La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[Oluwa-btc]

Barcelona has choose controversial decision this summer because surprisingly they will terminate Gundogan contract and i know Gundogan salary is very high in Barcelona because he has 20 million per year and probably will release him Barcelona can cut salary costs for the players but Gundogan is important player for them even last season Gundogan match statistics with Barcelona is very impressive

I have to says this is a risky move chosen by Barcelona because possibly lost Gundogan will have negative impact to their performance although currently Barcelona has Dani Olmo which probably can be played as the replacement of Gundogan but there is no guarantee Dani Olmo can performing well

He'll be missed but, his absence will have no negative effect with the performance of the club, as much they bring in the right tactics to accommodate Gavi, Pedri and Daniel Olmo in midfied.
I don't even think it's got to do with his payroll. If that was the case,  they wouldn't have hesitated to terminate that of Frankie De Jong honestly.

I feel like it's got to do with the comments IIkay Gundogan made when he was questioned about the lose to Paris Saint Germany. I'd say he's got standards in my opinion. Araujo was wrong in between, Barcelona defense will be in a detrimental situation if they eventually fail to sell out the Uruguayan defender. He committed a huge blunder during that game and has refused to accept it. He behaves as if he is a world class player when he is not honestly.

[Dickiy]

The match early this morning could be said to be less than satisfactory for Real Madrid, because they were only able to bring home 1 point, and of course they will evaluate their mistakes and improve themselves for the next match, this is still the beginning of the journey in La Liga, a common thing in the world of football, what is clear is that they as attackers must lower their egos. so that it does not happen again in the future.

On the other hand, Mallorca's performance was also good, even though they lost in possession of the ball, they were able to take advantage of all opportunities, and were lucky to be able to equalize through a corner kick and finished well by v.muriqi.

At the start of the season it is quite common to see unexpected results. But the start of this season was the most surprising. Because of the ten matches this week, 6 of them resulted in a draw. It's not just Real Madrid who only got 1 point in the first week. But Atletico Madrid also only got 1 point yesterday, as did Girona. But Barcelona apparently managed to collect full points in the first week. But it's still early in the season. And I am also sure that Real Madrid in the second week they will succeed in getting full points. but next week or in the second week the match that will be quite interesting is the match that will bring Atletico Madrid against Girona. Because we know that Girona managed to beat Atletico Madrid last season. And I wonder if the same thing will happen.

At the beginning of the season, all clubs can be said to need to adapt, especially if they have new players or sell players who strengthened the club last season, so the first week is indeed difficult to predict, that's natural. Therefore, I don't dare to bet on the first week. because the strength shown by all clubs is still in the transition stage, out of 20 clubs only 4 clubs have achieved satisfactory results. most of them achieved a draw.
Now ATM who will host Girona in the 2nd week of La Liga is more advantageous as the host, with different strengths, so I think Atletico can take advantage of that to achieve good results, especially since Girona's strength this season seems to have decreased unlike last season.
Another thing that makes me curious is the meeting between Barcelona and Bilbao in the 2nd week. I want the Bilbao coach to play Williams in the first minute of the match.

[Frankolala]

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Btw Atletico Madrid's first match against Villareal also resulted in a draw so Real Madrid is not the only top club that achieved a draw this can also be used as evaluation material for coaches to improve their club's performance.

Villarreal still look like a strong team and even after Sorloth left for Atletico they haven't had any problems scoring goals. I think this is a game that could be a measure of how strong Atletico are this season and maybe even though Alvarez's transfer is not as good as it seems they are still struggling to get a win.

Atletico's defense is in trouble as one of Villarreal's goals was an own goal by an Atletico player and that's not good at all. Even though Diego Simeone has good players in his team, this shows that it's not guaranteed what his goals are and maybe Atletico will still have a bit of a hard time later.

Anyway, a good bet and I can't believe how you can place 3 different bets on 1 game and all of them are correct.

Villareal has no problem even though they lost their players because they also get benefits from their sales they can still plan strategies with the players, they have in fact they can still compete with the top clubs in La Liga.

The match was quite tough since one of Atletico Madrid's players made a mistake creating an own goal but it didn't last long Alexander Sørloth scored a goal against his former club in the first half's added time and as a result the match was a draw in the first half, unfortunately in the second half there seemed to be no excitement because both clubs could not score additional goals to determine the winner this draw might be a fair result for both clubs as well as for Atletico Madrid who played away.

Of course, it is a good result for Atletico because equalizing two goals away from home after the host scores each goal is a sign that they don't want to lose any point but rather share point with Villarreal.

It was a competitive first half which I thought that the second half will be more fun but it turned out that none of the team where able to find the back of the net in the second half till the game was over. I believe Atletico will find every means possible to win their next match at home.

[Xcode7]

Of course, it is a good result for Atletico because equalizing two goals away from home after the host scores each goal is a sign that they don't want to lose any point but rather share point with Villarreal.

It was a competitive first half which I thought that the second half will be more fun but it turned out that none of the team where able to find the back of the net in the second half till the game was over. I believe Atletico will find every means possible to win their next match at home.

This is not a bad result and I think a draw is fair for both teams because Villarreal and Atletico Madrid are strong La Liga teams with almost the same strength and Villarreal is slightly advantaged because they are playing at home so a 2-2 draw is fair enough with a fairly balanced team game in the first half and in the second half.

Moreover, for the early weeks it will be quite difficult for us to measure the strength of the team and also some teams have not shown their true strength such as Atletico Madrid who have made many improvements to cover this season but we have not seen an increase in the performance of this team.

[Justbillywitt]

Barcelona has choose controversial decision this summer because surprisingly they will terminate Gundogan contract and i know Gundogan salary is very high in Barcelona because he has 20 million per year and probably will release him Barcelona can cut salary costs for the players but Gundogan is important player for them even last season Gundogan match statistics with Barcelona is very impressive

I have to says this is a risky move chosen by Barcelona because possibly lost Gundogan will have negative impact to their performance although currently Barcelona has Dani Olmo which probably can be played as the replacement of Gundogan but there is no guarantee Dani Olmo can performing well

Honestly, this is a form of insult to a player's achievements and Gundogan really doesn't deserve this kind of treatment. Barcelona is the worst team so far in dealing with their players' problems and this is proof that they are unable to provide the right solution so that everything can run side by side. Again, what caused this all was because there were some greedy players who didn't want to leave and chose to stay no matter what.

We know that there are De Jong, Lewandowski, and Ferran Torres who have sky-high salaries but just do whatever they want without ever thinking about the club's finances. Maybe for Lewandowski it is still understandable because he has contributed enough but De Jong or Ferran Torres can't provide anything other than a financial burden on the club. Injury problems also make De Jong's fate uncertain because once he leaves Barcelona, ​​his career will be threatened and it will be difficult to gain trust.

What do you want those players to do? Do want them to terminate their contract on their own or what exactly do you want from them. They have contracts with Barcelona and the contract hasn't expired and you want them to leave just like that without any serious clubs coming for them, that's a joke. If Barcelona don't want them anymore or they think their wages are too much, they should terminate their contracts with those players and pay them off. But if you are expecting the players to terminate their contracts on their own I don't think that will happen. If you were in their shoes will you willingly terminate your contract on your own. Knowing fully well that if you do you will lose all your wages and you will still pay the club for breach of contact. Sometimes we expect too much from other people, but when we find ourselves in similar situations we can't do the same.

[mamesso]

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I hope all players aware with this case, Barcelona proving themselves if they're opportunist team. If Barcelona is interested with old players and don't mind to pay high salary, the players should stay away from this offer, if not they will end up like Gundongan. Barcelona will try to find a young player with same level and lower salary, if they successfully sign him, they will kick the old player from their team.

Barcelona is a red flag team, run everybody.

Any team would try to avoid spending more when they are in a financial crisis, what Barcelona did was for the good of the club and the player, if the player was willing to lower his salary, maybe this situation would not have happened. Gundogan is a great player, Barcelona really needs his energy to maintain balance in midfield, but maintaining the club's financial stability is much more important than retaining a player.

Selling players is not something that is considered bad, as long as both parties benefit, they will part on good terms. Barcelona are trying to get out of the problems they have faced for the past few years, but luck is still on their side as players from the La Masia academy are starting to develop rapidly. Clubs can save money on bringing in new players because they can be relied upon in the first-team squad.

[Solokan]

Obviously many people had high expectation of Real Madrid in the opening match of the La Liga. I was not actually moved and I didn't also predict that Real Madrid will go home without a point. But I was however skeptical about the match, reason being that the inability of Real Madrid to beat Atlanta with higher margin of goal got me skeptical.

Personally, I honestly always predict that Real Madrid will always be able to win in every match and the simple reason is because now Mbappe is playing for Real Madrid, of course I think that will make Real Madrid stronger and I am sure Real Madrid will score lots of goals in every match. But it turns out that in the match against Mallorca, I was honestly surprised because Mallorca was able to hold Real Madrid to a draw and of course this is a good achievement for Mallorca and will definitely make Mallorca appear more confident in the next match.

Yes, your reasons make sense and it seems like you are great at predicting.of course If you think about it, when you play against Atalanta, Real Madrid of course should be able to score more than 2 goals. Because they scored 2 goals for a club that has many star players, of course it could still be said to be a bit. .

but of course this is the start of the season and of course it is possible that Mbappe still hasn't settled in perfectly at Real Madrid and honestly I still predict that Ancelotti's troops in the next match will have the potential to be better and I am also sure that Ancelotti's troops will win the match against the team that replaced last season's team. relegated and of course it will definitely be a very interesting match.

I too had predicted it to be an easy win for Real Madrid. Football is exciting and anything can happen on those 90 minutes and making bets are always risky but considering how well Real Madrid has played and how Mallorca's performance had been, it was not hard to believe they are too different from each other. But these are the instance where your easy bets fail. Many people prefer betting huge amount on low odds as they find it more secure but these games breaks their streak.
After the result I found out that some Tipster had predicted a draw, apparently, Mallorca had lost only 4 of their 20 host games before the match. This team seems to be very good at home ground.

In the world of football, it is always full of mystery, sometimes teams that are considered weak can sometimes win or draw against teams that are considered strong. In betting, of course, it is full of risks and to be honest, I also bet during the Real Madrid match against Mallorca for Real Madrid to win and unfortunately I failed in betting and ended up losing.

Yes, of course, there are definitely a lot of people who failed to make a profit because they bet on Real Madrid's win, but yes, a draw certainly makes a lot of people fail to win, but for those who are lucky, there will be and of course they will be happy to make a profit.

The Laliga match is of course still long and Real Madrid will definitely play the match with enthusiasm and will definitely try to get 3 points and in the next match Real Madrid will face Valladolid and I am sure Real Madrid will have great potential to win and of course I want to bet on Real Madrid winning and I predict 4-0 for Real Madrid to win.  What do you think about the match that Real Madrid will play against Valladolid? What are your predictions about who will win?

[Velvet78]

Real Madrid's formation this season seems really interesting... 



They are using the left wing very often. It is like they don't know the right wing exists. But I understand of course. They can really be more effective from the left. Vinicius Junior is really making big difference there. But seeing even Rodrygo there sometimes feels different. 

This strategy sometimes fails though. It all depends on their facing a solid defending from that side. In those situations we see Real Madrid struggling quite much to score. I'm curious about what Ancelotti's other plans will be in that case.

[Uruhara]

Real Madrid's formation this season seems really interesting... 



They are using the left wing very often. It is like they don't know the right wing exists. But I understand of course. They can really be more effective from the left. Vinicius Junior is really making big difference there. But seeing even Rodrygo there sometimes feels different. 

This strategy sometimes fails though. It all depends on their facing a solid defending from that side. In those situations we see Real Madrid struggling quite much to score. I'm curious about what Ancelotti's other plans will be in that case.

The problem is that sometimes the same formation that is always used sometimes allows opponents to prepare themselves to weaken Ancelotti's strategy. And this is where the importance of varying formations that a team must have. And Real Madrid has that. But for now it seems like they haven't used it. Because the new season has started and it would be very bad if this club continues to use the same strategy. But I believe in this club that now they just need to reunite the team and eliminate egoism in the attack line. That way, Real Madrid will definitely remain effective with whatever strategy they use.

[Chilwell]

Conor Gallagher becomes Atletico Madrid's fourth major of the transfer window, finally completing his move from Chelsea on Wednesday.

Conor Gallagher has completed a permanent transfer to Atletico Madrid from Chelsea, ending his 16-year association with the club.

Gallagher, who made 95 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions, has signed a five-year deal with the LaLiga side for a reported £36m transfer fee.
The 24-year-old becomes only the second Englishman to play for the Spanish side after Kieran Trippier did so between 2019 and 2022, winning the league three years ago.

He captained Chelsea to European football last season, enjoying his most prolific campaign as he scored seven goals while adding nine assists in all competitions.

The midfielder adds another solid option for Diego Simeone, after winning the most tackles (52) of anyone in the Chelsea squad last year.

He also completed more interceptions (43) and created more chances (53) than midfield partners Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez.

Gallagher's move to the Wanda Metropolitano looked to have fallen through following the collapse of Chelsea's move for striker Samu Omorodion.

However, the deal was revived after Enzo Maresca's side agreed to sign Joao Felix from the Spanish club.

Source link: https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/premier-league/articles/gallagher-completes-anticipated-atletico-move-from-chelsea-2024-08-21

[Lannakosa]

Any team would try to avoid spending more when they are in a financial crisis, what Barcelona did was for the good of the club and the player, if the player was willing to lower his salary, maybe this situation would not have happened. Gundogan is a great player, Barcelona really needs his energy to maintain balance in midfield, but maintaining the club's financial stability is much more important than retaining a player.

Selling players is not something that is considered bad, as long as both parties benefit, they will part on good terms. Barcelona are trying to get out of the problems they have faced for the past few years, but luck is still on their side as players from the La Masia academy are starting to develop rapidly. Clubs can save money on bringing in new players because they can be relied upon in the first-team squad.

The advantage for Flick was that Barcelona was already a strong enough team without additional transfers, Xavi tried to make it possible, and he wanted to strengthen the attack, he said this many times. To some extent, Flick did not need new transfers, but in the end, Barcelona let Felix go to free up money for such an opportunity.

And now they write that Gundogan is returning to City as a free agent, the contract is calculated until the summer of 2025, that is, for one season. This can be written down as a negative in Flick's work, he let such a player leave just like that, this is bad. But I probably understand why this happened, Gundogan wanted to work with Xavi, now that he is not in the team, he decided to return to City, I think he will do it with pleasure.

[naira]

Honestly, this is a form of insult to a player's achievements and Gundogan really doesn't deserve this kind of treatment. Barcelona is the worst team so far in dealing with their players' problems and this is proof that they are unable to provide the right solution so that everything can run side by side. Again, what caused this all was because there were some greedy players who didn't want to leave and chose to stay no matter what.

That's Barcelona, ​​a poor club that has lost its way in terms of management. So every decision is always detrimental but for me it doesn't matter because Gundogan departure will actually be positive news for other clubs in La Liga. We know Gundogan role is very important in the midfield which is able to be a balancer and leader but unfortunately Barcelona is Barcelona  you know
Moreover, Gundogan returns to Manchester City and will make The Citizen stronger, more solid, and more unstoppable. After all Gundogan is still very productive, I am happy that Gundogan is back in the right hands rather than at a club that doesn't know how to utilize great players.

[junder]

Drawing with Mallorca was not the result Real Madrid wanted in their opening match, Ancelotti troops seemed to have lost their magic so they had difficulty finding the winning goal. Mallorca had a very good plan when facing Real Madrid, they were very aware of how difficult it was to win against Real Madrid, but a draw could still be achieved by implementing a defensive strategy. Mallorca players were able to prevent several key Real Madrid players from taking shots, Bellingham was very frustrated in this game because he was unable to take a single shot, this situation was very different when Real Madrid played Atalanta, he had more freedom of movement but that freedom was lost in front of Mallorca.

The performance shown by Real Madrid was never what Ancelotti wanted, so far they have always appeared mighty, achieving victory is not something that is difficult to do. This kind of performance should not happen again, this draw should be a lesson so they can improve the quality of their game in the next match.

Yes, if you look at the status of the club with a myriad of achievements and filled with star players, Real Madrid management and of course the fans will also be disappointed with the results of the match by only getting 1 point. But this is football, anything can happen on the field, and it is proven, just look at Mallorca's ability to withstand Los Blancos' attacks. and they were able to score an equalizer, football is a team game, Mallorca players played solidly throughout the match. No need to be discouraged, it's natural, this is only the first week of La Liga and there is still plenty of time for Real Madrid to correct mistakes after mistakes,

[KTChampions]

It's funny that despite the fact that Real Madrid lost points in the first round and Barcelona didn't, the bookmakers' odds for the title haven't changed at all. They are now as follows:

Real Madrid - 1.45

Barcelona - 4.25

Atletico Madrid - 8.50

If I remember correctly, even the chances of Atletico, which unexpectedly lost 2 points, haven't changed either.
Apparently bookmakers, like everyone else, believe that the randomness of the first rounds doesn’t mean much.

Lol! They can just tamper with the odds just because of a single game , the season is still very new for any decision.... I know they will perform better, just wondering why Athletico odds was that high
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I remember the bookies refusing to accept reality even when City were seriously behind Arsenal (unfortunately they were right in the end). As for Atletico's chances, in my opinion the only mistake here is that their chances are so different from Barcelona's. I don't see any reason for this to be fair. In my opinion there is one favourite - Real, and two teams that claim to have passed the bottom.

[slapper]

Barcelona has choose controversial decision this summer because surprisingly they will terminate Gundogan contract and i know Gundogan salary is very high in Barcelona because he has 20 million per year and probably will release him Barcelona can cut salary costs for the players but Gundogan is important player for them even last season Gundogan match statistics with Barcelona is very impressive

I have to says this is a risky move chosen by Barcelona because possibly lost Gundogan will have negative impact to their performance although currently Barcelona has Dani Olmo which probably can be played as the replacement of Gundogan but there is no guarantee Dani Olmo can performing well

I hope all players aware with this case, Barcelona proving themselves if they're opportunist team. If Barcelona is interested with old players and don't mind to pay high salary, the players should stay away from this offer, if not they will end up like Gundongan. Barcelona will try to find a young player with same level and lower salary, if they successfully sign him, they will kick the old player from their team.

Barcelona is a red flag team, run everybody.

"Red flag" team? Indeed, if you are just looking at the balance sheet. Though they are broke, they are definitely acting really wisely. La Masia's brilliance is being released; they are searching for young stars on budget rather than acting out of desperation; this is vision. Gundogan leaving? Indeed, it saves money, but it also lets kids enter the door. Pedri, Gavi, Fati; these are the future people. Barcelona's betting on them, and I like that bet

If you play and Barca calls? Don't think twice. This is an opportunity to join in something unique. To flourish, to win, to become a legend at among the most renowned teams worldwide

Sure, right now Real Madrid is on top right. Still, the tide changes. Barcelona boasts historical background, hunger, and talent. They are reconstructing; when they are finished, be careful

[rendravolt]

Honestly, this is a form of insult to a player's achievements and Gundogan really doesn't deserve this kind of treatment. Barcelona is the worst team so far in dealing with their players' problems and this is proof that they are unable to provide the right solution so that everything can run side by side. Again, what caused this all was because there were some greedy players who didn't want to leave and chose to stay no matter what.

That's Barcelona, ​​a poor club that has lost its way in terms of management. So every decision is always detrimental but for me it doesn't matter because Gundogan departure will actually be positive news for other clubs in La Liga. We know Gundogan role is very important in the midfield which is able to be a balancer and leader but unfortunately Barcelona is Barcelona  you know
Moreover, Gundogan returns to Manchester City and will make The Citizen stronger, more solid, and more unstoppable. After all Gundogan is still very productive, I am happy that Gundogan is back in the right hands rather than at a club that doesn't know how to utilize great players.

It would be better for Gundogan to return to Manchester City because his life there is certainly guaranteed and prosperous. If he is in Barcelona, ​​there is only misery over all the management's arbitrary decisions. Reportedly, Gundogan has also said goodbye to all his colleagues in Barcelona and is just waiting for the announcement when he arrives back at Manchester City.

What is even more surprising is that not only will he leave with free transfer status according to the contract termination agreement, but Gundogan will also not receive a salary for the remaining two years of his contract, isn't this crazy, man? I didn't expect a club to be cruel to a player who has had such a long career in this sport and Barcelona has really shown an arrogant attitude of not caring and that is a reflection of their true nature at this time.

[bitLeap]

The performance shown by Real Madrid was never what Ancelotti wanted, so far they have always appeared mighty, achieving victory is not something that is difficult to do. This kind of performance should not happen again, this draw should be a lesson so they can improve the quality of their game in the next match.

Yes, if you look at the status of the club with a myriad of achievements and filled with star players, Real Madrid management and of course the fans will also be disappointed with the results of the match by only getting 1 point. But this is football, anything can happen on the field, and it is proven, just look at Mallorca's ability to withstand Los Blancos' attacks. and they were able to score an equalizer, football is a team game, Mallorca players played solidly throughout the match. No need to be discouraged, it's natural, this is only the first week of La Liga and there is still plenty of time for Real Madrid to correct mistakes after mistakes,

In essence, Real Madrid lost balance in midfield due to Tony Kross retirement, so the front line players moved erratically. Coach Ancelotti job now is to immediately fix the format of his players. I think Vinicius and Mbappe need to share a place whether they like it or not because so far Mbappe looks uncomfortable in a central position that is not his specialty. The La Liga season has just started, Ancelotti has enough time to fix the format rather than forcing the Vinicius-Mbappe-Rodrygo formation which clashes with each other and eventually cannot find their best game, unless Mbappe and Vinicius can understand each other.  

[Majestic-milf]

 I'm glad that Gundogan is returning to Man City. I wonder what made him leave in the first place; change of scenery or was he thinking he could help Barca? Heard he's done with his coaching course and maybe just wants to wile away time till he's ready to begin.
Barcelona are seriously having money issues and I'm wondering how they'd maintain Dani Olmo who they just signed if this how they can treat one of their players who has been instrumental in the midfield.
 Seriously I would have preferred if he had gone on to PSG instead of Barca. I'm wondering if this their money issues had  always been there or is it a recent occurrence.

[giammangiato]

Team	Point
Celta Vigo	3
Barcellona	3
Rayo Vallecano	3
Real Valladolid	3
Villarreal	1
Las Palmas	1
Siviglia	1
Atletico Madrid	1
Girona	1
Getafe	1
Maiorca	1
Leganes	1
Betis Siviglia	1
Osasuna	1
Real Madrid	1
Athletic Bilbao	1
Alaves	0
Real Sociedad	0
Valencia	0
Espanyol	0

La Liga also starts (finally) does Real Madrid start tired? a draw surely indicates an accumulated and unreleased tiredness?

[Altryist]

I'm glad that Gundogan is returning to Man City. I wonder what made him leave in the first place; change of scenery or was he thinking he could help Barca? Heard he's done with his coaching course and maybe just wants to wile away time till he's ready to begin.
Barcelona are seriously having money issues and I'm wondering how they'd maintain Dani Olmo who they just signed if this how they can treat one of their players who has been instrumental in the midfield.
 Seriously I would have preferred if he had gone on to PSG instead of Barca. I'm wondering if this their money issues had  always been there or is it a recent occurrence.

Gundogan likes to move from team to team as a free agent, no one loses and no one earns on him on transfers, he just moves where he wants, maybe this is the advantage of one-season contracts. On the other hand, he is no longer young and it is unlikely that they will want to sign long-term contracts with him, maybe he will play for City for a few more years and then go to Saudi Arabia. I don’t know why Flick is not worried about players like Joao Felix and Gundogan leaving the team, maybe he is worried, but in the end he lets them go, the loss of Gundogan for Barca could be too tangible.