It has been a while since I haven't seen a La Liga game but I have seen some statistics in general not for the teams like Real and Barcelona but for teams like the ones that played yesterday, and I noticed the number of goals produced for a game is not the same as it used to be.
Quality of this league going down or is just a wrong impression I have ?
I don't agree that quality of La Liga is going down, I think it's improving in recent seasons. Few years ago it was common thing when Real or Barca were able to score 5-6 goals against underdogs. Now such big wins become more rarely because small teams improved a bit. Also, results of Spanish clubs in UEFA competitions tells a lot about quality of La Liga. Yes, there are teams like Girona or Villarreal which aren't performing well, but you can find such teams in all leagues.
Any early predictions for the Real Madrid vs Barcelona game tomorrow? I already took the RM to win @2.83, seems like the bookies are favoring Barcelona, but I think we can put a good performance at home.
Barcelona's performance last saturday wasn't that great, they just keep relying on the Messi-dependency, so if we can keep him from doing what he does best, I think we'll have a good shot of making it to the final.
I support Barca, but I see it strange that bookies are favoring Barca. Real will play at home, they are playing better than Barca recently. It's good to see that both teams probably will play in optimal squads, because there are no injured key players. Interesting who will be goalkeeper of Barca - ter Stegen or Cillessen who returns after injury.
