La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[bbigtart]

Real Madrid once again proved their quality and good performance and that's how they won the game against Girona, this game was definitely one of the most important games for Real Madrid and now they have a much better situation in the La Liga table after winning this match.
However, the bad performance of Girona was really clear and that's why Yan Couto started crying in this match.

The reason is, the strategy implemented by Ancelotti in this match went according to plan, with fast play. Girona cannot be said to be bad because they are also in a positive trend when facing Real Madrid and usually Girona always scores goals in every match. However, in the match against Madrid there were absolutely no shots on target, even though Madrid's defenders did not appear with a complete squad. So it is clear that in this match Ancelotti's strategy was truly genius, he understood the defender's weaknesses so he did a high press so that Girona's game could not improve.

In the end, Perez's gamble in buying Bellingham has produced good results for the team to date. Indeed, Perez does not play around in choosing quality players. Jude and Vini's chemistry has been formed. Just waiting for Mbappe to join and Real Madrid will dominate Europe and the world.

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I'm excited to see that they've finally seen back to back wins in La Liga Competition this season. They're not stable but they got to win Atletico Madrid who are much better.
Anyways, earlier today, I predicted for Sevilla to win the game today and it feels good to see that they did win. They're now sole points above the relegation zones. They have to win ahead to avoid slumping down.

For Barcelona, they're now three points behind Girona who was points ahead of them, and if my memory helps me well, I do think it was eight points.
The lineup of Barcelona looks looks bizzare. I do hope they win at home tonight.

The two matches that took place today were certainly very surprising, with Sevilla being able to beat Atletico Madrid and Barcelona being held to a draw by Granada. Apart from that, both teams, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, were favorites to win but they failed in today match. Barcelona, ​​who played at home, was unable to secure victory after Granada was able to provide quite strong resistance in this match.

For Sevilla, they have managed to record two consecutive wins and the victory in the match against Atletico Madrid was certainly beyond our expectations because Atletico Madrid performed quite well this season but when they faced Sevilla they failed to show their toughness. For Sevilla, they must be consistent in the upcoming matches because their position is still not safe enough for now.

[legendbtc]

I'm excited to see that they've finally seen back to back wins in La Liga Competition this season. They're not stable but they got to win Atletico Madrid who are much better.
Anyways, earlier today, I predicted for Sevilla to win the game today and it feels good to see that they did win. They're now sole points above the relegation zones. They have to win ahead to avoid slumping down.

Sevilla are trying to focus more on La Liga at the moment after they lost almost all the competitions that were undertaken and indeed it is quite good because after all with their current condition it is actually difficult for them if they have to make things worse by not being able to play well because after all their future for next season is determined by their current performance.
Sevilla tried their best in this match. They don't want to rush into attacks and prefer to wait for Atletiuco's mistakes. I think Atletico played very well in this match, it's just that they locked up but on the other hand they also seemed to be played with the tug-of-war scheme that Sevilla did in today's match.

3 points are quite valuable but this is not a good thing for Atletico because indirectly they continue to move away from the title race with some poor results in the last 2 weeks.

Too many emotions appeared during the Sevilla and Atletico match. Facing the team struggling to stay in the relegation race, Sevilla.  Atletico is very confident in its ability to win all 3 points. However, coach Diego Simeone and his team suddenly received a painful defeat. They are only 3 points ahead of the team behind Bilbao. The Sevilla defense, led by Sergio Ramos, fought tenaciously to block all pressure attacks from Atletico. Is this a lucky win for Sevilla or a lousy match for Atletico?

For Barcelona, they're now three points behind Girona who was points ahead of them, and if my memory helps me well, I do think it was eight points.
The lineup of Barcelona looks looks bizzare. I do hope they win at home tonight.

Barca could not take advantage of the opportunity to close the gap with the top when they only got 1 point against Granada. The home team's efforts were unsuccessful. I think Barca should let go of the white flag in the championship race.

[bering]

Granada have been in a very poor form this season. Granada's position is now 19th in the points table. We haven't seen a better performance from the team this season. Out of 23 matches, the team won only 2 matches and lost 15 matches. For these reasons, I think Barcelona is unlikely to lose points in this match.

We know that Barcelona's performance this season has been very erratic. However, I believe that Barcelona will win this match. Granada's defense is very weak. The team conceded 45 goals this season. However, I will bet Barcelona to win this match. I hope Barcelona will not disappoint me.

Barcelona still unable to improved their poor records from Granada that they were failed to win today Barcelona even almost be lost before Lamine Yamal can able to equalized the scores and although on the paper Granada should be easily to beated but in this match i have to says Barcelona was performing poorly today especially some of their players did mistakes which make Granada can utilized those mistakes to scores and this is indeed very dissapoint result for Barcelona

Besides Barcelona who failed to beat Granada today Atletico Madrid have to lost from Sevilla with narrow score and i have to says Sevilla performance in this match is very fantastic they even gets several opportunities to scores but i think Atletico Madrid was luckly because their goalkeeper Jan Oblak can able to managed their defense until the match ended because if Jan Oblak didn't performing well Atletico Madrid probably can lost more than 1 goal and after this result Sevilla has open their chances to survive in Laliga because now Sevilla has 23 points from 24 matches and currently they have 6 difference points above to Cadiz

[Weawant]

I must say that Barcelona is now too slick for my liken because how can they explain that a team like Granada which appears weak and has been playing poorly all along drew with them with such number of goals, it's really not making sense at all, I taught when Barcelona was leading they will be able to maintain the scoe line till the end of the game.

Barcelona keeps conceding too many goals before the end of almost every match they play recently and it's really not a good records, even when they are drawing, it's with too many goals and I see that as weakness, a sign that they have a very poor defense so if they must win their players will have to win with a very big margin ahead so that before theirs opponent will score such number of goals the game must have ended but then their opponent can be sure to get a goal or more before the end of the match

[youdacapt]

Barca took the lead with Lamine Yamal. They were scoring the second goal with Lewandowski, but the defense cleared the ball and on that return, they conceded a goal in the next attack. Even though the Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys stadium is full to the brim, the ambiance is very bad. Fans cannot create pressure on the opposing team and cannot support their own team sufficiently. Barca definitely needs to win this match, but they can't do much to score goals so far.

The game ended 3-3, with pellestri having an excellent game and Barcelona once again struggling to win a game in la Liga; the result is once that makes Real Madrid happy; as they get to extend their lead at the top of the league standings

[TopT3ns]

I'm excited to see that they've finally seen back to back wins in La Liga Competition this season. They're not stable but they got to win Atletico Madrid who are much better.
Anyways, earlier today, I predicted for Sevilla to win the game today and it feels good to see that they did win. They're now sole points above the relegation zones. They have to win ahead to avoid slumping down.

For Barcelona, they're now three points behind Girona who was points ahead of them, and if my memory helps me well, I do think it was eight points.
The lineup of Barcelona looks looks bizzare. I do hope they win at home tonight.

Sevilla got lucky today because they managed to beat a big and strong club like Atletico Madrid. I don't know for sure whether Atletico Madrid deliberately gave in so that Sevilla is still in the safe zone and can compete next season again, but whatever it is, the important thing is that the match is over and ends, and as long as those who bet on Sevilla get a lot of benefits from their gambling.

Unfortunately, Barcelona did not take advantage of the opportunity against Granada well because, when they were one point ahead, they could have won and added points at the top of the standings. To be honest, I don't expect Barcelona to win this season because it seems like Barcelona's current condition makes it very difficult for them to do that.

[Slow death]

Barcelona 3 - 3 Granada

 

Barcelona is actually managing to overcome itself this season, when anyone looks at the result of that game, one might think that Barcelona were playing against a team to the point of having conceded 3 goals, but when one goes to look at the table What is the position of Barcelona's opponent, so people will be shocked when they see this:



In the last 12 games Granada only managed to score 2 goals in just one game, this was the most goals that Granada managed to score in the last 12 games in any game. but even so, granada managed to score 3 goals in that game against barcelona, who were supposed to be a candidate for the title, but this season barcelona is extremely weak to the point of conceding goals even against lower division teams, they have had a lot of difficulties to beat teams from the relegation zone. In fact, this season is already over for Barcelona, I have no doubt that Napoli will beat Barcelona in the European Champions League game and even if Barcelona have a miracle of beating Napoli, there is no chance of Barcelona going far in European competitions.

Atletico Madrid 0 - 1 Sevilla

It seems to me that Sevilla is returning to winning ways, in the last few games Sevilla has been recovering, they have conceded few goals and have managed to score goals, this victory is without a doubt a very important victory because it moves Sevilla away from the relegation zone, but it is not yet They are far from danger, that's why Sevilla needs to work hard, the games they will have will be games against strong teams like Valencia, then they will play against Real Madrid, these are games that can make Sevilla lose points. about atlético madrid, they are a team that is not fighting for the title, so having this defeat is not of great importance, they are just fighting for a place in the European champions league, they may be able to get that place

[udidrone]

Barca took the lead with Lamine Yamal. They were scoring the second goal with Lewandowski, but the defense cleared the ball and on that return, they conceded a goal in the next attack. Even though the Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys stadium is full to the brim, the ambiance is very bad. Fans cannot create pressure on the opposing team and cannot support their own team sufficiently. Barca definitely needs to win this match, but they can't do much to score goals so far.

The game ended 3-3, with pellestri having an excellent game and Barcelona once again struggling to win a game in la Liga; the result is once that makes Real Madrid happy; as they get to extend their lead at the top of the league standings

I highlight Granada who played well in this match, because they are trying to get out of the relegation zone in the last 2 matches Granada has collected 2 points not bad as their attempt to get closer to the competitors. Granada needs 7 points or more to get out of the relegation zone do you think they can do it in their remaining games? I calculate that Granada has 7 home matches which must be changed into points and this is not an easy task, but that could have been realized if Granada uses other methods by setting the results of the match, maybe you understand what I mean.

[Fara Chan]

I highlight Granada who played well in this match, because they are trying to get out of the relegation zone in the last 2 matches Granada has collected 2 points not bad as their attempt to get closer to the competitors. Granada needs 7 points or more to get out of the relegation zone do you think they can do it in their remaining games?

As long as Granada can still get points in the upcoming matches, Granada can definitely get out of the relegation zone, mate. But what is currently in the spotlight is not that, but Granada being able to draw with Barcelona at Barcelona's home ground, which previously I never thought would be possible for Granada to be able to play like that there. Because with Granada's current ranking, many people would have thought that Granada would lose today's match, but what happened was the opposite and Barcelona even had difficulty equalizing the score.

[TelolettOm]

Barcelona 3 - 3 Granada

 

How is it possible that Barcelona is unable to win against a team this weak?
I really still haven't been able to digest this properly. Even though Granada didn't play that well. Yes, Granada is good because it can match Barcelona, but actually their game is not that good. Does that mean Barcelona is getting worse day by day? Even in this match, Grana took the lead in the second half. And in the end Barcelona had to catch up. And this is certainly very surprising. Yamal became Barcelona's savior this time, who almost lost to the lower team.

[Atletico Madrid 0 - 1 Sevilla

I am not sure if Sevilla was just lucky or whatever the name is, but the fact is that today, Sevilla really could beat Atletico Madrid. Whereas, this is an important match for Atletico Madrid but they lost it. And great job for Sevilla in making this match more interested.

[IvugeoEvolutionCoin]

In the match of Sevilla vs Atlético Madrid team, Atlético Madrid lost the match by 1 goal. In the first 15 minutes of the game, I. Romero scored 1 goal. Sevilla team could not score any more goals, so Sevilla team had to win by 1 goal. But if Atlético Madrid could have scored in this match.  However, the match could have been drawn, but Atlético Madrid had many opportunities and could not use the opportunities to score. Sevilla team managed to score 1 of the 6 opportunities to score.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

How is it possible that Barcelona is unable to win against a team this weak?
I really still haven't been able to digest this properly. Even though Granada didn't play that well. Yes, Granada is good because it can match Barcelona, but actually their game is not that good. Does that mean Barcelona is getting worse day by day? Even in this match, Grana took the lead in the second half. And in the end Barcelona had to catch up. And this is certainly very surprising. Yamal became Barcelona's savior this time, who almost lost to the lower team.

I think you get the point, I was thinking the same thing Logically Barcelona should be able to win easily but in this match, maybe Barcelona will try to help Granada get out of the red zone by playing a draw. Normally I would avoid betting on teams looking to get out or away from relegation because they can provide unexpected surprises in various ways, one of them in this match, who would have thought that Barcelona would only draw when playing at home.

Granada needs 7+ points to get out of the relegation zone even though it seems difficult, they will try in various ways, Cadiz and Celta Vigo are their main competitors while Almeria will definitely be relegated. We will see Granada playing in the next few matches if they can win or draw so I suspect they are prepared to stay in Laliga this season.

[vennali]

I've had one of the worst luck when it comes to betting on Barcelona. I must have lost at least 9 out of my last 10 bets on Barca(was my 1st this season, rest were prev 3-4 seasons). Feels like they draw and lose especially when I bet. Anyways, Granada gets the much needed points in their attempt to get out of relegation, still long way to go for them. Barcelona seem to have lost their ambition to win the title this season. Allowing Granada with 11 shots(same as Barca) and Joao Cancelo had a nightmare of a game dealing with Granada's Pellistri.

[Bitcoin_people]

Barcelona 3 - 3 Granada

 

How is it possible that Barcelona is unable to win against a team this weak?
I really still haven't been able to digest this properly. Even though Granada didn't play that well. Yes, Granada is good because it can match Barcelona, but actually their game is not that good. Does that mean Barcelona is getting worse day by day? Even in this match, Grana took the lead in the second half. And in the end Barcelona had to catch up. And this is certainly very surprising. Yamal became Barcelona's savior this time, who almost lost to the lower team.

It's very disappointing for Barcelona that a weak team can't win against a strong team and they also drew at their home ground. No one expected this game to be a draw and everyone thought that Ghanada would lose the match against Barcelona. Although ganada is a bad team, they also performed well against Barcelona at home as they didn't have much possession of the ball yet they kept up with Barcelona with even goals. And seeing this performance of Barcelona, the audience is very sad and it is natural to say that day by day the performance of Barcelona is getting worse. Going into the second half, ganada did well until the last minute and the goal they scored was really interesting as they had enough for it. If Barcelona could not go and score the goal in the last minute, then they will definitely lose in their own field to a normal team. However, as the game surprisingly ended in a draw and the two teams shared the points in the points table, if Barcelona continue to play like this this season, they will certainly not be close to the champions.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Barcelona 3 - 3 Granada

 

How is it possible that Barcelona is unable to win against a team this weak?
I really still haven't been able to digest this properly. Even though Granada didn't play that well. Yes, Granada is good because it can match Barcelona, but actually their game is not that good. Does that mean Barcelona is getting worse day by day? Even in this match, Grana took the lead in the second half. And in the end Barcelona had to catch up. And this is certainly very surprising. Yamal became Barcelona's savior this time, who almost lost to the lower team.

It's very disappointing for Barcelona that a weak team can't win against a strong team and they also drew at their home ground. No one expected this game to be a draw and everyone thought that Ghanada would lose the match against Barcelona. Although ganada is a bad team, they also performed well against Barcelona at home as they didn't have much possession of the ball yet they kept up with Barcelona with even goals. And seeing this performance of Barcelona, the audience is very sad and it is natural to say that day by day the performance of Barcelona is getting worse. Going into the second half, ganada did well until the last minute and the goal they scored was really interesting as they had enough for it. If Barcelona could not go and score the goal in the last minute, then they will definitely lose in their own field to a normal team. However, as the game surprisingly ended in a draw and the two teams shared the points in the points table, if Barcelona continue to play like this this season, they will certainly not be close to the champions.

Well, we all know that Barcelona is going through a Very bad time, and things have turned out like this, according to sources they have said that Xavi will not be Released until June and that is because of the great appreciation that he has there, but where he was Another one would have been removed at once, which is why we always see that things are different when it comes to making them better. I have seen that Barcelona, despite having a player as valuable as Lewa, has not known how to take advantage of him. and if it is a lack of leadership, because a team like this is meant to be doing things very well and not like this, then they should not throw the league like they are doing, even if they are in case they will not be able to play well, because things They can be very Decisive when you Have different things , Personally I have Always seen that Barcelona is in theTop of the best teams in the world, but since Xavi is here they have lost this, it could be because the things are not clear because he has poor vision, he was a very good Player but he is a terrible coach, a Team like this can be Very difficult for him to come out as an Adult, this was an Opportunity and he Wasted it.

In this order of days they should Have thought Very well, now things are very Different for Everyone, I could think that things for Barcelona are very bad , but they have to Move Forward , I have Always seen that the best and Most forceful team Against a Madrid it is Barcelona , but this year things have changed, I don't Know  but this also has to be Metal, they can get Ahead they just have to believe in themselves more, for me they need better management, better players because he has good guys like Lewa, for me he is the most valuable in the Squad, but he has to know how to Direct them, I would have thought of a better coach, now he has the Possibilities open to Another


Xavi: Barcelona not giving up on La Liga title after Granada draw

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez insists his team won’t give up on the league title after dropping more points on Sunday against Granada.

The Catalans slipped 10 points behind Real Madrid after drawing 3-3 with lowly Granada in an eventful match at Montjuic.

Here’s what he’s had to say after the final whistle:

    “We lost two points and a good opportunity to cut the deficit. Granada played an intelligent game, they pushed us hard,” he told reporters.

    “The league was difficult and now it’s two points more difficult. It’s a big difference but we’re not going to give up.

    “We had plenty of chances to seal the game. The team had faith, courage and desire, but it wasn’t enough. It makes it even more difficult for us.

Source: https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2024/2/12/24069913/xavi-barcelona-not-giving-up-on-la-liga-title-after-granada-draw

Now seeing from another point of view the first place very well earned by Real Madrid , it is a team that managed to take everything away from a team like Girona where they were left on the field totally humiliated with a score of goals 4 goals is a lot in football, I didn't even expect that to happen, it was more of a goal celebration, then this makes it very clear that the bears with this Madrid team are because they are stepping hard, it is a pride that really should be Considering Ancelott at the moment, they have very good players, yes, and 6 are still injured, I don't even want to imagine what they can do when everything is at full speed, for me it is a tremendous Exhibition of goals, this is what we are looking for Seeing an entertaining League where there is no type of impediment to enjoying good football, basically Real Madrid cleared up all doubt that it is below Girona and that Girona can take first place after that exhibition, it was something brutal.

Bellingham scores two as Real Madrid crush Girona 4-0

The England international left the field with an injury seconds after scoring his second. Girona had been unbeaten in 15 league games since their last loss to Real in September, and victory would have moved them to the top of the standings. But they remain firmly in second place, while Carlo Ancelotti’s men are on 61 points after 24 games. The hosts opened the scoring six minutes into the game as Vinicius Jr picked up Fede Valverde’s pass to curl a superb long-range shot in for his seventh league goal of the season.

Bellingham doubled the lead after Vinicius’ through ball set him up for an easy finish past Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga in the 36th minute. He made it two on the night in the 54th minute, knocking in a loose ball in the six-yard box. Rodrygo sealed the rout after fellow Brazilian Vinicius’ second assist in the game, firing a rocket into the far corner in the 61st minute before Joselu missed a penalty in the final seconds of the game.

Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1156713-bellingham-scores-two-as-real-madrid-crush-girona-4-0

Well this is something that brings a lot of joy to all of us who are fans of Madrid, really a team like this needed that joy, and with that they clear up any doubt that there was about who was better, whether Madrid or Girona, for the closeness of points, and the truth is that I thought I would see a Girona that really did not let Madrid breathe, but it was just the opposite, in truth, sometimes Maderid will surprise me like Ancolotti sometimes plays its games, sometimes it shows that it is a genius, but there are others that when they lose I don't know why they did it, because it is Incredible to see a team like this because one says that they are on another level , that they can destroy the entire UCL, so now after this they are preparing their game against Leipzig, which will be very interesting, this is what I like Most about football, that each match is a different story, and Well with respect to Alaiga, it is a pleasure to be a Real Madrid that has a well-demonstrated goal difference.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

I think you get the point, I was thinking the same thing Logically Barcelona should be able to win easily but in this match, maybe Barcelona will try to help Granada get out of the red zone by playing a draw. Normally I would avoid betting on teams looking to get out or away from relegation because they can provide unexpected surprises in various ways, one of them in this match, who would have thought that Barcelona would only draw when playing at home.

Are you serious? Granada played well against Barcelona and they took advantage of the opportunities they had to score goals. Yamal continued to develop in Xavi Hernandez's squad and he increasingly established himself as one of the talented young players, but it was a shame because even though he managed to score two goals, Barcelona had to draw with a bottom team. This condition is not very good because Barcelona is increasingly falling behind in the title race and maybe Xavi Hernandez no longer has the opportunity to catch Girona or Real Madrid.

I have a little doubt about Barcelona when they face Napoli in the Champions League because several previous match results made it difficult for Barcelona to win. Even though Napoli are not as good as before, for the Champions League they will try their best and Barcelona will definitely have a little difficulty facing them because the match will also take place at Napoli's home ground.

[Solokan]

in the match between Girona and Real Madrid, I bet on Girona's victory. I thought that Dovbyk and his friends would score a goal and win the match, but in fact, Bellingham and his friends managed to score a goal against Girona and it ended with a fantastic score of 4-0, it seems like now Girona is starting to lose His performance and now the difference in points with Real Madrid is getting bigger and now it seems that Real Madrid will definitely make him believe that this season he will have great potential to win trophies.

but I am amazed by the Real Madrid players who are of course very great and there are lots of quality players at Real Madrid.

It's a shame that this time Michel failed to create a technique to beat Real Madrid, but Ancelotti has now succeeded in bringing Real Madrid to the top of the standings. Now Real Madrid has been able to win against Girona and of course for the next match Real Madrid will have an easy match because the team ranked runner up in Laliga has been defeated.

[mamesso]

Barcelona 3 - 3 Granada

 

How is it possible that Barcelona is unable to win against a team this weak?
I really still haven't been able to digest this properly. Even though Granada didn't play that well. Yes, Granada is good because it can match Barcelona, but actually their game is not that good. Does that mean Barcelona is getting worse day by day? Even in this match, Grana took the lead in the second half. And in the end Barcelona had to catch up. And this is certainly very surprising. Yamal became Barcelona's savior this time, who almost lost to the lower team.

Barcelona performance this season is very worrying, it is natural that even a team in the relegation zone does not feel pressured when playing at Camp Nou. conceding three goals at home shows how weak Barcelona defense is this season, luckily they didn't lose after Lamine Yamal made the score equal again.
There was still no change in the way Barcelona played, they seemed to let Granada press their defensive area, after falling behind by a goal they moved to look for an equalizer. This result makes Barcelona fail to close the points gap with Girona, the chances of winning are also increasingly slim, Barcelona must maintain its position so that it can appear in the UCL next season, this is more realistic in my opinion.

[klidex]

I think you get the point, I was thinking the same thing Logically Barcelona should be able to win easily but in this match, maybe Barcelona will try to help Granada get out of the red zone by playing a draw. Normally I would avoid betting on teams looking to get out or away from relegation because they can provide unexpected surprises in various ways, one of them in this match, who would have thought that Barcelona would only draw when playing at home.

Are you serious? Granada played well against Barcelona and they took advantage of the opportunities they had to score goals. Yamal continued to develop in Xavi Hernandez's squad and he increasingly established himself as one of the talented young players, but it was a shame because even though he managed to score two goals, Barcelona had to draw with a bottom team. This condition is not very good because Barcelona is increasingly falling behind in the title race and maybe Xavi Hernandez no longer has the opportunity to catch Girona or Real Madrid.

I have a little doubt about Barcelona when they face Napoli in the Champions League because several previous match results made it difficult for Barcelona to win. Even though Napoli are not as good as before, for the Champions League they will try their best and Barcelona will definitely have a little difficulty facing them because the match will also take place at Napoli's home ground.

Yes, Granada played well against Barcelona because Granada was able to score many goals in that match so that Barcelona failed to get full points in this match and Granada was satisfied with being able to get 1 point because they prevented Barcelona from achieving this victory. Barcelona is increasingly falling behind Real Madrid and Girona in the points race and title race even though this is not a defeat but Barcelona has lost 2 important points in this match when facing a relegation club.

This is indeed not a good condition for Barcelona because in the last few matches Barcelona has lost 5 points when facing clubs that are not very strong, what will happen when they face Napoli in the last 16 of the Champions League which will be held in the middle if Barcelona doesn't immediately improve? Their performance could mean that Barcelona does not qualify for the quarter-finals because Napoli is not a weak club in the domestic league, even though their performance is not very consistent.