La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[shinratensei_]

Las Palmas and Cadiz are not tough opponents for Barcelona so I think that Xavi not being able to accompany the team during these two matches will not have a big impact, now Brcelona is in top form with high self-confidence and this will make it easier for them when they meet tough opponents. the quality is still below them.
Xavi will only be able to accompany the team during the E Clasicco, this will be very interesting.

Barcelona has fallen so bad

Financially, YES. If it's about the competition to get la liga trophy and it's not yet. Xavi has used his special skill to push barcelona exceeds their limitations. In result, barcelona's performance was always so amazing lately. Anything can change in matter of weeks.

Things will be worsening for barcelona next season. Club has no money to buy the new player.  

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[execijutiere]

In 1 week the leagues will start again.When I look at the matches to be played in the next match week, I see that 2-3 matches are important.One of them is of course the match between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.Athletic Bilbao has been playing good football this season and we have to say that they are in a good position in the league.Athletic Bilbao needs at least a draw in such tough away matches to avoid giving up the 4th place. I don't know if they can beat Real Madrid, but as Real Madrid have a Champions League clash with City later in the week, Real Madrid might have a chance to rotate for this game, as they are in a more comfortable position in the league at the moment, their opponents don't have the chance to rotate much, so Real Madrid will want to rest a few players for the City game, considering that City will have a full squad on the pitch.

[slapper]

Barcelona will fall even more because the fans seem to believe that only them are entitled to good performance. How many coaches can perform the magic Xavi did with that poor squad ?
Young players, injury laden squad and little to 0 squad depth, yet the fans have ousted the coach with so many pressures on and off the pitch.
Success is not built in a year, if Barcelona don’t retrace their steps; they are going to be on the Manchester United Dilemma in couple of years to come

If Barcelona can't hire a better coach than Xavi Hernández, I also think that Barcelona will fall even worse. It is normal if the fans want to see a better performance of Barcelona, but the club management who has the responsibility of handling everything. The club management should make a positive statement about Xavi Hernández, they must defend him. But what we see in the reality? Instead of defending Xavi, the club management lets him go. It is a very worse thing to do by Barcelona club management.  

Yeah, actually this team is not in a good condition. They have lack of experienced players, too many young players, and have a problem with financial. I can understand if Xavi is difficult to get a trophy for this club. Now, Xavi also may feel tired, he may be successful in his next club.



Source: marca.com

I hate seeing the club like way. Xavi leaving feels odd after he won a title last season despite financial issues and roster changes. He left, which says a lot. He didn't have the assistance he needed to sign the players he needed to compete with Real Madrid, which is continuously adding players

This Arteta rumor has me pondering. His style may fit Barca's, but if the money problems and poor management persist, will he hit the same walls Xavi did? That's my question. Can Arteta (or anybody else) handle this better? Is something severely wrong that must be repaired before any management gets a chance?

[Mayor of ogba]

Las Palmas and Cadiz are not tough opponents for Barcelona so I think that Xavi not being able to accompany the team during these two matches will not have a big impact, now Brcelona is in top form with high self-confidence and this will make it easier for them when they meet tough opponents. the quality is still below them.
Xavi will only be able to accompany the team during the E Clasicco, this will be very interesting.

Barcelona has fallen so bad

Financially, YES. If it's about the competition to get la liga trophy and it's not yet. Xavi has used his special skill to push barcelona exceeds their limitations. In result, barcelona's performance was always so amazing lately. Anything can change in matter of weeks.

Things will be worsening for barcelona next season. Club has no money to buy the new player.  

With the Barcelona financial issue, La Liga will not be competitive again because Barcelona will not have enough money to boost their squad to challenge Real Madrid for the La Liga title in the coming years. Barcelona might even sell some of their quality players to increase money. Real Madrid will keep on winning the La Liga title until Barcelona is capable of buying quality players that will rival Real Madrid for the title.

[rendravolt]

Barcelona will fall even more because the fans seem to believe that only them are entitled to good performance. How many coaches can perform the magic Xavi did with that poor squad ?
Young players, injury laden squad and little to 0 squad depth, yet the fans have ousted the coach with so many pressures on and off the pitch.
Success is not built in a year, if Barcelona don’t retrace their steps; they are going to be on the Manchester United Dilemma in couple of years to come

If Barcelona can't hire a better coach than Xavi Hernández, I also think that Barcelona will fall even worse. It is normal if the fans want to see a better performance of Barcelona, but the club management who has the responsibility of handling everything. The club management should make a positive statement about Xavi Hernández, they must defend him. But what we see in the reality? Instead of defending Xavi, the club management lets him go. It is a very worse thing to do by Barcelona club management.  

Yeah, actually this team is not in a good condition. They have lack of experienced players, too many young players, and have a problem with financial. I can understand if Xavi is difficult to get a trophy for this club. Now, Xavi also may feel tired, he may be successful in his next club.



Source: marca.com

I hate seeing the club like way. Xavi leaving feels odd after he won a title last season despite financial issues and roster changes. He left, which says a lot. He didn't have the assistance he needed to sign the players he needed to compete with Real Madrid, which is continuously adding players

This Arteta rumor has me pondering. His style may fit Barca's, but if the money problems and poor management persist, will he hit the same walls Xavi did? That's my question. Can Arteta (or anybody else) handle this better? Is something severely wrong that must be repaired before any management gets a chance?

I don't think Arteta will be able to handle this team in its current state. I mean, Arteta makes it so easy to choose his target players at Arsenal that this can help him build the ideal squad he wants. Meanwhile, if he goes to Barcelona then he will also feel frustrated like what Xavi experienced. It's not easy to build a good squad if the club's finances are strained and Barcelona is still dying without any new recruits that would allow this team to compete with teams like Real Madrid.

I also wonder why Barcelona doesn't dare to cut salaries or just let De Jong go considering he is the one with the biggest salary at the club. De Jong earns around 750k euros per week and that is a large amount of salary for a player whose team is in financial decline. If Barcelona let him go, even though they won't have a player as good as him, they can buy a player with similar performance with the money from the sale of De Jong. Moreover, I'm pretty sure there are several teams who want to recruit De Jong for a large transfer fee, especially Manchester United, who have wanted to sign him for so long.

[Leviathan.007]

Just wait until he returns to Atlético Madrid, and felix will always be blamed by the fans caused by many atletico fans were hatred him. There will be no spot available for Felix next season in barcelona because Barcelona is not interested in extending his contract due to the his horrible performance, which makes sense if the terror for Felix continues. Barcelona has sent some signals indicating that the club is unwilling to keep Felix for much longer and this will be real as barcelona was not even interesting to put him as a priority players that must be extended for the next season. 
Felix's performance in Barcelona was so average and even Fermin is far superior to him. Even Lamine Yamal has been getting a lot of attention from viewers rather than him too. Felix has not performed well at Barcelona, and it is completely understandable that he will be released soon consider it's not even worthy to extend him.
Only time will tell what Felix's fate will be in Barcelona after the club decides not to extend his contract. There will always be speculations, but I don't see it happening right now.

ATM fans will always hate Felix for his past problems and Felix return to ATM will definitely make the player depressed, but in fact ATM is also confused when they want to sell to another team, of course they will only offer a low price because Felix doesn't have any outstanding achievements.
TBH, I'm not saying he didn't have a good contribution with Barcelona, but at the start of last season, Felix made a pretty good contribution, but after that his performance dropped drastically, almost having difficulty giving the best score in every match.
Indeed, currently Barcelona has no intention of extending the loan period with ATM on the grounds that Barcelona will try to find another player to replace his position with a much better performance quality.
but we'll see after this season ends whether Barcelona is able to get a replacement player who has better talent or if not they will just keep Felix.

João Félix is not like the João Félix we know before. His performance decreased a lot and his not performing well anymore. Maybe João Félix made a mistake when he had a bad performance in Atletico Madrid and was forced to let him leave the team for Barcelona. However, João Félix liked to play for Barcelona but this damaged him.
João Félix was the most expecnsive palyer in Atletico Madrid.
Back in 2021, João Félix worthed around 100 million euros, but now this player is playing on loan at Barcelona with the price of 30 million euros and he couldn't have the good performance we saw from him before.


 

[Strongkored]

With the Barcelona financial issue, La Liga will not be competitive again because Barcelona will not have enough money to boost their squad to challenge Real Madrid for the La Liga title in the coming years. Barcelona might even sell some of their quality players to increase money. Real Madrid will keep on winning the La Liga title until Barcelona is capable of buying quality players that will rival Real Madrid for the title.

The financial problems faced by Barcelona have been going on for a long time and it has made it difficult for this big club to compete in Laliga, even though last season they managed to become champions but in fact they are still in financial difficulties, and this season they are still competing in the top four but not as competitive as last season then because it was difficult to catch Real Madrid.
It is rumored that Barcelona will sell some of their players, but I think that is just their strategy if they want to make changes to their line-up for next season so they can perform more optimally, for example, their current striker is quite old which of course next season his performance could decline due to age and getting the younger one is a permanent option and can be done if they has the money from selling some of his current players who are not playing too well at the club.

[Velvet78]

Financially, YES. If it's about the competition to get la liga trophy and it's not yet. Xavi has used his special skill to push barcelona exceeds their limitations. In result, barcelona's performance was always so amazing lately. Anything can change in matter of weeks.

Things will be worsening for barcelona next season. Club has no money to buy the new player.  

When it comes to finances Barcelona have really had tough days but they would leave these days behind sooner or later. Their main problem has been with the league FFP rules recently.

Barcelona aren't having a very successful season which is a truth. The point losses they made earlier caused them to fall from the title race very quickly. Now the gap is eight points while we are in last nine weeks of the season. Real Madrid just need to make a terrible mistake from now on to let Barcelona jump in the race again. I don't expect that to happen. I'm just curious about who they will bring in Xavi's place after his announcement to leave.

[tusandii]

With the Barcelona financial issue, La Liga will not be competitive again because Barcelona will not have enough money to boost their squad to challenge Real Madrid for the La Liga title in the coming years. Barcelona might even sell some of their quality players to increase money. Real Madrid will keep on winning the La Liga title until Barcelona is capable of buying quality players that will rival Real Madrid for the title.

The financial problems faced by Barcelona have been going on for a long time and it has made it difficult for this big club to compete in Laliga, even though last season they managed to become champions but in fact they are still in financial difficulties, and this season they are still competing in the top four but not as competitive as last season then because it was difficult to catch Real Madrid.
It is rumored that Barcelona will sell some of their players, but I think that is just their strategy if they want to make changes to their line-up for next season so they can perform more optimally, for example, their current striker is quite old which of course next season his performance could decline due to age and getting the younger one is a permanent option and can be done if they has the money from selling some of his current players who are not playing too well at the club.

In fact, it makes more sense to make changes to the attack line by selling older players and bringing in younger players, but the problem depends on Barcelona management whether to keep Xavi.
If Xavi is retained in the next season there will definitely be changes to the attack line because Xavi really understands that Barcelona has a weak attack line and needs major changes to the attack line.
But if xavi is fired at the end of this season, I am sure that there will be no changes because the new coach will need to observe how the players perform and will replace players who are no longer productive.
I hope Xavi stays and makes big changes to the attack line to win the title next season to get even with Real madrid.

Or maybe if Barcelona's management really wants their club to remain in good condition, at least sell players who really don't have good performance anymore and choose to get young players to get investment in very valuable players, but if Barca's management just continues to rely on free players from the transfer market, it seems like it will it's a little difficult because in the end the only players who have free transfer status are players who definitely have problems, such as old players or like Felix who has problems with Atletico Madrid fans.
It looks like Barcelona could try to be patient in developing young players who will become high quality players but this all depends on Barcelona's management.

[KTChampions]

On the one hand, I’m ready to believe that Lewandowski’s motivation decreased because once he got to Barcelona, he clearly felt that this was not a transition up, but definitely a downward one (Lewandowski became very familiar with the Europa League and lost the habit of playing in the Champions League playoffs while playing in Barcelona haha), but after all, the change of situation should have had a positive effect on him. Most likely it’s a matter of age - he is actually 35.5 years old and this is the age when most football players have already finished playing football. Miracles rarely happen (Ronaldo), so it should not be surprising that Lewandowski, having worse physical capabilities, also has worse motivation.

Its difficult when talking about age for a professional player because in the later ages it is possible for them to find it increasingly difficult to maintain their performance except for a few people who can still be stable like Ronaldo or Modric in Madrid and even then it is rare because very few players in old age can maintain their productivity in terms of performance.
This is one of the problems that cannot be avoided and I think Barcelona knew that but did not think too much beforehand so the purchase of Lewa at that time was immediately made even though the price was quite expensive .
This season his performance has decreased greatly and indeed we also cannot force it for players of Lewa age at this time and what Barcelona can do is force other younger players to play an active role. Its just that for next season it looks like they have to prepare for all possibilities because with the current conditions forcing Lewandowski back is not a wise choice even though it can still be done because of their current financial limitations.

It seems to me that the best solution for Barcelona is to sell Lewandowski to Saudi Arabia in the summer. Firstly, this will allow Barcelona to earn some extra money, and secondly, it will open a window of opportunity for progress (Lewandowski has no prospects, it is clear that in 2-3 years he will simply end his career, so why build the game around him). But now the situation is complicated by the fact that Xavi’s status has suddenly become unclear and there is a possibility that he will remain at the club for another season. It seems to me that in such conditions, not many good players will dare to take a risk and move to Barcelona at a time when it is completely unclear how this club will develop further.

[mammusu]

Barcelona aren't having a very successful season which is a truth. The point losses they made earlier caused them to fall from the title race very quickly. Now the gap is eight points while we are in last nine weeks of the season. Real Madrid just need to make a terrible mistake from now on to let Barcelona jump in the race again. I don't expect that to happen. I'm just curious about who they will bring in Xavi's place after his announcement to leave.

It would be very surprising if Real Madrid had to make a big mistake that would open up opportunities for their rivals to continue competing with them until the end of the season. The reason is that with the range of points they have now, they should be able to focus more on each match so that they can always secure 3 points from the matches they play. They cannot afford to make any mistakes that will cost them points, my draw will keep them closer to their rivals this season.

Ancelotti must be able to ensure that his current team can always perform optimally in every match. Every match towards the end of this season is a very decisive match, and they must be able to win the title as soon as possible, so they can relax more. The reason is that they also have a very difficult match in the Champions League, where they have to face Manchester City in the quarter-finals. It won't be easy for them to beat Manchester City, they even have a smaller chance than their opponents in the Champions League.

[wakier]

Indeed, if you look at the remaining matches, unfortunately Girona still has a lot to experience or face quite strong opponents. And it won't be easy for Girona to face them. Moreover, there are indeed several strong clubs. So, Girona must always be optimal when playing against lower middle clubs so that their steaks can get full points from these clubs. And this once again, will always be a challenge for Girona.

Girona is no longer as strong as it was at the start of the season, now they have to fight as hard as they can to maintain 3rd position so they don't get shifted again by the teams below them, and to maintain 3rd position they have to win and not lose points, Girona has lost a lot of points recently. So don't let this continue to happen because position in the top 3 is threatened by the teams below it. If Girona has difficulty winning when facing big teams, at least they have to maximize their draw at least to increase their total points, but Girona must get 3 points when facing teams in the middle of the table.

[LUCKMCFLY]

It seems to me on the contrary, Atlético’s chances of reaching the top 4 are falling due to the fact that they have a good position in the Champions League. If they can beat Dortmund, then on the way to the final one of the pair PSG - Barcelona will be waiting for them (this is much better than Real, Bayern, City or Arsenal as in the second branch to the final). Maybe it will turn out that they will give all their strength (due to motivation) in the Champions League and lose points in La Liga. I wouldn’t be surprised if they lose the head-to-head match to Athletic and worsen their situation.

That's not a reason in my opinion because even though the Atletico Madrid team will still fight for a top 4 position so that they can still get a ticket to the Champions League next season, if they hope to win the Champion League title this season I think it is very difficult.
In fact, teams that are focused on the European stage make the team's mentality and confidence better when facing matches in La Liga, especially if they have the same motivation.
So in my opinion Atletico Madrid's chances of finishing in the top 4 are still quite wide open, now Atletico Madrid is only 1 point different from the 4th ranked team and with 9 more matches left in this season their chances are very wide open.

Nope. A team that fights in European competitions usually loses its results in the national championship; this is a common pattern for everyone, both for top clubs and for lucky “newcomers” on the European arena. Even with good squad depth, it is difficult to compete equally well on all fronts.
As for Atlético, what do you think about what all the players are thinking about - that before reaching the Champions League final they only have to beat Dortmund, and then either PSG or Barcelona, which looks very realistic, or about how they will play with Villarreal and Alaves?  

Well, it cannot be denied that he has a good chance of finishing in the top 4, because he is one point behind Bilbao, although it is possible, he may stay there, but of course now the fights between Bilbao are getting tough. nothing more and he is less with Madrid, it could be March 31, a very tough game, so you can see that it is not so easy for him, now I totally agree with what he says, in fact to be honest, I don't I was hoping to see Atlético in the UCL, the truth is that they are there by pure luck, for me they will not get past Dortmund, however the possibilities are open.

But the team that I see as the most solid is Girona and it will be interesting to see it in the next UCL, so this can cause many things, the first thing must be done so that this team emphasizes the difference with the others, I see Bilbao as very difficult to qualify , but if at least they get a draw with Madrid, well that's not bad, they can do it, and if Atlético loses, well it's more profit for Bilbao.

Carlo Ancelotti: 'Eder Militao, Thibaut Courtois could return against Athletic Bilbao'

The duo picked up ACL injuries last August, with Militao suffering his setback during the team's opening match of the new La Liga campaign, while Courtois's problem occurred in training in the build-up to the new season.

Initially, it had been thought that both would miss the entire season, but the pair have stepped up their recoveries in recent months, and Ancelotti has revealed that returns for the key duo could occur against Athletic in Spain's top flight after the international break.

Real Madrid will be bidding to make it successive wins in La Liga when they head to Osasuna on Saturday afternoon.

Los Blancos are top of the La Liga table, seven points clear of second-placed Girona and eight ahead of an in-form Barcelona in third position.

Source: https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/real-madrid/injury-news/news/ancelotti-militao-courtois-could-return-against-athletic_539076.html?newsnow

There was a loss for Xavi because he got 2 yellow cards against Atlhetico Madrid. This allowed Xavi to miss 3 matches. Against Las Palmas, Cadiz and Real Madrid. A disadvantage, because at the moment Barcelona is in improved form. They haven't lost after playing Villareal.

What happen to Barcelona this season? Really a surprise to see them not able to maintain the credible moves of last season when they lifted the La Liga title. The current form of Barcelona is in doubt, even the supporters doesn't have believe for the club, they can't meet up the firing performance of Real Madrid this season, underperfoming actions whenever they meet Los Blancos who are absolutely striving for great results.

Barcelona will continue to figure out solid path for winning because this season gave been a terrible one for them more specifically in La Liga matches. What are you pointing out? Xavi Hernandez will always climbed the edge of his team despite his absence towards upcoming matches. Xavi Hernandez issued a red card by the referee and this is bad news for the team, the players will guided by the assistant coaches, atleast they sits in position to provide aides for the progress of the club.

Xavi protested too loudly to the referee and in the end he was sent off in last week's match. I hope that Barcelona will not experience problems when Xavi is not accompanied and the assistant coach is expected to be able to do his temporary job well. It's not easy when the competition is getting tougher, especially with Girona, Barcelona has to face this and I'm pretty sure it won't be a problem. The important thing is that team unity does not decrease and that is what they must maintain.

Well things can be very different when it comes to the coach not being there with the team, and it is a fundamental lack, but if the strategies are already made, the only thing Xavi has to do is communicate with the 2nd coach and that's it, but I don't See it as something serious, the only thing that happened is that the pressure and stress that It's nothing out of the ordinary, the bad thing is that he will miss the game against Real Madrid, the classic of classics.

Now, what they have to concentrate on is winning, Barcelona has lost many points, they haven't done things very well and that has hurt them a lot, so the desire to try to fix things can produce all these kinds of things in them. .

Luis Enrique says seven Barcelona players would start for his Paris Saint-Germain side

Barcelona legend and current manager of Paris Saint-Germain Luis Enrique became an internet sensation in the 2022 World Cup when he decided to join Twitch and do some streaming, answering questions from fans with extraordinary charisma and sense of humor and making some big news every time he was on.

Lucho decided to return to Twitch this week to kill some time during the international break, and he naturally answered plenty of questions about the upcoming Champions League quarter-final tie between his PSG side and Barcelona, who won their last European Cup with Enrique as manager nine years ago.

Source: https://www.barcablaugranes.com/barcelona-uefa-champions-league/2024/3/22/24108717/luis-enrique-seven-barcelona-players-would-start-paris-saint-germain-ahead-champions-league-clash

[hahay]

Barcelona has fallen so bad

Barcelona will fall even more because the fans seem to believe that only them are entitled to good performance. How many coaches can perform the magic Xavi did with that poor squad ?

Young players, injury laden squad and little to 0 squad depth, yet the fans have ousted the coach with so many pressures on and off the pitch.

Success is not built in a year, if Barcelona don’t retrace their steps; they are going to be on the Manchester United Dilemma in couple of years to come

In fact, Real Madrid is also a team that lost points, but Barcelona could not take advantage of these opportunities and get closer to its opponent. They also do not have a player squad that can win every match.
I think it is a good thing that Barcelona is in second place in the league, even though there are so few players and they have not been able to achieve success in the past seasons. We have a little more time until the end of the season, it is not impossible for them to catch Real Madrid, but it is very difficult. Of course, Girona can also surpass them

But the truth is, Barcelona still looks fine even though this season Barcelona doesn't seem to be getting any trophies. Also, I think comparing Barcelona to Manchester United is inappropriate because after all, Barcelona crumbled because of financial deterioration, but about Manchester United crumbling but at the sametime Manchester United still has good finances. Therefore, comparing the decline in performance and financial factors between Barcelona and Manchester United is not very appropriate.

After all, even though Barcelona experienced a decline in performance and poor finances, but in fact Barcelona also still always qualified for European competitions, both the Europa League and the Champions League even though they did not win the title, but obviously Barcelona was still better than Manchester United. The point is, as long as Barcelona can still finish in the top four even if they don't win the trophy, at least that result is still good for Barcelona during the bad situation the club is experiencing.

[Frankolala]

Financially, YES. If it's about the competition to get la liga trophy and it's not yet. Xavi has used his special skill to push barcelona exceeds their limitations. In result, barcelona's performance was always so amazing lately. Anything can change in matter of weeks.

Things will be worsening for barcelona next season. Club has no money to buy the new player.  

When it comes to finances Barcelona have really had tough days but they would leave these days behind sooner or later. Their main problem has been with the league FFP rules recently.

Barcelona aren't having a very successful season which is a truth. The point losses they made earlier caused them to fall from the title race very quickly. Now the gap is eight points while we are in last nine weeks of the season. Real Madrid just need to make a terrible mistake from now on to let Barcelona jump in the race again. I don't expect that to happen. I'm just curious about who they will bring in Xavi's place after his announcement to leave.

Why are you feeling for Barcelona. The fact is that this season is not for them, and that was why they faced difficult times in the beginning of the season to help Real Madrid triumph over them. This is how it happens when it is not your season to shine, a lot of setbacks will occur.

It is just a wish, I know. I don't have the guarantee that Barcelona will be able to win all the rest of their 9 matches without losing anyone or draw any. Same with Real Madrid, so you see it. It is not just that only Barcelona will keep winning, then how did Real Madrid get to the top of the table. Is like you have forgotten who Real Madrid are. This was exactly how Barcelona excelled last season from the beginning of the season to the end and won the league. This is Real Madrid season, so accept it.

[barisbilgili]

But the truth is, Barcelona still looks fine even though this season Barcelona doesn't seem to be getting any trophies. Also, I think comparing Barcelona to Manchester United is inappropriate because after all, Barcelona crumbled because of financial deterioration, but about Manchester United crumbling but at the sametime Manchester United still has good finances. Therefore, comparing the decline in performance and financial factors between Barcelona and Manchester United is not very appropriate.

After all, even though Barcelona experienced a decline in performance and poor finances, but in fact Barcelona also still always qualified for European competitions, both the Europa League and the Champions League even though they did not win the title, but obviously Barcelona was still better than Manchester United. The point is, as long as Barcelona can still finish in the top four even if they don't win the trophy, at least that result is still good for Barcelona during the bad situation the club is experiencing.

I don't think that's the case anymore, Barcelona this season is no better than last season, which means they failed, whatever problems they are facing, they have increased progress every season, but that's not the case for Barcelona.
Barcelona is only performing well now, at the start of the season their performance was quite bad so they are far behind in the race for the La Liga title this season.

There is no need to compare Barcelona with Manchester United because a team as big as Barcelona should be able to recover from its downturn in a short time, currently they have been in decline for several seasons.

[red4slash]

Its difficult when talking about age for a professional player because in the later ages it is possible for them to find it increasingly difficult to maintain their performance except for a few people who can still be stable like Ronaldo or Modric in Madrid and even then it is rare because very few players in old age can maintain their productivity in terms of performance.
This is one of the problems that cannot be avoided and I think Barcelona knew that but did not think too much beforehand so the purchase of Lewa at that time was immediately made even though the price was quite expensive .
This season his performance has decreased greatly and indeed we also cannot force it for players of Lewa age at this time and what Barcelona can do is force other younger players to play an active role. Its just that for next season it looks like they have to prepare for all possibilities because with the current conditions forcing Lewandowski back is not a wise choice even though it can still be done because of their current financial limitations.

It seems to me that the best solution for Barcelona is to sell Lewandowski to Saudi Arabia in the summer. Firstly, this will allow Barcelona to earn some extra money, and secondly, it will open a window of opportunity for progress (Lewandowski has no prospects, it is clear that in 2-3 years he will simply end his career, so why build the game around him). But now the situation is complicated by the fact that Xavi’s status has suddenly become unclear and there is a possibility that he will remain at the club for another season. It seems to me that in such conditions, not many good players will dare to take a risk and move to Barcelona at a time when it is completely unclear how this club will develop further.

That is the best possibility if it does happen because apart from the return money they will get this can also benefit Lewa in his old age before actually retiring from professional athletes because how can it also be an option so that Barcelona can bring in players by buying the money from the sale of Lewa and regenerating players for the squad.

It's just that there are no specific rumours about this because after all, with the prestige and performance of Lewa who is still very capable for SPL it should be enough.
But for Barcelona it is also not completely comfortable because for next season it must definitely need an overhaul with the conditions that are happening now.
The positions left by Joao Felix and Cancelo can still be filled by Balde and Ferran but surely that is not enough because they have to look for other options which of course this is not easy with the financial conditions they have now.

[Majestic-milf]

It would be very surprising if Real Madrid had to make a big mistake that would open up opportunities for their rivals to continue competing with them until the end of the season. The reason is that with the range of points they have now, they should be able to focus more on each match so that they can always secure 3 points from the matches they play. They cannot afford to make any mistakes that will cost them points, my draw will keep them closer to their rivals this season.

Ancelotti must be able to ensure that his current team can always perform optimally in every match. Every match towards the end of this season is a very decisive match, and they must be able to win the title as soon as possible, so they can relax more. The reason is that they also have a very difficult match in the Champions League, where they have to face Manchester City in the quarter-finals. It won't be easy for them to beat Manchester City, they even have a smaller chance than their opponents in the Champions League.

What you said might happen in this stage of this campaign with them coming back from the international break and getting prepared for the champions league is something that can happen that's dropping points. In as much as Madrid are topping the league with many people thinking or have predicted that Madrid are champions already an upset might happen, like Madrid not only opening a way but dropping more points, starting with there first game after the international break.
 They might lose like 3 games or draw them for either Barcelona or Girona to take there spot on the log, it can happen especially when the break is over you see bigger teams messing up, it's expected.
 Fatigue will hit on players and when that happens there performance won't be as expected and you'd agree with me that Madrid have so many injury prone players in there first team so if that happens it will affect the team and I even see them being desperate in getting a win in any encounter in the reminder part of the season.

[Oneandpure]

When it comes to finances Barcelona have really had tough days but they would leave these days behind sooner or later. Their main problem has been with the league FFP rules recently.

Barcelona aren't having a very successful season which is a truth. The point losses they made earlier caused them to fall from the title race very quickly. Now the gap is eight points while we are in last nine weeks of the season. Real Madrid just need to make a terrible mistake from now on to let Barcelona jump in the race again. I don't expect that to happen. I'm just curious about who they will bring in Xavi's place after his announcement to leave.

Barcelona still has match left against Real Madrid on games week 32, its bigger opportunity for Barcelona close the gap become 5 points remaining but its not easily have to face Madrid on their home. Madrid have consistent their performance on every matches left, next match Athletic Bilbao is most difficult team and Carlo Ancelotti must win the match if want secure their top position standings.

Barcelona has difficult matches left, not only facing Real Madrid but also will face Girona got loss on the first half season but they are on confidence performance can take all three points left after success qualifying in Champion League quarter final.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Source: 365scores

In last five matches, Barcelona have best performances amongst clubs in top four of La Liga. This good form recently helps Barcelona to jump to the second position and take it over from Girona.

In the last few matches we have seen good performances from Barcelona players. Especially I would say the young players of Barcelona were able to perform very well. And that's why we've seen good performances from Barcelona in both La Liga and the Champions League. But despite regaining second place in the table, Barcelona have no chance of going to the top of the table.

Personally I don't think it's possible for Girona to finish second in the table. And if Girona can't improve their performance, it's challenging for the team to qualify for the Champions League.
In the last few matches we have seen the performance of Girona very erratic and unstable. This team failed to play consistently well. The team's performance in both defense and attack has been erratic. And that's why I think Girona's performance is very unlikely to stabilize again this season.

I agree with you. Girona surprisingly managed to maintain their good form even after the first half of season but last month, their performances dropped a lot. Hence they dropped many points and it together with good form from Barcelona, costs them a second position. With Girona, it's not strange if they will fail to reclaim their best performances in last matches of La Liga. They will nearly not able to get a second position back and a more realistic target and task of Girona, is secure their third and even fourth position when La Liga ends.

Since the defeat against Real Madrid, we have seen the erratic performance of Girona players. Perhaps after the defeat against Madrid, Girona's chances of winning the title were over, and because of this, Girona's players lost confidence. Other than that I can't find any other reason. In case of any changes in Girona's squad, the match strategy remains the same. However, Girona's overall performance is poor. If the players are confident, maybe we will see a good performance from Girona again.