⚽ Sportsbet.io ⚽ Spanish La Liga ⚽ Football Pool Discussion Thread 2023/2024

[LTU_btc]

Didn't watched Real game, but from stats it looks Real dominated game, but Elche scored 2 goals which don't reflect game and parked a bus. BTW, coincidence or no, but Real this season dropping points only against bottom table teams, they don't have problems against direct competitors.

why did you back Valencia today my dude?    they always choke against Atletico, last time they beat them was eons ago... they were close to the win, but they did a Leicestah lol

btw, i was the only one who predicted the Cadiz win earlier,, it was such a rare event it seems that the superbru system still hasn't awarded me the 1.5 pts lol at least that's how it looks on my end

Yeah, Valencia really did Leicester yesterday . Impressive comeback from Atletico. It's great round for them, considering that both Real and Sevilla dropped points, but they're still so far away.
And Superbru still didn't awarded you points for Cadiz win .

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[casperBGD]

^speaking of Leicester choking. Wasn't injury time equaliser but still, pretty late and pretty lame.

actually, I was thinking about choke against Tottenham, cannot remember, yeah they conceived late today as well, but nothing compared to mid-week match

one of worst round in La Liga, probably in the whole season, nothing good, and Granada lost as well, Valencia lose would not comment again
waiting for Barca to close the round

[Trofo]

Just read that Barca loaned Adama Traore from Wolves until end of the season. Damn we have fallen low if we need Traore to save us. He has incredible strength and speed but I am sure most of the guys in Barca youth academy have better ball control and football intelligence

Maybe Barca is eyeing up some kind of "baby oil" sponsorship deal...

[LTU_btc]

Just read that Barca loaned Adama Traore from Wolves until end of the season. Damn we have fallen low if we need Traore to save us. He has incredible strength and speed but I am sure most of the guys in Barca youth academy have better ball control and football intelligence

Maybe Barca is eyeing up some kind of "baby oil" sponsorship deal...

Few years ago he had great season at Wolves, but now I don't know what happened to him. Maybe he started focusing on body building insterad of football too much? Now way that he is player who can save us.
Now I'm more interested how all this drama with Dembele will end.

[Trofo]

Time to bump the thread since leagues are coming back during the weekend. We have a few nice games, but my eyes are firmly on Barcelona - Atletico game. This one should be a good test for Barca and I am eager to see how Xavi used this break. This was his first real chance to implement some more difficult ideas.

Our free bet challenge is also up with above mentioned game + another classic Milan derby

[casperBGD]

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Our free bet challenge is also up with above mentioned game + another classic Milan derby

yeah, I am watching Valencia, and thinking about La Liga, it is actually better football than AFCON semi-final
cannot wait for league to continue, and Barca vs Atletico is a real teaser

nevertheless, with this 1:0 against Cadiz, and Rayo vs Mallorca in other pair our draw half, CDR final is really close for us, it would save this season

[slaman29]

Thanks again Trofo and like you, I'm very excited about Barca game as well because it's a chance to see if some things work and some others don't. But maybe Atletico will be the one benefitting from the break even more, let's see.

I'm also really liking the odds which is around 2.4. I put them already on multibet, on the day itself I hope this is one of the Superboost games, should easily get 2.6 odds.

[Trofo]

Thanks again Trofo and like you, I'm very excited about Barca game as well because it's a chance to see if some things work and some others don't. But maybe Atletico will be the one benefitting from the break even more, let's see.

I think there isn't a club out there that needed this break more than Barca

What you guys think about Barca incoming transfers?
Feran Torres - I think we can probably all agree he is a great signing and should slot right into the team without any acclimation period needed
Auba - Don't really see him as perfect fit for Barca, since he is only good when he has space and there is maybe few clubs in the world willing to give Barca space, but still it is a great deal financially so I'll let it slide for now
Traore - I really don't see him as Barca player, I just hope Xavi will prove me wrong somehow

[tomahawk9]

I'm also really liking the odds which is around 2.4. I put them already on multibet, on the day itself I hope this is one of the Superboost games, should easily get 2.6 odds.

Barcelona are the main favorites but... Atletico are unbeaten against Barca in the last 3 years in all competitions (3W 2D), they've displayed way better football and performances than the catalans this season (which is why one is playing in the RO16 of champions league and the other one isn't), 1W in 5 games for Barca before the international break, toxic atmosphere surrounding the club (finances, dembele drama,

i think i'm gonna throw a few bucks on the Atletico upset (or go bigger with Double Chance), and also on BTTS cos Barcelona always scores at home and they always concede lol 

[slaman29]

I think there isn't a club out there that needed this break more than Barca

What you guys think about Barca incoming transfers?
Feran Torres - I think we can probably all agree he is a great signing and should slot right into the team without any acclimation period needed
Auba - Don't really see him as perfect fit for Barca, since he is only good when he has space and there is maybe few clubs in the world willing to give Barca space, but still it is a great deal financially so I'll let it slide for now
Traore - I really don't see him as Barca player, I just hope Xavi will prove me wrong somehow

I was prepared even last season for us to go without any trophies for a few years but of course it would be nice to play football freely again, and start seeing people smiling instead of frowning every game.

I liked Torres a lot even before, and finally he plays for a club I can support, my own! Aubameyeng well, weird for me to be honest, Xavi himself said he wasn't a good fit too but like you said financially a right fit and he even accepted lower wages.

Traore well... who knows, the speed is enough to change our games, and maybe he also benefits mentally from a return to "home"

Barcelona are the main favorites but... Atletico are unbeaten against Barca in the last 3 years in all competitions (3W 2D), they've displayed way better football and performances than the catalans this season (which is why one is playing in the RO16 of champions league and the other one isn't), 1W in 5 games for Barca before the international break, toxic atmosphere surrounding the club (finances, dembele drama,

i think i'm gonna throw a few bucks on the Atletico upset (or go bigger with Double Chance), and also on BTTS cos Barcelona always scores at home and they always concede lol 

Yes we have a bad record in past seasons against Real and Atletico, but as I said I think all the fans just want the team to love football again, which I thought is happening despite the results. Barca is always providing entertainment though, even if it brings me to tears lol

[buwaytress]

Ho guys, I didn't even realise until now that there're Spanish cup games on, pretty good too. News article came up on my phone about this curious fact that I'd never known until now: Real Madrid have never won the treble. Copa del Rey twice in the past 28 years, so many doubles, just never a treble. Crazy or what?

Makes me feel like I need to start betting against them now in Copa del Rey or UCL.

[Trofo]

and also on BTTS cos Barcelona always scores at home and they always concede lol 

That is my choice for this derby. Atletico scores and concedes much more goals this season and as you said Barca loves both to score at home pitch. Should be solid odds and very high chance of hitting them.

Can't wait for proper league games.

[LTU_btc]

nevertheless, with this 1:0 against Cadiz, and Rayo vs Mallorca in other pair our draw half, CDR final is really close for us, it would save this season

And now Athletic kicked out Real Madrid. So, now we have Athletic, Betis, Rayo and Valencia in semifinals. Looks very interesting without obvious favorite. Copa is great chance for these teams to get spot in Europa league for next season.

What you guys think about Barca incoming transfers?
Feran Torres - I think we can probably all agree he is a great signing and should slot right into the team without any acclimation period needed
Auba - Don't really see him as perfect fit for Barca, since he is only good when he has space and there is maybe few clubs in the world willing to give Barca space, but still it is a great deal financially so I'll let it slide for now
Traore - I really don't see him as Barca player, I just hope Xavi will prove me wrong somehow

Couldn't argue about Torres. Auba - few years ago it would be great signing, but now, I don't know. I'm more positive than negative about it.
Traore - I really don't know what to expect from him.

[nurilham]

Barcelona are the main favorites but... Atletico are unbeaten against Barca in the last 3 years in all competitions (3W 2D), they've displayed way better football and performances than the catalans this season

But now, both have decreased performance during this season. If we see from how they are performing so far, they are not favorites again.
However, if we see from the previous matches between the two, yeah Atletico has a bigger chance to win. But I don't think that Barcelona will lose easily. This club is currently experiencing a very big crisis, a crisis of players, confidence, mentality, game, performance, and others.
I also will take Atletico as the winner or it may be a draw.

[slaman29]

Ho guys, I didn't even realise until now that there're Spanish cup games on, pretty good too. News article came up on my phone about this curious fact that I'd never known until now: Real Madrid have never won the treble. Copa del Rey twice in the past 28 years, so many doubles, just never a treble. Crazy or what?

Makes me feel like I need to start betting against them now in Copa del Rey or UCL.

Well the funny thing is even as a Barca fan I knew they haven't won it recently, but I didn't know they actually never won it before. Seems impossible to understand how this happens when teams like Bayern Munich do it for fun and they're not even as megastar as Real in some ways. Xavi says the treble season he played in was also his favorite ever, so I guess all Real Madrid people yearn for this.

And hope you bet against them last night. Another Copa del Rey exit. Athletic beat us and them now, they deserve to win.

[casperBGD]

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And hope you bet against them last night. Another Copa del Rey exit. Athletic beat us and them now, they deserve to win.

agree, they deserve to win, but nevertheless, vouch for Valencia to get cup title, it is a solid competition, as beatable
Rayo in semi-final, and Athletic is probably better rival than Betis in the final, but both teams we can play with

Getafe playing Levante tonight, it is a boring Friday once again, what are your picks for tonight?

[tomahawk9]

i just realized i won the yellow cap in the last Round. heh! casperBGD, i'm coming for you!   

Real Madrid have never won the treble. Copa del Rey twice in the past 28 years, so many doubles, just never a treble. Crazy or what?

Yeah, I cry everytime... Man, even Celtic and PSV won a treble ffs :⌃(

But now, both have decreased performance during this season. If we see from how they are performing so far, they are not favorites again.

game is a toss up imo, but i  believe history, home advantage and Simeone's horrendous record against Barca at the camp nou (he's never won a game at the camp nou) are likely the reason Barca have the edge in this match

[LTU_btc]

Real Madrid have never won the treble. Copa del Rey twice in the past 28 years, so many doubles, just never a treble. Crazy or what?

Yeah, I cry everytime... Man, even Celtic and PSV won a treble ffs :⌃(

Damn, that's crazy thing, didn't knew about it. You never would thought about it, considering how many trophies Real have won.

Getafe playing Levante tonight, it is a boring Friday once again, what are your picks for tonight?

It sounds so exciting that I can't even describe. I didn't even bothered to turn it on for a second. Seems that Getafe is going up eventually. in first months of season thy were awful like Levante.

[buwaytress]

Getafe and Elche almost gave me a perfect start to this round, but they BOTH just HAD to score another goal in last 4 mins of the respective games. So weird. And to think I was actually thinking to put a lot of 3-0 and 3-1 scores... but no, 2 close scores is better than 2 exacts when you don't feel you took too much risk.

i just realized i won the yellow cap in the last Round. heh! casperBGD, i'm coming for you!   

Real Madrid have never won the treble. Copa del Rey twice in the past 28 years, so many doubles, just never a treble. Crazy or what?

Yeah, I cry everytime... Man, even Celtic and PSV won a treble ffs :⌃(

Well done, toma, well done! ... and yeah honestly, am still getting over this weird fact that Real have never celebrated this trifecta. Celtic I would say and PSV have it "easier" but then you include UCL in there and you can't take any shine off their treble, so fair enough.

[Rengga Jati]

Now is ongoing Sevilla-Osasuna, the current result is still a draw 0-0.
Sevilla's performance is exactly dropping so far. After some matches that were drawn previously, today, can't they make a goal even 1 and become winning? 
If we see from the statistic, Sevilla has a bigger chance. The ball possession is exactly great enough for Sevilla, with more than 70%.
But it is not effective, the shots are only 3??? 
Now is still at 72.
I am not sure about the result. I think that Sevilla can play well and easy to defeat Osasuna, but in fact, not really.