really made a big surprise this season and this is beyond what many people expected.

Barcelona was unlucky in El Clasico this time, Xavi was unable to play several of his mainstay players due to injuries that befell them. Barcelona also conceded in the final minutes when Bellingham scored his second goal and put Real Madrid in front over Barcelona. The Barcelona player failed to control Bellingham's movement which left him free to stand in front of Ter Stegen before his touch directed the ball into the goal.
Girona has become the new dark horse team in La Liga, its consistent performance is able to place itself among the teams competing for the title. Girona's performance has been extraordinary this season, but it is not certain that they will be able to maintain this kind of performance until the end of the season.

Although Barcelona lost against Real Madrid, but this is not the end of Barcelona. Because in previous matches Barcelona became a team that was still unbeaten in La Liga. in my opinion Bcarcelona seemed to experience problems in the second half so that Real Madrid became more aggressive and attacked continuously to Barcelona so that Real Madrid could win the match with a goal scored by Bellingham in the second half. This makes Real Madrid even stronger in its position, but apart from that there is Girona who has the same points as Real Madrid. This is not the end for Real Madrid, they still have to fight to maintain their position as the strongest team this season.

Real Madrid's performance is always good and maximum in every match, coupled with the presence of their young player Bellingham who always scores goals to become the top scorer this season. the luck that comes to Real Madrid at this time because of the presence of this young player has a big good impact. So will Real Madrid be the champions this season. I don't support any team but I enjoy every football match with its good moments. Whichever team wins will have no impact on me, so I just enjoy the game.

[Adams0001]

Barcelona definitely has a chance, a big chance to win La Liga title. Because the season has started not very long ago. So Barcelona can actually still be able to perform well and reduce the difference between them and Real Madrid. Barcelona only has one problem that is they are facing a lot of issues with the players being injured. That definitely can be a big problem for Barcelona going forward.

And meanwhile, Real Madrid is performing really well. Even though they are facing some problems because they do not have a very good striker, to be honest, Jude Bellingham is doing the work.

If we talk about the opportunity to win La Liga, of course there is still and there are even several teams that still have the chance to win La Liga now because this season is still very long and anything is still possible to happen.

Exactly, Barcelona has a chance to win laliga, but I don't see any other team winning the league this season If it is not Real Madrid, I am not talking because I am a Real Madrid fan, but based on how Real Madrid is playing this season you can say that they can win the league because only Barcelona can stop Real Madrid in this laliga this season and now Real Madrid are leading them with 4 points in the table and Ancelotti will try his best to continue topping the league and next week Real Madrid face Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabéu, and I am confident that Real Madrid will win.

Barcelona will face Real Sociedad in a challenging encounter since Real Sociedad has been doing well this season and it would be difficult for Barcelona to win against them Real Sociedad will try to draw with Barcelona, but Xavi will do his best to win the game so that they can continue chasing the league trophy with Real Madrid, If Barcelona makes any mistakes against Real Sociedad in their next match, I predict that they will lose hope of competing with Real Madrid because they will leave them with large gaps in the league table.

[Frankolala]

The decline in Barcelona's performance cannot be separated from the fact that many of their main players are injured and this team does not have substitute players who have equal quality to maintain the team's performance so that it can become like now, this is quite unfortunate because this makes Barcelona even further behind.

I agree that the decrease of Barcelona performance is caused by too many injured players. Some of them are the key players like Lewandowski, Kounde, Pedri, Frank de Jong, and Raphinha. However, some of them have recovered now, Lewandowski and Raphinha have played yesterday. But they need time to be back to their best shape. It is not easy to play again with their best after they spend much time for the recovery.

I think, losing Dembele and Ansu Fati also contributes to the decrease of Barcelona performance. I still remember that these players often give the difference when they played in big matches in the previous season. I am a bit confused why Xavi doesn't need them anymore. Xavi may not know that losing them will bring a big impact.

I think this El Clasico is not ideal considering that many players in Xavi squad are injured, and those who have just recovered are not yet fully 100% fit. On the other hand, Xavi took quite a big risk when determining the starting XI yesterday, which turned out to be true because he had to admit the greatness of the strategy implemented by Ancelotti. Dembele and Ansu Fati were released because Xavi wanted several players like Felix and Cancelo and to make room for young players like Yamal.

Regardless from this defeat, Barcelona also still has a chance to retain the La Liga trophy, the difference in points is not too big and it is still reasonable to catch up in the following weeks. On the other hand, Madrid is in top form at the moment, so it's not easy to beat them, especially with a player like Bellingham.

There must be a winner in any game, and the winner take advantage of the weakness of their opponent to win the game.  Barcelona were strong in the first half even without those players that had injury. It was ancelotti strategy that overpowered Xavi's plan in the second half, immediately he made those changes and brought in Joselu.

Bellingham is the man of the match as he made proper use of his opportunities to make sure that Real Madrid won the match. He is such an outstanding player that came not quite long and scored the two goals that made Real Madrid to see themselves better than Barcelona. He also scored in his first El Classico, in fact it was a great week for Bellingham, as he also scored in last week UCL.

[HajiBagi]

Barcelona suffered its first defeat against Real Madrid in the 11 matches that Barcelona faced this season, even though Barcelona took the lead in the early minutes and the goal was created by Gundogan and Real Madrid was 1 goal behind in the first half.

After the second half started Real Madrid started to play fiercely and tried to equalize in the end Jude Bellingham scored his first goal against Barcelona in the 68th minute. I thought the match would end in a draw but it turned out that Jude Bellingham was able to score Real Madrid's winning goal in the final minutes of the match. ended, Jude Bellingham really became Real Madrid's hero this season, he managed to prove that he is truly a talented player, he managed to be a midfielder and striker at the same time for Real Madrid. I think Real Madrid has got a replacement for Benzema now and Bellingham has scored 10 goals so far. .

Since the game hasn't started, I've been feeling like this will be one of the best games of the week. Barcelona plays Real Madrid in the first half, but in the second half, Real Madrid plays really well, which is something I didn't expect from them. To be honest, that game is really difficult. After Ancelotti substitutes Camavinga and Modric, real Madrid's performance changes. Real Madrid plays a different game immediately after Camavinga and Modric enter the pitch. Although Barcelona plays a well-established game and I really enjoy their performance, but Barcelona should occasionally play real Madrid with caution.

I suggested that Barcelona play cautiously against Real Madrid because of the tough style in which Barcelona plays against them, particularly with regard to their midfield and defence player's. Gavi played a very rough game during the  game and Barcelona defence players also played rough, pushing Real Madrid players, and the referee did not see it negatively. I know the referee might give Barcelona the advantage because of their home court, but I believe Barcelona should stop playing that way against Real Madrid because it will hurt them when they play at real Madrid home.

[Gaza13]

The decline in Barcelona's performance cannot be separated from the fact that many of their main players are injured and this team does not have substitute players who have equal quality to maintain the team's performance so that it can become like now, this is quite unfortunate because this makes Barcelona even further behind.
But when it comes to Girona, they really made a big surprise this season and this is beyond what many people expected.

Yes, the opponent's performance was much better in yesterday's game, Of course this will be an important lesson for every player and coach, in maintaining unity in training or competing, Even though there are several injuries, the coach definitely knows which players can back up the first team positions. Indeed, the opposing team was much better in the match. The performance shown by Girona this year is truly extraordinary, many people did not expect Girona to maintain the top ranking, If they are consistent until the end, I think they can become champions this year, and it will be a historic year for the club, players and coaches. It is not easy to maintain the standings, there is still a long way to go.

[Webetcoins]

Bellingham is in great form as a striker at Real Madrid. Bellingham's contract with Real Madrid has introduced the English star as a midfielder but the midfielder has become Real Madrid's top goal scorer. Bellingham has been scoring in almost every match and his goals have led Real Madrid to victory. In the last El Clasico match we saw Real Madrid score two goals against Barcelona and both of those goals came from Bellingham.  

It's not fair to say that Real Madrid would have scored more goals if they had another striker because whenever Real Madrid has a main striker, Bellingham might be repositioned and if he is repositioned he won't score as much as he did this time.  .

Agree about this all but still this impressive for the Bellingham and Real Madrid because no one was expecting performance like this from them after losing top players and not able to secure their striker in last window, but currently they are at the top and having difference of 4 points from their arch rival Barcelona which is currently at the fourth spot after losing El Clasico.

Most chances we will have changes in January which will bring improvement into their attack and this could be good for them as they can go for the another double under outgoing coach Carlos Ancelotti which is having his last year as Real Madrid coach with if we have any big striker then I will have no doubt about their double even right now situation is still under control and their last few wins improve their confidence at the top level.

[skarais]

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I think this El Clasico is not ideal considering that many players in Xavi squad are injured, and those who have just recovered are not yet fully 100% fit. On the other hand, Xavi took quite a big risk when determining the starting XI yesterday, which turned out to be true because he had to admit the greatness of the strategy implemented by Ancelotti. Dembele and Ansu Fati were released because Xavi wanted several players like Felix and Cancelo and to make room for young players like Yamal.

Regardless from this defeat, Barcelona also still has a chance to retain the La Liga trophy, the difference in points is not too big and it is still reasonable to catch up in the following weeks. On the other hand, Madrid is in top form at the moment, so it's not easy to beat them, especially with a player like Bellingham.

Real Madrid's squad depth is certainly better than Barcelona's in the previous El Clasico, but even so, Barcelona really went according to plan even though in the end they had to admit defeat in the last few minutes. Barcelona's performance was relatively good, but several tactical changes made Barcelona's game less good.

Real Madrid had to admit that it was a difficult match for them to win, in fact Real Madrid almost lost to Barcelona. Xavi has done a good job, but it was not a lucky day for them especially after registering many goal chances throughout the match. Bellingham is amazing, he's getting sky-high praise at the moment.

[wiss19]

After Ousmane Dembele was permanently sold to Paris Saint Germaine in the summer, I was very surprised to see Barcelona allow Ansu Fati to join Brighton and Hove Albion on loan even when they don't have too much number of strikers.
Ferran Torres hasn't impressed since the start of the season and it's really affecting Barcelona's performance in their matches. Robert Lewandowski who was injured is currently back to action and hopefully, his return will improve the club's performance in their next upcoming matches.

There is no doubt about this all with sell of Ousmane Dembélé and sending Ansu Fati on loan are strange decisions, and now they are facing consequences as well because Ferran Torres is not able to perform as they required from him and their attack is having no performance which is needed at this level in La Liga which bring them down in El Clásico, and now they are having fourth spot with difference of points can increase if they are not able to have improvement into their performance.

Robert Lewandowski is also coming from injury with hopefully this will increase their performance in coming match against Real Sociedad because this is important game and without full three points they can suffer another below which is not good for them.

[ShowOff]

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Exactly, Barcelona has a chance to win laliga, but I don't see any other team winning the league this season If it is not Real Madrid, I am not talking because I am a Real Madrid fan, but based on how Real Madrid is playing this season you can say that they can win the league because only Barcelona can stop Real Madrid in this laliga this season and now Real Madrid are leading them with 4 points in the table and Ancelotti will try his best to continue topping the league and next week Real Madrid face Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabéu, and I am confident that Real Madrid will win.

Barcelona will face Real Sociedad in a challenging encounter since Real Sociedad has been doing well this season and it would be difficult for Barcelona to win against them Real Sociedad will try to draw with Barcelona, but Xavi will do his best to win the game so that they can continue chasing the league trophy with Real Madrid, If Barcelona makes any mistakes against Real Sociedad in their next match, I predict that they will lose hope of competing with Real Madrid because they will leave them with large gaps in the league table.

The competition for the La Liga title this season is not only about Barcelona and Real Madrid, you shouldn't even ignore Girona and Atletico Madrid who also have the chance to continue competing there with their good performance. Girona and Real Madrid have the same points, while if Atletico Madrid wins the match in hand, then they also have the same points. The current top four teams are worth paying attention to and should not underestimate each other, that's because I believe the competition has become tougher than last season.

I'm happy to see Barcelona defend their title this season, but I won't see them getting it easy. Real Madrid, Girona and Atletico Madrid have played well so far, so I wouldn't see this competition being very easy for any of them.

[Ahli38]

It's not fair to say that Real Madrid would have scored more goals if they had another striker because whenever Real Madrid has a main striker, Bellingham might be repositioned and if he is repositioned he won't score as much as he did this time.  .

I really appreciated what you said, and I totally agree. Many people believe that without Bellingham's skills, Real Madrid would lose the match or many other matches just becausehe scored.
 But, if you think that one player can create so many chances and score so many goals without a solid tactic and the collective effort of other players to create those opportunities, you are mistaken. Real Madrid has now managed to win against Barcelona and performed well in my opinion, especially after scoring the first goall the whole team played better the rest of the match. Why change this plan and bring in another striker? It's not easy for new players to adapt to the gameplay of a different team, especially when they have been playing for another club or League.
What I want to say simply, teams create players and not the opposite.

Sometimes a player can play very well and is able to maximize his overall performance when defending a club because he is comfortable there and he gets support from other players who understand each other on the field. For example, J.Bellingham is very productive at Real Madrid because of the support from all the players at Real Madrid who can pamper him to achieve maximum performance. Example,Haaland at his previous club was not as productive as at Man City. Because Man City has reliable players. So that a player can be good on the field, it is also built on the basis of great teamwork which is created after all the players understand each other and of course with the help of a great coach who is able to unite the squad well. So we often see a very productive striker in one team. but when he moved to another club it turned out he was not as productive as his previous team. This shows that in essence it is squad depth that shapes and helps maximize a player's potential. And behind all that there is a great coach who is able to bring out all the potential of the players in a squad. So yeah we can't just praise one player and ignore the others. Because like Real Madrid, I think the depth of this squad is very good and if a striker is able to adapt to this club, he will indeed be able to maximize his performance. And J. Bellingham has great potential. And Real Madrid succeeded in bringing out and using this potential.

[savetheFORUM]

I don't know who can win Granada or Villarreal, but I'm sure it will be a good game. But I still favour Villarreal, their attack is better than Granada's. Granada haven't won against Villarreal for almost 10 years. If it happens in today's game, it will be a feat.

We cannot compare the history of the match of the two teams in the last 2 years or more because the situation and composition of the players are different, in the last 5 seasons Villarreal has always been in the top 7-8 standings this means they still have a great squad but this season they are not better Villarreal is almost the same as other weak clubs, just look at the history of the match they only won 2 times in 10 matches while Granada is in a worse position but they can take advantage of playing at home. It is not easy to predict who wins, in my opinion this match is more appropriate to end in a draw with a final score of 1-1 for betting options, of course both teams to score YES.

Completely agreed with this all as right now situation is going we can't predict about result because both teams are performing badly but Granada which is playing at home having better attack with this I have feeling going for the BTTS is the best option because we can expect good number of goals in this match defense is issue as well for the both teams even Villarreal never lost against them in last few years but with the current form things can go either way.

With few things which are going right now we can say Villarreal is better side, but they have to change their strategy which bring some confidence back and their rank as well which is currently near the relegation zone and having just 2 wins from 10 games is surely the biggest concern.

[harapan]

I agree that the decrease of Barcelona performance is caused by too many injured players. Some of them are the key players like Lewandowski, Kounde, Pedri, Frank de Jong, and Raphinha. However, some of them have recovered now, Lewandowski and Raphinha have played yesterday. But they need time to be back to their best shape. It is not easy to play again with their best after they spend much time for the recovery.

I think, losing Dembele and Ansu Fati also contributes to the decrease of Barcelona performance. I still remember that these players often give the difference when they played in big matches in the previous season. I am a bit confused why Xavi doesn't need them anymore. Xavi may not know that losing them will bring a big impact.

I agree with you, especially in the case of Dembele and Ansu Fati. Barcelona would have performed better with those guys if they were around. even though I won't easily discredit the efforts of the players that played yesterday match. But Barcelona should have envisaged the big match and could have add more efforts.

It was more of let's start hard and finish softly, yesterday. Like a case of we are in a hurry in the first half but have all the time to relax in the second half. If Barcelona had applied the same efforts they used in the first half, they would have performed more incredibly.

After Ousmane Dembele was permanently sold to Paris Saint Germaine in the summer, I was very surprised to see Barcelona allow Ansu Fati to join Brighton and Hove Albion on loan even when they don't have too much number of strikers.
Ferran Torres hasn't impressed since the start of the season and it's really affecting Barcelona's performance in their matches. Robert Lewandowski who was injured is currently back to action and hopefully, his return will improve the club's performance in their next upcoming matches.

Fati was also injured and lacked game time from Xavi. Freeing him to Brighton is a way to get fit and return back to Barcelona. He is no doubt one of Barcelona finest creators and creative players after Messi left. Injuries has denied him the opportunity to impress Xavi, so it is good he is around Brighton coach who knows how to work with young players that are creative.
Barcelona had Ferran Torres when things for Barcelona was difficult. With hesitation he left Man city for Barcelona. Xavi trust him even if he has not performed well this season.
Lewandowski is the finest and best option they have in attack, his absence will lead to reduce goals scored for Barcelona.

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Fati was also injured and lacked game time from Xavi. Freeing him to Brighton is a way to get fit and return back to Barcelona. He is no doubt one of Barcelona finest creators and creative players after Messi left. Injuries has denied him the opportunity to impress Xavi, so it is good he is around Brighton coach who knows how to work with young players that are creative.
Barcelona had Ferran Torres when things for Barcelona was difficult. With hesitation he left Man city for Barcelona. Xavi trust him even if he has not performed well this season.
Lewandowski is the finest and best option they have in attack, his absence will lead to reduce goals scored for Barcelona.

Barcelona loaned Ansu Fati to Brighton not only to get him fitter and get playing time, but they did it to reduce expenses and also so that several other players could be registered. Considering that Barcelona has to do this for financial reasons, Fati must be willing to take his suitcase and get better experience at another team before he returns to Barcelona.

So far Barcelona has no shortage of wingers, but they have lost many of their best midfielders due to injury. Pedri and De Jong are two important players missing from several of Barcelona's matches so far, and that has disrupted Barcelona's performance and has also cost them in several matches. Barcelona's squad will be better when all the injured players recover, but either way Barcelona has plenty of young talent to help the team maintain its form.

[nurilham]

After Ousmane Dembele was permanently sold to Paris Saint Germaine in the summer, I was very surprised to see Barcelona allow Ansu Fati to join Brighton and Hove Albion on loan even when they don't have too much number of strikers.

I'm also a bit confused with the decision. Barcelona may expect fresh money when they sold Dembele, the price of Dembele is quite expensive. But to let Ansu Fati joining Brighton and Hove Albion, it is not the right decision. Ansu Fati actually performed quite well in the previous season, Barcelona still needs him. Moreover, Barcelona has no many attackers in this season. Ansu Fati can be the solution when other attackers can't perform well, right?

Ferran Torres hasn't impressed since the start of the season and it's really affecting Barcelona's performance in their matches. Robert Lewandowski who was injured is currently back to action and hopefully, his return will improve the club's performance in their next upcoming matches.

True. Ferran Torres couldn't perform as expected, he can take the role as the main striker. We expect he can be the solution when Lewandowski gets injured. In fact, Ferran Torres can contribute many goals, he rarely scored goals. He only scored 3 goals from 10 appearances. It is not quite satisfyingly, he should score more goals.

[ShowOff]

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I'm also a bit confused with the decision. Barcelona may expect fresh money when they sold Dembele, the price of Dembele is quite expensive. But to let Ansu Fati joining Brighton and Hove Albion, it is not the right decision. Ansu Fati actually performed quite well in the previous season, Barcelona still needs him. Moreover, Barcelona has no many attackers in this season. Ansu Fati can be the solution when other attackers can't perform well, right?

Ansu Fati does not have a stable form at Barcelona and his transfer may still have something to do with Barcelona's plans to reduce the size of its squad. The arrival of Joao Felix is ​​the reason why Barcelona had to let Ansu Fati move to the Premier League, but it is not the only reason why Fati had to leave.

This season Barcelona has 4 wingers and 1 center forward. Raphinha, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal, Joao Felix and Lewandowski, but Barcelona can still get help from academy players such as Marc Guiu and several others. So I don't think Barcelona will have any problems without Ansu Fati, but they still need a reliable center forward considering that Lewandowski is currently injury prone.

[Rengga Jati]

Exactly, Barcelona has a chance to win laliga, but I don't see any other team winning the league this season If it is not Real Madrid, I am not talking because I am a Real Madrid fan, but based on how Real Madrid is playing this season you can say that they can win the league because only Barcelona can stop Real Madrid in this laliga this season and now Real Madrid are leading them with 4 points in the table and Ancelotti will try his best to continue topping the league and next week Real Madrid face Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabéu, and I am confident that Real Madrid will win.

Briefly, there are only 2 main candidates for clubs who will win the La Liga trophy. Namely between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Even though currently Girona is also the top standing, we don't know how far it will last. However, especially for Real Madrid and Barcelona, for a long time, these two have had the most potential, the resistance has been the tightest, both are equally strong. That's why there is El Classico which is always eagerly awaited by many parties. Because the duel between these two big clubs will always be interesting, and the results are often unpredictable as to who will win or lose, or even a draw. Both can attack each other, hold each other back, and knock each other out.

So the problem is the consistency of other matches. These two clubs will definitely compete to the death with high tension during El Classico, giving all their performance very skillfully. However, sometimes, they actually fail in some ordinary matches. And this is what makes their points sometimes really change.

[kawetsriyanto]

Real Madrid's squad depth is certainly better than Barcelona's in the previous El Clasico, but even so, Barcelona really went according to plan even though in the end they had to admit defeat in the last few minutes. Barcelona's performance was relatively good, but several tactical changes made Barcelona's game less good.

Although Real Madrid seems in a better condition, but they also have 2 main players who couldn't play in El Clasico (Courtois, Militao). We know that these players have a big role in Real Madrid squad. Luckily, Real Madrid already have the alternatives, they have Kepa to replace Courtois position and few defenders to replace Militao position. But Barcelona have more injured players, it becomes their main problem.

Barcelona played quite well in the first half, but they didn't play as expected in second half. Even Lewandowski and Raphinha joined the match in second half, they couldn't contribute anything. It is true that Xavi also didn't apply an effective tactic in the second half. So, Barcelona players couldn't get enough chances to score goals.

Real Madrid had to admit that it was a difficult match for them to win, in fact Real Madrid almost lost to Barcelona. Xavi has done a good job, but it was not a lucky day for them especially after registering many goal chances throughout the match. Bellingham is amazing, he's getting sky-high praise at the moment.

Every El Clasico will be always a tough match. I'm sure Ancelotti and Real Madrid players never think it was an easy match. However, Real Madrid must feel satisfied because they could beat Barcelona and maintain the position in the 1st place. Bellingham becomes the hero, they scored all the goals (2 goals) for Real Madrid. He deserves to get a big appreciation, he is a new rising star player in Real Madrid.

[Ndabagi01]

I think this El Clasico is not ideal considering that many players in Xavi squad are injured, and those who have just recovered are not yet fully 100% fit. On the other hand, Xavi took quite a big risk when determining the starting XI yesterday, which turned out to be true because he had to admit the greatness of the strategy implemented by Ancelotti. Dembele and Ansu Fati were released because Xavi wanted several players like Felix and Cancelo and to make room for young players like Yamal.

Regardless from this defeat, Barcelona also still has a chance to retain the La Liga trophy, the difference in points is not too big and it is still reasonable to catch up in the following weeks. On the other hand, Madrid is in top form at the moment, so it's not easy to beat them, especially with a player like Bellingham.

This is not the time for excuses; Real Madrid played excellently and deserved to win. Barcelona also put in a lot of effort in this game, but luck was not on their side, and they were unable to convert all of the chances they produced into goals; it was a sad day for them, as well as a day to make changes to most of their playing patterns. Regardless, as you've stated, Barcelona is still in a strong position to win La Liga despite losing the El Classico to Real Madrid. I'm confident that Barcelona will win the second leg of El Classico at Santiago Stadium, as it has always been a tradition in the El Classico. Ancelotti made use of a good strategy and at the same time Xavi, but Ancelotti succeeded over him in the end.