La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[klidex]

So far Robert Lewandowski has scored 12 goals and 5 assists in 23 appearances. His goal record is down compared to last season, but I think that's normal because of his age and the impact of the previous injury. Lewandowski still has the opportunity to improve his goal record this season and compete to be the top scorer, but I admit it is difficult because Bellingham already has 20 goals so far.

Lewandowski has to work harder to prove himself as a productive striker, but sometimes he has to fail because of the lack of goal opportunities he has. Everyone should help him instead of improving his own record, he can be the difference for the sake of the team rather than for himself.

It is true that Lewandowski goal productivity is indeed decreasing and perhaps the age factor and after experiencing the latest injury have caused Lewandowski to not be as productive as before, because currently Lewandowski is 35 years old so it is only natural that his performanced continues to decline and Barcelona must prepare a productive striker so that Barcelona doesn't either has also experiences a decline, relying on Lewandowski alone is not enough for a club as big as Barcelona. Joao Felix is not very productive. Barcelona must look for other better players.

No matter how hard Lewandowski is, over time his performance has decreased due to age, other players have also tried to help him and the composition of Barcelona's players has not changed much and can be said to be still the same as the previous season, it's just that Lewandowski has experienced a decline in creating opportunities, and I It was difficult to catch up with Jude Bellingham goal by a fairly large margin.

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[QueenVera]

In this match, a late goal from Lewa managed to get Barcelona a point and avoid an unfavorable fate which of course this is a very good thing for them because at least they did not get another 1 point just like the previous season.
With the 3 points they got in today's match they at least got closer to Girona who still haven't played a game because currently the gap is only 2 points for Barcelona to get close to Girona but Girona still has one game although the current situation seems a little shaky Girona where they can only get 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 matches.

Although this is still positive for Barcelona but still it's not like they were at the beginning of a superior season so Barcelona's chance to be Runner up if Girona continues like this is still there.

Tonight Celta Vigo played host to a very big threat in the Spanish Football league and the game ended fairly because the two sides gave their best even though it was expected that Barcelona would have strived more to net in enough goals but it's understandable that the host wouldn't have let it happen that way.

 They managed to score themselves and hold onto it up until the end of the game when the second goal from Barcelona came in to leave the game ending with just 1goal margin. Twas a very insightful game for Celta Vigo though and they really gave it their best shot which is the best thing they did in the game generally. Currently they're 2 points behind Girona and I'm quite sure they could overtake them but I doubt if Barcelona could overtake Real Madrid and win the trophy

[MinoRaiola]

Barcelona are relying too much on Robert Lewandowski in two latest seasons and they succeeded with the past season but have problems in this season. Robert is old already and even he still plays better than many players at old age like him, he can not carry Barcelona on his shoulders forever. This match ended well for Barcelona with excellent performance of Lewandowski but Barcelona will not have a happy season if they continue this dependence on the striker.

I think he doesnt want to play so much anymore, i think there was also a very lucrative offer from saudi arabia for him and that could be very profitable for him again after Barcelona. He has won a lot titels, so why give everything at his age? I think he wont want to play like he do in the past and he will enjoy his life with parties and other things like football. Barcelona will still pay him a lot of money, so he has to play, but that will soon be over. The game yesterday against Celta Vigo was a good example that Barca really need a better striker who can score more goals. If that doesnt happen, then Real Madrid will be on first place in the league and laughing for the next few years.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Barcelona are relying too much on Robert Lewandowski in two latest seasons and they succeeded with the past season but have problems in this season. Robert is old already and even he still plays better than many players at old age like him, he can not carry Barcelona on his shoulders forever. This match ended well for Barcelona with excellent performance of Lewandowski but Barcelona will not have a happy season if they continue this dependence on the striker.

I think he doesnt want to play so much anymore, i think there was also a very lucrative offer from saudi arabia for him and that could be very profitable for him again after Barcelona. He has won a lot titels, so why give everything at his age? I think he wont want to play like he do in the past and he will enjoy his life with parties and other things like football. Barcelona will still pay him a lot of money, so he has to play, but that will soon be over. The game yesterday against Celta Vigo was a good example that Barca really need a better striker who can score more goals. If that doesnt happen, then Real Madrid will be on first place in the league and laughing for the next few years.

I agree with you. Barcelona need an  experienced striker now. Barcelona  have quality strikers in their  squad. But they are not experienced  enough. Torres, Raphinha, Felix Roque  and Yamal are all talented. But  no one is experienced enough. Teams can't score goals at the right time, they need more time to develop their skills. And so with these  strikers, Barcelona needs another experienced striker. Who has the ability to score a lot of goals.

Against Cleta Vigo, Barcelona's players were  able to create several excellent scoring chances but the  team was still completely dependent on  Lewandowski to score. Barcelona must reduce this  dependence. Consistently good performance is not  possible depending on just one player.

[Xcode7]

I agree with you. Barcelona need an  experienced striker now. Barcelona  have quality strikers in their  squad. But they are not experienced  enough. Torres, Raphinha, Felix Roque  and Yamal are all talented. But  no one is experienced enough. Teams can't score goals at the right time, they need more time to develop their skills. And so with these  strikers, Barcelona needs another experienced striker. Who has the ability to score a lot of goals.

Against Cleta Vigo, Barcelona's players were  able to create several excellent scoring chances but the  team was still completely dependent on  Lewandowski to score. Barcelona must reduce this  dependence. Consistently good performance is not  possible depending on just one player.

Lewandowski is quite an experienced player but his age is no longer young so Barcelona should not be completely dependent on him while I don't think Barcelona's other young players have the chemistry that suits Lewandowski or can't match his performance to play together and take advantage of Lewandowski's presence in Barcelona's front line. .

This season, the Barcelona team is facing quite a lot of problems, not only on the front line, but overall they are not very good.
Slowly, Barcelona continues to gain important points and this makes them more comfortable at the top of the standings, this is important for the team's confidence.

[W Jr.]

Barcelona, Atletico they have been inconsistent this season. Naturally, Girona was able to get points against them. Secondly, I observed that Girona is actually still under Real Madrid. So far, they have been able to take advantage of the opponent's weaknesses and the type of play of closed Girona. This means that they get a lot of points with a counterattack system to make goals. In addition, they rely on the spirit of hard work.

Atletico Madrid Might finish second ahead of Girona. Their form has been improving compared to the start of the season. I don't think those lads (Girona) have all the resource to keep up the good fight until the end of the season. Maybe they will fight for third place with Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.

Atletico is heading towards a stage of improving performance, they can still beat Las Palmas easily even though they are without Morata and Griezmann. Other players took turns helping the team win by taking over Morata and Griezmann duties, in turn Correa and Llorente scored a brace, Depay completed Atletico victory to make it 5-0 in the 87th minute. With consistent performances like this it is very possible that Atletico can take a place in the top four, I cannot predict what position they will finish in, but one place will probably be theirs.

Atletico Madrid destroyed its opponent with a good performance. Las Palmas wanted the match to end as soon as possible. The match they care about now will be the match between Girona and Athletic Bilbao. The result of this match is an important match for their position in the league. Athletic Bilbao are chasing them and can continue to threaten them if they win, but I don't think it will be that easy against Girona.

[Jody.Drummer]

Barcelona are relying too much on Robert Lewandowski in two latest seasons and they succeeded with the past season but have problems in this season. Robert is old already and even he still plays better than many players at old age like him, he can not carry Barcelona on his shoulders forever. This match ended well for Barcelona with excellent performance of Lewandowski but Barcelona will not have a happy season if they continue this dependence on the striker.

I think he doesnt want to play so much anymore, i think there was also a very lucrative offer from saudi arabia for him and that could be very profitable for him again after Barcelona. He has won a lot titels, so why give everything at his age? I think he wont want to play like he do in the past and he will enjoy his life with parties and other things like football. Barcelona will still pay him a lot of money, so he has to play, but that will soon be over. The game yesterday against Celta Vigo was a good example that Barca really need a better striker who can score more goals. If that doesnt happen, then Real Madrid will be on first place in the league and laughing for the next few years.

It's only natural that Barcelona rely on someone up front to score goals and give them the win. Because now we have really seen a decline in the way they play. I don't see their effective game, and actually I haven't seen that for a long time after the era of Messi and other players who are in Barcelona.
Barcelona have a lot of things to fix and it's not an easy task and it takes longer. The problem is they can't do it quickly because they are still constrained by a financial situation that is still problematic. Now they could sell valuable players, like Frenkie de Jong to get more money, but that won't solve the problem quickly either. I hope they can quickly find a solution to the problems they are currently facing, to be able to return to competing fiercely in La Liga, as well as in competitions such as the Champions League.

[Rampagoe004]

As a weaker team, Celta Vigo have to play like this with minimal target as a draw and 1 point from Barcelona. They nearly succeed but failed at the end because of Lewandowski but generally, their plan worked and revealed Barcelona's weakness.

You are right. Even though they managed to get a victory, it was an inconclusive victory. Barcelona almost couldn't win that game. They really struggled because Celta Vigo also played defensively after scoring 1 goal. This is actually a good strategy for a weak team like Celta Vigo. But Barcelona was lucky because they got a penalty at the end of the match. I see like Barcelona is very dependent on Lewandowski. This will be difficult because Lewi is too old and they must be able to find another striker in the next transfer market.

[hd49728]

I agree with you. Barcelona need an  experienced striker now. Barcelona  have quality strikers in their  squad. But they are not experienced  enough. Torres, Raphinha, Felix Roque  and Yamal are all talented. But  no one is experienced enough. Teams can't score goals at the right time, they need more time to develop their skills. And so with these  strikers, Barcelona needs another experienced striker. Who has the ability to score a lot of goals.

Those players in your list are not traditional strikers. They are like wingers or forwards or attacking midfielders than a traditional striker. Barcelona actually played in many seasons without a traditional striker and a previous successful striker is Luiz Suarez but it is many seasons in the past.

They tried to change their tactics from tiki taka to more directly attacking and by that change, they signed with Lewandowski as a free player. Need more strikers to replace or substitute Lewandowski, we will have to wait who will be a next head coach for Barcelona. Xavi will leave and a new head coach might bring new tactical philosophy to Barcelona so he will need a striker or won't need it at all.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I agree with you. Barcelona need an  experienced striker now. Barcelona  have quality strikers in their  squad. But they are not experienced  enough. Torres, Raphinha, Felix Roque  and Yamal are all talented. But  no one is experienced enough. Teams can't score goals at the right time, they need more time to develop their skills. And so with these  strikers, Barcelona needs another experienced striker. Who has the ability to score a lot of goals.

Against Cleta Vigo, Barcelona's players were  able to create several excellent scoring chances but the  team was still completely dependent on  Lewandowski to score. Barcelona must reduce this  dependence. Consistently good performance is not  possible depending on just one player.

Lewandowski is quite an experienced player but his age is no longer young so Barcelona should not be completely dependent on him while I don't think Barcelona's other young players have the chemistry that suits Lewandowski or can't match his performance to play together and take advantage of Lewandowski's presence in Barcelona's front line. .

This season, the Barcelona team is facing quite a lot of problems, not only on the front line, but overall they are not very good.
Slowly, Barcelona continues to gain important points and this makes them more comfortable at the top of the standings, this is important for the team's confidence.

There is no doubt that Lewandowski is very experienced. Lewandowski also  has the ability to score a lot of goals. But Barcelona should not rely on just one player. Barcelona need another experienced striker. At the same  time, Barcelona will also need to find a replacement for Lewandowski. Lewa is now 35 years old. Barcelona should look for  an experienced striker between the ages of 26-30.
Barcelona will probably get better  performances from their young players. But I think Barcelona will need at  least 2 more years to get good performances from these young players. If the players  are not experienced enough, they do not consistently  perform well. Barcelona is  unlikely to win the title this season. If Barcelona want to fight for the title next season, then  Barcelona must add another  experienced striker to the squad.

[rendravolt]

It's very rare this season that we see a team as lucky as Barcelona because we know that towards the last minute they always get lucky. I don't know if it's like profit or luck because both are almost the same and getting a penalty in the last minute is like a bonus and also protects itself from a draw or loss. Here I don't mean to attack Barcelona because the facts on the field are like that and as one of the big teams in La Liga and also the defending champions they should be able to rely more on winning with something more special or charming.

If we look at how many times Barcelona have won because of penalty kicks, they have been in the matches against Osasuna, Alaves, Las Palmas, and most recently last night's win against Celta Vigo. All scores are at the same number 2-1 or 1-2 in favor of Barcelona and I wonder how long they can survive with a win like this. Despite all that, a win is still a win and whatever the result is, it will still be satisfying, but if this continues they will be closer to an unexpected bad result.

[bering]

Mallorca vs Sociedad

Previously i was impress to see Sociedad performance because in Laliga Sociedad has stable performance and in Champion league Sociedad can able to qualified to round of 16 with finish at first place but recently i do not really understand what happend to Sociedad because their performance were decline even in the last 5 matches Sociedad was unable to scores and they only gets 3 draw from those matches so their conditions is not really good and for Mallorca i have to says their performance a bit better compared to Sociedad because last week they had just get the winning results from Rayo

Both teams have been met on Copa Del Rey competition at that time they have to playing draw and from this record we can see although from league standings Mallorca position below to Sociedad but Mallorca potentially can stole points from Sociedad and for today match Mallorca still losing Pablo Maffeo and Martin Valjent but besides them all of their players will be available and for Sociedad they were facing unfavourable situations because at least Sociedad will lost 6 players who got injured including Mikel Oyarzabal and about the outcomes of this match i know Sociedad is the favourite but their condition makes me doubt they can able to win especially Sociedad facing storm injured so my prediction is this match will ended to draw and this option has high odds @2.60 or under 2.5 goals seems good pick for thus match

[Oluwa-btc]

It's very rare this season that we see a team as lucky as Barcelona because we know that towards the last minute they always get lucky. I don't know if it's like profit or luck because both are almost the same and getting a penalty in the last minute is like a bonus and also protects itself from a draw or loss. Here I don't mean to attack Barcelona because the facts on the field are like that and as one of the big teams in La Liga and also the defending champions they should be able to rely more on winning with something more special or charming.

If we look at how many times Barcelona have won because of penalty kicks, they have been in the matches against Osasuna, Alaves, Las Palmas, and most recently last night's win against Celta Vigo. All scores are at the same number 2-1 or 1-2 in favor of Barcelona and I wonder how long they can survive with a win like this. Despite all that, a win is still a win and whatever the result is, it will still be satisfying, but if this continues they will be closer to an unexpected bad result.

Lol. Is Penalty not part of football anymore? This is not something you should bring up for discussion and dragging. They won and that's all that matters now. Three points to the fans and the squad onto the next which is definitely Napoli.
The penalty was worth it, Yes ? There was a direct kick on the young star Yamal as the defender failed to get his chase and purpose.
Even the goalkeeper of Celta Vigo failed to stay in goal otherwise that should have been a goal in them favor.

Why all the comparisons? They're trying after all the setbacks they've faced this very season.
Rafael Benitez also has been give too much time, it's no different from what he did with Newcastle United during his stay with the Premier League Club.

[Republikcoin.com]

It's very rare this season that we see a team as lucky as Barcelona because we know that towards the last minute they always get lucky. I don't know if it's like profit or luck because both are almost the same and getting a penalty in the last minute is like a bonus and also protects itself from a draw or loss. Here I don't mean to attack Barcelona because the facts on the field are like that and as one of the big teams in La Liga and also the defending champions they should be able to rely more on winning with something more special or charming.

If we look at how many times Barcelona have won because of penalty kicks, they have been in the matches against Osasuna, Alaves, Las Palmas, and most recently last night's win against Celta Vigo. All scores are at the same number 2-1 or 1-2 in favor of Barcelona and I wonder how long they can survive with a win like this. Despite all that, a win is still a win and whatever the result is, it will still be satisfying, but if this continues they will be closer to an unexpected bad result.

I don't think so, it does look as if the Barcelona team is often lucky with goals in the final minutes but all of that cannot be separated from the hard work of the Barcelona team which produces results at the end of the match.

Overall this season Barcelona's performance is not that impressive and the Barcelona team has experienced quite a lot of problems this season and the crucial wins they have achieved are important enough to keep them at the top of the standings regardless of how they get them.

[Warkop]

Barcelona are relying too much on Robert Lewandowski in two latest seasons and they succeeded with the past season but have problems in this season. Robert is old already and even he still plays better than many players at old age like him, he can not carry Barcelona on his shoulders forever. This match ended well for Barcelona with excellent performance of Lewandowski but Barcelona will not have a happy season if they continue this dependence on the striker.

Maybe Xavi still trusts Lewandowski as Barcelona's striker, because Lewandowski has a very good ability to put pressure on the opponent's back line, therefore Xavi always relies on Lewandowski in every match. In this match, Lewandowski performed very well and was able to contribute 2 goals so that Barcelona was able to win this match. Barcelona should not continue to rely on Lewandowski, because as he gets older, Lewandowski's performance will definitely decline. If we continue to rely on Lewandowski, I am sure Barcelona's attack power will become weaker. Barcelona must immediately look for a new striker to replace Lewandowski, that way Barcelona's future will definitely be even better.

[Velvet78]

Lol. Is Penalty not part of football anymore? This is not something you should bring up for discussion and dragging. They won and that's all that matters now. Three points to the fans and the squad onto the next which is definitely Napoli.
The penalty was worth it, Yes ? There was a direct kick on the young star Yamal as the defender failed to get his chase and purpose.
Even the goalkeeper of Celta Vigo failed to stay in goal otherwise that should have been a goal in them favor.

Why all the comparisons? They're trying after all the setbacks they've faced this very season.
Rafael Benitez also has been give too much time, it's no different from what he did with Newcastle United during his stay with the Premier League Club.

Penalty or not it really doesn't matter for Barcelona now. They should just win as many games as possible to not drop down from their current position at least. Besides in case of Girona's losing points tomorrow it would be really helpful for Barcelona to catch up with them in the standings. 

Maybe the league title is like a dream for Barcelona from now on but they should at least be able to finish behind Real Madrid. They are still struggling to win even simple games on paper unfortunately. I hope they can get better especially at defending in time.

[Solokan]

Lewandowski was great and he became a hero for Barcelona and he scored 2 goals for Barcelona. Lamine Yamal's performance was also very good and he was also very instrumental in winning Barcelona's match against Celta and he gave a good pass to Lewandowski and finally scored a goal for Barcelona. Now Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have a difference of 3 points, it seems that if Barcelona can maintain consistent winning, of course there is still time to shift Girona's position.

Madrid today will compete against the team coached by Inigo Perez, namely Rayo, it seems that in this match Madrid must win in order to pocket lots of points to make it difficult for their rival team to surpass in terms of points. But I'm sure that in the next match against Rayo, Madrid will have great potential to win and it seems like many people will predict that Madrid will beat Rayo. and if you look at the last 2 matches, of course Madrid's performance is still good, like when they competed against Girona, Madrid was able to beat them with a score of 4-0 and in the Champions League they also managed to beat Leipzig and of course in the next match it will certainly give Madrid the confidence to beat Rayo.

and I saw on the news that it said Bellingham and Rodrygo would not play in this match but I believe Madrid will have great potential to win because there are still Vini and the others. and I want to bet on Madrid winning.

[GbitG]

Lewandowskii really displayed well in this match to help Barcelona to scored the two goals that lead them to victory, because people thought that the match will end up draw 1-1 for the both teams to share the points but Barcelona used extra time to achieved the winning goal.

Barcelona are relying too much on Robert Lewandowski in two latest seasons and they succeeded with the past season but have problems in this season. Robert is old already and even he still plays better than many players at old age like him, he can not carry Barcelona on his shoulders forever. This match ended well for Barcelona with excellent performance of Lewandowski but Barcelona will not have a happy season if they continue this dependence on the striker.

Robert Lawandoski is so good with his goal scoring ability, and he has done his job brilliantly, but the thing is that Barcelona has no problem in their attacking sense. They have big issues in their defense. Tell me, mate, that if a club has a strong attack but their defense is quite poor, how will they perform better, like score a goal, despite the fact that they can't maintain their goal net. 
 
So it's meant to say that no matter how strong the attack of a club is and the defense is weak, the more difficult the match becomes for this team, despite whether the attack scores a goal or two more, but if the defense cannot stop the opponent, it is difficult to win the match. becomes Thus, in a similar scenario with Barcelona, Lawandoski is a better striker but if Barcelona can't stop their opponent then how will they provide chances for the attack. So problems, I think Barcelona's lack of attack in defense means 70% fault of defense and 30% attack.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Lewandowski scored one of the goals he made me miss today in the Celta Vigo match. After Celta Vigo, I think it was two minutes later, they equalized with Aspas' goal. Luckily, he hit the Barcelona defender next to them and the ball changed direction. Even so, it was obvious that the attack developed by Celta Vigo would be dangerous and it resulted in a goal.

While Celta could have finished the match with a draw, they won a penalty at 90+3, and Yamal and Barcelona had scored the goal they needed to win. Yamal is a very talented kid, he was there at the most important moments in this match.

Barcelona got what they wanted and this was a very meaningful win for them after experiencing bad results along the way. Celta Vigo can make Barcelona work harder in this match and maybe if there were no goals in the last minute from the penalty box, the result would definitely be a draw like before. Lewandowski looks to be back to his best and he was the winner for Barcelona with two goals. Lamine Yamal is indeed a talented young man and I think he can become a future Barcelona star if he continues to contribute well.

Barcelona got it through very difficult match against celta vigo. Celta was playing equally against barcelona. The performance from club is still far from my expectations. Celta vigo was strong and barcelona was able winning the game through lewandowski during additional time. Barcelona was almost missing two points caused by it was still performing so badly this season.
Xavi seems not able to improve the performance from the club. Finishing has always become the main problem that may never be solved by barcelona. it feels like that i was seeing different lewandowski. The current lewandowski has lost his ability to scores a lot in any game.

His positioning is the worst now. The fact that if celta vigo has been also making a lot of goal attempts but there is most important thing that must be concerned. it's related to th statistic of barcelona. It was creating 11 goal attempts but only 2 goals. That's TWO GOALS which is very bad finishing.
How can barcelona has very high goal attempts but it's unable to score more than two goals. I think the attacking line is still the main problem owned by barcelona. Things are going to be even more difficult for barcelona. The club can only wait for th

[Strongkored]

You are right. Even though they managed to get a victory, it was an inconclusive victory. Barcelona almost couldn't win that game. They really struggled because Celta Vigo also played defensively after scoring 1 goal. This is actually a good strategy for a weak team like Celta Vigo. But Barcelona was lucky because they got a penalty at the end of the match. I see like Barcelona is very dependent on Lewandowski. This will be difficult because Lewi is too old and they must be able to find another striker in the next transfer market.

A victory is still a victory even though it has to be done with difficulty because Barcelona's condition is not that impressive this season, because they experienced quite a significant decline compared to last season where they managed to become champions, and actually Barcelona is not that bad but because Real Madrid and Girona are performing very well so it makes Barcelona look bad and they are out of contention for the title this season.
Barcelona must consider bringing in a younger but more experienced striker because it will be impossible for next season to rely only Robert Lewandowski, who is already starting to decline due to age, but unfortunately financial problems will make it difficult for the club to get the striker they want, and their defense will also have to has improved because that is one of the factors where Barcelona has lost a lot of points so far because their advantage in matches is often in vain because their opponents can break through Barcelona's defense which is quite weak this season.