La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[temple]

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are strong teams in La Liga. Sadly, they got injury problem and they are no in the good condition. Many of their players played under performance, that's very difficult to maintain positive results in each match. If there is no change in Barcelona and Atletico Madrid squad, I think the position in the La Liga standings will remain the same. Honestly, I really expect that Xavi and Simeone will show some changes after January transfer season.

I'm not so sure about Barcelona. They have spent so much money. I don't think they will violate the FFP regulations. They are also in a difficult financial condition. As for Atletico, maybe they have the opportunity to spend. I didn't hear they spent much earlier this season. So they could buy some players to make up for the early season shortfall. So the 4 clubs Madrid, Girona, Atletico and Barcelona will be the favorites to be in the top 4 until the end of this season.

I am not sure but something is hard to understand about your post. "They have spent so much money" vs. "I don't think they will violate the FFP regulations" vs. "They are also in a difficult financial condition".

If you can take the time to explain and elaborate, I would be happy to find out what you are talking about. I am not an expert in all things Financial Fair Play, but what I think to know is that whatever the club spends has to be in a certain proportion to the revenue/or income generated. It is a complex issue and I have never fully understood whether they are now bankrupt or not and what it even means when someone says they are bankrupt when they still keep going.

The FFP fine they had to pay a few weeks ago was peanuts for them. €500,000 and that was it if I understood that correctly. I don't know how these fines are calculated, but it doesn't sound like much. I guess we will never understand the true financial condition Barcelona is in.

[asriloni]

People do not concern about the match between kubo vs cadiz. It's very disappointed to see that how serious foul for kubo is not even awarded with the red card. Cadiz's player like played WWE in that match. I can't really tell that's fair but it seems like that the racism is still there in the la liga.
It's very very bad to see that referee was not even giving red card for that serious foul. Cadiz's player throwing kubo. I can't even believe it if the referee was only giving yellow card for cadiz's player. It seems like that racism will become a never ending problem in la liga.
I would like to call that the referee was also being so racism. Im seeing how kuba has been targeting by cadiz's plaer. This player named alcaraz has personal problem against problem against kubo. It's caused by he was always targeting kubo.
Kubi was not smart enough to act like he got serious injury after alcaraz was throwing him. Kubo needs to learn a lot about how to act like when you were getting serious injury.

[Sebas.tian]

Girona and Real Madrid can last in the long run for the La Liga title race and everyone would be kept in suspense actions till the very action we all have been waiting for is been triggered. Girona are the eyes of everyone because they're strong enough to withstand the challenge and have proven to become a very useful club in La Liga this current season. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are strong but this season, they lack certain important qualities and this is probably not the exact same stats we all witnessed, though we keep all hope alive for more significant improvements.

I'm sure Real Madrid will stay in the top of La Liga standings but Girona will try to maintain their performance. If both teams still can play with their best shape, no doubt Real Madrid and Girona will be in the 1st and 2nd place until the end of the season. They have the highest chance to win the La Liga title this season, they showed us that they have solid teams and have big motivation to win the title. Surely Girona surprised everyone, they are just a small team but they can compete for the title for this season.

I know that Girona performed well in this season based on some of the potential impact their coach has impacted to them that made them to stand in the second position in this period, but it will be difficult for them to win this title because Real Madrid will never allow such mistakes to happen till the end of this tournament. Real Madrid are currently toping in the la Liga league table, and they have the ability to win their next match to continue giving their fans and coach hope that they will going to take this title from Barcelona and Girona in this season. Girona next match will determine if they will end up in second position or third position, because Atletico Madrid are coming to take over the second position from Girona if they miss their next match and it will give Atletico Madrid opportunity to move to second position.

[reagansimms]

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are strong teams in La Liga. Sadly, they got injury problem and they are no in the good condition. Many of their players played under performance, that's very difficult to maintain positive results in each match. If there is no change in Barcelona and Atletico Madrid squad, I think the position in the La Liga standings will remain the same. Honestly, I really expect that Xavi and Simeone will show some changes after January transfer season.

I'm not so sure about Barcelona. They have spent so much money. I don't think they will violate the FFP regulations. They are also in a difficult financial condition. As for Atletico, maybe they have the opportunity to spend. I didn't hear they spent much earlier this season. So they could buy some players to make up for the early season shortfall. So the 4 clubs Madrid, Girona, Atletico and Barcelona will be the favorites to be in the top 4 until the end of this season.

It seems like Barcelona didn't have much activity in the January transfer market, they were very busy in the last transfer market with several players being brought in. Currently Barcelona already has a complete squad, Xavi is just waiting for the arrival of Vitor Roque to strengthen his front line.
Atletico needs some changes after its inconsistent performance, Simeone needs to reshuffle several positions to maintain competition in the top four. Real Madrid and Girona, who continue to appear consistently, have no problems in their squad. They only lack a few players due to injuries but there is no need to look for new players in the January transfer market because the injuries suffered by the players are not too serious.

[puloweh555]

I'm sure Real Madrid will stay in the top of La Liga standings but Girona will try to maintain their performance. If both teams still can play with their best shape, no doubt Real Madrid and Girona will be in the 1st and 2nd place until the end of the season. They have the highest chance to win the La Liga title this season, they showed us that they have solid teams and have big motivation to win the title. Surely Girona surprised everyone, they are just a small team but they can compete for the title for this season.

Girona has been impressive this season, many even predict they will win Laliga, although I'm not sure myself. This is why the club must look for a top-class football brain manager. Girona's coach is very smart, he uses the players he has with high efficiency unlike some clubs who rely on buying big players to develop but Girona uses tactics and strategy to win matches. Here's what I've seen so far.

I think that Girona cannot win La Liga because usually when Real Madrid is in first place it is difficult to go down and will not even waste any more points. Gorina being able to stay in 2nd and 3rd place is indeed something to be proud of, the worst thing is that at the end of the season he was ranked 4th.

[rendravolt]

People do not concern about the match between kubo vs cadiz. It's very disappointed to see that how serious foul for kubo is not even awarded with the red card. Cadiz's player like played WWE in that match. I can't really tell that's fair but it seems like that the racism is still there in the la liga.
It's very very bad to see that referee was not even giving red card for that serious foul. Cadiz's player throwing kubo. I can't even believe it if the referee was only giving yellow card for cadiz's player. It seems like that racism will become a never ending problem in la liga.
I would like to call that the referee was also being so racism. Im seeing how kuba has been targeting by cadiz's plaer. This player named alcaraz has personal problem against problem against kubo. It's caused by he was always targeting kubo.
Kubi was not smart enough to act like he got serious injury after alcaraz was throwing him. Kubo needs to learn a lot about how to act like when you were getting serious injury.

Things like this are nothing new in La Liga and indeed the level of violence is still too high for a big league. Even though they also often campaign against racism in their league tagline, this is just a formality because the reality on the ground is different. Kubo received unsportsmanlike treatment from the Cadiz players and it was strange to see the referee's decision to only give a yellow card. However, Kubo couldn't protest too much considering he is a player from Asia who is currently pursuing a career abroad.

So Kubo realized that he didn't have the strength to fight further against the result of the foul and the only one who could appeal or protest was the club that currently houses him, namely Real Sociedad. But I also doubt that Real Sociead will appeal this lack of sportsmanship and perhaps they will just be more silent. Despite all that, at least Kubo did not suffer a serious injury and will still be able to strengthen Real Sociedad.

[Amphenomenon]

This has to show you how badly the team is playing now. There has been crisis at the club, and the one everyone know is their financial challenges. But they can't continue to struggle to get results. I wasn't expecting them to conced that number of goal against Almeria. They have to bring in some defenders to boast their defense in the January transfer window if they are to far in the Champions league or even make top 4 this season

It will also be quite difficult for Barcelona to get talented new players if Barcelona is still experiencing problems with their own finances. Because in the transfer market there will definitely be many teams who want to be a part of buying the best players so the competition may only be in the finances of each team itself. Barcelona still has to fight with the players they currently have, hoping for more wins and being able to beat Atletico Madrid, which is still often an obstacle for Barcelona in the top four of La Liga.

Barcelona is big team and of course they have enough finances if only to be able to bring in several players in the next transfer window, and if you say that Barcelona defense does look less competitive.
By bringing in one or two defenders, it might really help and change their performance in each match, making them stronger in defense, which makes it difficult for opponents to break through their defense.
After all, Barcelona has qualified for the round of 16 and the strength of the defense line is also very important, not only improving the attack line, Xavi must think about how the squad he is training can be truly perfect on every side.

For La Liga itself, Barcelona actually doesn't seem to have good performance and of course they will be increasingly overwhelmed in fighting for the title because you can see that Girona is increasingly improving the quality of their game.
The pressure will always be there if Xavi does not immediately take firm action in changing the line-up and take the right steps in the future to improve the performance of all the line-ups he already has.

Well, in reality I don't see a problem in Baarcenola's squad, I don't even see a problem in their defense but the same phenomenon is happening here that happens in Manchester United of the PL, where basically the one who is to blame for a team being like this is the same Coach, of course I don't think that Barcelona will fall into the same mistake as the MU that they never remove the Coach, here the bears are different and unlike the MU the bad Barcelona have a good position in the classification but even so things are not right for them The team is doing well as they are used to, for that reason I consider this guy to have to make a change and not of the players, however there is still a lot of League left to do and the opportunities are there and can make a difference so things cannot go wrong completely, that's why I think that when it comes to doing better, things can make a difference if you try to at least change the strategy, and what Xaavi has set up, well, make it different, something like that to try.

Of course, when we look at it, this may seem difficult, but not impossible, but it is obvious that it took a lot of work to beat Almería, which is last in the table, because things are not as good as many people think, so in This order of ideas can be favorable for them to change for the better, I would ask if as a good fan one can say that things in Barcelona can improve noticeably, as long as I don't get chips, but to say that the rpoeblma is buying more players, the team is going to be decapitalized and they are not going to achieve anything, we have to change the strategy, they have all the material, or is it because of the material that they are doing it wrong, it is because of the same strategy that is failing a lot, that is what I I consider, I take my opinion seriously, because I want this team to be competitive like Madrid and Barcelona because I want Madrid to win, but Madridgnae will also have better players with everything at their best, so that later they don't Say that they won because of the team's bad mood or all those excuses that at least Xavi invents lol.

I guess this is what most clubs are missing especially Chelsea it's always easy for the coach to shift the blame to the fact that there are no new signings even if they won title with same squad and we saw the outcome for Tuchel after that in Chelsea and still yet Chelsea continued to hold strongly to that idea but Barcelona is quite different they don't necessarily need new defenders though they may need a striker but this is not also a priority in a nutshell, all they need is to get their goal scoring rhyme back it doesn't matters who score what matters is that they win. Ancellotti is somehow the best coach in the world now let be sincere he has opportunity to recruit players but still continue with the squad he has and he has been doing excellently well with them while even making his players getting better.

I can't deny it, what you said, but the great James Bond (I say it that way because one day he arrived in a helicopter for training, and everyone started calling him the James Bond of Madrid) lol, well he has his methods, it's clear that Yes, he is the best coach in the world, and it is a shame that he is going to leave after this season, even for his departure because I don't know who will come, I hope a Zidane, and the truth is that I would like a Xabi Alonso, I like what he He is doing in the Bundleisga, he has taken Leverkusen to the top and that is something that we have to recognize that it is not easy to give up, that's why I like what he is doing, personally I prefer someone else to come and not him oi Well, there is no chance that Ancelotti himself will stay, the great Florentino Pérez is capable of doing it, although I think he is more interested in the Super League and what he is achieving is something very important, in this order of ideas I see that Madrid always does things very well, with this or another coach things are like that for Madrid.

oh He is really leaving always find it hard in accepting the fact that he will leave soon, Zidane and Xabi Alonso are top most priority but it will really be hard to get Xabi especially if He wins the Bundesliga but I guess if he do express his desire to coach the Madrid team then we know not will stop Perez from bringing him home.

Regarding the players, for me they are the ones who should be there, I would like Haaland to be in the ranks of Madrid, 'because I would take him to the top all the time, of course it would be a great career for the Viking because there he can rise to fame much more, and I think that Pep Guardiola does not want to do it nor does he care how great he is, because the opportunity he had in a match to score more goals than Messi, he took it out, which seemed strange and very badly done by this Pep, then through the lens the preference he has towards the Argentinian from many years ago was noticed when he coached Barcelona and imposed the tiki taka , in fact I would have liked to see an Ancelotti play in Madrid against a Pep Guardiola in Barcelona , to see how they could have used all their love to be the best, is something that intrigues me a lot, and is quite curious.

Julian Alvarez responds to rumours on Man City future amid Real Madrid transfer interest

Julian Alvarez insists he is 'very happy' at Manchester City despite reports linking him with a move to Real Madrid.

The World Champion for both club and country scored twice in City's Club World Cup final win over Fluminense on Friday, as well as adding an assist. Despite playing most of City's games this season, he only plays in his natural position as striker when Erling Haaland is not available or rested.

Alvarez has attracted interest from other clubs and has been linked with a transfer. Real Madrid have been mentioned as a potential destination for the 23-year-old. However, after the Club World Cup final, Alvarez expressed his happiness at City and his intention to keep winning trophies at the Etihad.

"The truth is that I am very happy at Manchester City," he said. "I have been at the club for a little more than a year. I feel very happy with everything we have achieved."

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/julian-alvarez-transfer-man-city-31745522

For me I don't want Haaland in Real Madrid his playing style doesn't suite Madrid, He needs someone to create the chance while he score the goal. This is not Madrid style of play as a striker in Real Madrid you need to be trustworthy of getting something done especially in  dying minutes and this strait is found in the entire Madrid squad. Alvarez is actually a better player comparably to Haaland and He will do much better in Madrid but the best option for them is still Mbappe, if they can get Mbappe Real Madrid will dominate all once again even if they are doing just that now

[Franctoshi]

For me I don't want Haaland in Real Madrid his playing style doesn't suite Madrid, He needs someone to create the chance while he score the goal. This is not Madrid style of play as a striker in Real Madrid you need to be trustworthy of getting something done especially in  dying minutes and this strait is found in the entire Madrid squad. Alvarez is actually a better player comparably to Haaland and He will do much better in Madrid but the best option for them is still Mbappe, if they can get Mbappe Real Madrid will dominate all once again even if they are doing just that now

It doesn't matter if he's style of play will suit Real Madrid or not. What matters here is if he can deliver and the team can play to suit him to scoring his goals, and besides, Haaland is a very good goalscorer, and I don't see reason why he won't be good at Madrid with the kind of players present in the club. Just as you have said, if two offers are given to Real Madrid, Mbappé and Haaland, Mbappé here is a more flexible player than Haaland.

[Luzin]

I am not sure but something is hard to understand about your post. "They have spent so much money" vs. "I don't think they will violate the FFP regulations" vs. "They are also in a difficult financial condition".

If you can take the time to explain and elaborate, I would be happy to find out what you are talking about. I am not an expert in all things Financial Fair Play, but what I think to know is that whatever the club spends has to be in a certain proportion to the revenue/or income generated. It is a complex issue and I have never fully understood whether they are now bankrupt or not and what it even means when someone says they are bankrupt when they still keep going.

I think this January Barcelona will not be able to buy many players. Because they already did that earlier in the season. So right now they don't have much money, because it could be that later the money coming out is more than the money coming in. At the start of the season I was quite surprised because they bought several high-priced players.

Financial conditions at that time were good because there were several policies in place, but I once read that they still had a lot of unpaid debts. I don't think it's necessary to go bankrupt. If I'm not mistaken, UEFA has set a regulation limiting expenditure on salaries, transfers and agent fees to 70% of the club's total income. So Barcelona at least did not violate this provision. CMIIW

Source: https://www.footballbenchmark.com/library/overview_of_the_new_uefa_financial_fair_play_regulations

[hahay]

For me I don't want Haaland in Real Madrid his playing style doesn't suite Madrid, He needs someone to create the chance while he score the goal. This is not Madrid style of play as a striker in Real Madrid you need to be trustworthy of getting something done especially in  dying minutes and this strait is found in the entire Madrid squad. Alvarez is actually a better player comparably to Haaland and He will do much better in Madrid but the best option for them is still Mbappe, if they can get Mbappe Real Madrid will dominate all once again even if they are doing just that now

It doesn't matter if he's style of play will suit Real Madrid or not. What matters here is if he can deliver and the team can play to suit him to scoring his goals, and besides, Haaland is a very good goalscorer, and I don't see reason why he won't be good at Madrid with the kind of players present in the club. Just as you have said, if two offers are given to Real Madrid, Mbappé and Haaland, Mbappé here is a more flexible player than Haaland.

Haaland is a top player and also, Real Madrid is the world's top team so it is clear that Haaland will still be suitable to play at Real Madrid. After all, Real Madrid also always has great midfielders who can provide the best passes for their attacking players . So ya, it is also a similarity when Haaland can score lots of goals at Manchester City, with the good passes he gets from Bruyne.

Therefore, I wonder how it is possible that a player like Haaland is not suitable to play at Real Madrid, I think that is an assumption that is not entirely correct. Also, basically Real Madrid is a club that is of course most interested in players with high potential, so it is natural if in the future that Real Madrid will get players like Mbappe or maybe Haaland.

[ndutndut]

Haaland is a top player and also, Real Madrid is the world's top team so it is clear that Haaland will still be suitable to play at Real Madrid. After all, Real Madrid also always has great midfielders who can provide the best passes for their attacking players . So ya, it is also a similarity when Haaland can score lots of goals at Manchester City, with the good passes he gets from Bruyne.

So true. In fact, I see that Erling Halland is very suitable to be a Real Madrid striker, especially now that Endrick Felipe is already at Real Madrid. I think this duo of players would be a perfect duet if this really happened. Moreover, Real Madrid's midfielders are all very talented, of course any striker who joins Real Madrid will easily develop and score goals.

Therefore, I wonder how it is possible that a player like Haaland is not suitable to play at Real Madrid, I think that is an assumption that is not entirely correct. Also, basically Real Madrid is a club that is of course most interested in players with high potential, so it is natural if in the future that Real Madrid will get players like Mbappe or maybe Haaland.

But if you look at the existing conditions, it will be almost impossible to recruit Haaland in the transfer window. Besides, Real Madrid's front line is still ok, in fact Real Madrid should focus more on finding quality central defenders because currently Real Madrid is experiencing a defender crisis. I'm a Real Madrid fan who would rather see Real Madrid bring in Halaand than Mbappe who has clearly disappointed an elite club like Real Madrid two years in a row.

[Cryptmuster]

I think this January Barcelona will not be able to buy many players. Because they already did that earlier in the season. So right now they don't have much money, because it could be that later the money coming out is more than the money coming in. At the start of the season I was quite surprised because they bought several high-priced players.

Financial conditions at that time were good because there were several policies in place, but I once read that they still had a lot of unpaid debts. I don't think it's necessary to go bankrupt. If I'm not mistaken, UEFA has set a regulation limiting expenditure on salaries, transfers and agent fees to 70% of the club's total income. So Barcelona at least did not violate this provision. CMIIW

Source: https://www.footballbenchmark.com/library/overview_of_the_new_uefa_financial_fair_play_regulations

Despite the difficult financial situation at that time, Barcelona was actively strengthening the team with new players, it looked strange, but apparently they really hoped to create a strong team that could win and in this way they could solve their financial problems, perhaps even counting on sponsorship contracts. But now it is obvious that they failed to implement this plan, so the team still has financial problems, but there is no understanding of how to solve this problem.

[Dzwaafu11]

Less financial budget for signing top players and most of signing player in this season as free agent or loan option I think not fair have to sack Xavi Hernandez from his position as manager. Despite without winning any tittles yet he was success made Barcelona become domestic league winner last season with financial problem face by Barcelona. Actually in this season, Xavi Hernandez made Barcelona success qualify to 16 phase in Champion League and become first achievement after failure last two season for qualifying to next round.

But difference when winter transfer window opening management give Xavi much money for signing top players, Xavi have try efficiency with players signed without have spent much money but success won La Liga tittle last season and qualify to 16 round of champion league, I think one of four tittle left seems get one by Barcelona in this season.

In current situation if Barcelona management fire Xavi Hernandez then surely things could be in deep trouble for them in coming weeks, and they could be having no recovery as well because he is doing impressive job and holding them for the all competitions which are currently available and if we have some recovery from injuries then most chances he can bring improved results even most chances their title race is already ended with Champions League next round is also not easy, but he is able to hold things on better level.

Barcelona management should maintain Xavi Hernandez because I think he is the only person who can hold the team right now. He is the only manager who I think has no problem with the squad, so if they think of firing him, they definitely will have problems that will not get solved soon because even if they do and get another one, he will take time to get to know everything. However, Xavi Hernandez is still maintaining the team, and no matter how poor they perform, he still does a good job. If it’s another squad, are they going to even play a little bit of what Barcelona are doing now? I believe they will perform worse than this current performance.

Winter transfer window is surely having some positive hopes but we all aware about their finances which are surely not good, and they can't fix this all very quickly without doing some big decisions or like they also need to have Arab owner which will bring huge investment and then things could be on right path.

Yes, they are not financially stable, and it will not give them good players even during the transfer window. Since they may not be able to afford some of the players that will perform exceptionally for them, Although we don’t know how they sort their financial problems out, we hope for them to get good players so that they can get their performance back.

[naira]

What xavi can do to improve the team? I meant he has been also using a lot of money to did some improvments but the formation keeps change and this is his problem with barcelona. Barcelona will not able to give him more money to buy the players.
I kinda feel that if xavi run out of solution caused by there will be a lot of players to have their contract running out at the end of season. Meanwhile, barcelona is still under the big debts that must be paid by the club. Im sure xavi is confusing to think about the best solution to save barcelona.
Selling a lot of players become the last option owned by him but this is absolutely destroying the performance from the current squad caused by some players must leave from barcelona soon. This is why i have been waiting for solution from xavi.
He was a good coach but his experience as a coach will be tested soon. I feel xavi will sell a lot of players soon.

No matter how ideal Xavi is, he still doesn't have control over the finances he doesn't have from the club. Therefore, both Xavi and Laporta must be self aware and accept the risk that the team performance will decline drastically. Barcelona cannot compete with its rivals who are stable in terms of finances, you could even say they are beyond stable. It is possible that Xavi will take more players from the academy to minimize the huge costs but that is not guaranteed because their schedule in the UCL is also a tough road to face. The mentality of inexperienced players will be a disaster. It's no wonder why Laporta really wants the European Super League to be realized  because the club will get a large injection of funds from it.

[sana54210]

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are strong teams in La Liga. Sadly, they got injury problem and they are no in the good condition. Many of their players played under performance, that's very difficult to maintain positive results in each match. If there is no change in Barcelona and Atletico Madrid squad, I think the position in the La Liga standings will remain the same. Honestly, I really expect that Xavi and Simeone will show some changes after January transfer season.

I'm not so sure about Barcelona. They have spent so much money. I don't think they will violate the FFP regulations. They are also in a difficult financial condition. As for Atletico, maybe they have the opportunity to spend. I didn't hear they spent much earlier this season. So they could buy some players to make up for the early season shortfall. So the 4 clubs Madrid, Girona, Atletico and Barcelona will be the favorites to be in the top 4 until the end of this season.

I think the whole thing is that they could make it balanced with other players that they could sell or waive. Remember, salary plays into this as well, and if you could get rid of the salary of some players, you could do better. Or, you could simply sell some players, I am not saying Lewandowski will be sold, but he should totally be sold, if they could get just a bit of money from him, that would be lovely.

Even if they can't sell him, getting rid of his salary would be a big deal, and they could get another striker for the team, I really think that they should, that would make them so much better. Aside from that, it looks like they are doing fine, they just need to pass the ball around a bit more, they are rushing, they should take their time to make sure they have a clear shot, and not force their hand when they are attacking. They rush it too commonly, and that causes them to not be able to score a lot and give the ball over too quickly as well.

[TopT3ns]

No matter how ideal Xavi is, he still doesn't have control over the finances he doesn't have from the club. Therefore, both Xavi and Laporta must be self aware and accept the risk that the team performance will decline drastically. Barcelona cannot compete with its rivals who are stable in terms of finances, you could even say they are beyond stable. It is possible that Xavi will take more players from the academy to minimize the huge costs but that is not guaranteed because their schedule in the UCL is also a tough road to face. The mentality of inexperienced players will be a disaster. It's no wonder why Laporta really wants the European Super League to be realized  because the club will get a large injection of funds from it.

Barcelona must immediately replace its players, from those over 30 years old to young ones so that Barcelona's strength will not fade. Barcelona is a big team name that must be upheld to achieve victory in every competition. follow, in the upcoming match at the beginning of the year against Las Palmas it should be easy to win, but if Barcelona cannot be controlled by the interference given by Xavi then defeat will come to them and of course it will give Barcelona fans a feeling of disappointment.

[bitLeap]

For me I don't want Haaland in Real Madrid his playing style doesn't suite Madrid, He needs someone to create the chance while he score the goal. This is not Madrid style of play as a striker in Real Madrid you need to be trustworthy of getting something done especially in  dying minutes and this strait is found in the entire Madrid squad. Alvarez is actually a better player comparably to Haaland and He will do much better in Madrid but the best option for them is still Mbappe, if they can get Mbappe Real Madrid will dominate all once again even if they are doing just that now

It doesn't matter if he's style of play will suit Real Madrid or not. What matters here is if he can deliver and the team can play to suit him to scoring his goals, and besides, Haaland is a very good goalscorer, and I don't see reason why he won't be good at Madrid with the kind of players present in the club. Just as you have said, if two offers are given to Real Madrid, Mbappé and Haaland, Mbappé here is a more flexible player than Haaland.

To be honest, before seeing him play with Real Madrid I can't say whether his style of play is suitable or not, we can say that when we have seen him play with Real Madrid.  I think Haaland's style of play is similar to Benzema's, it's just that Haaland tends to wait more, but it's not a significant difference so it can still be improved.
By the way we are talking about Haaland and Real Madrid, while I am very sure Manchester City will not release this player in the near future. Because he already has good chemistry and of course he contributes a lot to Manchester City. Pep still really needs his presence in the squad.

[BALIK]

For me I don't want Haaland in Real Madrid his playing style doesn't suite Madrid, He needs someone to create the chance while he score the goal. This is not Madrid style of play as a striker in Real Madrid you need to be trustworthy of getting something done especially in  dying minutes and this strait is found in the entire Madrid squad. Alvarez is actually a better player comparably to Haaland and He will do much better in Madrid but the best option for them is still Mbappe, if they can get Mbappe Real Madrid will dominate all once again even if they are doing just that now

It doesn't matter if he's style of play will suit Real Madrid or not. What matters here is if he can deliver and the team can play to suit him to scoring his goals, and besides, Haaland is a very good goalscorer, and I don't see reason why he won't be good at Madrid with the kind of players present in the club. Just as you have said, if two offers are given to Real Madrid, Mbappé and Haaland, Mbappé here is a more flexible player than Haaland.

I would say Haaland is a better fit than Mbappe in Real Madrid's squad. I say this because we saw Mbappe's performance at PSG, he played a bit selfish. He is a very talented player. But he is only interested in scoring goals, not assists. It's a stark contrast to the way Real Madrid play. We have seen Benzema, he has scored a lot of goals as well as assists.O the other hand haaland is not selfish. He had a lot of assists in the previous season. Also Mbappe is a bit of a one-off. We still don't know which players Ancelotti deems fit for his squad.

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No matter how ideal Xavi is, he still doesn't have control over the finances he doesn't have from the club. Therefore, both Xavi and Laporta must be self aware and accept the risk that the team performance will decline drastically. Barcelona cannot compete with its rivals who are stable in terms of finances, you could even say they are beyond stable. It is possible that Xavi will take more players from the academy to minimize the huge costs but that is not guaranteed because their schedule in the UCL is also a tough road to face. The mentality of inexperienced players will be a disaster. It's no wonder why Laporta really wants the European Super League to be realized  because the club will get a large injection of funds from it.

Barcelona must immediately replace its players, from those over 30 years old to young ones so that Barcelona's strength will not fade. Barcelona is a big team name that must be upheld to achieve victory in every competition. follow, in the upcoming match at the beginning of the year against Las Palmas it should be easy to win, but if Barcelona cannot be controlled by the interference given by Xavi then defeat will come to them and of course it will give Barcelona fans a feeling of disappointment.

Every dissapointment seems to become unrelated condition for the club. The finances of Barcelona can be controlled when there's presence of planned structure. The board have no plans to executes, rather it become very competitive for them to handle since they have problem circulating. Barcelona are in the UEFA Champions League competition, they will fight their way through the challenges coming their way and ensure to secure a safe spot in the tournament. Xavi Hernandez have no hand in Barcelona owing hugh debts because he's just employed to do his job and that he will focused on.

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I am not sure but something is hard to understand about your post. "They have spent so much money" vs. "I don't think they will violate the FFP regulations" vs. "They are also in a difficult financial condition".

If you can take the time to explain and elaborate, I would be happy to find out what you are talking about. I am not an expert in all things Financial Fair Play, but what I think to know is that whatever the club spends has to be in a certain proportion to the revenue/or income generated. It is a complex issue and I have never fully understood whether they are now bankrupt or not and what it even means when someone says they are bankrupt when they still keep going.

I think this January Barcelona will not be able to buy many players. Because they already did that earlier in the season. So right now they don't have much money, because it could be that later the money coming out is more than the money coming in. At the start of the season I was quite surprised because they bought several high-priced players.

Financial conditions at that time were good because there were several policies in place, but I once read that they still had a lot of unpaid debts. I don't think it's necessary to go bankrupt. If I'm not mistaken, UEFA has set a regulation limiting expenditure on salaries, transfers and agent fees to 70% of the club's total income. So Barcelona at least did not violate this provision. CMIIW

Source: https://www.footballbenchmark.com/library/overview_of_the_new_uefa_financial_fair_play_regulations

Ok I appreciate you did the digging!

Now there is lots of news in the media that Barcelona needs Lewandowski to accept a salary cut because they are already on the edge with their financial capabilities. I am not sure if this only applies to Lewandowski, but I assume they will ask several of their players to accept salary cuts for the sake of financial sustainability. I am asking myself why Barcelona is always late in realizing that their financial planning doesn't work out. When Messi was still there, some of the contracts of him and other players were leaked and it was insane. Everybody with some idea of how numbers work would not have set up those contracts.