La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[wmaurik]

Yes, it's true that Barcelona's improvement was a little late because they started to recover towards the end of the season where Real Madrid had widened the gap with Barcelona far enough that Barcelona lost the opportunity to overtake with a large point gap, at least Barcelona could maintain the runner up position so that Girona would not be taken over again, if Barcelona loses points again, Barcelona must take advantage of Girona's setback in maintaining its consistency and continuing to achieve victory after victory.

Barcelona will still face tough matches in the remainder of this season, especially the matches when they meet Real Madrid and also Girona. This means that Barcelona must be able to maintain points and create distance from Girona from now on because in the remaining matches, the Girona team itself will also try to continue winning in order to return to the runner-up position. And Barcelona must be able to prevent this, especially when the two of them meet again in a match this season.

[Sexylizzy2813]

A new talented youth player from Brazil, Endrick, who will move to Real Madrid in the summer, just scored his first goal for Brazil national team in a match with England at Wembley stadium.

A young talent that's over hyped and coupled with the fact that he's been linked to Madrid that's why we see so much talk about him, it may shock us that he won't even excel at Real Madrid that's if they sign him. The player Endrick is still young and that's where I have a problem with these young players, some of them try to impress the fans and the coach, with time you see them playing without the use of their head. The world is looking at him since Madrid have him in their radar and he should be himself whenever he's playing not to impress anybody.

[piebeyb]

Girona started the season with a very consistent performance, it is two months ago that they started declining in their performance, which I don't blame them for that. Because it is not easy for a club like them to start competing with Real Madrid and Barcelona on the trophy. However, I knew it that they will not be able to maintain their consistency till the end of the season.

Yes, it is clearly difficult for Girona to maintain their consistency in Laliga so it is not wrong if they have had bad results lately, in fact there are many clubs that play well at the start of the season but play badly at the end of the season, so for me this is not strange, but There is one club that has remained consistent from the start of the season until now, undefeated, namely Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, Xabi Alonso's team have really maintained their consistency since the start of the season and have not even been defeated this season.

But I don't want to differentiate the strengths between Leverkusen and Girona, but it's not easy to maintain that consistency until the end of the season. You have to be really smart in rotating players and placing players and even good strategies for each match, so that you can achieve satisfactory results, but Girona is already struggling enough. Until now, even though they may have difficulty winning the title this season, competing with Barcelona and Madrid is clearly very difficult, which is why Girona must maintain its position until the end of the season, at least finishing in the top four.

[Jody.Drummer]

Yes, it's true that Barcelona's improvement was a little late because they started to recover towards the end of the season where Real Madrid had widened the gap with Barcelona far enough that Barcelona lost the opportunity to overtake with a large point gap, at least Barcelona could maintain the runner up position so that Girona would not be taken over again, if Barcelona loses points again, Barcelona must take advantage of Girona's setback in maintaining its consistency and continuing to achieve victory after victory.

Barcelona will still face tough matches in the remainder of this season, especially the matches when they meet Real Madrid and also Girona. This means that Barcelona must be able to maintain points and create distance from Girona from now on because in the remaining matches, the Girona team itself will also try to continue winning in order to return to the runner-up position. And Barcelona must be able to prevent this, especially when the two of them meet again in a match this season.

Their distance from Real Madrid is 8 points, if they manage to win the El Clasico match then their gap will narrow to 5 points, but that is not an easy thing to do, because Real Madrid themselves will definitely try hard to be able to win the match entitled El the classico. Looking at the remaining matches, Real Madrid is actually not completely safe, which means they must always be able to win when competing in La Liga, because every unsatisfactory result they receive will make Barcelona closer.

It is true that Barcelona is a little late in improving their performance, because now it is approaching the end of the season and there are not many matches left, so that reduces their chances of catching Real Madrid. However, whatever the result, they must remain in their best performance, at least to maintain their position in second place in the standings. Xavi himself will definitely try to make all of this happen because ranking 2nd is the most likely thing considering that chasing Real Madrid is no longer an easy thing to do.

[Volgastallion]

Endircks is a super player, i see him playing in the important games for Libertadores, and when he enter he plays like he has 30 years old when he only had 16, now he have 17 years old and scores against a top national tema like England, i want to see that trident of brazilian in Real Madrid (Rodrigo Vinicius and Endrick) playing together.

[viananda2525]

Yes, it's true that Barcelona's improvement was a little late because they started to recover towards the end of the season where Real Madrid had widened the gap with Barcelona far enough that Barcelona lost the opportunity to overtake with a large point gap, at least Barcelona could maintain the runner up position so that Girona would not be taken over again, if Barcelona loses points again, Barcelona must take advantage of Girona's setback in maintaining its consistency and continuing to achieve victory after victory.

Barcelona will still face tough matches in the remainder of this season, especially the matches when they meet Real Madrid and also Girona. This means that Barcelona must be able to maintain points and create distance from Girona from now on because in the remaining matches, the Girona team itself will also try to continue winning in order to return to the runner-up position. And Barcelona must be able to prevent this, especially when the two of them meet again in a match this season.

Their distance from Real Madrid is 8 points, if they manage to win the El Clasico match then their gap will narrow to 5 points, but that is not an easy thing to do, because Real Madrid themselves will definitely try hard to be able to win the match entitled El the classico. Looking at the remaining matches, Real Madrid is actually not completely safe, which means they must always be able to win when competing in La Liga, because every unsatisfactory result they receive will make Barcelona closer.

It is true that Barcelona is a little late in improving their performance, because now it is approaching the end of the season and there are not many matches left, so that reduces their chances of catching Real Madrid. However, whatever the result, they must remain in their best performance, at least to maintain their position in second place in the standings. Xavi himself will definitely try to make all of this happen because ranking 2nd is the most likely thing considering that chasing Real Madrid is no longer an easy thing to do.

Barcelona will always strive to be the best, the problems that come repeatedly to the Catalan club seem never to be resolved so it has an impact on the club as a whole. This season, El Barca is not very stable, their performance is often not so consistent, so they are thrown out of competition with Real Madrid. However, now approaching the end of the season, the Blaugrana are bringing a glimmer of hope again due to their performance starting to improve, even though it is difficult to achieve points from their rivals, at least they will always try to get close, but in my opinion, if Xavi's troops can finish as runners-up, it will be quite extraordinary because Several things happened to the team which also resulted in Xavi's resignation as coach.

[FanEagle]

Since there is a break, I always consider that players who went to national team games may have a bit more issue considering they would be more tired, break doesn't help with better teams if the teams have players who go out and get tired. This is why I think the possibility that a smaller team, an underdog, could beat a better team, that is the most important part. I get that it is going to be a bit tough, but having this tough situation is normal and not going to end up with anything marginal.

I hope that people could see how that could be changed, and how that could make it work, but the reality is that we are going to face something normal with this situation without having any trouble at all. Hopefully we won't lose too much money.

[Palakka]

Barcelona will always strive to be the best, the problems that come repeatedly to the Catalan club seem never to be resolved so it has an impact on the club as a whole. This season, El Barca is not very stable, their performance is often not so consistent, so they are thrown out of competition with Real Madrid. However, now approaching the end of the season, the Blaugrana are bringing a glimmer of hope again due to their performance starting to improve, even though it is difficult to achieve points from their rivals, at least they will always try to get close, but in my opinion, if Xavi's troops can finish as runners-up, it will be quite extraordinary because Several things happened to the team which also resulted in Xavi's resignation as coach.

Financial problems are the beginning of Barcelona current decline, and even now they cannot overcome these problems even with the many solutions they have done, cutting the salaries of players, staff and even selling star players but still making the club's finances unstable, after the slump that exists in Barcelona, of course lucky for Barcelona because they still have former players who have been quite loyal so far For the club, I think Xavi has a very big service to Barcelona not only as a player but as a coach he is willing to leave a big salary in Arabia just to see Barcelona rise again.

But unfortunately Xavi's hard work at this time has not been able to lift Barcelona's performance to win the championship like his first season, Barcelona's poor performance is of course inevitable from the result of the small budget they have for player spending so far, and I think what you said is quite true because after all with Barcelona's conditions full of problems, of course the runner up position is an extraordinary achievement at the end of the season,  And even I think if Barcelona hadn't been coached by Xavi then maybe we not saw Barcelona in the big 4 at the moment.

[BITCOIN4X]

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The only way to threaten Barcelona is to restore their performance to what they did at the start of the season. Recently, Girona seemed to have lost their ability which made it difficult for them to win, Girona was only able to achieve three wins in eight matches, the remaining four losses and one draw. Barcelona which is starting to find its best performance, will continue to maintain its runner up position until the end of the season. I also feel pessimistic about Girona's ability in the second meeting which will be played at Girona headquarters. Barcelona performance continues to improve, making it difficult for Girona to win over Barcelona if their performance still not increasing.
The two point gap is still very possible for Girona to catch up, but with the conditions they have shown in the last eight matches, there is still a possibility that Barcelona will widen the gap between the two.

I think Girona is no longer a threat to Barcelona towards the end of the season, I mean it seems almost impossible for Barcelona to win the title even though mathematically it is still very possible. Real Madrid has an 8 point advantage over Barcelona and because Real Madrid's performance is quite consistent, the best thing for Barcelona to do is to forget about the title and focus on the Champions League ticket next season.

Girona is certainly not in a good trend at the moment, so Barcelona might be able to take advantage of that to win the match. There are no worries about how Barcelona can do as at the moment Barcelona no longer seems to be competing for the title but just doing their best to grab all the points available. But still, Barcelona will play to win instead of losing points.

[Xcode7]

I think Girona is no longer a threat to Barcelona towards the end of the season, I mean it seems almost impossible for Barcelona to win the title even though mathematically it is still very possible. Real Madrid has an 8 point advantage over Barcelona and because Real Madrid's performance is quite consistent, the best thing for Barcelona to do is to forget about the title and focus on the Champions League ticket next season.

Girona is certainly not in a good trend at the moment, so Barcelona might be able to take advantage of that to win the match. There are no worries about how Barcelona can do as at the moment Barcelona no longer seems to be competing for the title but just doing their best to grab all the points available. But still, Barcelona will play to win instead of losing points.

To be able to finish in the top 4 and get a ticket to the Champions League next season is very possible for Barcelona, in my opinion they will be able to finish in second place in the final standings.
In terms of performance, the Barcelona team has really improved now, but for the title competition it is too late because they are already very far behind Real Madrid and for the competition for 2nd place with Girona, I don't think it will be difficult for Barceona because the Girona team's performance has really dropped now.

[adultcrypto]

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.~

Atletico, even despite the decline, remains the favorite in the fight for the top 4, but this is not the level of advantage where we can be at least 60% confident in the outcome. 55% to 45% seems to me a more realistic balance of power.
As for Girona, judging by its recent games, it is now definitely no better than Atlético, Athletic, Barcelona. Girona feels confident only due to the reserve of points they created for themselves earlier. As for their prospects in the Champions League, I would not count on it since it is unknown what will happen in the summer and how many players from this squad will remain in Girona (and whether there will be serious acquisitions to replace the departed players + reinforcements).

It is looking like Atletico will have to fight so hard to win the 4th position against Atletic Bilbao. It may not be an easy run like you are suggesting and using past record at this time may be disappointing. The lost their last two matches to Barcelona and Cadiz when it was expected they would have at least won Cadiz. They are still playing the Champions league after defeating Inter Milan, this will be a major distraction to them. They will be facing Valencia in their next match and it is looking like they will lose the match because Valencia have a very strong home performance meanwhile Atletico have a terrible away record. If they continue losing poinst, how will they secure the fourth position? The road to the fourth position is more favorable to Atletic Bilbao than Atletico Madrid.

[imamusma]

I think Girona is no longer a threat to Barcelona towards the end of the season, I mean it seems almost impossible for Barcelona to win the title even though mathematically it is still very possible. Real Madrid has an 8 point advantage over Barcelona and because Real Madrid's performance is quite consistent, the best thing for Barcelona to do is to forget about the title and focus on the Champions League ticket next season.

Girona is certainly not in a good trend at the moment, so Barcelona might be able to take advantage of that to win the match. There are no worries about how Barcelona can do as at the moment Barcelona no longer seems to be competing for the title but just doing their best to grab all the points available. But still, Barcelona will play to win instead of losing points.

To be able to finish in the top 4 and get a ticket to the Champions League next season is very possible for Barcelona, in my opinion they will be able to finish in second place in the final standings.
In terms of performance, the Barcelona team has really improved now, but for the title competition it is too late because they are already very far behind Real Madrid and for the competition for 2nd place with Girona, I don't think it will be difficult for Barceona because the Girona team's performance has really dropped now.

It can be said that Barcelona will definitely be able to secure a ticket to the Champions League next season, Xavi squad will be able to finish in the top four of the standings. Meanwhile, Barcelona has fallen out of the race for trophies this season, the point difference with Real Madrid is already difficult to reduce with the number of matches decreasing. Barcelona will only compete to secure the runner-up position from chasing Girona, which I think they will be able to maintain until the end of the season.

Meanwhile, Girona, who is currently experiencing a decline in form, will try to stay in the top four, which is why I think Michel squad can win a ticket to the Champions League next season too. However, it is possible that they will be consistent again in the next matches and shift Barcelona position to second place in the standings. I predict that in the 30th week, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Girona will both be able to secure full points, so that the points gap that has formed will not change for the time being.

[hahay]

Since there is a break, I always consider that players who went to national team games may have a bit more issue considering they would be more tired, break doesn't help with better teams if the teams have players who go out and get tired. This is why I think the possibility that a smaller team, an underdog, could beat a better team, that is the most important part. I get that it is going to be a bit tough, but having this tough situation is normal and not going to end up with anything marginal.

I hope that people could see how that could be changed, and how that could make it work, but the reality is that we are going to face something normal with this situation without having any trouble at all. Hopefully we won't lose too much money.

Yes indeed, because mostly only the mainplayers in each club will play in their respective national teams. Therefore ,when they return to playing at their clubs in their respectiv eleagues, at least the players who have had the mostrest will be able to maximize the bad situation experienced by big teams because many of the main players are tired of playing in their nationalteams. Maybe, if it is related to fatigue problems, at least a quick and proper recovery can be carried out, but what gets worse is when the player not only experiences fatigue but also suffers an injury.

Obviously, if the situation is likethat, it will certainly have a negativeimpact on their position at their club which will also reduce their team's chances of winning . Therefore,in this situation, of course good and appropriate management is needed to overcome a schedule like this, of course so that the team's performance will remain stable even though they are tired of their schedule in their national team.

[Raflesia]

Madrid must know a good way to face Bilbao later but on the other hand they must also realize that for now Bilbao is one of the clubs that always troubles the big clubs.
In several matches this season for Bilbao when they face big clubs, they can always win or at least draw so this needs to be considered by Madrid even though in their first match this season Madrid won.
Playing at the Bernabeu will definitely be very beneficial for Madrid now but they also must not let their guard down at all with Bilbao's strong defense and fast counter-attacks that are sometimes on points.

Madrid must be able to minimize this so that they can still be consistent and get an advantage in the matches they play because even though the gap with other clubs in the competition now is still very far but still they cannot let their guard down even a little now if they really want to secure the title quickly.

Yeah, Bilbao's matches with some of the big clubs this season have been quite troublesome even they were able to hold Barcelona to a draw and won with a striking score against Atletico in the Copa del Rey semi-final some time ago but I feel that this situation will eventually be the same as when Girona managed to get positive results when meeting some big clubs but in the end surrendered at the hands of Madrid.

h2h Madrid in the last 5 matches against Bilbao 3 times Madrid won 1 draw and 1 defeat so in this case Madrid is clearly definitely very favorite although it is possible that Bilbao can strive for a draw and even win in today's match.
The important thing is that Madrid does not underestimate Bilbao because after all, if the match against a dark horse club like this is underestimated then this could backfire for Madrid.

Now it's just a matter of seeing how Ancelotti can make Madrid's schemes work as smoothly as before. Last week we saw how their 4-3-3 scheme because Jude was unavailable due to a red card went very well and it is possible that Madrid will use the same scheme in this week's match.

What to watch out for is Bilbao's quick counter-attacks which will definitely be very troublesome because seeing from what is done when Bilbao face some strong clubs in La Liga they tend to hold back and make quick counter-attacks that make their opponents troublesome. Madrid must be able to anticipate that and I'm pretty sure that Madrid will be able to do it.

[rahmad2nd]

The only way to threaten Barcelona is to restore their performance to what they did at the start of the season. Recently, Girona seemed to have lost their ability which made it difficult for them to win, Girona was only able to achieve three wins in eight matches, the remaining four losses and one draw. Barcelona which is starting to find its best performance, will continue to maintain its runner up position until the end of the season. I also feel pessimistic about Girona's ability in the second meeting which will be played at Girona headquarters. Barcelona performance continues to improve, making it difficult for Girona to win over Barcelona if their performance still not increasing.
The two point gap is still very possible for Girona to catch up, but with the conditions they have shown in the last eight matches, there is still a possibility that Barcelona will widen the gap between the two.

Barcelona should be able to maintain its ranking in 2nd place in the La Liga table, even though Xavi Hernandez's team cannot actually play its full starting eleven. however, referring to the matches they have played in the last few weeks, Barcelona is unbeaten either in La Liga or against Napoli in the last 16 of the Champions League. at least, Barcelona is currently not as bad as in previous matches, especially when the goalkeeper was still Inaki Pena.

On the other hand, Girona experienced a decline in performance and began to appear inconsistent. in the next match, Girona will play against Betis, then visit Atletico Madrid, Girona will also have a match against Barcelona. If Girona experiences inconsistent matches again, that means Atletico has the potential to move up to the top four in the La Liga standings. well, this competition has 9 matches remaining and if Girona slips again in their 3 matches, that will give Bilbao and Atletico an opportunity to overtake Michel's team in ranking. well, let's see which team will finish in the top four of La Liga apart from Real Madrid.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Yeah, Bilbao's matches with some of the big clubs this season have been quite troublesome even they were able to hold Barcelona to a draw and won with a striking score against Atletico in the Copa del Rey semi-final some time ago but I feel that this situation will eventually be the same as when Girona managed to get positive results when meeting some big clubs but in the end surrendered at the hands of Madrid.

h2h Madrid in the last 5 matches against Bilbao 3 times Madrid won 1 draw and 1 defeat so in this case Madrid is clearly definitely very favorite although it is possible that Bilbao can strive for a draw and even win in today's match.
The important thing is that Madrid does not underestimate Bilbao because after all, if the match against a dark horse club like this is underestimated then this could backfire for Madrid.

I think in this fight it seems that the situation will be different, first Real Madrid is safe at the top of the standings then Real Madrid will face Manchester City in the Champions League so there is a possibility that Real Madrid will play more carefully to avoid something that is not wanted we know that Real Madrid will definitely prioritize matches in the Champions League. On the other hand Bilbao is struggling to secure a place in the top 4 because Atletico Madrid also targets the same place so Bilbao must win or at least get 1 point.

On the consideration of some of these things I think this fight is rather difficult to predict, who knows Real Madrid play with the second player right? this means that the coach wants to make sure all the main players focus on the Champions League match and the fit conditions, because against Manchester City requires complete preparation including mentality.

I think with a long break there's no reason for Madrid to hold back in this match.
In terms of points, they are still very comfortable but that does not mean they have to let this match slip away because after all points must still be obtained.
As for when the problem of caution so that the players do not experience problems, especially injuries it will indeed be done its just that if in this match Madrid play safe and do not put any pressure I think it will be very unfortunate because after all in this match they are favorites considering playing home and have much better conditions than Bilbao in terms of players so there is no reason for them to hold back in the match later.

[Sakanwa]

Barcelona have really picked form of recent,and are pushing it hard to remain at the second position they are, although they know it won't be possible to meet up the points Real Madrid have already accumulated this season.They are in the quater finals of the champions league and would want to do everything possible to get to the semi final knowing fully well that the champions league trophy is the only thing they stand to achieve now,as Madrid are already on the verge of claiming the Lalliga Tittle after Barca won it from them last season.

[SUPERSAIAN]

For me, I think Barcelona will finish second in the La Liga table because Barcelona is consistent in all competitions now. Barcelona won against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League and also beat Athletico Madrid in the league. Barcelona's current form can guide them to win 80% of their remaining matches in La Liga, and they will not get a rival for the second position in the La Liga table.

Of course because the only club that was seriously competing with Barcelona has gone a bit weak in there performance which is Girona that is why if you check there points with Girona you will see the difference because if it was during the time Girona was still performing so good they would have been on the same points with Barcelona but right now with how improve Barcelona has been I don't think Girona can become a threat to them again unless they were unable to maintain there wining, so for now Barcelona has a very good chance of maintaining the second position till the end of the season.

The point difference between Barcelona and Girona in the league table is just two points in favor of Barcelona. If Girona were in form, they could have put pressure on Barcelona for the second position in the league table. Before Girona becomes consistent in the league, it will be too late for them to rival Barcelona for the second position in the league table.

Yeah that's the points I'm trying to make if Girona had been more consistent enough they would have been competing with Barcelona but right now I doubt if they can be able to come back to there normal performance they had during the beginning of the season because that's the only way they can become a threat to Barcelona but since they are not much in a good shape now Barcelona has taking the advantage to dominate the second position and like I already mentioned it will be very difficult for Barcelona to drop points because there target right now is the second position so they will try as much as possible to maintain it.

I am also doubtful about Girona, they lost their consistent progress at the beginning of the season, but if they accelerate again, this seems difficult to me, they can force Barcelona. Barcelona's goal is much more important and the biggest issue for the club is to stay there because they are in a lot of financial difficulties and will want to sell a few players at the end of the season.

Many clubs have taken action especially for Lamine Yamal. Will Barcelona keep this player in the team or send him a good offer? It all depends on the successes this season.

[LGD2Business]

Barcelona have really picked form of recent,and are pushing it hard to remain at the second position they are, although they know it won't be possible to meet up the points Real Madrid have already accumulated this season.They are in the quater finals of the champions league and would want to do everything possible to get to the semi final knowing fully well that the champions league trophy is the only thing they stand to achieve now,as Madrid are already on the verge of claiming the Lalliga Tittle after Barca won it from them last season.

You shouldn't be so confident, the point difference is only 8. If Real Madrid loses points in the upcoming matches against Athletic Bilbao or Mallorca, El Clasico may be more stressful. After 3 weeks, the score difference may be 2 instead of 8. Can you imagine the amount of pressure Real Madrid would feel in such a situation? There are still 9 weeks to play and a potential 27 points. I don't think Real Madrid can collect all these points. It's too early for them to celebrate. It should also be taken into account that Barca has been playing very well lately.

[borovichok]

The only way to threaten Barcelona is to restore their performance to what they did at the start of the season. Recently, Girona seemed to have lost their ability which made it difficult for them to win, Girona was only able to achieve three wins in eight matches, the remaining four losses and one draw. Barcelona which is starting to find its best performance, will continue to maintain its runner up position until the end of the season. I also feel pessimistic about Girona's ability in the second meeting which will be played at Girona headquarters. Barcelona performance continues to improve, making it difficult for Girona to win over Barcelona if their performance still not increasing.
The two point gap is still very possible for Girona to catch up, but with the conditions they have shown in the last eight matches, there is still a possibility that Barcelona will widen the gap between the two.

Real Madrid is the center points for winning crucial matches, they don't hold back whenever they spot an opportunity to levelled or top their opponents. That's the good side of Real Madrid, always pinning down essential winnings against their opposition. However I'm confused based on the performance and statistical data of these elite teams this season, they've been up and running this season but few of them have failed to gather their pieces and geared up as a formidable team.

Girona trails Barcelona by a few points, which is incredibly surprising given that Girona has been exceptional in matches from the season's beginning; what has happened to them recently? Their performance has plummeted, and they could be struggling to win matches. Barcelona will continue to fight for essential victories; it is not conceivable, but they are more determined to achieve a significant position this season. When he has an excellent squad at his disposal, Xavi Hernandez can become extremely at ease. Barcelona is a probable contender for the La Liga title this season. They have everything to persuade Real Madrid in the long run, but what is preventing them from attaining their maximum potential?