Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1142. (Read 555641 times)

Awesome, Rodrygo 

Source: RealMadrid 2-0 AthleticClub

The match may not be easy, because Bilbao also put up quite tough resistance. So, Real Madrid's attacking liners also failed several times to attack the opponent's defense. Meanwhile, on the other hand, Bilbao also attacked Real Madrid quite intensely several times.

However, this time, Real Madrid did not allow a single goal to be scored by Bilbao. And on the other hand, Rodrygo was really awesome this time, managing to contribute goals from the early minutes until the end. Real Madrid continued to lead. 2 goals from Rodrygo this time, makes it even more convincing that his performance is getting much better.

Girona and Real Madrid have won their home game, and I believe Real Madrid will focus on the Champions League now against Manchester City, Since is there next match now. Real Madrid's performance in the first leg was excellent, and they shown that they are prepared to face Manchester City. They drew their match against Arsenal, but I believe this was due to their injured players. They must prepare for Real Madrid in the Champions League. I know most of their players will be back before the game next Tuesday, but Militoa did not have enough time to play against Athletico Bilbao today because he is returning from an injury. I believe they are now strong enough to play full-time in their upcoming league match not champions league, because I know Ancelotti will not like to start him against Manchester City this season he prefer to used Rudigel now as is first eleven. he have many advantages when madrid is losing.

It’s kind of surprising that anytime I see someone hyping a club that is not performing well and then suddenly get luck and win a single match, then you will see another person hyping them that they are back to their form, just like the match between Barcelona and Las Palmas. The match is not tough, and beside Las Palmas got a red card, so for me, I can confidently say that that is what gave Barcelona the opportunity to win that match, not their performance. If it were their performances, they would have been doing very well and even scored a goal before Las Palmas players got that red card, but they didn’t 

However, Barcelona are not back to form. Let us see another match from them, and then we can say that they are back to form if they win and not by luck because this one that they won against Las Palmas is luck. 


At the moment, Real Madrid has already faced La Liga. They know that if they want to face the two competitions, it will be hard for them, and perhaps some of their players may get weak, so I think it is better to concentrate on where they have a high chance of winning the title. However, they are in the dangerous zone of the table; any wrong move may decrease their chance of winning the title this season, so they won’t do that. However, let us continue to watch if they are going to be able to dominate both leagues.

You are right, Barcelona management will have difficulty finding a replacement coach for Xavi. Even though Xavi is considered a failure this season because he failed to defend the two titles he won last season, Xavi's performance at Barcelona is still considered good and something to be proud of. Xavi is Barcelona, ​​meaning he is more than just a coach to them because he is a legend who loves his club. But what can I do, he made a difficult decision in the middle of this season regarding his future and that was a surprise that I really didn't want to hear from him.

Now is not the time to expect a title race between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Everything is very clear so far if you know how many points the gap between them is, so Barcelona will just keep themselves in second place despite the disappointment of losing the title.

Yes, I was hoping for some more tension towards the end of the season as it is always amazing to see Real Madrid and Barcelona racing head to head and then the good old clasico takes place. I think everyone of us can remember one of those spectacular games when there was so much on the line in those games. But now with a comfortable 8 points lead I think there will still be a lot going on during that game, but it is quite a different starting position for both teams. Real Madrid doesn't have to win at all cost and they play at home, which makes it very difficult for an inconsistent Barcelona team. I think the La Liga title is already in the hands of Real Madrid.

It will be difficult for Barcelona to find a new successor to replace Xavi, if the manager they are looking for has quality and experience in winning trophies. Because Barcelona is not yet out of the financial crisis, which in my opinion will have difficulty recruiting coaches with expensive fees and salaries. Also, new coaches will usually ask the club to recruit target players, this cannot necessarily be fulfilled by Barcelona management. Xavi has announced that he will resign next season, whether he wants it or not, the management and club officials must look for a new coach, even though it is not a big name.

Apart from that, regarding the competition for trophies between Barcelona and Real Madrid, it seems that now the competition is over, because Ancelotti squad still looks very consistent in winning every match. There are not many remaining La Liga matches, the most realistic hope for Barcelona is to finish in runner-up position. Apart from that, Barcelona has the opportunity to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League, provided they are able to beat Luis Enrique squad, namely PSG.

It is now clear that Bilbao is not capable of drawing or winning Real Madrid, as Rodrigo have scored his second goal in the match with a superb finish this time from the left wing. I think those defenders cannot hold him down from scoring again if he sees the opportunity, because he beats them easily.

Rodrigo is doing the job perfectly, as Vini is on suspension today. Real Madrid have maintained their eight points gap. Barcelona played with a weak team to secure three points with a weak performance. Barcelona will drop points in El Classico, because they are vegetables to Real Madrid. The match is on the 83rd minutes, and the scoreline is still 2-0.

There are several possibilities that occur when the current situation takes place where the most likely at this time Laporta still intends to persuade Xavi to stay and train at Camp Nou next season or is still confused about finding a suitable replacement for Barcelona next season because of the financial difficulties they have at this time and the difficulty of finding a replacement that can really fit Barcelona because indeed for now Xavi is still the ideal figure to train Barcelona .
I think its indeed the first possibility with Laporta who still wants to keep Xavi and not let him leave is the most likely thing even though it is a little difficult because Xavi previous statement seems certain to want to leave but there is still a chance to make him change his decision and keep coaching Barcelona for the next season.

Barcelona has achieved 20 wins from 30 La Liga matches, while Barcelona has only lost 3 times and 7 draws. Barcelona's number of defeats this season in La Liga matches has clearly decreased compared to last season, but they have almost twice as many draws. Maybe it's not that bad, but it has definitely made them fail to defend their title because Real Madrid have better statistic.

I'm not sure who will replace Xavi as coach next season, that hasn't been decided by the club. Several big names have certainly been rumored about this, but there has been no clear decision about who. Luis Enrique is of course still interested in coaching Barcelona, ​​but he still really wants to honor his contract with PSG. So I hope Barcelona can find the right replacement for Xavi, whoever he is.

Even though Xavi still managed to give his best result for Barcelona this season and also, even though Xavi managed to make Barcelona finish in second place but still, that factor will not make Xavi stay at Barcelona. Because after all, the decision to leave Barcelona at the end of this season was Xavi decision and not a request from Barcelona. Therefore, whatever results Barcelona gets this season will still make Xavi to leave and therefore, ofcourse Barcelona must move quickly to get the right coach to handle Barcelona in a situation like what is happening now. Because ofcourse, considering the bad financial situation but in the same time Barcelona big desire to win trophies, then of course this will put pressure on the coach.

Barcelona's performance in the last match against Las Palmas was still far below expectations, gaining an advantage when the Las Palmas goalkeeper received a red card in the 24th minute but Barcelona had to wait until the 60th minute to score goal through Raphinha.
Xavi Hernandez need to fix with attacking line position facing Las Palmas played 10 players since 24th minutes just scored one goal only, its not good enough for facing PSG in champion League first match and their position gap many points from Real Madrid on the top position standings.
Barcelona on crucial moment after looking their match schedule, after facing PSG in first leg will face Cadiz then second leg match against PSG then few days later will face Real Madrid.

Do you want to hate on Barcelona because they can't seem to be able to reach Real Madrid or you just don't like them? It was to obvious that the Alvaro attack Raphina and the red card was deserving and the fact that they were 10 players against 11 doesn't mean you should expect less performance from Las Palmas, it's the moment they get that red card seriousness will come from them. Look at how well Francisco arrange 5 men in the midfield and you think Barcelona would have easy penetration.


I have made peace with Real Madrid that the only obstacles that will hinder them from winning the Laliga trophy is if Anceloti doesn't breath again. They have master the rest of the game and it's working for them, it's either they do clean sheet with 1 goal or more and when they score goal and opponent equalized, the make sure that they double that goal, the concede less and score more, that's exactly what they have been all these while and it's working.

Barcelona does get wins barely but they still do get them and that's what matters. Oscar Hernandez is a great catch to any other team that is looking for a manager by the way, sure maybe not a huge name team, but a smaller club should give him a chance and could probably do well there. Think about it, if you are a team in a smaller nation, you could get Oscar and let him build you to be like Barcelona as well, not easy task but not terrible neither.

I think it is going fine for Barcelona at the moment, yeah the games do not look dominant and all, but they do look like they get the three points which is all that matters. I hope that we could see Barcelona do well enough that they keep Xavi in the end, that's what matters.

Barcelona needs to improve in their current performances, and the need for Barcelona to up their games cannot be overstated. Because if you take a look at the previous games they've played and compare it with that of Real Madrid, it is easy to say that Real Madrid is playing more professionally and more promising than Barcelona. Therefore, they have more chances to even win the Champions League than Barcelona does.

Already they are leading on the table standing of the La Liga League, and their chances of attaining victory at the end of the season is much higher than Barcelona. Moreover Real Madrid looks more prepared and result-oriented than Barcelona does. And I have put that responsibility on the shoulders of the Barca manager to quickly work harder on the delivery of the team. If they must continue to be as competitive as they were in the past, then they have to work hard and continue to adapt by the ever-competing football environment.

There were many wasted opportunities in that match and that was because the players' finishing was not good. Joao Felix failed to score a close range goal, Lewandowski too, and that was a loss in itself for Barcelona even though they could win their home game. Statistically, Barcelona should have scored 2 to 3 goals in that match, but poor finishing was the reason why they only ended the match with a score of 1-0.

The victory over Las Palmas once again confirmed that Barcelona is still able to maintain its good performance to get maximum points. Barcelona is able to maintain a 2-point gap above Girona, while they might get closer to Real Madrid if Bilbao wins today. If Real Madrid wins, then the points gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona and Girona does not change, it is still the same as before.

A quick lead is never good from the opponent's point of view against Real Madrid, but against most expectations this game is going back and forth and Real Madrid isn't dominating the game. In other words, this won't be an easy win for them. For the sake of an exciting finish in La Liga, it would be great to see Real Madrid tie or lose this game against Bilbao. I have nothing against Madrid, but the upcoming clasico would be more fun to watch knowing that Barcelona could significantly close the gap. But well, it is not very likely that Real Madrid will allow for Barcelona to get too close again this season.

There were worries before this match because Vinicius missed this game, but this became an opportunity for Rodrigo. And Joselu, by the way, remained on the bench. Ancelotti has a good choice of players in attack, and it seems that if nothing changes in the situation with Mbappe, then the competition in attack will increase even more, in which case it will not be easy for Rodrigo, Diaz and Joselu to get into the starting lineup, Bellingham, Vinicius and Mbappe are unlikely whether they will give someone the opportunity to take their place.

Rodrigo has penetrated and broken the defense of Bilbao with a beautiful drive from outside the 18 yard box, as he was given space to go in between Bilbao defenders, and took a wonderful strike to score an early goal on the 9th minutes of the game.

Real Madrid are fully prepared for this game, as Rodrigo goal as made it a total of 9 goals scored this season. Bilbao is the club that have gotten more clean sheets this season than any other club, but let's see what happens tonight.

Real Madrid 1-0 Bilbao

Girona is having a dream season. In fact, even if they cannot become champions, they can continue their good play. Real Betis is one of the great teams this season. In fact, I thought the two teams were equal to each other, and we saw that they were in this match.

Stuani saved Girona from losing points with the goal he scored in the 90+2 minute, it was a difficult position and he scored the goal. Girona wants second place and they are a team that really has it.

I think it's very fine to say winning las Palmas by just a goal was actually a poor result from Barcelona especially with the fact that Barcelona is considered as been much superior to them and yet Barcelona was unable to get more goals even if they would want to day they won at least they got three points from the match but they would have gotten it in a more honorable way and not by narrow chance.

I want to even commend las Palmas for even been able to resist Barcelona that much that only a goal was all thst was gotten in the game, raphina  is a very good talent that Barcelona should try to see how well they can build on him and they will be able make good use of him along side yamal and Felix although he might likely leave by the end of the season but if Felix eventually stays back he's worth a great asset for Barcelona if utilized well enough and it's obvious he loves to play in Barcelona aswell so it's even a good investment if Barcelona should take it up.

Las Palmas I'd they had have this spirit they had against Barcelona since this season, I doubt if they will still be at the position where they are currently on the table and even Barcelona they have three points and are now ranking up the table, if they should continue with some more wins, they have hopee of finishing well I'm the la Liga this season and even the champions league their performance will aswell be influenced.