La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Spaceman1000$]

I will not talk about the quality of the two teams in El Clasico and everyone also knows that Barcelona is too far away for the season from Real Madrid and there is no chance of them winning other than continuing to lose every time they meet. However, I want to talk about a player who is rarely talked about and who also won for Real Madrid in the El Clasico match, namely Lucas Vazquez. Even though in the end he didn't become MVP, at least what he did for the team's victory was very real and had a big influence on Real Madrid in locking the La Liga title through this El Clasico match.

We know that he was a player who initially played as RWF but since Ancelotti's cold hands, his position was changed to RB and at the same time became Dani Carvajal's back-up. Last night he played as a starter and how he became the player who contributed the most was seen from the opportunities he created. From being the player who had to be brought down in the penalty box, to scoring 1 goal and 1 assist for Real Madrid's victory. There is no doubt about his mentality, especially in the previous match in the Champions League against Manchester City, he still had time to juggle the ball before kicking the ball. His contract will end in June next summer and I hope Real Madrid will still extend his contract for another season.

Lucas Vazquez and vinicius junior have been consistent with their ability to deliver in matches for Real Madrid sometimes now, especially Lucas Vazquez, even when Ronaldo and benzema were there, Lucas Vazquez will come from the bench and deliver either scoring the winning goal or gives assist, he has been playing a pivotal role in the Madrid attack force. One thing with players like Lucas Vazquez is that after leaving Real Madrid to another club, they do not perform optimumly like they used to in Madrid, I feel they just go under the radar and nobody notices them again.

If you look at the way the players of Real Madrid play in every match, you will love to watch them over and over again because they play with all their mind which shows the love they have for the club they play for, Vinicuious Junior, Lucas Vazquez and the rest of the Real Madrid players has been so good because they play to win in every match they play because of their love for the club. Even when the players you mentioned were in the club and the current players now didn't have the opportunity to shine, still they were still doing their best when they had the opportunity to perform but right now, they have done so well for themselves in the club because truly they have shown that they are the future of the club since they are able to hold the good form of the team going and they have added more forces on the attack of the team especially Vinicious Junior.

If it's about their performance, the Madrid forwards have been really trying but am querying some of the players inability to perform same when they leave Madrid, its as if Madrid has a way of bringing the best in every player, I remember when isco and Raphael varane where still in Madrid, there performance where exceptionally brilliant but today I can barely even noitce if the dou are still playing football or not. I feel Madrid has a way of putting you on the world stage and bringing out the best in you.

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Jude Bellingham's stats so far this season in La Liga is 25 appearances, 17 goals and 4 assists. Meanwhile, Jude Bellingham scored 4 goals and 4 assists in 8 appearances in the Champions League. Of course, it is a statistic that is historically important in Jude Bellingham's career.

Permit me to say that he is the best signing of this season for Real Madrid and for Laliga in general. He played above our expectations and always gives the expected results to the fans at the right time. With him in Madrid team, they can win the Champions League trophy this season; with him and players like Vinicius, Rodrygo, and others, they can brake any team’s defense and they also have a good defense that will defend the team.

[el kaka22]

It is 100% a goal, there is absolutely not even a doubt that it was a goal, and to be fair it is really a shame that goal line technology is seen as not needed, this is the league, where the team that played the game had a BILLION DOLLARS worth stadium, and yet they did not have goal line technology. It is really a shame that we are not even using VAR to check the goal, it is really a shame that we have to watch games where things that are referee mistakes that decide the game even to this day.

I cannot wait to see when AI takes over the referee situation, there doesn't need to be a person, we just need to put hundreds of cams everywhere at every angle, and feed an AI should just make sure that things are looking good.

[W Jr.]

On the one hand, Barcelona will continue to go in a circle “fire a weak coach -> take on a former player in the hope of a miracle -> get poor results”, on the other hand, it is unclear whether they have a choice. I can’t say that I’m looking for news about Barcelona separately, but lately there’s been very little of it, I’m interested to know how things are developing with their difficult financial situation and that referee bribery scandal. If these problems have not yet been resolved, then Barcelona simply has no other options.

Barca President Joan Laporta has not hidden his desire for Xavi to continue with the club next season. But it seems the Spanish international wants to take a break or seek new challenges somewhere else. And the recent poor run of Barca might also force Xabi to leave the club. Before now coaches like Roberto De Zerbi and Hansi Flick have been on the radar of the club but it seems their search has stopped. Barca's financial problems will always affect their ability to get a good coach. As it stands now, the club might not be able to afford an expensive coach. So I was not surprised when the news broke out that he might be replaced by another former player Rafa Marquez because he would be cheap to hire. The Mexican is currently in charge of the reserve team of the club which means he might be instrumental to the building of young players and transferring them to the senior football team.

Especially considering that Xabi and Motta's careers are positive, Barça may want to try Marquez for a while. Moreover, they will get a coach for free, exactly what they want. It is very difficult to predict when they will get out of this economic trouble. It's a pity that the La Liga legend's level dropped because he was in financial trouble. I don't know what they would do if it wasn't for Yamal, because they don't have the financial power to transfer new players.

[lixer]

Even though Girona are only 2 points below Barcelona, I don’t think Barcelona will like to lose that hope on them being the second in the table because Real Madrid are not even close to them becoming 11 points, but I know in the remaining 6 games Barcelona will try their possible best to be at the second in the table, but seeing their opponents that they will play in the up coming game, I think Girona will have more hope than Barcelona because of their own performance and that of their opponents. 

But still, Barcelona will try their best, and I know they won’t still be able to get the La Liga trophy this season, so I think if they increase their performance, they will try at least to go further in the league. 

Because in yesterday's match Barcelona lost again at home to Real Madrid, in the future Girona must also be able to do the same thing as Real Madrid did against Barcelona in the remaining matches this season. Because Girona will also host Barcelona at the start of next month or after Barcelona hosts Valencia at home at the end of this month. And right now I think Barcelona still has to fight harder for second place in the La Liga standings because the distance of two points is something that is not safe enough for them if they look at the opponents that Girona will face in the remainder of this season.

Barcelona lost the game but their quality and performance was at the top which is positive point for them and as they play now we can expect they will be well control until last game of the season and will give their best for keeping second spot while Girona is having not good time while they are having in early half of the season because in last few games they are having 5 loses and 4 wins which is clearly giving how bad they are now while we are having end of the season and things were well settled for them in early half of the season.

Next three games are surely going to be decisive for the Barcelona as they are able to keep this second spot, or they will lose his fight to Girona with Valencia and Real Sociedad at home and then Girona in away game are going to have big impact for their chances, and they needed to be won in these all games for their best end.

[dezoel]

Bellingham is a beast, that's a fact. As far as I can see he is the most consistent great performing player in the squad this season. I remember only few games in which he wasn't seen showing a good performance. For example the first leg of the Manchester City matchup. I believe he has paid off his huge transfer fee already now with this high level performance.  

He is still very young on one hand. Real Madrid must be planning a very long term relationship with him and Bellingham looks very happy to be a part of this team too. Who wouldn't be happy to play for one of the best teams in the world, especially for Real Madrid which is in a really special place for talented players?  

He is definitely contributing a huge share to their success. I mean his goal statistics at the beginning of the season were so insane that I was afraid he could keep up that level forever! Good news is he is just a human being and didn't score as much for quite a while, but he is still the guy for the very important moments and first and foremost, he is working so hard on the pitch! I don't know, I have never checked for their running distances, but it feels like he is omnipresent and never sleeping. It is a tackle, a pass, a deep run into the opponent's box, a deep run to his own box to defend despite playing as a center forward. Hats off, he is one of the few very, very young players who deserved their starting position in a world class team within no time! There is no discussion about him.

Jude Bellingham is one of the most impact player in this season which having great influence on Real Madrid win and increase in quality as well his presence is having positive change for the Real Madrid, and currently he is having second spot in leading scorer for the season as well he is young and quality player which is having great future in this club with this season is going to be amazing for them while they are having huge success.

With his contribution in the game and having performance like this we can say he is playmaker, and surely he deserves the best player of the Real Madrid with his contribution in the game no one having doubt he could be wonder kid in coming years who could be going to have too many awards and respect as player.

[Cookdata]

Girona's current situation is still uncertain especially with the current performance declining, it will be difficult if in the remaining 6 matches now it will be favorable for them especially if you look at the schedule that will be implemented Barcelona and Girona will still meet so that it can be a determination of who will deserve to be in position 2 at the end of the season.

Look closely into Girona performance, the only problem I have with them is that consistency they are not having they are not having in winning matches but atleast they are winning and they are 7 points ahead of Atletico Madrid and by the way, Atletico are not that good as well so top 3 will go well for them but I'm not sure about overtaking Barcelona, if not for Real Madrid, they would have continue to move up.

In terms of quality even though for the first match Barcelona lost to Girona but still they are still the favorites and Girona will only be in the third position option for this season but indeed if the impressive performance can return Girona get then indeed there could be a chance to win again against Barcelona for the match later but clearly I still feel for position 2 it is still held by Barcelona and position 3 belongs to Girona because it has also become a good thing for Girona.

The only way to encouraging Girona is for them to continue to win any match that comes there way, even if they manage to overtake Barcelona, it still doesn't make them any special except for the price of been in the second place and that's going to be money, and there is no way that money will be valuable like winning the league because it will be there forever in history but nobody talk about second place in the history, just title winners.

[tiCeR]

It is a good game with quite a lot of action, but it is not over yet. Ball possession shifted slightly in favor of Barcelona, but we will see whether they can turn it into an advantage. So far both teams are about equally dangerous, but it looks as if Barcelona has a bit more control and they got a lot of corners, but couldn't convert them.

Good speed by both teams and the young Barcelona players are interesting to watch. There are some good talents in the team now. Could be Barcelona's future for sure.

You underestimate El classico, like you did consider statistics in this kind of match when two teams are always aggressive towards each other with primary aims and objectives to score goal, statistics doesn't count much unless for short on targets and shorts on goals. Bellingham Real Madrid the lead and they have covered their eyes in shame both in home and away this season, we now know who the real kings of Spain are and who are truly the king of Laliga.

With 6 games to go in Laliga, even if Barcelona used Magic for the rest of the match even though we know that it's unachievable, there is no way that any team is going to overtake Real Madrid right now, it's too early to make an announcement for them but if Real Madrid is able to win their next two games without suffering any loss, they will be force to announce as the winners.

I never underestimate El Clasico, I only know that the quality of these clasicos has nothing to do with the clasicos from 10 years ago.

The kings of La Liga had no chance against Barcelona last season, or did they? It does depend on the team quality and right now Real Madrid is the superior team. Barcelona will still need some time to build a new world class team from the ground up, but thinking about the players they lost over the last 5 to seven years, it was literally not possible for them to build a team of the same quality.

Real Madrid has done some great work in signing players like Bellingham and Vinicius Junior and some others.

[Smartvirus]

Girona's current situation is still uncertain especially with the current performance declining, it will be difficult if in the remaining 6 matches now it will be favorable for them especially if you look at the schedule that will be implemented Barcelona and Girona will still meet so that it can be a determination of who will deserve to be in position 2 at the end of the season.

Look closely into Girona performance, the only problem I have with them is that consistency they are not having they are not having in winning matches but atleast they are winning and they are 7 points ahead of Atletico Madrid and by the way, Atletico are not that good as well so top 3 will go well for them but I'm not sure about overtaking Barcelona, if not for Real Madrid, they would have continue to move up.

I don’t think Girona are all that bad at their play. For a team that have only got about 5years of playing senior football and are playing at this standard and there stands on the league table, Girona is doing okay. I wouldn’t expect so much of them given the likes of Atlectico Madrid, Athletic Club that are some of the top class way behind them in the league right now.
For Atlectico Madrid, they’ve always revolves there games about getting few goals and concentrating on the defense to keep it and that’s way too difficult to archive these days, having to keep a lead. When not in the lead, you could always find a set of frustrating players who let everything get to them. Girona aren’t so bad and they’ve got the top scorer in their team.

[ZAINmalik75]

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.

I think everyone should admit that real Madrid played incredible and that's why they get the UCL and league game and important three points too, but just like you and everyone except Barcelona to at least took lead in league table as because due to some unfair decision from refree in UCL they already got knocked out so that match has more importance for them because through that they can get the momentum to move ahead of the table as real Madrid will be focused more on UCL so may be possibly they will lose some points but unfortunately things goes all against Barcelona and they are out of everywhere. Hope after new manger or may be transfer of halland will make difference in thier results

[liuka]

Girona's current situation is still uncertain especially with the current performance declining, it will be difficult if in the remaining 6 matches now it will be favorable for them especially if you look at the schedule that will be implemented Barcelona and Girona will still meet so that it can be a determination of who will deserve to be in position 2 at the end of the season.

In terms of quality even though for the first match Barcelona lost to Girona but still they are still the favorites and Girona will only be in the third position option for this season but indeed if the impressive performance can return Girona get then indeed there could be a chance to win again against Barcelona for the match later but clearly I still feel for position 2 it is still held by Barcelona and position 3 belongs to Girona because it has also become a good thing for Girona.

Girona is only targeting a top 4 place which I think they will try for in the remaining games this season. Apart from that, of course Barcelona will maintain second place until the end of the season, indeed Barcelona current condition is unstable in Laliga because they just lost points when facing Real Madrid. Barcelona and Girona are only separated by 2 points so there is an opportunity for Girona to overtake Barcelona in the coming weeks. However, if you compare the performance between Barcelona and Girona, of course Barcelona is still quite strong compared to Girona. The meeting of these two teams will certainly be the difference between the two on the standings because whoever is the winner will definitely have a big chance to end the season in second place in the standings.

Apart from that, if you look at the teams competing for the top 4 positions where Bilbao still has a big chance of overtaking Atletico Madrid. I estimate that Atletico Madrid is in quite big danger because the defeat they experienced against Alaves was certainly beyond many people's expectations. So, if Atletico makes another mistake then Bilbao has a big chance of moving up to 4th place.

[Antotena]

I don’t think Girona are all that bad at their play. For a team that have only got about 5years of playing senior football and are playing at this standard and there stands on the league table, Girona is doing okay. I wouldn’t expect so much of them given the likes of Atlectico Madrid, Athletic Club that are some of the top class way behind them in the league right now.

It's obvious they wantes to pull Bayern Leverkusen in Laliga but Real Madrid came all the way from back and pushed them away and ever since they loss thier first match to Real Madrid, they lose the ability to continue to score. Their games now look like people that a magic was used on, they didn't just drop from first place, Barcelona came and dethrone them from the second place and now they have to deal with that spot for the rest of the season.

For Atlectico Madrid, they’ve always revolves there games about getting few goals and concentrating on the defense to keep it and that’s way too difficult to archive these days, having to keep a lead. When not in the lead, you could always find a set of frustrating players who let everything get to them. Girona aren’t so bad and they’ve got the top scorer in their team.

Atletico Madrid are just lucky team that got their ways at the top of Laliga, with how they ended their match with Dortmund in the Champions League, you will know they are not that good, after that they also loss their next match to a team that is under 10th place in the standing. I think these teams are behaving unseriously because they know that the season is for Real Madrid since even Barcelona can't reach them again.

[bestcoins1]

Girona is only targeting a top 4 place which I think they will try for in the remaining games this season. Apart from that, of course Barcelona will maintain second place until the end of the season, indeed Barcelona current condition is unstable in Laliga because they just lost points when facing Real Madrid. Barcelona and Girona are only separated by 2 points so there is an opportunity for Girona to overtake Barcelona in the coming weeks. However, if you compare the performance between Barcelona and Girona, of course Barcelona is still quite strong compared to Girona. The meeting of these two teams will certainly be the difference between the two on the standings because whoever is the winner will definitely have a big chance to end the season in second place in the standings.

I think Girona can still secure the top three positions in the standings for this season because the team is seven points adrift of Atletico Madrid who are in the top four. Apart from that, Girona's opportunity to regain second place from Barcelona is still wide open after Barcelona lost again at home to Real Madrid yesterday and caused them to lose points. And I actually don't have much doubt about Girona's performance to get back to a better position this season, but Barcelona will also try to maintain its current position until the end of the season.

[entertheabyss]

I think Girona can still secure the top three positions in the standings for this season because the team is seven points adrift of Atletico Madrid who are in the top four. Apart from that, Girona's opportunity to regain second place from Barcelona is still wide open after Barcelona lost again at home to Real Madrid yesterday and caused them to lose points. And I actually don't have much doubt about Girona's performance to get back to a better position this season, but Barcelona will also try to maintain its current position until the end of the season.

Girona are capable of handling the responsibilities of executing good jobs for the team, it's been a tremendous moment and having the club hits for more goals to be reach this season. Girona single-handedly ruined their golden opportunities of lifting the La Liga title this season, you know why? They failed to win Real Madrid which is the only means of accessing stable #1 position. There's no atom of doubt, Girona will make it to the top four as they're currently ranked 3rd position on the La Liga table.

[Marykeller]

I was quite worried because Madrid lost the first minute of the game, but they were able to overcome that problem they could even win. A very profitable victory, because Real Madrid will increase the points gap with Barcelona. 11 points is quite a lot for Barcelona to catch up. This opportunity should be used by Girona to be able to chase 2 points from Barcelona. In calculation, it looks like there is still a chance, but statistically, it is quite difficult to make it real. Currently Barcelona must fight to stay at number 2 in the final standings.

Real Madrid are surely winning the league this season and have proven that they are the best in the league so far as they have now beaten Barcelona home and away. I had doubts when they were a goals down and i thought Barcelona were winning but Madrid still show that they are the best once again and were able to come back and still win the match.

Lucas Vasquez showed a brilliant performance from right back and no one expected him to play so good as Carvajal was not available, i think the fans and players need to praise him well enough for such a display. Bellingham was able to score the winning goal at stoppage time to secure all three points for Real Madrid. The team performed well and also i think the coach should be appreciated for his good work on the team.

Carlo Ancelotti is highly appreciated in Real Madrid for having a total number of 162 matches with 115 wins, 24 draws, and 23 losses, as Real Madrid head coach.

He started his coaching job at Real Madrid in the 2021/2022 season and he has won many important trophies for them(Champions League, Super Cup, Copa del Rey and UEFA Super Cup) since he became the coach of Real Madrid.

I believe he's still longing to win more with the set quality players he has groomed from Real Madrid. This season Laliga trophy already belongs to Real Madrid, The Champions League trophy can be theirs if possible, and that will be added as the collection of trophies he has won as head coach of Real Madrid.

[TopT3ns]

Look closely into Girona performance, the only problem I have with them is that consistency they are not having they are not having in winning matches but atleast they are winning and they are 7 points ahead of Atletico Madrid and by the way, Atletico are not that good as well so top 3 will go well for them but I'm not sure about overtaking Barcelona, if not for Real Madrid, they would have continue to move up.

Ateltico Madrid has a point gap with Girona of around 7 points. This means that Atletico Madrid must get 4 wins ahead of them to be able to immediately take over Girona's position. Maybe Atletico Madrid will find it difficult to do that because it is certain that Girona will continue to give their best performance to always win in the matches they face.

I think Girona can still secure the top three positions in the standings for this season because the team is seven points adrift of Atletico Madrid who are in the top four. Apart from that, Girona's opportunity to regain second place from Barcelona is still wide open after Barcelona lost again at home to Real Madrid yesterday and caused them to lose points. And I actually don't have much doubt about Girona's performance to get back to a better position this season, but Barcelona will also try to maintain its current position until the end of the season.

Exactly, Girona's points are quite far ahead so it seems impossible for Atletico Madrid to take Girona's position easily. Barcelona's defeat only means they don't get an additional point. Barcelona should give their best performance to still make the match end in a draw. That way Barcelona can get an additional point. However, I appreciate the efforts of Barcelona who gave their best performance against Real Madrid because they were able to survive until they got extra time to determine who was the winner.

[MusaMohamed]

Carlo Ancelotti is highly appreciated in Real Madrid for having a total number of 162 matches with 115 wins, 24 draws, and 23 losses, as Real Madrid head coach.

He started his coaching job at Real Madrid in the 2021/2022 season and he has won many important trophies for them(Champions League, Super Cup, Copa del Rey and UEFA Super Cup) since he became the coach of Real Madrid.

We talked too much about Real Madrid's massive success with 5 Champions League title last decade but forgot that they need more than 10 years from the 9th Champions League title to a 10th Champions League title. They called it as a Decima and spent a lot of time, waited many seasons to win the Decima. The coach who helped them to win Decima is Carlo Ancelotti after many coaches before him, failed with this mission.

List of their titles in Champions League: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_CF

1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22

[Silence Scream]

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.

I think everyone should admit that real Madrid played incredible and that's why they get the UCL and league game and important three points too, but just like you and everyone except Barcelona to at least took lead in league table as because due to some unfair decision from refree in UCL they already got knocked out so that match has more importance for them because through that they can get the momentum to move ahead of the table as real Madrid will be focused more on UCL so may be possibly they will lose some points but unfortunately things goes all against Barcelona and they are out of everywhere. Hope after new manger or may be transfer of halland will make difference in thier results

If Barcelona fell a little below expectations this year, as in previous years, the reason is financial conditions. Xavi is doing his best on behalf of the management. In the match against Real Madrid, they were ahead 2-1, but Real managed to turn the match around with their excellent players. In fact, they play well, but the difference in quality can be felt.

[punk.zink]

I think Girona can still secure the top three positions in the standings for this season because the team is seven points adrift of Atletico Madrid who are in the top four. Apart from that, Girona's opportunity to regain second place from Barcelona is still wide open after Barcelona lost again at home to Real Madrid yesterday and caused them to lose points. And I actually don't have much doubt about Girona's performance to get back to a better position this season, but Barcelona will also try to maintain its current position until the end of the season.

Exactly, Girona's points are quite far ahead so it seems impossible for Atletico Madrid to take Girona's position easily. Barcelona's defeat only means they don't get an additional point. Barcelona should give their best performance to still make the match end in a draw. That way Barcelona can get an additional point. However, I appreciate the efforts of Barcelona who gave their best performance against Real Madrid because they were able to survive until they got extra time to determine who was the winner.

I think it will be quite difficult for Atletico Madrid to take 3rd place from Girona because there are only 6 matches left, while Atletico Madrid has a performance that is no better than Girona. Likewise with Barcelona, I think their chances in the title race are gone because their points gap with Real Madrid is getting wider. Barcelona played quite well when playing at Real Madrid's home ground, it's just that when it comes to mentality and composure, Real Madrid is still better than Barcelona. I think what can change is 2nd place and third place because for now Barcelona and Girona are only 2 points apart.

[tsaroz]

I think Girona can still secure the top three positions in the standings for this season because the team is seven points adrift of Atletico Madrid who are in the top four. Apart from that, Girona's opportunity to regain second place from Barcelona is still wide open after Barcelona lost again at home to Real Madrid yesterday and caused them to lose points. And I actually don't have much doubt about Girona's performance to get back to a better position this season, but Barcelona will also try to maintain its current position until the end of the season.

Exactly, Girona's points are quite far ahead so it seems impossible for Atletico Madrid to take Girona's position easily. Barcelona's defeat only means they don't get an additional point. Barcelona should give their best performance to still make the match end in a draw. That way Barcelona can get an additional point. However, I appreciate the efforts of Barcelona who gave their best performance against Real Madrid because they were able to survive until they got extra time to determine who was the winner.

I think it will be quite difficult for Atletico Madrid to take 3rd place from Girona because there are only 6 matches left, while Atletico Madrid has a performance that is no better than Girona. Likewise with Barcelona, I think their chances in the title race are gone because their points gap with Real Madrid is getting wider. Barcelona played quite well when playing at Real Madrid's home ground, it's just that when it comes to mentality and composure, Real Madrid is still better than Barcelona. I think what can change is 2nd place and third place because for now Barcelona and Girona are only 2 points apart.

Yes, with just 6 matches in hand, a gaining a point difference of 8 points with an equally performing team require an spectacular performance and a rare luck. I don't see Atletico Madrid Catching up with Girona. It's more likely that Atletico Madrid try not to get replaced by Athletic Club which is right behind. Atletico needs this position to play next champions league.
I don't see Real Madrid being challenged as well while the two Catalonian team might fight for the 2nd spot. Barcelona has uped it's game recently while Girona has a decreased gameplay. I expect the standing till top 5 to remain the same even at the end of the league.