La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[Promocodeudo]

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.

Yea, the game of soccer has know certain outcome, you have said it all, Real Madrid is a good team but anything is still possible, if Barcelona maintain their preseason performance, they are going to have a good season ahead, although I don't see laliga as a much competitive team but I know that there are some teams that will want to show some skills this coming season we never can tell, the season will soon start and we cant really predict what the seasoj holds for each of the teams, although i know that you are trying to judge with the current team of barcelona but let see what happens next.
With Realmadrid current team, one will easily conclude that the team will be able to lift the trophy again this season but sometimes we can't conclude things that way, Madrid is expected to perform more than any team in the Spanish laliga because of the quality of players in the team and their manager too but lets not always be sure until we see it coming to reality.

[Docnaster]

I thought we would see Nico Williams in a Barcelona jersey next season. But this possibility is less now. But Nico Williams at Barcelona would have benefited both Barcelona and Williams. Because here he had Yamal as a teammate. We saw this pair perform well in the Spain jersey at the last Euro.

It's very surprising to know that Barcelona are yet to finalize the signing of Nico Williams despite the strong speculations about their interests on the Spanish winger during the summer European Championship tournament. Williams had a very impressive performance with the Spain national team during the UEFA Euros Championship which forced Barcelona to start negotiating with his club Athletic Bilbao but surprisingly, the deal is yet to pull through at time. Other top European clubs are reported to be very interested in Williams and might hijack him anytime soon and if that happens, I feel Barcelona will surely regret for failing to sign him.

[TastyChillySauce00]

It seems like Conor Gallagher is on his way to Atletico Madrid. 



https://www.transfermarkt.com/set-to-sign-for-atletico-madrid-why-chelsea-may-regret-selling-conor-gallagher/view/news/441669

It looks like the sides have agreed upon a 40 million euros fee. This would be a great deal for Atletico Madrid honestly. Because Gallagher is one of the really good talents in midfield. Comparing him to the current CMs in Atletico Madrid squad, I believe he can outperform all of them. I don't mean they are weak of course but I see him as more talented. I wouldn't sell him if I were in Chelsea's place. I like his game. He is a fighter in midfield. 

Yeah, and how stupid Chelsea sold him for 40 millions. That's a full profit for Chelsea. Gallagher is a Chelsea academy product. But selling him to ATM was a big mistake. I'm quite happy to see him join ATM. It's because Gallagher is a great, high-endurance midfielder. He's very active when chasing the ball, etc.

He's going to strengthen ATM's. 40 millions is quite bargain for a proven midfielder like him. ATM is gonna be even more competitive by having Gallagher as its DM. Chelsea are over inflated, and the decision to release him is not that bad.

I don't know why people are so negative toward him. He's going to play for one of the biggest teams in Spain and back in the Champions League.

[TelolettOm]

Regarding Barcelona failing to buy Dani Olmo and Nico Williams, I also surprised, because from the available information it also appears that Barcelona finances have become better. And in fact, it was even reported that Dani Olmo and Nico Williams chose Barcelona as their new team in this transfer window. But I wonder why Barcelona is still failing to bring in new players, which makes me wonder whether Barcelona finances have really recovered or not.

Barcelona's financial might be getting better, but it might not be enough to spend that much money to sign some top players. And actually, it's not surprising, especially when at that time it was crowded and even their fans intended to raise funds for the successful signing of Nico Williams, but this also did not work. For Dani Olmo himself, it was reported that Barcelona had made a bid for the Attacking Midfield, but Leipzig did not want to release him at that price.


Source: Barça reach agreement with Dani Olmo on contract until June 2030 and send new official bid

Well, the negotiations were tough enough. Initially, Barcelona itself did not want to spend more money and would not force to do that. It's just that, the latest information is still around Barcelona's bidding at that number and actually, Dani Olmo himself really wants to join Barcelona. even they have agreed to a 6-year contract personally. just waiting for how Leipzig will release the player in Barcelona's latest offer.

With the current squad, flick must have the best strategy to utilize their players however it is. At least, they can continue to compete in the Top La Liga, at least, Yamal is in their front line and this makes the club more prepared than last season if seen from the development of Yamal's performance and other players.

[lixer]

You just saw a few preseason games last season to conclude that.
I think that's a big mistake, first there was no luck that made Real Madrid win the La Liga and Champion League last season, basically there was an increase in the quality of their young players who were much more mature and ready so that Real Madrid's performance was better.
And secondly Barcelona does not have a squad that is even and quality in every line like Real Madrid so I think what happened in this preseason cannot be used as any reference.
I even predict that Real Madrid will be able to easily defend the La Liga title without any pressure from any team including Barcelona.

Maybe we have different views on this.
But I look at the squads of both teams and I see Real Madrid players are quite scary for next season, so most likely we will see a much stronger performance from them next season.

These pre-season games usually have no strong reference because we all soccer fans understand about their reality these are play just for the purpose of fun for fans and having some exercise for players which are going to play in next season just because of this we have nothing updates related to them on any authentic poll.

Real Madrid is already done good job in last season despite many were having feeling about them playing without main striker is having not good for them, and they could be face consequences for this as well, but they have done historic job and having double and now fans are already feeling strong about them in coming season, but things could be not easy because we can expect change into performance even now they are having big names, but these are never been guaranteed to win but still they are having good chance of staying at this level for next season.

[Polkeins]

I thought we would see Nico Williams in a Barcelona jersey next season. But this possibility is less now. But Nico Williams at Barcelona would have benefited both Barcelona and Williams. Because here he had Yamal as a teammate. We saw this pair perform well in the Spain jersey at the last Euro.

It's very surprising to know that Barcelona are yet to finalize the signing of Nico Williams despite the strong speculations about their interests on the Spanish winger during the summer European Championship tournament. Williams had a very impressive performance with the Spain national team during the UEFA Euros Championship which forced Barcelona to start negotiating with his club Athletic Bilbao but surprisingly, the deal is yet to pull through at time. Other top European clubs are reported to be very interested in Williams and might hijack him anytime soon and if that happens, I feel Barcelona will surely regret for failing to sign him.

There are rumors around Niko that his brother Iñaki Williams is against Nico's move to Barcelona. While they both play for Athletic and apparently Inaki does not want his brother to go to another club and so far Nico is slow to respond to barcelona. Although apparently this is just an excuse and in fact, as with Dani Olmo, everything depends on the money that Barcelona can offer.
On August 12 Williams should return to the team and apparently he still has about a week to decide whether he will go to Barcelona or not.
In the same way, the situation with Dani Olmo is still unclear. Leipzig want to sell Olmo for 60 million euros, but Barcelona are ready to pay only 50 million, apparently the rest they want to spend on the purchase of Williams, as more promising compared to Olmo.  

[Zaguru12]

Regarding Barcelona failing to buy Dani Olmo and Nico Williams, I also surprised, because from the available information it also appears that Barcelona finances have become better. And in fact, it was even reported that Dani Olmo and Nico Williams chose Barcelona as their new team in this transfer window. But I wonder why Barcelona is still failing to bring in new players, which makes me wonder whether Barcelona finances have really recovered or not.

The two players have shown interest in coming to Barcelona, this two players will without doubt add depth and quality to the Barcelona squad and help strengthen them for the next few seasons. Barcelona themselves are looking towards signing both of this players but their financial situation is a restrain, when we talk about the financial situation that Barcelona are in is not only about the transfer fee needed to bring in this players but rather the wages and the allowed amount for players registered over the season.

The financial fair play also goes beyond transfer fees as they set out some requirements to be meet like the total amount a club can spend on wages per Season. With Barcelona already at that limit due to high wages that most of its players receives they need to either allow players with huge wages leave or they talked to those players to take a pay cut. Right now the first person on the list is Frankie De Jong who is on a whopping 600k wage, they have reduce the asking price to 35/40m but his wages is scaring away clubs like Manchester United away from him. They need to sell players like this before they can sign this two coming players

[Tony116]

These pre-season games usually have no strong reference because we all soccer fans understand about their reality these are play just for the purpose of fun for fans and having some exercise for players which are going to play in next season just because of this we have nothing updates related to them on any authentic poll.

Real Madrid is already done good job in last season despite many were having feeling about them playing without main striker is having not good for them, and they could be face consequences for this as well, but they have done historic job and having double and now fans are already feeling strong about them in coming season, but things could be not easy because we can expect change into performance even now they are having big names, but these are never been guaranteed to win but still they are having good chance of staying at this level for next season.

The preseason games are the friendly matches are not a good indication of how a team is going to perform in a season. And that is something we all have to keep in mind. In these friendly matches, the clubs are always trying to give those players some good amount of playing time who generally does not play. Coaches generally do not play important players in friendly matches because there is always a chance for them to get injured. They just play the players for a short period of time so that they can get themselves into the pitch and get on with things.

So I don’t think we should think too much about the friendly matches. You can obviously watch the friendly matches if you enjoy them. But those are never going to be a good indication of how a club will perform throughout the season.

[Juse14]

These pre-season games usually have no strong reference because we all soccer fans understand about their reality these are play just for the purpose of fun for fans and having some exercise for players which are going to play in next season just because of this we have nothing updates related to them on any authentic poll.

Real Madrid is already done good job in last season despite many were having feeling about them playing without main striker is having not good for them, and they could be face consequences for this as well, but they have done historic job and having double and now fans are already feeling strong about them in coming season, but things could be not easy because we can expect change into performance even now they are having big names, but these are never been guaranteed to win but still they are having good chance of staying at this level for next season.

The preseason games are the friendly matches are not a good indication of how a team is going to perform in a season. And that is something we all have to keep in mind. In these friendly matches, the clubs are always trying to give those players some good amount of playing time who generally does not play. Coaches generally do not play important players in friendly matches because there is always a chance for them to get injured. They just play the players for a short period of time so that they can get themselves into the pitch and get on with things.

So I don’t think we should think too much about the friendly matches. You can obviously watch the friendly matches if you enjoy them. But those are never going to be a good indication of how a club will perform throughout the season.

In friendlies, coaches also tend to try out new formations and strategies that may not have been tested before. The goal is to see how players adapt to the changes and find the best combination for the upcoming season. Therefore, the results of friendly matches often do not reflect the true strength of the team.

Furthermore, friendlies are often played in an atmosphere. So while it can be fun to watch your team win in a friendly, do not expect the same result to be repeated in an official match.

The bottom line is that preseason games are all about trying things out and getting ready. Nobody cares if the team wins or loses in a real match because that is where the pressure and intensity really matter. Therefore enjoy the friendlies as part of your team's preparation process but do not be too carried away in assessing the impact they will have on your team's performance in the upcoming season.

[W Jr.]

It seems like Conor Gallagher is on his way to Atletico Madrid. 



https://www.transfermarkt.com/set-to-sign-for-atletico-madrid-why-chelsea-may-regret-selling-conor-gallagher/view/news/441669

It looks like the sides have agreed upon a 40 million euros fee. This would be a great deal for Atletico Madrid honestly. Because Gallagher is one of the really good talents in midfield. Comparing him to the current CMs in Atletico Madrid squad, I believe he can outperform all of them. I don't mean they are weak of course but I see him as more talented. I wouldn't sell him if I were in Chelsea's place. I like his game. He is a fighter in midfield. 

Conor Gallagher to Atletico Madrid for €40m? Not bad at all. His consistency is lacking. But his raw talent remains. The kid is a natural playmaker, which Atletico needs today. Gallagher may invigorate their midfield, which has been lacking. He has enthusiasm, vision, and drive to succeed. His young, hungry attitude can shake up a team.

Is it risky? Every transfer involves risk. Yet Atletico isnt just throwing money around. Gallagher suits their agenda well. Chelsea is certainly changing under Maresca. Not every player fits every squad, and thats fine. A change of surroundings can help a player flourish. Could this be win-win? Absolutely. Atletico receives a great young midfielder to rejuvenate their midfield, and Gallagher shines on a new stage.

I think Gallagher went to one of the best teams he could go to. He will gain great experience in La Liga. Since Atletico Madrid will also play in Europe, if Gallagher plays in the main squad, he can play in very important matches in Europe. I think it would even be good for him to leave the team. As I said, Atletico Madrid is also the best team he could go to.

[Ahli38]

Regarding Barcelona failing to buy Dani Olmo and Nico Williams, I also surprised, because from the available information it also appears that Barcelona finances have become better. And in fact, it was even reported that Dani Olmo and Nico Williams chose Barcelona as their new team in this transfer window. But I wonder why Barcelona is still failing to bring in new players, which makes me wonder whether Barcelona finances have really recovered or not.

Regarding Dani Olmo, I think Barcelona was reported to have made the first offer and it was immediately rejected by RB Leipzig and then Barcelona also made a second offer and apparently this offer was still rejected by RB Leipzig. This is because RB Leipzig wants a direct offer of €60 million up front. And it is true that the two offers submitted by Barcelona have not fulfilled this, even though the value is close, Barcelona will not immediately pay the €60 million in the two offers submitted. but what's interesting is that it seems like Dani Olmo is personally very interested in Barcelona. So the problem now lies with the club.

Meanwhile, regarding Nico Williams, it turns out that this player is experiencing a dilemma in making a choice. We know that PSG have even made an offer to Nico Williams of a larger amount of money but Nico has rejected it. Meanwhile, regarding the offer from Barcelona, ​​it turns out that Nico Williams has not yet provided certainty. I haven't found out more today. It's just that I understand Nico Williams hasn't made a decision yet. Because this player will definitely have to choose between continuing to play with his own brother or moving to Barcelona and playing with his friend Yamal. Barcelona has reached a good agreement with its agent, but in this case the decision is only waiting for the player himself. So basically Barcelona hasn't failed. But yeah, this is still not certain either.

[Josefjix]

I think Gallagher went to one of the best teams he could go to. He will gain great experience in La Liga. Since Atletico Madrid will also play in Europe, if Gallagher plays in the main squad, he can play in very important matches in Europe. I think it would even be good for him to leave the team. As I said, Atletico Madrid is also the best team he could go to.

Conor Gallagher is a productive midfielder, he always have close sight for the best angles on the pitch. He will keep pushing for prosperous contracts because Chelsea have relentlessly denied to increase his salary, one of the major factor holding back the Englishman from extending his contract with the Blues.

However, Atletico Madrid have pick their interest for Conor Gallagher, the Spanish side will persuade him to agreed to their terms and this will explore more options for Gallagher. Chelsea will not be affected because they've in possession of good players, that will be making strong stands in the club.

[MainIbem]

Is it risky? Every transfer involves risk. Yet Atletico isnt just throwing money around. Gallagher suits their agenda well. Chelsea is certainly changing under Maresca. Not every player fits every squad, and thats fine. A change of surroundings can help a player flourish. Could this be win-win? Absolutely. Atletico receives a great young midfielder to rejuvenate their midfield, and Gallagher shines on a new stage.

I think Gallagher went to one of the best teams he could go to. He will gain great experience in La Liga. Since Atletico Madrid will also play in Europe, if Gallagher plays in the main squad, he can play in very important matches in Europe. I think it would even be good for him to leave the team. As I said, Atletico Madrid is also the best team he could go to.

Yeah every transfer involves risk, the player feel is suitable for a club might go over there and flop or even sustain a long term injury and become a liability to the club, well Conor Gallagher is not an awful player, he has the potential of doing very well if managed by a good manager with a system that favours his attributes. Also @Blitzboy have said it all, every manager has a style of play and since Maresca feels he won't be suitable to his system, he's decided to sell him off to another club and although Gallagher was and could be still eager to remain at Chelsea, I think moving to another club where he'll get playing time shouldn't be taught twice and of course Atletico Madrid is the best team for him, if any player can survive in the EPL I think they could survive in any other league, Diego Simeone seriously needs him so there's a good possibility of him making first team and playing in the Champions League, he should be happy to move since Chelsea won't participate in that tournament.

[Ahli38]

I think Gallagher went to one of the best teams he could go to. He will gain great experience in La Liga. Since Atletico Madrid will also play in Europe, if Gallagher plays in the main squad, he can play in very important matches in Europe. I think it would even be good for him to leave the team. As I said, Atletico Madrid is also the best team he could go to.

Conor Gallagher is a productive midfielder, he always have close sight for the best angles on the pitch. He will keep pushing for prosperous contracts because Chelsea have relentlessly denied to increase his salary, one of the major factor holding back the Englishman from extending his contract with the Blues.

However, Atletico Madrid have pick their interest for Conor Gallagher, the Spanish side will persuade him to agreed to their terms and this will explore more options for Gallagher. Chelsea will not be affected because they've in possession of good players, that will be making strong stands in the club.

I'm a little behind on this information. But I'm happy to hear that Conor Gallagher will finally find a new club that can give him time to play in the UCL. And yes we know Atletico Madrid will have a busy season this season. In previous seasons, Conor Gallagher didn't get many opportunities to be with the club he played for. He is always loaned to other teams. And well that's not good at all for his career. But now he will go to Atletico Madrid and I think this will be a good turning point for this young midfielder. Because Atletico Madrid is one of the best clubs in Spain. So there is no reason to refuse to go there. And I really regret that Chelsea didn't really take advantage of this player. Even though this player has real potential, there is no doubt about it. But speaking of Atletico Madrid, I'm curious about Joao Felix's current fate? I did hear about Aston Villa wanting to bring him in but I haven't heard any confirmation regarding this news.

[red4slash]

Conor Gallagher to Atletico Madrid for €40m? Not bad at all. His consistency is lacking. But his raw talent remains. The kid is a natural playmaker, which Atletico needs today. Gallagher may invigorate their midfield, which has been lacking. He has enthusiasm, vision, and drive to succeed. His young, hungry attitude can shake up a team.

The lack of consistency happened because Chelsea could not develop in the last 2 seasons and it was a joint mistake not the fault of individual players because if you look as a whole I actually saw Gallagher's performance on the field was quite good even though it was not as good as Palmer but Gallagher's performance was above average.

Precisely if Chelsea sells to Atletico I think it could be one of the wrong decisions because after all he is a pretty good figure in terms of leadership and style of play on the field, it's just that Chelsea still can't maximize Gallagher's real strength because the chemistry between players is still not well maintained.
40 million is not a high price but I think when Gallagher is at the right club it can make his performance better than when he is at Chelsea today.

[Josefjix]

Conor Gallagher to Atletico Madrid for €40m? Not bad at all. His consistency is lacking. But his raw talent remains. The kid is a natural playmaker, which Atletico needs today. Gallagher may invigorate their midfield, which has been lacking. He has enthusiasm, vision, and drive to succeed. His young, hungry attitude can shake up a team.

The bidding price is regularly stationed heightened, perhaps Chelsea can accept this deal inother to grab good amount of profits. Conor Gallagher have main characteristics of obtaining the top value in the midfield. He will fit in so well in the playing pattern of Diego Simeone in Spain. Gallagher will explore his alternatives because there's more expectations from him when he finally make the exits from Stamford Bridge to Estadio Civitas Metropolitano.

[Antotena]

Yea, the game of soccer has know certain outcome, you have said it all, Real Madrid is a good team but anything is still possible, if Barcelona maintain their preseason performance, they are going to have a good season ahead, although I don't see laliga as a much competitive team but I know that there are some teams that will want to show some skills this coming season we never can tell, the season will soon start and we cant really predict what the seasoj holds for each of the teams, although i know that you are trying to judge with the current team of barcelona but let see what happens next.
With Realmadrid current team, one will easily conclude that the team will be able to lift the trophy again this season but sometimes we can't conclude things that way, Madrid is expected to perform more than any team in the Spanish laliga because of the quality of players in the team and their manager too but lets not always be sure until we see it coming to reality.

I have not seen any changes in Real Madrid if not for Mbape they signed and I want to be frank with you, this changes nothing about the league, his performance before coming to Spain wasn't too impressive and he wasn't under any pressure. It's the same team play he is going to have in Spain that other teams are going to have, Girona also gave us a show we didn't expect and the competition was massive, even Barcelona lose to them in their  home and away match.

For now, I'm not going to make conclusions in this their friendly match, the players used in the match were second squads and junior players that are their reserved players most especially from Real Madrid side and the match didn't look like it was even El classico, empty chairs and no hype. We will see the real one as soon as the season commence.

[Alpha Marine]

I'm a little behind on this information. But I'm happy to hear that Conor Gallagher will finally find a new club that can give him time to play in the UCL. And yes we know Atletico Madrid will have a busy season this season.

I think the deal will work out and Gallagher will play next season in Spain with Atletico Madrid. Atletico have been very busy and making the right choices this summer. Gallagher will be a nice addition for them. He's a player that fits Simeon's profile. He is a hard worker and a box-to-box midfielder. Atletico is the perfect club for him, his talent would be properly utilised there.

Im more interested in Atletico Madrid. I really want them to be a formidable side next season so that La Liga will be more competitive. Madrid have made their signing and look stronger than before. Barcelona have not made any signings yet aside from getting a new Manager. I'm afraid that might not be enough for the upcoming season. They can't go into the season with a team full of academy players. I understand that they need academy players but they also need fresh signings like a RW and a DM.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Yes they can still cope but the team needs more midfielders to take turns, the turn issu was what gave Gavi Injury, they weren't reseting him  although it wasn't a club injury but I think that has been building gradually before it resort to the last injury.
I don't mean to say this but I don't think Lewandowski is a good choice at the moment though he's still intact when it comes to goal scoring but I don't  see to be active as he used to maybe age... let's just see it early improvement this seasone else they should replace him seriously.. atleast there should be someone better to fit in..

Well so far they have a lot of things they can do, you know I think the same with respect to Lewa, but still it's a blessing to have a player like him in any team, in fact Bayern longs for a player like him, now that Barcelona has a new approach I think they can make a difference, in Preseason it's a stage where I personally don't find it fun, it doesn't seem like one can walk around following reason, it's where one can post randomly the most, that's why I don't bet on it, but it's the time that Barcelona has to correct.

“It was a tough decision” - Marc Guiu explains why he left Barcelona for Chelsea

Less than a year ago Marc Guiu became a Barcelona sensation by scoring a game-winning goal with his first touch as a first team player less than a minute into his debut, and while he didn’t play many minutes last season the youngster remained a fan-favorite and looked set for an important role under new manager Hansi Flick as Robert Lewandowski’s backup.

Then almost out of nowhere came the news that he was leaving to join Chelsea, a move which earned Barça €6 million but left a lot more questions than answers. Soon came reports about a contract dispute, and that Guiu was unhappy with his salary and decided to join Chelsea to get a big raise in his wages.

Source:https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2024/8/5/24213850/a-tough-decision-marc-guiu-explains-leaving-barcelona-for-chelsea

[reagansimms]

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I have not seen any changes in Real Madrid if not for Mbape they signed and I want to be frank with you, this changes nothing about the league, his performance before coming to Spain wasn't too impressive and he wasn't under any pressure. It's the same team play he is going to have in Spain that other teams are going to have, Girona also gave us a show we didn't expect and the competition was massive, even Barcelona lose to them in their  home and away match.

Everything is not yet clear because Ancelotti prefers to play young players in friendly matches. Mbappe arrival is something that is expected, Real Madrid have been hunting him for the past few seasons and now can get him on a free transfer. Mbappe last season with PSG was not so impressive, but now he is at the best club in the world. His experience and ability can have a positive effect on Real Madrid front line because he is a reliable striker.

Girona managed to make a big surprise last season, now they have lost one of their goal machines who left for Roma, there will be changes in the squad once the season starts. Barcelona is also building its strength to compete again with Real Madrid, as seen now, Barcelona performance is getting better after being handled by Hansi Flick. Atletico are also very active in the transfer market, the moves made by Atletico have succeeded in bringing in top players, Girona will be under great pressure this season because if they are unable to perform well like last season, they will have difficulty competing in the top four.