Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1372. (Read 555740 times)

You are right of course, but you based your comment on the wrong assumption. If you look at the past decade then there is no doubt that your statement is correct, but I was rather referring to the status quo in La Liga as of today for this season. I wouldn't have written this if Barcelona was on par with Real Madrid right now, but it is an underdog team from Girona and in the Bundesliga it is Leverkusen. That is why I brought up this comparison. What's the chance that an underdog wins the title being on par with Real Madrid when there are 15 games to go? It would still be a miracle. Now Brahim took the lead and within a few weeks this season could be over if Girona drops points in one or two more games and Real Madrid wins the next home game against Girona. That would be 7 points then.

Today's Madrid Derby is set to be a determinant on each of the team's advancement on the league table. It's definitely going to be eventful. It's one game this weekend that's much anticipated. One of the ever dramatic encounter in the Spanish games too. Well it's quite difficult to predict a winner even though Real Madrid is said to have an upper hand.

 The last derby game had both teams hold back each other till the last minute and I'm certain that today's Derby will even be a tougher encounter. I'll really love to see the side that'll finish victorious. I'm sure also that both sides won't want a share of points too but the final result will definitely say it all. Well Real Madrid have already made things easier for themselve by scoring a goal which has put them infront to win this match, Diaz did a nice job by helping his team to find the back of the net at the 20th min of the game.

That's right, because so far this season Real Madrid have often found some of their key players unplayable, whether through injury or card accumulation. But despite that, the fact that Real Madrid still managed to compete well and compete strongly in the race for the first position in the La Liga standings so far this season. With these factors and results then yes, I think it is clear that Real Madrid has good squad depth because yes, although Real Madrid rotates players quite often, but the fact is that Real Madrid still gets good results in La Liga and also in the Champions League.

They actually have the best squad depth in the Spanish La Liga. It's just a misfortune that almost all their center backs are injured at the moment, namely Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger, David Alaba. Nacho almost fits anywhere are the back, that is why he is a utility player. If any other team was hit which such an injury crisis, they would be struggling so much.

Meanwhile, Brahim Díaz puts Real Madrid ahead with a lovely finish.

That is a good plan from Barcelona if true, De Jong has been an important player in the squad since he was brought in from Ajax. Barcelona wants De Jong to stay longer because he is a midfielder who is really needed in the squad, but of course there are other players who will be sacrificed considering that Barcelona needs a large budget if they plan to extend their contract and rejuvenate their squad.

De Jong, Pedri, Gavi, Gundogan, Fermin Lopez are midfielders who are really useful in the Barcelona squad, but Barcelona also still needs better defensive midfielders so that the depth of the squad is more balanced. Budget is Barcelona's problem, that's what has made it difficult for them to compete so far.

The beginning of the game is vigorously dominated by Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid is barely touching the ball, but this doesn't mean anything at this point as Atletico Madrid likes to focus on the defense and they deliberately allow their opponents to attack, but without scoring a goal and then the objective is to wait for moments of weak concentration or when Real Madrid's power decreases. But Real is so superior that I think defending on this level for more than 90 minutes would probably be impossible. I guess there will soon be a Real Madrid goal.

Considering the performance of the last match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, if we predict today's match result, then I have also a confusion about Real Madrid winning today's match. However, the match has already started and what I see in the first ten minutes is that Real Madrid went on the attack at the beginning and took a good shot but the Atletico Madrid goalkeeper was able to save. However, based on the performance of the first half, it is not entirely possible to say who will win. But Real Madrid looks like they won't give up Atletico Madrid easily today, they will take the revenge of the previous loss. I don't think the deficiency you talk about in them today will matter much

Barcelona wants to renew Frenki De Jong's contract:
The Blograna has wanted to extend the contract of his midfielder, whose name is Frenki De Jong. He joined Barcelona in 2019 from the Netherlands club Ajax. The Frenki De Jong contract was signed in October 2020, but now Barcelona wants to renew the contract, which will expire in June 2026. There is time for his contract to expire, but Barcelona has thought of extending it because they want to secure his future and Barcelona, like Frenki De Jong, wants to keep more in the future due to their play style and passing, which match up with Barcelona's DNA.
 
Moreover Frenki De Jong has played six seasons with Barcelona, and in those six seasons, he contributed so well to the club, making 209 appearances, providing 28 assists, and scoring 20 goals. which is quite good. Frenki De Jong has beautiful game play in the way he holds the ball from the defense and makes a class pass towards the striker. And above all, he plays well in every match and gets a good rating, which is a great thing for a midfielder. The rest of you people should express your opposition.

Source: https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1754211759794315389?t=0A8krFJjmzfVJ6pivKLecg&s=19

Real Madrid is a team in great form, they haven't lost a match for a long time. They are also aware that they must not lose points to become a champion. They will play comfortably with the support of their fans in a match at home.
I don't think Atletico will have much of a chance. Let's see what kind of result we will see at the end of the night

In this match Real Madrid had quite poor squad depth, the only pure defender was Nacho. And on the bench there aren't enough good options for that position.
This deficiency will definitely be maximized by Atletico to thoroughly attack Madrid's back line and be able to steal points at home to Madrid.
If Madrid can win, it will be very significant to increase the points gap with Girona, who just got a draw against Real Sociedad.

REAL Madrid v ATLETICO MADRID

ATLETICO MADRID (3-5-2): Jan Oblak; Axel Witsel, Stefan Savic, Mario Hermoso; Marcos Llorente, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Saul Niguez, Rodrigo Riquelme; Antoine Griezmann, Alvaro Morata.

SUBSTITUTES: Horatiu Molodvan, Gabriel Paulista, Memphis Depay, Angel Correa, Samuel Lino, Nahuel Molina, Arthur Vermeeren, Reinildo, Pablo Barrios, Antonio Gomis.

REAL MADRID (4-3-1-2): Andriy Lunin; Lucas Vazquez, Dani Carvajal, Nacho, Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde, Toni Kroos, Eduardo Camavinga; Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo.

SUBSTITUTES: Luka Modric, Joselu, Dani Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Brahim Diaz, Arda Guler, Kepa, Diego Pineiro.

This match is going to be a tough one the both really need win in this match especially the host just to maintain the point gap to four points interval. ATLETICO MADRID won all their last five matches that show how strong they are while REAL Madrid won only four games and lose one against ATLETICO Madrid and now they are together again which ATLETICO Madrid will like to repeat the history while REAL Madrid will like to take the revenge of the past,

Atletico today needs to win, not only because you allways needs to win and more if the game is a derby but also because is their last chance of hope for catch the front wagon and maybe with a lot of luck, ended up being again one of the contenders of the championship, but to do that you need to win today.

The outcome of this match will be very hard to predict for both teams. They are both currently in the race for the league title although Real Madrid are ahead of them in standings and have a better chance to finish at the top spot ahead of Atletico Madrid who are also in top four standings in the league. For Real Madrid, a win in this match will give them a good change to maintain their lead and finish in top spot ahead of Girona. But for Atletico Madrid, it will be a chance to maintain their standings on the table and to finish in top four. Girona will want Real Madrid to drop points in this match to reduce their point gap but Real Madrid will also want the point gap to increase. The both teams are at same level of energy for this game and Atletico playing from home still feels like an upper hand for them to win the match to me.

But that's how it usually happens, when teams in the lower zone play against teams in the upper zone, usually teams in the lower zone can surprise with an unexpected victory. Yeah, that result happened in the match between Barcelona v Villarreal but yes, about today match even though Villarreal played at home against Cadiz who were in the relegation zone, the result was also quite disappointing beacuse Villarreal failed to get 3 points in this home match . But ya, at least if we consider the existing head to head, at least Villarreal also lost by Cadiz in its first match this season even with a big score of 3-1. Therefore, then I think Villarreal is still not lucky enough when playing against Cadiz, because although they have different qualities, but Villarreal still failed to beat Cadiz in this season.

About the match between Real Madrid v Atletico, of course this match will be very difficult for both teams, because both teams at this moment at least still have the same good trend too . But yes, at the same time that their defense is also not strong enough this season. Therefore, I believe this match will be very interesting with goals from both teams.

Girona has been quite awesome this season, but they should have won this game, the fact that they failed to get a win means that Real just has more chances, and they are just giving them the title. Not only that, but the points difference is just six with Barcelona, and I still keep saying that Barcelona could finish second this season behind Real Madrid. If that happens, all this Xavi thing was for nothing if you ask me, a year where he won the title and a year when he gets second place is not a bad thing, what did they expect a manager that would win every year?

With the way their finances are going, I think 50% title run seems to be the best hope they could possibly ever have. He is still a good manager, who has been dealt a bad hand.

I regret watching the match between Villarreal and Cadiz. Sorry for my time. The match ended 0-0 and there were no proper goal opportunities. Villarreal, who scored 5 goals against Barca, couldn't even shoot properly when it came to Cadiz. Once again, games were going on in the background. 1 point was enough for Cadiz. The chances of relegation are still high.
The main match will be played in 2 hours. The calculations at the top may change in the Madrid derby. Even if Real Madrid lose, they will still be at the top, but they can't think of anything other than winning at home. Joselu scored the goals in the last match. This time they will expect goals from Bellingham, Vinicius and Rodrygo.

In the last 10 years, Real Madrid have only won the La Liga title 3 times, while Bayern have won 10 out of 10 titles, so I think this anology is inappropriate. If we take the current season, then surprisingly the picture is the opposite: Real Madrid has a higher chance of winning La Liga than Bayern has to win the Bundesliga.
Girona obviously cannot keep up with Real's pace and has begun to lose points frequently, Real's advantage over the other two historical rivals is 10 points, so I think that the question of the title holder is 95% closed.

Both teams will play very carefully because if something goes wrong it will be very detrimental to them. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both want to achieve victory for their respective goals. Victory will increase Real Madrid gap with Girona, while Atletico Madrid wants to return to third place. Real Madrid needs to build a good defense because in the last meeting between the two teams in the Copa Del Rey they were unable to stem Atletico attacks which ended up conceding four goals. Both teams need three points for different purposes. The Big Match will present high tension because as has happened before, El Derbi Madrileno will be hot.

The lapses of Barcelona defenders can vividly be noticed as I was even surprised that they conceded a goal against Alaves last night though Barcelona did a great job by winning the match by 1:3 but however, they still need more improvement and consistency to make sure they are comfortable at the top four positions in other to book a spot in the champions league next season.

Barcelona might not be too consistent though but they're doing well because I don't think they've falled below the top six position since the beginning of the season so that's equally to show how resilient they have been in other not to be too loosed to defeat all what Barcelona needs to bounce back now is more intelligent players to tackle more especially in the defense area because that's mostly where their errors occurs most times so if they could get a solid defense then I believe the midfielders and the strikers can get the job done by scoring goals. Athletico Bilbao might seems to be very consistent on trying to move to the top four positions but I don't think they can really make it due to the current form of all the teams in the top four positions.

Real Madrid has a good chance of winning Athletico Madrid tonight because they are well-prepared, and the fans will be motivated because Madrid is playing at home. Girona drew yesterday's match, so Real Madrid will want to win today's match so that they can close the gap in the league table. If you want to bet on the game, it is better to give Real Madrid win or draw because I don't think Athletico Madrid will defeat Madrid, Ancelotti will do his best to win the game and continue topping the league table, let's see what Bellingham will do today if he can score goals because in the two games Real Madrid has played, he has not scored any goals and in need to score goals so that he can get the Golden Boot this season, and get another reward in real madrid.

I believe Barcelona will finish in the top four in the league for the time being because Xavi is improving his team and can challenge Napoli in the Champions League, but I do not believe they will be able to compete with other clubs after defeating Napoli in the round of 16, because I am only seeing that Real Madrid, PSG, Arsenal, and Munich will most likely qualify for the Champions League quarterfinals, but I cannot predict the rest, because even Barcelona they mistakenly fuckup against Napoli but I will like Barcelona to qualify to the next stage.