Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1446. (Read 553895 times)

Atletico Madrid took the rematch of the Super Cup Final from Real Madrid yesterday in the King's Cup match played last night.
The regular time of the match ended with a score of 2-2. In the first period of extra time, Atletico took the lead 3-2 with Griezmann. While Real Madrid was attacking for a goal in the second overtime period, they scored the 4th goal from the counter attack and the match ended 4-2.
Ancelotti, who faced Arda Güler in the previous round, did not give him a chance in this match. He never played in the Super Cup final. They may be planning to have Arda play in easy matches this year and have him play directly in the starting five next year. Because Arda has suffered many injuries from the beginning of this year until today.

We saw an awesome performance from Diego Simeone and his players, to be honest, he proved and he got true warriors in this team. Real Madrid is a good team and they had a good performance recently it was enough to say even after the game Real Madrid had against Barcelona, they had a good atmosphere in the team to make their team easily bet Atletico Madrid while lost it with a 4-2 result and Diego Simeone beat Ancelotti in this match. This even made Ancelotti sad in the conference after the match and he said “We have quality young players who try to force things, sometimes it’s not necessary”

It will probably be that Barcelona and Atletico will play in the final... Although there are also Bilbao and Girona, which show good results... It seems to me that Girona is even more dangerous than Real... I think that Girona have a better chance of making it to the final than Barcelona, especially if they meet before the final...

There is no reason for defeat, every team definitely has high targets for every competition they participate in.
I think the defeat against Athletico Madrid cannot be separated from Real Madrid's negligence in maintaining team stability and Athletico Madrid's big ambition to avenge their defeat last week, and also every Madrid Derby match has high (fierce) match tension so I think this defeat is normal Of course and Real Madrid should be able to better prepare their team for future matches for all the competitions they are still participating in.

It is very possible because the next match to continue with the La Liga match will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid's home ground, so of course Carlo Ancelotti's team has great motivation to maintain the top position in the standings and also avenge this defeat.

I don't think it's possible for Real Madrid to consider a competition as unimportant for them because they followed it from the beginning and will not waste time until they are eliminated by Athletico Madrid, obviously it was Real Madrid's defeat for revenge in the Spanish Super Cup match.

Griezmenn was one of the keys to Athletico Madrid getting the win and eliminating Real Madrid, and now we will see them meet again in the league, and for sure Real Madrid will take revenge again to beat their rival, I am also more interested to see how Real Madrid will face their rival after being eliminated in the Copa del Rey, whether revenge will occur to show who is superior..

At the beginning of the match, Real had several very good chances to score, Bellingham was the closest to this, then 20 minutes, Oblak made an incredible save, but Atletico played this part of the match in an exemplary manner. And at the end of the first half, Rüdiger’s not very successful defensive play made it possible for Atlético to open the scoring. In the second half, Camavinge returned the favor.
The match was very difficult and it was logical that we saw extra time. And considering how active Real Madrid were in the second half, I thought that they would be able to win this match, but Grismans did something incredible. It's rare to see such a cool cup match in the 1/8 finals.

Atletico Madrid finally avenged their previous loss to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey after the last Super Cup Semi-Finals. In their last encounter where Real Madrid won 5-3 after the official time ended 3-3 and leading to extra time. a very similar scenario happened in yesterday’s match, reaching extra time with a final score of 2-2. But, in this time Atletico Madrid secured victory with a better performance, the opposite of the patterns seen in previous Derby matches. Despite Real Madrid equalizing in the last minutes then going to extra-time ,Atletico Madrid with goals from Griezmann and the mercy shot by Riquelme to make it 4-2, totally shattered the hopes of Real Madrid. Which means that, Real Madrid is officially eliminated from the Copa del Rey.
I think what happened, is due to Real Madrid lack of resting and preparing for the players after their great win against Barcelona in Super cup Finals.

That’s true, Barcelona with Xavi are not playing with a stable pattern, we see their results with easy teams are losing while winning in strong matches, sometimes the opposite. This makes it so hard to predict their next performance and outcome.
But certainly, it’s won’t be an easy mission for Atletico Madrid even passing against Real Madrid, Barcelona will want the trophy this season as well.

It could be said that the home factor is very influential in the team's victory, as shown by Atletico Madrid, which is currently able to beat the giant Real Madrid team in a fierce duel 4-2 and thanks to this victory, Atletico Madrid has qualified for the next round. the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey even though they had to fight as hard as they could. perhaps by going through extra time until the match is finished. with the Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid duel in the round of 16 of the Copa Del Rey at the Civitas Metropolitan stadium by taking advantage of mistakes made by Real Madrid players at that time.

It is true that recently the game shown by Real Madrid players has been very good, but when they met Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid seemed to make a lot of mistakes on the field so it was easy for Atletico Madrid to score lots of goals. and able to beat the current European giants.
Yes, even though the Copa del Rey is not Real Madrid's priority, the Copa Del Rey event includes prestigious events such as the Champions League and La Liga.

Indeed, Atletico Madrid strength has increased much more than last season, even this season Atletico Madrid managed to beat Real Madrid twice. First in La Liga and second in the Copa Del Rey. This defeat buried Real Madrid dream of achieving the Treble Winner this season, which Real Madrid has never done in its history. For Atletico Madrid, the victory over Real Madrid was a way of revenge because previously they were eliminated by Real Madrid in the Super Copa. Both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have both qualified for the quarter-finals of the Copa Del Rey, so there is still potential for both of them to win the Treble Winner this season, although it is a bit difficult, but the opportunity is still there because they are still competing in three competitions. I hope this season's Copa Del Rey Final can bring together Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid.

I also like the Madrid Derby more than El Clasico (for now) because Atletico Madrid will exert much greater strength than usual when they face Real Madrid. In fact I see as if they have much greater motivation and energy which makes the match even more interesting. fierce.
I will not underestimate Barcelona, Atletico Madrid's victory over Real Madrid in the Copa Del Rey is not a guarantee that they will be able to win the Copa Del Rey title easily, I think Barcelona still has the same percentage as Atletico Madrid to win the Copa Del Rey title this season This.

Always interesting Atletico and Real Madrid matches. Until now Real Madrid get 1 trophy, failing in the copa del rey I think there is no need to be sad. There's still La Liga and of course the UCL. I think this year Real Madrid are very likely to get 3 trophies. By failing the Copa Del Rey, they can focus on La Liga and UCL. This will reduce the busy schedule and minimize player fatigue and injury. Furthermore, Anceloti seems to have to add some players to replace the injured players.

Atletico Madrid managed to get revenge in this match. And actually Real Madrid continued to build attacks and put pressure on Atletico Madrid's defense from the start, but I appreciate the counter attacks that Atletico Madrid always carried out. I am happy because as usual this derby is a match that is bombarded with lots of goals.

But it was quite funny in the Supercopa De Espana for Real Madrid after scoring 2 goals in extra time. And in the Copa Del Rey Atletico Madrid also scored 2 goals in extra time. what a dramatic match. but I really enjoyed every minute of the match. And I am also satisfied with this result. Although I was also a little annoyed when Real Madrid failed to take advantage of the opportunities they had.

Well, this is where your mistake lies, you are too focused on European competitions and don't put success outside Europe in a coach's travel portfolio.

In La Liga, there are 20 teams with 20 different coaches. Now tell me who has won the La Liga title apart from Ancelotti, Diego Simeone and Xavi in ​​the last few seasons? If you don't find another coach other than the three who won the title, then Xavi will be the most successful coach compared to 17 other coaches.

Ancelotti and Simeone are two more successful coaches in Europe than Xavi, so of course I'm not going to argue with that. After all, Xavi didn't come to Barcelona when Barcelona had great players and was at the peak of glory, while Ancelotti had everything to win something.

That is why, it's just rumor, and rumor will be always existing.
And regardless of pressure from certain parties, especially from some Barcelona fans, it will not be easy to influence Barcelona's management to do so. because he saw the current conditions in Barcelona. Sacking Xavi will only add to the problems for Barcelona which cannot be resolved easily. Moreover, his contract is still quite long so it would be better to focus on the future, especially if he can get new players who are talented and quite young. Now, Barcelona really needs him, but once again, their condition is not good enough because of ongoing financial problems.

You're right.
For now, the best choice is to keep Xavi, who really understands the condition of the squad and also the management of the club. Rather than having to take on a new coach who may not necessarily be as good as Xavi this time. It's more like gambling. However, Xavi certainly needs time to quickly evaluate and think about the best way for now to always get the full 3 points. This time, they still have to focus on a few matches, the bigger ones are still in the UCL.

I think Hansi Flick would be a good coach for Barcelona. Barcelona needs to press more and Flick can do that for them. His football is fast, flowing, and fluid and that's also what Barca needs. He also likes attacking and defending as a team too.


I agree that Barcelona needs a DM, but that is no excuse. Barcelona needs signings I agree but they should be able to play well with the players they have. Barcelona even struggles against 4th division teams. That can be because they lack a DM, It's something more than that.
Barcelona needs a DM, an LW, and RW who can score and create goals, and also a coach who can use them properly.

Atletico penance was successfully carried out, breaking Los Blancos ambition to win the treble winner this season. This success is a sign that the Copa del Rey is likely to be won by Diego Simeone fleet this season, where their toughest opponents will be Barcelona or Girona. I was really surprised when I found out that Madrid suffered this defeat, when Ancelotti and his squad were at the peak of their performance, I didn't expect Madrid to be knocked out early. For Atletico, they will try their best to become champions here, because in La Liga and UCL their steps to become champions are said to be very difficult to achieve.

Talking about the priority scale, Madrid certainly wants to sweep all competitions by winning trophies, and that is their real ambition to assert their dominance. After winning the Spanish Super Cup trophy yesterday, perhaps Madrid was too arrogant and lost control to manage their self confidence, underestimated Atletico and didn't take it too seriously. However, this defeat is certainly a valuable lesson for Ancelotti in looking to the future, where they must appear serious even when facing a mediocre team.

Next, Los Blancos will shift their focus to La Liga, to complete the match against Almeria, with the aim of taking over the standings from Girona. Meanwhile, Atletico will face Granada, and has the ambition to re enter the top four of the standings. I think on paper both clubs will be able to secure full points, because the opponents they face are not that tough. Apart from that, the dynamics of competition in the top four of the standings will actually be more obvious, when Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico play matches postponed Week 20.

Don't forget that on February 5th we will still see the Madrid derby again, but this time in La Liga and this means we watch the Madrid derby 3 times in the space of a month, it's tiring, isn't it? but this is very exciting.

I didn't expect that the meeting schedule for these two teams was so tight and there were almost no breaks to continue rematching in various competitions. I really hope that both teams can perform optimally like the previous match and present something that makes us excited.

Well, Atletico is 100% worthy and I agree with you in favoring Atletico to win the Copa Del Rey because with that kind of performance and making Real Madrid so overwhelmed, they are the only ones who deserve to lift this trophy. Barcelona are not that good and since losing to Real Madrid in the supercopa final, they have been nothing more than a mediocre team. Sorry in advance, I have to say this, I think El Clasico is starting to get boring and for now the Madrid derby is much more interesting.

It should be noted that Real have not lost since September 2023 and last time Real Madrid also lost to Atletico de Madrid.
Griezmann again shows what he is capable of and it can be seen that after Barcelona he is ready to play and score at the highest level again.
We should also mention Morata, who has already scored 6 goals for Real!

Nevertheless, the match was hard and there were a lot of goalkeeping errors, both from Oblak and Lunin and I think if not for the goalkeeping errors, the match would have ended with a victory in regulation time.

this is a form of revenge when in the previous match Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid with a big score while Madrid was playing at home and yesterday the match took place at Atletico Madrid home ground Atletico Madrid had the opportunity to avenge the big score like before and it was very sad to see this defeat.
as I said before, this match will be little difficult seeing as both teams have equal strength, but both teams always have bigger chance of winning when competing at their respective home grounds, whereas previously Real Madrid was also defeated by Atletico Madrid with a score of 3-1 at home to Atletico Madrid.

I wasn't too surprised to see this defeat because previously my doubts about away or home matches had a big impact on these two teams and I didn't think that Bellingham or Vinicius were tired but just lacked confidence in playing away.

La Liga is quite different from the main competition. Diego Simeone was overjoyed to see him and his stupendous team defeat the team's primary opponent, Real Madrid, in the Copa del Ray tournament, which is one of the most prestigious competitions for premier teams. Carlo Ancelotti had no intentions for the defeats to Atletico Madrid at Estadio Civitas. Los Blancos have been eliminated from the Copa del Ray, which is one of their disappointing hours. Los Colchoneros did not hold back, but instead pressed until they scored goals, with no compromising attempts noticed.