La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

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Season over, no more room for nothing.

I was not expecting to see this Real Madrid so solid after playing 120 minutes against the Manchester City were they run a lot working in defense, but seems like they are unstopable right now, and defeat Barcelona when a draw was also a good result for them to maintain the gap for the title race.

It was very predictable that Real Madrid would become champions. After yesterday's match, everything is over. Maybe if Barcelona had won, they would have had hope because the point difference would have decreased a little, but after the goal they conceded in the last minutes yesterday, the job was completely over.
Can Barcelona continue to stay in second place? Maybe we can see a surprise in this regard too

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[piebeyb]

Atletico Madrid's loss of another point has given Athletic Club a chance to reduce the point gap, Atletico Madrid is ahead of Athletic Club with 3 point difference. Atletico Madrid will host the Athletic Club next weekend, the important thing for Atletico Madrid is to secure the whole point because if they lose the match, Athletic Club will take over the second position with the goal advantage.

Atletico Madrid is one of the clubs that failed in the UCL. It is not easy to raise enthusiasm again, especially after experiencing defeat and failure in the UCL because most of those who fail in the UCL usually play inconsistently and seem unable to recover from adversity. Atletico Madrid certainly knows that their defeat was yesterday. detrimental to those who will lose points and allow Bilbao to close the points gap with Atletico Madrid, I am sure that UCL tickets next season will be very valuable if Atletico Madrid does not rise from adversity, it is clear they will not get UCL tickets next season.

Bilbao had a chance to get it because they could finish in the top four, but unfortunately they got a draw, if only they won it would certainly make them closer to the narrower points gap with Atletico Madrid, I think this is a tight competition towards the end of the season with only a few games left The last one is that it is possible for anyone to compete as hard as possible in order to qualify and finish in the top four as well as get a UCL ticket next season. Sociedad is not a threat because Bilbao has the opportunity to get rid of Atletico Madrid.

[püsür]

There is the El Classico tonight yet I am not at all excited and like me most of the fans and gamblers because the La Liga is already decided and Real Madrid is already Champion of the La Liga,Barcelona comes from an elimination from the Champions League while Real from a further qualification that sees them in the semi-finals,based on that we can easily see that the team with the bigger motivation is Real Madrid and most likely they are going to win the derby to keep up with the form and make the fans even more happy than they are because of Real eliminating City in Champions,as they say revenge is a plate that is better served cold and that was what happened to City,Real took revenge for what happened in 2023 to them.

Barcelona managed to compete well against Real Madrid in El Clasico although they lost the match 3-2 to Real Madrid. At present, the performance of Real Madrid, on the contrary, the performance of Barcelona was getting worse, we considered that the result of this match could be by a big margin, but it was not a big margin. Although not as competitive as we expect in these El Clasico matches, Barcelona tried hard enough and they did well enough against Real Madrid. This season Real Madrid is an irresistible team and it is very difficult to stop them.

Barcelona was much much better than I expected. Although it was an amazing game at the end and both teams performed superbly, I was expecting a tired Real Madrid, naturally after the Champions League game, but Real was Real and they were quite good. It was a great game and Barcelona deserves every praise. I swear I got tired watching the last 20 minutes, it was a crazy good game with that tempo. Bellingham's playing great. Like Vini jr said, this guy was born to play for Real. When you come in as a centre midfielder and you're the goalscorer of a team. He's arguably one of the best active players in the world.

[LGD2Business]

The result is according to people prediction because Real Madrid finally can overcomes Batcelona although this match is not easy for Real Madrid because they have to wait until injured time of second half but they can performing well and beat Barcelona and during this season in all competitions El Classico were happened 3 times and Real Madrid can win all of those matches so this is very special for them especially after this result Real Madrid can wided their points gap with Barcelona became an 11 points and indeed mathematically those difference points still possible to pursued but i highly doubt Barcelona can able to do that and this season is over because Real Madrid is the champion of Laliga

Of course they will be happy, they have guaranteed to become champions with this victory. Mathematically the job is not over yet, but logically it's over, now we can say they are the champions. Even though they fell behind twice, they managed to win the match. Not every team can do this. Achieving this, especially in El Classico, is a big task. Bellingham is definitely the player of the season. Vinicius, Rodrygo and Joselu brought the cup to their team with the goals they scored. Real Madrid's offensive line has done a really good job this season.

[Docnaster]

The result is according to people prediction because Real Madrid finally can overcomes Batcelona although this match is not easy for Real Madrid because they have to wait until injured time of second half but they can performing well and beat Barcelona and during this season in all competitions El Classico were happened 3 times and Real Madrid can win all of those matches so this is very special for them especially after this result Real Madrid can wided their points gap with Barcelona became an 11 points and indeed mathematically those difference points still possible to pursued but i highly doubt Barcelona can able to do that and this season is over because Real Madrid is the champion of Laliga

Of course they will be happy, they have guaranteed to become champions with this victory. Mathematically the job is not over yet, but logically it's over, now we can say they are the champions. Even though they fell behind twice, they managed to win the match. Not every team can do this. Achieving this, especially in El Classico, is a big task. Bellingham is definitely the player of the season. Vinicius, Rodrygo and Joselu brought the cup to their team with the goals they scored. Real Madrid's offensive line has done a really good job this season.

Before the Real Madrid gave against Barcelona yesterday, many people in their analysis of the two clubs have concluded that the home team is going to win at the end of the day because of their better run of form since the start of the season and staked their money on Real Madrid to win the game which is why there was great jubilation among football fans especially the ones that staked their money on a Real Madrid win when Jude Bellingham scored that stoppage time goal to complete the team's comeback and hand the league leaders an all important win.
With that result, Real Madrid have now extended their points difference at the top of the league to eleven points ahead of second placed Barcelona and will now have to win tow out of their remaining five league games to be crowned champions of Spain. As a Real Madrid fan, the happiness I derived from the result of the El Classico yesterday was just too enormous

[Gallar]

Barcelona managed to compete well against Real Madrid in El Clasico although they lost the match 3-2 to Real Madrid. At present, the performance of Real Madrid, on the contrary, the performance of Barcelona was getting worse, we considered that the result of this match could be by a big margin, but it was not a big margin. Although not as competitive as we expect in these El Clasico matches, Barcelona tried hard enough and they did well enough against Real Madrid. This season Real Madrid is an irresistible team and it is very difficult to stop them.

In this match I saw Barcelona's performance was very good. Even though I had to lose to Real Madrid, I was not disappointed because the Barcelona players played quite well in this match. Because what I like about Barcelona's performance tonight is that the Barcelona players control the ball more and can play more openly. Maybe if for example Real Madrid didn't get a penalty kick and Barcelona could defend better in the second half, I'm sure Barcelona would definitely win the match. However, unfortunately Belingham shook Barcelona's goal in the final minutes of the match so Barcelona had to be patient with the defeat. And thanks to Barcelona's defeat in this match, it is very likely that Real Madrid will no longer face major obstacles in becoming Laliga champions this season. The reason is, currently Barcelona can no longer catch up with Real Madrid if they look at the point difference which is already very far behind. So for the remainder of this season Barcelona must maintain second place.

And I congratulate Real Madrid on this victory.

[swogerino]

You can never write off Real Madrid when they play at Bernabeu,I don't care much of the VAR as it was only of a few times the decision was correct.Finding reason to argument your failure in the VAR from all Barcelona fans and management for me is not something to justify the result.Real showed their determination as they were already Champions of La Liga yet they came back to win the El Classico and that is what a great team is all about.

[knowngunman]

Barcelona managed to compete well against Real Madrid in El Clasico although they lost the match 3-2 to Real Madrid. At present, the performance of Real Madrid, on the contrary, the performance of Barcelona was getting worse, we considered that the result of this match could be by a big margin, but it was not a big margin. Although not as competitive as we expect in these El Clasico matches, Barcelona tried hard enough and they did well enough against Real Madrid. This season Real Madrid is an irresistible team and it is very difficult to stop them.

Barcelona losing the El classico is not surprising, at least they they fought for the game despite we all know that Madrid are the better side. The problem I noticed in Barcelona squad is the defense. They need some improvement in their defense because it's currently too poor. Cancelo is not really making any positive contributions to this team and he deserves to be on bench. To be candid, Barcelona played fairly well but luck with wasn't on their side and we can conclude that the race for the title should be forgotten but there is room for improvement coming next season. Xavi is doing what he could do to make things better but there's need for correction on the paths of the team to strengthen their attacks and defense with great players who are capable of the task in those roles. Although, it's unfortunate Barcelona will not achieve any trophy this season.

Real madrid really played very well till the last drop of their energy, I love their fighting spirit. It was an entertaining display from both teams but that is the nature of football, one team must win and the other will learn to improve.

[Strongkored]

After today's victory of Real Madrid in El Classico, they are one step closer to lifting the title. They need only two victories and a draw in the remaining six games to be declared champions.
Barcelona will have most likely a big zero season with nothing to win. They were close to get a draw against Real Madrid tonight but Bellingham late goal made them unhappy.

This season has been quite a bad season for Barcelona, failing to defend the title, losing in the Spanish Super Cup final, being eliminated in the Copa del Rey to Athletico and also being eliminated dramatically in the Champions League.
Yesterday's defeat in El Classico was Bracelona's third defeat this season from Real, so Real Madrid experienced an improvement while Barcelona experienced a decline which made them fail in all competitions and end the season without a title.

Atletico Madrid wasn't successful this round too after the defeat against Alaves by two goals and with the victory of both Girona and Athletic Bilbao, they got a clear warning that their Champions League spot for the next season is not guaranteed!

This season's away games are games where Atletico Madrid lose a lot of points, that's why they are still below Girona and also make it possible for them to be overtaken by Athletic Bilbao, and this Saturday's meeting will be important for both teams, Atletico winning will make their position even more secure in the top four but if Athletic wins then Atletico will drop to fifth because Athletic will be ahead on goal difference.

[aylabadia05]

You can never write off Real Madrid when they play at Bernabeu,I don't care much of the VAR as it was only of a few times the decision was correct.Finding reason to argument your failure in the VAR from all Barcelona fans and management for me is not something to justify the result.Real showed their determination as they were already Champions of La Liga yet they came back to win the El Classico and that is what a great team is all about.

Where the team that is at its best and always gets points in every match will always be talked about as great. Meanwhile, teams who are in the opposite situation from that, they never get the discussion like those who are in top form. The picture is like that.

Real Madrid is a good and big team. Barcelona is also a good and strong team with big names. They are both in different situations.
Real Madrid is still very consistent even though the coach has changed while Barcelona's level of consistency is not yet stable.
This has nothing to do with VAR because VAR is designed to make it easier for match equipment to provide fair results even if there are people who complain about the system.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Barcelona managed to compete well against Real Madrid in El Clasico although they lost the match 3-2 to Real Madrid. At present, the performance of Real Madrid, on the contrary, the performance of Barcelona was getting worse, we considered that the result of this match could be by a big margin, but it was not a big margin. Although not as competitive as we expect in these El Clasico matches, Barcelona tried hard enough and they did well enough against Real Madrid. This season Real Madrid is an irresistible team and it is very difficult to stop them.

In this match I saw Barcelona's performance was very good. Even though I had to lose to Real Madrid, I was not disappointed because the Barcelona players played quite well in this match. Because what I like about Barcelona's performance tonight is that the Barcelona players control the ball more and can play more openly. Maybe if for example Real Madrid didn't get a penalty kick and Barcelona could defend better in the second half, I'm sure Barcelona would definitely win the match. However, unfortunately Belingham shook Barcelona's goal in the final minutes of the match so Barcelona had to be patient with the defeat. And thanks to Barcelona's defeat in this match, it is very likely that Real Madrid will no longer face major obstacles in becoming Laliga champions this season. The reason is, currently Barcelona can no longer catch up with Real Madrid if they look at the point difference which is already very far behind. So for the remainder of this season Barcelona must maintain second place.

And I congratulate Real Madrid on this victory.

Bellingham has notched up 21 goal this season in all competition

This was an incredible match, to be honest. Barcelona actually had the lead at one point. But it did not last for long. Barcelona started the scoring. But ended up giving away a penalty after 12 minutes of scoring. Barcelona was able to score again in the 69th minute and Real Madrid again scored in the 73rd minute of the match. And when it looked like the match might end in a draw, Real Madrid sealed the coffin by scoring in injury time,
and guess who scored the decisive goal?
It was Jude Bellingham.  

At this point, this guy is literally challenging Zidane being the best midfielder in the world. Great performance from Real Madrid. But I genuinely thought that Barcelona probably deserved a point from this match. But also Real Madrid did not deserve to not get a win in this match.

[Velvet78]

You can never write off Real Madrid when they play at Bernabeu,I don't care much of the VAR as it was only of a few times the decision was correct.Finding reason to argument your failure in the VAR from all Barcelona fans and management for me is not something to justify the result.Real showed their determination as they were already Champions of La Liga yet they came back to win the El Classico and that is what a great team is all about.

That moment was really critical and I don't think VAR made a wrong decision. I watched the replay over and over again in slow motion and I didn't see it like the ball got past the goal line completely. As long as it isn't 100% past then there is no goal in the end. It was a tough decision to make anyway. I wish there was a goal line technology that we could check as well just as in the Premier League.  

Other than that it was surely a legendary game.    Despite getting ahead two times Barcelona still lost by 3-2. The tension was so high in this game and I loved it! From now on we can officially call Real Madrid as the champions even though it isn't yet mathematically.

[ginsan]

Barcelona managed to compete well against Real Madrid in El Clasico although they lost the match 3-2 to Real Madrid. At present, the performance of Real Madrid, on the contrary, the performance of Barcelona was getting worse, we considered that the result of this match could be by a big margin, but it was not a big margin. Although not as competitive as we expect in these El Clasico matches, Barcelona tried hard enough and they did well enough against Real Madrid. This season Real Madrid is an irresistible team and it is very difficult to stop them.

There is no attempt for Barcelona to beat Real Madrid this season because in two El Clasico matches where Real Madrid were the winners. Even though Barcelona was able to show their best strength in yesterday meeting, they were not strong enough to beat Real Madrid because Bellingham goal made Real Madrid emerge victorious.

La Liga only has 6 more matches left and Barcelona can say they have given up on competing with Real Madrid because they are 11 points behind, which is quite difficult to catch up considering that there are only 6 matches remaining. Bellingham became a savior for Real Madrid because the goal he scored in the final minutes of the match made Real Madrid seal victory in the Elcasico match.

[Frankolala]

There is the El Classico tonight yet I am not at all excited and like me most of the fans and gamblers because the La Liga is already decided and Real Madrid is already Champion of the La Liga,Barcelona comes from an elimination from the Champions League while Real from a further qualification that sees them in the semi-finals,based on that we can easily see that the team with the bigger motivation is Real Madrid and most likely they are going to win the derby to keep up with the form and make the fans even more happy than they are because of Real eliminating City in Champions,as they say revenge is a plate that is better served cold and that was what happened to City,Real took revenge for what happened in 2023 to them.

Barcelona managed to compete well against Real Madrid in El Clasico although they lost the match 3-2 to Real Madrid. At present, the performance of Real Madrid, on the contrary, the performance of Barcelona was getting worse, we considered that the result of this match could be by a big margin, but it was not a big margin. Although not as competitive as we expect in these El Clasico matches, Barcelona tried hard enough and they did well enough against Real Madrid. This season Real Madrid is an irresistible team and it is very difficult to stop them.

It is a competitive match in my own view, because both team struggled not to be defeated, and rather walk away with one point. Unfortunately for Barcelona, Jude Bellingham was able to stop that from happening by scoring the only goal that made the difference in the match.

It was like Barcelona was going to win the match initially, and that Real Madrid was playing for a draw. But everything changed at the dying minutes and I will call that luck and fate. It was the first leg in which Real Madrid won Barcelona like babies that was not competitive. 11 points is a good point difference for their rival.

[Hirose UK]

There is the El Classico tonight yet I am not at all excited and like me most of the fans and gamblers because the La Liga is already decided and Real Madrid is already Champion of the La Liga,Barcelona comes from an elimination from the Champions League while Real from a further qualification that sees them in the semi-finals,based on that we can easily see that the team with the bigger motivation is Real Madrid and most likely they are going to win the derby to keep up with the form and make the fans even more happy than they are because of Real eliminating City in Champions,as they say revenge is a plate that is better served cold and that was what happened to City,Real took revenge for what happened in 2023 to them.

Barcelona managed to compete well against Real Madrid in El Clasico although they lost the match 3-2 to Real Madrid. At present, the performance of Real Madrid, on the contrary, the performance of Barcelona was getting worse, we considered that the result of this match could be by a big margin, but it was not a big margin. Although not as competitive as we expect in these El Clasico matches, Barcelona tried hard enough and they did well enough against Real Madrid. This season Real Madrid is an irresistible team and it is very difficult to stop them.

Such an epic competition was truly presented today in the El Clasico match, Barcelona was able to score the first goal in the match and was able to gain 1 - 2 lead thanks to  goal created by Fermin in the second half before Lucas Vazquez scored the equalizer in the 73rd minute.
As time passed after the draw, it was seen that they were trying to gain the upper hand but Real Madrid managed to achieve it with Bellingham goal in the 90+1 minute.
This narrow victory really made everyone cheer because Real Madrid almost failed to win because it had the chance to end in draw.
With this victory, Real Madrid was able to surpass Barcelona with fairly large point difference of 11 points and in this match we can still conclude that Real Madrid is still strong team.

Real Madrid has good opportunity to become champions of La Liga and also the UCL, they seem to be able to make all this happen by winning the two important competitions they are taking part in this season.

[MAAManda]

You can never write off Real Madrid when they play at Bernabeu,I don't care much of the VAR as it was only of a few times the decision was correct.Finding reason to argument your failure in the VAR from all Barcelona fans and management for me is not something to justify the result.Real showed their determination as they were already Champions of La Liga yet they came back to win the El Classico and that is what a great team is all about.

La Liga is still running and not a single club has officially secured the La Liga title, my calculation is that there are still 6 matches left and that will collect a total of 18 points. While the difference in points between Real Madrid & Barcelona is 11 points, in practice it's impossible for Real Madrid to lose more than once from the remaining 6 matches, but that's how it is, because in theory Barcelona can still win the La Liga title even though the chance is very small.

[Barikui1]

Barcelona managed to compete well against Real Madrid in El Clasico although they lost the match 3-2 to Real Madrid. At present, the performance of Real Madrid, on the contrary, the performance of Barcelona was getting worse, we considered that the result of this match could be by a big margin, but it was not a big margin. Although not as competitive as we expect in these El Clasico matches, Barcelona tried hard enough and they did well enough against Real Madrid. This season Real Madrid is an irresistible team and it is very difficult to stop them.

In this match I saw Barcelona's performance was very good. Even though I had to lose to Real Madrid, I was not disappointed because the Barcelona players played quite well in this match. Because what I like about Barcelona's performance tonight is that the Barcelona players control the ball more and can play more openly. Maybe if for example Real Madrid didn't get a penalty kick and Barcelona could defend better in the second half, I'm sure Barcelona would definitely win the match. However, unfortunately Belingham shook Barcelona's goal in the final minutes of the match so Barcelona had to be patient with the defeat. And thanks to Barcelona's defeat in this match, it is very likely that Real Madrid will no longer face major obstacles in becoming Laliga champions this season. The reason is, currently Barcelona can no longer catch up with Real Madrid if they look at the point difference which is already very far behind. So for the remainder of this season Barcelona must maintain second place.

And I congratulate Real Madrid on this victory.

Bellingham has notched up 21 goal this season in all competition

This was an incredible match, to be honest. Barcelona actually had the lead at one point. But it did not last for long. Barcelona started the scoring. But ended up giving away a penalty after 12 minutes of scoring. Barcelona was able to score again in the 69th minute and Real Madrid again scored in the 73rd minute of the match. And when it looked like the match might end in a draw, Real Madrid sealed the coffin by scoring in injury time,
and guess who scored the decisive goal?
It was Jude Bellingham.  

At this point, this guy is literally challenging Zidane being the best midfielder in the world. Great performance from Real Madrid. But I genuinely thought that Barcelona probably deserved a point from this match. But also Real Madrid did not deserve to not get a win in this match.

It was actually a fascinating encounter no doubt, because at first, before the start of the game, I thought real madrid was actually going to blow them away easily, due to their form and Barcelona current form, but that wasn't the case here, they really gave in a good fight till they lost it at the very end, when everyone including me thought that it was going to end in a draw, so a big congratulations to real madrid because at this particular point, I don't see anything stopping them from winning the league this season, now they are topping Barcelona with eleven point and six games remaining, unless they feel too complacent and start giving in below pair performance, and Barcelona start getting the desired result, that will only be the reason they are going to lose it at this point, so congratulations in advance to real madrid for winning the Spanish league title.

[MusaMohamed]

La Liga is still running and not a single club has officially secured the La Liga title, my calculation is that there are still 6 matches left and that will collect a total of 18 points. While the difference in points between Real Madrid & Barcelona is 11 points, in practice it's impossible for Real Madrid to lose more than once from the remaining 6 matches, but that's how it is, because in theory Barcelona can still win the La Liga title even though the chance is very small.

There is small hope for Barcelona but they must win all last 6 matches to wait for like 4 defeats of Real Madrid in last 6 matches. It looks to be too hard and unrealistic conditions for Barcelona to win La Liga. Real Madrid only need to win 3 more matches to win La Liga and don't have to care about Barcelona performances.

Defeat in El Clasico costs Barcelona 3 points and more than that with a serious injury of De Jong. The midfielder will be out of this season and even lose Euro 2024 with Netherlands too.

Bellingham has notched up 21 goal this season in all competition

I only recall two midfielders who can score many goals in a single season like Jude Bellingham. They are Frank Lampard and Yaya Toure but these midfielders got these outstanding seasons when they were no longer a young player like Jude Bellingham. He has very bright future with Real Madrid and his national team and at his young age, he still has potential to sharpen more skills.

[Cryptmuster]

It is a competitive match in my own view, because both team struggled not to be defeated, and rather walk away with one point. Unfortunately for Barcelona, Jude Bellingham was able to stop that from happening by scoring the only goal that made the difference in the match.

It was like Barcelona was going to win the match initially, and that Real Madrid was playing for a draw. But everything changed at the dying minutes and I will call that luck and fate. It was the first leg in which Real Madrid won Barcelona like babies that was not competitive. 11 points is a good point difference for their rival.

I have no doubt that Barcelona wanted to win, but Real Madrid are too strong this season. Ancelotti was able to prepare the team very well and reach peak form by the end of the season, which is very important, since the most important matches for Real will now take place (the final part of the Champions League).

Barcelona took the lead twice, but were again let down by poor defensive performances, although it is almost impossible to keep a gates without a goal, against Real Madrid. Just look at Vinicius and Bellingham, I can’t even imagine why they need Mbappe. ) But for Xavi, everything is not going well, relegation from the Champions League, departure from the Cup and loss of the champion title in La Liga...

[TastyChillySauce00]

There is the El Classico tonight yet I am not at all excited and like me most of the fans and gamblers because the La Liga is already decided and Real Madrid is already Champion of the La Liga,Barcelona comes from an elimination from the Champions League while Real from a further qualification that sees them in the semi-finals,based on that we can easily see that the team with the bigger motivation is Real Madrid and most likely they are going to win the derby to keep up with the form and make the fans even more happy than they are because of Real eliminating City in Champions,as they say revenge is a plate that is better served cold and that was what happened to City,Real took revenge for what happened in 2023 to them.

Barcelona managed to compete well against Real Madrid in El Clasico although they lost the match 3-2 to Real Madrid. At present, the performance of Real Madrid, on the contrary, the performance of Barcelona was getting worse, we considered that the result of this match could be by a big margin, but it was not a big margin. Although not as competitive as we expect in these El Clasico matches, Barcelona tried hard enough and they did well enough against Real Madrid. This season Real Madrid is an irresistible team and it is very difficult to stop them.

Real Madrid has a better chance of winning the league this season after it was winning the game against barcelona which is at the second place this time. Winning the game against Barcelona has also helped the club achieve better results since barcelona was also always stick on madrid at the second place. Ancellotti is getting closer to the treble winners and it will being him to the new record, and it's amazing to see how he always manages to keep his own club performing consistently throughout the season. no doubt that if many people have been praising as one of best coach in the world. things are going even easier for madrid to win treble winners this season.
Nobody can stop Madrid at this point to win three trophies at the same time considering madrid is the strongest club. especially since the current squad is only getting more mature, which will help Real Madrid win the competition soon. Madrid will win the competition soon.
Without a doubt if Real Madrid is now leaving the La Liga with a significant lead over Barcelona and it will also strengthening madrid's position to get la liga trophy this season. Things are not going so well for madrid. . I'm so happy for Madrid to win La Liga this season. This could be true, given Madrid's recent progress towards the La Liga.
Madrid will have easier fixtures, which will help the club secure the league title even earlier. Barcelona suffered a setback last night due to its poor performance.