La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Richbased]

I agree, the best thing I can hope for from the Barcelona vs Valencia match is Barcelona getting a home win.
Barcelona really needs this win so that they can reclaim second place which was previously taken by Girona, but Barcelona has a good chance of taking it back especially if they play very well and win the match.

I have no hesitation in saying Barcelona will win this match, that's clear because Barcelona is a better team than Valencia. It is honestly still feared that the defeat in the Champions League and the defeat against Real Madrid in El Clasico will affect Barcelona's performance today, but in any case Barcelona is the favorite to win at home against Valencia. The depth of Barcelona's squad was quite good in this match, this was reflected in the line-up that Xavi had since the first half.

Barcelona versus Valencia match is already ongoing now and to be frank Barcelona doesn't have a solid defense at all because they over lapse too much giving Valencia opportunity to score, though Barcelona open the score but Valencia equalized and won by 1:2 in the first half, G. Mamardashvili got a red card just immediately before halftime and it is really a very big set back for Valencia.

The second half starts and Barcelona levelled the goal in 50th minutes goal scored by one time Bayern Munich goal scoring machine Robert Lewandowski and it looks like the Valencia side is under serious pressure now and I wouldn't be surprised if Barcelona scores another goal. The Red card really destabilized Valencia and they are becoming too porous. Red card really affects a teams morale and I can see that Valencia have lost the morale they used in playing during the first half.

[Rampagoe004]

There is no problem about teams getting relegated because that is the rule because after all, any team will have a bad performance and if that happens then any team has a chance of getting relegated. But, what is not good is that if big teams are relegated then it will not be good or fun at all. But yes, so far it has been only the mediocre teams that have been relegated and even, team like Sevilla who have been very bad in the last two seasons, but the fact remains that Sevilla have managed to improve their position in the La Liga table. Therefore, in terms of Almeria, Granada and Cadiz being relegated I think it's only natural, because they're mediocre teams.

Yes I agree with you. The teams that are in the relegation zone are mediocre teams and to be honest I rarely see strong teams from the previous season being relegated this season. I think we have to define what a strong team is. Because if that strong team is Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid then I think it would be very impossible for them to be relegated. I define a strong team here as a team that is well known to people or a team that was in the top 10 in the previous season. And we can see how they perform next season.

[Ahli38]

The first half ended with a score of 1-2. I think Barcelona will be at an advantage with the number of players in the second half because in the second half Valencia will play with 10 players after Mamardashvili received a red card in the 45th minute. Barcelona is certainly chasing victory in this match and their chances are big enough to equalize and turn things around in second round.

Statistically, Barcelona was superior in possession of the ball and also had a lot of shots in the first half. Xavi must be able to give instructions to his players to appear more aggressive in the second half because if they succeed in pressing Valencia in the second half then it will not be difficult for Barcelona to turn things around. Valencia will definitely play defensively because they played with 10 players in the second half. Valencia also really needs points to reduce the points gap with the teams above their ranking.

The second half has entered the 76th minute and the current score is 2-2. I hope Barcelona can score again with the advantage they have. Both in terms of number of players, position as host and in terms of performance, Barcelona is actually far above Valencia. But Valencia is actually holding up pretty well. So Barcelona is still having a little difficulty here. There is still time left in the second half and yes, I am sure the Barcelona squad will succeed in scoring at least 1 more goal and win this match.

[skarais]

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The first half ended with a score of 1-2. I think Barcelona will be at an advantage with the number of players in the second half because in the second half Valencia will play with 10 players after Mamardashvili received a red card in the 45th minute. Barcelona is certainly chasing victory in this match and their chances are big enough to equalize and turn things around in second round.

Statistically, Barcelona was superior in possession of the ball and also had a lot of shots in the first half. Xavi must be able to give instructions to his players to appear more aggressive in the second half because if they succeed in pressing Valencia in the second half then it will not be difficult for Barcelona to turn things around. Valencia will definitely play defensively because they played with 10 players in the second half. Valencia also really needs points to reduce the points gap with the teams above their ranking.

Barcelona tried hard to win this match, of course because Xavi's plan had the potential to fail due to the good performance shown by Valencia in defense and counter attacks. Barcelona have now equalized, but they are aiming to win by dominating attacks and possession of the ball. Valencia will only defend and counterattack when Barcelona loses the ball, but even that is very dangerous.

Barcelona still has a chance to win this match because they really tried through the many opportunities they created. It's true, currently Barcelona is having a hard time scoring a third goal because of Valencia's good defense, but I'm sure they will score soon.

[Ryu_Ar1]

The problem is that they are still having problems in attack because looking at what happened in the first half this time i think we can see that even though their possession was very good and but their finishing was poor even for finishing in the first half Valencia was much better.
In the second half, there are still some options for players like Joao Felix or Pedri that Xavi can bring in to add to the attacking power that Barcelona has now because by looking at what happened in this first half i think they are still quite monotonous in terms of attacks carried out .

At the start of the second half there was hope as Lewandowski scored a quick goal to make it 2-2 but by the end of the second half the score still hadn't increased.

Barcelona continued to try to attack but Valencia's defense was quite tight even though they continued to be attacked from every side but indeed they were still quite solid and I quite appreciated what they did in today's match. But with this result it certainly won't be too favorable for Barcelona because however even though they have lost the momentum to get the trophy but they have to secure the current 2nd position which Girona can still overtake and indeed a draw score with the advantage of players is certainly not too expected of them because apart from accelerating Madrid to become champions this also makes them hassle to maintain the runner up this season.
Even so, there is still enough time left where they are just entering the crucial phase where the end of the match sometimes becomes a momentum that can be maximized. Now it depends on how hard they work because if this is a draw I think it's a loss for Barcelona although I really like this scheme because Madrid will be quick to party

[Silence Scream]

There is no problem about teams getting relegated because that is the rule because after all, any team will have a bad performance and if that happens then any team has a chance of getting relegated. But, what is not good is that if big teams are relegated then it will not be good or fun at all. But yes, so far it has been only the mediocre teams that have been relegated and even, team like Sevilla who have been very bad in the last two seasons, but the fact remains that Sevilla have managed to improve their position in the La Liga table. Therefore, in terms of Almeria, Granada and Cadiz being relegated I think it's only natural, because they're mediocre teams.

Yes I agree with you. The teams that are in the relegation zone are mediocre teams and to be honest I rarely see strong teams from the previous season being relegated this season. I think we have to define what a strong team is. Because if that strong team is Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid then I think it would be very impossible for them to be relegated. I define a strong team here as a team that is well known to people or a team that was in the top 10 in the previous season. And we can see how they perform next season.

Their performance this season will be critical for next year. Of course, I am not talking about Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid, but if Girona cannot protect its players, it may be in the relegation zone in the coming years. Maintaining the success they achieved this year already affects their future investment.

[Ahli38]

Barcelona tried hard to win this match, of course because Xavi's plan had the potential to fail due to the good performance shown by Valencia in defense and counter attacks. Barcelona have now equalized, but they are aiming to win by dominating attacks and possession of the ball. Valencia will only defend and counterattack when Barcelona loses the ball, but even that is very dangerous.

Barcelona still has a chance to win this match because they really tried through the many opportunities they created. It's true, currently Barcelona is having a hard time scoring a third goal because of Valencia's good defense, but I'm sure they will score soon.

In the end, Barcelona managed to score another goal in the 82nd minute. And Lewandowski scored 2 goals in this match. And now the score has changed to 3-2. And yes, this is good news and also a pretty good result because in the end Barcelona was able to get full points from this match. Honestly, in the first half I was really worried that Barcelona would lose. But after Valencia lost one player, I thought Barcelona would score several goals in the second half and finally that happened. With this, Barcelona will remain in 2nd place. And yes, Girona will still be in 3rd place. I hope Barcelona doesn't let their guard down at the last minute.

[liuka]

Barcelona tried hard to win this match, of course because Xavi's plan had the potential to fail due to the good performance shown by Valencia in defense and counter attacks. Barcelona have now equalized, but they are aiming to win by dominating attacks and possession of the ball. Valencia will only defend and counterattack when Barcelona loses the ball, but even that is very dangerous.

Barcelona still has a chance to win this match because they really tried through the many opportunities they created. It's true, currently Barcelona is having a hard time scoring a third goal because of Valencia's good defense, but I'm sure they will score soon.

Well, as I said, Barcelona managed to come back in the second half and that was quite appropriate because the score was 3-2. Barcelona must maintain this advantage because the match has entered the final minutes of the match. Lewandowksi managed to score 2 goals in the second half which enabled Barcelona to turn things around. Barcelona will automatically return to second place in the standings if they manage to get 3 points.

This victory will also bring Barcelona back to winning ways. I think Barcelona will be able to close the season in second place because they will maintain second place from the pressure put on them by Girona. Btw Lewandowksi managed to record 14 goals this season and that is certainly quite good considering he missed many matches due to injury this season.

[entertheabyss]

Barcelona tried hard to win this match, of course because Xavi's plan had the potential to fail due to the good performance shown by Valencia in defense and counter attacks. Barcelona have now equalized, but they are aiming to win by dominating attacks and possession of the ball. Valencia will only defend and counterattack when Barcelona loses the ball, but even that is very dangerous.

Barcelona still has a chance to win this match because they really tried through the many opportunities they created. It's true, currently Barcelona is having a hard time scoring a third goal because of Valencia's good defense, but I'm sure they will score soon.

Xavi Hernandez have always persuade his players to do their best because it's never easy watching them becoming the very best team against oppositions. Xavi Hernandez should encourage his players because they're having slim chances of winning games when it comes to average teams. Valencia was leading but due to the Red card given to their goal keeper before the end of first halve, that was the beginning of their weakness. Barcelona won their game against Valencia. It was a tough night at Camp Nou because the visitors came prepared and deliver an excellent job towards the hosts.

[skarais]

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Well, as I said, Barcelona managed to come back in the second half and that was quite appropriate because the score was 3-2. Barcelona must maintain this advantage because the match has entered the final minutes of the match. Lewandowksi managed to score 2 goals in the second half which enabled Barcelona to turn things around. Barcelona will automatically return to second place in the standings if they manage to get 3 points.

This victory will also bring Barcelona back to winning ways. I think Barcelona will be able to close the season in second place because they will maintain second place from the pressure put on them by Girona. Btw Lewandowksi managed to record 14 goals this season and that is certainly quite good considering he missed many matches due to injury this season.

Yes, you are right. In the end, Barcelona's hard work was completed with a deserved victory. Lewandowski scored two additional goals in the second half, as well as his third goal in the second half. He had good form in this match and his last goal was proof of his quality in taking free kicks. Lewandowski has registered 15 goals as of April for La Liga, but is still too far away to hope to compete at the top of the top scorers table.

Barcelona really deserved to win this match even though they had difficulty breaking down Valencia's strong defense. Barcelona didn't give up and they continued to try and increase the pressure. Lewandowski really succeeded in being the hero of the victory and he deserved to be named the best player in this match. The red card was the reason why Valencia's performance dropped in the second half, but they really frustrated Barcelona before Lewandowski ended the match with his hat trick for a score of 4-2.

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Xavi Hernandez have always persuade his players to do their best because it's never easy watching them becoming the very best team against oppositions. Xavi Hernandez should encourage his players because they're having slim chances of winning games when it comes to average teams. Valencia was leading but due to the Red card given to their goal keeper before the end of first halve, that was the beginning of their weakness. Barcelona won their game against Valencia. It was a tough night at Camp Nou because the visitors came prepared and deliver an excellent job towards the hosts.

At least Xavi deserves to be grateful because his team's strategy and performance produced sweet results, but he almost failed to win if Pedri didn't stop Valencia's counterattack for his third goal.

[Zlantann]

Barcelona tried hard to win this match, of course because Xavi's plan had the potential to fail due to the good performance shown by Valencia in defense and counter attacks. Barcelona have now equalized, but they are aiming to win by dominating attacks and possession of the ball. Valencia will only defend and counterattack when Barcelona loses the ball, but even that is very dangerous.

Barcelona still has a chance to win this match because they really tried through the many opportunities they created. It's true, currently Barcelona is having a hard time scoring a third goal because of Valencia's good defense, but I'm sure they will score soon.

Xavi Hernandez have always persuade his players to do their best because it's never easy watching them becoming the very best team against oppositions. Xavi Hernandez should encourage his players because they're having slim chances of winning games when it comes to average teams. Valencia was leading but due to the Red card given to their goal keeper before the end of first halve, that was the beginning of their weakness. Barcelona won their game against Valencia. It was a tough night at Camp Nou because the visitors came prepared and deliver an excellent job towards the hosts.

Barcelona would have lost the game if not for the red card against Mamardashvili in the first half. Valencia would have been able to maintain their lead till the end since they had standard defense and midfield. In the second half, Barca was able to capitalize on the absence of one player to keep mounting pressure until Valencia's defense couldn't handle it. Barca was just fortunate to win this game and the result will put more pressure on Real Madrid. For Valencia, this loss is a big blow to their determination to feature in the Europa League next season. A win would have given them an edge since clubs like Athletic Club and Real Sociedad lost their matches while Real Betis played a draw. But the fight for the European competitions is still and it is not over until the league ends.  

[Alpha Marine]

Xavi Hernandez should encourage his players because they have slim chances of winning games when it comes to average teams.

One of Barcelona's problems is playing against low block. They struggle to play against any team that is good defensively and hits them on the counter. The problem is, that most average teams in La Liga play this way. There was a time this season when they won so many games with a 1-0 scoreline. They struggled to score goals and that is because they don't have players that can dribble through the defence and attract most of the defenders to themselves leaving space for other players to open up and score.
Barcelona needs a lot of things if they're to be better next season and it's not looking like they'll get those things. A DM alone won't solve the problem, even though it would reduce it, but there are no world-class DMs in the world right now that can play as a single pivot excellently that would come cheap and Barcelona doesn't have the money to get an expensive player.

[snipie]

Barcelona would have lost the game if not for the red card against Mamardashvili in the first half. Valencia would have been able to maintain their lead till the end since they had standard defense and midfield.

That red card ruined Valencia advantage and with Lewandowski being in form and concentrated, he was able to flip the game in the side of his team Barcelona after being late with one goal. He scored a hattrick and 16 goals in total in La Liga which is still far from his record with Bayern Munich.
Anyway this victory gave Barcelona a chance to chase Real Madrid even though they are far from them.

[ShowOff]

Xavi Hernandez have always persuade his players to do their best because it's never easy watching them becoming the very best team against oppositions. Xavi Hernandez should encourage his players because they're having slim chances of winning games when it comes to average teams. Valencia was leading but due to the Red card given to their goal keeper before the end of first halve, that was the beginning of their weakness. Barcelona won their game against Valencia. It was a tough night at Camp Nou because the visitors came prepared and deliver an excellent job towards the hosts.

Barcelona would have lost the game if not for the red card against Mamardashvili in the first half. Valencia would have been able to maintain their lead till the end since they had standard defense and midfield. In the second half, Barca was able to capitalize on the absence of one player to keep mounting pressure until Valencia's defense couldn't handle it. Barca was just fortunate to win this game and the result will put more pressure on Real Madrid. For Valencia, this loss is a big blow to their determination to feature in the Europa League next season. A win would have given them an edge since clubs like Athletic Club and Real Sociedad lost their matches while Real Betis played a draw. But the fight for the European competitions is still and it is not over until the league ends.

You could certainly expect Barcelona to lose that match if Valencia didn't lose a player to a red card, but how can you ensure Barcelona lose when Barcelona had 45+ in the second half and kept trying to score?

Barcelona were better in their own way today, they have clearly proven that Valencia deserved the defeat. Barcelona really dominated the match from the first half, they also recorded good statistics in the first half even though Valencia took advantage of most of their opportunities to end the match with a score of 1-2. In the end, Barcelona became more dominant in the second half due to the lack of 1 player in the Valencia squad due to a red card, this gave Barcelona more strength to build attacks and score 3 goals and win the match.

[tiCeR]

Barcelona tried hard to win this match, of course because Xavi's plan had the potential to fail due to the good performance shown by Valencia in defense and counter attacks. Barcelona have now equalized, but they are aiming to win by dominating attacks and possession of the ball. Valencia will only defend and counterattack when Barcelona loses the ball, but even that is very dangerous.

Barcelona still has a chance to win this match because they really tried through the many opportunities they created. It's true, currently Barcelona is having a hard time scoring a third goal because of Valencia's good defense, but I'm sure they will score soon.

Xavi Hernandez have always persuade his players to do their best because it's never easy watching them becoming the very best team against oppositions. Xavi Hernandez should encourage his players because they're having slim chances of winning games when it comes to average teams. Valencia was leading but due to the Red card given to their goal keeper before the end of first halve, that was the beginning of their weakness. Barcelona won their game against Valencia. It was a tough night at Camp Nou because the visitors came prepared and deliver an excellent job towards the hosts.

I disagree. Xavi is not the best coach ever. He is a pretty weak guy who got lucky that Barcelona is more or less part of his name. As a player, he was an amazing midfielder, but I never saw him as someone who is a good coach. I see how a lot of people are celebrating him, but please compare him to Gurdiola. No way would he ever be able to be mentioned in one breath with Guardiola. Xavi is the worst case, but sadly they need him.

[Falconer]

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I disagree. Xavi is not the best coach ever. He is a pretty weak guy who got lucky that Barcelona is more or less part of his name. As a player, he was an amazing midfielder, but I never saw him as someone who is a good coach. I see how a lot of people are celebrating him, but please compare him to Gurdiola. No way would he ever be able to be mentioned in one breath with Guardiola. Xavi is the worst case, but sadly they need him.

I also agree with some of what you said about Xavi, he is not comparable to Pep Guardiola. But Xavi is a coach who is likely to be better than many La Liga coaches for other teams this season and last season. Not all coaches are able to improve a team's game when the team is down due to poor financial conditions, but Xavi proved it and I respect him.

This season Xavi was only able to complete his mission in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, this has also improved compared to last season. Barcelona lost the opportunity to win the title this season, of course it is a setback, but it is also natural because Real Madrid is a team that has everything to hope to win the title this season compared to Barcelona.

[red4slash]

The problem is that they are still having problems in attack because looking at what happened in the first half this time i think we can see that even though their possession was very good and but their finishing was poor even for finishing in the first half Valencia was much better.
In the second half, there are still some options for players like Joao Felix or Pedri that Xavi can bring in to add to the attacking power that Barcelona has now because by looking at what happened in this first half i think they are still quite monotonous in terms of attacks carried out .

At the start of the second half there was hope as Lewandowski scored a quick goal to make it 2-2 but by the end of the second half the score still hadn't increased.

Barcelona continued to try to attack but Valencia's defense was quite tight even though they continued to be attacked from every side but indeed they were still quite solid and I quite appreciated what they did in today's match. But with this result it certainly won't be too favorable for Barcelona because however even though they have lost the momentum to get the trophy but they have to secure the current 2nd position which Girona can still overtake and indeed a draw score with the advantage of players is certainly not too expected of them because apart from accelerating Madrid to become champions this also makes them hassle to maintain the runner up this season.
Even so, there is still enough time left where they are just entering the crucial phase where the end of the match sometimes becomes a momentum that can be maximized. Now it depends on how hard they work because if this is a draw I think it's a loss for Barcelona although I really like this scheme because Madrid will be quick to party

Madrid had to postpone their party as the result went in favour of Barcelona in today's match.
The numerical advantage was well maximised although it seemed a little too late as we needed to wait until the crucial time for Barcelona to get their hands on it.

The hat trick was created by Lewandowski in today's match and as I recall this is the first hat trick he has scored this season CMIIW. but indeed this result is a good thing because with this victory it keeps their hopes of being in the runner up this season open and at the moment the scenario of Madrid winning faster still seems to happen, it's just that it still has to be postponed because even though Barcelona is still losing momentum but at least Madrid must win 2 more matches before ensuring themselves to be truly recognized as champions this season but sooner or later it will definitely happen.

[tsaroz]

The problem is that they are still having problems in attack because looking at what happened in the first half this time i think we can see that even though their possession was very good and but their finishing was poor even for finishing in the first half Valencia was much better.
In the second half, there are still some options for players like Joao Felix or Pedri that Xavi can bring in to add to the attacking power that Barcelona has now because by looking at what happened in this first half i think they are still quite monotonous in terms of attacks carried out .

At the start of the second half there was hope as Lewandowski scored a quick goal to make it 2-2 but by the end of the second half the score still hadn't increased.

Barcelona continued to try to attack but Valencia's defense was quite tight even though they continued to be attacked from every side but indeed they were still quite solid and I quite appreciated what they did in today's match. But with this result it certainly won't be too favorable for Barcelona because however even though they have lost the momentum to get the trophy but they have to secure the current 2nd position which Girona can still overtake and indeed a draw score with the advantage of players is certainly not too expected of them because apart from accelerating Madrid to become champions this also makes them hassle to maintain the runner up this season.
Even so, there is still enough time left where they are just entering the crucial phase where the end of the match sometimes becomes a momentum that can be maximized. Now it depends on how hard they work because if this is a draw I think it's a loss for Barcelona although I really like this scheme because Madrid will be quick to party

Madrid had to postpone their party as the result went in favour of Barcelona in today's match.
The numerical advantage was well maximised although it seemed a little too late as we needed to wait until the crucial time for Barcelona to get their hands on it.

The hat trick was created by Lewandowski in today's match and as I recall this is the first hat trick he has scored this season CMIIW. but indeed this result is a good thing because with this victory it keeps their hopes of being in the runner up this season open and at the moment the scenario of Madrid winning faster still seems to happen, it's just that it still has to be postponed because even though Barcelona is still losing momentum but at least Madrid must win 2 more matches before ensuring themselves to be truly recognized as champions this season but sooner or later it will definitely happen.

There's no doubt Madrid would have that party. The real battle is for the runner up position between the two catalonian team. Girona rose as a prominent team at the start of the league and kept on losing steam while Barcelona proved small problems and controversies won't bring the team down. They won the last season, reached quaterfinals of Champions league and would qualify for another.
Valencia sure is a tough team to win against but the real deal that may decide the second position is the ultimate match between Barcelona and Girona on May 4th.

[Popkon6]

In this match, the Barcelona team was under a lot of pressure at the beginning, and after the goalkeeper received a red card, the Barcelona team started to attack in a big way. The game was tightly contested until half-time, with Valencia leading the way. Robert Lewandowski was instrumental in leading his side to victory as he scored a hat-trick. The difference was huge in the final minutes of the game and Valencia lost control. The bus was rampant after half-time as one player less can never perform well enough, as was the case with Valencia.

[Bobrox]

This victory will also bring Barcelona back to winning ways. I think Barcelona will be able to close the season in second place because they will maintain second place from the pressure put on them by Girona. Btw Lewandowksi managed to record 14 goals this season and that is certainly quite good considering he missed many matches due to injury this season.

The victory over Valencia last night good capital for Barcelona to finish on 2nd standings place this season behind two points remaining awhile from Girona, but the 2nd place is not actually secure yet behind Girona has home match against Barcelona and advantage for home team to secure three points. I think possibilities or not reach 2nd standings place for Barcelona depend on the match result against Girona, if can take one or three points automatically make Barcelona on the higher chance for securing 2nd place but if loss against  Girona get difficult to reach 2nd position standings.

Robert Lewandowski finally make hattrick again, have been longer time and last night scoring three goals make him reach 14 goals in La Liga this season, still has chance for him get La Liga top scorer in this season with three goals remaining from Girona striker had scored 19 goals.