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[tomahawk9]

B u m p !  La liga matchweek 10 kicks off tonight! Osasuna - Granada

man, every time i take look at the pool leaderboard and see that i'm 18 pts behind 1st place after just 10 rounds, my faces looks like this   

anyway, who's gonna win El Clasico, guys? everyone's putting pressure on Ancelotti and the boys by saying that Madrid are the main favorites and they should win comfortably next sunday cos Barca were shite against Dynamo in the CL...bookmakers don't seem to cover about the outside noise, they have Barca ml x2.7 odds - madrid ML x2.4 🤔

[Trofo]

anyway, who's gonna win El Clasico, guys? everyone's putting pressure on Ancelotti and the boys by saying that Madrid are the main favorites and they should win comfortably next sunday cos Barca were shite against Dynamo in the CL...bookmakers don't seem to cover about the outside noise, they have Barca ml x2.7 odds - madrid ML x2.4 🤔

I have put 1:1 in the pool for now. It smells like a draw for me, yes Barca has problems but they are playing at home which was always a nice advantage for them. Most importantly I feel like both clubs would be happy with a draw and would not try to push the issue. 1 point at Barca home ground is good result for any team and Barca will be happy if they do not lose.

Even better that is the market that pays best so I'll probably put some money on draw as well. Only problem is that I don't like playing draws since it ruins my match watching experience. You can't cheer for somebody to score the first goal

[slaman29]

Same I hate playing draws and even predicting draws feels wrong in these pools but as I have no choice but to play Barca I bet on them to win. At least the odds was not 3x like the last El Clasico so it shows the bookies are also not as confident in Real as they are not in us lol

And guys, reminder to play the Prediction game: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5354144 let's remind people of this additional prize so we can make this thread even more popular next season!

[buwaytress]

Same I hate playing draws and even predicting draws feels wrong in these pools but as I have no choice but to play Barca I bet on them to win. At least the odds was not 3x like the last El Clasico so it shows the bookies are also not as confident in Real as they are not in us lol

And guys, reminder to play the Prediction game: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5354144 let's remind people of this additional prize so we can make this thread even more popular next season!

Thanks for the reminder, went right away to put my picks in and saw that most of the predictions already taken so I'm hoping for a "shock" Roma win... god knows Mourinho needs it. Tammy brace to blow Napoli away, and one of them to come in the 10th minute.

But what about the result last night huh guys? Spezia took a last goal and gave me a nice exact score. So tight in this smaller pool haha.

Whoops I posted this in the wrong thread -- apologies, but since we're mostly the same people in both La Liga/Serie A it's okay forgive me right?

[casperBGD]

B u m p !  La liga matchweek 10 kicks off tonight! Osasuna - Granada

man, every time i take look at the pool leaderboard and see that i'm 18 pts behind 1st place after just 10 rounds, my faces looks like this   

anyway, who's gonna win El Clasico, guys? everyone's putting pressure on Ancelotti and the boys by saying that Madrid are the main favorites and they should win comfortably next sunday cos Barca were shite against Dynamo in the CL...bookmakers don't seem to cover about the outside noise, they have Barca ml x2.7 odds - madrid ML x2.4 🤔

had belief in Maximiano that Granada will put a point last night, and it paid off
hopefully, they will look better and better, and finish season in the middle of the table

regarding El Clasico, Real is currently better, and I will go with them in the pool, but would not bet on them, eventually under2.5 goals
there is time to change my mind, but that usually only brings missing outs

[buwaytress]

had belief in Maximiano that Granada will put a point last night, and it paid off
hopefully, they will look better and better, and finish season in the middle of the table

regarding El Clasico, Real is currently better, and I will go with them in the pool, but would not bet on them, eventually under2.5 goals
there is time to change my mind, but that usually only brings missing outs

Yeah and from what I read Granada should have won against 10 men in the end, but they did ruin my ticket for 12/1 (which I would have preferred to the 9/1 that I eventually won as needed a goal in second half.

One of my favourite teams in seasons past, but not sure where they're headed this time. I do want them to remain in La Liga comfortable.

Real's gotta be the clear favourite here but I'm still holding out for a home win.

[LTU_btc]

So, guys, what are your thoughts before El Clasico? Despite everything, I'm backing Barca tonight. I had just realized that with our poor performance and 8th place, we are just 2 points behind Real, they also don't look perfect this season.
Bookmakers also don't have clear favorite today. My common sense says to put draw, but I can't resist from baking Barca.

[Harkorede]

So, guys, what are your thoughts before El Clasico? Despite everything, I'm backing Barca tonight. I had just realized that with our poor performance and 8th place, we are just 2 points behind Real, they also don't look perfect this season.
Bookmakers also don't have clear favorite today. My common sense says to put draw, but I can't resist from baking Barca.

I would be going with Barcelona too, even though I'm not so sure about the expected performance, and I wouldn't be placing any bet on the match either.

Real Madrid aren't perfect too, but with Benzema in his terrific form, I'd hope Koeman has a plan on how to contain him, or at least make him less effective for the team.

[Davidvictorson]

Sadly, today might just turn out to be another loss  unless  Koeman is able to get in a good selection. It seems as if he is mentally defeated. It would be a miracle if Barca can manage to get a draw. I hope and pray that he doesn't lead Barca to relegation.

[buwaytress]

Barca for me today too, and that does sound like a silly bet given the much publicised problems and Real having Benzema on his finest form ever.

But I like betting against streaks and I lost the last three with Messi... if Barca's old guard aren't incentivised to perform, or their youngsters to win their first major Clasico, then this will be the last I bet for a long time.

P.S. when was the last time you remember Sevilla scoring 5 goals??? Cause I can't!

[Trofo]

P.S. when was the last time you remember Sevilla scoring 5 goals??? Cause I can't!

Really did not expect this one to be high scoring game. I had it pegged like 1:0, or 2:0 win for Sevilla since they are usually very good at the back. 5:3 sounds totally unbelievable to me, now I am sad that I did not watch the game. There is so many good games today so I had to pick the ones to watch and settled on Barca-Real and United-Liverpool, more than that and my wife would leave me or kill me, depending on the mood

[tomahawk9]

did you enjoy the game? I think it was a borefest, happy for the 3 points tho, but that was the least threatening Barca i've seen in a long time, but still, I think they looked a lot better with Coutinho on the pitch and then Aguero in the last few minutes. Those two players in much better form with more game time + Pedri on the midfield will provide a lot of impact and positive results for Barcelona this season

anyway, Atletico need to bounce back after that loss against Liverpool, Sociedad are missing a lot of players today cos of injuries, i think 1.7 looked good enough for a single ticket

[LTU_btc]

did you enjoy the game? I think it was a borefest, happy for the 3 points tho, but that was the least threatening Barca i've seen in a long time, but still, I think they looked a lot better with Coutinho on the pitch and then Aguero in the last few minutes. Those two players in much better form with more game time + Pedri on the midfield will provide a lot of impact and positive results for Barcelona this season

anyway, Atletico need to bounce back after that loss against Liverpool, Sociedad are missing a lot of players today cos of injuries, i think 1.7 looked good enough for a single ticket

It wasn't most exciting El Clasico ever, but for me it seems that in recent years almost all games between these teams don't looks similar. It's pity that we had chance to make score 1:1, but got 2:0 on next attack. Agree about Coutinho and Aguero. But it's question about Aguero, how much time he is capable to play.
Atletico - Sociedad sounds interesting. So far Sociedad looking very solid, but Atleti should win tonight.

[casperBGD]

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anyway, Atletico need to bounce back after that loss against Liverpool, Sociedad are missing a lot of players today cos of injuries, i think 1.7 looked good enough for a single ticket

it is a value odd for home win, Atletico is a favorite, despite Sociedad form, and now obvious CL qualification fight with Barca, so their motivation is through the roof, I am sure

regarding El Clasico, I would argue that it was a routine win for Real, and those two late goals brought me exact score in the pool, but burned my ticket for under goals

[slaman29]

P.S. when was the last time you remember Sevilla scoring 5 goals??? Cause I can't!

Really did not expect this one to be high scoring game. I had it pegged like 1:0, or 2:0 win for Sevilla since they are usually very good at the back. 5:3 sounds totally unbelievable to me, now I am sad that I did not watch the game. There is so many good games today so I had to pick the ones to watch and settled on Barca-Real and United-Liverpool, more than that and my wife would leave me or kill me, depending on the mood

At least you could watch, I was planning this weekend for over a month ago. Filled in all the work slots. Even made sure I did double shifts for a few weeks in advance so I could make myself free and watch my team.

But then we have storm and bad weather and bad reception. And then all I could do was watch lousy streams and text score.

And to top it off read the report about your team losing. Now I need Atletico to win again this season, better Suarez than Real.

Whoever watched Liverpool game, congrats. I wish I could see it live. Imagine how it felt for United.

[casperBGD]

we have great fight tonight between Getafe and Celta, meaning that you will fight with your sleepiness if you decide to watch this one

nevertheless, do not forget that we have a mid-week round from Tuesday to Thursday, and there are some interesting matches, Barca visiting Falcao's Rayo, that will be interesting after losing El Clasico, Rayo is playing better than expected this season, and BTTS could be a pick, whereas Barca to win is under question

[Trofo]

nevertheless, do not forget that we have a mid-week round from Tuesday to Thursday, and there are some interesting matches, Barca visiting Falcao's Rayo, that will be interesting after losing El Clasico, Rayo is playing better than expected this season, and BTTS could be a pick, whereas Barca to win is under question

And on that note, there is also new free bet challenge up for those mid week games. Go make you predictions on time. I opted for Atletico Madrid game this time since it is played on Thursday (more time to put in your predictions) and we had Barca-Real last time around. Would not want to make Atletico supporters feel left out

Did you guys realize how unfair is Barca treatment of Coutinho contract clauses? There is clause that says that Barca has to pay 20M to Liverpool when Coutinho plays 100 games. He has played 99 games and there is fine print that only games where he plays more than 45 minutes count. Now you know why he gets in on half time I know they are short for money but this is just throwing away last crumbs of great club image.

[buwaytress]

we have great fight tonight between Getafe and Celta, meaning that you will fight with your sleepiness if you decide to watch this one

Very happy with the result, even though I made a home win prediction, I went the other direction with betting, so win situation for me anyway. Barca bookies still insist on them being a clear favourite, so yeah, big bet signal against them could be for me.

Would not want to make Atletico supporters feel left out

Did you guys realize how unfair is Barca treatment of Coutinho contract clauses? There is clause that says that Barca has to pay 20M to Liverpool when Coutinho plays 100 games. He has played 99 games and there is fine print that only games where he plays more than 45 minutes count. Now you know why he gets in on half time I know they are short for money but this is just throwing away last crumbs of great club image.

Thanks man! This time I was early into the pick, and damn! I knew Liverpool made a lot of money from Coutinho's contract, and Barca stupidly agreed to it (we've been making money from this dude long after he left Anfield)... but I really hope someone steps in to fix that clause or just get it over with and play him one full game. NOW I know why he hasn't featured often enough or long enough too... embarrassing how they've been treating their players over the years. How does that make a supporter feel like? Carrying their club through thick and thin is one thing...

[tomahawk9]

So, Barcelona will travel to Vallecas to play Rayo, they haven't won an away game in the league so far, they'll miss a couple of key players like Frankie and Fati, and Rayo are unbeaten at home (4wins)...gonna be an interesting evening, lads    Rayo +1.0 ahc @1.6 is value 👍

embarrassing how they've been treating their players over the years. How does that make a supporter feel like?

they're fuming, that's why they take it out on Koeman...the other day a bunch of fans started harrassing him when he was leaving the stadium, they started yelling at him and kicking his car, he was with his wife btw :/

[buwaytress]

So, Barcelona will travel to Vallecas to play Rayo, they haven't won an away game in the league so far, they'll miss a couple of key players like Frankie and Fati, and Rayo are unbeaten at home (4wins)...gonna be an interesting evening, lads    Rayo +1.0 ahc @1.6 is value 👍

Tempting but if I go for Rayo, I go outright, and still, not tasty enough.

Whereas Osasuna, who gets this guy back into form, are 11/1

embarrassing how they've been treating their players over the years. How does that make a supporter feel like?

they're fuming, that's why they take it out on Koeman...the other day a bunch of fans started harrassing him when he was leaving the stadium, they started yelling at him and kicking his car, he was with his wife btw :/

That's not... nice, or logical. They ought to be harassing Barca's upper echelons, not the coach. Not that I condone physical harassment of any sort, but surely the know the true enemy. And yes, Koeman was the one on that famous Suarez phonecall, but he was doing the dirty job of someone else.