La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[rendravolt]

It's ironic for Barcelona and Girona because they failed to secure full points in last night's match. Even though it is clear that they have the opportunity to shorten the difference in points from Real Madrid, who drew against Valencia. I think these two Catalan clubs are unable to compete with Real Madrid to be more fierce in the race for the La Liga title. Barcelon drew against Bilbao and Girona lost against Mallorca, honestly I didn't expect the result to be like that.

I missed several La Liga matches, especially Barcelona and Girona. referring to match highlights, data and statistics, Barcelona controlled the game with 60% ball possession. Barcelona was slightly ahead in terms of opportunities with one big chance out of 8 total shots, two shots on target. unfortunately, Xavi Hernandez's squad was unable to break into the home team's goal. referring to the performance of the players, especially the front line players, they did not play at their best. for Barcelona defenders, only Araujo doesn't perform very well. the rest, play as it should. in this match, apart from not getting full points, Barcelona was disadvantaged by the injuries to De Jong and Pedri. well, I haven't looked for information regarding the development of these two Barcelona mainstay players. I hope that De Jong and Perdri only need a short recovery time. with this result, Barcelona and Bilbao must share the same points. well, as you said. It would be a shame if Barcelona could get full points, at least Barcelona would reduce the gap in points from Real Madrid.

Likewise with Girona, Michel's squad was unable to produce full points when they visited Mallorca. in fact, Girona lost 1-0 to the home team. even though, these two teams have a distance based on their ranking on the standings board. in the end, Girona was unable to reduce the difference in points from Real Madrid, who remained at the top of the La Liga standings.

The injuries suffered by De Jong and Pedri are quite worrying. They are the center of Barcelona's midfield and their role is very important in maintaining the tempo of the game. I wonder, who will replace them temporarily? and even if there were, maybe it wouldn't be as good as the two of them. Now Barcelona are clearly being reprimanded for their lack of preparedness in dealing with injuries to their players, especially Pedri, he even spent almost a season without playing due to injury.

Barcelona should prioritize comprehensive recovery and increase the muscle mass of its players so that if there is a serious injury it will not have a major impact on a player's career. On the other hand, the player will also often lose playing minutes and this will lead to a continuous decline in performance.

Girona really underestimated Mallorca and however they should be able to maximize the advantages they have and not fall with a defeat like this. I didn't expect Girona to have an even squad and even be able to score goals from anywhere but this time they didn't look like that and they had a really hard time penetrating the Mallorca defense. They have to apply the need to learn things when they have a lot of time well so that these results don't happen again.

[dezoel]

Elite teams will continue to lose points this season but not all of them. Real Madrid humbled Girona and the condition they left them have been really struggle for them, their defeats means Girona are not balance to lift the title. Following the shocking defeats of Girona, it came unexpectedly and its weigh out of line because the top clubs will give threatening space to the elite ones. Girona fans will be disappointed following the current state of the club, they're completely lacking the necessary qualities to continue pushing excellent results in matches.

Girona's players have performed well in every match before facing Real Madrid. But after the 4-0 defeat against Madrid, the performance of Girona's players further deteriorated. I think Girona's players have lost confidence. The team is not performing well due to loss of confidence. Girona's coach should give the players confidence again. Girona's players have proved their mettle this season. If they are confident, they can perform well in the upcoming matches.

In the last few matches we have seen Girona's attacking players not performing well. At the same time, the performance of the defenders is erratic. Girona lost 3-2 against Athletic Club. The overall performance of the players has deteriorated. The coach should make some changes in his tactics.

Girona which is currently at the second spot, and they are having three loses in their last four games after having just one from their 23 games are surely down in confidence because their lost against Real Madrid was humiliating, and they were not expecting result like this which is surely big setback but now after this bad performance they face Athletic Bilbao which is also not easy team and things gone from bad to worse, and now they are having three matches losing streak in away games after suffering against Mallorca which is their second defeat against them after losing in Copa de Rey.

Suddenly their attack is also performing like Real Sociedad which is having serious problem we also have same issue which is surely needed to settle before it's gone more problematic for them at the crucial stage of this season because they are still had chance for going down with Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao both can bring them down.

[Polkeins]

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The officiating in La Liga is surprising more and more. It is certainly not often seen, when the referee stops an attack with a whistle right before the goal, while before the goal was literally a second or two, as if the referee blew the whistle when he saw that the attack could end in a goal. In general, in the end I think it was necessary to give a penalty in Real's goal, when a Real player instead of the ball hit the legs of a Valencia player, but the referee did not give a penalty and maybe after this mistake he decided that it was necessary to help Valencia and in the last seconds deprived Real of a deserved victory.

In my opinion, the referee's decision was very controversial, he made Real Madrid fail to win the match even though at that time the match had already gone on for more than injury time. Not only at the end of the second half, the referee also did it at the end of the first half when Valencia was also building an attack.

I don't know what happened to the referee and what made him forced to end the match when the team was building an attack, but his decision was very detrimental to Real Madrid. Similar things might happen to other teams and also harm them, but Real Madrid tends to benefit rather than suffer.

This decision was not just controversial, it was practically arbitrary. If you watch the replay of this episode, you can see that the referee first blows the whistle to blow the whistle, then takes the whistle away and then quickly blows the whistle again, as if he first saw that the attack was not dangerous and did not blow the whistle, and then when Real had the ball, he quickly changed his mind and blew the whistle. Although all this happened on 99 minutes, while the referee himself added only 7 additional minutes, which is also strange.

In general, it was good that Barcelona and Girona lost points, otherwise it would look like a conspiracy to deprive Real of victory in La Liga.

Real Madrid was clearly treated unfairly in this match. I also agree with your observations about the referee. When Brahim Diaz received the ball and centered it, the referee blew the whistle to end the match, but this is unfair. Because he had to wait for the attack to end. Since there was VAR control in the 7-minute overtime, it added to the time. The referee made a terrible decision but luckily the other teams also lost points. The top is still with the Madridistas.

The only thing I don't understand is why Real didn't go to the referee committee. It is clear that no one will return them a goal and will not add 2 points, but at least it was possible to achieve a trial and in the case of guilt of the referee to achieve his suspension, so that there were no more such cases in the future. Apparently, as you correctly noticed all the other teams chasing Real, namely Girona and Barcelona also lost points and apparently Real decided not to waste energy on legal proceedings.

In general, this season even this kind of officiating I think will not be able to prevent Real from winning La Liga.

[Uruhara]

Barcelona seems to deserve to lose the La Liga title this season. The squad did not perform optimally when they had the opportunity to narrow the points gap with the top of the standings. Girona was lucky because Barcelona again failed to win the match, even if Girona lost, Girona was still ahead of Barcelona.

Really not sure what makes Barcelona's performance less effective than it is now. They have a good squad in attack, but this is not reflected in the way they finish the match. In my opinion, the draw against Bilbao was very disappointing, because Barcelona really wasted the opportunity to get closer to Real Madrid, who previously failed to win against Valencia. So, an 8 point lead keeps Real Madrid safely at the top, Girona and Barcelona are the two teams that failed this season I have to admit.

Girona has also experienced a decline in performance since the middle of the season. But we can understand that because Girona was not the top team from the start. It's just that Girona made a surprise by appearing stunning since the start of this season. But we cannot understand Barcelona's decline. Because the squad depth that Barcelona has is actually better than Girona. But their current ranking which is below Girona also indicates that Girona is still better than Barcelona this season.

It seems that this week all the top teams except Atletico Madrid are not faring well. Because Real Madrid, Girona, Barcelona and Real Sociedad all failed to get full points. And only Atletico Madrid managed to get full points this week.

[Helena Yu]

Girona has also experienced a decline in performance since the middle of the season. But we can understand that because Girona was not the top team from the start. It's just that Girona made a surprise by appearing stunning since the start of this season. But we cannot understand Barcelona's decline. Because the squad depth that Barcelona has is actually better than Girona. But their current ranking which is below Girona also indicates that Girona is still better than Barcelona this season.

It seems that this week all the top teams except Atletico Madrid are not faring well. Because Real Madrid, Girona, Barcelona and Real Sociedad all failed to get full points. And only Atletico Madrid managed to get full points this week.

Barcelona is already a weak team after Messi left them, Barcelona now is full of old players which sooner will retire.

Girona lost it's confidence after they lose against Real Madrid, this might hit them hard and since they haven't experienced in this position, it's not easy for them to comeback and fix the issues.

Atletico Madrid is always be a dark horse, not surprising they're quite consistent. They will able to overtake Barcelona's position.

[asriloni]

Barcelona seems to deserve to lose the La Liga title this season. The squad did not perform optimally when they had the opportunity to narrow the points gap with the top of the standings. Girona was lucky because Barcelona again failed to win the match, even if Girona lost, Girona was still ahead of Barcelona.

Really not sure what makes Barcelona's performance less effective than it is now. They have a good squad in attack, but this is not reflected in the way they finish the match. In my opinion, the draw against Bilbao was very disappointing, because Barcelona really wasted the opportunity to get closer to Real Madrid, who previously failed to win against Valencia. So, an 8 point lead keeps Real Madrid safely at the top, Girona and Barcelona are the two teams that failed this season I have to admit.

Yesterday Barcelona played against Athletic Club and ended in a draw. Unfortunately, Barcelona couldn't make good use of that match. As you said, Barcelona can no longer become La Liga champions this season because there are internal problems that are making Barcelona not have a good performance. Meanwhile, for Girona, it looks like they also suffered a defeat in the match against Mallorca, so this is a good opportunity for Real Madrid to be in first place at the top of the standings.

Despite the poor performance shown by barcelona against bilbao, the club still has a slight chance of winning la liga this season. Barcelona was struggling to play at its usual standard, barcelona lost two important players in their recent matches. These players are pedri and de jong.
However, if real madrid loses two matches in a row, barcelona can still clich the title. This would be a difficult scenario, but it's not impossible to happen. Barcelona will have a chance to catch up and overtake real madrid's position as long as real madrid will lose two games.

Barcelona is still in the process in securing la liga this season. The overall performance from barcelona is not that bad but barcelona can stand a chance to win la liga as long as madrid bottled some matches.
While abrcelona's chance of winning la liga is small but blaugrana is not completely out of the running just yet. If a real madrid slips up and they can have a chance to come out on the top.

[temple]

Despite the poor performance shown by barcelona against bilbao, the club still has a slight chance of winning la liga this season. Barcelona was struggling to play at its usual standard, barcelona lost two important players in their recent matches. These players are pedri and de jong.
However, if real madrid loses two matches in a row, barcelona can still clich the title. This would be a difficult scenario, but it's not impossible to happen. Barcelona will have a chance to catch up and overtake real madrid's position as long as real madrid will lose two games.

Barcelona is still in the process in securing la liga this season. The overall performance from barcelona is not that bad but barcelona can stand a chance to win la liga as long as madrid bottled some matches.
While abrcelona's chance of winning la liga is small but blaugrana is not completely out of the running just yet. If a real madrid slips up and they can have a chance to come out on the top.

But there are essentially four "ifs" in your calculation when you say that Real Madrid loses two games and Barcelona could then still win the title. What is the chance that Real Madrid will lose two games in a row whereas Barcelona wins two games in a row? I think the chance is tiny at best.

I think so far this season Barcelona didn't have a single winning streak of three games. Correct me if I am wrong, but I quickly scrolled through their game schedule and they can't win several games in a row whereas Real Madrid lost a single game this season. Of course it could still happen in theory, but the numbers aren't suggesting that at all.

Real Madrid still plays against Barcelona in April and if it is still 8 points until then, I don't see any chance for Barcelona to close that gap. The problem is that the game will take place in the Bernabeu, so it is not even a home game for Barcelona.

[joniboini]

But we cannot understand Barcelona's decline. Because the squad depth that Barcelona has is actually better than Girona. But their current ranking which is below Girona also indicates that Girona is still better than Barcelona this season.

What do you mean you can't understand it? I mean, there are various factors such as the possibility of players and the managers clashing with each other, motivation issues, players failing to perform at the level they were expected to, no decent backup, bad tactics, etc. I'm pretty sure one of these has been mentioned by various analysts on the internet. Do you think all of those things are untrue then?

I believe the key reason is that some of their players failed to meet the expectations and poor recruitment process, which are closely related. Squad depth is not limited to how many subs are available for each match, but how well they fill the roles or help the team win under unideal circumstances. On top of that, squad depth is not the only contributing factor IMO. Even if you have 30 backup players but none of them can understand what the coach wants or the coach simply doesn't know how to use them, then it won't change anything at all. CMIIW.

[fullhdpixel]

Barcelona seems to deserve to lose the La Liga title this season. The squad did not perform optimally when they had the opportunity to narrow the points gap with the top of the standings. Girona was lucky because Barcelona again failed to win the match, even if Girona lost, Girona was still ahead of Barcelona.

Really not sure what makes Barcelona's performance less effective than it is now. They have a good squad in attack, but this is not reflected in the way they finish the match. In my opinion, the draw against Bilbao was very disappointing, because Barcelona really wasted the opportunity to get closer to Real Madrid, who previously failed to win against Valencia. So, an 8 point lead keeps Real Madrid safely at the top, Girona and Barcelona are the two teams that failed this season I have to admit.

Were you thinking that Barca will be able to have the hope of winning Laliga this season. They didn't just lost it yesterday, they have already lost it since last year December, when they were unable to be consistent with their matches. Girona has been the only one threatening Madrid on the title, but they have also lost it too. Barca should think of fight for the second position instead of having hope that they can win the league when it is impossible for that to happen. However, no one can tell if Barca will still lose or draw more matches.

Things were not bad in early rounds of this season but as they are suffering due to finances teams performance is also going down which is surely concern for them, and now we have uncertainty about how things will be gone in next season because Xavi is going, and they are not capable of having new players which can increase their performance and quality which is important for the challenge of title in next season as well but if they are able to settle things surely we can expect something good otherwise they are going to be in the deepest trouble with debit is almost huge and just one option is available if they are able to bring new owner which will hold this all with his money then all will be back otherwise nothing is going to change, and we will have them down.

[tiCeR]

Things were not bad in early rounds of this season but as they are suffering due to finances teams performance is also going down which is surely concern for them, and now we have uncertainty about how things will be gone in next season because Xavi is going, and they are not capable of having new players which can increase their performance and quality which is important for the challenge of title in next season as well but if they are able to settle things surely we can expect something good otherwise they are going to be in the deepest trouble with debit is almost huge and just one option is available if they are able to bring new owner which will hold this all with his money then all will be back otherwise nothing is going to change, and we will have them down.

The team finances have been sucking for years now and why would a player suddenly play worse because there is a headline in the newspaper once again that the club is suffering from financial distress? The players will get paid as Barcelona knows that if they deny the players the proper payment, what is the probability that new top players will sign contracts with Barcelona in the future? That's not how this works.

Last year Barcelona won the La Liga title and did they suffer from financial distress? Yes they did and yet it had no impact on their performance in La Liga. I think that this season it turned out Barcelona is too far behind Real Madrid in regards to the quality of the squad. Real Madrid played a bad season last year. Real Madrid had 7 points less at the same matchday while Barcelona was at 71 points. This season Barcelona's biggest problem is the defense as they have the worst defense of all the top teams. Conceding five! goals against Villareal at home.

[HajiBagi]

Barcelona seems to deserve to lose the La Liga title this season. The squad did not perform optimally when they had the opportunity to narrow the points gap with the top of the standings. Girona was lucky because Barcelona again failed to win the match, even if Girona lost, Girona was still ahead of Barcelona.

Really not sure what makes Barcelona's performance less effective than it is now. They have a good squad in attack, but this is not reflected in the way they finish the match. In my opinion, the draw against Bilbao was very disappointing, because Barcelona really wasted the opportunity to get closer to Real Madrid, who previously failed to win against Valencia. So, an 8 point lead keeps Real Madrid safely at the top, Girona and Barcelona are the two teams that failed this season I have to admit.

I remember when Real Madrid played against Valencia 2-2, and the supporters of Barcelona laughed, thinking they would have a chance to compete with Real Madrid to win the title and that Girona would also have a chance to compete. However, they were unaware that Barcelona was playing Athletic Club, and that Barcelona had not defeated Athletic Club this season. Every time Barcelona faced Athletic Club, the result was either an Athletic Club victory or a draw. I knew, even before the game began, that Barcelona would not be able to win because it was an away game.

Real Madrid has a better chance than any other team to win the Laliga trophy this season. Not even Barcelona, Girona, or Atletico Madrid can compete with Real Madrid. I know that Real Madrid still has some important games left to play, but I think they will be able to win those games without too much difficulty. Ancelotti needs to make every effort to ensure that he takes advantage of this opportunity and wins the trophy once more before he departs the team.

[SmartCharpa]

It's ironic for Barcelona and Girona because they failed to secure full points in last night's match. Even though it is clear that they have the opportunity to shorten the difference in points from Real Madrid, who drew against Valencia. I think these two Catalan clubs are unable to compete with Real Madrid to be more fierce in the race for the La Liga title. Barcelon drew against Bilbao and Girona lost against Mallorca, honestly I didn't expect the result to be like that.

As in betting, it is certain that bettors will favor Barcelona and Girona to win and it seems like it will be a nightmare for bettors because their predictions are wrong. This result makes Real Madrid even more comfortable because even though the controversial draw against Valencia yesterday was enough to save them from being chased by these two teams. Well, I hope these three teams can still compete and even though it is difficult they have to make Real Madrid start to be a little alert.

Girona lost to Mallorca who was in 15th place in the league, while attempting to close the points difference with Real Madrid. Girona played poorly in the first half. After losing 1-0 at the half, they began to play better in the second half to win the match. However, because Mallorca played defensively after taken the lead, Girona was unable to equalize and win the match. It surprised me that Girona lost to a fifteenth place. Even though Girona are currently in second place, their play has recently seemed so weak to me. If they can't win the league, at least they should hold onto second place until the end of the season. Because being one point ahead of Barcelona, their position is not safe.

You're right, many bettors will be very disappointed with Real Madrid's result against Valencia because they selected Real Madrid as the favorite team to win. Although the game didn't go as we expected, in my opinion, Real Madrid would have won, if wasn't for Carvajal's error to concede two goals in the first half, because they dominated the game, but the victory wasn't on their side.

[koang]

Girona lost it's confidence after they lose against Real Madrid, this might hit them hard and since they haven't experienced in this position, it's not easy for them to comeback and fix the issues.

Against Mallorca was crucial to the season, and they decided to pull out.
From 1 point behind Madrid to 7 points. Their spirit was no longer there.
Girona's football bubble burst. The free fall begins
There's no denying that they've had an incredible season, and  It was entertaining while it lasted, but they're running out of fuel.

[Cryptmuster]

Against Mallorca was crucial to the season, and they decided to pull out.
From 1 point behind Madrid to 7 points. Their spirit was no longer there.
Girona's football bubble burst. The free fall begins
There's no denying that they've had an incredible season, and  It was entertaining while it lasted, but they're running out of fuel.

The team's strengths are not infinite, Mallorca became their major barrier, they knocked them out of the Spanish Cup and now have actually deprived Girona of their chances of fighting in La Liga. Perhaps the reason is that Michel has limited players he can count on who can play at a high level. In any case, it was a great season for Girona and few would have expected them to perform like this this season. If they manage to finish it in the top 4, then it will be good, and if they can hold on to second place, it will be very good.

[Sunderland]

Girona lost it's confidence after they lose against Real Madrid, this might hit them hard and since they haven't experienced in this position, it's not easy for them to comeback and fix the issues.

Against Mallorca was crucial to the season, and they decided to pull out.
From 1 point behind Madrid to 7 points. Their spirit was no longer there.
Girona's football bubble burst. The free fall begins
There's no denying that they've had an incredible season, and  It was entertaining while it lasted, but they're running out of fuel.

Cant use the same strategy again and again in the big league such as LaLiga, especially when the club only has a few skillful players.
At the beginning of the season their away record is magnificent, but now they havent won at all in the last 6 away games.
Michel must do something about their strategy and their mental when away, if not - then there is a big chance they will end at the top 4th in the league under Barcelona and Atletico.

[Farma]

Cant use the same strategy again and again in the big league such as LaLiga, especially when the club only has a few skillful players.
At the beginning of the season their away record is magnificent, but now they havent won at all in the last 6 away games.
Michel must do something about their strategy and their mental when away, if not - then there is a big chance they will end at the top 4th in the league under Barcelona and Atletico.

Girona is basically a small team that doesn't have a strong mentality when they are under pressure and are in the spotlight of many people so I think what is happening now is not surprising and indeed if they are not able to maintain finishing in the top 4 that is This is quite painful for them because they have struggled and done quite well since the start of the season.

To be able to recover from this situation is indeed a bit difficult, especially since Girona is not a team like what was said earlier (having a strong mentality) but their point advantage now makes them comfortable enough to be able to finish in the top 4, getting a ticket to the Champions League next season is quite extraordinary, and I'm sure it exceeds their target at the start of the season.

[Palakka]

Girona is basically a small team that doesn't have a strong mentality when they are under pressure and are in the spotlight of many people so I think what is happening now is not surprising and indeed if they are not able to maintain finishing in the top 4 that is This is quite painful for them because they have struggled and done quite well since the start of the season.

To be able to recover from this situation is indeed a bit difficult, especially since Girona is not a team like what was said earlier (having a strong mentality) but their point advantage now makes them comfortable enough to be able to finish in the top 4, getting a ticket to the Champions League next season is quite extraordinary, and I'm sure it exceeds their target at the start of the season.

Girona we can say indeed as a small club that can give surprises this season like Real Sociedad last season who were able to finish in the top 4, currently Girona has experienced a decline in performance that is quite drastic compared to the beginning of the season which looked so fantastic for Girona, the decline in Girona performance cannot be separated from the defeat they got from Mallorca in the second leg of the Copa de Rey ago,  Because I saw after the defeat the mentality of the Girona players dropped dramatically including when beaten by Madrid 4-0 which made them seem to return to their origins as a small team.

Yes we cannot deny if maybe Girona will be able to end the season in the Champions League, but seeing the condition of Girona which is currently showing unstable performance, of course the Europa League may look more realistic for them, especially now that Atletico Madrid is getting closer with Barcelona and Girona in the standings, Girona will still play against Atletico Madrid in week 31 and if Atletico Madrid wins it is certain that Girona position is increasingly threatened especially Barcelona will also visit them home on May 5 and that makes it even more difficult for Girona to stay in the top 4.

[mammusu]

Cant use the same strategy again and again in the big league such as LaLiga, especially when the club only has a few skillful players.
At the beginning of the season their away record is magnificent, but now they havent won at all in the last 6 away games.
Michel must do something about their strategy and their mental when away, if not - then there is a big chance they will end at the top 4th in the league under Barcelona and Atletico.

Girona is basically a small team that doesn't have a strong mentality when they are under pressure and are in the spotlight of many people so I think what is happening now is not surprising and indeed if they are not able to maintain finishing in the top 4 that is This is quite painful for them because they have struggled and done quite well since the start of the season.

To be able to recover from this situation is indeed a bit difficult, especially since Girona is not a team like what was said earlier (having a strong mentality) but their point advantage now makes them comfortable enough to be able to finish in the top 4, getting a ticket to the Champions League next season is quite extraordinary, and I'm sure it exceeds their target at the start of the season.

You are right, Girona are basically a mediocre team, they can only compete in the mid-table, but this season we were surprised by their extraordinary performances at the beginning of the season that allowed them to compete in the top flight with teams that are used to being there, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. in fact many of us have talked and questioned whether they will be that consistent to be able to continue to compete in the top flight and be consistent in maintaining their performances. now we are starting to see the decline they are showing and it should not surprise us.

You're also right about their mentality, a team that wants to compete at the top of the table has to have a very good mentality, because the closer it gets to the end of the season the greater the pressure will be, and they have to be prepared to accept the drop-offs made by other teams, especially those that are competing at the top. But despite all that, I still appreciate them, because after all they have shown their best, even if in the end they decline it is something very natural. Actually, their job is for next season, because they must be able to repeat what they did this season or even better.

[Sim_card]

Girona has also experienced a decline in performance since the middle of the season. But we can understand that because Girona was not the top team from the start. It's just that Girona made a surprise by appearing stunning since the start of this season. But we cannot understand Barcelona's decline. Because the squad depth that Barcelona has is actually better than Girona. But their current ranking which is below Girona also indicates that Girona is still better than Barcelona this season.

It seems that this week all the top teams except Atletico Madrid are not faring well. Because Real Madrid, Girona, Barcelona and Real Sociedad all failed to get full points. And only Atletico Madrid managed to get full points this week.

Barcelona is already a weak team after Messi left them, Barcelona now is full of old players which sooner will retire.

Barca wasn't weak team after Messi left, they win the league last season, and we were singing the praises of Xavi and Barca player. It is just too strange to see how we forget things easily. However, people are not happy with their current performance because Barca is always on a good form most times, but this season is the season that they have put in a poor performance in the games. The problem is lack of funds to buy new quality players that has being their hinderance on have a stable quality performance. If not Xavi would have bought good players. There are always difficult times for most clubs, and no club will know the exact time, but it is how the coach can manage the situation on ground that matters a lot.

[Cookdata]

Barcelona is already a weak team after Messi left them, Barcelona now is full of old players which sooner will retire.

Girona lost it's confidence after they lose against Real Madrid, this might hit them hard and since they haven't experienced in this position, it's not easy for them to comeback and fix the issues.

Atletico Madrid is always be a dark horse, not surprising they're quite consistent. They will able to overtake Barcelona's position.

Messi is not the reason why Barcelona is in this state. Right after he left in 2019/2020 the team wasn't in form because we all understood Messi stake as player in the team before moving to PSG but Lewandowski came in 2022  and the team position was better. They won the last Laliga trophy with a wider margin from other teams in the table.

What Barcelona is experiencing now is  because Xavi mind and soul is no longer in that team, they had a rough time in the middle of their leagues but the the fans aren't helping the matter and he when they are supposed to improve, his mind is on leaving the club which is his choice, I don't think anybody can change his mind except him alone and with this, they don't stand a chance to win the league trophy this season.