La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[rendravolt]

Real Madrid was unlucky on the FIFA day and in the game between Colombia and Brazil, they got another injured player, 27 minutes after the start of the game, Vinicius Junior, the Brazilian player of Real Madrid couldn't continue the game against Colombia and this is bad news for Real Madrid because Vinicius Junior was recently in the good form and he is definitely an effective player for his team.

The injury suffered by Vinicius Junior adds to the long list of Real Madrid players who have been injured because previously there was Jude Bellingham, and the one who also suffered a new injury is reportedly their goalkeeper Kepa, and what is very unfortunate is that all of them are key players who have made Real Madrid perform well this season, if the player takes a long time to recover it will be very detrimental for Real Madrid but if on the contrary I think Real Madrid will be fine because their next three matches in Laliga and Champions League will only face mediocre teams Cadiz and Granada while in the champions league facing Napoli is not that important the result is because have confirmed that they have passed the group phase, there is even a chance of winning the group because Napoli if they can beat Real Madrid, are still 2 points behind and in the sixth match, Real Madrid will most likely be with their core players again and they will achieve victory.

That's bad news to hear vinisicus was suffering injury again after the international break but it's less serious compared with the previous injury. I just read the news said that if vini will able to recover from his current injury as soon as possible.
Real madrid is still having lots of great players on its squad no doubt that if ancellotti may be doing another rotation for the club soon. Im thinking about rodry will be filling vini's position while brahim or joselu will be playing as a right wing or attacker.

Let's see what line up will be composed by ancellotti soon. I hope vini will able to recover again as soon as possible. The club really needs him to face the tougher competitions.
Im thinking vini will able to comeback again next month. I hope his injury will able to be fully recovered.

After carrying out a medical examination, it was reported that Vinicius had suffered a rupture in the bicep femoral muscle plus the distal tendon in his left leg and he was confirmed to be out for two and a half months. Very bad news for the Real Madrid winger and it is certain that 2023 is over for Vinicius. I didn't expect the injury to be that serious and being out for that amount of time will definitely make it a little difficult for Real Madrid to maintain its consistency. International breaks always bring pain to all players and things like this are the most feared of losing key players when the competition in the standings is increasingly competitive with other teams.

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

[Oluwa-btc]

Real Madrid are two points ahead of Barcelona, but they are not top of the table, as Girona is also two points ahead of them.
 At this stage, it is not worth saying that Real is significantly superior to Barcelona, because the teams are close and Barcelona can bypass Real in any round. But I agree that Real looks better on the field now, but as far as we are concerned, this is still not enough to translate this into results.

You may not believe it, but the total value of Girona's squad, the team leading La Liga, is just over 160 million euros, which is equal to the amount of money Real Madrid spent to buy the duo Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga. Girona is becoming a phenomenon in La Liga this season, surpassing Real Madrid and Barca to take the top spot. What an extraordinary thing. Why do they do such miracles? In my opinion, Girona's ability to win La Liga is still low. But their chance of reaching the top 4 means they will qualify for the Champions League next season, and the crazy scenario of them winning the championship could also happen.

Real Madrid and Barca's performance is still quite similar. On Barca's side, their poor performance is due to their recent injury to Lewandowski. They will fix this situation soon.

I don't know how I came about a tweet saying Pep Guardiola has a close bond with the manager of Girona and how he educates him about tactics and positional plays. The knowledge and experience shared have been used to improve Girona. This is not a new thing have a squad with such valuation. It was similar situation with Leicester City, I'm not fazed with Girona's performance because I saw same happenings with Leicester City.

It's still a long way until the end of the season though, Girona if not focused would slip down from the top, if focused, they can achieve a draw from all the big boys and continue winning same clubs below top ten which they have a good stats against this season.

[Docnaster]

Real Madrid are two points ahead of Barcelona, but they are not top of the table, as Girona is also two points ahead of them.
 At this stage, it is not worth saying that Real is significantly superior to Barcelona, because the teams are close and Barcelona can bypass Real in any round. But I agree that Real looks better on the field now, but as far as we are concerned, this is still not enough to translate this into results.

You may not believe it, but the total value of Girona's squad, the team leading La Liga, is just over 160 million euros, which is equal to the amount of money Real Madrid spent to buy the duo Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga. Girona is becoming a phenomenon in La Liga this season, surpassing Real Madrid and Barca to take the top spot. What an extraordinary thing. Why do they do such miracles? In my opinion, Girona's ability to win La Liga is still low. But their chance of reaching the top 4 means they will qualify for the Champions League next season, and the crazy scenario of them winning the championship could also happen.

Real Madrid and Barca's performance is still quite similar. On Barca's side, their poor performance is due to their recent injury to Lewandowski. They will fix this situation soon.

Surprisingly, Girona has been the best team in the Spanish La Liga this season even when many never expected their current performance. It's a shake for clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona that a team that's filled with average players is currently leading the league table after 12 league games.
That being said, Real Madrid has been a better side in the league than their biggest rivals Barcelona and I don't think It's good to compare the two teams because one has been visibly better. Personally, I think Real Madrid are the favorites to win the Spanish La Liga title at the end of the season.

[onecall123]

After carrying out a medical examination, it was reported that Vinicius had suffered a rupture in the bicep femoral muscle plus the distal tendon in his left leg and he was confirmed to be out for two and a half months. Very bad news for the Real Madrid winger and it is certain that 2023 is over for Vinicius. I didn't expect the injury to be that serious and being out for that amount of time will definitely make it a little difficult for Real Madrid to maintain its consistency. International breaks always bring pain to all players and things like this are the most feared of losing key players when the competition in the standings is increasingly competitive with other teams.

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

That's why international matches feel almost as intense as going to war between countries. It's nerve-wracking both ways, but that's our football – they've to perform duties on both the international and club stages. Unfortunately, Real Madrid's injury list just keeps getting longer. This time, Vinícius Jr will be out for at least two and a half months after getting a thigh injury against Colombia match. It's bad news, but Madrid has to keep going. Let's just hope that, no matter how tough it gets, Madrid will still manage to survive it.

[Asiska02]

Real Madrid are two points ahead of Barcelona, but they are not top of the table, as Girona is also two points ahead of them.
 At this stage, it is not worth saying that Real is significantly superior to Barcelona, because the teams are close and Barcelona can bypass Real in any round. But I agree that Real looks better on the field now, but as far as we are concerned, this is still not enough to translate this into results.

You may not believe it, but the total value of Girona's squad, the team leading La Liga, is just over 160 million euros, which is equal to the amount of money Real Madrid spent to buy the duo Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga. Girona is becoming a phenomenon in La Liga this season, surpassing Real Madrid and Barca to take the top spot. What an extraordinary thing. Why do they do such miracles? In my opinion, Girona's ability to win La Liga is still low. But their chance of reaching the top 4 means they will qualify for the Champions League next season, and the crazy scenario of them winning the championship could also happen.

Real Madrid and Barca's performance is still quite similar. On Barca's side, their poor performance is due to their recent injury to Lewandowski. They will fix this situation soon.

If they are able to fix the situation when Lewandowski is back then what is the current situation of Real Madrid that you assume they’re performing poorly now? I think their problems are better known to them and are working on resolving it to take back the top spot of the table currently occupied by Girona.

Girona has taken everybody with a shock and with their current form now, they can have a long way to maintain that top spot until eventually the rightful owners of the position gets it. I think this is the first time that the club will be at the top spot of the La Liga table which is a remarkable one for them to be proud of for a long time to come.

Winning the La Liga title is not what is already ascertained for them now because we still have a lot of matches to be played ahead, much more than what had already being played already. The pressure will be very much on them that if they can’t withstand it for a long time, they will be removed from the top spot in the short possible time. If they can’t finish at the top spot which is very unlikely, they should at least finish at the top 4 of the table to have a qualification to the champions league by next season.

[$anounimus$]

Surprisingly, Girona has been the best team in the Spanish La Liga this season even when many never expected their current performance. It's a shake for clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona that a team that's filled with average players is currently leading the league table after 12 league games.
That being said, Real Madrid has been a better side in the league than their biggest rivals Barcelona and I don't think It's good to compare the two teams because one has been visibly better. Personally, I think Real Madrid are the favorites to win the Spanish La Liga title at the end of the season.

Yes, Girona has so far been able to perform extraordinary and of course their performance has really surprised many parties. But I'm not really sure that Girona will be able to compete at the top until the end of the season, but of course they have to work hard to at least be able to stay in the Champions League zone.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are two teams that always want to be the best in La Liga. Currently Ancelotti's troops are slightly superior to their rivals. Even though Madrid is the favorite, I am sure that competition with Barcelona will continue until the end of the season. Apart from that, I also give Atletico Madrid a higher assessment, Diego Simeone's troops should not be underestimated, they also have the opportunity to become serious contenders this season.

[arimamib]

But does this mean Casemiro will return to Real Madrid?

I don't think Real Madrid will take the player into their club again. They don't have a good history of using old players and pay them high salary. Some legendary players had to leave Bernabeu in tears like Raul Gonzalez, Iker Casillas and career of Casemiro in Bernabeu already ended two seasons ago. If he wants to continue his career in Europe, I guess he has reasons like want to play at highest level as his preparation for World Cup 2026 with Brazil. If he can join that tournament, it will be his last World Cup for his national team.

The rumor reveals another fact about terrible transfer strategy of Manchester United. What did they think to spend very expensive cost to buy an old player like Casemiro? They must be realistic to know old players like this can lose best performances after one or two seasons.

Real Madrid's history of letting go of older players and even selling top players at their peak age llike Ozil and Di Maria suggests that they is no chance Casemiro will be back to Real Madrid. Madrid's recruitment pattern indicates that Real Madrid prioritizes acquiring younger talent and maintaining a competitive edge in the short term.

Casemiro himself has enough reasons to stay at Manchester United. His desire to continue playing at the highest level and prepare for the 2026 World Cup with Brazil makes him needs to be a regular starting player. He gets this already at Manchester United which he has no guarantee that he will get it at another big clubs. This provides him a competitive environment and exposure for him to maintain his form and fitness ahead of the World Cup.

[klidex]

But I think it is true that Real Madrid is superior at the moment and one of the games that I think has shown that very well was the second leg in the Copa del Rey last season when Barcelona won the first leg luckily with 1-0. Real Madrid overran them in the second leg and made clear that they are the better team if they play their best. Barcelona won La Liga, but this was the result of Real Madrid being sloppy in too many games in the league. But when they are head to head and both show their best, I think Real Madrid is at a 55:45 advantage, maybe a bit more.

Agree, if Real Madrid is said to be superior. Because without a top 9 striker, they can still have consistent performance. In terms of play, Real Madrid can rely on Bellingham, who incidentally is not a striker, but he can be the best playmaker this season.
Real Madrid, if they get Mbappe in the January transfer window, will probably be unbeatable. And I think they can dominate La Liga and maybe the UCL events, especially in the hands of the truly genius Ancelotti, Real Madrid will be far superior.
It's just that currently Real Madrid is being hit by a storm of injuries, it was a bad situation for them.

Yes, maybe right now Real Madrid can still rely on Jude Bellingham to maintain the balance of the team's performance, but currently Bellingham is suffering from an injury which means Real Madrid shouldn't just rely on one player because one day we don't know if the player they always rely on will experience something unexpected.
Carlo Ancletti must have other options so he can help Jude Bellingham to maintain team consistency, with several players experiencing injury problems at Real Madrid, I'm sure Carlo Ancletti is thinking about plans to recruit talented players in the upcoming transfer market and maybe Mbappe was not left out of Carlo Anclotti choice because Anclotti really needs a striker like Mbappe.
If Mbappe doesn't renew his contract, maybe Real Madrid will bring him to the club, but if Mbappe extends his contract at PSG, I think Real Madrid will still recruit him even though they have to spend a lot of money on this player.

[shogun47]

But does this mean Casemiro will return to Real Madrid?

I don't think Real Madrid will take the player into their club again. They don't have a good history of using old players and pay them high salary. Some legendary players had to leave Bernabeu in tears like Raul Gonzalez, Iker Casillas and career of Casemiro in Bernabeu already ended two seasons ago. If he wants to continue his career in Europe, I guess he has reasons like want to play at highest level as his preparation for World Cup 2026 with Brazil. If he can join that tournament, it will be his last World Cup for his national team.

The rumor reveals another fact about terrible transfer strategy of Manchester United. What did they think to spend very expensive cost to buy an old player like Casemiro? They must be realistic to know old players like this can lose best performances after one or two seasons.

Real Madrid's history of letting go of older players and even selling top players at their peak age llike Ozil and Di Maria suggests that they is no chance Casemiro will be back to Real Madrid. Madrid's recruitment pattern indicates that Real Madrid prioritizes acquiring younger talent and maintaining a competitive edge in the short term.

Casemiro himself has enough reasons to stay at Manchester United. His desire to continue playing at the highest level and prepare for the 2026 World Cup with Brazil makes him needs to be a regular starting player. He gets this already at Manchester United which he has no guarantee that he will get it at another big clubs. This provides him a competitive environment and exposure for him to maintain his form and fitness ahead of the World Cup.

Isn't a player like Modric a great example that this is not true? Ramos also left the club when he was 35 and Kroos will stay for a while. Benzema was also 35 when he left. Marcelo was 34. Nacho, Joselu, and so on... The list is long of players that were quite old and still played for Real Madrid.

I think the mix between acquiring young talent with very high potential and at the same time not neglecting a good level of experience is what Real Madrid really did better in the past than many other clubs. That is also what helped them win the Champions League titles because they benefitted a lot from the experience they had within the team and what many players of the team already went through.

[shinratensei_]

Real Madrid was unlucky on the FIFA day and in the game between Colombia and Brazil, they got another injured player, 27 minutes after the start of the game, Vinicius Junior, the Brazilian player of Real Madrid couldn't continue the game against Colombia and this is bad news for Real Madrid because Vinicius Junior was recently in the good form and he is definitely an effective player for his team.

Its my reason why not happy with international break out and have many players return the club with injury condition, after Camavinga and right now Vinicius Jr have been injury and out from Brazil squad for upcoming match against Argentina. Still not confirmed yet from The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) how many weeks Vinicius jr have be absent exactly have many crucial matches for Real Madrid in La Liga and UEFA Champion League. Recently, Madrid have loss Camavinga after getting injured and out from France squad, have official confirmed with possibility Camavinga absent until January next year and he will absent on many matches.

In international break out, Real Madrid have internal problem with England national team after Jude Bellingham push have to play for England on qualifier round regarding he still on injury condition with Real Madrid. Left one match for international break out and hope there are not any Real Madrid player have get injury again.

International break was just giving a lot of bad affects. There have been many big players from the various clubs were injured. Those guys will be out for weeks or months. The international break is making the situation even worst.
It was making the club competition become less attractive caused by there will be no important player like vini to play in the UCL or la liga due to his injury. The clubs seem very upset with the international break caused by it will be putting all of them into the disadvantages.
This is why i don't even like international break at this moment.

I have heard that if it's not only vini. There are some la liga players were injured like ter stegen from barcelona. Even naglesmann has sent him back to the club caused by he will not be included int he squad due to the injury.
The club is in need of increased attention due to the international break, as it also poses a potential risk of serious injuries to the players, which could result in their absence for weeks or even months.

[ShowOff]

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You may not believe it, but the total value of Girona's squad, the team leading La Liga, is just over 160 million euros, which is equal to the amount of money Real Madrid spent to buy the duo Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga. Girona is becoming a phenomenon in La Liga this season, surpassing Real Madrid and Barca to take the top spot. What an extraordinary thing. Why do they do such miracles? In my opinion, Girona's ability to win La Liga is still low. But their chance of reaching the top 4 means they will qualify for the Champions League next season, and the crazy scenario of them winning the championship could also happen.

Real Madrid and Barca's performance is still quite similar. On Barca's side, their poor performance is due to their recent injury to Lewandowski. They will fix this situation soon.

I believe you because those are the true facts about Girona. Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz or known as Míchel is a tactician who is starting to get public attention. He managed to turn Girona into the most consistent team in La Liga in his second season since being promoted, that is an great record from him.

But you also have to know that Girona is not the only team with a low market value even though the value is lower than Mbappe or Haaland at the moment. Girona is the 10th most expensive team participating in La Liga this season, they are only more expensive than Celta Vigo, Osasuna and 8 other teams.

Source: Most Value Club in La Liga.

[rahmad2nd]

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Yes, Girona has so far been able to perform extraordinary and of course their performance has really surprised many parties. But I'm not really sure that Girona will be able to compete at the top until the end of the season, but of course they have to work hard to at least be able to stay in the Champions League zone.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are two teams that always want to be the best in La Liga. Currently Ancelotti's troops are slightly superior to their rivals. Even though Madrid is the favorite, I am sure that competition with Barcelona will continue until the end of the season. Apart from that, I also give Atletico Madrid a higher assessment, Diego Simeone's troops should not be underestimated, they also have the opportunity to become serious contenders this season.

We don't need to go too deep into making sure Girona reaches the end of the season, I think gradually they will experience a decline in performance. That doesn't mean I underestimate Michel's squad. However, along the way, Girona will start to meet teams that are stronger than them. both in terms of team depth, mentality and style of play.
In the next matches, Girona will meet Barcelona, ​​ATM, and also other mediocre teams who do not rule out the possibility of stopping their progress to maintain the top of the standings. Apart from that, Girona has one match remaining against Real Madrid. However, so far we cannot deny that their existence in La Liga has been impressive, Girona is progressing with a positive trend and is perched at the top of the standings even though they are only two points above Real Madrid. Also, they have scored 31 goals in their 13 matches.

Anyway, I'm not really sure Girona will be able to finish in the top four of La Liga. but we'll see how far Michel takes his squad.
Talking about two giant rivals from Spain, the competition between these two teams will continue until the end of the season. Moreover, this competition is not yet half finished. So, there are still lots of opportunities.
now, there is ATM shadowing them in 4th place in the standings. and most importantly, these two rivals must first shift the ranking occupied by Girona.

[kro55]

Personally, I consider Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid as favourites for the La Liga title. However, I would put Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid slightly ahead of Barcelona. The squads of these two teams are quite strong this season and their performances are also regular.

I'm of the same opinion with yours, Barcelona in their most recent form doesn't look like they would be able to make it to the top of the table soonest lest alone becoming the champions this season, they were much better earlier but since after the match against Real Madrid they seem to have dropped in their performance.

Real Madrid have continually showed some kind of consistency which has been maintained till this point that they are now no the top of the table and even looking very promising with the league title this season, they also have similar performance at the champions league and may want to contend to win the UCL aswell, Athletico Madrid is aswell do good with their performance and currently look better when compared to Barcelona.

You are right, Barcelona's recent performances have not been very consistent. The team relies on Lewandowski to score. But Lewandowski's performance is now erratic. This is why Barcelona lost points in several matches. Barcelona's overall performance needs to be more stable if they want to win the title. If not, the Barcelona team will fall further behind in the competition with Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Girona.

Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham has been performing brilliantly in every match. This is why Real Madrid's attack is a bit weak, but the team's performance is very consistent. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid have a lot of talented players in the forward. So Atletico Madrid is also able to continue to perform well and consistently.

[SUPERSAIAN]

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You may not believe it, but the total value of Girona's squad, the team leading La Liga, is just over 160 million euros, which is equal to the amount of money Real Madrid spent to buy the duo Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga. Girona is becoming a phenomenon in La Liga this season, surpassing Real Madrid and Barca to take the top spot. What an extraordinary thing. Why do they do such miracles? In my opinion, Girona's ability to win La Liga is still low. But their chance of reaching the top 4 means they will qualify for the Champions League next season, and the crazy scenario of them winning the championship could also happen.

Real Madrid and Barca's performance is still quite similar. On Barca's side, their poor performance is due to their recent injury to Lewandowski. They will fix this situation soon.

I believe you because those are the true facts about Girona. Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz or known as Míchel is a tactician who is starting to get public attention. He managed to turn Girona into the most consistent team in La Liga in his second season since being promoted, that is an great record from him.

But you also have to know that Girona is not the only team with a low market value even though the value is lower than Mbappe or Haaland at the moment. Girona is the 10th most expensive team participating in La Liga this season, they are only more expensive than Celta Vigo, Osasuna and 8 other teams.

Source: Most Value Club in La Liga.

In terms of budget, Girona is not a team with as cheap a budget as mentioned, it is in the top ten in La-Liga. They seem to have achieved stability for now, but we are still in the early days of the season. I think their stability will be broken and then they will not provide this stability again.

I hope I am wrong, because it would be very interesting if Girona dominates the league in the season when there are such valuable clubs. They have managed to do it for now, but the important thing is to spread it over time, of course, I think they are not a team with enough experience.
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[Falconer]

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That's why international matches feel almost as intense as going to war between countries. It's nerve-wracking both ways, but that's our football – they've to perform duties on both the international and club stages. Unfortunately, Real Madrid's injury list just keeps getting longer. This time, Vinícius Jr will be out for at least two and a half months after getting a thigh injury against Colombia match. It's bad news, but Madrid has to keep going. Let's just hope that, no matter how tough it gets, Madrid will still manage to survive it.

This was news I really didn't want to hear, but it couldn't be helped because it all happened. Player injuries are something that will be very worrying for all teams, including Real Madrid. Vinicius is a reliable winger who is able to create many goal opportunities for his team to win, but unfortunately we have to lose him for a while until his injury problem is resolved.

Concerns about injuries suffered by Real Madrid's main players at this time will clearly increase. I hope the team's performance won't be too affected as long as the other players are able to do their job well, but still the team and its game will be affected by the injury problem. To date, 8 Real Madrid players have suffered injuries. It is a big challenge for Ancelotti to maintain his team's form while this player is injured, but I am very worried that the injuries suffered by Vinicius and Bellingham will make Real Madrid's attack power even weaker. Joselu and Rodrygo cannot always be expected, but I just hope for the best because if not then Real Madrid will very likely lose in the next few matches.

[Cryptomultiplier]

Personally, I consider Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid as favourites for the La Liga title. However, I would put Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid slightly ahead of Barcelona. The squads of these two teams are quite strong this season and their performances are also regular.

I'm of the same opinion with yours, Barcelona in their most recent form doesn't look like they would be able to make it to the top of the table soonest lest alone becoming the champions this season, they were much better earlier but since after the match against Real Madrid they seem to have dropped in their performance.

Real Madrid have continually showed some kind of consistency which has been maintained till this point that they are now no the top of the table and even looking very promising with the league title this season, they also have similar performance at the champions league and may want to contend to win the UCL aswell, Athletico Madrid is aswell do good with their performance and currently look better when compared to Barcelona.

You are right, Barcelona's recent performances have not been very consistent. The team relies on Lewandowski to score. But Lewandowski's performance is now erratic. This is why Barcelona lost points in several matches. Barcelona's overall performance needs to be more stable if they want to win the title. If not, the Barcelona team will fall further behind in the competition with Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Girona.

Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham has been performing brilliantly in every match. This is why Real Madrid's attack is a bit weak, but the team's performance is very consistent. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid have a lot of talented players in the forward. So Atletico Madrid is also able to continue to perform well and consistently.

One issue I have with Barcelona as a team is the fact that they do not have a consistent striker. As right said, Lewandowsky has been a bit erratic with his performance and I may owe it to the fact that he returned from an injury spell to a team that had Joax Felix performing better than before.
Its just a striker problem and I don't still think Xavi has a perfect option yet.
Real Madrid will be looking to sign a striker as soon as the transfer windows open because Bellingham can't just do it alone, despite the good performance of the team so far.

[SmartCharpa]

Agree, if Real Madrid is said to be superior. Because without a top 9 striker, they can still have consistent performance. In terms of play, Real Madrid can rely on Bellingham, who incidentally is not a striker, but he can be the best playmaker this season.
Real Madrid, if they get Mbappe in the January transfer window, will probably be unbeatable. And I think they can dominate La Liga and maybe the UCL events, especially in the hands of the truly genius Ancelotti, Real Madrid will be far superior.
It's just that currently Real Madrid is being hit by a storm of injuries, it was a bad situation for them.

Not only Bellingham, but Rodrygo as well. With Vini Jr. and Camavinga out due to injury till February. I don't think it will be a huge challenge for Real Madrid to win their next games. Even after Vinicius suffered his first injury, Real Madrid was still able to manage and win their matches. However, I do not think it will be simple to be strong as they are before, because when Real Madrid played Atletico Madrid, they lost because Vinicius was not there to disturb them. With Bellingham, I think they can still give it their all and win any match, losing is not the best thing for them, especially when Girona is already leading the league, they need to try and win their games.

Since Vinicius is out due to injury and there isn't a strong player like him to play the position, Real Madrid's best thing to do, is to sign Mbappe by January. However, I'm not sure if Madrid will consider signing Mbappe. Any team that signs him is going to be paying out a lot of money.

[Jody.Drummer]

Agree, if Real Madrid is said to be superior. Because without a top 9 striker, they can still have consistent performance. In terms of play, Real Madrid can rely on Bellingham, who incidentally is not a striker, but he can be the best playmaker this season.
Real Madrid, if they get Mbappe in the January transfer window, will probably be unbeatable. And I think they can dominate La Liga and maybe the UCL events, especially in the hands of the truly genius Ancelotti, Real Madrid will be far superior.
It's just that currently Real Madrid is being hit by a storm of injuries, it was a bad situation for them.

Not having a player up front who can be a target for Real Madrid's attack has been one of their weaknesses this season, and while Jude Bellingham can cover that gap, it stil doesn't solve the real problem. After all, they need players who are ready to pick up passes and create space up front. Mbappe could be the answer to that, but as of now, the rumor mill is still in a state of flux. If they get one of these plyers, I think they'll be stronger and more prepared for every match.
Injuries are the main enemy for all clubs, and it's always the reason why clubs struggle.

[Doell]

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Yes, maybe right now Real Madrid can still rely on Jude Bellingham to maintain the balance of the team's performance, but currently Bellingham is suffering from an injury which means Real Madrid shouldn't just rely on one player because one day we don't know if the player they always rely on will experience something unexpected.
Carlo Ancletti must have other options so he can help Jude Bellingham to maintain team consistency, with several players experiencing injury problems at Real Madrid

It seems Ancelotti knows that, if Bellingham get injured then he has other options at there, but Real Madrid current situation is not good. Because two other players have also been confirmed have suffered injuries during the international break, although Real Madrid will not face a top team in the upcoming match. Because if according to the schedule they will face against Cadiz, which is a team that is not too strong in La Liga. But even so, the Cadiz team should not be underestimated because in several previous meetings 21/22 the Cadiz team was able to make a surprise them with a draw result.

I'm sure Carlo Ancletti is thinking about plans to recruit talented players in the upcoming transfer market and maybe Mbappe was not left out of Carlo Anclotti choice because Anclotti really needs a striker like Mbappe.
If Mbappe doesn't renew his contract, maybe Real Madrid will bring him to the club, but if Mbappe extends his contract at PSG, I think Real Madrid will still recruit him even though they have to spend a lot of money on this player.

Surely, Ancelotti must have other alternatives player, and in the winter transfer window he must find another great player. For next game, Ancelotti will use their second tier players, including Joselu who will probably play as a starter in Real Madrid starting line up. By the way, peviously Joselu performance in the Spanish national team was not too bad, he got one assist and one goal there.

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Personally, I consider Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid as favourites for the La Liga title. However, I would put Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid slightly ahead of Barcelona. The squads of these two teams are quite strong this season and their performances are also regular.

I'm of the same opinion with yours, Barcelona in their most recent form doesn't look like they would be able to make it to the top of the table soonest lest alone becoming the champions this season, they were much better earlier but since after the match against Real Madrid they seem to have dropped in their performance.

Real Madrid have continually showed some kind of consistency which has been maintained till this point that they are now no the top of the table and even looking very promising with the league title this season, they also have similar performance at the champions league and may want to contend to win the UCL aswell, Athletico Madrid is aswell do good with their performance and currently look better when compared to Barcelona.

You are right, Barcelona's recent performances have not been very consistent. The team relies on Lewandowski to score. But Lewandowski's performance is now erratic. This is why Barcelona lost points in several matches. Barcelona's overall performance needs to be more stable if they want to win the title. If not, the Barcelona team will fall further behind in the competition with Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Girona.

Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham has been performing brilliantly in every match. This is why Real Madrid's attack is a bit weak, but the team's performance is very consistent. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid have a lot of talented players in the forward. So Atletico Madrid is also able to continue to perform well and consistently.

One issue I have with Barcelona as a team is the fact that they do not have a consistent striker. As right said, Lewandowsky has been a bit erratic with his performance and I may owe it to the fact that he returned from an injury spell to a team that had Joax Felix performing better than before.
Its just a striker problem and I don't still think Xavi has a perfect option yet.
Real Madrid will be looking to sign a striker as soon as the transfer windows open because Bellingham can't just do it alone, despite the good performance of the team so far.

They haven't found enough balance in the team, they haven't linked well with the midfielder's and attackers, Frankie De Jong absence have affected them alot, he's been the perfect man for the defensive midfielder role even if he's not more of the aggressive player. He brings balance and that quality improves the game of Gavi and IIkay Gundogan in midfied ahead of him.
If that's solve, the midfielder's will link up correctly with Robert Lewandoski and he'll begin scoring goals for Barcelona.

Xavi Hernandez also has to address his winger's, they're becoming more of a selfish team that the tiki taka system we know Barcelona plays. Those winger's should learn to create goal chances for Robert Lewandoski. Even if he just returned from Injury, I won't blame him, he's always been a top quality player.