Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1960. (Read 525567 times)

Real Madrid loss against Juventus on pre season match 3-1 last few hours, its become second time in a row for Real Madrid losing in pre season match after last games defeated by Barcelona. Its not really good for Real Madrid although as pre season match because without two weeks later they will play in La Liga. Against Juventus, Real Madrid dominance in ball possession and shot on target but its can't helped Madrid for winning the match.

Last match against Juventus become last pre season match for Real Madrid, next match against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga and Carlo Ancelotti must back to the top performance in domestic league. Although have weakness on striker position after not clear transfer Mbappe, Real Madrid have perform as well as in La Liga and Champion League next season.

Rumors have been circulating for some time now that Real Madrid have a secret verbal agreement with Mbappe, but no concrete evidence has been found on the matter. PSG believe Mbappe may have completed his deal with Real Madrid, which is now secret. Leaving aside the verbal agreement issue, we still think Mbappe is the most interested in a move to Real Madrid. 

Right now we are missing a main striker for Real Madrid but still Real Madrid have not made any changes to their forwards maybe they are waiting for Mbappe. Rejecting offers from various clubs and Real Madrid not signing any new players, it seems that there may have been secret discussions with Real Madrid about Mbappe's logic, which is why the player and the club are waiting for a good time.

The news that I heard between Real Madrid and Mbappe's side had only been having personal talks and nothing more. And indeed a club like Real Madrid will definitely be careful in this regard. They definitely don't want to get penalized later if they do something that breaks the rules.
What is clear is that Real Madrid have made a good offer on a personal level which makes Mbappe seem confident enough to join Real Madrid next season after his contract expires. And it seems that PSG has started to realize this. So PSG is trying to release Mbappe in this transfer market. But no suitable club yet. And finally, PSG is now trying to continue to benefit by going on loan to Mbappe
interested clubs and reportedly one of the Premier League clubs, namely Liverpool, is interested in borrowing Mbappe's services for one season.

By the way, Real Madrid currently seems to have a bit of trouble in their line of attack. In the two pre-season matches Real Madrid did not show good goal productivity from their forward players.

The whole Mbappe transfer saga is trending, however we have no clue of the the ambition of Kylian Mbappe. Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez is a big fan of the Frenchman and will go to any length to bring him over to the Santiago Bernabeu this summer. Mbappe has been on the radar of Los Blancos for quite some time, and with current developments, they are keen to sign him, after all, Mbappe is complicating concerns for the Parisians, with a potential contract extension. Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid is no longer a rumour, with the entire circumstance proving difficult this season.

I would still not be in a hurry to close this whole epic with Mbappe's move to Real Madrid. I think that Mbappe is still needed by the club right here and now, and therefore all these statements, or rather the silence of the club's management regarding Mbappe's transfer, is rather an element of pressure on Mbappe's price downward. I also read that the Real Madrid management would still prefer Mbappe to move to the club right now, because next season the influence of English buyers clubs on Mbappe's entourage may greatly increase.

This is really impressive of them and I hope they’ll replicate the same when the new league begins. Having a good skill without replicating it where it’s needed the most is a total waste of time and effort. I hope this spirit, passion and zeal they used to play the pre-season games will be used to also play the La Liga and the champions league too by next season.


That’s an important observation that every team are suppose to take note of. Your defense is the backbone of the team and if you fail to nurture and make them strong, your whole team will suffer defeat at their expense. I have not noticed too much error from Barcelona’s defense although if they can strengthen it more, it’ll be to their own advantage. The attackers also have to do more work to be able to penetrate into opponent defenders if not, the work of the defense will be in vain if the team can secure a win at the of the match.

If Real Madrid has signed Mbappe, they mustn't delay to announce it. We must already see the official announcement from Real Madrid. Since there is no any announcement regarding the progress of the negotiation, Real Madrid likely doesn't sign him yet. They just get the personal agreement with Mbappe, but they still can't get a deal with PSG management for the transfer fees.

There are too many rumors about Mbappe currently. I'm not sure whether the teams are really interested in him or not, the media probably just make random news. It is purely a rumor only, no official statement from the teams that they are negotiating with PSG management. For Barcelona, they are unlikely to sign Mbappe since they already have Lewandowski on CF position.

We already heard the rumor about Mbappe-Real Madrid during this transfer window. Even the transfer window wasn't opened yet, the rumor already started. If the rumor is decreasing a bit now, it is probably because of the statement from Perez. He stated that Real Madrid will sign him in the next year. So, it means Real Madrid has no plan to sign him in the current transfer window. However, everything still can happen. Real Madrid isn't impossible to sign him if they think it is a must or very urgent.

Barcelona is good thanks to its players and stuff mainly their coach Xavi for sure.
The problem with Barcelona is the financial struggle they are having. I read that only 13 players are already registered in La Liga, including Dembele who might transfer to PSG. So the number of recruited players is kind of fluctuating and the funds generated aren't high, so to generate revenue it isn't possible to do it without big titles.

I think big teams should take the game they play seriously, even if it's a friendly match. I like Bayern Munich in this regard because they reflect all their strength on the field, even if it is a friendly match. I think Bayern is doing the right thing in this regard. I think Barcelona should do the same. After all, if you are a strong team, you have to prove it. There was not enough performance in the Milan match.

So, did you think the club was not seriously playing in the match? It's pre match, but all the clubs were using their main squads. It becomes a way to test how well the major team is right now. The fact that if pre match becomes a good way to test how good the team is that already created by its coach. I meant you can't be sure those guys were not playing seriously. The match between barcelona and acmilan proven it if these clubs are trying so hard to win the game.
Those teams gonna play in the different league. Barcelona used acmilan to measure how strong the team is right now. None knows whether the players were playing seriously or not. Not even you and me.
The compositions of team told us about how serious they are playing the friendly match.

Barcelona had a super awesome performance in the friendly games we saw recently and they won the last game against Real Madrid while Real Madrid had many superstar players and spent too much in this season but still, Barcelona won the game, and now this time Ac Milan could win the game against Barcelona while Barcelona much more control over the game and more opportunities.

When Barcelona manages to win in a friendly match like this, I don't think about it too much because I know that in this match a lot of players are not serious because they keep their performance for the real match, which will happen in a few moments. With this friendly match, it's like practicing and watching the strategy used by the opponent.

Xavi did make good improvement for Barcelona since his appearance at their coach bench two seasons ago. He is improving them more in this summer through training, transfers and pre-season matches but the loss against Arsenal is a red flag for him. It helps him to be warned about weakness of Barcelona including their chronic weakness in defense.

Results they achieved from friendly matches are good and they shown some positive lights for them before a new season. They must be clear that friendly matches are different than actual matches in new season because clubs and players will more seriously in their playing. They should not think they are too strong by gaining some good results from pre-season matches but should not feel too disappointed with defeats.

I applaud the improvement in performance made by Xavi in ​​this pre-season match because they were able to progress quite perfectly in the 4 matches they played because they only lost 1 against Arsenal. In the match against Ac milan, where Barcelona was able to show their best form with the tiki taka they played, so that Barcelona was able to master well the course of this match.

Besides that, the quality of Barcelona players is quite good from what they have shown against real madrid or ac milan. If you look at the process that is being carried out by xavi in ​​pre-season matches, of course he gives a lot of playing minutes for their reserve players and even for their new players to be able to adapt properly before Laliga starts again.

It's very obvious that there two things that could happen concerning the Mbappe saga before the end of the transfer window, one is Mbappe stay at PSG for another year before moving the next summer, two signing a contract with Realmadrid which is his preferred option, rumours have it that he's having a secret talk with Realmadrid but I don't believe in rumours until I see Mbappe in a Realmadrid shirt  playing for the team, also about weeks ago Realmadrid coach when asked about Mbappe's situation didn't leave any hint or drop any clue from his comments rather he said he wasn't going to talk about the players of other clubs.
 So until Realmadrid comes out open to show interest and try to negotiate a deal with the French gaints Mbappe is still a Paris Saint German player, except he'll want to force a deal to Real o terminate his contract with PSG making him a free agent then he can stand a chance of moving to Realmadrid If the Coach really needs him, but left for i think moving to Realmadrid would be a dream come true for Mbappe, where he stand a better chance of winning the champions league trophy.

If this really happened, then wouldn't it be a big problem if it was exposed? because after all Mbappe is still under contract with PSG and Real Madrid must comply with the rules as long as Mbappe still officially belongs to PSG. So if both of them signed a contract in secret then this would be illegal and would actually be dangerous for both of them. If you take a deeper personal approach between Real Madrid and Mbappe, this is very possible, it's just a negotiating agreement, but there has been no signing of such a contract to avoid all accusations later.

Yes, these rumors are circulating, even Liverpool and Chelsea have bid for Mbappe with a fairly decent amount. However, PSG still seems to want a higher price. This is also like just making a bid and not taking it too seriously because after that there is no further discussion. And also, Mbappe is only interested in Real Madrid so it is unlikely he will go to another club, especially Barcelona, where this club is Real Madrid's big rival.

I didn't watch the game live, but the match statistics can tell me how good they were in that game. Milan didn't have many good opportunities to break into Barcelona's goal, while Barcelona had many opportunities that failed to take advantage of. Ansu Fati was introduced in place of Abde Ezzalzouli, and Ansu Fati scored after just 10 minutes on the pitch.

Barcelona's performance seems to be improving from one game to another, but this is only a pre-season match which cannot be used as a benchmark for their performance next season. Meanwhile, Barcelona will be preparing to take on Tottenham in the coming days for the Joan Gamper Trophy.

Yep, they won 3 out of 4 matches in this pre-season. pretty good, but either way, it doesn't determine that this fight is a match where we can measure their true strength. of all the pre-season games, Xavi tries to play the available players. in addition, he also rotated several players among them. in fact, there are several matches that Barcelona players feel confused about.
for example, Oriol Romeu really still needs chemistry so he knows the rhythm that the Barcelona midfielders play. in fact, he had several times missed communication with Gundohan. the point is, Xavi must correct the weaknesses of his players.

For the pre-season friendly against Milan, Xavi tried not to start some of his core players in the first half. but based on statistics, even though some of the main players are not played, Barcelona can master ball possession. it's just that, in terms of opportunities, Milan is better. in the second half, Xavi played their main players. at least, there is a change in data and statistics. however, this fight is not a real fight. but at least, Xavi should have had a point of view to make changes in his system. I just hope Dembele's departure doesn't have a big effect on them. because after all, he is one of Barcelona's key players. and I hope, if Barcelona is able to find a solution to get Bernardo Silva. thus, this squad will be even more competitive.

When I look at the statistics, Barcelona has a very low rate of effective shooting, although they are good in the offensive direction. Only 4 of the 18 shots hit the goal. It is necessary to expect this rate higher in a team at this level. At least 10 of his shots should have hit the goal. Barça are a team with important goals next year, so they need to improve their offensive direction better.

Every coach tests his squad during pre-season matches. And Xavi and Ancelotti did the same. And Xavi was successful in this match. Ferran Torres, Lopez, and Dembele scored. Dembele is in good form. The form of Lewa, Dembele, and Raphinha is very important. We will probably see these three strikers in Barcelona's starting XI. Also, Ansu Fati and Torres are gradually gaining experience. But Fati, Torres, and Raphinha also missed plenty of easy chances. They have to be more diligent. Need more practice.

Barcelona's defense is strong enough. But sometimes they break down very badly. We saw this in the last season as well. And despite playing well against Madrid and Milan this season, we saw Barcelona's poor defense against Arsenal. Xavi should try to stabilize Barcelona's defense a bit more.