Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1126. (Read 555462 times)

El CLasico on April 22 will be the deciding factor for Barcelona whether they can still compete for the title or not.
Mathematically, with 8 matches remaining and 8 points behind, it is still possible for Barcelona to catch Real Madrid, but I also think realistically that Real Madrid has strength and consistency so the percentage is very small for Barceona who can only hope that Real Madrid loses a lot of points in remaining games this season.

The most realistic thing for both teams at the moment is to shift focus to the Champions League match, I think both teams will do that
Because these two teams have the possibility of going further on the CL stage this season, Real Madrid will face Man City in the quarter-finals and Barcelona will face PSG.

The quarter final games have been drawn, now it's seeming like a reincarnating battle. The rivalry continues and it all seems unpredictable. The odds for team qualifications are a bit difficult to predict as  the game only gets tougher now and a lot has to be put into consideration without neglecting how different the performance may turn out on the field of play. PSG will battle out with Barcelona, Arsenal with Munich, Real Madrid with City and Atletico with Dortmund.

 The toughest game of these schedules would have been all except for Munich and Arsenal but as it stands, Arsenal still has a shot against this German side considering how poor Munich have been in passing weeks and then Arsenal giving their all to their games. Though they've not had a good UCL record, so in records, Munich stands a chance. So comparing both teams, it's just best to leave the decision to be decided on the pitch. Real Madrid and City are title contenders too in their respective leagues, UCL title is as well their natural aim and so one of them would have to surrender it off at this stage of the competition.

 So far this season, Real Madrid have been very much active and set towards the La Liga trophy goal. They've in many weeks played games and ensured good results that's gotten and kept them in the top spot of the league table. Even though a couple of times, their performances have been reducing in range, they've still being able to manage a win before the end of the game.

 Well, they still have the champions confidence and determination in them too, adding that their manager is very much experimental in his approach to their games. They're a good team and they sure do know how to fix up their errors. Well it's very much essential that they correct errors faster and avoid incidents that are drastic and costly to occur as the times left won't entertain mistakes because it'll only be irreparable.

However, I believe that there is very little chance of Barcelona catching points from Real Madrid, even though their schedule is balanced because there is a UCL match, it doesn't change anything for Real Madrid. Because Real Madrid this season is the team that will win La Liga and even the UCL, in every match they play Ancelotti really understands the strategy he applies according to his opponent, sometimes Bellingham, sometimes Vinícius, sometimes Brahim, sometimes Modrić and sometimes Rodrygo. All of these players played well and were impressive when they played.

So it can be concluded, the depth of Real Madrid's squad this season is truly extraordinary. Therefore I think Real Madrid will win the Elclasico match. Apart from that, the Elclasico will be played at Real Madrid's home ground, of course this will be an advantage for Real Madrid to lock in the La Liga trophy this season.

The match against Madrid takes place after completing the 1st and 2nd legs of the UCL so the team's condition could be under pressure or vice versa depending on the results obtained. I agree that this result is very decisive and will change the scheme of each team, therefore the crucial match is just around the corner, it will be difficult to determine which team has the advantage, so far the odds are 50:50. Just to bet is obviously a bit risky and I would probably be better off not doing it.

Three points will not be easily pursued by Cadiz and from the last eight matches Cadiz's chances of getting three points are only against Almeria but with other teams Cadiz most likely only get a draw but facing three strong teams at the moment their chances are small even just for a draw, and actually not much different from Celta Vigo where only when facing Granada they have the greatest chance of getting three points, and it looks like these two teams are really struggling to survive in La LIga, because in the last five matches they managed to gets two wins, but my prediction that will be with Granada and Almeria down the division is Cadiz, because as I mentioned at the first chasing three points is not easy when both face the same situation to survive here.

Both Real Madrid and Barcelona have matches coming up in the Uefa Champions League, so it makes both their schedules kind of equal. So the pressure on both team's players should be equal. There are 8 matches remaining in the La Liga for Barcelona and Real, and one of them are Real Madrid vs Barcelona itself.  I don't think Barcelona cannot comeback or re-join the competition to fight for the La Liga trophy. But if they want to, they need to beat Real Madrid in their matchup against them. This match would decide many things.

Regards

Duke

Yeah, Girona is only two points behind Barcelona at the moment. We cannot deny that Michel's squad has traveled a long way, the competition has been competitive until nearing the end of the competition, a team that was initially not considered at all, Gorona, has become one of the differentiating teams in the 2023-24 season. However, their performance before the competition almost ended experienced a decline in performance, Girona began to be unstable in several matches after the match they played.  This competition now has 8 matches remaining until the end of the season, apart from that, Michel's team at least has matches against quite strong teams. If Girona loses in the match against Atletico Madrid, as well as the match against Barcelona, ​​the ranking they currently occupy could be overtaken by a team below their ranking. in particular, Atletico Madrid will host the match in Week 31. If Atletico is able to overthrow Girona at the Metropolitano, it means that Atletico Madrid will further reduce the points gap from the position occupied by Girona. Apart from that, Girona has one match against Barcelona. In the remaining 8 matches until the end of the competition, if Girona is unstable and slips only 3 matches. This provides opportunities for teams below Girona's ranking. To maintain his ranking in the standings table, Michel must restore the performance of his team. If not, maybe Girona will give up the opportunity to get a ticket to the Champions League. So, can Michel restore the performance of his team? Let's just follow it, until the competition ends.

Manchester City's opponent Real Madrid and Real Madrid's opponent Manchester City in this case, the two teams must be careful enough and be careful enough to keep their defense safe first and then plan to attack. Manchester City and Real Madrid are two consistent and professional teams, in which case these two teams can lose in the home matches of the two teams as well as win in the home field of the other team. There is no reason to think that whoever plays at their home venue will win. 

Manchester City and Real Madrid are good enough on the counter attack that any team can score at any time against any team if the formation is wrong. Since both the teams have experienced managers, they will surely apply their full strategy to win against each other.

pressure is so great that it makes it difficult for Barcelona to compete with Real Madrid and actually, even though I am not a Barcelona fan, seeing the current condition is very sad starting from Gavi who is injured and De Jong is also injured, making his performance irregular but Xavi is a great coach able to control Barcelona to remain in the runner up position.
from here we know how the pressure this season is very different from last season and this season Barcelona has extraordinary pressure on injured players and for me if I only get runner up that is a very good result.
next, Barcelona will face a big problem in the coming season when Xavi wants to resign from Barcelona and that's when Barcelona will be very difficult because only Xavi is able to control Barcelona performance with only the existing players.

We already have 2 names to be relegated this season, the first is Almeria and the second is Granada, in my opinion they are certain that they will not be able to survive in La Liga next season. We only need to look for 1 more team to be relegated this season and if we look at the current position we can see Cadiz is in that position, but their distance from the other teams is still quite close so they still have a very big chance of staying in La Liga.
Celta Vigo is the closest team to Cadiz, they are only 3 points away which means it could be the same points in just one match as long as Celta Vigo loses and Cadiz wins. Celta Vigo is really under a very real threat now, they must be able to ensure that they can maintain their current position in order to survive in La Liga. One mistake they make will put them in a very bad situation because it is very possible for Cadiz to catch their points considering that there is still enough match left to do that.

The decline in the performance of a team is a natural thing including Barcelona, but I don't see if the decline in performance affects Barcelona too much at this time, last season they could win La Liga by only relying on makeshift players, while this season they did fail to win La Liga but they are still in rank 2 to compete with Real Madrid,  In addition, if you look at the problems that have befallen Barcelona so far, of course we cannot say Madrid is at a greater level than Barcelona because after all, in my opinion, Barcelona is able to survive and compete well even though they are actually close to bankruptcy due to financial problems.

When a team like Madrid is supported by strong finances of course it is not difficult for them to build a squad quite well, so far we know the competition in La Liga is nothing more between Barcelona and Madrid, although sometimes teams like Atletico Madrid and Girona appear but I think it is only a small increase in excitement for Barcelona and Madrid so far,  Because basically the competition still occurs between Barcelona and Madrid in the competition for the Trophy, so when Barcelona is currently no longer able to build their team like before, wouldn't it be without Mbappe that Madrid would still be able to be good and perform strongly in La Liga later?

Currently in the Spanish La Liga standings, Real Madrid is leading by 8 points ahead of second placed Barcelona which means that they still have a good number of points difference that'll give them the needed confidence to face Manchester City in their UEFA Champions League quarter final tie. Real Madrid have been very consistent with their results this season in the league and facing a Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, I'm very optimistic that Real Madrid will come out victorious in that tie. Manchester City last season eliminated Real Madrid in the semi finals of the competition last season and that's because they had a more formidable team if you ask me but that I don't think is the case this season when we consider the quality of football the two teams have been able to display this season. Real Madrid were able to sign a high profile midfielder in Jude Bellingham last summer whose significant effects on the team was felt immediately he arrived and have been very influential this season so with the help of Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid will win the UEFA Champions League.

Indeed, currently Girona is in third place with a difference of two points from Barcelona in second place in the standings. However, Girona's journey this season has been truly sensational and surprised the top La Liga teams at the start of the season, they were able to stay at the top of the standings for a long time, even though in the end they lost concentration in several matches, especially when they lost to Real Madrid.

However, Girona's current achievements are commendable, they have made the league even more interesting and of course next season they will play in the Champions League with 8 matches remaining. I think they can maintain their top four ranking until the end of the season. Girona deserve their current achievements because they are playing very, very well and effectively.

There are Cadiz - Barcelona and Mallorca - Real Madrid games regarding the 'title race' next week. These games are both between Champions League legs for both favourite sides here. I feel like one of these favourites will stumble in their game but which one?    I feel like it might be Barcelona while Cadiz are on the verge of the relegation zone.


Yeah it absolutely feels weird when you explain it like that. Because Atletico Madrid really don't make me feel like they have made progress this season, at least in the La Liga.

But when it comes to the Champions League there is a huge progress compared to the previous season that's for sure. 

Yes, the greatness of Ancelotti's troops is beyond doubt and up to this season Real Madrid is still very good and Real Madrid is very good at choosing players and last season Real Madrid was only able to reach 2nd place in La Liga, but this season Real Madrid has proven it. that they deserve to be champions this season.

Yes, Madrid's match against Bilbao was a lucky match for Madrid because Madrid managed to win the match and I agree with you that the score of 2-0 against Bilbao is a good score for Madrid to win.

In my opinion, Barcelona this season is experiencing a decline in performance, of course it is different from last season, but I personally see that Barcelona is a strong team and has a good coach like Xavi

However, I also agree with you that Madrid has the potential to continue to perform well in the future, especially if Mbappe joins next season to defend Madrid then Madrid's strength will definitely be better.

But even though Girona did not manage to maintain their top position at that time. But still, the achievements shown by Girona this season are truly extraordinary. They are an ordinary team that surprised all the top teams in Laliga. Even strong teams like Barcelona and Atletico Madrid also lost to Girona this season. And only Real Madrid made Girona difficult and suffered defeat in their two meetings this season. At least we can be more optimistic about seeing Girona in the UCL next season. because it seems that Girona, which is currently ranked 3rd, can also be said to be quite safe. Because they have a point difference with Atletico Madrid of 7 points. And maybe there are only two more matches where Girona will potentially lose points, namely the second meeting against Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. Because these two teams lost the meeting at the start of the season. then they will definitely get revenge in the second meeting at the end of this season.

Indeed, the match between Manchester City and Real Madrid in the Champions League is being hotly discussed because there are so many Real Madrid supporters and also so many Manchester City supporters and now in La Liga, Real Madrid's position is indeed safe because the point difference with Barcelona is so far but in this case it is their fate bad luck for a team can happen at any time.

However, I am sure that Ancelotti's ability has always been good in providing direction to his subordinates, so far Real Madrid has successfully led the LaLiga standings and has also entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League and this is extraordinary.

Yes, mentally, Real Madrid will definitely be calm with the current results and achievements in La Liga and will definitely be enthusiastic when they compete in the Champions League against Manchester City. but of course it is not easy to beat Guardiola's troops because their strength is currently good. and in the last meeting between Manchester City and Madrid in the Champions League last season, Madrid lost, so Madrid's quarter-final match against Manchester City will definitely be exciting.

As long as Peter Lim remains the owner of Valencia, they are not going to achieve anything significant. Forget about the Valencia of 20 years ago, it was a team that grew at the dawn of the real estate bubble, and since it burst, it hasn't raised its head. For example, the supposed new stadium that started to be built in 2007 and was stopped in 2009, still looks like this:



Valencia is condemned for many years to be a mid-table team.

The narrow victory in the away match against Granada made Valencia move up one place to 7th in the standings and closer to one of the European competition zones. I think it was a worthy win, especially since Valencia has made gradual improvements this season and the results are as we can see, they haven't experienced a single decline since the start of the season.

Coach Rubén Baraja seems to be the figure that Valencia needs this season and when compared to previous coaches, we will often see Valencia fighting with other teams at the bottom of the table. To be honest, I have long missed the era of revival of one of the big teams in La Liga and I want to see it go even further next season and be able to compete in the race for the top four in the standings.

Yes, it would not be wrong to call Real Madrid the best team in La Liga. Because currently Real Madrid is still at the top of the standings, and of course this position will be difficult for any team to shift, including a team like Barcelona too. Apart from that, in the Champions League, Real Madrid also managed to advance to the quarter-finals. So this season, Real Madrid would not be wrong if they were called the best team in Laliga.
And in the upcoming match, Real Madrid must prepare to play the Champions League quarter-final match against Manchester City in the first leg. Maybe Real Madrid will get a big advantage in this first leg. The reason is that Real Madrid will host Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu, or be the host for this match (first leg). So I hope Real Madrid can achieve satisfactory results in this first leg. Because playing at home should be an opportunity to win on for Real Madrid. Because if for example Real Madrid cannot win against Manchester City at home (lose or draw). Maybe it will be the same as last season's Champions League.

The reason is that in last year's UCL match, Real Madrid also played against Manchester City, but the difference was not in the quarter-finals but in the semifinals. And the result was that Real Madrid only drew in the first leg. Even though in the first leg Real Madrid played at home. And in the end, in the second leg, Real Madrid lost when they visited Manchester City headquarters. Therefore, I hope that in this first leg Real Madrid can win the match. Because this will have a big influence on the second leg later. So, if for example in the first leg Real Madrid wins and is definitely ahead on aggregate, you can be sure that in the second leg when Real Madrid visits Manchester City's headquarters the pressure will most likely not be too great.