La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[snipie]

The last round of La Liga started yesterday with a flawless victory of Girona by 7 goals which was a sad farewell for relegated Granada.
Osasuna 1 - 1 Villarreal. Villarreal could not get the 7th position in any manner even if they collected the three points.
Real Sociedad 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid. Even this match has no impact in the standings of both teams so whatever its result, it is not that interesting. Same goes for the remaining games with no impact on European competitions position or relegation.

[onecall123]

Xavi is a good coach who has done various things to make Barcelona rise from adversity. Xavi doesn't get much budget support to strengthen his team, but he doesn't lack ways to make Barcelona have a reliable squad. Of course he has encountered unpleasant stories at Barcelona as a coach, even after bringing Barcelona back to life and competing for the title every season.

Xavi is a good coach, but we know how things turn out when the coach and management do not agree with each other. Previously, Laporta supported Xavi, he backed him, he believed in him and that is why they made sure they got him players last season and the season before that.
When people talk about the financial situation of Barcelona they make it seem like Barcelona didn't buy any players. The club brought in players like Lewandoski, Kounde, Raphinha, Gundugan, Christensen, Cancelo, Felix, Roque, to atoith the players Barcelona already have. yeah yeah, that squad is not the best of the squad but they're a squad that should have been able to compete. If the club feels Xavi has failed to achieve what they wanted then they have the right to let him go. That's what differendifferentiateseam from the rest.
If a coach stays in Madrid and doesn't win any trophy while performing like Barcelona he would be fired.

Laporta pleaded with him to change his decision, and he did, but then he decided to sack him a few days later. Does that make sense? Laporta behaved badly in this case. Of course, Xavi didn't achieve everything they wanted this season, but this is not the right way to sack him. The way the authorities handled Xavi's departure upsets me. Xavi shouldn't have changed his mind about leaving at the end of the season.
By the way, I would say his time at Barca was good, considering he didn't have much to work with. Winning La Liga and finishing in the top 4 is great. Isn't it too early for Laporta to get another coach while their financial conditions can't support recruiting star players?

[wmaurik]

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.

Even though you think of Xavi as an inexperienced coach in Europe, at least Barcelona didn't fire him at times like this because after all Xavi has also fought as hard as he can to put Barcelona in a not bad position in the La Liga standings even though Barcelona ended this season without any trophy. However, I also don't think that it is a bad decision for Barcelona because maybe for Barcelona it is the best thing for the team to replace Xavi and put someone else in charge of Barcelona next season.

[fuguebtc]

The decision to sack Xavi and appoint Flick comes after a detailed vetting process by Barcelona’s sports director, Deco, and the club's president, Joan Laporta.

Source: https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/barcelona-unveil-hansi-flick-xavi-to-depart/blt832342acfe703bb6#csadb0ca944a173463

With this decision of Xavi not being the coach of Barcelona anymore, I think it is going to make Barcelona perform badly in the next season. and personally, it is not clear to me why they have actually decided to let him go. Because I thought if he was actually with Barcelona for one or two more seasons, she would have been able to bring in better performance. I do not understand what they are asking from him considering the fact that they are not giving him enough money to do anything at all. So I believe they will be able to give more money to the new coach that is actually going to take over the managerial job at Barcelona. At the same time, I hope they do not regret this decision as well.

[BITCOIN4X]

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It seems that opportunity has been lost because Alexander Sorloth had to be pulled out and replaced by Jose Luis Morales because he suffered an injury in the middle of the game. So it is certain that Artem Dovbyk will be the top scorer this season with 24 goals. The big 7-0 win over Granada provided a smooth path for Artem Dovbyk to win the title, as in that match he was able to score a hat trick after getting 2 penalties. Jude Bellingham and Lewandowski still have a chance to snatch the title, but it looks like it will be difficult to realize it. The gap is too wide, and there is a possibility that Jude Bellingham will not play in the full game because Real Madrid still has the Champions League final to face.

I'm really sure no one really expected Jude Bellingham to score 5 goals to match Artem Dovbyk's goal tally at the top of the top scorer standings. Ancelotti will not force Jude Bellingham to play full time in the Week 38 match, of course because Bellingham will be prepared to face Dortmund in the Champions League final.

Artem Dovbyk will be the top scorer this season although there is a possibility that the gap in the number of goals between Bellingham and him will become smaller if Ancelotti plays Bellingham against Real Betis. 5 goals is too high to catch with only 1 game left, but it's possible.

[Adams0001]

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.

Barcelona was devastated this season by not getting any trophies, but the position in the standings can still be said to be good for Barcelona this season. Because apart from these bad results, I am actually more convinced of other sentiments that caused Xavi to be expelled from Barcelona at the end of this season and replaced with someone else. However, I am also not quite sure that Barcelona's new coach can bring Barcelona back to its glory next season if Barcelona is still experiencing a financial crisis.

I am sure the new coach will try his hardest to get Barcelona back to their normal form next season, and I believe they will definitely look for solutions to the problem of the financial crisis because without it, Barcelona can do anything next season, they need to get some players to the team, even if it is two or three players, they can change the team to perform well if they are definitely good, Xavi may be sacked because of the poor performance he did this season without getting any I believe that is why they fired him and hired a new coach. We'll see how he does next season, but I'm confident he won't be like Xavi and will do well.

Barcelona will play their final La Liga game tomorrow against Sevilla, and we will see how the new coach performs. I am confident that the game will be a win for Barcelona because the new coach will not want to lose his first match because it will prove that you are good and can help the team win trophies next season. This season, Real Madrid has dominated the league and is aiming to win the Champions League versus Dortmund, after failing to win it last season. Let's see if Barcelona wins the league next season with the new coach.

[TopT3ns]

It seems that opportunity has been lost because Alexander Sorloth had to be pulled out and replaced by Jose Luis Morales because he suffered an injury in the middle of the game. So it is certain that Artem Dovbyk will be the top scorer this season with 24 goals. The big 7-0 win over Granada provided a smooth path for Artem Dovbyk to win the title, as in that match he was able to score a hat trick after getting 2 penalties. Jude Bellingham and Lewandowski still have a chance to snatch the title, but it looks like it will be difficult to realize it. The gap is too wide, and there is a possibility that Jude Bellingham will not play in the full game because Real Madrid still has the Champions League final to face.

Many players from Girona took advantage of this opportunity to score lots of goals. The opponents they faced were very easy to beat. With a very landslide victory against Granada, Girona managed to get additional points which ultimately brought their points back closer to Barcelona's position. But it looks like Girona will end this match in third place and have no chance of taking second place on the standings.

Meanwhile, there is no hope for Barcelona in La Liga and Real Madrid will emerge victorious this season. Barcelona must prepare a new strategy that can be used to achieve victory in La Liga next season. So it won't make it easy for Real Madrid to win again.

[Xcode7]

It seems that opportunity has been lost because Alexander Sorloth had to be pulled out and replaced by Jose Luis Morales because he suffered an injury in the middle of the game. So it is certain that Artem Dovbyk will be the top scorer this season with 24 goals. The big 7-0 win over Granada provided a smooth path for Artem Dovbyk to win the title, as in that match he was able to score a hat trick after getting 2 penalties. Jude Bellingham and Lewandowski still have a chance to snatch the title, but it looks like it will be difficult to realize it. The gap is too wide, and there is a possibility that Jude Bellingham will not play in the full game because Real Madrid still has the Champions League final to face.

It's a shame that Alexander Sorloth could only play 17 minutes in the last La Liga match this season, even though the opportunity to become La Liga's top scorer this season was quite big for him, but an injury came and erased his dream of becoming La Liga's top scorer this season. Dovbyk and Girona managed to win 7 -0 over his opponent Granada, and Dovbyk managed to score 3 goals and made him ahead of Sorloth with a difference of 1 goal, maybe this season will be lucky for Dovbyk.

Seeing Sorloth this season show his good performance and managed to score 23 goals for Villarreal this season is very good for this straiker, there is no doubt I think next season he will be back fighting more than this season, because we can see he is working very hard this season to score goal, with that there must be special motivation for him to be able to make his name even bigger next season.

[entertheabyss]

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.

Barcelona battling through challenges, and this is really a downtime for them. However the board is doing their possible best to fix things. Xavi Hernandez made a public speech about exiting Camp Nou at the end of the 2023/2024 La Liga campaign based on the challenges he was facing as headcoach, his hands is filled with duties and I've come to understand the tight corner the Spaniard found himself. Sacking him and appointing the former Bayern Munich headcoach, Hansi Flick was necessary for them and I think it's a good decision taken by the club's president, Joan Laporta.

[beerlover]

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.

I mean it is just going to prove to the world that the problem Barcelona has is not with the players, it is not with the staff, it is not with the manager, it is all on Laporte, that dude is the main reason why Barcelona is not as good as they used to be. Imagine being a football player or a manager, and you see that Xavi wanted to leave because team has a lot of issues, and then you see that Barcelona begs Xavi to stay, so Xavi accepts, and then you see that they fire Xavi anyway, would you want to be at Barcelona?

The only reason why they are still getting anyone to want to play is because of old days, but everyone must hate being there nowadays. President has to be fired or whatever happens to presidents, they need someone else.

[mammusu]

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.

Barcelona battling through challenges, and this is really a downtime for them. However the board is doing their possible best to fix things. Xavi Hernandez made a public speech about exiting Camp Nou at the end of the 2023/2024 La Liga campaign based on the challenges he was facing as headcoach, his hands is filled with duties and I've come to understand the tight corner the Spaniard found himself. Sacking him and appointing the former Bayern Munich headcoach, Hansi Flick was necessary for them and I think it's a good decision taken by the club's president, Joan Laporta.

Xavi's task is very difficult and now that task will be carried out by Hansi Flick because now he has officially become head coach after Barcelona fired Xavi Hernandez at the end of this season. Now Xavi is free from all the pressure he received this season, and now it's Flick's turn to get that pressure.

Will Barcelona's new coach make them even better? That is everyone's question, and that question will be answered next season when the competition is underway. now they have to prepare as well as possible, they have time to make the squad better prepared for the next season. I hope they can make the best use of the time they have, including taking advantage of the transfer market to get players who can make a big contribution to the team.

I'm sure there will be comparisons between Xavi and Flick in the future, whether Flick is better than Xavi or vice versa.

[Tony116]

I'm happy that Xavi was able to win the laliga league tittle as a coach for Barcelona, he met Barcelona in a terrible condition that he was able to fixed the club back to normal. I just know xavi is a good coach who was able to manage the players he met in the club to win the league for Barcelona last season. Barcelona should have tried their best to keep xavi in the club because it is not easy to get a coach that can revive a team to win the league. The most important important thing xavi as coach for Barcelona was that he was able to achieve something for the league and it is a great achievement for him that will boast is career.

If Barcelona was able to provide the kinds of players xavi wants in the club, Barcelona would have done very well in laliga and even in champions league but xavi was able to manage this players to win the league last season,  I just hope Barcelona won't regret sacking xavi  because having a good coach in a club matters a lot.

I think the biggest reason for the disagreements in Barcelona was that they could not recruit the type of players that Xavi wanted. If Xavi could build his squad with the players he wanted, he could easily compete with Real Madrid and other teams.

There seems to be an undisclosed problem between Xavi and the management at Barcelona. This problem has been going on for a long time. Xavi is not a failed coach, on the contrary, I think they have progressed well despite having a lower quality squad than their rivals.

The main reason for these disagreements is that Barcelona is not as strong as it used to be, after the fans got used to a Barcelona that was always successful.

I am pretty sure that Xavi wanted to stay. There was definitely something or somewhat of a disagreement between him and the club and that's why they have decided to let him go. I wonder who they are going to get now. Because right now there is definitely a shortage of good coaches. Those who are actually being able to bring in good results are not available. I think it is eventually going to be a downgrade. And there is also a problem of affordability. I would have liked them to get Klopp or Jose Mourinho. But at this moment I don't think that is going to happen. And they are also not going to be interested in Barcelona because of the money situation that Barcelona is in right now.

This was definitely a big mistake made by Barcelona. They had a coach who was doing decent and also brought them a La Liga title. I don't think for a club that was about to go bankrupt a few years ago finishing on the second position of La Liga is bad.

[Bobrox]

One hour left before facing Real Betis in the last La Liga match, Carlo Ancelotti very brave for starting line up after playing with full team and not make any rotation yet behind has important match against Dortmund in the final one week later. Real Madrid playing with full team except Aurélien Tchouaméni have been absent due injury and his position replacing by Camavinga. Seems Carlo Ancelotti prepare his squad for facing Dortmund in the final match and its will be starting line up for Champion League final match, wish not any players getting injury and Madrid can play on the top perform against Real Betis and Dortmund one week later.

Madrid starting line up against Real Betis



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[Blitzboy]

Girona have played all La Liga matches in this season and make us shocked after success securing third standings position for season 2023/24 and their attacking line players Artem Dovbyk success leading top scorer awhile with 24 goals of 36 appearance. Last night success made hattrick after defeating Granada and he has opportunity with La Liga top scorer depend on Villareal striker Alexander Sørloth scoring 23 goals and he has match left today with Villareal against Osasuna.

Little disappointed for Real Madrid fans although have won La Liga trophy but their player Jude Bellingham seems difficult reach Artem Dovbyk because one match left Madrid will face Real Betis and Bellingham jus t scoring 19 goals.

La Liga top scorer awhile

Yeah Alexander Sørloth has a chance to be in the top 1 or at least equal his record of 24 goals, currently Villarreal is playing but 30 minutes into the game there have been no goal but yeah there's still a lot of time left. It's a little surprising that the list of top scorers is led by some unfamiliar players while some names we know such as Bellingham, Lewandowski or Vinicius Junior have not been able to compete.

For Bellingham I understand, not because he didn't play optimally but because he missed several matches in Laliga and the coach prepares him for more important matches such as the Champions League, recently we can see that coaches are playing young players or new players to gain playing experience this has an impact on Bellingham's goal activity. Apart from that, Real Madrid also has several players who actively score goals do Bellingham is not the main target.

It seems that opportunity has been lost because Alexander Sorloth had to be pulled out and replaced by Jose Luis Morales because he suffered an injury in the middle of the game. So it is certain that Artem Dovbyk will be the top scorer this season with 24 goals. The big 7-0 win over Granada provided a smooth path for Artem Dovbyk to win the title, as in that match he was able to score a hat trick after getting 2 penalties. Jude Bellingham and Lewandowski still have a chance to snatch the title, but it looks like it will be difficult to realize it. The gap is too wide, and there is a possibility that Jude Bellingham will not play in the full game because Real Madrid still has the Champions League final to face.

Sad to see Sorloth benched early. He had a chance to win the Golden Boot, but 17 minutes wasnt enough. That must be hard for him after a great season with 23 goals. Thats soccer, though. But occasionally the breaks dont go your way in the game of inches.

Tell me about Dovbyk. Wow, the hat trick versus Granada. He's got a knack for scoring, and he's earned all 24 goals. His brilliance makes him a likely Pichichi Trophy winner. Overall, LaLiga has been interesting, and we're blessed to have seen Sorloth and Dovbyk's fantastic performances. These two guys are the real deal, regardless of the winner.

[execijutiere]

Osasuna drew 1-1 at home against Villarreal. As it was the last league match for 2 untargeted teams, it was not a very important match for them. The 2 teams took 1 point each in a friendly and the match ended.
Sociedad hosted Atletico Madrid at home. Atletico Madrid managed to get 3 points from this away game with 2 goals. Although the hosts had more of the ball, they were not very effective in front of goal.

[Iranus]

The last round of La Liga started yesterday with a flawless victory of Girona by 7 goals which was a sad farewell for relegated Granada.

Source: ESPN

This was very much expected from everyone. Maybe people did not expect that they were going to score so many goals. But people definitely expected Girona to win this match. They were going up against a team that had already gotten relegated. Of course, they performed really well. It was sad for Girona to not be able to finish in the second position. They had a really good chance after they were able to beat Barcelona. But they lost and dropped points after that if I am not wrong. I think after defeating Barcelona they actually took it a little easy. obviously, they paid for it. I hope they will be able to perform well and genuinely compete for the title in the next season as well. In this season I don't think Real Madrid actually had the trouble that they should have been in.

[piebeyb]

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.

Barcelona was devastated this season by not getting any trophies, but the position in the standings can still be said to be good for Barcelona this season. Because apart from these bad results, I am actually more convinced of other sentiments that caused Xavi to be expelled from Barcelona at the end of this season and replaced with someone else. However, I am also not quite sure that Barcelona's new coach can bring Barcelona back to its glory next season if Barcelona is still experiencing a financial crisis.

Even though changing a coach without financial support will be difficult to build a good team, especially since many clubs will be shopping for players for the tight competition next season, it seems Barcelona decided it was a mistake to stop Xavi, because getting a new coach will definitely take a long time. It takes a while to be able to adapt again to the existing players, obviously it will be difficult to build it, unless the new coach can get closer to the players so that they know the character of each player which will enable the coach to set a mature strategy for the team.

I'm also not sure that Barcelona's new coach will bring good results next season, but we can see what the final results will be next season, whether Barcelona will perform better or get worse because what we know is that Xavi has brought Barcelona as runners up in Laliga. Even though without any trophies this season, it's at least natural because Barcelona doesn't have enough qualified players to compete with rival teams. I hope the decision to fire Xavi is the best way for Barcelona next season, but if not, it will certainly be detrimental to Barcelona in the end.  

[Altryist]

Even though changing a coach without financial support will be difficult to build a good team, especially since many clubs will be shopping for players for the tight competition next season, it seems Barcelona decided it was a mistake to stop Xavi, because getting a new coach will definitely take a long time. It takes a while to be able to adapt again to the existing players, obviously it will be difficult to build it, unless the new coach can get closer to the players so that they know the character of each player which will enable the coach to set a mature strategy for the team.

I'm also not sure that Barcelona's new coach will bring good results next season, but we can see what the final results will be next season, whether Barcelona will perform better or get worse because what we know is that Xavi has brought Barcelona as runners up in Laliga. Even though without any trophies this season, it's at least natural because Barcelona doesn't have enough qualified players to compete with rival teams. I hope the decision to fire Xavi is the best way for Barcelona next season, but if not, it will certainly be detrimental to Barcelona in the end.  

How quickly everything changed in Barcelona, Flick who not so long ago refused to lead Chelsea, to lead the Barcelona, by the way, if you believe it, he agreed to a lower salary compared to Xavi, because he understands the difficult financial situation the team is in. Laporta did so much work to keep Xavi, but in the end he still left the team. It will probably not be easy for any coach who comes to Barcelona now, financial problems leave their mark.

[execijutiere]

Since Almeria and Cadiz have already secured relegation, this match is of no importance for either team. That's why I think it's normal to see so many goals in this match. As of minute 84 Almeria are leading 5-1 and this is probably how the match will end. Cadiz were leading at half time but Almeria scored a lot of goals against Cadiz in the second half.

[tusandii]

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.

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

This was Girona's most extraordinary performance this season in terms of scoring goals because Girona have never scored that many goals so far this season but they were able to do it. Indeed, the opponent that Girona faced in this match was very weak, they are a club that is in the relegation zone, so it's easy. Girona did well. Girona players also appeared aggressive in the match as if they were celebrating a goal celebration. Girona's best striker, Artem Dovbyk, scored a hat trick in that match and is currently the number 1 top scorer in La Liga.

Granada seems to have given up this season, they no longer have enthusiasm because they are no longer able to catch up, so even though they try hard to beat Girona, it still won't change anything, they will end up in Laliga 2 next season and are no longer in Laliga, they have to fight. hard in Laliga 2 to return to appearing in the main La Liga.