La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Blitzboy]

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.

With Endrick, Real Madrid have another player from Brazil to build up their Galaticos 3.0 and they even started it seasons ago with Vini Jr. and Rodrygo. Two years since World Cup 2022, Endrick has more time to grow up and sharpen his skills in Brazil and now it's time for him to debut his career in Europe with Real Madrid.

With his height, Endrick will not likely suited at the striker position and he will have to player like a forward or at swings like Rodrygo and Vini. Jr. With a transfer of Mbappe from PSG, according to rumor, Endrick will not be given a position in Real Madrid squad immediately after moving there.

The player again shows recent problem in Brazil, they don't lack of midfielders and attacking players but no longer grow up good strikers recent years. In Premier League, they have G. Jesus and Martinelli but they are not classic strikers too.

Hey everyone, Endrick's goal for Brazil? Absolutely amazing. Dont doubt it - I know ability, and this kid has it. Headlining at Wembley is a huge accomplishment. You can be sure that the similarities to Ronaldo are fair. This kid will become a star. From Palmeiras to Real Madrid, thats the path of a winner. They dont sign anyone.

His job at Real is all about growth. He can play as a scorer or a midfielder. Thats great. Its necessary in modern sports. Pair him up with Vini Jr. or Rodrygo? Very dangerous. Even if Mbappe doesnt play, Endrick will find his place. I promise we'll see him shine. And just think: Brazil's whole attack is changing to fit him. Its an exciting time for the beautiful game.

[topbitcoin]

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 canno't be denied that for 3 clubs that have become subscriptions to the potential to remain in the Champions League zone it is indeed very open no matter how bad the performance is at the beginning of the season or mid-season but when it comes to the end of the season everything is always in a good situation and they can always secure the top 4 at the end of the season.
As for Girona now they are starting to experience problems after a very impressive start to the season when Girona is slowly returning to the initial performance where they are like an ordinary club even though in matches they can alwa ys play well in terms of attack but currently their defense is quite vulnerable because of the lack of good coordination especially when anticipating counterattacks.
Now it all comes down to performance because for Madrid Barcelona and Atletico I'm still pretty sure they are in the top 4 but for Girona if they really want to make this season a good one and be in the Champions League zone for the first time then they have to make a difference in performance because in the last few games they have been quite poor.

[poodle63]

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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.

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.

With the recent form of Barcelona, I don't think that it will be possible for Girona to win Barcelona or draw the match. This is because Barcelona is very hot and will take down any team that comes their way, especially Girona that they know is a threat to them on the second position. They will use this opportunity to widen the game to make sure that Girona will not later be above them on the table.

Xavi has pushed barcelona to make a lot of improvements, and it's getting even more consistent after Xavi announced his step down at the end of the season. There were still some weaknesses that could be explored by girona in the upcoming game in order to beat barcelona, but Girona may struggle to beat Barcelona again, as it did in the first leg, caused by Barcelona now looking like a different team compared to the previous match against girona
Xavi has discovered a very good composition of Barcelona which is helping club to get into the second position this time. Girona has to make sure that the club does not repeat the same strategy against barcelona coz this gonna be a blunder, which Xavi can also easily predict it. Girona should pay more attention to some players who made significant contributions, such as Yamil and Fermin Lopez.
These guys performed admirably in the match against Atletico Madrid and they are growing up even faster than i thought. Michel needs to ensure that there are some players who are capable of preventing those guys. Barcelona's attack was always channeled through the winger.

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.

Girona's still quite consistent even though its performance has been slightly decrease. Im seeing girona is entering into the new stage. Michel needs to ensure his club will able to secure UCL spot for the upcoming season. Girona is only a few steps away from make it happen.
Michell shall not make a mistake at the crucial moment like this. Some clubs were competing to get into the UCL. The only possible achievement for girona is UCL spot now. Girona will able to do that.
I hope it will qualify for the UCL next season. City football group will send two candidates to UCL.

[Iranus]

I don't understand why Atletico Madrid is trying to portray Joao Felix as their opponent; he scored a goal against his team after joining Barcelona on loan, and he celebrated it. There is nothing wrong with that. Atletico Madrid didn't value Joao Felix, so he moved to Barcelona, where he will perform and be valued. Joao Felix is a star player that every team would want to have, so why is the coach at Atletico Madrid so opposed to him and doesn't rank him among his best players?

Joao Felix appears happy, and if Barcelona signs him, that will be the best thing because Atletico Madrid is not happy with him right now and views him as their biggest enemy because he scored goals in both of their matches this season. His loan contract expires in a few months, and if he returns to Atletico Madrid, I doubt they will even want to see him play a single game. Barcelona is the team that can set the player free by signing him permanently, but they have always struggled financially, so purchasing Joao Felix won't be cheap.

Regarding Real Madrid and Barcelona, Real Madrid was the team that always had better players and a better financial situation compared to Barcelona. Now it seems Barcelona has some problems with keeping the players they already have like Joao Felix but Real Madrid is thinking about hiring even more players.
Alphonso Davies is the next target for Real Madrid, he is currently the player of Bayern Munich but he received an offer from Bayern Munich so far and he wanted to think about the other offers he can get. The contract of Alphonso Davies ends in 2025 and Real Madrid sent an offer of 50 million euros for him while Bayern Munich wants 60-70 million euros for this Canadian player.

To be fair, Real could wait just one more year and they could get him for free, and if Alphonso Davies already have a verbal agreement that he will join, then Real actually has a better chance. They are just asking for one year of Davies and 50 million for only a single year of him is still a lot of money.

Bayern should not be looking for more and more, not saying that Davies doesn't deserve that, he deserves every penny, but if Bayern can't get him to extend his contract, then what's the point of asking for that much money? One year of Davies is very well worth 50 million, probably less, because it is just one year and we should probably not expect Real Madrid to be willing to pay more than that eventually so we should be fine.

I don't think waiting will be the right choice. Because in this 1 year of time many things could happen. A new team might join the competition of signing him and offering him a better wage and all that and sign him. On the other hand, Bayern Munich are not playing him. So there is a chance he might lose his form and then he won’t have any value in signing. So waiting is not the best option here right now.

I think any player that is on the opposition team should be considered an enemy. Because he is playing against you regardless of whether he has played for you before or not. But football is a gentleman’s game and there should be nothing that would break the morality of the game. And to me, it felt like none of the team did that. The game is the game, it must go on. If anything these fights (within limit of course) makes the game more exciting.

[hahay]

A few weeks ago it looked like Sevilla is away from the relegation zone and will not have to think about being relegated this season again. But now it looks questionable. I understand that there is a good amount of point difference between them and the team those are in the relegation zone.

Just for context, they have six points more than the team which is in the 18th position. But if things turn out to be very bad, this advantage can perish very soon. The recent performance from Sevilla has also not been very great. It is actually sad to see a club that used to perform so well, perform so badly. I hope they will be able to at least finish in the middle table this season and will perform better in the next season.

If I consider the quality of Sevilla with teams that are positioned below Sevilla at this time then of course, Sevilla still has better quality than Celta Vigo, Cadiz, Granada and Almeria. Therefore, on paper of course Sevilla will still be safe to finish outside the relegation zone but indeed, at least bad results and bad luck sometimes happen too and make teams like Sevilla still in an unsafe position. So of course, Sevilla really needs to be able to get better result in every match that will be played for the rest of the season. In essence, Sevilla only needs to finish outside the relegation zone because anyway, if Sevilla targets to finish in the middle of the standings at least it will be a pressure that Sevilla seems difficult to overcome at this moment.

[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.