Atletico Madrid could have scored first against Barcelona actually and this would have made the match even more interesting to watch. However Griezmann couldn't benefit from two big opportunities to score a goal in the first twenty minutes. His shot in the first minute already was really amazing too but unlucky him that the ball hit the crossbar and didn't find the back of the net. ter Stegen had great reflexes on the second attempt.
After wasting these chances Ferran Torres punished them with a decent goal. Lewandowski was really poor in this match unfortunately. Especially one of the opportunities he got was like an absolute goal chance. There was no offside and Raphinha was right beside him to score with one touch. But he interestingly wanted to use it himself instead and it was a terrible shot. Maybe Raphinha couldn't finish Lewandowski's probable assist before this one but you just shouldn't do something like that in a very comfortable position to score.
Griezmann could have punished them back by a really classy touch but ter Stegen saved it again. Barcelona won maybe but I think Lewandowski was one of the worst performing players of the day.
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Real Betis so lucky and they must be thanks to Y.En-Nesyri from Sevilla club for beating Villarreal in the last minute, if Sevilla vs Villarreal end in a draw result, I think Real Betis would be currently in 6th place in the standings for a while because they have the same points but Villarreal have different score more than Real Betis. I hope Real Betis can to return consistently to secure their position, because there is an important game on matchday 31 for them, and if they can get three points from Real Sociedad so they can stay away from Villarreal.
Seeing the distance in points between Real Betis and Real Sociedad, the two are quite 6 points adrift and if Real Betis are able to beat Real Sociedad, their chances of getting to the top 4 are even more likely. But Real Sociedad, who also have a target to maintain their current position, certainly don't want to give up if they have to accept defeat to Real Betis.For Real Sociedad this is also a good opportunity to continue to widen the gap from Real Betis to the UCL zone. However, if we look at the H2H statistics for these two teams, Real Betis is indeed superior with many wins, only this time the results will be different in my opinion and Real Sociedad may be able to steal points at home to Real Betis.
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Xavi Hernandez is like building a team from the bottom, since they have had bad luck in the last few seasons, not only that they also have financial problems which is a separate obstacle for coaches to be able to form a dream team. But Xavi Hernandez managed to show that he was able to make Barcelona better. Their failures in the Champions League and Europa League are a different story in my opinion, because the team that Xavi is now forming is not completely perfect, so I still think that is something that can still be forgiven.Barcelona strength, its tiki-taka DNA has succeeded in making Barcelona players well connected.
The win over Atletico Madrid really helped Barcelona get closer to the trophy, now Barcelona are back 11 ahead of Real Madrid who are in second place. Xavi is trying to make amends for his failures in the Champions League and Europa League, the success of winning the La Liga trophy will make Barcelona a little consolation after struggling for a full season.
Xavi Hernandez is like building a team from the bottom, since they have had bad luck in the last few seasons, not only that they also have financial problems which is a separate obstacle for coaches to be able to form a dream team. But Xavi Hernandez managed to show that he was able to make Barcelona better. Their failures in the Champions League and Europa League are a different story in my opinion because the team that Xavi is now forming is not completely perfect, so I still think that is something that can still be forgiven.
Xavi certainly had to manage a difficult situation, take a team that was in pieces and rebuild everything.
It's not easy and it takes time to do it well, but he's already achieved almost a small result (La Liga). Maybe next year he will be able to do even better than this season.
I hope the beautiful Barcelona of the past returns when it made football lovers dream.
Real Betis so lucky and they must be thanks to Y.En-Nesyri from Sevilla club for beating Villarreal in the last minute, if Sevilla vs Villarreal end in a draw result, I think Real Betis would be currently in 6th place in the standings for a while because they have the same points but Villarreal have different score more than Real Betis. I hope Real Betis can to return consistently to secure their position, because there is an important game on matchday 31 for them, and if they can get three points from Real Sociedad so they can stay away from Villarreal.
Xavi Hernandez is like building a team from the bottom, since they have had bad luck in the last few seasons, not only that they also have financial problems which is a separate obstacle for coaches to be able to form a dream team. But Xavi Hernandez managed to show that he was able to make Barcelona better. Their failures in the Champions League and Europa League are a different story in my opinion, because the team that Xavi is now forming is not completely perfect, so I still think that is something that can still be forgiven.
Xavi certainly had to manage a difficult situation, take a team that was in pieces and rebuild everything.
It's not easy and it takes time to do it well, but he's already achieved almost a small result (La Liga). Maybe next year he will be able to do even better than this season.
I hope the beautiful Barcelona of the past returns, when it made football lovers dream.
Atletico Madrid is unperturbed of the lose they have against Barcelona but their confident after losing may change cuz as it stands two more losses may kick them off their position in the la Liga standing. Real Sociedad's next match is between Real Betis and Osasuna and this match seems difficult but not as that of Atletico Madrid who will be meeting Mallorca that seems unyielding in their rencent matches. Judging from Atletico MadridIs next fixtures compared to that of Real Sociedad, if for any reason Real sociedad wins against betis, their movement into the top 3 region is quite imminent
There is no way Atletico Madrid will concede many numbers of goals right now, I'm very sure the team is good to withstand hard pressures, but even as they lost today's match, they are still closer to Real Madrid and I am very sure they will make it to the Champions League next season
It was a hard game for both teams Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, Barcelona used De Jong and Pedri and it was a good game for both players however they both need some time to get themselves in better shape but Atletico Madrid had a chance to decrease the gap between themselves and top of the table in this hard game.
There is no way Atletico Madrid will concede many numbers of goals right now, I'm very sure the team is good to withstand hard pressures, but even as they lost today's match, they are still closer to Real Madrid and I am very sure they will make it to the Champions League next season
It was a hard game for both teams Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, Barcelona used De Jong and Pedri and it was a good game for both players however they both need some time to get themselves in better shape but Atletico Madrid had a chance to decrease the gap between themselves and top of the table in this hard game.
Valencia, on the contrary, is still struggling, and I hope that they recover before it is too late, for the same reason: so many fans don't deserve to suffer for an eventual relegation.
yes Valencia is worse this season. last season at least they finished in 9th place in the La Liga standings. but looking at the moment, Valencia is not out of the relegation zone. if you still want to be in La Liga next season there is still a chance for Valencia. maybe Almeria will be the sacrifice to replace degradation. 
Sevilla turned it around in the right moment. They scored 10 out of 12 points in the last 4 games. If you look at the table you know what would be going on if they had extended their losing streak. Now they have an 8 points advantage over the relegation zone, which otherwise would put them into a very bad situation. Their whole situation now changed I would say. Next round in the Europa League with a chance to win the title and in a very secure area in the La Liga table. What more could they have been asking for a couple of weeks ago when everybody thought that these games might be the last ones we get to see from them in La Liga.
Some people said that it was too late to change the coach, but it seems that hiring Mendilibar a few weeks ago was the panacea Sevilla needed to not only survive, but even do it well in the Europa League. Such a big teams didn't deserve a different fate. Valencia, on the contrary, is still struggling, and I hope that they recover before it is too late, for the same reason: so many fans don't deserve to suffer for an eventual relegation.
Villarreal had a much bigger xG in this match honestly but still Sevilla defeated them by 2-1 at the end. I was like that was it and the final score was going to be 1-1. But En Nesyri literally saved his team in the final moments of the stoppage time by scoring the winner. That was a really dramatic moment for Sevilla of course and they won against a much better team this season at the same time.
Sevilla weren't even close to balancing ball possession rates in any half. But they still had many goal attempts. It was like they changed the goal attempt statistics in the second half as there were big similarities. Anyway this win carried Sevilla to a safer position in the standings and they must be relieved more now.
Their performance in the Europa League new must have been very influential about this improvement too.
I knew Sevilla would get better when they somehow drew Man United in the first leg of the Europa league. Sevilla weren't even close to balancing ball possession rates in any half. But they still had many goal attempts. It was like they changed the goal attempt statistics in the second half as there were big similarities. Anyway this win carried Sevilla to a safer position in the standings and they must be relieved more now.
Their performance in the Europa League new must have been very influential about this improvement too.
I didn't expect them to be the better team in terms of possession. Villareal is clearly a better team than Sevilla currency so its only normal that they have most of the ball.
Sevilla played well today, all things considered. They managed to take the lead in the first half and take the lead a second time in the added minutes of the game.
This win takes them to 12th position. Considering how low on the table they were at a certain point this season, this is pretty impressive.
The Sevilla team is in a good rhythm right now and it has been proven once again. At the start of the season, Sevilla was at the bottom of the points table. The team was in the relegation zone for a long time. But now they are able to solve almost all their internal problems. The team is strong now.
Sevilla won against Manchester United in Europa League. They did a great performance. But the win against Villarreal in La Liga was unexpected. And I lost my money in this match. I bet Villarreal to win.
The Villarreal team won against a strong opponent like Madrid. However, they lost their last two matches against Valladolid and Sevilla. I thought Villarreal could finish in the top four of the points table. But after defeats in the last two matches, this dream does not seem to be fulfilled. Villarreal is now 7 points behind Real Sociedad.
Sevilla turned it around in the right moment. They scored 10 out of 12 points in the last 4 games. If you look at the table you know what would be going on if they had extended their losing streak. Now they have an 8 points advantage over the relegation zone, which otherwise would put them into a very bad situation. Their whole situation now changed I would say. Next round in the Europa League with a chance to win the title and in a very secure area in the La Liga table. What more could they have been asking for a couple of weeks ago when everybody thought that these games might be the last ones we get to see from them in La Liga.
There is no way Atletico Madrid will concede many numbers of goals right now, I'm very sure the team is good to withstand hard pressures, but even as they lost today's match, they are still closer to Real Madrid and I am very sure they will make it to the Champions League next season
It was a hard game for both teams Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, Barcelona used De Jong and Pedri and it was a good game for both players however they both need some time to get themselves in better shape but Atletico Madrid had a chance to decrease the gap between themselves and top of the table in this hard game.
Though Barcelona's performance this season has not been one of their best seasons in the past decade but let us not take away anything from them. Xavi Hernandez in the first half of the season, was busy moulding the Barcelona team to one style of football that'll be very difficult for opponents to break.
The current Barcelona team I think will still do well come next season. Their obvious shortcomings this season was their performance in Europe which I think signing few players in the summer to combine with the current young squad, Barcelona will be contending for major domestic and European trophies.
Xavi Hernandez will look forward to add more new players to his squad this season, definitely going to be tough for the club. The bluagrana have priorities to accomplish but they're unable to compete with full expectations in other top competition but when it comes to laliga, they come out with good results and reviews. Marc André ter-Stegan of Barcá has been hailed by Xavi Hernandez as one of the best goalkeepers in the history of football. Ter-Stegan has surpassed the amazing mark of 23 games with a clean sheet set by Claudio Bravo in La Liga. However, Barcá earned the compliments because of their outstanding consistency in league play this year.The current Barcelona team I think will still do well come next season. Their obvious shortcomings this season was their performance in Europe which I think signing few players in the summer to combine with the current young squad, Barcelona will be contending for major domestic and European trophies.
Though Barcelona's performance this season has not been one of their best seasons in the past decade but let us not take away anything from them. Xavi Hernandez in the first half of the season, was busy moulding the Barcelona team to one style of football that'll be very difficult for opponents to break.
The current Barcelona team I think will still do well come next season. Their obvious shortcomings this season was their performance in Europe which I think signing few players in the summer to combine with the current young squad, Barcelona will be contending for major domestic and European trophies.
Xavi Hernandez will look forward to add more new players to his squad this season, definitely going to be tough for the club. The bluagrana have priorities to accomplish but they're unable to compete with full expectations in other top competition but when it comes to laliga, they come out with good results and reviews. Marc André ter-Stegan of Barcá has been hailed by Xavi Hernandez as one of the best goalkeepers in the history of football. Ter-Stegan has surpassed the amazing mark of 23 games with a clean sheet set by Claudio Bravo in La Liga. However, Barcá earned the compliments because of their outstanding consistency in league play this year. The current Barcelona team I think will still do well come next season. Their obvious shortcomings this season was their performance in Europe which I think signing few players in the summer to combine with the current young squad, Barcelona will be contending for major domestic and European trophies.
Barcelona have solid defensive area with 9 goals conceded until 30 games in La Liga but they faced difficult scoring many goals on attacking line after last three games with one goals scored its happen winning from Atletico Madrid. Its not matter about how many goals scoring but the most important for Barcelona success get three points and current standing have 11 points gap with Real Madrid.
Current standing, Barcelona almost near close with La Liga tittle for this season, have 8 matches left and need consistency for five games later if want to be champion early without waiting until matchday 38.
The chances that were missed during the game, leading viewers to believe that the shots should going to find its way into the goal. But, they still managed to secure a victory. Yes, season is far from over. There are 8 matches left to play, anything can happen. Xavi and his coaching staff must continuously remind the players to stay focused. If Barca manages to win all of their remaining 8 games, they will secure a total of 100 points, which would be an impressive outcome. Though they only need five wins to be crowned Laliga champions mathematically.Current standing, Barcelona almost near close with La Liga tittle for this season, have 8 matches left and need consistency for five games later if want to be champion early without waiting until matchday 38.
At this moment it is even hard to imagine that anyone else, other than Barcelona will actually be able to win the La Liga title. That contest that Barcelona has right now is really big. And in the last match, Barcelona got a really important three points against Atlético Madrid.
Now the only team that is actually be able to give some competition to Barcelona is Real Madrid. But Real Madrid currently has to think about the Champions League as well. So, it is hard to believe that they will invest all the resources in La Liga when they are behind by so many points.
That one goal was more than enough for them to win, definitely something that I didn't expect because for a while they played worse and ATM played better but in the end they got the win. Point difference stays and I have to say they will most probably get the win as well. I know that it is not going to be easy to repeat this next season, Real will be much more ready and since they lost it this year, they will spend so much more money this off season and get a lot of great players.
Barcelona do not have that chance, right now we know Firmino is a possibility but aside from that they do not look like they will have too much chance to even keep the team going, let alone get new players on top of this. So they should be quite happy with what they have this season, at least they won something.
Though Barcelona's performance this season has not been one of their best seasons in the past decade but let us not take away anything from them. Xavi Hernandez in the first half of the season, was busy moulding the Barcelona team to one style of football that'll be very difficult for opponents to break.Barcelona do not have that chance, right now we know Firmino is a possibility but aside from that they do not look like they will have too much chance to even keep the team going, let alone get new players on top of this. So they should be quite happy with what they have this season, at least they won something.
The current Barcelona team I think will still do well come next season. Their obvious shortcomings this season was their performance in Europe which I think signing few players in the summer to combine with the current young squad, Barcelona will be contending for major domestic and European trophies.
That one goal was more than enough for them to win, definitely something that I didn't expect because for a while they played worse and ATM played better but in the end they got the win. Point difference stays and I have to say they will most probably get the win as well. I know that it is not going to be easy to repeat this next season, Real will be much more ready and since they lost it this year, they will spend so much more money this off season and get a lot of great players.
Barcelona do not have that chance, right now we know Firmino is a possibility but aside from that they do not look like they will have too much chance to even keep the team going, let alone get new players on top of this. So they should be quite happy with what they have this season, at least they won something.
Though Barcelona's performance this season has not been one of their best seasons in the past decade but let us not take away anything from them. Xavi Hernandez in the first half of the season, was busy moulding the Barcelona team to one style of football that'll be very difficult for opponents to break.Barcelona do not have that chance, right now we know Firmino is a possibility but aside from that they do not look like they will have too much chance to even keep the team going, let alone get new players on top of this. So they should be quite happy with what they have this season, at least they won something.
The current Barcelona team I think will still do well come next season. Their obvious shortcomings this season was their performance in Europe which I think signing few players in the summer to combine with the current young squad, Barcelona will be contending for major domestic and European trophies.
There is no way Atletico Madrid will concede many numbers of goals right now, I'm very sure the team is good to withstand hard pressures, but even as they lost today's match, they are still closer to Real Madrid and I am very sure they will make it to the Champions League next season
That one goal was more than enough for them to win, definitely something that I didn't expect because for a while they played worse and ATM played better but in the end they got the win. Point difference stays and I have to say they will most probably get the win as well. I know that it is not going to be easy to repeat this next season, Real will be much more ready and since they lost it this year, they will spend so much more money this off season and get a lot of great players.
Barcelona do not have that chance, right now we know Firmino is a possibility but aside from that they do not look like they will have too much chance to even keep the team going, let alone get new players on top of this. So they should be quite happy with what they have this season, at least they won something.
Barcelona do not have that chance, right now we know Firmino is a possibility but aside from that they do not look like they will have too much chance to even keep the team going, let alone get new players on top of this. So they should be quite happy with what they have this season, at least they won something.
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