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

[buwaytress]

I'm going to be a bit stupid and put some crazy money down on Real. Benzema's been crazy for France the past week and a half so we know that guy's not about to let go, and yeah I know it's Granada but how often can you get 15/10 Real against Granada?

huh, I forgot we're gonna see Xavi making his debut next weekend (and also Dani Alves? ),, couldn't have asked for an easier game, Espanyol are literally 3 points for free for Barca, especially at the Camp nou...off to a great start, barcelona fans (;

Holy moly what on earth? How did I miss this news Alves back in Barca dafaa? And anyone notice the odds are still pretty good value on Barca? I mean better odds than Real vs Granada? Damn. Or am I really La Liga blind?

[Harkorede]

huh, I forgot we're gonna see Xavi making his debut next weekend (and also Dani Alves? ),, couldn't have asked for an easier game, Espanyol are literally 3 points for free for Barca, especially at the Camp nou...off to a great start, barcelona fans (;

Dani won't be able to play until January. I thought that signing free agents is allowed during whole season, but seems that I was wrong.
Maybe he is 38 years old already, but during presentation he was excited like little kid to be back at home. Can't wait to see him on the pitch.
And Xavi debut in Barcelona derby. I'm really hyped before this game.

There is so much look to forward in the next game, the addition of Dani Alves is also worth cheering as well.
I believe the signing of Dani Alves on paper seem like addition to the squad but, I think it was more about trying to help Xavi as part of his coaching crew, so I won't be expecting to be much play time for Alves.

[casperBGD]

I'm going to be a bit stupid and put some crazy money down on Real. Benzema's been crazy for France the past week and a half so we know that guy's not about to let go, and yeah I know it's Granada but how often can you get 15/10 Real against Granada?

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call me crazy, but I do not see much value in Real @1.45
I am not saying that they will not win, but Granada is solid team, had a rough start, but brought best goalkeeper they could get, and he will be motivated against Real to the max
agree that Benzema is on fire, but would risk it for @1.7 or above, for @1.45 would not

Barca is other story, they actually won one in every three matches so far, it could improve, but this is a city derby after all, Barca is much better in their matches, but when to see Espanyol to win, if not now?

[slaman29]

Mm. I have mixed feelings. And apparently it may be more than Alves coming back, but I'm ignoring all the possibilities of that. For me, as long as the wage bill and all that don't go up, and keeps lowering it's okay. I just want us to really focus and get serious about the rebuild, and 100% back what Xavi said about tying down the players we need for the future. We've done most of it but Dembele seems to be the 50/50 guy. Xavi clearly thinks he has to stay so I believe that must be done.

[buwaytress]

call me crazy, but I do not see much value in Real @1.45

Barca is other story, they actually won one in every three matches so far, it could improve, but this is a city derby after all, Barca is much better in their matches, but when to see Espanyol to win, if not now?

Agree on both points, definitely not crazy, and it doesn't matter anymore as my legs in other games have lost -- too many damn draws everywhere, so I now can watch Xavi and Gavi and co see if they can at least find a way to entertain the crowd and me. Espanyol have no need for motivation to win, so let's hope for fireworks (and a Soccer Blackjack) as the Liverpool game, while nice to win, as usual became a training match once they took such a strong lead.

good luck slaman29, rooting for ya.

[LTU_btc]

Very difficult win for Barcelona, we must be very lucky that Espanyol failed to score somehow, they had so many great chances in the end. But win is win, we get 3 pts and Xvi debut will be marked with victory in the history. But before next week's crucial Champions league game with Benfica Xvi can't be happy about performance.

[Harkorede]

Very difficult win for Barcelona, we must be very lucky that Espanyol failed to score somehow, they had so many great chances in the end. But win is win, we get 3 pts and Xvi debut will be marked with victory in the history. But before next week's crucial Champions league game with Benfica Xvi can't be happy about performance.

I couldn't agree more with you that Espanyol literally deserved more from the match, the hit the woodwork a number of times. However, I tend to look at how the team played, they played much better in when in possession and during attack, the sloppiness in defense cannot be excused, but I tend to be on the side that it's still work in progress.

[Trofo]

Very difficult win for Barcelona, we must be very lucky that Espanyol failed to score somehow, they had so many great chances in the end. But win is win, we get 3 pts and Xvi debut will be marked with victory in the history. But before next week's crucial Champions league game with Benfica Xvi can't be happy about performance.

I couldn't agree more with you that Espanyol literally deserved more from the match, the hit the woodwork a number of times. However, I tend to look at how the team played, they played much better in when in possession and during attack, the sloppiness in defense cannot be excused, but I tend to be on the side that it's still work in progress.

Wanted to watch the game but ended up watching Zverev vs. Djokovic. It seems that there has been some positive changes already and a bit of luck in the end can't hurt. I see Xavi gave a chance to some youngsters but since there is so many injuries at the moment that does not mean much. Except for Luuk De Jong, he is obviously not in any contention with new manger and should leave in January to play somewhere.

While we are on subject on injuries I just read that Aguero has to retire due to heart problems. It has been reported on multiple portals, but Eurosport also reported that Barcelona denied that news. I hope he will be fine and play few more big games before finishing great career.

[tomahawk9]

It seems that there has been some positive changes already and a bit of luck in the end can't hurt.

good sensations in the first half with high press and that was it, 2nd half was the same old barca cos the team was very poor in the back and lack of goals still present. If espanyol managed to have so many clear chances last night, imagine a top side. We saw some glimpses of the new barca, but it's far from being a real improvement from the past managers, but it was the xavi's first game, so...

about Aguero... apparently it was fake news. Many journos from catalunya and the rest of spain are saying that the news are completely fake, the club won't have any press conferences about it and every party involved in aguero's situation (club, doctors and the player himself) will wait a big longer before drawing any conclusions about his future as a player

[buwaytress]

While we are on subject on injuries I just read that Aguero has to retire due to heart problems. It has been reported on multiple portals, but Eurosport also reported that Barcelona denied that news. I hope he will be fine and play few more big games before finishing great career.

about Aguero... apparently it was fake news.

Can't agree more and also hope it's fake. I always diss Man City and others but players I always hold the highest admiration for, and I kind of feel like Aguero never really got the love and fan worship I thought he should have won with THAT league-winning last-minute goal (still probably in my memory the best example of English drama in the game). I mean, even Divock Origi has his own song and chant at Anfield, every game but I hardly heard it from City. It would be really sad if he has to retire because of this, especially since I actually wanted to see him and Messi together kicking it up in La Liga (which I hope is somehow still possible in a couple of years).

[LTU_btc]

I don't know why odds for Betis win against Elche was so high - 2.40, but for me it looked like easy money lying on the street and I couldn't miss chance to take it.
Real Sociedad - Valencia 0:0 with 15 minutes remaining. C'mon, where are goals?

about Aguero... apparently it was fake news. Many journos from catalunya and the rest of spain are saying that the news are completely fake, the club won't have any press conferences about it and every party involved in aguero's situation (club, doctors and the player himself) will wait a big longer before drawing any conclusions about his future as a player

Good to hear that. When I saw these news on Fabrizio Romano twitter I was already sure that's real thing.

[slaman29]

I did have Betis on my multibet I also thought this was a sure thing but unfortunately the one that didn't hit was the final game. 0-0 are the worst scores ever, to me, no goals, no nothing, and you don't even get false hopes, lol. I think this is the score that bookies win the most unless you're that Brazilian guy who likes to bet on nil-nil scorelines!

Just one more game left but too late for me at 15th position to do anything lol

[buwaytress]

I know it's Segunder (or whatever they call the second league in Spain) but did anyone catch the Real Zaragoza and Girona special at almost 8/1?

I have this weird attraction to Segunder bets, and that's because I used to follow Deportivo until they got relegated even to 3rd or lower tier now. Anyone else like to follow bets on relegated teams in Europe leagues? I always feel like there is good value sometimes if the core team remains the same.

[cygan]

the fc barcelona Pedri midfielder was today presented with the gold boy award and succeeds last year's winner Erling Haaland (bvb).
second place went to Jude Bellingham of borussia dortmund and third to Florian Wirtz (bayer leverkusen).

The Spanish Euro 2020 participant Pedri of FC Barcelona has won the 2021 Golden Boy award. This was announced on Monday by Italian newspaper Tuttosport, which has been awarding the prize since 2003.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/news/view?id=395564

[tomahawk9]

Anyone else like to follow bets on relegated teams in Europe leagues? I always feel like there is good value sometimes if the core team remains the same.

i tend to avoid betting on events/leagues that i'm not familiar with, Segunda division falls in that category (i know the teams but i don't follow the league regularly), but, i get what you mean by good value, i suppose yo-yo clubs like Norwich or Espanyol could be great for these kind of bets

anyhow, Rayo vallecano - Mallorca about to start, sounds like the perfect game to have as background noise lol if Rayo wins, they'll move 3 points ahead of Barcelona...i'm sending all the positive energy i can to the madrid team 

[casperBGD]

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anyhow, Rayo vallecano - Mallorca about to start, sounds like the perfect game to have as background noise lol if Rayo wins, they'll move 3 points ahead of Barcelona...i'm sending all the positive energy i can to the madrid team 

Rayo trashed Mallorca, but conceived one goal in last minutes
they have solid team, have beaten Barca at home, so it is not unexpected to be above Barca on the table (joking, of course)

Sevilla is this round loser, with their draw with Alaves, Sociedad draw with Valencia was unexpected, but it is a bit less surprise than Sevilla

[Trofo]

Why is nobody complaining that I have not graded last week challenge and put up new one? I was sure I have done it and forgot all about it later on. It seems nobody here needs free bets

Anyway, I'll take care of it now and use only Sunday matches to give you all a bit more time to enter your predictions. Sorry.
New challenge should be up in couple of minutes.

[tomahawk9]

Why is nobody complaining that I have not graded last week challenge and put up new one? I was sure I have done it and forgot all about it later on. It seems nobody here needs free bets

maybe they thought you were busy so they didn't wanna bother you with a bunch of pm's in your inbox (:  personally, i got a couple of freebets this week and i thought one of em was from the weekly challenge which is why i didn't check the thread in 'games and rounds'

sunday matches, eh? the big one is gonna be Real madrid - Sevilla...sounds like a no brainer for the challenge, no?

La liga is back tonight, but, tomorrow, Villareal - Barcelona...historically, villareal has been a relatively easy peasy game for Barca,, fun fact: last time the yellow submarine beat Barca in the league was in 2008 👀

[casperBGD]

Why is nobody complaining that I have not graded last week challenge and put up new one? I was sure I have done it and forgot all about it later on. It seems nobody here needs free bets

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sunday matches, eh? the big one is gonna be Real madrid - Sevilla...sounds like a no brainer for the challenge, no?

La liga is back tonight, but, tomorrow, Villareal - Barcelona...historically, villareal has been a relatively easy peasy game for Barca,, fun fact: last time the yellow submarine beat Barca in the league was in 2008 👀

Real should win easily on Sunday, in the pool there are two Real matches for this week, another on Wednesday, both home wins

regarding Barca, having them @2.7 with Villareal is really something, Villareal lost in CL, and will be interesting to see can they beat tradition on Saturday

what about Bilbao and Granada tonight, my favorite keeper will try to save the team in Baskia, probably not enough to avoid loss

[Trofo]

Why is nobody complaining that I have not graded last week challenge and put up new one? I was sure I have done it and forgot all about it later on. It seems nobody here needs free bets

maybe they thought you were busy so they didn't wanna bother you with a bunch of pm's in your inbox (:  personally, i got a couple of freebets this week and i thought one of em was from the weekly challenge which is why i didn't check the thread in 'games and rounds'

Lucky you, so many free bets you don't even know where are they coming from
If you see me lagging with challenge just write a post in any of the threads, I am keeping an eye on them all the time.

Some great matches this week across all leagues. Will be easier to bear out crappy whether here.