La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[Velvet78]

Barcelona had a really big difficulty in beating Almeria. Whenever they got ahead there was an answer by Almeria but finally Barcelona managed to win after getting ahead the third time.    Lewandowski was silent about scoring a goal today but at least he made an assist. This win was really important for Xavi indeed considering their recent form.

They lost five points in their previous two games in the end. If they lost points in this game as well then probably the point gap with Girona and Real Madrid both would have been wider. But this season will be really tough for Barcelona anyway. I don't feel like they will be able to win the La Liga title.  

[arimamib]

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Every club can win but for Barcelona, they become more vulnerable to their opponents. Xavi's side have no excuse to give if they don't stand in position to win three points from their opponents and not meeting up the top four spot this season, I'll personally conclude that Barcelona are out of form and will not be able to stand out to become strong against upcoming oppositions in UCL and La Liga. Struggling is not a quality that Barcelona should be proud of this season because they're elite club and they should compose winning matches easier than expected on their end.

Barcelona are undoubtedly have high expectations because of their status as an elite club with a rich history of success. Of course They are demaded for three points in every match, especially against supposedly weaker opponents that reflects the club's high standards and legacy they have built over the years. Xavi's side, with their prestigious background, is always expected to maintain a high level of performance to put them in the title race in both La Liga and Champions League. Struggling against teams that are considered less challenging may raise concerns about their current form and ability to contend at the highest levels.

Barcelona have reputation with their philosophy, skilled players, and a winning mentality. Won 3-2 against Almeria need to be questioned about their form and readiness. Barcelona need to rise to the occasion and show their qualities, especially the defence structure which is quite concerning. This is not a consistency and the ability that can navigate them through challenges of the league. The expectation is that Barcelona, despite any transitional period, should still be formidable contenders in both La Liga and the Champions League.

[cozytrade]

Barcelona vs Almeria.

In this match it goes without saying that Barcelona won this match due to their luck. I thought that tonight's match will end with a 2-2 draw with Barcelona. But in the 83rd minute of the game, Barcelona made another chance and went ahead 3-2. The biggest shame for Barcelona fans is that Barcelona had to fight hard against Almeria, who are bottom of the La Liga points table, to break a 2-2 draw. Although Barcelona dominated throughout the game, Almeria's playing skills made it very difficult for Barcelona to win. However, Barcelona managed to ease the disappointment of the Barcelona fans by scoring the winning goal in the 83rd minute of the game.

[Oluwa-btc]

Barcelona had a really big difficulty in beating Almeria. Whenever they got ahead there was an answer by Almeria but finally Barcelona managed to win after getting ahead the third time.    Lewandowski was silent about scoring a goal today but at least he made an assist. This win was really important for Xavi indeed considering their recent form.

They lost five points in their previous two games in the end. If they lost points in this game as well then probably the point gap with Girona and Real Madrid both would have been wider. But this season will be really tough for Barcelona anyway. I don't feel like they will be able to win the La Liga title.  

Defending the tittle was my honest wish, from the start I've always rooted for them to defend the title bit injuries affected Barcelona. Though, I would say that they didn't start the season strongly. They struggled like we didn't expect and it affected how they played in La Liga and partly Champions League.
Tue management backing Xavi Hernandez makes sense, that's the right call to make, it won't be just nice throwing off a manager who won you the tittle last season. Besides, Barcelona are good at giving them legends time for upgrades and change.

They should level up and stop all of this unnecessary comparisons with Girona. Ain't it shameful? They should be doing this with Real Madrid and not Girona TBH!!

[Palakka]

Barcelona had a really big difficulty in beating Almeria. Whenever they got ahead there was an answer by Almeria but finally Barcelona managed to win after getting ahead the third time.    Lewandowski was silent about scoring a goal today but at least he made an assist. This win was really important for Xavi indeed considering their recent form.

They lost five points in their previous two games in the end. If they lost points in this game as well then probably the point gap with Girona and Real Madrid both would have been wider. But this season will be really tough for Barcelona anyway. I don't feel like they will be able to win the La Liga title.  

Barcelona played at home but they had difficulty beating Almeria even though Barcelona was able to control the game quite well but they needed time to score a goal. Lewandowksi is having difficulty scoring goals and I don't know why he has recently experienced a setback in scoring goals even though in today match he had 8 shots but none of them he could turn into a goal.

Even though in this match Barcelona were able to score 30 shots, if their forward players are not in their best form it will certainly make it difficult for them to score goals. However, today win is quite important for Barcelona because they need to get back to winning ways to increase their confidence in the competition for the title this season.

[Majestic-milf]

I'm a bit disappointed by their performance and even though it was a win for them, I expected them to keep a clean sheet because if you think of it, America is no match for their standard but what did we see? Two goals from them and at some point it looked as if Barca needed them to score before they'd get pushed to find a goal. From statistics, they were the stronger side but those goals conceded was a testament that Barcelona should not underestimate any club.

Xavi Hernandez and the team's supporters are quite aware of how rough and weak Barcelona have grown to become, all these mediocre teams have no regards for Barcelona because the Blaugrana in question is not in form. They barely win matches with ease efforts. Camp Nou have become any other random stadium in La Liga this season because Barcelona have found it to be difficult to easily win their opponents on home ground. The wining might be considered to be one of these lucky stars that got triggered by Barcelona. 3-2 victory against an average side doesn't seem to be promising for elite team.

The way I see it, they are seriously joking with their title chase and now that Girona is hot on the table, if they continue like this they won't even stand a chance. The game was a very annoying one and I know that big teams misbehave but this was like they were confidently fucking up. The season is still fresh and I'm certain if this continues like this, smaller teams will not be afraid to stand up to them. Take Girona for instance, they may be the table toppers now, but compared to last season, they weren't even worthy to tie the laces of Barcelona but you could imagine how they thrashed them 4-2.
 I'd have to admit that the laliga is tough and unpredictable this time around and it will leave many guessing as to who would end up the winner.

[TopT3ns]

Barcelona could finally sigh some relief with an easy fixture coming their way against Almeria, who are at the bottom of the league, leaking goals. Almeria have conceded 39 goals in just 17 games. Barcelona havn't won a match in their last 3 and would be looking to get one tonight. The attackers and defenders could use this fixture to build confidence and score goals while keeping cleansheet.

Barcelona has an opponent that is quite easy to beat, and Barcelona should win because this way they can start to increase their position at the top of the standings and catch up with quite a lot of points left behind. Barcelona needs at least four wins to catch up on the points they have left behind and compete for first place.

[JoyMarsha]

Barcelona are winning and look to see out the game, but their overall play has not been convincing at all. Struggling against teams like Almeria who are sitting at the bottom of the table means they will find it very difficult to make it to the quarter finals against Napoli in the champions league.

Remains to be seen if the squad is boosted during the January transfer window.

It is very clear that Barcelona needs new signings by the January transfer window. Their difficult win against Almeria really showed how badly they had been performing in the previous matches. Barcelona later winning Almeria is not a win they should celebrate because by right they would have won by many goals without Almeria scoring them more than a goal. For Algeria scoring more than a goal against Barcelona means that Barcelona's defense is not strong. it can be penetrated easily and that's not good for a team aiming to lift the Laliga title or win their champions league matches

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Barcelona had a really big difficulty in beating Almeria. Whenever they got ahead there was an answer by Almeria but finally Barcelona managed to win after getting ahead the third time.    Lewandowski was silent about scoring a goal today but at least he made an assist. This win was really important for Xavi indeed considering their recent form.

They lost five points in their previous two games in the end. If they lost points in this game as well then probably the point gap with Girona and Real Madrid both would have been wider. But this season will be really tough for Barcelona anyway. I don't feel like they will be able to win the La Liga title.  

Haha I can't believe Barcelona needed more effort to beat Almeria the team at the bottom of the standings luckily Barcelona was able to get out of this embarrassing incident, I have noticed that recently Barcelona's performance has continued to decline since being defeated by Girona on December 11, what actually happened? and I also don't see Lewandowski scoring a goal since the defeat. To be honest, this season I don't consider Barcelona as one of the competitor to win the title because I don't think they can compete with Real Madrid and Girona moreover, currently Barcelona is 6-9 points behind it must be difficult to catch especially Real Madrid and Girona continue to play consistently.

By the way Girona will play tomorrow against Real Betis and both teams have their respective advantages. Based on statistics, Girona can beat Real Betis but Real Betis always has a way to get out of the pressure especially when they play at home. This match is a little difficult to predict and Girona had little chance of winning on the other hand I'm not sure Girona can be beaten so the options are Girona win or draw, let's see which team is luckier although I hope it is Girona.

[Solokan]

Barcelona had a really big difficulty in beating Almeria. Whenever they got ahead there was an answer by Almeria but finally Barcelona managed to win after getting ahead the third time.    Lewandowski was silent about scoring a goal today but at least he made an assist. This win was really important for Xavi indeed considering their recent form.

They lost five points in their previous two games in the end. If they lost points in this game as well then probably the point gap with Girona and Real Madrid both would have been wider. But this season will be really tough for Barcelona anyway. I don't feel like they will be able to win the La Liga title.  

I also didn't thought that Almeria's performance was so good that it made Barcelona nervous, but luckily luck was still on Barcelona's side and in the end the score was 3-2 for Barcelona to win. but what I see is that Barcelona, ​​if they can take advantage of opportunities perfectly, they could score more goals, but Almeria, even though they are currently at the bottom of the standings, I see their game is very good and always entertaining. I think Almeria has the potential to develop this season and can will justgo up in rank. Lewandowski usually always scores goals, but in this match he didn't score, but yes, Lewandowski, even though he didn't score in this match, his game was very good and Barcelona really needed it. Yes, of course this victory is very important for Xavi because if Barcelona loses he will definitely be embarrassed because Barcelona's opponents are Almeria who are currently in the lowest ranking. Yes, but by winning against Almeria, of course the points gap between Girona and Real Madrid will certainly not be too far from barcelona, it is not easy for Barcelona to become champions this season, but I think by successfully getting rid of Atletico Madrid, it is a good achievement.

[TelolettOm]

Barcelona has never won easily against any team this season in both La Liga and the Champions League. Barcelona qualified for the round of 16 with great difficulty, while Barcelona also had difficulty getting maximum points in several easy matches in La Liga. The depth of the squad is good, but the effectiveness of the attack they have built is not that good. Barcelona struggled to win against Almeria today even though Barcelona ended with a win.

It is because Barcelona has some problems with their players. They experienced to have many injured players, then the players failed to perform in their best form again when they already recovered. One of the examples is Lewandowski, he gets difficulty to play in his best form again. For me, the main problem of Barcelona is to have bad squad depth. Barcelona has very limited players, especially on the attacking line and for the goalkeeper position.

I'm worried that Lewandowski will be marginalized after failing to score in many games so far. Lewandowski has seen his goal productivity drop significantly this season, but Xavi still trusts him throughout the match. Xavi needs to rotate him to make Lewandowski compete better, Marc Guiu is there to do his best at every opportunity.

Lewandowski is struggling to perform again with his best level. Lewandowski may need a long time to return his confidence and ability in scoring goals. Sure, his productivity in scoring decreased very much, he looked difficult to score in some matches. Since Barcelona has no alternative striker, this is a very big problem for them.

[BlackBoss_]

I'm worried that Lewandowski will be marginalized after failing to score in many games so far. Lewandowski has seen his goal productivity drop significantly this season, but Xavi still trusts him throughout the match. Xavi needs to rotate him to make Lewandowski compete better, Marc Guiu is there to do his best at every opportunity.

Barcelona must know about this risk when they brought Lewandowski from Bayern Munich to their club. He is a very great striker, one of greatest strikers in history and last twenty years, but ageing always affects human and players. Ageing becomes a biggest barrier for all players when they are old enough and we can not know when our bodies hit its limit and when we realize it, it is late enough.

Barcelona can not control ageing and its impacts on Lewandowski so they must have good alternative plans without the striker. I am not surprised if Lewandowski will perform worse in this and next seasons or suddenly will end his career.

Lewandowski is struggling to perform again with his best level. Lewandowski may need a long time to return his confidence and ability in scoring goals. Sure, his productivity in scoring decreased very much, he looked difficult to score in some matches. Since Barcelona has no alternative striker, this is a very big problem for them.

It is a little surprise because in the last season, he won Pinicchi with 23 goals after 34 matches. I believe issues with Lewandowski is not only his own confidence but the main problems come from his body. Confidence is useless if your body is not strong and good enough to execute your thinking to a good shot to get a goal.

[topbitcoin]

For defense problems, it seems that Xavi is giving too many experiments that make this not very good for them, such as when sometimes putting Kounde or even Cancelo in different positions which makes their performance not 100 percent maximum because they have to adapt to a new position besides that, this is like what @red4slash said indirectly Barcelona's performance and the attack patterns they make are what makes the defense disturbed.
We know that with the tiki taka that occurs, the quality of Barcelona's attacks, especially when especially when trying to control the rhythm, there will definitely be a lot of players who must be ready in attack, making some of their defenders inevitably have to help attack which makes their defense a lot of gaps that can be exploited.
This is what happens when their attacking patterns are read and indeed conceding 19 goals at the moment is a problem especially when compared to before where they were so strong that they even conceded only 20 goals in 38 games played last season.

In this match Xavi also did the same thing by playing Cancelo in a position that was not his best position
Actually if I look at the current composition of the players, i prefer to enter Kounde as a right fullback and restore Cancelo's position at left fullback to replace Balde.
Balde is a pretty good player but he is a slow player so this could be a problem when the fullback is too far in the opposition defence he won't be able to get back to his position properly when the counter attack is launched.

At the moment the first half between Barcelona and Almeria is over and the score at the end of the first half is 1-1. Of course this must be a concern because if in this match Barcelona still fail to win full points then their position in terms of points could be even further away from Madrid and Girona.

Xavi has always provided a situation where players must be asked to be ready in several positions even though it's good if players can improve but sometimes not all can be like that.
Talking about Balde and Cancelo I would agree with what you said if we talk about the speed issue because seeing from what is happening right now Balde still cannot be compared to Cancelo but on the other hand another possibility of Xavi trusting Balde more is to give him flight hours because we know that even though Cancelo is very good in the game and speed but he will only last 1 season which of course if there is no habit and time for Balde from now on maybe it will be complicated for Barcelona in the future.

In yesterday's match Barcelona seemed to be still very troubled to maintain their performance, especially for defense problems. They struggled to face Almeria and almost even played a draw in this match if Sergio Roberto did not become a hero with his Brace in this match.

[jaberwock]

Sevilla managed to come away from Granada with a win.Both teams have struggled to win games in recent weeks, but before the game started everyone knew that Sevilla was the side that was closer to winning the match.Even though Sevilla didn't play very well, it was Sevilla who got the result and took the 3 points with 3 goals.
Atletico Madrid lost 2 important points by drawing 3-3 in the match in which they led 3-1.Defender Stefan Savic's red card for the 2nd yellow card in the 38th minute is one of the factors affecting the match.Despite this, Atletico, who managed to lead the match, left the match with a draw with a goal in the last minutes.

A valuable win for Sevilla after their back-to-back negative results. This victory can at least make their confidence even better in looking at the upcoming matches.
Actually, this match runs evenly, Granada as the host actually plays a game that is not too far from Sevilla, it's just that Sevilla is lucky enough because every attack they do can end with 3 goals that make them manage to bring home 3 points.
Sevilla did not waste the opportunities they got in the first half and that was the 2 goals they managed to create in the first half. With the advantage they had, in the second half they were more confident and really tried to maintain the score, and not only that they could actually create 1 goal at the beginning of the second half.

I do believe that Sevilla really really needed this, and it is a great win for them, they are further away from the relegation zone thanks to this. A team that won the europa last year, turn into nearly relegation zone fight with chances of not really doing anything else for real, it really didn't feel like a great thing to me to be fair and I am glad that I think we got that covered, it's really an important feat without a doubt.

I get that it may not feel like a big deal, but it's really a big deal and I think it should be important to keep it going as well. I know that it is not going to be easy to handle it all, but I think we need to just let it be and focus on Sevilla recovery, it could be a good time to bet on their games.

[Mayor of ogba]

Barcelona are winning and look to see out the game, but their overall play has not been convincing at all. Struggling against teams like Almeria who are sitting at the bottom of the table means they will find it very difficult to make it to the quarter finals against Napoli in the champions league.

Remains to be seen if the squad is boosted during the January transfer window.

- Jay -

It is a pity that Barcelona struggled to beat Almeria who has not won any of their matches in La Liga this season, and Almeria even scored 2 goals against Barcelona yesterday. If Barcelona continues like this they will not qualify for the quarter-final of the Uefa Champions League.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Barcelona have been poor lately after failing to win any if their last 3 matches in all competitions before today’s match against Almeria. They got lucky to win the match today, Almeria also showed they cannot be underrated and fought hard but they couldn’t get any points today. Barcelona really needs to up their game else they will get nowhere, they currently 3rd position in the La Liga and got promoted to the Champions league round of 16 but the question is with this form can they go far beyond the knockout stage? Can they even win Napoli? I think they can if they try their their best because Napoli is also not performing well.

Barcelona's recent performance has been a little more disappointing because they got less than satisfactory results in the previous two matches, losing against Gorona, drawing against Valencia and only winning the last match against Almeria. But in this victory I saw that their strength was still quite weak and Almeria could even give the match a draw if they really took advantage of the last opportunity before the match was over.

In the round of 16 they will face Napoli and for Xavi Hernandez, this is an important match so that they are not eliminated in the next round. Napoli is not an easy opponent even though their current performance is not much better than Barcelona, but Barcelona must be quite wary of the surprises that Napoli will give them.

[BlackBoss_]

Barcelona's recent performance has been a little more disappointing because they got less than satisfactory results in the previous two matches, losing against Gorona, drawing against Valencia and only winning the last match against Almeria. But in this victory I saw that their strength was still quite weak and Almeria could even give the match a draw if they really took advantage of the last opportunity before the match was over.

Barcelona have problems with both attacking and defense systems. Their attacking power looks to be weaker than the last season but it is less severe than problems in their defense system. This weak defense costs them 21 conceded goals after 18 matches. These conceded goals are even one goal more than total conceded goals they got in the last season. This season has one more match to complete its first half and this stats is a strong evidence of their problems in defense.

In the round of 16 they will face Napoli and for Xavi Hernandez, this is an important match so that they are not eliminated in the next round. Napoli is not an easy opponent even though their current performance is not much better than Barcelona, but Barcelona must be quite wary of the surprises that Napoli will give them.

Napoli are very energetic and they are getting problems with attacking because Osimhen and Kravatskhelia are playing worse than last season. However, with weak defense system of Barcelona, those players can exploit it and bring troubles to Barcelona.

[Sexylizzy2813]

The way I see it, they are seriously joking with their title chase and now that Girona is hot on the table, if they continue like this they won't even stand a chance. The game was a very annoying one and I know that big teams misbehave but this was like they were confidently fucking up. The season is still fresh and I'm certain if this continues like this, smaller teams will not be afraid to stand up to them. Take Girona for instance, they may be the table toppers now, but compared to last season, they weren't even worthy to tie the laces of Barcelona but you could imagine how they thrashed them 4-2.
 I'd have to admit that the laliga is tough and unpredictable this time around and it will leave many guessing as to who would end up the winner.

To me I'd just let Barcelona be, haven't you noticed that there's a new sheriff in town? Girona are the hot cake in la Liga currently and they're not just going to sit at the top of the table and watch either Barcelona or Madrid come out from nowhere and start reducing their point and drag them down the table. The 4-2 win against Barcelona is a well deserved win because in that game between Barcelona vs Girona I don't see Barcelona trying to get goals to punish the league leaders, they (Barcelona) was just being soft, same thing would have happened against Almeria just that the way team wasn't that strong to replicate what happened in the game against Girona.
These days Barcelona are just in a struggling mode and I bet  you for free that no club would want to lose against them (Barcelona) without giving them a very strong fight.

[Sakanwa]

Barcelona's recent performance has been a little more disappointing because they got less than satisfactory results in the previous two matches, losing against Gorona, drawing against Valencia and only winning the last match against Almeria. But in this victory I saw that their strength was still quite weak and Almeria could even give the match a draw if they really took advantage of the last opportunity before the match was over.

Barcelona have problems with both attacking and defense systems. Their attacking power looks to be weaker than the last season but it is less severe than problems in their defense system. This weak defense costs them 21 conceded goals after 18 matches. These conceded goals are even one goal more than total conceded goals they got in the last season. This season has one more match to complete its first half and this stats is a strong evidence of their problems in defense.

In the round of 16 they will face Napoli and for Xavi Hernandez, this is an important match so that they are not eliminated in the next round. Napoli is not an easy opponent even though their current performance is not much better than Barcelona, but Barcelona must be quite wary of the surprises that Napoli will give them.

Napoli are very energetic and they are getting problems with attacking because Osimhen and Kravatskhelia are playing worse than last season. However, with weak defense system of Barcelona, those players can exploit it and bring troubles to Barcelona.

One thing to consider is the form of the team,if Napoli are not in form,,then Barca will punish them when they meet,I know that Barcelona is a great team that will always qualify from the group stage to the round of 16,but I totally doubt if they can qualify from this round of 16 because Napoli is never going to let them win,I stead,they will fight to eliminate Barca.It is true that Napoli really dropped form this season compared to last season when they won their league tittle,but that is what happens in football,sometimes the results will be very good,while sometimes,better,also sometimes worst,but as long as the team continues to work hard in training,? The form will definitely come back.

[Majestic-milf]

The way I see it, they are seriously joking with their title chase and now that Girona is hot on the table, if they continue like this they won't even stand a chance. The game was a very annoying one and I know that big teams misbehave but this was like they were confidently fucking up. The season is still fresh and I'm certain if this continues like this, smaller teams will not be afraid to stand up to them. Take Girona for instance, they may be the table toppers now, but compared to last season, they weren't even worthy to tie the laces of Barcelona but you could imagine how they thrashed them 4-2.
 I'd have to admit that the laliga is tough and unpredictable this time around and it will leave many guessing as to who would end up the winner.

To me I'd just let Barcelona be, haven't you noticed that there's a new sheriff in town? Girona are the hot cake in la Liga currently and they're not just going to sit at the top of the table and watch either Barcelona or Madrid come out from nowhere and start reducing their point and drag them down the table. The 4-2 win against Barcelona is a well deserved win because in that game between Barcelona vs Girona I don't see Barcelona trying to get goals to punish the league leaders, they (Barcelona) was just being soft, same thing would have happened against Almeria just that the way team wasn't that strong to replicate what happened in the game against Girona.
These days Barcelona are just in a struggling mode and I bet  you for free that no club would want to lose against them (Barcelona) without giving them a very strong fight.

My point exactly! This brings me to the times when xavi the coach was still a player and there were the likes of Messi, Puyol and other greats. You dare not play carelessly when you meet Barca because they will punish you and back then there was more seriousness in the game than now. I look at them now and I feel upset that they no longer play with confidence that even the El clasico is no longer fun and competitive anymore and you'd tell me that they can stand a chance at defeating Girona again? Not a chance! If a club like Almeria can get two goals out of them, who knows what will happen of the league toppers. At this moment even Real Madrid with their crop of good players are intimidated by Girona.
 Maybe Xavi needs to go back to the drawing board and rearrange his tactics. I wonder if they will continue like this when they meet Napoli in champions league.