La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Velvet78]

We have been seeing improvements in Barcelona for a few weeks. I do not expect them to beat Atletico Madrid so easily, but they were very good and did not play a great match. An important moment in the match was when Xavi was suspended due to his objections. This was an important moment.

Even if Barcelona was ahead, the players could have been affected by this situation, but that was not the case at all, on the contrary, they scored two more goals and Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 today. Barcelona's young players show a lot of promise: Yamal and Pau Cubarsi

For the recent times yeah I can also say there is a really good progress for Barcelona. They didn't lose their last 10 official games for example. The win over Atletico Madrid was really spectacular by the way. There were actually some moments that could have changed the direction of the game was going to. Atletico Madrid wasted a huge chance while it was 0-0.

But the goals Barcelona scored were really nice. Felix also scored a goal against his previous team but I don't feel like he has been performing much better since he came here. He is a waste of money for Atletico Madrid for sure.    Anyway despite the win it is still not very realistic for Barcelona to become champions now in my opinion.

[Luzin]

Moreover, Barcelona's performance this season has been less stable compared to Atletico, but now everything has changed and the additional 3 points have put Barcelona in second place in the standings. I think Atletico must know that all teams are the same and must try to win and not just focus too much on their local rivals like Real Madrid. The additional 3 points are important to maintain stability and also create a safe position in top competition.

I thought Atletico Madrid could make things difficult for Barcelona, but I was wrong. In fact I think like you, because they concede the ball too easily and it looks weak like in your picture. It seems Madrid have to learn a lot from Barcelona so they can make Atletico like a docile cat. It seems that Jao Felix became Barcelona's differentiating actor, with his anger he worked hard to make Simeone feel guilty about letting go.

[GxSTxV]

Xavi’s behaviors during every match as a coach is very irrational, last night he was sent the game after getting two yellow cards in a very short period of time, the reason behind that as in every other game was yelling and reacting bad to every decision the referee makes, I must say this is a very stupid mistake any coach should avoid to stay beside his players, especially in such important and big nights.

Barcelona overall surprised us with a better gameplay and performance, most of the players got a fresh kick and they were connecting well in every pass, creating more chances and scoring three whole goals against a strong opponent, Atletico Madrid who won against the leader of LaLigas standings : Real Madrid, I must say this is a good sign for Barcelona towards the next match in champions league against PSG.
LaLiga trophy this year is going to Real Madrid only 9 matches left, I would say unless there’s something coming up against the white house, like a miracle, then nothing can stop them from their leadership.

[Palakka]

It's really funny if we look at Atletico's big matches this season because they were so fierce against Real Madrid and so helpless against Barcelona. Last night's defeat proved they couldn't provide extra resistance for the Blaugrana squad and they had to suffer a crushing 0-3 defeat at home. Actually I didn't expect the result to be like this and at least if Atletico can't win then they can hold on to a draw.

After successfully beating and eliminating Intermilan from the Champions League, of course I am quite sure if Atletico Madrid will be able to beat Barcelona or at least give a fierce fight in the match, but it turns out that Barcelona can destroy Atletico Madrid very easily even though playing at the Civitas Metropolitano stadium, Barcelona's success in winning 3 points easily at home to Atletico certainly surprised us all because actually Atletico and Barcelona are two teams that are performing quite impressive at the moment.

Barcelona's victory over Atletico Madrid also broke Atletico Madrid's unbeaten record in home games in La Liga this season, since the season began Atletico has won 13 times and drawn once when they played 14 times at home, besides that with this victory Barcelona also recorded now 8 wins and six draws when playing away at once they can coup Girona's position in two currently,  The victory over Atletico Madrid I think makes Barcelona will be able to end the season as runners up this season especially in other matches Girona had to lose points to Getafe, thus making Girona's current position even more difficult to continue competing with Madrid and Barcelona.

[Catenaccio]

After successfully beating and eliminating Intermilan from the Champions League, of course I am quite sure if Atletico Madrid will be able to beat Barcelona or at least give a fierce fight in the match, but it turns out that Barcelona can destroy Atletico Madrid very easily

Inter Milan and Barcelona are different teams and they are not the same. Even Inter Milan, if Atletico Madrid have another match with Inter Milan, nothing to be sure that they will win against Inter Milan again.

Barcelona's victory over Atletico Madrid also broke Atletico Madrid's unbeaten record in home games in La Liga this season, since the season began Atletico has won 13 times and drawn once when they played 14 times at home, besides that with this victory Barcelona also recorded now 8 wins and six draws when playing away at once they can coup Girona's position in two currently,  The victory over Atletico Madrid I think makes Barcelona will be able to end the season as runners up this season especially in other matches Girona had to lose points to Getafe, thus making Girona's current position even more difficult to continue competing with Madrid and Barcelona.

This win does not help Barcelona to catch Girona and the difference between them is still two points. This defeat costs Atletico Madrid a fourth position as of now, Athletic Club already took over that position and Atletico Madrid will have to try to get it back. Difference between Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid is only one point but with effects from Champions League, Atletico Madrid must play carefully if they want to end the season at least at the fourth position.

[Helena Yu]

It's really unexpected how Rayo Vallecano can win against Real Betis when Vallecano don't have any good results in their previous matches.

I thought Atletico Madrid could make things difficult for Barcelona, but I was wrong. In fact I think like you, because they concede the ball too easily and it looks weak like in your picture. It seems Madrid have to learn a lot from Barcelona so they can make Atletico like a docile cat. It seems that Jao Felix became Barcelona's differentiating actor, with his anger he worked hard to make Simeone feel guilty about letting go.

Atletico Madrid didn't play with their full squad, that's why they got conceded easily. I think it's because of they're tired because they spent a lot energy against Inter few days ago. Hopefully after this match, they have 2 weeks to relax and prepare for the upcoming match.

[Majestic-milf]

Xavi’s behaviors during every match as a coach is very irrational, last night he was sent the game after getting two yellow cards in a very short period of time, the reason behind that as in every other game was yelling and reacting bad to every decision the referee makes, I must say this is a very stupid mistake any coach should avoid to stay beside his players, especially in such important and big nights.

Barcelona overall surprised us with a better gameplay and performance, most of the players got a fresh kick and they were connecting well in every pass, creating more chances and scoring three whole goals against a strong opponent, Atletico Madrid who won against the leader of LaLigas standings : Real Madrid, I must say this is a good sign for Barcelona towards the next match in champions league against PSG.
LaLiga trophy this year is going to Real Madrid only 9 matches left, I would say unless there’s something coming up against the white house, like a miracle, then nothing can stop them from their leadership.

You are right about your observations on Xavi. Funny thing is he hardly got carded while being a player at the club and it looks as if he doesn't give a fuck about whether he gets carded now since he'd soon be leaving the club at the end of the season but I also agree it's quite irrational and unnecessary.
His team managed to embarrass Atletico Madrid once more and they did it confidently and now sir at second spot so yelling and showing frustration was not really called for.
 Atletico Madrid lost to Barca and many will say it's fatigue that caused their loss and I'd agree because after their hard fought victory over Inter Milan in the champions league, it's safe to understand why Diego Simeone would want to rest some of his players because if you observed, some key players were absent.

[rahmad2nd]

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I thought Atletico Madrid could make things difficult for Barcelona, but I was wrong. In fact I think like you, because they concede the ball too easily and it looks weak like in your picture. It seems Madrid have to learn a lot from Barcelona so they can make Atletico like a docile cat. It seems that Jao Felix became Barcelona's differentiating actor, with his anger he worked hard to make Simeone feel guilty about letting go.

Yeah, I also think so, I thought previously that Atletico Madrid would make things difficult for Barcelona in last night's match. moreover, this match was held at Atletico Madrid's home Metropolitano. but what happened was the opposite, Barcelona beat the home team without reply. in the match Joao Felix also opened the goal for Barcelona, ​​Felix proved again to Atletico that he could be a player they could rely on. overall, even though Barcelona is not strengthened by several of its core players. however, Xavi Hernandez's squad was able to show quite a good performance. plus, Lewandowski showed his strength again by scoring one goal and two assists.

On the other hand, Atletico did not play as well as they should. maybe also, because Diego Simeone applies a different system to the 3-4-3 pattern. unfortunately, the system that Simeone implemented did not work as he expected. even referring to match statistics, Barcelona is much better based on tactics and control of ball possession. Likewise with the opportunities they had, Barcelona was much better than the home team in this match. with this victory, Girona was forced to be willing to be moved by Barcelona in 2nd place in La Liga. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid must fight back and improve its squad so that they can enter the top four of La Liga. because, now they are in 5th place below Bilbao's ranking. In the next match, Atletico must defeat the opposing teams. especially, when Atletico hosts Girona later.

[tusandii]

It's really funny if we look at Atletico's big matches this season because they were so fierce against Real Madrid and so helpless against Barcelona. Last night's defeat proved they couldn't provide extra resistance for the Blaugrana squad and they had to suffer a crushing 0-3 defeat at home. Actually I didn't expect the result to be like this and at least if Atletico can't win then they can hold on to a draw.

After successfully beating and eliminating Intermilan from the Champions League, of course I am quite sure if Atletico Madrid will be able to beat Barcelona or at least give a fierce fight in the match, but it turns out that Barcelona can destroy Atletico Madrid very easily even though playing at the Civitas Metropolitano stadium, Barcelona's success in winning 3 points easily at home to Atletico certainly surprised us all because actually Atletico and Barcelona are two teams that are performing quite impressive at the moment.

Barcelona's victory over Atletico Madrid also broke Atletico Madrid's unbeaten record in home games in La Liga this season, since the season began Atletico has won 13 times and drawn once when they played 14 times at home, besides that with this victory Barcelona also recorded now 8 wins and six draws when playing away at once they can coup Girona's position in two currently,  The victory over Atletico Madrid I think makes Barcelona will be able to end the season as runners up this season especially in other matches Girona had to lose points to Getafe, thus making Girona's current position even more difficult to continue competing with Madrid and Barcelona.

It's not as easy as we think when Atletico Madrid managed to beat another strong club in the CL, but that's not the first sign of Atletico Madrid's performance rising in the Laliga match, but it could be the first sign of something bad happening because in reality Atletico Madrid got a ticket to the last 8 and had to perform better strong again and of course all Atletico Madrid players and coaches will really maintain the mentality and physical care of their players so that in every Laliga match, Atletico Madrid will definitely be more careful than having to experience serious problems such as injuries that players can get and will prevent the club from can appear stronger.
I wouldn't be surprised if Barcelona managed to embarrass Atletico Madrid at home when Atletico Madrid should prefer to focus on CL matches.

It looks like Atletico Madrid will experience difficulties in the round of 8 when they have to face Dortmund, which is one of the strong clubs from another league. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid must maintain its position to still get a ticket to the CL or UEL in the next season, whereas currently Real Sociedad could catch up Atletico madrid ranking.
Maybe this is the reason I say that all this is the beginning of Atletico Madrid's difficulties.

[CryptoBuds]

Moreover, Barcelona's performance this season has been less stable compared to Atletico, but now everything has changed and the additional 3 points have put Barcelona in second place in the standings. I think Atletico must know that all teams are the same and must try to win and not just focus too much on their local rivals like Real Madrid. The additional 3 points are important to maintain stability and also create a safe position in top competition.

I thought Atletico Madrid could make things difficult for Barcelona, but I was wrong. In fact I think like you, because they concede the ball too easily and it looks weak like in your picture. It seems Madrid have to learn a lot from Barcelona so they can make Atletico like a docile cat. It seems that Jao Felix became Barcelona's differentiating actor, with his anger he worked hard to make Simeone feel guilty about letting go.

Atlético Madrid were favorites in this match. This team is very strong in home matches. It was Atlético Madrid's first defeat at home in La Liga. Also in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid won the home match against the powerful Inter Milan with a great performance. Therefore, the Atletico Madrid team was considered as the favorite in this match as well.

However, even though it was a home match, we did not see a good performance from Atletico Madrid. Barcelona players performed very well in this match. Barcelona's performance was set in this match. And the entire match was dominated by the Barcelona players. Atlético Madrid's players could not create any strong attacking opportunities.

[Warkop]

Barcelona managed to beat Atletico Madrid with a score of 0-3, and they did it at Atletico Madrid's headquarters. Previously, I didn't predict that they would be able to win the match with a score like that, because when compared, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona actually don't have much difference in terms of their performance this season. However, in this match it seems that Atletico Madrid is not in a good condition, and on the other hand, Barcelona is in a good condition and quite lucky.

Barcelona's big win with Atletico Madrid made Atletico Madrid even worse this season because they lost badly at home. I also didn't think that Barcelona could beat Atletico Madrid, because initially I thought that with the situation looking inconsistent, Barcelona would not be able to beat Atletico Madrid. However, in reality what happened was different, Barcelona played very well and were able to take advantage of the opportunities that occurred to score goals. In my opinion, with this victory, Xavi is enthusiastic again to provide a better strategy in the next match to prove that Barcelona can recover from adversity before Xavi leaves after this season.

[hyudien]

Moreover, Barcelona's performance this season has been less stable compared to Atletico, but now everything has changed and the additional 3 points have put Barcelona in second place in the standings. I think Atletico must know that all teams are the same and must try to win and not just focus too much on their local rivals like Real Madrid. The additional 3 points are important to maintain stability and also create a safe position in top competition.

I thought Atletico Madrid could make things difficult for Barcelona, but I was wrong. In fact I think like you, because they concede the ball too easily and it looks weak like in your picture. It seems Madrid have to learn a lot from Barcelona so they can make Atletico like a docile cat. It seems that Jao Felix became Barcelona's differentiating actor, with his anger he worked hard to make Simeone feel guilty about letting go.

Almost everyone said that this would most likely be a difficult match for both teams, but at the same time almost all of the predictions we made did not come true. Barcelona succeeded in making Atletico Madrid unable to do anything in this match, and Atletico Madrid had to be satisfied with accepting the fact that they had to lose 0-3 to their guests in this match.
Even if we look at the red card received by Atletico Madrid, it happened at the end of the match, so there is no other reason why Atletico Madrid lost this match other than they didn't play optimally or they didn't lose in this match. Looking at the opportunities available, Atletico Madrid actually also had several opportunities, but the problem was that they were not very effective in taking advantage of the opportunities they got. On the other hand, Barcelona can take advantage of every opportunity they get into a goal and make them smile because they took home 3 points from this match. This result is good for them because they can return to second place in the standings.

[Solokan]

I think Real Madrid will continue leading La Liga and Barcelona to be the second in the table from now on. Girona are dropping faster than I thought and Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao to book the third and fourth places. I start to doubt about Girona ability to take a ticket for UEFA Champions League since the beginning of this year, 2024, and they are proving it round after round. Meanwhile, Barcelona knocked Atletico Madrid in their home by three goals which is a very bad results for Simeone..

For this season, maybe Barcelona is in second place, but for the next season, no one knows because La Liga always presents competitive matches, especially for other elite La Liga clubs such as Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid does have the most titles in the league, but that doesn't mean that Real Madrid can continue to lead the league. If clubs like Barcelona and Atletico Madrid carry out changes and improve their performance, then the three clubs have equal performance, making the competition even fiercer. Real Madrid this season is not is experiencing problems regarding its performance in the league because Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are not performing as consistently as Real Madrid as well as Girona which is currently experiencing a decline, making it easier for Real Madrid to sit comfortably at the top of the standings.

Even though Girona has experienced a decline, to compete for Champions League tickets they can still compete to keep those tickets. Michel's troops will not allow continuous defeats to occur which causes Girona to lose their place in the top 4, while Atletico Madrid itself failed to take advantage of its opportunity today and was defeated by Barcelona, so I'm not sure Atletico Madrid can occupy the Champions League zone if they continue to widen the gap, while Atletico Madrid has lost a lot of points, just like Girona, so it could be said that their performance is not much different at the moment.

Yes, I also predict that this season Barcelona will likely find it difficult to displace Madrid from the top of the standings because the difference of 8 goals is certainly very large and of course it will definitely be difficult to surpass Madrid's points unless there is a miracle.

Yes, for the next season in Laliga, of course no one will know and this season we also don't think that Girona will perform well and be able to sit at the top of the standings, even if only temporarily because last season Girona was ranked 10th and the achievements that Girona has achieved at this time in Laliga is a good achievement because you can compete with elite clubs.

Girona's performance at the end of this season is very unfortunate because it declined and ultimately they didn't consistently win, but I also predict that Girona could potentially qualify for the Champions League because Atletico Madrid's defeat by Barcelona makes us believe that Atletico Madrid's performance recently has declined, which of course is in this case. It definitely makes Michel enthusiastic about going all out to make Girona perform as well as possible in order to successfully qualify for the Champions League and also the point difference between Girona and Atletico Madrid and Bilbao is certainly quite large so in my opinion Girona has great potential to be able to qualify for the Champions League.

In the next match, Girona will face Betis, of course this is not an easy match for Girona. Of course, in this match, Girona will have to fight hard, but I am sure that Girona will win in this match.

[Spaceman1000$]

We have been seeing improvements in Barcelona for a few weeks. I do not expect them to beat Atletico Madrid so easily, but they were very good and did not play a great match. An important moment in the match was when Xavi was suspended due to his objections. This was an important moment.

Even if Barcelona was ahead, the players could have been affected by this situation, but that was not the case at all, on the contrary, they scored two more goals and Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 today. Barcelona's young players show a lot of promise: Yamal and Pau Cubarsi

Yes there have been great improvements in this Barca team for some time now and also a great deal of consistency in the way they have been playing and also grabbing points both at home and on the road which has also made them formidable as a team. But on the side athletico Madrid, I still can't stop wondering how they managed to oust inter Milan from the UCL with the kind of performance they put out there yesterday, against inter Milan they came all out, they took control, they show intensity as well as character until they got themselves back into the game but against Barcelona they played like a youth team, they couldn't even get a consolation goal, in my opinion i think this is one of their worst performance this season.

[Blitzboy]

Moreover, Barcelona's performance this season has been less stable compared to Atletico, but now everything has changed and the additional 3 points have put Barcelona in second place in the standings. I think Atletico must know that all teams are the same and must try to win and not just focus too much on their local rivals like Real Madrid. The additional 3 points are important to maintain stability and also create a safe position in top competition.

I thought Atletico Madrid could make things difficult for Barcelona, but I was wrong. In fact I think like you, because they concede the ball too easily and it looks weak like in your picture. It seems Madrid have to learn a lot from Barcelona so they can make Atletico like a docile cat. It seems that Jao Felix became Barcelona's differentiating actor, with his anger he worked hard to make Simeone feel guilty about letting go.

I agree that they seemed like a "docile cat" out there. I thought their poor performance was due to exhaustion after their match against Inter. They were tired and not playing with their entire squad, which explains a lot. Im confident that a two-week vacation will allow them to relax, recover, and return stronger. The key is to bounce back, and I think Simeone and the club will use this to better their strategies for future matches.

Atletico fans must have felt bittersweet when Joao Felix shined against their previous club. He showed his talent, but his achievement helped Atletico lose this match. These moments make football exciting and surprising. Atletico must use this to rise again.

[onecall123]

We have been seeing improvements in Barcelona for a few weeks. I do not expect them to beat Atletico Madrid so easily, but they were very good and did not play a great match. An important moment in the match was when Xavi was suspended due to his objections. This was an important moment.

Even if Barcelona was ahead, the players could have been affected by this situation, but that was not the case at all, on the contrary, they scored two more goals and Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 today. Barcelona's young players show a lot of promise: Yamal and Pau Cubarsi

Yes there have been great improvements in this Barca team for some time now and also a great deal of consistency in the way they have been playing and also grabbing points both at home and on the road which has also made them formidable as a team. But on the side athletico Madrid, I still can't stop wondering how they managed to oust inter Milan from the UCL with the kind of performance they put out there yesterday, against inter Milan they came all out, they took control, they show intensity as well as character until they got themselves back into the game but against Barcelona they played like a youth team, they couldn't even get a consolation goal, in my opinion i think this is one of their worst performance this season.

Athletico Madrid's unbeaten streak of 25 games at home in La Liga has come to an end. The last time they lost a home game in all competitions was back in January 2023, against Barcelona. Once again, Barcelona has managed to defeat them. It's unclear why Athletico seems to struggle against Barcelona specifically. Is it because of the different league and approach? Don't know but being humiliated and brutalized by Barcelona was tough.

Nevertheless, Barcelona displayed a great team effort. Their intensity and defense have notably improved. They now close down tight spaces effectively, which is what Barcelona fans have been hoping to see from their players. The whole squad put in a fantastic performance, sending a strong message ahead of their match against PSG.

[Docnaster]

We have been seeing improvements in Barcelona for a few weeks. I do not expect them to beat Atletico Madrid so easily, but they were very good and did not play a great match. An important moment in the match was when Xavi was suspended due to his objections. This was an important moment.

Even if Barcelona was ahead, the players could have been affected by this situation, but that was not the case at all, on the contrary, they scored two more goals and Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 today. Barcelona's young players show a lot of promise: Yamal and Pau Cubarsi

Yes there have been great improvements in this Barca team for some time now and also a great deal of consistency in the way they have been playing and also grabbing points both at home and on the road which has also made them formidable as a team. But on the side athletico Madrid, I still can't stop wondering how they managed to oust inter Milan from the UCL with the kind of performance they put out there yesterday, against inter Milan they came all out, they took control, they show intensity as well as character until they got themselves back into the game but against Barcelona they played like a youth team, they couldn't even get a consolation goal, in my opinion i think this is one of their worst performance this season.

Athletico Madrid's unbeaten streak of 25 games at home in La Liga has come to an end. The last time they lost a home game in all competitions was back in January 2023, against Barcelona. Once again, Barcelona has managed to defeat them. It's unclear why Athletico seems to struggle against Barcelona specifically. Is it because of the different league and approach? Don't know but being humiliated and brutalized by Barcelona was tough.

Nevertheless, Barcelona displayed a great team effort. Their intensity and defense have notably improved. They now close down tight spaces effectively, which is what Barcelona fans have been hoping to see from their players. The whole squad put in a fantastic performance, sending a strong message ahead of their match against PSG.

Like you rightly said, it was Barcelona that last won defeated Atletico Madrid in the Spanish La Liga in their own home ground before yesterday maach and were also able to repeat same feat again in that serious encounter of yesterday. Atletico Madrid have been performing exceedingly well in the Spanish La Liga whenever they're playing at home and facing a Barcelona side that has some of their players sidelined because of injuries, I never expected Atletico to lose that game but surprisingly to me and many other who predicted and staked an Atletico Madrid win or draw, Barcelona took all three points from the game.
Diego Simeone's men were able to eliminate Inter Milan from the UEFA Champions League competition last week which I thought will give them the needed morale to play at their best yesterday against against Barcelona but they actually didn't live up to expectations of many. With that result, Atletico Madrid is now in the fifth position of the Spanish La Liga table with one point behind fourth placed Athletic Bilbao and would now have to fight for the fourth place position or risk not playing in the UEFA Champions League competition next season

[Farma]

Athletico Madrid's unbeaten streak of 25 games at home in La Liga has come to an end. The last time they lost a home game in all competitions was back in January 2023, against Barcelona. Once again, Barcelona has managed to defeat them. It's unclear why Athletico seems to struggle against Barcelona specifically. Is it because of the different league and approach? Don't know but being humiliated and brutalized by Barcelona was tough.

Nevertheless, Barcelona displayed a great team effort. Their intensity and defense have notably improved. They now close down tight spaces effectively, which is what Barcelona fans have been hoping to see from their players. The whole squad put in a fantastic performance, sending a strong message ahead of their match against PSG.

Atletico Madrid always has difficulty against Barcelona, especially now that both teams are in different situations, Atletico Madrid, whose performance has been inconsistent in the last few matches, and Barcelona, which is very on fire, so I think Barcelona's victory is not surprising, but they were defeated by a score. 3 goals scored without reply in front of their own supporters was of course quite embarrassing for Atletico Madrid.

It has been seen in the last few matches that Barcelona's performance has improved quite a bit and Xavi seems to have identified that this team has been able to cover up their weaknesses that have been visible since the start of the season.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Yes there have been great improvements in this Barca team for some time now and also a great deal of consistency in the way they have been playing and also grabbing points both at home and on the road which has also made them formidable as a team. But on the side athletico Madrid, I still can't stop wondering how they managed to oust inter Milan from the UCL with the kind of performance they put out there yesterday, against inter Milan they came all out, they took control, they show intensity as well as character until they got themselves back into the game but against Barcelona they played like a youth team, they couldn't even get a consolation goal, in my opinion i think this is one of their worst performance this season.

Barcelona's improving performance cannot be separated from Xavi Hernandez who was able to make a new breakthrough after previously getting unsatisfactory results. Gundogan was an important player in that match so they managed to beat Atletico Madrid with a big score. In that match, Xavi Hernandez was unable to lead the team after receiving a red card, but they managed to emerge victorious even though the coach was unable to give full instructions.

Atletico Madrid played well when they got rid of Inter Milan in the Champions League and when they faced Barcelona they didn't play as well as yesterday. I saw that Atletico Madrid lost their strategy when playing and they were unable to take advantage of the several opportunities they got when they had opportunities to score goals. Meanwhile, Barcelona did not waste opportunities when they had opportunities and Gundogan became a differentiator in the midfield so he was able to dominate the match.

[topbitcoin]

What are you saying here? Madrid are lucky in the competition because they only face Girona and not a big club like Barcelona? What kind of ridiculous thinking is this lol.

That doesn't mean Madrid are lucky but indeed Barcelona don't have the same strength to compete in La Liga because of their poor form at the start of the season and that doesn't mean it's lucky for Madrid because after all the game is the same it's just performance that makes the difference and it's the inability of other clubs in La Liga not Madrid's luck.

We know that this season until now Madrid is still the most productive and most consistent club until now so seeing conditions like this we must realize that the difference is very pronounced for La Liga but this is not a fortune for 1 club because competition is based on performance and if the club cannot make its performance good do not expect to be able to be and compete for trophies.

Where was Barcelona when Real Madrid and Girona was on the title race for 2 months or more. Barcelona just picked form, and that does not mean that anyone should start comparing the with Real Madrid that has being in form since the beginning of this season till date. I guess @Volgastallion just want to hype Barcelona when they have already reached their limit.

Real Madrid playing in the champions league will not change anything in their performance, and does not mean that they are ready to drop point for anyone, especially now that Barcelona is on the second position. They will always be in their best performance to see that they don't drop points no matter if the worse happen to the players.

Actually, it doesn't matter if you want to compare when looking at the current performance for Barcelona because they do have a positive trend and an increase in current performance, it's just that looking at the current conditions I don't really agree when saying Madrid is lucky because after all when the season starts all have the same opportunity and when competing in the top standings or the race for the trophy it certainly depends on the performance they have because in the end that is the initial benchmark considering that good performance starts the competition that occurs.

As for Girona, who did become one of the previous contenders, it happened because of their very good performance even at the beginning of the season they were much better than Barcelona and Atletico so they deserved to be in that position even though now we can see that their performance is slowly regressing and failing to compete in the end.
Now there is still a chance for Barcelona if they are able to maintain their positive trend but of course the competition occurs if Madrid lose some momentum and lose some matches.