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

[buwaytress]

Sorry slaman but I'm kind of with Trofo here. Don't get me wrong, the league doesn't lie in the end, but Real and Barca have been such pale versions of themselves that others have somehow managed to top them but the cream always rises to the top.

And the way they keep playing, totally unsustainable, and psychologically just negative that you get frustrated watching them.

That said, I did bet on Atletico today for the value... The draw benefits Real the most so we can expect them to take full advantage. Wasted chance for both teams today. Bleh.

[casperBGD]

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That said, I did bet on Atletico today for the value... The draw benefits Real the most so we can expect them to take full advantage. Wasted chance for both teams today. Bleh.

although the match finished without goals, there were a lot of football and chances today
actually, I did not put anything on Atletico today, and even put Barca win in the pool, but would not mind to see Atletico on the top, now that Sevilla is out from the race
Real can use this draw tomorrow, and I am pretty sure they will do just that and climb to the top, we have interesting week in front of us, with three rounds within it, and than the final matchday in 14 days, now that Sevilla is out, I do not have preference for the champion, so it will nice to watch

just hoping that Valencia will took two-three points in these four matches, to secure themselves from relegation, tough times (a year) that started in Bergamo quarter-final last March, just before Covid, hopefully next season will be better

[tomahawk9]

The draw benefits Real the most so we can expect them to take full advantage.

the reason why Real are still behind the league leaders in the table even though they've been dropping points left and right in the second half of the season is because we've also wasted tons of chances to capitalize on the other two pooping the bed, so getting the 3 pts tomorrow? hopefully, but i wouldn't hold my breath (i'm prolly being pessimistic cos of the game vs. chelsea the other day)

my single ticket 'Over 9.5 corners' hit pretty easily https://i.ibb.co/x1mVpSy/cornerwin.png  the +0.5 ahc for atletico prematch was tempting, i even said earlier today that Barca chokes against big teams at home this season (0 wins), but i hesitated and didn't pull the trigger, should've gone with half a unit at last :/

anyway, i'm surprised that almost everyone predicted a Barca win in our pool, no faith in atletico...man, all of you guys are Barca fans lol just say it 😂

[Trofo]

my single ticket 'Over 9.5 corners' hit pretty easily https://i.ibb.co/x1mVpSy/cornerwin.png  the +0.5 ahc for atletico prematch was tempting, i even said earlier today that Barca chokes against big teams at home this season (0 wins), but i hesitated and didn't pull the trigger, should've gone with half a unit at last :/

anyway, i'm surprised that almost everyone predicted a Barca win in our pool, no faith in atletico...man, all of you guys are Barca fans lol just say it 😂

Did not realize Barca is that bad at home vs. top teams this season. You could have shared that info before the match   Went ok for me, I only had 1x on Barca in one local bookie where I need to play 6 games multi for big boost so I needed a sure 6th game. 5 games are in the bag still waiting for Ruud this evening.

I put Sevilla supporter next to my name for this season but truth be told I just want to watch top football and usually I lean a bit more to Barca side then to Real but that is mostly because Mourinho ruined Real for me.

[LTU_btc]

Difficult game as expected, but in the end only team which are happy about result is Real. From Barca players behaviour it didn't looked like they are playing most important game of season. In first half Atletico were better, in second half Barca improved their game a bit, but it wasn't enough to score and win game.
After this game, that loss against Granada is still in my eyes. If we won't win league this season, that game will stuck in my memory for long.

anyway, i'm surprised that almost everyone predicted a Barca win in our pool, no faith in atletico...man, all of you guys are Barca fans lol just say it 😂

Yeah, I was also surprised to see that there is no faith in Atletico here, Well, I'm Barca fan really, so I can't act different than I did . But after all, we got just 1 point from 12 possible playing against Real and Atletico this season. It would be something amazing if we will win league with such result.

P.S. It's my 8000th post here on Bitcointalk, but it's not most fun way to reach such achievement :/

[slaman29]

I'm a Barca supporter so of course I predict a win all the time in case nobody noticed:P

And okay I get what you guys are saying about Atletico and it is not like I enjoy their style also but I just think they deserve it more than us this season (until the last 10 games when we really improved).

Maybe I say this because Suarez is there:)

[LTU_btc]

So, after this round status quo in league table remains and nothing hasn't benn answered yet. Hazard foot in right place on the right time let Real Madrdi to take 1 point from Sevilla.
Real have remaining games with Granada, Athletic and Villarreal
Atletico will play against Real Sociedad, Osasuna and Valladolid
Barca vs Levante, Celta and Eibar.
Real have most difficult remaining schedule, Barca easiest one. But in final rounds teams which fight for spot in league next season is very dangerous too, so everything still can happen.
Only Sevilla is out of title race, they needed win tonight. 6 points behind with 3 rounds remaining - they would need to get many gifts from top 3 teams in last rounds.

[tomahawk9]

Later today: Betis - Granada. I suppose everyone's expecting the home side to take the 3 pts? i'll add them to a single bet https://i.ibb.co/5krMmnK/betis.png moneyline at 1.85 seems good for a team unbeaten in their last 7 games, although 6 of those were draws :/

I put Sevilla supporter next to my name for this season <...>

guess you're delighted to see they denied RM the chance to be at the top of the league table    i was fuming last night but we gotta move on, title race's not over, barca and ateltico  are looking shaky and anything can happen

Hazard foot in right place on the right time let Real Madrdi to take 1 point from Sevilla.

he was lucky the ball went in, otherwise, imagine the massive shitshow on social media  

[Trofo]

I put Sevilla supporter next to my name for this season <...>

guess you're delighted to see they denied RM the chance to be at the top of the league table    i was fuming last night but we gotta move on, title race's not over, barca and ateltico  are looking shaky and anything can happen

No comments on the penalty? I was quite sure some Real supporter will have something to say about it

I was very happy indeed since I was waiting on Sevilla x2 to cash my multi ticket. I thought my ticket is busted when Real counter attack ended with penalty but then VAR to the rescue... Penalty for Sevilla instead for Real...You don't see that every day.

[slaman29]

So, after this round status quo in league table remains and nothing hasn't benn answered yet. Hazard foot in right place on the right time let Real Madrdi to take 1 point from Sevilla.
Real have remaining games with Granada, Athletic and Villarreal
Atletico will play against Real Sociedad, Osasuna and Valladolid
Barca vs Levante, Celta and Eibar.
Real have most difficult remaining schedule, Barca easiest one. But in final rounds teams which fight for spot in league next season is very dangerous too, so everything still can happen.
Only Sevilla is out of title race, they needed win tonight. 6 points behind with 3 rounds remaining - they would need to get many gifts from top 3 teams in last rounds.

Mathematically, nobody is out but yeah, Sevilla was the biggest loser last night, especially after taking the lead twice. They probably thought they won the game already when regular time ran out but as we all know the fat lady usually likes to sing many minutes into injury time:)

On paper, as you say, Barca my team has the easiest time but I will not discount the form of every other team fighting for every point. What an exciting time for us!

[tomahawk9]

No comments on the penalty? I was quite sure some Real supporter will have something to say about it 

i started ranting in some other forums and platforms

Fun fact about pens and RM: this season Real Madrid have gone 25 matchweeks without getting a penalty. Last pen we got was against barca at the camp nou last year...so, no pens for Real is pretty much the norm right now, but hey, we're the ones buying the refs and getting all the calls in our favor, amirite? :-P

Levante - Barcelona tonight. A walk in the park for Barca. Levante's stadium used to be a tough pitch to play at for Barcelona (2W-3L in their last 5 meetings in valencia), but nowadays Levante are in relegation kind of form, haven't won a game in over a month and only 1W in their last 9 home games. Easy 3 points and top of the league for Koeman & Co today.

[LTU_btc]

Goodbye to La Liga title. Another opportunity wasted. Levante is fighting for nothing, they won just once in last 7 games, but we still can't beat them, even after leading 2:0. I have no words.
Now we need gifts from Real and Atletico, but c'mon, how many gifts we can get. If we can't beat teams like Granada or Levante in decisive games, I think we simply don't deserve title.

[Trofo]

Levante - Barcelona tonight. A walk in the park for Barca. Levante's stadium used to be a tough pitch to play at for Barcelona (2W-3L in their last 5 meetings in valencia), but nowadays Levante are in relegation kind of form, haven't won a game in over a month and only 1W in their last 9 home games. Easy 3 points and top of the league for Koeman & Co today.

And then Levante takes 2 points away from Barca after losing 0:2 on half time and 2:3 in the late stages of the game. This should be it for Barca title aspirations. I'll be really surprised if Madrid clubs give them another opportunity to catch up.

[casperBGD]

Levante - Barcelona tonight. A walk in the park for Barca. Levante's stadium used to be a tough pitch to play at for Barcelona (2W-3L in their last 5 meetings in valencia), but nowadays Levante are in relegation kind of form, haven't won a game in over a month and only 1W in their last 9 home games. Easy 3 points and top of the league for Koeman & Co today.

And then Levante takes 2 points away from Barca after losing 0:2 on half time and 2:3 in the late stages of the game. This should be it for Barca title aspirations. I'll be really surprised if Madrid clubs give them another opportunity to catch up.

yeah, pretty unbelievable to see, did not watch till the end, leaved on half-time, and it is quite a say that I was surprised with final score in the end
maybe Atletico will lose some points in the process, but clearly doubt that Real will do as well, so it is probably a title farewell for Barca this season, IMO, they did not deserved it after all

did anyone watched Osasuna and Calvo miss on that match, cannot find on youtube to put it here, but it certainly worth to see what can be missed (if he was in Real/Barca, youtube would be viral with this one), and they rise after that to win the match, completely opposite to Barca that let go two goals advantage

[buwaytress]

Sorry slaman29, but yeah, if Real and Atletico somehow draw or lose, then they both deserve not to win, I mean, Barca keeps getting gifted from Madrid teams, but keep failing to take advantage. It's like these 3 teams are playing, pass the gift, because everyone is too shy to keep it;)

Messi magic not enough, they need to fix their defence. How do you keep scoring 2 and 3 goals and not winning? Koeman man, he must be getting nightmares.

[tomahawk9]

I'll be really surprised if Madrid clubs give them another opportunity to catch up.

"it isn't over until the fat lady sings"
Real Sociedad are awful in away games against the big teams this season, but this current Atletico is unpredictable so, keep an eye on the game tonight

Koeman man, he must be getting nightmares.

i'd be having nightmares too if i knew i'm about to get kicked out of my dream job  imo, Barca is too big a club for him. Improvisation in tactics and gameplan, clueless when things go south, lack of leadership, he simply needs to go

[Trofo]

I'll be really surprised if Madrid clubs give them another opportunity to catch up.

"it isn't over until the fat lady sings"
Real Sociedad are awful in away games against the big teams this season, but this current Atletico is unpredictable so, keep an eye on the game tonight

I am counting on it I have 1:1 in the pool and I sort of expect more opportunities for Barca. Atletico lost their edge towards the end of the season and I keep expecting Real to fall flat with the number of minutes Modric, Casemiro and Kroos played this season but only Chelsea had the power in the midfield (thanks to Kante) to actually win that midfield battle. That goes double for Modric who is their main tempo player with 35 years on his back, I just hope he will have some juice left for EURO.

[slaman29]

Modric always seemed slow to me, even when he was playing at the last Euro and World Cup, and even when he was in England he never struck me as a fast player, but you definitely see he is slower even on his turns now.

But back to parity. Atletico are 2 games away and 2 wins away. They will pray both Real and Barca slip up to give them more breathing space so this has now become a game of "who slips first/last".

[casperBGD]

Modric always seemed slow to me, even when he was playing at the last Euro and World Cup, and even when he was in England he never struck me as a fast player, but you definitely see he is slower even on his turns now.

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agree, at Balkans that is called "igra na mozak", it is a bit hard to translate, but could say "he is playing smart, not fast", and that probably keeps him into play till 40, because does not require full physical preparedness

regard the trophy race, Barca seems to be out with Atletico win last night, and Real is still in, it would not be that surprising for Atletico to lose points in last two rounds
even last night, Sociedad could get a point in the end

Real is playing tonight in Granada, maybe Granada can pull something similar to surprising Barca two weeks ago and resolve the championship

[buwaytress]

^^
I always point to the Giggs and the Inzaghis here, never making speed part of their game, always honing their minds and tactics and overall physicality/agility rather than speed. Can easily see Modric put in 3/4 more years at current rate if he (and I'm sure he does) takes care of his body. I actually can't really tell the difference watching him now and with Spurs 10 years ago:) Looks at a glance lightweight, but his agility's pretty solid.

Granada's only 8/1 tonight, but I'll probably still take them for fun:)