La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[kawetsriyanto]

If you evaluate teams by their players, then Real Madrid looks stronger now, it's hard to argue with that, but the strength of a team is not always determined by that alone. If there is a team in La Liga that can stand up to Real Madrid, it is Barcelona, ​​Atletico often falls short of competing with them. And while Real Madrid is strengthening its team, Barcelona cannot afford it due to financial problems.

No one will argue that the squad of Real Madrid is getting stronger. We take a look on the quality of Real Madrid players, they have more quality players now. With 2 new top strikers (Mbappe and Endrick), Real Madrid is expected to have better performance for the next season. However, it is true that there are many factors to determine their performance, it is not only about the quality of the players. If Ancelotti can't choose a proper strategy and fail to build the mentality of the players, Real Madrid performance may be beyond our expectation. Having many top players in the squad sometimes has a certain challenge, it is about the ego of the players. This makes them to play more individually and it will be difficult to order them playing as a solid teamwork. But I still believe that Ancelotti always knows how to deal with this possible problem.

I think both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid still can compete with Real Madrid. They are also reshaping their squads, it is very possible that they may play better with the new squads. Atletico Madrid has a new striker (Alexander Sørloth), the striker with the second highest number of goals last season. This can boost the performance of Atletico Madrid. Meanwhile Barcelona, they will be always the real competitor of Real Madrid. Even if they are in financial crisis, they still have good squad. Yamal is the most shining player in Barcelona now. This player can be one of the factors of better performance of Barcelona in the new season.

[len01]

If you evaluate teams by their players, then Real Madrid looks stronger now, it's hard to argue with that, but the strength of a team is not always determined by that alone. If there is a team in La Liga that can stand up to Real Madrid, it is Barcelona, ​​Atletico often falls short of competing with them. And while Real Madrid is strengthening its team, Barcelona cannot afford it due to financial problems.

I wouldn't want to give the impression that Real Madrid is unbeatable or can't be matched by any of the Spanish clubs at the moment because you just can't say never in football but if you ask me, I don't think the current Barcelona squad has all it takes to match Real Madrid's strength. Winning Real Madrid in a preseason friendly game doesn't mean that Barcelona is now a complete squad because the game wasn't a competitive one so  you don't expect Real Madrid players to be at their best. Considering the current Real Madrid team, the quality and depth of squad, I don't think there's any Spanish club at the moment that can match Real Madrid's strength.

I will not underestimate Barcelona but does Barcelona squad have quality players like Madrid? Of course not. We all know who are the starting players for Madrid when this season has started and we all know who is the current Madrid coach who can always provide satisfactory results in every season. Maybe Barcelona can put up a fight a few times in La Liga matches but only in certain moments such as when Madrid is busy chasing the UCL match and Barcelona takes the opportunity to beat Madrid. But still Ancelotti will not let Barcelona win the La Liga title this season.

[Jegileman]

I will not underestimate Barcelona but does Barcelona squad have quality players like Madrid? Of course not. We all know who are the starting players for Madrid when this season has started and we all know who is the current Madrid coach who can always provide satisfactory results in every season. Maybe Barcelona can put up a fight a few times in La Liga matches but only in certain moments such as when Madrid is busy chasing the UCL match and Barcelona takes the opportunity to beat Madrid. But still Ancelotti will not let Barcelona win the La Liga title this season.

No, Real Madrid is a team that can play in two different competitions and be successful in them. You don’t need to worry yourself too much that they can’t win the two major trophies in the competition they’ll be participating in. The UEFA Champions League is a competition we all know Real Madrid does not joke with and at the same time wining the La Liga will give them another joy of feeling great, being called the best team and the king of champions league. Barcelona still looks like a mediocre team to them even in the next season, so if they really want to defeat Real Madrid, they’ll have to try more because it won’t be an easy task for them next season.

[promise444c5]

I will not underestimate Barcelona but does Barcelona squad have quality players like Madrid? Of course not. We all know who are the starting players for Madrid when this season has started and we all know who is the current Madrid coach who can always provide satisfactory results in every season. Maybe Barcelona can put up a fight a few times in La Liga matches but only in certain moments such as when Madrid is busy chasing the UCL match and Barcelona takes the opportunity to beat Madrid. But still Ancelotti will not let Barcelona win the La Liga title this season.

Barca has it's own squad but mostly filled with young players from academ unlike Real Madrid that has some new bought completely strong players which Is no doubt that they can take on any team with no fear.on ther other hand Barcelona has some previous academy players who are making a good performance... thus,they have more now , alsothey had back some loaned out players which are now back (like Torre).
Can they really take on their major opponent?? We can't say but they still have a strong squad (some with injuries which are still recovering  like Pedri and Gavi the two Golden boys)and i think De jong should.alsi be back for their games ... Pedri is good but they aren't letting him test with injuries which is making him loose form. At the end ,we hope for a exciting season ahead

[MAAManda]

It was only a friendly yes but it was still nice to watch an El Clasico though.    But of course we can't take this match that serious. The teams didn't even start with their usual lineups completely. It was a chance for some young players to show their skills to their coaches as well. I liked especially Arda Güler among them. He made a really nice assist. His ball control and finish was also great but the goal was disallowed due to offside.

This El Clasico can't be taken as seriously as when they met in the domestic league & UCL, but we also can't consider this match as unimportant match.

The 3 goals scored in this match didn't come from regular players, they were players from the second squad of each team, Nico Paz & Pau Victor. IDK much about Nico Paz, but Pau Victor is a potential player, Barcelona were lucky to get him from Girona.

[AirtelBuzz]

Is it me or is Madrid training and letting Barcelona win this friendly game 🤔? 2nil but I don't see that force they (Madrid) normally use whenever they face Barcelona, is entertaining but they also like playing with pride, nobody wants to lose. Vinicius Jr came in and things are now getting hot for the Barcelona defense, imagine they have Bellingham and the other stubborn players who knows how to cause problems for opposition defense. A friendly game but to me I can't wait to get something in this encounter if am the Madrid manager. Barcelona seems to be in control in the first half but they need to defend more in the second half since they are now being forced to defend other than attack, when the season begins I won't be surprised if Madrid make the Barcelona side play more from the back .

82 minutes have already passed in the friendly match between Barcelona and their arch-rivals Real Madrid. Barcelona have scored two goals at this stage and Real Madrid have just scored one. Today's game looks like we are back to the old Barcelona side who are struggling against Real Madrid. Currently there is a huge gap between these two teams be it in terms of performance or players. In the friendly match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, Barcelona is playing a 4-2-3-1 formation and Real Madrid is playing a 4-3-3 formation. P. Victor for Barcelona alone scored two goals, his performance was excellent in today's match. Before this match today Barcelona and Real Madrid have faced each other in the last five matches there Real Madrid win four matches and Barcelona winning one match. Today maybe Barcelona can finally win maybe we can see that. 

I'd say this is just a friendly game and when next these two meet again it won't end the way it did tonight and with the fact that we saw the young star who scored 2 goals to give Barcelona the winning, I hope he can be given a chance to squeeze his way through to the senior team.  Real Madrid came all out in the later part of that encounter, where Vinicius Jr became a problem for Barcelona but let's imagine Madrid team with everything they have got including Mbappe, can the Barcelona side withstand the pressure? To me I don't see Barcelona getting anything in the next or should I say first El Clasico of the season, it will be all about Madrid because they have everything to beat Barcelona, so I'd say this isn't a game to say Barca are a big fit for Madrid.

Let's see how these two teams can perform after this. Real Madrid will obviously be ahead of Barcelona because they are very strong and they have many talented players in their team. Moreover, if we look closely at this friendly match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, we will see that just like Mbappé, Rodrigo was absent in Real Madrid, Lamine Yamal was absent in Barcelona. The coaches of these two teams may have wanted to test how the youngsters could play for which they fielded mostly young players in the friendly match. After this, when these two teams meet, it may not be a friendly match but a main stage match. Then in that match both the teams will field their full strength squads to face each other. Maybe in that match no one will talk except anyone, everyone will try to give maximum performance to win their team.

[Solokan]

I actually do not take the results of preseason friendly games serious because of the fact that players most times do not give their best in other to avoid being injured but if there's anything I agree with your submission about Barcelona's performance in their El Classico game against Real Madrid last night, it's part that you highlighted how they're playing to the tactics and style of the club's new manager Hansi Flick. The players like you rightly said are adapting too fast and that's good development for the club as they continue to prepare for next season.
That being said, I'm still very much convinced that the current Real Madrid team will not lose to Barcelona if that game if last night was a competitive one.

A pre-season friendly match is clearly not a serious match and of course all the players usually don't always play at full strength because if they play at full strength then the risk of injury is potentially large if the players play at full strength and of course in a pre-season match it can certainly be called a match. trials for a coach to create strategies for playing second-tier players and practice making strategies and breakthroughs in preparation for real matches such as in the domestic league or UCL.

Indeed, I also saw Hansi Flick, he was very good and the players adapted very quickly to him and of course we deserve to applaud Flick because he can make Barcelona good and in yesterday's Elclasico match he was really great at arranging strategy. but yes, of course, if for example Real Madrid could take advantage of opportunities well of course the result of the match would be different but what is clear is that Real Madrid was not too serious in that match but I saw in yesterday's match we could see that Flick's strategy was very good and Ancelotti also learned a valuable lesson because of course Ancelotti can see Real Madrid's shortcomings that must be corrected.

but honestly, I am very happy to see the Elclasico match and of course I want to see the next Elclasico match in Laliga which will definitely be more exciting.

[klidex]

I will not underestimate Barcelona but does Barcelona squad have quality players like Madrid? Of course not. We all know who are the starting players for Madrid when this season has started and we all know who is the current Madrid coach who can always provide satisfactory results in every season. Maybe Barcelona can put up a fight a few times in La Liga matches but only in certain moments such as when Madrid is busy chasing the UCL match and Barcelona takes the opportunity to beat Madrid. But still Ancelotti will not let Barcelona win the La Liga title this season.

No, Real Madrid is a team that can play in two different competitions and be successful in them. You don’t need to worry yourself too much that they can’t win the two major trophies in the competition they’ll be participating in. The UEFA Champions League is a competition we all know Real Madrid does not joke with and at the same time wining the La Liga will give them another joy of feeling great, being called the best team and the king of champions league. Barcelona still looks like a mediocre team to them even in the next season, so if they really want to defeat Real Madrid, they’ll have to try more because it won’t be an easy task for them next season.

For example, last season, Real Madrid was able to win both trophies, the Champions League and the La Liga title, so whatever the conditions, Real Madrid never let their guard down even though they are in different competitions, especially prestigious competitions. Barcelona cannot expect Real Madrid to only focus on the Champions League. Look at how great Real Madrid was last season, even without a pure striker, they were still able to perform impressively, especially next season where they already have a goal-hungry striker. I think Barcelona will be easier to eliminate.

[OcTradism]

I will not underestimate Barcelona but does Barcelona squad have quality players like Madrid? Of course not. We all know who are the starting players for Madrid when this season has started and we all know who is the current Madrid coach who can always provide satisfactory results in every season. Maybe Barcelona can put up a fight a few times in La Liga matches but only in certain moments such as when Madrid is busy chasing the UCL match and Barcelona takes the opportunity to beat Madrid. But still Ancelotti will not let Barcelona win the La Liga title this season.

Barcelona and Real Madrid are big clubs and they have many star players in their squads. See their club profiles for comparison.
https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-barcelona/startseite/verein/131
https://www.transfermarkt.com/real-madrid/startseite/verein/418
They have nearly similar national team players, 18 for Real Madrid and 19 for Barcelona but Barcelona are more domestic with 41.4% are foreign players than Real Madrid with 76% for foreign players.

Estimated value of players in their squad are different with higher value belongs to Real Madrid, €1.36B, and the lower figure belongs to Barcelona at €890.5M.

It is on transfer market and estimated value but in their player quality, differences are not too big and performances of two teams can not be too big different in a  next season too. Real Madrid with a little better squad and more experienced players, will have good advantage than Barcelona and they have higher probability to defend their La Liga title.