La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[aylabadia05]

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I remain optimistic that Barcelona will easily take the 3 points against Osasuna, Ter Stegen absence is only at the goalkeeping position, so as long as Hansi Flick installs his main players there will be no drop in performance. This match can also be an opportunity for Szczęsny, Flick can give him 1 round, it will be very important for him to immediately play as a goalkeeper. The sooner the better to establish real cooperation and communication between fellow players on the pitch.

Have you checked the composition of the 11 main players in this match? If not, then try it now.

Here is the full squad: https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4131362/the-squad-for-the-trip-to-osasuna

Cubarsí, Balde, I. Martinez, Ferran, Pedri, Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Iñaki Peña, Pablo Torre, M. Casadó, Pau Víctor, Lamine Yamal, Kounde, Eric, Astralaga, H. Fort, Gerard Martín, S. Domínguez, Cuenca, Yaakobishvili, Guillermo and A. Fernández.

There is no Szczęsny's name on the list of players, in fact Hansi Flick had to rotate several of his main players such as Lamine Yamal, Balde, Raphinha so that they remained fit after many previous matches. Basically, Hansi Flick doesn't underestimate Ossasuna, but using lots of young players is a risk he has to consider.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Also guys, can we stop with Mbappe!???!
He's NOT playing, I've read ten comments about what he can do in the match, and no he's not going to play!

Making Mbappe look like he's the most important player in the Madrid squad is something we seriously shouldn't be talking about after all he hasn't made a good account of himself since joining Madrid, let's forget about the goals because aside from that Mbappe is not even suppose to be in any starting list for Madrid. And how certain are you that he is not going to play? From all I have seen I believe he will, there are some games he's not suppose to start or being listed as the sub but the manager still plays him so let's watch and see what happens next.

[stompix]

And how certain are you that he is not going to play? From all I have seen I believe he will, there are some games he's not suppose to start or being listed as the sub but the manager still plays him so let's watch and see what happens next.

Is this enough?
https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/futbol/primer-equipo/convocatorias/convocatoria-del-real-madrid-ante-el-atletico-28-09-2024

REAL MADRID SQUAD:
Goalkeepers:  Courtois, Lunin and Fran González.
Defenders: Carvajal, Militão, Lucas V., Vallejo, Fran García, Rüdiger, Mendy and Jacobo.
Midfielders:  Bellingham, Camavinga, Valverde, Modrić, Tchouameni and Arda Güler.
Forwards:  Vini Jr., Rodrygo and Endrick.

The Ancelotti interview:
https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/futbol/primer-equipo/ruedas-de-prensa/ancelotti-28-09-2024

“Bellingham’s position depends a lot on the strategy we want to use. Obviously, without Mbappé it changes a little but not a lot, because last year we were used to playing without him. It’s a shame he won’t be there for this game but we can make up for his absence well.”

Every single news, blogs and twitter fan account is giving him as a non-player due to an injury, so let's get over this, he's not going to play!

[Stepstowealth]

There is no Szczęsny's name on the list of players, in fact Hansi Flick had to rotate several of his main players such as Lamine Yamal, Balde, Raphinha so that they remained fit after many previous matches. Basically, Hansi Flick doesn't underestimate Ossasuna, but using lots of young players is a risk he has to consider.

Barcelona did not start well in the champions league, that must be in the target for Hansi Flick, the reason Yamine Lamal and Raphinha are on the bench today replaced by Torre and Feran Torres. I do not doubt Barcelona's ability to maintain the perfect start they have had to the season even with the massive team rotation. Each player given an opportunity in this Barcelona team from what I have observed really understands the role that the coach expects them to play, and they do it really well. Robert Lewandoski still in striking for Barcelona, he should score.

[Sexylizzy2813]

And how certain are you that he is not going to play? From all I have seen I believe he will, there are some games he's not suppose to start or being listed as the sub but the manager still plays him so let's watch and see what happens next.

Is this enough?
https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/futbol/primer-equipo/convocatorias/convocatoria-del-real-madrid-ante-el-atletico-28-09-2024

REAL MADRID SQUAD:
Goalkeepers:  Courtois, Lunin and Fran González.
Defenders: Carvajal, Militão, Lucas V., Vallejo, Fran García, Rüdiger, Mendy and Jacobo.
Midfielders:  Bellingham, Camavinga, Valverde, Modrić, Tchouameni and Arda Güler.
Forwards:  Vini Jr., Rodrygo and Endrick.

The Ancelotti interview:
https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/futbol/primer-equipo/ruedas-de-prensa/ancelotti-28-09-2024

“Bellingham’s position depends a lot on the strategy we want to use. Obviously, without Mbappé it changes a little but not a lot, because last year we were used to playing without him. It’s a shame he won’t be there for this game but we can make up for his absence well.”

Every single news, blogs and twitter fan account is giving him as a non-player due to an injury, so let's get over this, he's not going to play!

I'm not doubting you about what you said but things can be changed, sometimes I don't really believe all these news paper stories blogs and all that until I see it happening, like I said I sometimes don't believe so with this particular one I just have to wait and see how it goes and I won't want to see him play because since he started playing for Madrid they haven't been that flexible as they used to be, is as if they are trying to make him feel at home like they want him (Mbappe) to always get involved in everything they do as a team meanwhile he is struggling to adjust with the new environment.

[Mustang Shelby]

Also guys, can we stop with Mbappe!???!
He's NOT playing, I've read ten comments about what he can do in the match, and no he's not going to play!

Making Mbappe look like he's the most important player in the Madrid squad is something we seriously shouldn't be talking about after all he hasn't made a good account of himself since joining Madrid, let's forget about the goals because aside from that Mbappe is not even suppose to be in any starting list for Madrid. And how certain are you that he is not going to play? From all I have seen I believe he will, there are some games he's not suppose to start or being listed as the sub but the manager still plays him so let's watch and see what happens next.

Carlo Ancelotti gives Kylian Mbappé too much slack. He makes too many selfish decisions. He doesn't pass to available players. From what I've seen, if another player at Real Madrid did these things, for example Brahim Diaz, wasting a position without passing to another available player, Ancelotti would never forgive him, but when it comes to Mbappé, he's given too many opportunities. I'm sure he'll still be in the starting 11.

[beerlover]

I don't think you are saying something bad, I believe is the fact which anyone that know football will see too, currently real madrid are the best team with best squad in entire Laliga, Barcelona securing the top was due to the challenges faced by real madrid players at the beginning, but I think they are getting back to the position many expected them to be. Barcelona Last night game against Getafe was very disappointing because with the current form of Getafe I don't expect the game to end with just one goal, it's actually bitter with a team in relegation zone who are struggling to exit the zone, the must annoying part was Barcelona are the host and they couldn't hold on to Getafe, then what will happen if Getafe host?

Has only been going on for a few games so it's not a big problem when Real Madrid get a few draws so they are stuck in second place. Barcelona will also experience the same thing when some of their main players are injured so that it will affect the results of the match. This will be a challenge for Real Madrid in pursuing the top position in the standings and is currently only four points away from Barcelona who are in first place.

For Barcelona it is not too important to score more than one goal because the most important thing is they can secure three points. The condition of several players who are injured affects them so they have difficulty developing their game to score more than one goal.

I think injuries made Real Madrid lose those points, and because of that we have seen them not do that greatly, I understand that it is not that simple to adjust to a team without many important players. I think it's clear that we are going to see Barcelona do better because even when missing a player, they replace very well and not have the same type of issues.

Real built a team that is top heavy, their starters are awesome, but when more than a few bench players start to play, the yare not that good at all. So, a very healthy Real Madrid is 100 times better than any other team, even Barcelona, but the moment you have more than 2 players injured from the starters, you end up with a much worse Real Madrid suddenly.

Thankfully they have their injured players returning, Jude is already back, and I am sure that they are going to end up with more players back soon, and at some point Barcelona will have to lose, when that happens Real Madrid will be there to win their game of the week and get close enough. Barcelona is lucky that they haven't lost any points yet, but how long can they keep this up? They will end up losing or drawing eventually one way or another, they just need to hope Real does that too.

[DanWalker]

There is no Szczęsny's name on the list of players, in fact Hansi Flick had to rotate several of his main players such as Lamine Yamal, Balde, Raphinha so that they remained fit after many previous matches. Basically, Hansi Flick doesn't underestimate Ossasuna, but using lots of young players is a risk he has to consider.

Barcelona did not start well in the champions league, that must be in the target for Hansi Flick, the reason Yamine Lamal and Raphinha are on the bench today replaced by Torre and Feran Torres. I do not doubt Barcelona's ability to maintain the perfect start they have had to the season even with the massive team rotation. Each player given an opportunity in this Barcelona team from what I have observed really understands the role that the coach expects them to play, and they do it really well. Robert Lewandoski still in striking for Barcelona, he should score.

I would say this season I see a much better performance than expected from Barcelona. Barcelona's overall performance last season was quite poor and erratic. But Hansi Flick managed to stabilize this team. Barcelona players have performed well and managed to win every match in La Liga. Barcelona is able to consistently play well in every match.

Unfortunately, Barcelona were defeated in the first match of the Champions League. But it was an accident. Barcelona would not have lost this match without Garcia's red card. This is Barcelona's misfortune. Hopefully, Barcelona will be able to win the next Champions League match.

[Velvet78]

There is no Szczęsny's name on the list of players, in fact Hansi Flick had to rotate several of his main players such as Lamine Yamal, Balde, Raphinha so that they remained fit after many previous matches. Basically, Hansi Flick doesn't underestimate Ossasuna, but using lots of young players is a risk he has to consider.

Szczęsny hasn't even joined Barcelona officially yet. I don't know why people were expecting to see him against Osasuna today. 


By the way Barcelona must be in shock now. Osasuna have just scored the 2nd goal and it is 2-0 now. It has been only 30 minutes so far. Do you think they will come back and get at least one point?

Of course I wasn't expecting them to win all their games. Completing a season with such statistics is one of the toughest works for any team no matter how powerful they are. But at least I would expect some reaction from them. They don't play well for now.

[skarais]

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Barcelona did not start well in the champions league, that must be in the target for Hansi Flick, the reason Yamine Lamal and Raphinha are on the bench today replaced by Torre and Feran Torres. I do not doubt Barcelona's ability to maintain the perfect start they have had to the season even with the massive team rotation. Each player given an opportunity in this Barcelona team from what I have observed really understands the role that the coach expects them to play, and they do it really well. Robert Lewandoski still in striking for Barcelona, he should score.

I saw a different appearance from Barcelona at the start of this match, especially in the 25 minutes of the first half. Their performance was very chaotic and unsettled, they lost a lot of balls, made several mistakes and conceded goals. Hansil Flick will probably rotate players in the second half so that his plans for this match can be achieved, so Yamal and Raphinha will probably be used in the second half.

Barcelona still had difficulty developing their game in the first half, but Hansi Flick seemed to realize where his squad was lacking. Their fragile defense and strength in building attacks are at a standstill, so Flick must immediately think of a solution. 2-0 now, surprising.

[Juse14]

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I think injuries made Real Madrid lose those points, and because of that we have seen them not do that greatly, I understand that it is not that simple to adjust to a team without many important players. I think it's clear that we are going to see Barcelona do better because even when missing a player, they replace very well and not have the same type of issues.

Real built a team that is top heavy, their starters are awesome, but when more than a few bench players start to play, the yare not that good at all. So, a very healthy Real Madrid is 100 times better than any other team, even Barcelona, but the moment you have more than 2 players injured from the starters, you end up with a much worse Real Madrid suddenly.

Thankfully they have their injured players returning, Jude is already back, and I am sure that they are going to end up with more players back soon, and at some point Barcelona will have to lose, when that happens Real Madrid will be there to win their game of the week and get close enough. Barcelona is lucky that they haven't lost any points yet, but how long can they keep this up? They will end up losing or drawing eventually one way or another, they just need to hope Real does that too.

Right now, the gap is only four points. It could as instantly as simultaneously with Barcelona's game against Osasuna, wherein they have just conceded their second goal, change entirely. If Barcelona fails to score a reply and loses points, is a very hard blow for them in the face of their race to continue leading the standings.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid will have to gear up for the next match against Atletico, which is surely going to be quite a tough nut to crack. But if Real Madrid can manage to win this match, then if tonight Barcelona loses, the former will just be only one point behind Barca. And then the title race can be made more interesting from this, and much pressure will mount on Barcelona.

[Obim34]

There is no Szczęsny's name on the list of players, in fact Hansi Flick had to rotate several of his main players such as Lamine Yamal, Balde, Raphinha so that they remained fit after many previous matches. Basically, Hansi Flick doesn't underestimate Ossasuna, but using lots of young players is a risk he has to consider.

Szczęsny hasn't even joined Barcelona officially yet. I don't know why people were expecting to see him against Osasuna today. 


By the way Barcelona must be in shock now. Osasuna have just scored the 2nd goal and it is 2-0 now. It has been only 30 minutes so far. Do you think they will come back and get at least one point?

Of course I wasn't expecting them to win all their games. Completing a season with such statistics is one of the toughest works for any team no matter how powerful they are. But at least I would expect some reaction from them. They don't play well for now.

This was less expected from Barcelona, even if they have to lose but not like this for a club who has started very amicably and kept straight win for the past 5 matches, early goals in the first half is really a bad sign that now they should step up their game to at most finish in draw rather than loss whole three points.

Losing this fixture means lessening the margin of goal difference between them and Madrid which makes it a bit more possible for Madrid to take on the lead. Barcelona started the season pretty well, i only have to believe that there is a way out of these, we may likely end up seeing a draw in today's game if they probably would do same as what we saw in Dortmund, with a wonderful comeback in the second half.

[Minor Miner]

Barcelona are likely to suffer their first defeat of the season today. Osasuna are playing at their home today and they played very well. They have been able to find the weaknesses in Barcelona's defence. Although Barcelona played defensively in the first half, Barcelona conceded two goals. Interestingly, OSasuna managed to score two goals with just 28% ball possession. Also several powerful attacks were managed by Osasuna's players. On the other hand, the attacks of the Barcelona players were not very strong.

Hansi FLick will not want to lose this match. I believe we will see a better performance from the Barcelona players in the second half. And from the first minute of the second half, Barcelona will play attacking strategy. Barcelona will try until the last minute of the match to get points from this match.

[Hyphen(-)]

This was less expected from Barcelona, even if they have to lose but not like this for a club who has started very amicably and kept straight win for the past 5 matches, early goals in the first half is really a bad sign that now they should step up their game to at most finish in draw rather than loss whole three points.

Losing this fixture means lessening the margin of goal difference between them and Madrid which makes it a bit more possible for Madrid to take on the lead. Barcelona started the season pretty well, i only have to believe that there is a way out of these, we may likely end up seeing a draw in today's game if they probably would do same as what we saw in Dortmund, with a wonderful comeback in the second half.

What do you expect from a team without a credible goalkeeper and a team with a lengthy injury list?
I know we have been hailing them for keeping a good performance due to the entire team's performance to make their fans happy, and we are happy with their perfect start of the season, but it's time to notice the importance of squad depth in a team.

We cannot just conclude that Barcelona will lose this match, but the two goals were scored without any reply in the first half is the main problem, they could have scored one goal before the end of the first half, but we can still see a better Barcelona in the second half because I can see that Lamin Yamal is still in the bench, maybe if he is introduced, they can get something from the game because he is a very good creative winger that can score goals.

Barcelona should be serious about signing a new goalkeeper to replace Ter Stegan because I believe by now, they are seeing his impact in the team; they need experienced goalkeeper who can keep pressure and Szczęsny will be a better option and will be easier to get since he is not under any team as he announces his retirement few weeks back; he can be f good help to the team before Ter Stegan will be fit.

[Cityhunter34]

I would say this season I see a much better performance than expected from Barcelona. Barcelona's overall performance last season was quite poor and erratic. But Hansi Flick managed to stabilize this team. Barcelona players have performed well and managed to win every match in La Liga. Barcelona is able to consistently play well in every match.

Unfortunately, Barcelona were defeated in the first match of the Champions League. But it was an accident. Barcelona would not have lost this match without Garcia's red card. This is Barcelona's misfortune. Hopefully, Barcelona will be able to win the next Champions League match.

Of course Barcelona performance this season is quite better than their last season. However, I think their is no how we can compare last season and this season together because despite their lose in the UEFA champions league I think they are doing very well in their league.

But looking at their tonight game against Osasuna I think is quite though for them because is already first half and Osasuna is leading by 2 goals. looking at the way the game is going if they didn't settle down in the second half I think Osasuna is going to dominate the game and secure the win.

[GxSTxV]

Barcelona are likely to suffer their first defeat of the season today. Osasuna are playing at their home today and they played very well. They have been able to find the weaknesses in Barcelona's defence. Although Barcelona played defensively in the first half, Barcelona conceded two goals. Interestingly, OSasuna managed to score two goals with just 28% ball possession. Also several powerful attacks were managed by Osasuna's players. On the other hand, the attacks of the Barcelona players were not very strong.

Hansi FLick will not want to lose this match. I believe we will see a better performance from the Barcelona players in the second half. And from the first minute of the second half, Barcelona will play attacking strategy. Barcelona will try until the last minute of the match to get points from this match.

I guess I was completely wrong about my bet today and my previous prediction in the last post here, thinking that Barcelona would easily win and secure the match. Their defensive performance was a mess especially since they had not made mistakes like this all season. The odds for Barcelona to win are now over @10. You can call me a crazy bettor, but I’m going for it with a small amount, hoping that by some miracle the players and coach change their strategy to focus more on defense while enhancing their attacking style. Barcelona is known for comebacks, and todays match isn’t impossible for them, especially since they had much better ball possession in the first half.
Let’s hope this won’t be the first loss for this team.

[minairia3]

Barcelona are likely to suffer their first defeat of the season today. Osasuna are playing at their home today and they played very well. They have been able to find the weaknesses in Barcelona's defence. Although Barcelona played defensively in the first half, Barcelona conceded two goals. Interestingly, OSasuna managed to score two goals with just 28% ball possession. Also several powerful attacks were managed by Osasuna's players. On the other hand, the attacks of the Barcelona players were not very strong.

Hansi FLick will not want to lose this match. I believe we will see a better performance from the Barcelona players in the second half. And from the first minute of the second half, Barcelona will play attacking strategy. Barcelona will try until the last minute of the match to get points from this match.

I don't think Barcelona can win this match. There is a possibility that the match will be a draw, so this probability is very low. Because this is Osasuna's home match. In the first half we saw a good performance from the team. Since Osasuna has now taken a 2-0 lead, Osasuna will try to play completely defensively in the second half. Because of this, it will be more difficult for Barcelona's players to break Osasuna's defense in the second half.

Barcelona did not play well in the first half because Barcelona did not keep some important players of the squad in the starting XI Hansi Flick.Raphinha and Yamal are not in the squad. De Jong and Olmo are also out of the squad due to injuries. Because of these reasons, Barcelona's performance is a bit slow.

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Barcelona are likely to suffer their first defeat of the season today. Osasuna are playing at their home today and they played very well. They have been able to find the weaknesses in Barcelona's defence. Although Barcelona played defensively in the first half, Barcelona conceded two goals. Interestingly, OSasuna managed to score two goals with just 28% ball possession. Also several powerful attacks were managed by Osasuna's players. On the other hand, the attacks of the Barcelona players were not very strong.

Hansi FLick will not want to lose this match. I believe we will see a better performance from the Barcelona players in the second half. And from the first minute of the second half, Barcelona will play attacking strategy. Barcelona will try until the last minute of the match to get points from this match.

If Barcelona can come to win this game from being 2 goals down then I will accept that they have really improved obviously because I can't remember when last or how many times Barcelona do have a big come back win, the issues of Barcelona even last season during injuries woes or resting key players things don't often go well for them though they somewhat has good squad depth but inconsistency still finds a way to creep in.

Though it's currently  2 goals to 1 as Pau Victor just got in the scoresheet for Barcelona .

[skarais]

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I don't think Barcelona can win this match. There is a possibility that the match will be a draw, so this probability is very low. Because this is Osasuna's home match. In the first half we saw a good performance from the team. Since Osasuna has now taken a 2-0 lead, Osasuna will try to play completely defensively in the second half. Because of this, it will be more difficult for Barcelona's players to break Osasuna's defense in the second half.

Barcelona did not play well in the first half because Barcelona did not keep some important players of the squad in the starting XI Hansi Flick.Raphinha and Yamal are not in the squad. De Jong and Olmo are also out of the squad due to injuries. Because of these reasons, Barcelona's performance is a bit slow.

Barcelona improved in the second half and they have scored 1 goal so far. Ossasuna was too confident when they managed to lead 2-0 in the first half, sometimes this is not good for the team's performance. Barcelona can still win this match if they can maximize every opportunity, but Hansi Flick needs to increase the attacking intensity in his game and of course they have to play their two best strikers.

Lamine Yamal and Raphinha are finally playing now and these two players could possibly help Barcelona avoid defeat. A draw is undesirable, let alone a loss, but anything is possible because I see problems in their defense.

[ZAINmalik75]

I think injuries made Real Madrid lose those points, and because of that we have seen them not do that greatly, I understand that it is not that simple to adjust to a team without many important players. I think it's clear that we are going to see Barcelona do better because even when missing a player, they replace very well and not have the same type of issues.

Yeah it's 100% true that real Madrid has lost his points in thier previous matches in the league because of the injuries. I already explained it well If Real Madrid did not face many injuries in the beginning of the season, they could have won matches in a very easy way in the league fixture. Real Madrid has drawn only two matches and if seen that too is due to the absence of crucial players. As soon as the season started, Real Madrid had 6 crucial players unavailable, including defenders and midfielders, who were almost very important and key players to build up the game play. So for that Real Madrid had to face a little bit of difficulty and lost points. Barcelona has many players who are replaced by others as soon as they get injured. While Real Madrid squad has no extra players other than the key players who can make tactics like the key players. So that's why Real Madrid lost points in starting matches and Barcelona got points successfully.