Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 300. (Read 544870 times)

As i predicted Barcelona wins the game with huge scores. The thing that i can't believe it if their off-side trap is always working. There is also a moment when their off-side trap narrowly saved them like in the picture above. I think the MVP in this game is their off-side trap.

About the game, I credit Dani Olmo. He was superb. He scored two goals and had a banger game. He really helped the club beat a low-block team. he shall always be a part of starting line up.

Barcelona would be struggled to beat Espanyol who parked the bus without him.

Barca continues to move on the right track so far, they have scored 40 goals in 12 matches in La Liga. In this match, Barca remained consistent and its young players can be said to be quite consistent. It is not easy for Flick to bring Barca this far, we don't even expect too much from Barcelona's performance. However, Flick was able to mix it very well. Casado, who was previously a reserve player, always performed quite consistently and he also contributed in terms of providing assists. Olmo returned to the field and did not give Espanyol a chance with his quick goal, Yamal always performed well even though he was still very young. And one more thing, this Brazilian winger is much sharper than before. Raphinha is currently always a threat to opposing teams, he has scored 7 goals and 6 assists throughout his matches in La Liga. Well, I don't want to say that Barca is in a safe and comfortable position. Because after all, La Liga still has many matches and maybe Barca could slip in some of the next matches. although I hope that doesn't happen, and Flick is still able to bring his team much better and interesting to follow the variations of Hansi Flick's strategy and tactics for the matches they will play. in the next few days Barca has an away match in the Champions League qualifiers, they should be able to get points quite smoothly.

The game changed totally after Casado and Dani Olmo was taken out though the beginning of second half was promising and the hope for more goals was still high but there was  more fouls from Espanyol and they seem to be tackling roughly, there was more tackle on Casado which made him took the decision of subbing him off. Thanks to offside, it could have been draw or 3-2 but i trust they wouldn't want to let that happen once the game turns 3-2 because they were somehow relaxed in second half all i could see at the back was Cubasi and little of Martinez until Kounde was subbed in, it wasn't a bad game afterall  .

Indeed Barcelona are completely unstoppable this season as they keep getting better after every other match. One interesting thing about the team is that the goals are coming from different players just like we saw Dani Olmo having the field day today. The only two players that have remain consistently at the scoresheet are Raphinha and Lewandowski, apart from whom there are many other players doing the scoring as well.

Barcelona seem to be invisible at moment after beating Espanyol by 3-1 at the Spotify camp today thereby sending a clear message to the Serbian side whom they would be meeting next in the Uefa champions league. Barcelona had previously thrashed Bayern Munich and Real Madrid respectively in their previous encounters scoring eight goals and conceding only 1 against the two sides. The Catalan side seem to have improved greatly from what we saw last season under Xavi Hernandez and right now are looking like a team that are ready to reclaim their place in Europe as one of the kings of European football.

Yes, I watched the second half and it was a bit boring. The tempo of the game was a little different compared to the first half and I'm not sure what exactly happened. However, in the end Barcelona still ended the match with a 3-1 win while becoming stronger at the top of the standings with a 9 point advantage over Real Madrid.

LGD2Business, I don't really agree everything can be concluded now. I mean, Barcelona is indeed impressive by winning match after match, but on paper anything is still possible for Real Madrid. Ancelotti's troops will try to improve their performance and win every point they can to catch Barcelona, ​​even if it is not easy, but for me it is not impossible. The pressure on Barcelona will increase every time they lose points, unless Real Madrid also drops points.

I think it was unfortunate that Barcelona failed to win with a clean sheet, winning 3-0 from the first half did not make Barcelona ambitious to make more goals in the second half. Instead of making more goals in the second half, the reality is that Barcelona conceded in the second half and made the final score in this match 3-1. Indeed, it is not a problem to still achieve three points but anyway, because considering Barcelona played  at home and also only played against Espanyol which is very close to the relegation zone then Barcelona should be able to succeed with a clean sheet victory. Anyway, congratulations to Barcelona who are still consistent with their winning streak so far, but I'm just disappointed with this result, as I was a -2.5 bet that required a win with a 3-goal gap.

Barca started the match very fast again and finished the job in the first half. Espanyol didn't have much of a chance against such a fit Barca. After beating the biggest teams in the world like Bayern München and Real Madrid, Barcelona is now terrorizing all their opponents.
Dani Olmo and Raphinha scored the goals. Casado and Yamal had great assists. The defense quartet used the offside trap very well. Every part of Barca is working like clockwork.
Only the second half must not have made Flick happy. He will have a talk with the team about it. The point gap in La Liga opened very early. Other teams may not be able to come back mentally. The race could end early this season.

No surprises this round, maybe because we had two fewer matches to go but I don't see how Vlancia would have been one of those surprises and able to at least manage to get a draw from Madrid as for Rayo vs Villa, it was some sort of meh game anyhow. All five teams being favorites and playing at home won till now, the only one that had a bit of real trouble was Girona, and looking at the replays that was one hell of a match, probably the best of this round in the chain of events.

Barcelona has 2 easy matches in both the CL and La Liga so with 6 points at least an advantage over Real Madrid till these pay their game it's highly probable they will end this year in the lead, and if Real doesn't manage to get them to at least draw in the next direct game I don't see them catching up that too early that easily.

Barcelona beat Espanyol 3-1 and most likely the score will end like this and Barcelona will win. Dani Olmo made a great comeback by scoring 2 goals in the match. He will probably be the player of the match after the match. The difference in points is also increasing due to the postponement of the match between Real Madrid and Valencia. I think Barcelona will be the champions in La Liga this year. They are playing very good football in every way.

Currently the match is taking place between Barcelona and Espanyol and has entered the eightieth minute, and contrary to my predictions, it seems that Espanyol is unable to withstand the onslaught from Barcelona, ​​so that in that round a series of goals were created and made Espanyol fall behind 3-0 for a while.

However, what happened in the second half, under Barcelona's dominance, Espanyol was able to take advantage of the opportunities it had and create goals to catch up, and it seems that Espanyol in the second half was more careful both in attacking and defending. And even though Barcelona continued to dominate the course of the match, it seems quite difficult for Barcelona to be able to increase its advantage. Behind two scores, I think Barcelona will clearly win this match, but in the remaining time I hope Espanyol can score again and equalize.

Barcelona's goal productivity has increased this season and they really take advantage of every opportunity to score many goals. Espanyol was not in the right condition when facing Barcelona because if you look at them they were not able to match Barcelona's game at all. Entering the second half I think they could have added a few goals but Barcelona no longer played aggressively and maybe they tried to play more relaxed so that there would be no problems with the players.

The three-goal victory in the match made Barcelona's steps stronger in the first position of the standings and perhaps Real Madrid as a challenger needs to work hard to catch up on the points and now it will be much more difficult if you look at Barcelona's increasingly solid strength.

Actually without having to watch Barcelona, ​​we will easily know the final result of this match. With 3 goals in the first half, it is an era of Barcelona that cannot be stopped, I think one half is enough to conclude that Barcelona won 3 full points, Espanyol only followed the flow of the home team game. In the second half, Blaugrana will score again and Hansi Flick will create goal hungry monsters.

Did you just say massacre  match it's looking like it anyways ... it's currently second half, I don't think hansi Flick os slowing or trying to slow anything down.. more chance have been created this second half upto two I think , if he's going to slow down the tempo, then he might do it with the subs and that will be maybe close to the end of the match..
Casado seem to be a valuable player at the moment, he's a perfect replacement for frankie and it seems the coach is going to do anything to keep him safe, he subbedhim off along with olmo ..
Oops another offside goal barca seem to be having offside as their super power

Hey! Barcelona is absolutely dominating in their ongoing match against Espanyol today, and currently leading 3-0 at the 60th minute. I can say that, their performance on the field is built well with great coaching, showing complete control over the game. Actually, given their strong attacks I can definitely expect more goals before the end whistle.

What I observed is that lately, Barcelona form has been improving consistently, and it’s clear they are on the right path. Since Messi departure, they had their struggles, including all the surprising losses against teams like Girona last season, but now they are bouncing back impressively against our expectations. This upgrading hints for a promising season that coming from this very start of the season, with the potential to gain multiple trophies if they keep playing like this. Their change in players and coach makes them an exciting team to watch quite the opposite with Xavi if you guys noticed, especially for Barca fans that are hoping of reclaiming glory days.

Facing Barcelona who are on a positive trend is certainly not an easy thing for espanyol, I think the Barcelona vs espanyol match will be a massacre match for the visiting team at this time, because Barcelona who have played impressively and have continued to try to attack have a 3-0 lead over espanyol in the first half, if you look at the match and also Barcelona's dominance over espanyol today, of course it is unlikely for them to score a goal to equalise the score in the match,  I see Barcelona with a 3-goal lead still trying to attack and it can be seen that their ambition to win big today is very extraordinary, but I think in the second half later Hansi Flick will have to try to slow down the tempo of their game, because after lead with 3-0 win will be difficult for Espanyol to catch up with them and Hansi Flick should be able to keep his main squad to be more prepared for the next match against Belgrade in the UCL later.

Barcelona have managed to score three goals in half time against their opponents today. Of course, I think there is a possibility of more goals in full time, Espanyol may not be able to respond to the goals scored by Barcelona. Barcelona will collect three points in today's match and improve their position further, if they win this match, they will be 33rd behind Barcelona. And even if Real Madrid wins the next match against their opponents, they will not be able to catch up with Barcelona, their point gap will be large. Barcelona's game has been very strong since the beginning of the season and they have been able to form a very good team to become champions this season. They give their best performance in every match.

In this match there is actually nothing to doubt for Barcelona because Espanyol is a much weaker team than Barcelona and if Barcelona can perform like they have done in the previous matches then definitely Barcelona will get full points in this match. But Barcelona must keep in mind that the opponent should never be considered weak. Let's say that Barcelona are playing against an easy opponent and if they consider that team as a very easy opponent at the beginning of planning, they will not play at their best and thus the match can slip away from them.  Hopefully Barcelona will go into this match to strengthen their position in the points table and they will definitely be able to get full points.

Barcelona was very dominant. Espanyol in the first half had a hard time developing their game because of the fast game and pressing from Barcelona players. Espanyol made several attempts to attack but some of the shots they made were not on target. Although they managed to score a goal, Espanyol's goal had to be disallowed. Unlike Barcelona players who I think were comfortable enough to develop their game and the attacks they made were very effective. 7 shots, 6 on target, and 3 became goals. Barcelona's advantage in the first half was very dominant. If Espanyol did not improve their game in the second half, maybe there would be 2 more goals from Barcelona.

This should be an easy game for Barcelona checking from the way they’ve been playing this season and have also dominated the league. They have a very good record on Espanyol even though they’re know to be given them a hard time. The quality and stat of Barcelona now will give them an edge over Espanyol in this match. This has also related to the fact that on the paper, the match is still very much in favour of Barcelona and it won’t be hard for them to get a victory in this match irrespective of their past head to head performance with this team. This will be a chance for Barcelona to get another three good points and continue their strive in the La Liga title race this season.