La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[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.

[Strongkored]

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.

This season, Barcelona's defense is quite bad, even compared to last season, when they only conceded 20 goals throughout the season in the Laliga competition but this season they have conceded 33 goals, it can be seen that there has been a significant decline in their defense.
What is even more strange is that this season, home games are the matches where Barcelona loses the most points compared to away matches, Barcelona did not lose in away matches and only experienced 5 draws, while in their home matches, they experienced 3 defeats with 1 draw, so this season Barcelona is a very different team but not better, on the contrary.

[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.

Meanwhile, Sevilla was able to beat Atletico Madrid, even though the score was narrow, making Sevilla able to improve its position and also move further away from the relegation zone and it could be said that Sevilla will survive the relegation zone, but the opportunity to be able to play in European competitions next season seems difficult to achieve or could be said to have been closed because of the difference their point is already very far behind.

[rojan]

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.

Those who bet in support of Barcelona vs Granada team have suffered a lot watching this match. I did not understand that Barcelona team will play so badly. It is very difficult to accept that Barcelona lost the match so badly from the 3rd position of the points table. In support of Granada team.  I think it would have been better to bet on this match. Maybe Tarau didn't realize that Granada team will do so well. Anyway, Barcelona team will play well in future matches.

[Hirose UK]

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.

Those who bet in support of Barcelona vs Granada team have suffered a lot watching this match. I did not understand that Barcelona team will play so badly. It is very difficult to accept that Barcelona lost the match so badly from the 3rd position of the points table. In support of Granada team.  I think it would have been better to bet on this match. Maybe Tarau didn't realize that Granada team will do so well. Anyway, Barcelona team will play well in future matches.

Barcelona couldn't produce win in match that was clearly home game, draw was the end of this match and I think those who made Barcelona the favorites lost money because they lost the bet.
It unfortunate that team like Barcelona, which is clearly big team, had to suffer draw in their home match against bottom team in La Liga, everyone is disappointed with their performance which is becoming more and more erratic day by day and this is why it is reported that Xavi could be sacked.
Previously, Barcelona had managed to get several wins which allowed them to occupy 3rd place more comfortably, but now because they were only able to get 1 point, Barcelona has the opportunity to move back down to 4th in the standings.
Lamine Yamal, who is young Barcelona player in this match, contributed greatly by creating 2 goals.
He could possibly become star for Barcelona in the future but he still needs to continue to be used to gain experience and improve the quality of his play.

Barcelona is team that has really lost its wings to fly this season, and it seems like this season will be the worst conditions for Barcelona while being one of the strongest in Spanish football.

[Polkeins]

Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid will be one of the most interesting matches of the night. Sevilla beat Vallecano away last week. Atletico Madrid got 1 point away from Real Madrid with a last minute goal. I will be sad if Sevilla is relegated at the end of this season. But I think Atletico Madrid is the favorite in this match. Sevilla makes a lot of mistakes in defense. Atletico Madrid will make good use of these mistakes in this match.

If it wasn't for Barcelona Granada, I think the Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid match was really the main match of the evening. Sevilla are playing better and better with every match and are clinging to staying in La Liga as best they can. Apparently, fate itself is helping Sevilla, because how Depay and Griezmann did not score in the second half, when Jesus Navas took the ball from the goal line I do not understand. This was the key moment of the match I think, apparently after that Atletico Madrid players have already resigned themselves to the fact that they will not be able to score more.

After the confident victory of Real Madrid and the defeat of Atletico Madrid it seems to me that the chance that Real Madrid will become the champion has increased to 80%, and given the game of Barcelona in defense this season, it is possible that the probability of victory of Real Madrid in La Liga 90%.

[piebeyb]

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.

Actually, Granada is not a favorite opponent in this match because they are a bottom club with statistics of never winning in their last five matches. What's strange is that Granada was able to play well today against Barcelona and held them to a draw, both of them shared points in today's match. It's quite disappointing for Barcelona fans, of course, especially since playing at home should make it easier for Barcelona to play more persistently, but it seems like they have really lost their enthusiasm for hoping for Laliga.

But the results of this match will be a bad assessment for betting bettors, especially regarding their meeting against Napoli later in the round of 16, because Barcelona only has a chance in the remaining UCL because they failed in other championships, I think Xavi must really evaluate their mistakes against Granada which was that easy to score 3 goals against them, clearly it was a loss that had to be paid dearly, especially since their opponent was not the strongest team but a bottom team which was actually not a difficult match for Barcelona. In the end, Barcelona had difficulty beating them. Xavi must produce good results in the round of 16 in the UCL against Napoli.

[naira]

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.

It's a bit ridiculous when Barcelona has to share points with a top team when Atletico Madrid loses to Sevilla. Well, you could say that Barcelona still has the opportunity to be in 3rd place in the standings, but gradually if it ends against a weak club with a score of 3-3 then the risk of going down immediately could be very big. Even though this match should be taken seriously to get 3 points so that the gap with Girona can be narrower. But the ending was disappointing. However Barcelona was assisted by a goal from young player Lamine Yamal, while other players such as Pedri, Gundogan and De Jong should have been able to provide additional goals.

In my opinion, Sevilla is quite lucky when their performance continues to decline in 15th position, which is not much different from last season. In this match, Atletico Madrid game was not as aggressive as usual and was very boring.

[Hanadawa]

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.

This result is quite bad considering they are not in bad form. They achieved 2 previous wins. No one predicted that Barcelona would have difficulty against a team in the relegation zone. I was really surprised by the result of that match. Looks like I need to change my bet against Napoli later.

Napoli also lost their league match. But it was a defeat against AC Milan and not a relegation team. I think betting on Barcelona or Napoli in the next match will be very risky because both teams are unpredictable. Looks like I will avoid betting on these 2 teams in this first leg.

[Polkeins]

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.

I believe that not many people thought that Real Madrid would be so strong in this match. It seemed that it would be a competitive match where the two teams ranked 1 and 2 will play on equal terms, but in fact the whole game was under full control of Real Madrid and if Joselu scored a penalty, the score would have been a truly crushing 5:0. I think that Real have removed almost all questions about winning La Liga this year. So strong Real has not been for a long time, you can see that the team is attacking as in the times when they were coached by Zidane and played Ronaldo. Now instead of Ronaldo Bellingham and still very well played Modric and Kroos.

[Velvet78]

I don't know what to say... Barcelona should have been able to beat Granada easily just as they did against Alaves. But instead Granada showed a really great performance against which Barcelona weren't able to do better. Granada got ahead two times. Barcelona still have a horrible defending. Even their scoring three goals wasn't enough to do better than getting a draw. 

Conceding 33 goals in 24 games is such a bad statistics for a team like Barcelona. If they were able to do better in defense so far their placement would have probably been higher and they would have been in the title competition.

[Warkop]

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.

Granada will definitely get points in the next match, because I see in the table that Granada will face Almeria next week and Granada will really benefit in the next match which will be held at Granada's home ground. Regarding Barcelona's match against Granada last night, I also think that Barcelona can win this match with Granada, because Barcelona is playing at home and I think it is a big advantage for Barcelona to get 3 points in this match. Not only that, it is clear that the quality of the game and the ranking position in the standings are also very different. However, Barcelona failed to take advantage of the opportunities that occurred in this match so it was very difficult to add goals to achieve victory and in the end this match ended in a draw with a score of 3-3, this was truly beyond reason.

[kro55]

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.

I was very surprised by the performance of Sevilla players in this match. I can't remember the last time we saw such a composed performance from Sevilla's players. We have seen Sevilla's bad defense in the past matches. Despite playing a defensive strategy, they were completely unable to counter the opponent's attacks. But Sevilla's performance in this match was very organized. In the first half they were able to make some nice attacks. But after leading 1-0, Sevilla played a defensive strategy in the second half. And in the end they got a nice 1-0 win. Probably many gamblers lost their money in this match. Nobody expected Sevilla to win against Atletico Madrid.

[len01]

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.

logically it seems very strange if Barcelona split the score and end up in a draw against a team that is far below in the relegation zone while Barcelona also needs 3 points to get back runner up and try to catch the top of the standings but it is very ridiculous when it helps Granada get out of the zone degradation.
a little sorry to see Barcelona like this makes the fans feel very disappointed and disappoints the bettors who choose to bet for victory but it could end with 3-3 while Barcelona is at home which should have a much stronger performance.

I fully support your opinion regarding not betting on this match because this is proof that even though Barcelona is ranked in the top 3, this team is experiencing a consistent, unstable decline and always provides surprises like yesterday's match.
all the fault was in the second half, Barcelona underestimated Granada a little (maybe) because I saw that Barcelona in the second half was less aggressive and appeared to be underestimating their opponent, but when they conceded, Barcelona started to be aggressive again and this is my reason why it was bad in the second half.
has no other reason than to say that Barcelona is in an unstable state and avoiding betting on this team is the best way.

[Pulsar77]

Girona were too bad against Real Madrid for a team competing for the league championship. But is this a big surprise? Not a big one to be honest.  

Because basically there is a huge quality gap between these teams. When Real Madrid are in their best shape there aren't many number of teams that can stand in their way in the La Liga. Girona turn into a weak team for them in this case for example. This was what we watched there, a simple destruction. But I don't think it is a big deal for Girona. Finishing as 2nd would still be a huge success. 

[BALIK]

Girona were too bad against Real Madrid for a team competing for the league championship. But is this a big surprise? Not a big one to be honest.  

Because basically there is a huge quality gap between these teams. When Real Madrid are in their best shape there aren't many number of teams that can stand in their way in the La Liga. Girona turn into a weak team for them in this case for example. This was what we watched there, a simple destruction. But I don't think it is a big deal for Girona. Finishing as 2nd would still be a huge success. 

I agree with you. When Real Madrid are at their best, no team in La Liga has the ability to stop Madrid. It is true that Girona have been in very good form this season. The team was consistently playing well. But their performance against Madrid was very poor. Madrid won by dominating both matches.

Madrid won the first match 3-0, and Madrid won the home match 4-0. Girona is relatively less experienced than Madrid. Ancelotti is a great coach. He finds out Girona's weak points and tailors his match strategy accordingly. Also Vini and Bellingham played very well in this match. The good performance of these two players made it easier for Madrid to win the match.

[topbitcoin]

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.

I was very surprised by the performance of Sevilla players in this match. I can't remember the last time we saw such a composed performance from Sevilla's players. We have seen Sevilla's bad defense in the past matches. Despite playing a defensive strategy, they were completely unable to counter the opponent's attacks. But Sevilla's performance in this match was very organized. In the first half they were able to make some nice attacks. But after leading 1-0, Sevilla played a defensive strategy in the second half. And in the end they got a nice 1-0 win. Probably many gamblers lost their money in this match. Nobody expected Sevilla to win against Atletico Madrid.

Sevilla actually always plays with a pretty good vision, it's just that the scheme is wrong because they always prioritize attack over defense but the scheme cannot be accompanied by poor performance in defense so that their dominance of possession and attack always fails because the defense does not work well.

Facing Atletico in today's match they are a little different because Sevilla are more patient in waiting for momentum and this is certainly very good because with a scheme that is run like this, they can become a club that is quite good from the fast counterattacks they do.

In this match it is very clear to see their differences that make Sevilla seem like a new club where they only focus on defense carried out with a fairly good quality counterattack.