Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1654. (Read 533400 times)

Bellingham is in great form as a striker at Real Madrid. Bellingham's contract with Real Madrid has introduced the English star as a midfielder but the midfielder has become Real Madrid's top goal scorer. Bellingham has been scoring in almost every match and his goals have led Real Madrid to victory. In the last El Clasico match we saw Real Madrid score two goals against Barcelona and both of those goals came from Bellingham.  

It's not fair to say that Real Madrid would have scored more goals if they had another striker because whenever Real Madrid has a main striker, Bellingham might be repositioned and if he is repositioned he won't score as much as he did this time.  .

I don't think it's anything new when a team has won quickly at half-time, then they are free to apply the next strategy to keep playing attacking or choose to defend at least to maintain stamina. So ya, I personally don't care about the strategy applied like that because anyway, basically the priority for them is to succeed in getting three points, and not prioritize continuing to attack or defend . But indeed, if I consider the opponent Atletico faced in the match was Alaves, then of course we would also expect a victory with a better score. But at least I quite satisfied, because I only bet on Atletico winning, and for me it's still good too.

With Tchouameni temporarily gone from the club, the central midfield role will inevitably fall to Modric/Kroos but there are other possibilities such as trying to maximize young players like Camavinga who have been in this position and played very well so in this case anything is possible.
It is difficult when the schedule is tight because in 1 week Madrid must attend 3 matches including El Clasico which will certainly make some players who are rarely replaced will always be in the port including Tchouameni. Moreover, Tchouameni is one of the players who is actually quite a range in Madrid.

It was clear that Barcelona experienced problems in the second half, this happened due to the replacement of several players. automatically, the system and pattern that Xavi initially implemented changed according to the player who replaced him. That's why I really regret what Xavi did in the second half. Lewandowski's entry in the 61st minute changed the pattern of the game. plus, the strategy implemented. however, Belliham's goal was truly cool when he equalized. Unfortunately, instead of changing his tactics, Xavi withdrew Fermin Tores and was replaced by Oriol Romeu. plus, loosening up his defensive line by bringing in Lamine Yamal and attracting Joao Cancelo and Raphinha.

As we can see, Real Madrid turned more likely to control ball possession in the second half. Even though they had almost the same chances in the second half, Real Madrid was better based on opportunities. they had 4 shots on target, 1 big chance.  At this point, for me personally, Xavi did the calculations incorrectly. Finally, they experienced defeat for the first time. It could be said that Madrid's winning goal was a stroke of luck created in the 92nd minute.
for me personally, this defeat is quite natural. next, in the second meeting I hope Barca can play in full without players who are absent due to injury.

In the last few matches and this season, especially when Atletico Madrid has won every match, many goals have been scored, so the choice of betting on goal overs in every Atletico Madrid match is quite appropriate.
And indeed I admit that Atletico Madrid's performance has improved rapidly this season, this cannot be separated from how good their front line is in my opinion.

The decline in Barcelona's performance cannot be separated from the fact that many of their main players are injured and this team does not have substitute players who have equal quality to maintain the team's performance so that it can become like now, this is quite unfortunate because this makes Barcelona even further behind.
But when it comes to Girona, they really made a big surprise this season and this is beyond what many people expected.

Despite the fact that Barcelona were beaten by Jude Bellingham's late goal in their game against Real Madrid last weekend, I don't think it should make anyone to think that the club is now underperforming because before the commencement of that game, Barcelona were still unbeaten in the Spanish La Liga.
Real Madrid is one of the best clubs not just in Spain but the whole of Europe and has the capability and capacity to beat any side in the league. So losing against them on Saturday shouldn't make anyone think that they aren't good enough to compete for the league and European titles again.

Do you mean it was a lucky goal?  
Check again the video of the match, Bellingham got an assist from Modric. Modric got the ball from Carvajal. It was a perfect attack, the goal made from a pure teamwork. You made a false information if you claimed it was a lucky goal.

I think the real lucky goal was made by Gundogan. He got the ball from the mistake made by Real Madrid defenders.

If you understand football, you must know it is not about the luck. It is about the ability to find out the right place among the opposite players. Bellingham has the ability, that's why he seems to be always in the right place. His achievement isn't about the luck, but it is because of his efforts. He exercises well to have complete ability as a footballer.

I don't know if it caught your attention, but Atletico Madrid is playing more offensive football this year. In the past years, they would score a goal and then try to keep the score and play defensively focused football. We are watching a completely different Atletico Madrid this season. Their matches are over 2.5 goals. Especially Griezman and Morata bear the burden of scoring goals and they are in good form at the moment. Morata scored again in the match played yesterday. If I place a bet from now on, I will also bet on Atletico Madrid matches. I don't know if they will win their matches, but I will play for over 2.5 goals and pass.

There was nothing wrong with Barcelona, Real Madrid outgrew them in the second half, that was what happened and they didn't retaliate quickly. Barcelona was smart to net goal in the 6 minutes of the first half but that was not by main performance, they were fast to take chance in Real Madrid but after that, Real Madrid kill all the compression that was coming to them and when Anceloti saw that Barcelona couldn't go further, he brought in Modric and Joselu to change style of Real Madrid, that was how Bellingham had it's opportunity to lead the team by 2 goals to 1.

It's amazing to see how Bellingham is playing the role of striker and midfielder very well, I'm not sure of the particular position that guy is good at but he is nothing but mission fashion against the teams in Laliga, he is doing more than what is expected of him. Only Girona is closed to Real Madrid now but I believe in the next few matches, Girona will be some point below Real Madrid.

Barcelona on the other hand are getting weak, last Girona finished at number 10th in the standing, lost 3 times of matches that Barcelona lose but I'm astonished to see how they have point than Barcelona and even have similar number of loss this season with Real Madrid and Barcelona, what is that ingredients they have that we are not seeing. 

It's good to see Atletico finally continuing their winning trend after beating Alaves at home with a narrow score of 2-1. I think Diego Simione's squad has so many opportunities and they should be able to score more than two goals. However, Atletico were ahead in the first half with two goals scored by Riquelme and Morata, but Alaves were unable to equalize and only managed to get 1 goal back.

What is quite worrying is that if they still have a lot of time in the second half, Atletico should be able to increase their number of goals again so that their victory is more guaranteed. With this result, they occupy 3rd place and overtake Barcelona, but among the top 4 teams, Atletico still has fewer matches than the others. It will be a very expensive match for them to continue collecting points in the future.

I also know this news after reading several articles shared by several people here that the injury suffered by Tchouameni will indeed hinder the player's career a little for a while and for Real Madrid this is not a serious problem because there is still Modric as you said and one On the side there is still Joselu who is ready to replace Tchouameni's position even though Joselu is not a midfielder but he is always ready to be in several roles and we will still see Madrid perform as usual even though they lost 1 player but Real Madrid does not lack players.
Even though Tchouameni will leave football for 2 months, it is not a big problem because Tchouameni gave pride when he helped Real Madrid to win the El Clasico match.

Villarreal will win in this match in my opinion even if it isn't that easy with their actual form while playing away too. Granada are accepting many goals easily and I doubt Villarreal won't score a goal or two in this game. Besides, Granada didn't win any of their previous twelve games vs Villarreal. I find a clear advantage right here for the away team and they have to use it.

Today there is only one match in the Spanish La Liga. Villarreal will play away to Granada. Both teams have very bad results in the league. and both teams are at the bottom of the league. Granada have only one win this season. On the other hand, Villareal haven't won in their last 5 league games. They are far from their former glory. If Villareal don't want to be relegated this season, they need to beat direct rivals like Granada. That's why I think this is a very important game for Villareal and I think the experienced coach Pacheta will do what is necessary.

On the other hand, we can argue that if Real had a top striker, Real would have won 4-1. What's the point of talking about what could have been, while Bellingham is already in Real Madrid and doing his job? Barcelona's players could also do their job.
It's funny that Ballingham, after Gavi hit him in the legs, called him a kid and asked him not to do that again  

In an official statemen t given by Madrid it was said that Tchouameni is currently sidelined for 2 months due to a foot injury, which of course is a loss because several Madrid players are also currently under treatment.
However, the risk is worth it as the matches are so tight and the tension is so high that it becomes a burden as the players are required to perform in matches that inevitably leave them exhausted.
But fortunately, Madrid midfield is still very complex now because  after all there are stilll several players who can indeed be used as defensive midfield option for Madrid. 

Ancelotti is a very experienced coach, it’s hard to imagine Real without him, but it looks like this is his last season at Real and the team wants to do everything to become champions. Kros is also a very experienced player and can sometimes create a very dangerous chance, just like Modric, who provided the assist in the last attack. Ancelotti is likely want win the Champions League, and Real looks very good now, they have an excellent attacking line, perhaps even stronger than it was with Benzema.

Bellingham received a lot of praise from his teammates after he showed his best qualities in the match against El Clasico. His skill in scoring goals is no longer in doubt, even in quite difficult positions, but he can still score goals. Bellingham quality in his first season with Real Madrid made him one of the most successful purchases for Real Madrid this season. Scoring a goal in an El Clasico match is certainly every player dream because this match is a prestigious match for these two teams.

Currently, Jude Bellingham is also the top scorer in La Liga because the additional 2 goals from the El Clasico match mean that Jude Bellingham has collected 10 goals in 10 matches in La Liga. I think he will achieve many individual records for himself if he is able to look impressive in the upcoming matches. For Lewandowksi, He had a little difficulty playing optimally in the El Clasico match, because he had just recovered from his injury.

In the seconds half, Barcelona seemed to be having difficulty and were unable to defend their goal so that Real Madrid were unable to break into their goal, but it turn out that Real Madrid was able to score their first goal through Bellingham and Bellingham scored second goal in the final minute to determine Real Madrid victory in the El Clasico match.

I thought that the match would end in a draw, but in fact Real Madrid won the match, this was a real shame for Barcelona because they couldn't hold on to the 3 points in home.
And yes, Real Madrid has performed extraordinary this season since they had Jude Bellingham and Jude Bellingham has been able to contribution well to the Real Madrid club.

Villarreal are playing terrible this season compared to last season. I was also very surprised to see them at the bottom of the standings. Today they play against Granada, who are in the relegation zone. Everyone thinks that Villarreal are favourites in this game, but I think that Granada are also very motivated.

Seriously I can't stop applauding Diego Simeone on his victory last night, with the way they keep that winning mentality I feel it will take them to a greater height and also make them one of the feared team to play against in La Liga. Atletico Madrid played a 2-1 win against a team (Alaves) that's not in a good shape, in form and even on the table. Many would expect the home team to score more goals in that encounter but I understand why is that way, maybe the team (ATM) ain't that refreshed after coming back from the champions league game, is normal but what we should consider is how consistent they have been since the beginning of this campaign.
Was expecting them to drop form at this stage but it seems like this is a new era for Atletico Madrid team to prove to those who has lost hope in them, their style of play and winning of games, that they have what it takes to compete for the title. If they continue with the way they're handling business I feel it would be very hard to stop them and they might even go above Real Madrid and Barcelona on the log.