Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1158. (Read 555806 times)

It seems that Barcelona can indeed get out of the financial crisis if they continue to consistently win trophies, but for now I think they are still struggling with the problem of this crisis and haven't gotten out of it completely. It's true, building a squad oriented towards La Masia academy products can form a golden generation, like a decade ago. Apart from that, releasing young players to overcome the financial crisis is the easiest solution to take, in my opinion Barcelona will not lack young talent at the La Masia academy, and management can promote other young players every season.

If Barcelona can achieve success in the Champions League this season, then of course they can build a better squad next season. Although on the other hand, we remember that Barcelona is not the favorite team at the moment, but luck could be on their side. However, unfortunately Xavi has announced that he will leave next season, reportedly Xavi is no longer able to manage Barcelona due to the financial crisis, which is preventing him from building the squad he wants.

Barcelona is yet to fully utilize their young stars a d that I think is really telling in their results because they seem to want to depend on the old players with whom they are already very much familiar with in a very long time through the league already if which wouldn't be really productive again to them in the nearest future, but if they have been able to train these young players to be able to represent rhem well they should have a better squad now.

Barcelona isn't lacking players or the kind of strength they would need to build strength for the team but they are lacking a flexible tactics which could help them quickly adjust to see how well to fit these young players in such that they will be properly groomed just like klop is doing with Liverpool, he's got a good tactical flexibility that allows young talents blend and hes now got a reliable second team but it's actually totally different with Barcelona as xavi wants to still achieve something new with the old players using same tactics and blaming it on the inability to bring in new players who could help the team out.

Barcelona will most likely get to suffer even worse condition when xavi finally exit by the end of the season because he's not even maturing players who could replace the old and the few he's trying to cope with he's not giving them the whole liberty they would need to bring out the best in them, the likes of Yamal and Felix , these are two vital and key players who could change the narrative at Barcelona if given the privilege enough.

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Real Madrid will face against Man City in the Quarter Final round. This even seems like the final is too early. So, it will be difficult for both of them to do their best. The only way is to defeat his opponent. And whichever team manages to win the match, that will take them to a more difficult match in the future, even though it shouldn't be this difficult, to become champions. Real Madrid must do their best effort if willing to continue to the SF. But, surely and honestly, this is not easy at al to do it.

It doesn't seem like that. The financial problems in Barcelona are very complex and are still in that condition. Barcelona is still experiencing a financial crisis so far, it is not an easy thing for Barcelona and also other clubs to recover quickly and easily from a financial crisis like that, which is very difficult to get out from this situation.

In fact, Javier Tebas also stated the possibility of Barcelona selling their high-level players as a way to overcome the ongoing financial crisis. So far they want to do it, because it's still not finished.

Source: Javier Tebas - Barcelona

For these Champions League predictions, I’ve assessed the chances of each team to be roughly 50-50 for virtually all the quarterfinalists. Although teams like Atletico Madrid and Dortmund may be less likely to reach the final, other teams appear to be in good form based on their performances.

It’s challenging to predict which teams will make it to the final, including Real Madrid. so, all the teams need to be at their best in terms of performance, working hard to overcome their respective challenges in their leagues.

Take Arsenal, for example, currently tied with Liverpool at 64 points and just aBove Manchester City at 63. Arsenal faces the challenge of defeating Manchester City in their league game and then coming back to win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinal. There’s a lot of responsibility on Arsenal right now, and Mikel Arteta needs to play a pivotal role in the club’s success. So, for now, the chances seem evenly split for at least 80% of the clubs in the quarterfinals.

I think the financial crisis is over. Their expenses are down and their income is very good. They don't have to sell their young stars like Yamal, Pedri, Gavi. The La Liga title this season is very difficult, but they can go further in the Champions League. Next season, with a few reinforcements, they will be a team that will be a candidate for all the trophies again. Building the team on these youngsters is the most logical move, both financially and the basis for success is that the players play together for a long time and memorize their every move. Barca have always won their greatest successes with squads based on La Masia.

Last summer Kroos was made a statement because he had a target want to retired with Real Madrid and why he said that because Kroos is really likes Real Madrid but apparently it will possibly to happend moreover just like you said above Real Madrid and him have reached an agreement for new contract and in the near future Kroos will signing contract extension which given by Real Madrid and it says Kroos will gets at least 1 year duration contract which mean Kroos will be at Real Madrid until season 2025

During this season Toni Kroos was played 28 times in Laliga so which mean Kroos only absense once time and these statistics is proven Toni Kroos has important role for Real Madrid performance although he is not young anymore but Ancelotti still trust him to playing regularly and unlike Luca Modric who possibly will leave Real Madrid after this season ended because Modric was lost to compete with other players to gets 1 place in starting lineup but Toni Kroos performance was very stable this makes Ancelotti always be trust him and i think Real Madrid has make right decision by renew Toni Kroos contract

The defending champions of the La Liga Barcelona have not been consistent in their performance that is why many have underestimated them. But to be honest, they’re doing well as they still remain in the second place in the league even after they’re been faced by a lot of critics about their performance. I won’t call them a weak team or an underperforming club, they’re just unlucky not to be in the first position which was caused by their poor performance many weeks back when the league was still indecisive on who will win it.


Yes, Barcelona young stars can help the team go a long way in the La Liga before bringing up another young players to replace them when they becomes unavailable or worn out. I don’t know how long this their financial crises will take them, but they should not fail to build their young players too because it will help them in the long term.

I don't know why I think they may have better chance winning against Man city and Arsenal than Bayern Munich though these three team have been inconsistent especially Bayern since they are likely not winning their  league title for the first time after over a decade or any domestic league trophy this season and I guessed they might have a Chance to win the champions league because during Tuchel time at Chelsea when they won the league they actually defeated Real Madrid. Though Man city did it last season but I doubt they can do it now especially how they have been playing this season.

The earlier Barcelona fans  accept that they are no longer on par with Real Madrid, the better for them and this will help them save much revenue than thinking of getting top stars players to compete with Real Madrid rather focus on their La Masia stars which has been a blessing to them and with a span of 3 to 5 years they can be out with the financial struggles and within these years be qualifying champions league and win any of the domestic league or even LA liga. Though I can say Xavi has done well with this team even with his up and down but I guessed he is still the best man fit for the job since I don't think Barcelona can afford getting a top coach now especially not now when they have to think of getting Felix, Cancelo and reforcing midfield base on this season injury struggle.

It depends on who will be Xavi's successor.
We know for now Barcelona still need a lot of things to do because apart from Xavi leaving next season there will be several more players who are certain to leave, especially for their loan players.
Although in the end we know that in Barcelona a lot of talented young players but this also depends on how the new coach brings them into the game scheme that will be done especially some of their current young players such as Gavi, Pedri or De Jong have fitness problems where injuries that take a long time to heal.
This will pose another problem in the end because after all, when a player takes a long break to recover, they sometimes need time to re-adapt to the performance on the field especially when their current young players Gavi, Ansu and Pedri will be resting for a few months.
Ansu should also be taken into account because next season he may return to Camp Nou after his Brighton loan is over and he is currently still receiving treatment for his injury.

Barcelona can hardly be said to be okay with the current state of affairs due to the fact that apart from the fact that their finances are still very poor, they are also struggling in terms of the players they have.

If Real Madrid gets the opportunity and defeats Manchester City in the quarter-finals, I believe Real Madrid will be in the final because it is only Manchester City that is scaring the fans, they need to perform very well to get the chance and defeat Guadiola in the Champions League, but I know Ancelotti will change his information against Manchester City because they are new players in the team now, and Militoa will not get the chance to play against Manchester City this season because of the injury. Rudigel will be able to play full-time. I don't want Manchester City to win any trophies this season because they won everything last season, Guadiola wants to win the champions league back to back like Zidane, because they don't used to joke with any of their matches in the league and the champions league, let's see if Guadiola will get the second trophy this season again because if they defeat Real Madrid this time they will definitely qualify to the final, and I don't see any clubs that are strong enough apart from Real Madrid that can compete with guadiola in the Champions League competition this season.

Exactly,
In fact, in my personal opinion, the achievements that Barcelona has achieved so far under Xavi's coaching have been being very good. because with Barcelona's current condition, with its very limited financial problems, with the problem of its players being less than optimal due to their financial condition, but Xavi was able to bring Barcelona back from adversity, won La Liga last season, appeared and entered the UCL QF, and also Barcelona is currently runner up in La Liga. So, this is an achievement that I think is actually very good.

However, unfortunately, certain parties are truly overreacting and ignorant. They want very excessive things. What this means is, they want Barcelona to be as strong as before, to always appear brilliant with big wins, and always want their club to become champions and be able to win in various matches, and even be able to compete very closely with Real Madrid. They want it to appear as if Barcelona is in the same condition as its glory days when Messi and his friends were still at the squad, when Barcelona didn't worry about financial conditions, and so on. And Xavi is required to be perfect in every game he plays. And this is what makes Xavi seem fed up with these conditions, the excessive pressure and various pressures and things that are not appreciated there. It's not fair for him. Although yeah, it is his responsibility to make and rise up Barcelona, but this is  too much with this current Barcelona condition and management.

That makes sense to me. The game against City is the biggest hurdle they have to take on their way to the final. I don't see Bayern quite on the same level as City, but as you said taking both hurdles combined makes it less likely for them to get into the final. But the team is absolutely ready for those games. Good to see that Vinicius Junior is doing well again after his injuries. I love watching him play. I feel he sometimes gets too distracted by this idiotic racism shit, but as long as he can turn it into positive anger and play one level above his best, it's ok for him as a player (not as a human being though as that should be handled far more rigorously).

If Real can take the City hurdle, I think they'll be the favorite in the next stage no matter whether Arsenal or Bayern make it there.

Yes, it is obvious that for Real to reach the final they need to win against City + Bayern/Arsenal. Individually, these tasks are quite realistic, but collectively the chance is reduced. I think that the overall probability of this is approximately 30% (by the way, the same as for the other teams from this thread towards the finals).
13-14 and 15-16 - those were good times, the two best teams from Madrid found out who is the strongest club in Europe (and the World) 

When it comes to player transfers, Perez is skilled enough to do it and he can get any player they want. All top players definitely want to be able to strengthen Madrid, therefore it is very difficult for any player to refuse the offer made to them by Madrid. By joining Madrid, you can get closer to a number of trophies at once, meaning that the bargaining value of Ancelotti fleet is really taken into account in all the competitions they participate in.

Regarding the budget, Madrid financial strength is quite stable and they are definitely able to recruit new players and build an ideal squad. However, sometimes, quite a few of Madrid efforts to build a new Los Galaticos have failed miserably, as was the case when management recruited Hazard from Chelsea. On the other hand, their main target in the transfer window is Mbappe, it looks like his arrival will soon be a bright spot.

Meanwhile, Madrid seems to be hunting for other potential players in the right-back position, to ensure the transition runs well. We know that it was previously reported that Los Blancos were looking for a cover player for Carvajal, and it can be said that Madrid will indeed recruit several players at once in the next transfer window.

I would guess that Barcelona having trouble right now is overestimated. First of all, last year they were the champions, they are literally the latest champions of the league, saying that they are not doing well is unreasonable, secondly they have one year right now where they are not the champions if they lose this season (when they lose it) so it is not a big deal.

On top of that, they are a team with a lot of financial trouble, so they managed to do the right thing and figured out a lot of great young players, they have 6-7 great young players that can play amazingly and I believe that they should be doing fine. I think the best thing to do in this case would be just considering them lucky and they can be doing better next season with what they have.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1772967807380074753

It's true that Toni Kroos wants to stay one more season with Real Madrid and a contract agreement until 2025 has been agreed. Real Madrid really relies on him to handle the ball in midfield and of course Toni Kroos will not be able to refuse an offer from the team he has played for for the season. It is now increasingly clear that Toni Kroos' role is very important and Ancelotti really trusts him to be able to mobilize Real Madrid's current young squad.

There had been offers from several clubs but it seemed that Toni Kroos was still more comfortable at Real Madrid and even though there had been quite a long period of deliberation, he finally chose to stay at Santiago Bernabeu. It seems like Luka Modric, it is likely that Toni Kroos will still get the next offer if his performance remains consistent until the age of 38. Real Madrid supporters will definitely be very happy to hear the news that this veteran player is still staying until next season.

Thats right because at the end of the day this is nothing new for Madrid as they've always done it although in recent seasons it seems like they're looking to shed their Los Galacticos moniker by trying to find other options where they'll look for players with good potential who can be projected for the long term, although sometimes the price is not cheap.

At the moment by looking at their spending last season which seemed only a small part of what they spent from the finances they had because only Jude they brought in with a nominal value of more than 100 million but it is not impossible in the new season they will immediately make a breakthrough where several players can be directly brought in with a fairly fantastic nominal.

Ideally, Madrid could place Mbappe in the center forward position even though his main position is on the left side, so Ancelotti can rely on Vinicius in his main position. It is possible that Vinicius will be released, but considering that his contract has just been renewed, it seems unlikely that Madrid will let him leave in the next transfer window. Madrid goal in recruiting Mbappe is to replace the role left by Benzema. With the quality that Mbappe has, Ancelotti can experiment with placing him to play in different positions.

Vinicius contract expires in June 2027, and so far there are no signs that Madrid will let him go any time soon. It is true, since recovering from injury, Vinicius has not managed to show his best performance, and this is very natural considering that he has been injured twice this season. Ancelotti will have perfect squad depth if Mbappe can indeed be recruited, and Madrid front line will be a frightening trio. Bellingham can be used as a second striker and supplier of ball flow for the trio in front of him, overall Madrid next season will have a quite sharp front line.

According to the news developing about Mbappe, he will provide clarity about his future. I think at the moment he is considering the best decision for his future where he could join Real Madrid or another team and one of the options will definitely be a surprise. It is possible that Mbappe will join Liverpool if that becomes a reality because Liverpool was previously heavily linked with Mbappe.

But there are many things we can see that Mbappe is closer to joining Real Madrid. Real Madrid will be quite strong next season if Mbappe officially joins them. Also Ancelotti really admires Mbappe and maybe this is an easy way for Mbappe to win the UCL trophy if he joins Real Madrid. Regarding salary, of course it will be a big consideration for every player when joining his new team.

Osasuna have a good winning record against Almeria and also, so far this season, the fact that Osasuna have better results when Osasuna play away than home matches. After all, Osasuna is also in a better position than Almeria in the current La Liga standings although indeed, lately Almeria has managed to have or get good results when Almeria playing against teams in the top four. But still, usually a team like Almeria will really be able to provide resistance when playing against the seeded team in the top four. But when Almeria plays against a team that at least has a quality that is not much different, it is still very possible for Almeria to lose. Therefore, with that records available so far, at least I am still quite sure that Osasuna is still able to beat Almeria.