La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[W Jr.]

You are right Osasuna and Valencia is the only la Liga match today and so far Valencia has shown some good improvement on this season even if they were not able to end up on the fourth position but the 8 position is also good and they still have the chance of going up more further to either on the 7 position or on the 6 position so they still have a chance to improve more. Osasuna on the other hand is almost on the same range with Valencia but I think Valencia is more on a good form than them, though there last meeting Osasuna win them but that was some months ago but right now Valencia is more in a good shape than Osasuna.

Hopefully the Osasuna vs Valencia match doesn't end in a draw because this weekend I saw a lot of matches ending in a draw. But for the Osasuna and Valencia match, I'm not sure it will end in a draw because Valencia will definitely try to win for a better position even though the home team will also do the same. Because Osasuna is also not a bad team when playing at home this season so Valencia should really be able to do better tactics today.

Valencia is competing to go to the European cups and they will want to win against Osasuna. If they can achieve this, it is great because Osasuna usually has a difficult away game. However, the possibility of a draw should also be considered because a draw is also possible in my case. It will be the last match of the week in La Liga and I think Valencia will be the winning team in this match. We saw a lot of draws in La Liga this week, I hope we will watch a match with lots of goals.

[Richbased]

You are right Osasuna and Valencia is the only la Liga match today and so far Valencia has shown some good improvement on this season even if they were not able to end up on the fourth position but the 8 position is also good and they still have the chance of going up more further to either on the 7 position or on the 6 position so they still have a chance to improve more. Osasuna on the other hand is almost on the same range with Valencia but I think Valencia is more on a good form than them, though there last meeting Osasuna win them but that was some months ago but right now Valencia is more in a good shape than Osasuna.

Hopefully the Osasuna vs Valencia match doesn't end in a draw because this weekend I saw a lot of matches ending in a draw. But for the Osasuna and Valencia match, I'm not sure it will end in a draw because Valencia will definitely try to win for a better position even though the home team will also do the same. Because Osasuna is also not a bad team when playing at home this season so Valencia should really be able to do better tactics today.

I'm afraid that this match between Osasuna and Valencia may possibly end in a draw because Valencia is stronger than Osasuna and if not that Valencia have been backwards in the La Liga for some seasons now, they used to be competitive and even win bigger teams in the la Liga but they have not really been at their best for quite some seasons now. Valencia occupied the 8th position and Osasuna stands in the 11th position in the la liga table so I see this game likely ending in a tie just like some of the matches that also drew yesterday. Osasuna will use home advantage and at least earn a draw against Valencia in this game tonight.

[TelolettOm]

I mean the season is over, Real will not lose that much points we know that much. However, getting closer means something good for Xavi, which makes people want to keep Xavi and not really have any other manager try for that. I get that it may feel like it is a big deal for Xavi to stay and I understand that Barcelona fans are super happy about him.

The point gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona is 8 points. Sure, it is almost impossible that Real Madrid will miss 8 points in the remaining matches. Real Madrid performance is getting stable, they played quite consistent and avoid the mistake in each remaining match. So far, Real Madrid only got 1 lose, it is a great achievement for Real Madrid.

I think Xavi has done a quite good job. Even if Barcelona should finish this season as a runner-up, it is not a very bad result. With the current condition of Barcelona and very limited experienced players, Barcelona still can compete for the title in La Liga and UCL. Barcelona fans will be happy if Xavi can stay in Barcelona. But Xavi looks like to leave Barcelona, he already decided his future.

I think he already said that he is only willing to stay if he doesn't get financial trouble with transfers, he wants a player like Bernardo Silva or Kimmich which would be the reason to stay for him, that means Barcelona president has a single job, which would be getting either of those. Bayern seems to not want Kimmich and not signing contract with him, so that should be a possible transfer.

It is something difficult for Barcelona management. They have a problem with the financial, they won't give much money for Xavi to buy new players. If Xavi wants to buy every player he wants, Barcelona management can't fulfill it. So, it means Xavi to have no chance staying in Barcelona anymore because Barcelona management has no ability to give much money.

[topbitcoin]

A draw in the Villarreal vs Atletic Bilbao match, however the match was quite fierce and both were very aggressive, unfortunately Sant commesana had to get a red card in this match, of course that is a story that I will not be able to follow again the last few matches of the season, in my opinion Villarreal was quite epic in equalizing because they did it in the last seconds of the second half match finished, It was beyond the expectations of many people in my opinion, I thought I would also get a win in this match because I bet on Atletic Bilabo and I almost cheered on my bet but the world spoke differently and I had to mope for a moment because it was very upsetting, the problem was the last seconds that made me lose my victory.

Of course in the standings Atletico Madrid got peace of mind seeing Atletic Bilbao get a draw against Villarreal because of this he became distant with Atletico Madrid and could calm down to get into the champions league next season without worrying about Bilbao taking it. And Bilbao needs to be careful for himself because the Europa League ticket could have been taken by Real Sociedad even though it was difficult but it could have been caught up without him realizing it.

The league is about to come to an end and now teams are all in the race for who will be trying to go up to the UCL for next season. One match for focus was the match between Villarreal and Athletico Bilbao as the result was to have some sort of effect on the position of Athletico Madrid in their run to finish in UCL spot.

 The match ended in a draw and it was one very fierce match as both teams were able to play so well and Villarel whom had a red card tried all their best and weren’t relentless till they got the equalizer goal. The goal was one big one for Villarel as they were able to salves a point but this draw wasn’t a good one for Bilbao.

 ⁠The result now gives Athletico Madrid some time to cool off and increases the point to over 4 and with over 7 matches to go you can see and understand how much points Athletic Bilbao must have lost. Now Athletic Bilbao must try not to avoid a repetition of this loss else they could be overthrown by Real Sociedad.

 ⁠This result goes on to show the importance of always taking your chances when you have the opportunity to and it also goes on to explain the unpredictable nature of footage generally. Football results cann change at anytime and in that match, you would expect Athletic Bilbao to feel relaxed especially after the red card given to Villarel well but football happened.

This is indeed very painful for Athletic Bilbao because they could not get a victory over Villarreal, but for me I see that Athletic Bilbao has worked as hard as they can so far, yes even though I know that they also want to compete in the champions league next season, but Atletico Madrid still deserves this season to be able to play in the champions league, Yes, although with the remaining matches in La Liga it can still be chased in points but we cannot have expectations that Atletic Bilbao can catch up and we also cannot have expectations that Atletico Madrid can experience defeat, maybe Bilbao itself will have to do it next week and hope for Real Sociedad in the final league match.

But I think it needs to be a gratitude for Bilbao if it can stay in 5th place because it can enter the Europa League, meaning they can get a pretty good progress from last season which can only reach 8th place in the La Liga standings, it is a sufficient improvement even though it is not as significant as what Girona did this season which raised itself to the surface of the top La Liga standings.

But I think the opposite of you, football is a dynamic game that can change at any time while the game on the pitch is still ongoing.

[hahay]

I mean the season is over, Real will not lose that much points we know that much. However, getting closer means something good for Xavi, which makes people want to keep Xavi and not really have any other manager try for that. I get that it may feel like it is a big deal for Xavi to stay and I understand that Barcelona fans are super happy about him.

I think he already said that he is only willing to stay if he doesn't get financial trouble with transfers, he wants a player like Bernardo Silva or Kimmich which would be the reason to stay for him, that means Barcelona president has a single job, which would be getting either of those. Bayern seems to not want Kimmich and not signing contract with him, so that should be a possible transfer.

Yes, Xavi is the right coach for Barcelona but still, if the team still has financialproblems then of course it will make it difficult for Xavi to improve the quality of the team to be even better. Because even now, Xavi is still successful and has good abilities to provide good results for Barcelona. Eventhough indeed, thisseason, Xavi failed to bring Barcelona to get a trophy, but in reality Xavi still managed to bring Barcelona back to second place in the LaLiga standings and also, Xavi was still able to successfully lead Barcelona to beat PSG in the Champions League. Obviously,this result is still a goodresult for Barcelona, becauseBarcelona also started this season with badresults, but in the end Xavi still managed to provide good improvement for Barcelona towards the end of the season like now.

[Asiska02]

I mean the season is over, Real will not lose that much points we know that much. However, getting closer means something good for Xavi, which makes people want to keep Xavi and not really have any other manager try for that. I get that it may feel like it is a big deal for Xavi to stay and I understand that Barcelona fans are super happy about him.

Xavi is not doing that bad with his career at Barcelona and the position he is about to finish the league on is still very impressive and not a bad one after winning the La Liga trophy with the team last season. Xavi recently interviewed again about his stance on exiting the club, and he’s still on that stand that he will leave by end of the season, and haven’t heard of any condition for him to continue with them after this season.

I think he already said that he is only willing to stay if he doesn't get financial trouble with transfers, he wants a player like Bernardo Silva or Kimmich which would be the reason to stay for him, that means Barcelona president has a single job, which would be getting either of those. Bayern seems to not want Kimmich and not signing contract with him, so that should be a possible transfer.

If this is the reason for him to stay back, then it shouldn’t be something add for the club to do for him. Generally, Barcelona has been a team that has financial issue and has not allowed managers to get the required players they want to play with. If they can do what he wants and stay back, it will be for their own good and also his.

[reagansimms]

I mean the season is over, Real will not lose that much points we know that much. However, getting closer means something good for Xavi, which makes people want to keep Xavi and not really have any other manager try for that. I get that it may feel like it is a big deal for Xavi to stay and I understand that Barcelona fans are super happy about him.

I think he already said that he is only willing to stay if he doesn't get financial trouble with transfers, he wants a player like Bernardo Silva or Kimmich which would be the reason to stay for him, that means Barcelona president has a single job, which would be getting either of those. Bayern seems to not want Kimmich and not signing contract with him, so that should be a possible transfer.

This season's La Liga trophy almost certainly belongs to Real Madrid, Barcelona as its closest competitor is very difficult to catch up with the points collected by Real Madrid who are still consistently maintaining their performance, especially since the two of them have quite a big difference in points. Barcelona is in its best moment at the moment, the players are really enjoying the improvement experienced in the last few matches. It is recorded that Barcelona has played 13 matches without defeat since Xavi officially announced his resignation as head coach.

Barcelona will lose an important figure in the club if Xavi officially leaves in the end, the club must try to comply with his request if they don't want to lose a coach who has a philosophy that has been very synonymous with Barcelona's style of play. I think that is the only way to make Xavi stay at Barcelona for at least the next season.

[Docnaster]

I mean the season is over, Real will not lose that much points we know that much. However, getting closer means something good for Xavi, which makes people want to keep Xavi and not really have any other manager try for that. I get that it may feel like it is a big deal for Xavi to stay and I understand that Barcelona fans are super happy about him.

I think he already said that he is only willing to stay if he doesn't get financial trouble with transfers, he wants a player like Bernardo Silva or Kimmich which would be the reason to stay for him, that means Barcelona president has a single job, which would be getting either of those. Bayern seems to not want Kimmich and not signing contract with him, so that should be a possible transfer.

This season's La Liga trophy almost certainly belongs to Real Madrid, Barcelona as its closest competitor is very difficult to catch up with the points collected by Real Madrid who are still consistently maintaining their performance, especially since the two of them have quite a big difference in points. Barcelona is in its best moment at the moment, the players are really enjoying the improvement experienced in the last few matches. It is recorded that Barcelona has played 13 matches without defeat since Xavi officially announced his resignation as head coach.

Barcelona will lose an important figure in the club if Xavi officially leaves in the end, the club must try to comply with his request if they don't want to lose a coach who has a philosophy that has been very synonymous with Barcelona's style of play. I think that is the only way to make Xavi stay at Barcelona for at least the next season.

Considering the current points of Barcelona and Real Madrid coupled with how the both teams have performed since the start of the season, choosing Real Madrid as the favorite team to win the Spanish La Liga shouldn't be a big deal if you ask me because they've easily been the best Spanish team since the start of the season. The two teams will face each other in Sunday for what will be the last El Classico of the season and if I'm to bank my money on the game, I'll definitely go for a Real Madrid win.

[Iranus]

Source: https://youtu.be/YzayJCObqBk?si=-ChnCnDREDCCBW9X

I know it looks like the stadium is empty but I did also see this somewhere else. The PSG fans were actually saying this. I just have to say that if this was Real Madrid and people were saying this towards Vini jr, he would have started crying and left the field. The Barcelona players showed good temperament and it looks like they are mature. Because these things are always going to happen on the football field. It is literally out of the control of anyone. Kudos to Barcelona for being able to control their emotion and also perform well against PSG. Barcelona does not have many chances to win the La Liga title. Let's see how far they can go in the Champions League.

[Palakka]

Considering the current points of Barcelona and Real Madrid coupled with how the both teams have performed since the start of the season, choosing Real Madrid as the favorite team to win the Spanish La Liga shouldn't be a big deal if you ask me because they've easily been the best Spanish team since the start of the season. The two teams will face each other in Sunday for what will be the last El Classico of the season and if I'm to bank my money on the game, I'll definitely go for a Real Madrid win.

Madrid is currently the leading club that I think will win the La Liga championship trophy, and it looks like it will be difficult for Barcelona and Girona to catch up with them Madrid at the moment, so far Barcelona has performed quite well in recent weeks but we also cannot deny if 8 points is not a small point difference considering Madrid's performance which is also quite consistent in winning,  With the remaining games at this time, it will certainly be difficult to see Barcelona eliminate Madrid in winning the trophy and maybe impossible for Barcelona to get closer, because if there seems to be no hope, let alone Girona who may try, it is clearly impossible for them to stop Madrid celebrating their championship this season.

I think making Madrid favourites is of course the most realistic thing, although Madrid and Barcelona will play in El Classico of course it does not guarantee they can get close to Madrid now, in recent seasons and even this season Barcelona have not been able to beat Madrid in El Classico so I think the third volume of El Classico will of course be won again by Madrid.

[Ahli38]

Hopefully the Osasuna vs Valencia match doesn't end in a draw because this weekend I saw a lot of matches ending in a draw. But for the Osasuna and Valencia match, I'm not sure it will end in a draw because Valencia will definitely try to win for a better position even though the home team will also do the same. Because Osasuna is also not a bad team when playing at home this season so Valencia should really be able to do better tactics today.

Actually, the Osasuna vs Valencia match is also a match that will be quite difficult to predict. What makes it even more difficult is that Osasuna is the host in this match. So Valencia might have difficulty winning. but I don't think Valencia will lose this match. Because Valencia's performance this season is certainly better than Osasuna. It's just that I also hope there won't be a draw. Because this week I have seen too many surprising matches in all competitions. And I hope this match can go according to what I hope. Namely, I will favor Valencia. But I hope both teams score goals. And usually when Osasuna play as hosts they rarely don't score. I hope it's the same this time.

[Cookdata]

I mean the season is over, Real will not lose that much points we know that much. However, getting closer means something good for Xavi, which makes people want to keep Xavi and not really have any other manager try for that. I get that it may feel like it is a big deal for Xavi to stay and I understand that Barcelona fans are super happy about him.

The league is still far from been over. Look at the gap, 8 points and that means with 3 matches Barcelona can still make more run to Real Madrid, it might be impossible but Barcelona is not in a bad shape, there last 5 games are all won and no single loss or draw but Real Madrid had 4 win and 1 draw and with 7 inconclusive matches, there will be more things we are yet to see. If the should announce Real Madrid as the winner now then it's very wrong of Laliga to do so.

I think he already said that he is only willing to stay if he doesn't get financial trouble with transfers, he wants a player like Bernardo Silva or Kimmich which would be the reason to stay for him, that means Barcelona president has a single job, which would be getting either of those. Bayern seems to not want Kimmich and not signing contract with him, so that should be a possible transfer.

Sometikes, what is happening in football clubs is more than what we know. At first when Xavi and Barcelona drama started, it was about not been appreciated but didn't disclosed the financial situation but even at that I think he was aware of the club situation before he accepted to work for the job, the same financial situation is why Messi run from the club. I think using the financial level of the club to justify his future with Barcelona is a lame excuses perhaps to bury his failure.

[ShowOff]

You are right Osasuna and Valencia is the only la Liga match today and so far Valencia has shown some good improvement on this season even if they were not able to end up on the fourth position but the 8 position is also good and they still have the chance of going up more further to either on the 7 position or on the 6 position so they still have a chance to improve more. Osasuna on the other hand is almost on the same range with Valencia but I think Valencia is more on a good form than them, though there last meeting Osasuna win them but that was some months ago but right now Valencia is more in a good shape than Osasuna.

Hopefully the Osasuna vs Valencia match doesn't end in a draw because this weekend I saw a lot of matches ending in a draw. But for the Osasuna and Valencia match, I'm not sure it will end in a draw because Valencia will definitely try to win for a better position even though the home team will also do the same. Because Osasuna is also not a bad team when playing at home this season so Valencia should really be able to do better tactics today.

This week, 3 out of 10 matches in La Liga ended in a draw including Rayo Vallecano vs Getafe, Bilbao vs Villarreal and Real Sociedad vs Almeria. A draw like that makes a lot of sense towards the end of the season, because each team will take advantage of each match to win points. There is nothing surprising about the bottom and mid-table teams, while top teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are still maintaining their best performance.

Barcelona and Real Madrid will have the second leg of the Champions League tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, both have difficult matches even though Barcelona won 2-3 at home from PSG. Real Madrid will struggle to win at the Etihad, while Barcelona will struggle to maintain the aggregate or win their home match. This is certainly interesting because after the second leg match is finished, both teams will prepare for El Clasico. Real Madrid are playing at home, they are favorites, but I would like to hope that Barcelona will do something proud at the Bernabeu later.

[promise444c5]

Considering the current points of Barcelona and Real Madrid coupled with how the both teams have performed since the start of the season, choosing Real Madrid as the favorite team to win the Spanish La Liga shouldn't be a big deal if you ask me because they've easily been the best Spanish team since the start of the season. The two teams will face each other in Sunday for what will be the last El Classico of the season and if I'm to bank my money on the game, I'll definitely go for a Real Madrid win.

You can't  possibly  decide yet because  Realmadrid  might eventually  lose form which might give the advantage  of Barcelona  overtaking  them  but at the same time the chance of this prediction  is still somehow slim.
Barcelona  in their  last few matches had  winnings alot of winning s which is a very good sign of then gaining  and holding firmly  to their ground , although it was a bit late, it was after the announcement  from Xavi  that they picked up a good form and good game play and I don't  think that will still stop him from leaving  the club  but I wouldn't be surprised  if he still wish to stay at the end (it's  decision)

[skarais]

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You can't  possibly  decide yet because  Realmadrid  might eventually  lose form which might give the advantage  of Barcelona  overtaking  them  but at the same time the chance of this prediction  is still somehow slim.
Barcelona  in their  last few matches had  winnings alot of winning s which is a very good sign of then gaining  and holding firmly  to their ground , although it was a bit late, it was after the announcement  from Xavi  that they picked up a good form and good game play and I don't  think that will still stop him from leaving  the club  but I wouldn't be surprised  if he still wish to stay at the end (it's  decision)

Barcelona will not overtake Real Madrid at the top of the standings even if they win in the next El Clasico, but maybe that will become a reality if Real Madrid loses 3 consecutive matches while Barcelona takes every point available in every match for the rest of the season. Such a scenario is very difficult to expect, I think it is almost impossible because Real Madrid will do everything to stay at the top of the standings.

Real Madrid will not be under big pressure in El Clasico even though they could lose against Barcelona. The match is only about prestige because Real Madrid is very close to winning the title this season instead of Barcelona. If the points gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid was only 1 point, then the next El Clasico would be very special, but not this time.

[nurilham]

Considering the current points of Barcelona and Real Madrid coupled with how the both teams have performed since the start of the season, choosing Real Madrid as the favorite team to win the Spanish La Liga shouldn't be a big deal if you ask me because they've easily been the best Spanish team since the start of the season. The two teams will face each other in Sunday for what will be the last El Classico of the season and if I'm to bank my money on the game, I'll definitely go for a Real Madrid win.

Yes, it won't be difficult to choose Real Madrid as the favorite team to win La Liga title this season. It is quite obvious that Real Madrid will secure the title if they can keep winning in the next few matches. Sure, it will be very clear if Real Madrid can defeat Barcelona in the upcoming El Clasico. Real Madrid will play against Barcelona in Bernabeu in matchday 32. I think Real Madrid won't miss the chance to beat Barcelona and wider the point gap to be 11 points.

Since Real Madrid performed more consistently than Real Madrid, most people will also do the same way, they will bet for the win of Real Madrid. I really expect it will come true, so the win will secure Real Madrid position and they surely wins the trophy of La Liga this season.

[Bobrox]

Barcelona will not overtake Real Madrid at the top of the standings even if they win in the next El Clasico, but maybe that will become a reality if Real Madrid loses 3 consecutive matches while Barcelona takes every point available in every match for the rest of the season. Such a scenario is very difficult to expect, I think it is almost impossible because Real Madrid will do everything to stay at the top of the standings.

Real Madrid will not be under big pressure in El Clasico even though they could lose against Barcelona. The match is only about prestige because Real Madrid is very close to winning the title this season instead of Barcelona. If the points gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid was only 1 point, then the next El Clasico would be very special, but not this time.

Seems difficult scenario for Barcelona defeating Real Madrid on next el clasico match, currently Real Madrid has 8 points remaining and won't get loss as most high intention match exactly Madrid will play in front of their fans. I don't sure Barcelona has opportunity taking opportunity lead the top position standing indeed success defeating Madrid on next match because most of matches left give advantage for Real Madrid by facing not really difficult opponent teams.

Between Real Madrid and Barcelona has difficult second leg match in Champion League before facing in La Liga on this week, I think huge problem if any their main players get injury on champion league match because both teams position not secure yet will qualify to semifinal round or not, but wish will see El Clasico final match in champion league.

[macson]

Yes, it won't be difficult to choose Real Madrid as the favorite team to win La Liga title this season. It is quite obvious that Real Madrid will secure the title if they can keep winning in the next few matches. Sure, it will be very clear if Real Madrid can defeat Barcelona in the upcoming El Clasico. Real Madrid will play against Barcelona in Bernabeu in matchday 32. I think Real Madrid won't miss the chance to beat Barcelona and wider the point gap to be 11 points.

The El Clasico match will be a big match because Madrid is playing at home and on paper Madrid's chance of winning is 55%.  But we can't say that Madrid will easily face Barcelona because in the last few matches, Barcelona has not been defeated, their performance is improving.

Since Real Madrid performed more consistently than Real Madrid, most people will also do the same way, they will bet for the win of Real Madrid. I really expect it will come true, so the win will secure Real Madrid position and they surely wins the trophy of La Liga this season.

I believe what you mean is that Madrid plays more consistently than Barcelona!

Madrid's consistency is truly beyond doubt, in fact they are a team that is difficult to beat, but everything will be determined in the El Clasico match later, even though Barcelona will find it difficult to catch up with Madrid, they still have a chance for a draw.

[Falconer]

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Seems difficult scenario for Barcelona defeating Real Madrid on next el clasico match, currently Real Madrid has 8 points remaining and won't get loss as most high intention match exactly Madrid will play in front of their fans. I don't sure Barcelona has opportunity taking opportunity lead the top position standing indeed success defeating Madrid on next match because most of matches left give advantage for Real Madrid by facing not really difficult opponent teams.

I never thought about such a scenario even though it is still possible for it to become a reality. Real Madrid will not fail at the end of the season, especially when they only need a few more points to win the title. Real Madrid does not need to win all the games in the remainder of the season, meaning the next 5 wins will be enough to win the title.

Barcelona could win the El Clasico match against Real Madrid, but I believe Real Madrid is the favorite to win it. Real Madrid has appeared impressive so far even though they were held to a 3-3 draw by Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League, but the team's performance in La Liga is still very good to hope to beat Barcelona.

Between Real Madrid and Barcelona has difficult second leg match in Champion League before facing in La Liga on this week, I think huge problem if any their main players get injury on champion league match because both teams position not secure yet will qualify to semifinal round or not, but wish will see El Clasico final match in champion league.

I can't expect Barcelona and Real Madrid to be in the final this season. Manchester City is really a good team to be a worthy opponent for Real Madrid in the last few seasons, in fact Real Madrid is said to be very likely to lose at the Etihad even though I don't hope for it. El Clasico in the final could be possible if Real Madrid wins against Manchester City.

[red4slash]

You can't  possibly  decide yet because  Realmadrid  might eventually  lose form which might give the advantage  of Barcelona  overtaking  them  but at the same time the chance of this prediction  is still somehow slim.
Barcelona  in their  last few matches had  winnings alot of winning s which is a very good sign of then gaining  and holding firmly  to their ground , although it was a bit late, it was after the announcement  from Xavi  that they picked up a good form and good game play and I don't  think that will still stop him from leaving  the club  but I wouldn't be surprised  if he still wish to stay at the end (it's  decision)

When talking about probabilities then Madrid losing a few points is possible but Barcelona pushing Madrid and even taking the top position from Madrid is a small possibility of a big possibility that will happen where Madrid will get the trophy with a sizable points margin now.

Currently the 8 point gap is still maintained by Madrid and indeed it cannot be pursued easily because after all if in the end Barcelona wants the trophy hunt and competition means that Madrid must lose 3 matches without getting a single point or indeed 3 matches ended in a draw and Barcelona can win in all matches made then the competition will occur. But of course by looking at Madrid's schedule now it is still very difficult to happen.

Indeed El Clasico in the end becomes an answer where this could be decisive but that does not mean Madrid will just lose in this match especially with the enthusiasm they have and with strength that is still balanced I think it could be an advantage for Madrid now.