La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Furious 7]

So, this season, Barcelona had to give up the La Liga title to Real Madrid. It seems that they cannot compete to retain the La Liga title this season. They can only maintain their top four rankings, which is already grateful. Because the problems faced by Barcelona this season are very complete, starting from financial, internal disharmony between very influential in the next matches and will even affect the UCL league against Napoli in the round of 16.

I agree with this because Barcelona's problems are now quite complex and cannot be resolved simultaneously because it takes time to be resolved which makes the situation uncontrollable for Barcelona and Xavi will not be able to solve it so that for the situation in La Liga maybe they will give up the title this season even though the match is still very long and there is still plenty of time to make them rise but in the end catching up now with their current situation it will be very difficult.

But if in the end there is a situation where their players start to complete again (recover from injuries) and their focus is only on La Liga just like last season I think for the competition there is still hope because even though their performance is still bad now but the points gap is still not too far when compared to the remaining matches in this season.

[arimamib]

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The race for the league title is still wide open and if Barcelona are really interested to fight for the league title, they still have enough time for that and they shouldn’t give up hope on that so soon. Real Madrid and Girona have been consistent in their wins but that alone is not enough until their consistency see them through to the end of the season. As for Real Madrid, I know winning the title is their most preferred option now but for Girona; finishing at the top four and qualifying for the champions league is more important to them. Girona will try to win the league title but they won’t put much effort if they see that it’s already slipping through their fingers.

I think Barcelona is in position to fight for nothing to lose, because their hope for La Liga title is too slim. they just need to address and evaluate what things have gone wrong to prepare their campaign for next season. But despite any setbacks, there's still ample time left in the season for teams to turn their fortunes around. Barcelona's historical prowess and squad capabilities should make them a formidable contender, and strategic adjustments could potentially elevate their position in the league.

Real Madrid's consistency is what makes their competitors being underpressure. While winning the title is their primary goal, unforeseen circumstances, injuries, or shifts in form could impact their performance. On the other hand, Girona's focus on finishing in the top four and qualifying for the Champions League emphasizes their ambition and the significance of achieving a specific position in the league. Girona's strategic approach to the league title is pragmatic. While they may try to win it, the acknowledgment that their primary goal is securing a top-four finish for Champions League qualification reveals a balanced and realistic perspective. This approach allows for a more measured allocation of effort and resources throughout the season.

[temple]

It wasn't entirely Lewandowski's fault, but if you look at the attacking lines of the last 15 years, then they are now not even close in quality to what they were used to at Barcelona. I understand the frustration when they are still longing for two strikers like Suarez and Messi, The attacking line Barcelona now has is much weaker. But it is not only the attacking line, it is the midfield and the defense that are both not as strong anymore.

Real Madrid made a lot of right decisions. Barcelona has some great talents, but they don't have players that are so decisive like Vinicius Junior or Bellingham. I also think that Real Madrid's defensive players are stronger in aggregate than Barcelona's defensive players.

We have to think realistically in this case because indeed we cannot compare Barcelona today with Barcelona in their golden era because however their strikers in the past like Zlatan, David Villa and even Etoo they were supported by very qualified playmakers like Messi and Barcelona's two irreplaceable midfielders Xavi and Iniesta so that no matter how bad their strikers are then they are like when trying new players like Bojan or Giovani Dos Santos at that time then they can still win very worthy because their midfield and play makers are strong but for now it will be very difficult to do.

Firstly, Lewa's age is almost at the end of his life for a professional player and there is bound to be a decline in performance due to age and injuries. In addition, the other supporting factors in midfield are also not going well because in the end if you look at before when Gavi and Pedri were not on the field they could not do anything because only De Jong and Gundogan were not enough to make their ball rotation stable.

I think that the comparison can be found right there as you said it. When you say you can't compare them, you imply that it is not possible because they don't have a midfield now that is as strong as it was back then. But that is the comparison right there and it is true. Barcelona was the most complete team I have ever seen back in their golden era. On every position they were superior, or in some games maybe in 8 or 9 positions out of the full 11. But these days this is not the case anymore and this becomes more evident when you compare Barcelona with other Champions League participants.

[Sakanwa]

So, this season, Barcelona had to give up the La Liga title to Real Madrid. It seems that they cannot compete to retain the La Liga title this season. They can only maintain their top four rankings, which is already grateful. Because the problems faced by Barcelona this season are very complete, starting from financial, internal disharmony between very influential in the next matches and will even affect the UCL league against Napoli in the round of 16.

I agree with this because Barcelona's problems are now quite complex and cannot be resolved simultaneously because it takes time to be resolved which makes the situation uncontrollable for Barcelona and Xavi will not be able to solve it so that for the situation in La Liga maybe they will give up the title this season even though the match is still very long and there is still plenty of time to make them rise but in the end catching up now with their current situation it will be very difficult.

But if in the end there is a situation where their players start to complete again (recover from injuries) and their focus is only on La Liga just like last season I think for the competition there is still hope because even though their performance is still bad now but the points gap is still not too far when compared to the remaining matches in this season.

Barcelona shouldnt lose hope about the tittle this season because most of their key players are out due to injury,I know it's really going to affect them and have alot to do on the team,which will definitely kill the moral and mindset they had towards winning the league,but if they should forget about the absentees and the people who are out due to injury,and focus on getting better,there is still chance for them to meetup.Although,it's really going to be hard because Girona and Madrid are not looking likely that they will lose form at the moment,they both wants to win the league,and they are ahead of Barca which will make the race a quite tough one for Barça,but I would have said they should continue striving towards getting better results and winning more games consistently, because that's the only way in which they can meetup.

[Egii Nna]

In the next match, Girona will host a match against Sevilla. considering Sevilla's messy performance, plus Girona is starting to appear to be returning to its original form. "referring to the Girona vs Rayo match" in the Copa Del Rey, Girona was temporarily leading 3-1. however, this is enough proof that Michel's team has again shown productivity in terms of scoring goals. in the match against Sevilla, Girona was once again favored by the bookies.
As for Real Madrid, Madrid can overtake Girona's ranking which is only 1 point away. however, on condition that Madrid must defeat Almeria in the next meeting, and Madrid has a high probability of winning the match. however, this does not rule out the possibility that Almerian will be able to surprise again even though the chances are very slim. But at least, the competition for the top of the La Liga standings is still quite exciting so far.

Yes, with regards to the next upcoming match between Girona and Sevilla. It has already been indicated that Girona might win, even though we know that football or a game specifically can’t be predicted, but Girona has been showing all possible signs of returning to their original activeness, especially with their recent performance in the Copa Del Rey match against Rayo, as you mentioned, where they were temporarily leading 3-1. Even if you go back to their previous match against Sevilla, you will see that they ended the match with a score of 1-2. This indicates that Michel's team has been productive in terms of scoring goals. For that result, I will say Girona is currently at the stage of winning their match against Sevilla.
 
Regarding Real Madrid, they have the opportunity to overtake Girona in the rankings, which is like a golden opportunity, as they are only 1 point behind Girona. Although I believe Real Madrid will defeat Almeria because they have played before, the match ended 1-3. Although I know we can conclude that, believe me, Real Madrid are stronger than Almeria, even based on their performance, you can't compare them. To me, Madrid also has a high probability of winning the match, but we still can’t conclude because, for a small chance, Almeria could surprise them.
 

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I think Barcelona is in position to fight for nothing to lose, because their hope for La Liga title is too slim. they just need to address and evaluate what things have gone wrong to prepare their campaign for next season. But despite any setbacks, there's still ample time left in the season for teams to turn their fortunes around. Barcelona's historical prowess and squad capabilities should make them a formidable contender, and strategic adjustments could potentially elevate their position in the league.

Real Madrid's consistency is what makes their competitors being underpressure. While winning the title is their primary goal, unforeseen circumstances, injuries, or shifts in form could impact their performance. On the other hand, Girona's focus on finishing in the top four and qualifying for the Champions League emphasizes their ambition and the significance of achieving a specific position in the league. Girona's strategic approach to the league title is pragmatic. While they may try to win it, the acknowledgment that their primary goal is securing a top-four finish for Champions League qualification reveals a balanced and realistic perspective. This approach allows for a more measured allocation of effort and resources throughout the season.

Barcelona still has hope of fighting to improve their performance in Laliga this season, they are behind Girona by 8 points and Real madrid by 7 point. So there is still hope for Xavi men to become champions again this season because they have 19 games to come so there is still time for them to return in their best form this season. They don't have to experience mistakes again if their focus is on improving their ranking in the upcoming matches. A storm of injuries could also disturb them if it affects key players in the upcoming match.

It is likely that Barcelona will find it quite difficult to prevent Real Madrid from becoming champions this season because Real madrid has a better trend than Barcelona this season. For Girona, they do not have strong ambitions to become champions this season, especially in the previous match when Girona faced Almeria where Michel squad lost full points, which allows Real madrid to take advantage of this opportunity this week to take over the leadership.
So, if Real madrid wins against Almeria, of course Real Madrid will lead the standing with a 2 point advantage over Girona. For Almeria, they had strong opponents in these two matches where they managed to draw with Girona to a draw and they have the ambition to draw Real madrid again.

[Weawant]

It's clear that Barcelona this season is really bad, their game is a mess without any cohesion at all, so it's no wonder Barcelona won't beat Real Madrid, even against Girona they can't.

So, this season, Barcelona had to give up the La Liga title to Real Madrid. It seems that they cannot compete to retain the La Liga title this season. They can only maintain their top four rankings, which is already grateful. Because the problems faced by Barcelona this season are very complete, starting from financial, internal disharmony between very influential in the next matches and will even affect the UCL league against Napoli in the round of 16.

Maintaining the top four ranking will means they will be able to participate in the UCL next season so it wouldn't really be a bad one for them, just that they will only go without a trophy this season and they will have to put in some effort to still maintain a spot amongst the top four els they may be displaced by other teams.

Barcelona have a little problem with their ya tactical approach to games aswell, after the first El classicilo this season which was were they started recording their series of losses, they were blaming it on the absence of few of their players who's absence was due to injury such as lewandoski but then even his return couldn't do so much for the team aswell so back to the coach he has most often refused to use more vibrant and young minds who could play and help the team get results rather he keeps the likes of yamal and Felix on the bench till second half which isn't helping them either.

[kamvreto]

There are indeed some injured players in Barcelona. All those players are Xavi's first choice players so I think that also reduces Barcelona's strength. That's Real Madrid's advantage, they can take advantage of that and win big. Indeed in a big team ideally the first and second players have the same quality. But not all clubs can be like that, even Barcelona. So injuries are an unpredictable factor and this is sometimes the reason that many coaches lose matches.

Real Madrid also has injured players. Almost all their first defense is injured, starting from the Keep Thibaut Courtois. The difference between Real Madrid and Barcelona is that there is always a guy ready to step in when the other is injured. That why it looks like Real Madrid are Ok even with the injured players they currently have.

Real Madrid seems to be better prepared than Barcelona when it comes to replacing injured players. It is also important to note that only 4 players were injured at Real Madrid. and Barcelona has 6 injured players including Gavi who is a 19 year old young player with a Torn injury to the Cruciate Ligament since 23 November 2023 and may play on 30 June 2024.
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[X-ray]

So, this season, Barcelona had to give up the La Liga title to Real Madrid. It seems that they cannot compete to retain the La Liga title this season. They can only maintain their top four rankings, which is already grateful. Because the problems faced by Barcelona this season are very complete, starting from financial, internal disharmony between very influential in the next matches and will even affect the UCL league against Napoli in the round of 16.

I agree with this because Barcelona's problems are now quite complex and cannot be resolved simultaneously because it takes time to be resolved which makes the situation uncontrollable for Barcelona and Xavi will not be able to solve it so that for the situation in La Liga maybe they will give up the title this season even though the match is still very long and there is still plenty of time to make them rise but in the end catching up now with their current situation it will be very difficult.

But if in the end there is a situation where their players start to complete again (recover from injuries) and their focus is only on La Liga just like last season I think for the competition there is still hope because even though their performance is still bad now but the points gap is still not too far when compared to the remaining matches in this season.

Barcelona shouldnt lose hope about the tittle this season because most of their key players are out due to injury,I know it's really going to affect them and have alot to do on the team,which will definitely kill the moral and mindset they had towards winning the league,but if they should forget about the absentees and the people who are out due to injury,and focus on getting better,there is still chance for them to meetup.Although,it's really going to be hard because Girona and Madrid are not looking likely that they will lose form at the moment,they both wants to win the league,and they are ahead of Barca which will make the race a quite tough one for Barça,but I would have said they should continue striving towards getting better results and winning more games consistently, because that's the only way in which they can meetup.

So, does barcelona need to put a very high expectation for this? I meant let's take a look at the fact how barcelona has been trying so hard in keeping its performance stable. This is also the main problem since the current line up doesn't good enough to help barcelona to keep perform good in La liga.
The chance owned by barcelona to get la liga is pretty small this time. Real madrid was leading the way while girona is still following it behind. barcelona can be only viewers for the competitor between real madrid and girona this season.

Xavi has been getting so many complaints and this can be considered as an evaluation for his performance with the club. Barcelona was the second biggest team in the la liga and it doesn't make sense if people keep use injury as excuses.
Barcelona was a world class club and it must have good secondary team and this is the fact. Public can't always think that if the club must have relied upon the first team.

[mammusu]

Maintaining the top four ranking will means they will be able to participate in the UCL next season so it wouldn't really be a bad one for them, just that they will only go without a trophy this season and they will have to put in some effort to still maintain a spot amongst the top four els they may be displaced by other teams.

Barcelona have a little problem with their ya tactical approach to games aswell, after the first El classicilo this season which was were they started recording their series of losses, they were blaming it on the absence of few of their players who's absence was due to injury such as lewandoski but then even his return couldn't do so much for the team aswell so back to the coach he has most often refused to use more vibrant and young minds who could play and help the team get results rather he keeps the likes of yamal and Felix on the bench till second half which isn't helping them either.

In my opinion, Barcelona will be able to reach the top 4 by the end of this season. I have no doubts about Barcelona ability this season even if they fail to defend their title, but they will maintain their dignity to be able to close their position in the top 4.
Indeed, Barcelona is not too strong compared to Girona or Real Madrid this season, but as the defending champion last season, Barcelona must be able to maintain its ranking in the top 4 until the end of this season competition.

Barcelona will not experience big problems in the upcoming match because the opponents they face are teams below their ranking. Apart from that, the quality of Barcelona players is quite good this season, like Felix, of course he must be able to bring Barcelona on a winning path if he wants to stay at Barcelona. Betis is Barcelona next opponent and maybe Barcelona can beat them.

[TelolettOm]

The loses from Real Madrid at Super Cup makes some people starting to speculate about Xavi future this because they didn't accept that loses moreover before lost from Real Madrid Barcelona also unable to performing well at Copa Dey Rey although at that time Xavi played some of Barcelona key players just like Lewandowski and Raphinha but Barcelona only able to win with narrow scores against 4th division team FC Barbastro so if want his position is still safe as Barcelona manager then Xavi should be immediately to solved this situation and bringing Barcelona to return to the winning ways

Yes, it is very possible that people speculate about the future of Xavi as Barcelona manager after Barcelona got a defeat against Real Madrid in the final Supercup. People forget that Barcelona ever played well against Real Madrid, they only focused on the result of the current match. However, it may be just a speculation, we don't really know whether Xavi will be fired or stay in Barcelona.

I still assume Xavi will stay in Barcelona, Joan Laporta seems to let him managing Barcelona for more seasons. Laporta and Barcelona management can understand how Xavi's condition right now. He is unable to achieve anything because he has an obstacle to develop Barcelona squad. Lewandowski and Raphinha can't be the mainstay players anymore. Xavi needs new players in the attacking line. But Barcelona has no money to buy top attackers, Xavi only can optimize the current players and the young talents from their academy.

[Minor Miner]

The loses from Real Madrid at Super Cup makes some people starting to speculate about Xavi future this because they didn't accept that loses moreover before lost from Real Madrid Barcelona also unable to performing well at Copa Dey Rey although at that time Xavi played some of Barcelona key players just like Lewandowski and Raphinha but Barcelona only able to win with narrow scores against 4th division team FC Barbastro so if want his position is still safe as Barcelona manager then Xavi should be immediately to solved this situation and bringing Barcelona to return to the winning ways

Yes, it is very possible that people speculate about the future of Xavi as Barcelona manager after Barcelona got a defeat against Real Madrid in the final Supercup. People forget that Barcelona ever played well against Real Madrid, they only focused on the result of the current match. However, it may be just a speculation, we don't really know whether Xavi will be fired or stay in Barcelona.

I still assume Xavi will stay in Barcelona, Joan Laporta seems to let him managing Barcelona for more seasons. Laporta and Barcelona management can understand how Xavi's condition right now. He is unable to achieve anything because he has an obstacle to develop Barcelona squad. Lewandowski and Raphinha can't be the mainstay players anymore. Xavi needs new players in the attacking line. But Barcelona has no money to buy top attackers, Xavi only can optimize the current players and the young talents from their academy.

I don't think the Barcelona management is thinking of sacking Xavi now. Barcelona will face even bigger problems if they decide to sack Xavi. Barcelona management knows their weaknesses very well. Barcelona is not yet financially stable. Barcelona are not able to spend enough money to build a strong team. So Xavi is yet to add players to the squad of his choice. Since the team is not financially stable yet, Barcelona will face even bigger problems if a new coach is appointed now.

We are not getting good performances from Barcelona's young players. Xavi should now work more with Barcelona's young players. Barcelona will become stronger if the performances of the young players improve.

[BlackBoss_]

I still assume Xavi will stay in Barcelona, Joan Laporta seems to let him managing Barcelona for more seasons. Laporta and Barcelona management can understand how Xavi's condition right now. He is unable to achieve anything because he has an obstacle to develop Barcelona squad. Lewandowski and Raphinha can't be the mainstay players anymore. Xavi needs new players in the attacking line. But Barcelona has no money to buy top attackers, Xavi only can optimize the current players and the young talents from their academy.

Barcelona still have their big financial problems so that they will not take risk and suicide by sacking Xavi and put their club into a very uncertain situation. A new chaotic time in the club, will potentially harm their team performances and if results at the season endings are bad enough, their club income will be worse. It is not what they actually want and I believe Barcelona know very well that keeping Xavi as their head coach will help to maintain a little bit stable performances.

Xavi might not be able to help them to win titles in near future but can help them to maintain position in top four, play a little bit well enough in Champions League. I don't forget that Xavi already won 1 La Liga with them in surprise of all. However, Barcelona are still in rebuilding process with many young players and Barcelona must keep calm and give Xavi as well as those young players more time.

[execijutiere]

Valencia said goodbye to Celta Vigo at home. Both teams have been playing well in the last weeks and have been in good form. Both teams have enjoyed their last games and have no problem scoring goals. Valencia played well throughout the match but they struggled to score goals. Maybe it was good for them to get a better position in the league. They have a chance to finish in the top 6.
Girona, on the other hand, continue to win. They are in every competition this year and they have become a team hungry for success.

[armanda90]

Valencia said goodbye to Celta Vigo at home. Both teams have been playing well in the last weeks and have been in good form. Both teams have enjoyed their last games and have no problem scoring goals. Valencia played well throughout the match but they struggled to score goals. Maybe it was good for them to get a better position in the league. They have a chance to finish in the top 6.
Girona, on the other hand, continue to win. They are in every competition this year and they have become a team hungry for success.

Velencia, Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano have eliminated from Copa del Rey round 16 after losing from their against teams last night, Valencia failed get advantage when playing on their home after defeating by Celta Vigo. Seems unbelievable with current team La Liga position with Valencia on 8th standings have losses from Celta Vigo with fewest points left from relegation zone standing team.

Tomorrow have madrid derby match in Copa del Rey between Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid, its rematch for Atletico Madrid and opportunity for defeating Real Madrid after eliminating on Supercopa semifinal last several days ago. But Real Madrid with more confidence after winning Supercopa want to continue their winning trend and get chance with treble winner in this season by winning La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Champion League trophies.

[Belarge]

I don't think the Barcelona management is thinking of sacking Xavi now. Barcelona will face even bigger problems if they decide to sack Xavi. Barcelona management knows their weaknesses very well. Barcelona is not yet financially stable. Barcelona are not able to spend enough money to build a strong team. So Xavi is yet to add players to the squad of his choice. Since the team is not financially stable yet, Barcelona will face even bigger problems if a new coach is appointed now.

We are not getting good performances from Barcelona's young players. Xavi should now work more with Barcelona's young players. Barcelona will become stronger if the performances of the young players improve.

Everyone craves for the best performance for their club and they won't hesitate to do anything just to be in good winning shapes, one of the major reasons you see the teams today either accused for breaking significant rules in football. Barcelona board won't dream of sacking Xavi Hernandez currently but they can put it into consideration because the results recorded doesn't match with an elite team and they become worse in performance mostly against elite teams. Sacking Xavi Hernandez now? It will messed up the current condition of the team and they will fall back to square one.

[len01]

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Velencia, Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano have eliminated from Copa del Rey round 16 after losing from their against teams last night, Valencia failed get advantage when playing on their home after defeating by Celta Vigo. Seems unbelievable with current team La Liga position with Valencia on 8th standings have losses from Celta Vigo with fewest points left from relegation zone standing team.

Tomorrow have madrid derby match in Copa del Rey between Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid, its rematch for Atletico Madrid and opportunity for defeating Real Madrid after eliminating on Supercopa semifinal last several days ago. But Real Madrid with more confidence after winning Supercopa want to continue their winning trend and get chance with treble winner in this season by winning La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Champion League trophies.

It was a shame to see Valencia knocked out of the round of 16 being defeated by a small team that was very far below on one side the 3 scores produced by Celta gave an embarrassment to Valencia as the host.
I think this is because Valencia is underestimating Celta too much and let's see, actually Valencia looks very good at applying pressure quickly but taking too long to control the ball and what I dont like the most is that when in front of the Celta defense Valencia attackers take too long to pass the ball so that the Celta defenders It's very easy to predict the movement of the ball and on the one hand, Valencia defenders look bad to me, this time it was too easy to break which resulted in conceding 3 scores.
Ruben Baraja as Valencia coach will bear the shame of this defeat.

If Real Madrid goal is to get the treble winner title, I'm sure Real Madrid will not let Atletico Madrid win in the round of 16 and from the previous match we can see how Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid but what we need to be aware of before betting is Atletico Madrid can always be very strong when playing at home as we have seen from the last few meetings and Ancelotti will definitely realize this so the option Real Madrid has to choose is just to score early after strengthening the defense.

[tbterryboy]

Barcelona this season is completely different. They are no longer on the same level. I think this season even they won't be able to beat Madrid. Madrid will win La Liga this season because Girona is a great club but they do not yet have the qualifications to win the title this season. I am not underestimating Girona but we have to admit that with the players Girona currently has I think they will find it difficult to maintain the consistency of their game.

It's clear that Barcelona this season is really bad, their game is a mess without any cohesion at all, so it's no wonder Barcelona won't beat Real Madrid, even against Girona they can't.

So, this season, Barcelona had to give up the La Liga title to Real Madrid. It seems that they cannot compete to retain the La Liga title this season. They can only maintain their top four rankings, which is already grateful. Because the problems faced by Barcelona this season are very complete, starting from financial, internal disharmony between very influential in the next matches and will even affect the UCL league against Napoli in the round of 16.

There is no doubt now things are already gone from bad to worse for them because their confidence level is also suffered, and they need to regroup themselves which is not easy for them in current situation players injuries and out of form is also having bad impact with finances are also not ideal which are not allowing to them for having new signings which can increase their quality in coming weeks their worst defeat against Real Madrid in Super Final cup is also going to have deep impact on their rest of this season.

Even I have strong felt they can overcome against Napoli in Round of 16 match in Champions League because they are also suffering, and their situation is deeper than Barcelona, so this advantage can give them some relief but how they will overcome from their financial situation has never been clear.

[naira]

I still assume Xavi will stay in Barcelona, Joan Laporta seems to let him managing Barcelona for more seasons. Laporta and Barcelona management can understand how Xavi's condition right now. He is unable to achieve anything because he has an obstacle to develop Barcelona squad. Lewandowski and Raphinha can't be the mainstay players anymore. Xavi needs new players in the attacking line. But Barcelona has no money to buy top attackers, Xavi only can optimize the current players and the young talents from their academy.

It's not that Joan Laporta doesn't want to replace Xavi with a more reliable coach, but he is aware that for this critical period Barcelona needs to save money. Therefore, for Joan Laporta there is no choice but to retain the coach who currently still has the desire to manage the club and the answer is of course Xavi. Because if Bacelona finances are fine, Joan Laporta can buy the coach and players he wants with criteria that exceed Xavi. This cannot be denied, however, due to the unfavorable financial situation, Joan Laporta is only looking for a safe option so as not to incur large costs, plus the problem of player salaries has not yet been realized. Then look at the contribution of the Barcelona players, they all play for the club and lower their egos a bit regarding salaries.

We are not getting good performances from Barcelona's young players. Xavi should now work more with Barcelona's young players. Barcelona will become stronger if the performances of the young players improve.

It's not surprising that Barcelona performance is like that, because Xavi can't do much if he only has a minimal number of players without a supporting budget. If we talk about Xavi work since he started coaching the club his duties have been very difficult. Last season Xavi was still lucky to be able to win the trophy despite all the conditions he was lacking. This season it feels like there is no need to demand more from Barcelona, Xavi is just a coach using the facilities and players he can without being given the freedom to control finances.

[execijutiere]

Valencia said goodbye to Celta Vigo at home. Both teams have been playing well in the last weeks and have been in good form. Both teams have enjoyed their last games and have no problem scoring goals. Valencia played well throughout the match but they struggled to score goals. Maybe it was good for them to get a better position in the league. They have a chance to finish in the top 6.
Girona, on the other hand, continue to win. They are in every competition this year and they have become a team hungry for success.

Velencia, Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano have eliminated from Copa del Rey round 16 after losing from their against teams last night, Valencia failed get advantage when playing on their home after defeating by Celta Vigo. Seems unbelievable with current team La Liga position with Valencia on 8th standings have losses from Celta Vigo with fewest points left from relegation zone standing team.

Tomorrow have madrid derby match in Copa del Rey between Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid, its rematch for Atletico Madrid and opportunity for defeating Real Madrid after eliminating on Supercopa semifinal last several days ago. But Real Madrid with more confidence after winning Supercopa want to continue their winning trend and get chance with treble winner in this season by winning La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Champion League trophies.

I don't think Valencia will be too upset about losing this game because they have a chance to qualify for Europe this season and they might want to focus completely on the league, so maybe their elimination will give them a better reaction.
Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano can't do much either and they won't be focusing on the cup games anymore.Osasuna will at least fight to stay in the league this year so it's hard to see them getting too upset.The same goes for Rayo Vallecano.