La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[kawetsriyanto]

Normally I can say Atletico Madrid can definitely has a great chance win winning this match against Athletic Club based on the last games we saw from these two teams and based on the last performances we saw from both teams in the past but the thing about Athletic Club is they are lucky is this game because Atletico Madrid can't use their superstar palyer, Griezmann. The coach of Atletico Madrid mentioned that in the conference before the game and he said Griezmann will be absent in this great match would be a good advantage for the Athletic Club.

The first Leg was held in Atletico Madrid home, Athletic Club can win the match at that time. When the Leg2 will be held in Athletic Club home, I think Athletic Club will have bigger chance to win the next match. Moreover, Griezmann seems to absent in the Leg 2 because he got an injury and don't know when he will return to the team. We know that Griezmann is the key player of the attacking of Atletico Madrid. When he can't play, there should be a big decrease in the performance of Atletico Madrid attacking. With this condition, I'm very doubtful that Atletico Madrid will have better chance to win the match and qualify for the final.

Well, it is interesting if the final Copa Del Rey will Athletic Club vs Mallorca. All these teams aren't the favorite teams to be in the final. I'm sure this is not the final that people expected for Copa Del Rey this season.  

[rahmad2nd]

Having a 6 point lead over Girona and 8 points over Barcelona has never made Real Madrid feel safe. If you really watched the last match against Sevilla, Real Madrid and all their players were really frustrated when Sevilla made them unable to score. Ancelotti and his players didn't want to lose points which would likely make the two rivals closer, but luckily Luka Modric with his quality was able to score the winning goal.

So far Ancelotti has had no other choice but to continue relying on the same players in many matches. He has difficulty rotating because many of his players are still injured, as a result this will drain a lot of the players' energy which will likely reduce their performance due to fatigue. A busy schedule is clearly a problem until the time bomb explodes.

La Liga still has 12 matches remaining, until the 2023-2024 season. Currently, Madrid is 6 points ahead of the team below them, namely Girona, and 8 points ahead of Barcelona. I agree with what you said, winning 6 points does not make Real Madrid safe in the 12 remaining matches until the end of this season. In the match against Sevilla, Madrid had quite a difficult time breaking through the opposing team even though the match was held at the Santiago Bernabeu. Luckily, Luca Modric was able to break his team's deadlock and at the same time brought Real Madrid to full points in the match against Sevilla.
as you said, the Madrid players struggled to score a goal against Sevilla. there were many opportunities they had from 6 shots on target. in total, Madrid had 16 shots. 1 Valverde shot hit the post, and they only had 1 big chance. well, the absence of several core players has had quite an impact on Don Carlo's squad in terms of scoring goals. what is certain is that Don Carlo had to prepare a different strategy and system when Bellingham was injured. In fact, so far there is no certainty when Bellingham will return to play with the regular Real Madrid squad. Likewise with other mainstays, Joselu is also absent due to injury.

Apart from that, several Real Madrid players are also still suffering from injuries, including Courtois as the main goalkeeper. To move safely and continue on the right track, Don Carlo must adapt the system and strategy so that his team can be consistent. Apart from that, Madrid has matches in another competition, namely the Champions League. Without several core players, Madrid cannot be careless when playing against Leipzig in the second leg. Moreover, Madrid only won with an aggregate of 1 goal. Apart from that, I also agree that the absence of several players can drain other players which can reduce the performance of the Don Carlo squad. Therefore, as a very experienced coach, Ancelotti must prepare his team's squad when playing match after match that his team will play.

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The match against Getafe looks good for Barcelona, ​​but Barcelona's problem this season is that they tend to be unstable in maintaining their performance. Defense is often problematic, as is the performance of attackers. I watched almost all of Barcelona's matches this season, so I know exactly that Barcelona's main problem so far has been the performance of its players.

I can't say that Real Madrid is the absolute title winner this season because I can still believe that small things can ruin any team's title chances, including Real Madrid. Every match there is always the possibility of winning, drawing and losing, so the teams competing for the title will fight as best as possible to increase their chances. There are still 12 matches yet to be completed, but if Real Madrid can win 10 of the 12 (if Girona doesn't drop points), then they can guarantee this season's title.

The Barcelona match against Getafe was surprising to me because I didn’t think Barcelona's attacking position was working like that. They did well in that match, although you were right when you said they were unable to maintain their performance and make their performance stable like other clubs that are at the top today. Barcelona's performance is unpredictable to me this season because they do what I don’t expect from them, so I hope they make their performance stable so they can be able to get more wins in matches and rank higher because I’m still expecting Barcelona to be in the high position of the standings.

For the Real Madrid case, I think they still have a lot to do due to the number of matches they still have to play, and we don’t know if they are going to all the matches or ten of the matches they are going to play, even though they are fighting for the title, so I think we should wait and see. Maybe Girona is going to bounce back to their normal form they were doing before, so let’s see if Girona is going to make it. 

[CryptoBuds]

Normally I can say Atletico Madrid can definitely has a great chance win winning this match against Athletic Club based on the last games we saw from these two teams and based on the last performances we saw from both teams in the past but the thing about Athletic Club is they are lucky is this game because Atletico Madrid can't use their superstar palyer, Griezmann. The coach of Atletico Madrid mentioned that in the conference before the game and he said Griezmann will be absent in this great match would be a good advantage for the Athletic Club.

The first Leg was held in Atletico Madrid home, Athletic Club can win the match at that time. When the Leg2 will be held in Athletic Club home, I think Athletic Club will have bigger chance to win the next match. Moreover, Griezmann seems to absent in the Leg 2 because he got an injury and don't know when he will return to the team. We know that Griezmann is the key player of the attacking of Atletico Madrid. When he can't play, there should be a big decrease in the performance of Atletico Madrid attacking. With this condition, I'm very doubtful that Atletico Madrid will have better chance to win the match and qualify for the final.

Well, it is interesting if the final Copa Del Rey will Athletic Club vs Mallorca. All these teams aren't the favorite teams to be in the final. I'm sure this is not the final that people expected for Copa Del Rey this season.  

I would say either we will see Athletic Club win this match or it will be a draw. Athletic Club is unlikely to lose. Athletic Club won 1-0 away match against Atletico Madrid in the first leg match. Also Atletico Madrid are not in good form right now. Atletico Madrid have won only two of their last five La Liga matches.

Atlético Madrid can't win against a weak opponent like ALmeria in the last match of La Liga. The performance of this team is now very erratic. Moreover, since Athletic Club is already ahead after winning the first leg. So in the next home match, Athletic Club will try to draw the match by playing defensive strategy. Atletico Madrid's attacking players are not in good form right now. That's why I don't think Atlético Madrid can beat Atlético Madrid.

[TelolettOm]

Yes, I also found news related to this, if Greenwood wants the case vs Bellingham to be dropped. Bellingham may have gone too far with this, but Greenwood seems to have certain reasons for his decision. One of them is that he only wants to focus on his football performance, without being distracted by cases like this.

Hopefully this will be a lesson for Bellingham, despite the fact that his words are true, you still have to be professional and maintain your words amidst his rising status. Because no matter how small a mistake is made by a player, many people pay attention to it and will become a benchmark for the future.

Yes, he just needs to focus on his performance at Real Madrid for now, becoming more contributive and solid with the team. Being able to control his mentality and attitude on the field is also one of the things that makes a player respected. Even though it's quite surprising that at such a young age, he said that on the field. I started to think, what trigger made him like that, because so far, he doesn't seem arrogant on the field. But hopefully this is just a lesson for him so that in the future he can be more careful so that it doesn't disrupt his career too.

Anyway, it is  about Copa del Rey.
It doesn't feel like it's almost at the end. Unexpectedly, it was Mallorca who entered the final round, it was really surprising when they were able to beat Real Sociedad in a penalty shootout shootout. Even though the goal difference was very small, Mallorca were still the ones who won and had the right to advance to the final round. This is truly unexpected. In fact, if you look at the statistics, Real Sociedad really dominates various areas. And they also carried out a very significant attack on Mallorca. This will be quite a hassle for Mallorca. However, it turned out that they were really strong enough to withstand various attacks from Real Sociedad.

The lineup for the penalty shootout between Real Sociedad vs Mallorca which ended in victory for Mallorca. Sergi Darder was the winner for Mallorca and brings them to  the final.

Source: Copa del rey

[Antotena]

The remaining 12 matches in the season are still very long so the remaining matches will definitely have some surprises that could make a reversal that we did not expect before.
Currently, in terms of point its possible that Barcelona and Girona will continue to compete for placement in second place, but as I discussed earlier, the 12 matches can be unpredictable.
What must be done now is that they must focus on the competitions they are still running so as not to hamper the performance that causes them to fail in all competitions.

12 weeks is 3 months bro and that's like 36 accumulative point for any team that win his 12 weeks game within these weeks of match day, I think it's too much to even imagine. That remaining week alone is enough to make Betis as the winner of the Laliga trophy if they play well and lose may be 1 game because the way Real Madrid are going for the rest of the season, they might soon lose one or two matches, they don't seem to have power like the beginning of the season.

At the moment Madrid are still one of the most solid clubs and even their performance is difficult to match at the moment but they must also remain focused so that La Liga ends well because after all there are still several competitions run by Madrid this will keep the players on the sidelines and Ancelotti must continue to be alert so that the worst possibilities do not occur in the Madrid squad at this time.

Did you remember when Bellingham was introduced to Real Madrid, you can see how he was solid and sharp in winning goals but it seems that the rate at which he now score goals per game is not as when he cam first and Vinicious is not that much of himself like last season maybe due to the injury he just recovered from. They can win  this season but with this form it will be under probability.

[Adams0001]

The journey of this match is still quite far, and there is still potential for Girona to take the top position because the difference in points between Girona and Real Madrid is still very small. In contrast, when Real Madrid's points are more than 20 points ahead, it is certain that Real Madrid will win this season.

Girona had lose their chances to win the league the day they lose heavily to Real Madrid. Madrid really shown them that day that they aren't mate. Real Madrid has already won this league title.

Sure, since Madrid defeated them in the second leg, I believe Madrid has owned the league because no one can compete with them anymore, and they will just be winning all of their remaining matches, but the time that they will play their second leg with Barcelona, he can be a very tough match because I see can are improving gradually, and Xavi will like to continue staying in the second position in the league, he will try his hardest to win real madrid in the second leg. However, he will face a difficult task because Madrid is in excellent condition this season. Last season Real Madrid defeated Barcelona at Camp Nou, then Barcelona went to Santiago Bernabeu and defeated Madrid, let us see whether this happens again this season. Girona still has a chance to win the league, but it will be difficult. If you have not been watching Madrid play on the pitch this season, you will know that Madrid will win the trophy.

[TopT3ns]

Having a 6 point lead over Girona and 8 points over Barcelona has never made Real Madrid feel safe. If you really watched the last match against Sevilla, Real Madrid and all their players were really frustrated when Sevilla made them unable to score. Ancelotti and his players didn't want to lose points which would likely make the two rivals closer, but luckily Luka Modric with his quality was able to score the winning goal.

So far Ancelotti has had no other choice but to continue relying on the same players in many matches. He has difficulty rotating because many of his players are still injured, as a result this will drain a lot of the players' energy which will likely reduce their performance due to fatigue. A busy schedule is clearly a problem until the time bomb explodes.

Real Madrid knows that its position at the top of the standings is very dangerous; therefore, Real Madrid never feels safe. Real Madrid must keep trying to win in the next match in order to get enough additional points to prevent Real Madrid from being overtaken by any team. Carlo Ancelotti may have thought about that and is still trying not to rely on some of the core players he has. So far, to maintain victory, there is no other choice but to provide a strategy with his trusted players.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

As people have said before, Girona will not last long to compete with Real Madrid in the race for the league title because the quality of Real Madrid and Girona's players is very different, making the competition quite tough for Girona to reach the end. Now Girona's opponent is no longer Real Madrid at the top of the standings but Barcelona is in the race for the runner up position because Barcelona is slowly starting to improve and return to its positive trend even though it has not performed optimally at least Barcelona has not experienced defeat in its last 5 matches which makes the point difference with Girona closer and Barcelona managed to take advantage of opportunities when Girona lost points in his last few matches.

This have not yet faced a storm of injuries within the team and I am quite sure that when several key players suffer injuries it will again affect Girona's performance. The difference in quality and depth of their squads is different enough to mean that the competition will not last until the end of the season. Girona played well at the start of the season before suffering consecutive defeats and now other teams see Girona's weaknesses as a step to break their dominance. Real Madrid clearly has different qualities in La Liga because they have great players and are so mature.

Now the competition between Girona and Barcelona is increasingly felt where the difference in points between the two is getting closer and if Girona loses again, Barcelona will chase them. The next few games won't be too difficult because Girona will face much easier teams and they should be able to get another win.

[Republikcoin.com]

This have not yet faced a storm of injuries within the team and I am quite sure that when several key players suffer injuries it will again affect Girona's performance. The difference in quality and depth of their squads is different enough to mean that the competition will not last until the end of the season. Girona played well at the start of the season before suffering consecutive defeats and now other teams see Girona's weaknesses as a step to break their dominance. Real Madrid clearly has different qualities in La Liga because they have great players and are so mature.

Now the competition between Girona and Barcelona is increasingly felt where the difference in points between the two is getting closer and if Girona loses again, Barcelona will chase them. The next few games won't be too difficult because Girona will face much easier teams and they should be able to get another win.

Real Madrid and Girona cannot be compared because the difference in quality between these two teams is very different, but Girona this season has the confidence and chemistry of the players which is quite close so that they can produce good performances throughout this season.
Until now I have not seen any difference or decline in Girona's performance.

Girona and Barcelona's competition for 2nd place in the standings may be a bit fierce because Barcelona has not had consistency throughout this season so even if Girona gets some bad results they still have a chance to still compete for 2nd place.

[coinerer]

Having a 6 point lead over Girona and 8 points over Barcelona has never made Real Madrid feel safe. If you really watched the last match against Sevilla, Real Madrid and all their players were really frustrated when Sevilla made them unable to score. Ancelotti and his players didn't want to lose points which would likely make the two rivals closer, but luckily Luka Modric with his quality was able to score the winning goal.

So far Ancelotti has had no other choice but to continue relying on the same players in many matches. He has difficulty rotating because many of his players are still injured, as a result this will drain a lot of the players' energy which will likely reduce their performance due to fatigue. A busy schedule is clearly a problem until the time bomb explodes.

Real Madrid knows that its position at the top of the standings is very dangerous; therefore, Real Madrid never feels safe. Real Madrid must keep trying to win in the next match in order to get enough additional points to prevent Real Madrid from being overtaken by any team. Carlo Ancelotti may have thought about that and is still trying not to rely on some of the core players he has. So far, to maintain victory, there is no other choice but to provide a strategy with his trusted players.

It is natural to fear Real Madrid because they are not the only team in the La Liga series that is so strong.  They have many competitors, everyone wants to play well and enjoy being the champion. Because of this everyone tries to play very well in every match. Real Madrid is still 6 points ahead of the second placed team. So this is enough for them to hold the top position for a long time. Real Madrid's quality of play is not bad, they play well enough and if they can play like this in the next matches then there is no reason to fear them. Because they are ahead by enough points so far

[klidex]

As people have said before, Girona will not last long to compete with Real Madrid in the race for the league title because the quality of Real Madrid and Girona's players is very different, making the competition quite tough for Girona to reach the end. Now Girona's opponent is no longer Real Madrid at the top of the standings but Barcelona is in the race for the runner up position because Barcelona is slowly starting to improve and return to its positive trend even though it has not performed optimally at least Barcelona has not experienced defeat in its last 5 matches which makes the point difference with Girona closer and Barcelona managed to take advantage of opportunities when Girona lost points in his last few matches.

This have not yet faced a storm of injuries within the team and I am quite sure that when several key players suffer injuries it will again affect Girona's performance. The difference in quality and depth of their squads is different enough to mean that the competition will not last until the end of the season. Girona played well at the start of the season before suffering consecutive defeats and now other teams see Girona's weaknesses as a step to break their dominance. Real Madrid clearly has different qualities in La Liga because they have great players and are so mature.

Now the competition between Girona and Barcelona is increasingly felt where the difference in points between the two is getting closer and if Girona loses again, Barcelona will chase them. The next few games won't be too difficult because Girona will face much easier teams and they should be able to get another win.

Why do you hope have to experience another injury storm? Even though Real Madrid and Barcelona have also experienced this some time ago, now both of their performances have started to improve and they hope that they won't experience it again. Even if it happens, the performance of these two clubs will not continue to decline because they have a balanced composition of players. While if Girona will experience a storm of injuries this will make it even more difficult for them because they don't have quality and balanced players. Girona's only hope is when Real Madrid and Barcelona have to play Champions League matches and have a busier schedule, which will affect the players' stamina and Girona can take advantage of this situation to continue. achieve victory.

Yes, the competition between Girona and Barcelona is currently still fierce, Barcelona doesn't want to be far from Real Madrid and now Barcelona has improved their performance to get back on track and can get rid of Girona in 2nd place. But Girona won't just give up even though they have to get quite a lot of pressure from Barcelona because Girona has fight hard so far to get the best ranking which they have not achieved for many years because the competition is quite tight, however, Girona's achievements so far are indeed worthy of appreciation.

[rendravolt]

Not a La Liga game but there's an interesting result in the Copa del rey knockout tournament. On the 2 legged semi final, Mallorca won over Real Sociedad in a penalty shootout at the home ground of Sociedad. The first leg was a 0-0 draw and second resulted on 1-1 forcing the two teams into tie breaker through penalty line shoot out.
It's a great achievement for Mallorca, who have had a lackluster leageu to reach the finals of Copa del rey where they'll play with the winner among Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club.

Normally I can say Atletico Madrid can definitely has a great chance win winning this match against Athletic Club based on the last games we saw from these two teams and based on the last performances we saw from both teams in the past but the thing about Athletic Club is they are lucky is this game because Atletico Madrid can't use their superstar palyer, Griezmann. The coach of Atletico Madrid mentioned that in the conference before the game and he said Griezmann will be absent in this great match would be a good advantage for the Athletic Club.

At the moment, Atletico's situation is clearly not at an advantage because apart from playing without Griezmann, they have other work to do because they have an aggregate difference that they have to settle. The first leg meeting ended with a narrow 0-1 win for Bilbao and since then no one had expected Atletico to lose. But that also cannot be used as a guideline when favoring a better team because the results in other competitions will not be the same.

On the other hand, Bilbao is experiencing an increase in performance and it is not surprising that they were able to beat Atletico. Now the situation is more complicated because Atletico have to play an away match at Bilbao and of course the hosts have a lot of advantages and they don't need to bother to get rid of Atletico in the CDR match later. Another narrow win for Bilbao is enough to send Atletico home and don't let Atletico concede because the result will change if that's the case.

[dezoel]

I would say either we will see Athletic Club win this match or it will be a draw. Athletic Club is unlikely to lose. Athletic Club won 1-0 away match against Atletico Madrid in the first leg match. Also Atletico Madrid are not in good form right now. Atletico Madrid have won only two of their last five La Liga matches.

Atlético Madrid can't win against a weak opponent like ALmeria in the last match of La Liga. The performance of this team is now very erratic. Moreover, since Athletic Club is already ahead after winning the first leg. So in the next home match, Athletic Club will try to draw the match by playing defensive strategy. Atletico Madrid's attacking players are not in good form right now. That's why I don't think Atlético Madrid can beat Atlético Madrid.

Due to we are heading for the final spell of the season, things are looking interesting because top teams are trying their best for keeping things at their best in recent matches we have Athletic Bilbao with their impressive run and their home performance is at the top in coming days they are going to host two top teams with first Atlético Madrid is coming for the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg game with Athletic Bilbao won their first leg game against them at Madrid, and they have Barcelona which is trying their best for achieving second spot and having 2 points difference from the high-flying Girona these both games are going to have their best even both are unpredictable because all top teams can give their best in any game but still things are favourable for the home side as their record is amazing, and they can give them tough challenge.

Athletic Bilbao is surely having good time in throughout season with still chances are wide open for them to achieve fourth spot in league table, but now it's time for them to have their best against these top teams because this can bring good thrill near the end of the season, and they could be having good dividend as well.

[shinratensei_]

Having a 6 point lead over Girona and 8 points over Barcelona has never made Real Madrid feel safe. If you really watched the last match against Sevilla, Real Madrid and all their players were really frustrated when Sevilla made them unable to score. Ancelotti and his players didn't want to lose points which would likely make the two rivals closer, but luckily Luka Modric with his quality was able to score the winning goal.

So far Ancelotti has had no other choice but to continue relying on the same players in many matches. He has difficulty rotating because many of his players are still injured, as a result this will drain a lot of the players' energy which will likely reduce their performance due to fatigue. A busy schedule is clearly a problem until the time bomb explodes.

Real Madrid knows that its position at the top of the standings is very dangerous; therefore, Real Madrid never feels safe.

You were talking about pressures and i do agree real's position is alwasy bringing the club more pressure but this is not only happening to the real madrid. The competitors which are trying to stick to the real madrid is also feeling the same like real madrid.
When you are at the top and the pressure is about how you can always try to leading the competition even to be far away from your opponent. As competitors and the club placed below real madrid was always hoping real madrid to miss some matches and you can lead the competition.
To be fair, we shall also see that from the various perspective. The club like barcelona is also willing to get trophy this season to make sure xavi can regain his confidence to stay in barcelona much longer. I just wanna say it doesn't even matter on where you are placing now and the pressure is always coming to you.

Real Madrid must keep trying to win in the next match in order to get enough additional points to prevent Real Madrid from being overtaken by any team. Carlo Ancelotti may have thought about that and is still trying not to rely on some of the core players he has. So far, to maintain victory, there is no other choice but to provide a strategy with his trusted players.

Winning the game is a must for madrid. The club is still trying so hard to get three points even though it was almost getting draw or lose in the previous games. Real madrid has a very strong mentality at this time and it was also making the situation can be controlled by real madrid.
You should see how ancellotti keeps try to maintain the performance from their clubs. Ancellotti did everything to make sure real madrid will not be losnig three points.
Madrid aims to get multiple trophies and it must be consistent to win any game till the end of season. UCL still remains become the top target. Ancellotti consistently rotating the club since some players were imssed caused b injury.

[Strongkored]

Real Madrid and Girona cannot be compared because the difference in quality between these two teams is very different, but Girona this season has the confidence and chemistry of the players which is quite close so that they can produce good performances throughout this season.
Until now I have not seen any difference or decline in Girona's performance.

Girona managed to bounce back after three not so good match results, but that was not enough to change the position of the standings and they had to be patient waiting for Real Madrid to fall, which seemed difficult to happen, but Girona has become a competitive team this season and any team cannot underestimate they.
Rayo Vallecano succeeded in holding Real Madrid to a draw but they couldn't do that to Girona, in fact Rayo had to suffer a fairly heavy defeat 0-3.
Girona played very well in this match and the red card received by Rayo players in the 76th minute made it easy for Girona to score two additional goals so they could win with a landslide score.

Girona and Barcelona's competition for 2nd place in the standings may be a bit fierce because Barcelona has not had consistency throughout this season so even if Girona gets some bad results they still have a chance to still compete for 2nd place.

Second or third position in the standings does not make a difference to the results obtained because this position is guaranteed to play in the champions league next season only for Barcelona it will give them better confidence in the next season if they can get second place in the standings, because as defending champions but their position below from a team that performed normally in the previous season will certainly be unpleasant and this will be a very interesting competition because the difference is only two points.

[Justbillywitt]

It is natural to fear Real Madrid because they are not the only team in the La Liga series that is so strong.  They have many competitors, everyone wants to play well and enjoy being the champion. Because of this everyone tries to play very well in every match. Real Madrid is still 6 points ahead of the second placed team. So this is enough for them to hold the top position for a long time. Real Madrid's quality of play is not bad, they play well enough and if they can play like this in the next matches then there is no reason to fear them. Because they are ahead by enough points so far

In fact, I see that no La Liga team this season is able to match Real Madrid's strength so that now Real Madrid is quite comfortable at the top of the standings without any pressure from other teams.
Baarcelona and Atletico Madrid, who are usually Real Madrid's competitors in the title race, have not performed well this season, resulting in no meaningful competition in the race for the La Liga title this season.

Laliga used to be very competitive when Barcelona and Atlético Madrid are at their best. Their recent decline hasn't really been so good for the league and Girona doesn't really have all what it takes to put the pressure on real Madrid. The battle for the second place is definitely going to be fierce, but I see Girona finishing second position, they are more consistent in terms of getting good results compared to Barcelona. I wasn't expecting Barcelona to be struggling the way they are doing this season, after the successful campaign they had last season in the league.

[Velvet78]

There is the rematch for the Athletic Bilbao - Atletico Madrid matchup in the Copa del Rey today. If you don't remember Athletic Bilbao beat them away in the first leg really surprisingly. Now they are in a very advantageous situation and bookmakers are also giving them a bigger chance to advance to next round.

Griezmann picked up an ankle injury and he is still injured. Not having him on the field will make things more difficult for Simeone. Maybe his form wasn't good in the recent times but he is still one of the most important players this season. I think this could really be the end of the road for Atletico Madrid here.  

[Chilwell]

Having a 6 point lead over Girona and 8 points over Barcelona has never made Real Madrid feel safe. If you really watched the last match against Sevilla, Real Madrid and all their players were really frustrated when Sevilla made them unable to score. Ancelotti and his players didn't want to lose points which would likely make the two rivals closer, but luckily Luka Modric with his quality was able to score the winning goal.

So far Ancelotti has had no other choice but to continue relying on the same players in many matches. He has difficulty rotating because many of his players are still injured, as a result this will drain a lot of the players' energy which will likely reduce their performance due to fatigue. A busy schedule is clearly a problem until the time bomb explodes.

Real Madrid knows that its position at the top of the standings is very dangerous; therefore, Real Madrid never feels safe. Real Madrid must keep trying to win in the next match in order to get enough additional points to prevent Real Madrid from being overtaken by any team. Carlo Ancelotti may have thought about that and is still trying not to rely on some of the core players he has. So far, to maintain victory, there is no other choice but to provide a strategy with his trusted players.

The points gap is too small and they are left with 12 matches before the season end but still Real Madrid have hope than any other team now because they are the strongest team in Laliga and also have the opportunity to lift the trophy, Girona that were competing with them are left behind with six points difference, quite alright Real Madrid does not feel safe with that points and at the same time they have no capacity to let other rivals lose their games to create more points gap but since the can't do that, lifting the trophy depends on Carlo Ancelotti and the players, by continuing with their winnings atleast win 10 matches out of 12 that remain.

[hyudien]

By there is the rematch for the Athletic Bilbao - Atletico Madrid matchup in the Copa del Rey today. If you don't remember Athletic Bilbao beat them away in the first leg really surprisingly. Now they are in a very advantageous situation and bookmakers are also giving them a bigger chance to advance to next round.

Griezmann picked up an ankle injury and he is still injured. Not having him on the field will make things more difficult for Simeone. Maybe his form wasn't good in the recent times but he is still one of the most important players this season. I think this could really be the end of the road for Atletico Madrid here. 

At that time Atletico Madrid had to accept defeat to Atletico Bilbao with a thin score of 1-0. It was a painful defeat because they got at their own headquarters and even in the game Atletico Madrid actually played better than their guests, but luck was not on their side at that time. Atletico Bilbao's goal came from the spot in the first half, in the 25th minute.
In this match Atletico Madrid certainly want to avenge their defeat in the previous match, and they want to do it at home to Atletico Madrid. For Atletico Madrid themselves there is no other choice but they have to appear to attack because they have to equalize the score first. This is the second leg of the semi-final, so there is no reason for them to play it safe, unless they are already ahead.
Maybe that can be done by Atletico Bilbao, but it is also definitely at risk if they play safe and more defensive. Because if they continue to get tension then they must increase their concentration even higher, because in a decisive match like this, concentration becomes something very important, because once they lose concentration then the opponent will be able to create goals.