La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Leviathan.007]

I was surprised by this news, because previously it was that Xavi and Barcelona would still work together next season and now I read the news that Barcelona has reached an agreement with their new coach, and that means Xavi's position will be replaced. Yes, I also think this is a hall that is not fair enough for Xavi, because he can still provide something good for Barcelona amidst the problems that Barcelona is experiencing and even he didn't get full support from management when the transfer market came.

But I hope this decision is not the wrong decision, hopefully their new coach will indeed bring good changes to Barcelona and better than what Xavi can give them. However, if it turns out that their decision was wrong, then I hope that no one will be scapegoated by Barcelona, because this is a decision in the middle of a choice that I don't think is too difficult for them to choose.

After Xavi remarks that angered Laporta after the match against Rayo Volcano, Laporta immediately took a stand want  to sack Xavi despite Barcelona previous pleas asking Xavi to stay after Xavi decided to step down from his post at the end of this season, now it is reported that Barcelona have decided to sack Xavi because him considered to tarnish the value of the value that exists at the club, so it is quite surprising if just these words are now Laporta Intend to sack Xavi even though Barcelona financial condition is in a difficult state.

Reportedly at this time Barcelona have sent deco to talk to Hansi Flick, so I think indeed we are just waiting for time to see the official announcement about Xavi's dismissal and also the appointment of Hansi Flick officially announced by Barcelona, to be honest, if Barcelona sack Xavi, of course it will be a big mistake from Laporta, because in my opinion for now Xavi is able to lift Barcelona performance even in difficult financial conditions and no matter how great Barcelona new coach will of course find it difficult to do what Xavi is currently doing at Barcelona.  

Until I saw this news confirmed officially I couldn't believe this was coming up for Barcelona and they really hired Hansi Flick for the next season. Because I think Xavi was trying to do his best for the team even after all the financial issues they had in Barcelona but he got good results during this season regardless of losing the La Liga title.
I think the main reason was the bad relationship between Laporta and Xavi otherwise he could stay for the next season.
Even Flick was not successful recently and they could have much better coaches instead of him

[Majestic-milf]

Only if they had channel all the energy we saw in that encounter against the relegated Granada to some important games I believe they would've been in a better spot like the number 1 position instead of Real Madrid. They're a better side that nobody thought they would even qualify to the champions league next season but fighting and backing down isn't how they're suppose to challenge for the title, was expecting them to finish the job at least win the league title from Real Madrid, after all they had less competition compared to Madrid and Barcelona. A good way to end the season but it wasn't enough for me.

You're right about Girona channeling their energy into useful things other than making a complete mess of 10 man Granada. The truth is, as no one expected them to get to the second position in the table, there then became no drive to be serious since to them all eyes are already on Real Madrid but the funny thing in football is that it's towards the end of the season we see records breaking and today's 7-0 mauling of Granada is the highest Girona have been able to achieve in their club history and this win has enabled them sit third in the table, making them eligible for champions league next season. Maybe this is their main target instead of usurping the title from Real Madrid.

[snipie]

I think the main reason was the bad relationship between Laporta and Xavi otherwise he could stay for the next season.
Even Flick was not successful recently and they could have much better coaches instead of him

Xavi was expected to be kicked from Barcelona at any moment especially that few weeks ago he was declared out then resumed... Their might be some misunderstanding and tensions between him and the staff but that was mainly due to the poor results they had and for not winning anything this season.

[arimamib]

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You're right about Girona channeling their energy into useful things other than making a complete mess of 10 man Granada. The truth is, as no one expected them to get to the second position in the table, there then became no drive to be serious since to them all eyes are already on Real Madrid but the funny thing in football is that it's towards the end of the season we see records breaking and today's 7-0 mauling of Granada is the highest Girona have been able to achieve in their club history and this win has enabled them sit third in the table, making them eligible for champions league next season. Maybe this is their main target instead of usurping the title from Real Madrid.

Girona's campaign of this season is undoubtedly a successful one. Finishing third in La Liga is always an achievement for a club of Girona's calibre. It would be better if they could win the league breaking the dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona, but experience and squad quality of Girona didn't backup this aspiration. This summer will be a nightmare for Girona in effort to keep their important players staying at the club, because big clubs will persuade them to move, while they have Champions League competition next season.

The win over Granada with seven goals shows how good Girona is when they play with pressure. The hattrick by Dovbyk signify the record breaking of the biggest win in La Liga for the history of the club. This win is such a fresh air for the players after fight an intense campaign of La Liga. It's a morale boost for the players who will participate in Euro 2024.
 

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Girona's campaign of this season is undoubtedly a successful one. Finishing third in La Liga is always an achievement for a club of Girona's calibre. It would be better if they could win the league breaking the dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona, but experience and squad quality of Girona didn't backup this aspiration. This summer will be a nightmare for Girona in effort to keep their important players staying at the club, because big clubs will persuade them to move, while they have Champions League competition next season.

The win over Granada with seven goals shows how good Girona is when they play with pressure. The hattrick by Dovbyk signify the record breaking of the biggest win in La Liga for the history of the club. This win is such a fresh air for the players after fight an intense campaign of La Liga. It's a morale boost for the players who will participate in Euro 2024.
 

Yeah Girona are playing impressively this season obviously no one thought they would be in the top 3 last season when Girona was promoted to La liga they only finished in the top 10 but this season they have improved drastically with an impressive record as well. Girona scored 85 goals or is only a few goals behind Real Madrid and Girona put Artem Dovbyk on the list of top scorers for a while, Alexander Sørloth a player from Villarreal has the opportunity to catch up which is only one goal away and he has one match to play.

By the way, La Liga still has one more match left but that has no impact on each team's position so basically La Liga has ended in week 37 and week 38 is just a formality because there is no change in the top 7 and 3 teams are relegated, the only competition that occurred in the last match was in the top scorers list.

[Mayor of ogba]

Girona did exactly what I expected from them which is mercilessly beating Granada using their home advantage and their goal scoring prowess. Despite that this win does not mean anything for them since they are already bound to remain in third position, the match gave them the opportunity to score as many goals as they possibly can. A match ending 7:0 with all their major scorers, including Artem Dovbyk scoring hat trick and Eric Garcia registering a goal should indeed be celebrated as a good match. On the part of Granada, the loss does not really matter much to them as they have already been relegated alongside Cadiz and UD Almeria... so "he that is down need fear no fall".

I am looking forward to Real Madrid against Real Betis, a match I expect the former to win to seal the season in victory. There should be no excuse as to why Madrid will fail to deliver, not even the Champions League final will deter them from collecting the 3 points.

I was surprised when Girona defeated Granada 7-0 yesterday. Even though Girona have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League competition next season, it means that Girona can still be a threat for clubs in La Liga this season, except for Real Madrid. In this match, Artem Dovbyk scored a hat trick against Granada to have an upper hand in winning the top scorer of La Liga this season. With the performance of Artem Dovbyk for the Girona this season, I am afraid if Girona can be able to keep him at the club because big clubs in Europe will want to secure his service, and Girona will want to cash in on him since he is now valuable. Don't be surprised if Real Madrid fails to beat Real Betis in their match because Ancelotti might likely rest his important players for the UEFA Champions League finals with Borussia Dortmund so that they will be fit enough to display an amazing performance against Dortmund and win the UEFA Champions League trophy.

[Harkorede]

I think the main reason was the bad relationship between Laporta and Xavi otherwise he could stay for the next season.
Even Flick was not successful recently and they could have much better coaches instead of him

Xavi was expected to be kicked from Barcelona at any moment especially that few weeks ago he was declared out then resumed... Their might be some misunderstanding and tensions between him and the staff but that was mainly due to the poor results they had and for not winning anything this season.

That's freaking bullocks and an extreme shit for Barcelona board, It's really an awful way to treat a club legend, frankly!

Xavi had initially voluntarily decided to step down at the of the season, and he was implored by the board to stay, which he later agreed due to his love for the club, both as player and now as a coach, if anybody had been able to repair the relationship between the club and its fans, it definitely was Xavi, and he sure was the fan favorite. The board has successful setback the club backwards by a couple of years with this move, except they expect Flick to come and perform a miracle on limited resources and budget.

Who freaking pleads with a coach to stay on, only to have it thrown back at his face a few months later, BS!

[Oluwa-btc]

I think the main reason was the bad relationship between Laporta and Xavi otherwise he could stay for the next season.
Even Flick was not successful recently and they could have much better coaches instead of him

Xavi was expected to be kicked from Barcelona at any moment especially that few weeks ago he was declared out then resumed... Their might be some misunderstanding and tensions between him and the staff but that was mainly due to the poor results they had and for not winning anything this season.

The way Barcelona president dealt with the Xavi Hernandez issues has got to be very poor truthfully, how do you treat a club legend this way? Meanwhile he didn't even get the necessary backing needed for a successful season.
They gave him treatments they should have given Koeman the one time club player and also coach. Xavi Hernandez did better than him and should have had a better treatments.
It is what it is right now I must say.

I love Hansi Flick, I know he will do a good job in replacement of Xavi Hernandez and should already be aware that the management and club has no much money to fund whoever he wants, he will have to work with the young players from La Ma Sia who are heavily talented.

[Sebas.tian]

Girona is smashing Granada by 7 goals to Nil. This year's race for the Pichichi has been so interesting. With a hattrick tonight, Artem Dovbyk leapfrogs Alexander Sørloth who scored four goals against Real Madrid last week. So as things stand

Artem Dovbyk - 24
Alexander Sørloth - 23

Alexander Sørloth's Villarreal is playing against Osasuna tomorrow.

It was a sign that Girona players are waking up from poor performance in their remaining matches, because they where able to play yesterday match to took good possession from the match till the end of the match to scored seven goals to defeated Granada 7-0 to achieved three points. Despite the kind of players Granada manager used to play the match just to reduce Girona points but they failed to make such plan happen, because Girona started scoring goals 30 minutes, 33 minutes and the third goal came at 44 minutes to ended the first half with 3-0. Anything that will make Barcelona to lose their next match, it will make them to drop down to third position because they are using one point to lead Girona in the la Liga league table.

[rendravolt]

Well, Artem Dovbyk is leading the top scorer with 1 difference goal. Alexander Sørloth still has a chance to have more goals in the final match against Osasuna. In my opinion, it won't be an easy match for Alexander Sørloth, he won't easy score goals in Osasuna home. Osasuna also has a motivation to win the match, they want to finish the season in the top 10. So, I'm not really sure if Alexander Sørloth can take the advantage from this match to score more goals.



Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/spanish-la-liga/top-scorers

Dovbyk is truly impressive and apart from recording a hat trick in the last match of the season, he also has the opportunity to win the La Liga golden boot this season. I think the competition for top scorer no longer belongs to players from Real Madrid or Barcelona who we know can always dominate this league, but now it's time for other mediocre teams to show off with strikers who are rarely known.

I think it could be Dovbyk who wins the golden boot but keep in mind that Sorloth alone was able to break into Real Madrid's goal 4 times in one match last week. So Osasuna is not necessarily safe from Sorloth's skill in scoring goals and if they target finishing in the top 10 then Osasuna must fully learn from Real Madrid's previous mistakes.

[Rampagoe004]

Girona played brilliantly in this match. they get a big opportunity and make use of it.  In the 2nd half they completely controlled the ball.  And scored 5 consecutive goals. And scored a total of 7 goals.  It was a really amazing game that Girona scored 7 goals but their opponents didn't score even 1 goal. Girona is far behind Real Madrid in terms of points but is almost overtaking Barcelona. There is only 1 point gap between them now. Girona seem to be doing very well again

Girona has completed all matches this season in La Liga. Barcelona still has one game against Sevilla. This is not only a 1 point gap remaining between Barcelona, ​​but this is indeed the maximum points that Girona has obtained this season. There will be no additional points added. If Barca lose then they will be one point behind. But if Barca wins then they will be 4 points behind. The league is over. There will be no more position changes in the top 7 due to their point difference. 4 teams for the Champions League, 2 teams for the European League and 1 team for the European Confederation League have been determined today.

The remaining matches are just matches without any pressure. And it will be interesting to see how Madrid will play against Real Betis tonight. On paper, Madrid is predicted to win, but of course Madrid will not play seriously because they will focus on the Champions League.

[karabiber]

Champion Real Madrid played Villarreal last week in a spectacular goal duel that ended in a draw. The Real Betis game will also be a farewell to Kroos, who has announced his retirement from football. Real Madrid's sole focus is on the Champions League final and I expect Ancelotti to experiment with tactics against Real Betis and therefore not give too many chances to the substitutes.
In fact, Real Madrid have gotten very good results from the alternatives in recent matches. Ancelotti will make different rotations in this match. Real Betis got tired after losing to Sociedad last week. They have a clear line up and a large number of players with uncertain status, especially in the defense and midfield. I don't think they will show much resistance at the Bernabeu. Real Madrid are definitely the favorites.

[pusaka]

I think the main reason was the bad relationship between Laporta and Xavi otherwise he could stay for the next season.
Even Flick was not successful recently and they could have much better coaches instead of him

Xavi was expected to be kicked from Barcelona at any moment especially that few weeks ago he was declared out then resumed... Their might be some misunderstanding and tensions between him and the staff but that was mainly due to the poor results they had and for not winning anything this season.

Yes, maybe they had internal problems which ultimately made the relationship between them not good, so that in the end Xavi had to be the one who was kicked out because of the bad relationship. In fact, if we look at Barcelona's performance, he should still be worthy of being given the opportunity to become coach next season. However, news circulating that there has been an agreement between Barcelona and Flick confirms that Xavi will no longer be part of Barcelona next season.
However, I think Xavi will soon find a new team, because his performance is not bad and even shows something that I think is quite promising. So maybe it won't take long for him to get a new team.

[Barcode_]

It was quite unbelievable to see a team with such horrible performance for the whole season, Almeria only managed to win 2 games after 37 games played. With this result, they will surely going to continue to struggle when they start to play in the Segunda Division next season. Almeria will play their last match against Cadiz CF at home and I think this match might ends up with a draw to mark the ending of this season for both relegated teams.

[bering]

Girona did exactly what I expected from them which is mercilessly beating Granada using their home advantage and their goal scoring prowess. Despite that this win does not mean anything for them since they are already bound to remain in third position, the match gave them the opportunity to score as many goals as they possibly can. A match ending 7:0 with all their major scorers, including Artem Dovbyk scoring hat trick and Eric Garcia registering a goal should indeed be celebrated as a good match. On the part of Granada, the loss does not really matter much to them as they have already been relegated alongside Cadiz and UD Almeria... so "he that is down need fear no fall".

I am looking forward to Real Madrid against Real Betis, a match I expect the former to win to seal the season in victory. There should be no excuse as to why Madrid will fail to deliver, not even the Champions League final will deter them from collecting the 3 points.

I was surprised when Girona defeated Granada 7-0 yesterday. Even though Girona have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League competition next season, it means that Girona can still be a threat for clubs in La Liga this season, except for Real Madrid. In this match, Artem Dovbyk scored a hat trick against Granada to have an upper hand in winning the top scorer of La Liga this season. With the performance of Artem Dovbyk for the Girona this season, I am afraid if Girona can be able to keep him at the club because big clubs in Europe will want to secure his service, and Girona will want to cash in on him since he is now valuable. Don't be surprised if Real Madrid fails to beat Real Betis in their match because Ancelotti might likely rest his important players for the UEFA Champions League finals with Borussia Dortmund so that they will be fit enough to display an amazing performance against Dortmund and win the UEFA Champions League trophy.

Granada defensive lines is very poor and during this season until this match they have been conceded 79 goals which this causes Granada has several times lost with big scores and i was predict Girona can able to win this match easily even most likely win with big scores but i never thought Girona can scores 7 goals in this match and i have to says this is very fantastic because Girona can ended this season with amazing result and this is Girona's biggest scoreline win of the season and Artem Dovbyk can appears as Laliga top scorer currently with 24 goals

This season was ended for Girona because they have been finished 38 matches and with gets 25 wins and lost 7 times makes them deserved to occupy 3th place and playing at Champion League but next season won't be easy for them because their contender such as Bilbao, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will be more stronger than this season besides that hopefully Girona will hold their manager Míchel because with his current achievement it makes some of big teams were showing their interest to Míchel and the rumour is Barcelona was attempts to gets him from Girona

[abhiseshakana]

I think the main reason was the bad relationship between Laporta and Xavi otherwise he could stay for the next season.
Even Flick was not successful recently and they could have much better coaches instead of him

Xavi was expected to be kicked from Barcelona at any moment especially that few weeks ago he was declared out then resumed... Their might be some misunderstanding and tensions between him and the staff but that was mainly due to the poor results they had and for not winning anything this season.

Yes, maybe they had internal problems which ultimately made the relationship between them not good, so that in the end Xavi had to be the one who was kicked out because of the bad relationship. In fact, if we look at Barcelona's performance, he should still be worthy of being given the opportunity to become coach next season. However, news circulating that there has been an agreement between Barcelona and Flick confirms that Xavi will no longer be part of Barcelona next season.
However, I think Xavi will soon find a new team, because his performance is not bad and even shows something that I think is quite promising. So maybe it won't take long for him to get a new team.

It would be quite difficult for both people to work together if they had a disharmonious relationship, and that's what happened between Xavi and Laporta. One of the things that made Xavi want to leave Barcelona before was because he felt that he did not get full backup from Laporta (including financial support) but for a certain reason Xavi decided to do a U-Turn.

That seems like good news for Barcelona fans because Xavi is still willing to carry out his role but, it turns out there was something that made Laporta furious with Xavi. It seems like Xavi's words are that he feels that Barcelona will not be successful if the same method is used next season, which was the trigger.

[iamsange]

Yes, maybe they had internal problems which ultimately made the relationship between them not good, so that in the end Xavi had to be the one who was kicked out because of the bad relationship. In fact, if we look at Barcelona's performance, he should still be worthy of being given the opportunity to become coach next season. However, news circulating that there has been an agreement between Barcelona and Flick confirms that Xavi will no longer be part of Barcelona next season.
However, I think Xavi will soon find a new team, because his performance is not bad and even shows something that I think is quite promising. So maybe it won't take long for him to get a new team.

Dissatisfaction with the Barcelona manager meant that Xavi had to be expelled, even though in the middle of the season Compared to their rivals, Real Madrid continues to show brilliant performance but Barcelona is unable to compete with them, which is what makes Barcelona hesitant to extend Xavi's contract.

Now Barcelona has officially announced that Hansi Flick will become Barcelona coach, ​​a good decision for Barcelona to be able to compete again next season, because Xavi is not a great coach, his ability in Europe is very low, this shows how they compete in the Champions even though they have there are many great players who fail, in my opinion Xavi's quality to coach in Europe is still lacking.

[Inwestour]

Granada defensive lines is very poor and during this season until this match they have been conceded 79 goals which this causes Granada has several times lost with big scores and i was predict Girona can able to win this match easily even most likely win with big scores but i never thought Girona can scores 7 goals in this match and i have to says this is very fantastic because Girona can ended this season with amazing result and this is Girona's biggest scoreline win of the season and Artem Dovbyk can appears as Laliga top scorer currently with 24 goals

This season was ended for Girona because they have been finished 38 matches and with gets 25 wins and lost 7 times makes them deserved to occupy 3th place and playing at Champion League but next season won't be easy for them because their contender such as Bilbao, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will be more stronger than this season besides that hopefully Girona will hold their manager Míchel because with his current achievement it makes some of big teams were showing their interest to Míchel and the rumour is Barcelona was attempts to gets him from Girona

It’s too early to say whether Atletico and Barcelona will be stronger next season, one can only speculate, but Xavi’s dismissal does not speak in favor of this. But if Michel remains in the team and Girona keeps all the important players and tries to strengthen the team, then Girona can be just as strong a team. I didn’t expect that Dovbyk would be able to make a hat trick in the last match, so far he is again leading the best strikers, a good season, it is important for Girona to keep him in the team if they want to be as strong.

[Strongkored]

It was quite unbelievable to see a team with such horrible performance for the whole season, Almeria only managed to win 2 games after 37 games played. With this result, they will surely going to continue to struggle when they start to play in the Segunda Division next season. Almeria will play their last match against Cadiz CF at home and I think this match might ends up with a draw to mark the ending of this season for both relegated teams.

If Almeria only draws against Cadiz then they will be the relegated team with the fewest wins because Cordoba in the 2014-2015 season was able to win 3 times in one season.
Almeria got too many draw results because their number of defeats was not as many as Granada who were also relegated this season.
With this bad performance, not only Almeria but also Granada will probably find it difficult to compete in the Segunda Division so they will need several seasons to get back up to La Liga.

The last Laliga match no longer affects what the clubs will get, because the teams that will be relegated are already confirmed to be Cadiz, Granada, and Almeria, also for the teams that will play in European competitions next season because the point difference can no longer be caught, so the match will less attractive.

[red4slash]

It was quite unbelievable to see a team with such horrible performance for the whole season, Almeria only managed to win 2 games after 37 games played. With this result, they will surely going to continue to struggle when they start to play in the Segunda Division next season. Almeria will play their last match against Cadiz CF at home and I think this match might ends up with a draw to mark the ending of this season for both relegated teams.

Actually, from the beginning we couldn't expect much. Last season they were in the border zone because there was only 1 level above the relegation zone line and this season they could not compete further because of their stuck performance from season to season even indeed for this season they can be said to be much worse than the previous season.
2 wins from a total of all matches this season is definitely a bit annoying and when compared to other major competitions at the moment they are the worst with Salernitana in Serie A because they only managed to get 2 wins from a total of 37 matches at the moment.
The last game against Cadiz didn't have any impact on either of them as both Cadiz and Almeria were already relegated but it was still a case of showing the fans that although it was a very poor season for both Almeria and Cadiz, they did take the season seriously even if the results fell short of expectations.