Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 302. (Read 544837 times)

Do you doubt Barcelona? I am sure they will win against Espanyol their opponent is a weak club so there is no reason for Barcelona to lose if this happens then it will be very embarrassing for Barca who have created a series of good results recently which embarrassed Madrid at the opponent's home, even if there is something strange maybe they will share points but I am not sure Barca wants to share points with Espanyol because they need every point to stay in first place.

This weekend some of the big team have been acting up and they have been losing games they are suppose to win especially in the EPL and we can't tell what will happen today  in La Liga. Barcelona are going to entertain Espanyol (they haven't been pretty good this season) who are struggling to find their way out from the relegation zone, occupying 17 on the log with 7 losses, can Barcelona make it 8 losses for Espanyol? Nobody can tell and those staking their money on Barcelona need to be careful.
Barcelona are having a good time than every other club in the Spanish league but this game I can't really tell what the visitors (Espanyol) have for their host Barcelona but I have this feel that something strange might happen since is the same strange and shocking result we have been getting since yesterday from the big clubs, let's wait for the kick off.

Having previously managed to beat Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, logically Barcelona can beat Espanyol easily, but Hansi Flick must remain serious and must not underestimate his opponents, he must also be careful in making rotations because the defeat to Osasuna could be repeated. From the last 5 H2H of the two teams, Barcelona managed to dominate Espanyol, especially this season Espanyol has not shown good performance because it is ranked 17th and has lost 7 times, this time Barcelona could win with a large number of goals if they play like when they beat Real Madrid.

I bit surprised when read these rumors. I don't know what happened, because when I look at how happy he played in Madrid, Vinicius look the future for Madrid, I think he will be in Santiago Bernaube forever, and refuse all exciting offers. Is it because of Mbappe?, or because failed to get the Ballon d'Or? We don't know what he thinks to do not extending the contract, because Madrid is a big club which is always a dream for all players in the world. I heard PSG, MU, and Chelsea already seduced him to join the club. Maybe that club promised him a big salary, and as the main player also, Because in Madrid, he is always shadowed by Mbappe's name.

The fact that you didn't see this report on social media doesn't validate it's authenticity. Vinicius Jr is very happy at Real Madrid and has hinted before now that he'll want to end his career at Santiago Bernabeu so wether he signs a contract renewal now or not, I expect him to renew his contract with the club in no distant time. The Brazilian is committed to helping the club win as many trophies as possible and I don't think that's changing anytime soon.

Player injuries are a major factor that can lead to a decline in a team performance, and if it happens, it is certain to ruin the chances of winning a trophy. Hansi Flick certainly understands this very well. No one expected Barcelona to perform as impressively as they are now, it's natural for many to rely on Real Madrid as the main candidate due to the depth of the squad they have built. Hansi Flick is like a savior for Barcelona, which is in decline, and I think his courage in taking the job as manager of Barcelona, which is in financial crisis, deserves high praise. It is not impossible that, if they can maintain their current performance, Lewandowski and his colleagues will be able to win trophies at the end of the season. Especially if Real Madrid is still slow to recover and create balance within the team. Currently, at least five Barcelona players are injured and have to undergo treatment, with varying recovery times. On the other hand, Los Blancos are also faced with the same situation, Ancelotti is faced with a difficult situation.

I also came across this information today, but this time, not on a social media platform as the rest .... This is also a different case as it's solely about one vinicius jrn in the real Madrid football club.
I learnt his contract would end in 2027 but he's not willing to renew it..I'm wondering why that is... What do y'all think? Does it have anything to do with the fact that he was denied the 2024 ballon d'or?... Was this initially his intensions even before now?...
Meanwhile, we've got so many other European and Arabian clubs already checking out for him...seems he wants to follow his idol's football.. illustration/citation

Still, regular games and games against top teams are different things. The best example is Bayern - they crush outsiders and fail against strong teams. On paper, Real was strong and after the game with Dortmund it seemed that the club had found its game. In general, those who did not see Barcelona as the favorite had reasons to think so, and by the way, I assure you that Barcelona will not be the favorite in the next game either.

Well, The achievements of many goals in two matches against the large team s, for example, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid prove that the attack line has learned how to create the opportunities as well as finish them exceptionally. Also there is only one goal that was definitely scored comfortably which proves that the defenders and the goalkeeper are fully devoted and in proper coordination. With this improvement it is understandable that more expectations are being placed for victory in every up coming match.

That is why the team’s confidence is increasing as facing Espanyol, which looks much weaker comparing to Barcelona on paper. Such players as Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Yamal, who tends to help his team more and more, contribute to the atmosphere within teammates and loads confidence and optimism. From the parallel that has been observed in the last few matches, fans should expect great results in the coming Barcelona’s triumph. Of course, the atmosphere is high, and mutual cooperation between players is gradually growing stronger – this is excellent assets for maintaining this trajectory of work and making fans happy who always follow the athletes.

It is insane how Barcelona scored almost double the number of goals compared to Real Madrid and as you said, nobody saw that coming. Despite signing Mbappe and having all these superstars in their offense, they aren't really all that dangerous. In my opinion Mbappe is performing far below the level that was expected from him. A player of his level shouldn't take a lot of time to get used to a new team. Time for him to finally deliver.

Barcelona are looking favourites right now to win the league but it wasn't so at the start of the season when Real Madrid was signing Mbappe and making everybody to think that they were going to be unstoppable. The season is far from being over but unless injuries and internal problems becomes the challenge of Barcelona, I don't think they can lose the title race. They'll want to win La Liga no matter what happens and maybe Real Madrid wins the champions league. Barcelona have more interest in the title while Real Madrid interest has always been the champions league. I won't want anything to happen to the players so we can enjoy a good season from the two clubs.

To smooth the trend of sustainability by winning, Barcelona must not underestimate the opponent they will face tomorrow, because often when a low-ranked team overwhelms a big team with their unpredictable playing style. Barcelona has proven their best strength by defeating Real Madrid and I think that capital will be valuable enough for them to win again when facing Espanyol.

Espanyol is also not in the best form so that in this match Barcelona is quite favored as the winner, even with the increasing quality of players such as Lamine Yamal, of course there are many assumptions that Barcelona will win with a big score in tomorrow's match. This is an easy match when compared to the strength of the two teams so Barcelona must be able to make the most of it to get 3 points.

I know Barcelona has been very impressive this season with their wins and goal productivity. Hansi Flick has increased the players' confidence even though Barcelona still relies heavily on its academy players. Lamine Yamal is the most dangerous young person currently who is predicted to be a future star player, I never thought he would be included in the list of the best players at his age now.

But you are right, injuries are the reason why teams perform poorly. Hansi Flick cannot force all of his young players to play all the time in all competitions, meaning he has to rotate if he thinks it has to be done. A busy schedule will tire the players, so the chances of injury may increase.

This is what has been singing in my head. I don’t have hope on Barcelona if they can still maintain their good performances to the end of the league. But a lot can happen, because we all know Barcelona with their poor performance in their mid season or even towards the end of the season. So Real Madrid can still utilize that opportunity to get to the trophy again. Although we are not supposed to still completely lose hope on Barcelona, because for now it seems like they have a goal to achieve and I don’t think they are ready to let it go, so there are likely to maintain their performance. But I don’t still have enough hope on them.

Yes, it seems, this is a humanitarian respect, let's put the match aside, because it will be rescheduled properly one day. and who knows how long the match with Valencia will start again in the next matchdays, for sure, let La Liga consider it. Time to take rests for a while for the players related.

It is undeniable that Girona's performance this season has declined quite a bit compared to last season. Yes, because some of their key players left the club and it must not have been easy for them who were just starting out. Fortunately for the Girona vs Leganes match this time, Girona was able to win 4-3, the statistics are actually not too bad. Yes, the point is they got 3 points, better than the results of the last few weeks which were indeed quite bad with defeats.

Source: Girona vs Leganes

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Espanyol shouldn't be the issue here they won the hardest part unless he's considering of doing alot of rotation again like he did again osasuna , not gonna happen this time around thouh the game should still be a win as usual. Thus, resting players doesn't necessarily have to be throughout the full game once the game is secure he can always take them out  besides, they already had alot of days to rest...
At the same time, winning the game isn't  doesn't put them 9 points above until Realmadrid lose a match and I don't think that's gonna happen soon ... they can still maintain their point either way 

Barcelona is unbeaten in its last 6 meetings against Espanyol, but Barcelona lost 6 points from those 6 matches due to 3 draws. This means that Barcelona still has the potential to lose points in this match if Espanyol plays well, but considering that Barcelona is in their best form, a win is more likely to be expected. After all, this is a home game for Barcelona and they should be well motivated to secure another 3 points to be 9 points ahead of Real Madrid.

Especially for the home match against Espanyol, I think Hansi Flick was forced to rotate several players to keep them fit for the busy schedule. Barcelona has played 3 matches from 20 October to 26 October, while Barcelona has 3 matches between 3 November to 10 November. Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Lewandowski could be rested, but not all three at once.

Flick certainly has a plan that he has prepared, especially since they are currently on the right track and also leading the La Liga standings. Well, fortunately some Barca players have recovered from their injuries and Flick certainly has the option to play other players and rest other players. He knows that the season is still long, especially since Barca is still involved in other competitions, therefore he will optimize his players and avoid injuries. In addition, Araujo seems to be just waiting for the time to return to this team. From several sources that I have read, it seems that he will recover soon and can be played in the next few weeks. Of course, it is a very meaningful addition for Flick, even though several other players have to be sidelined for a long time. Tomorrow should not be a difficult match for Barcelona, ​​because their opponent, Espanyol is not a strong team. Even so, Flick still has to calculate so that his team can win smoothly. In the Champions League qualifiers, their opponents are also not strong teams, so Barca should be able to continue with their positive trend. It's just that, to become La Liga champions is not easy. because there are still many matches they have to play, to make it happen Flick and his team must work hard and remain consistent until the end of the season.

In the last two matches we have seen Barcelona players perform brilliantly against two giant teams like Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Barcelona have scored a total of 8 goals and conceded just one goal in the two matches. From this it can be assumed that both the defense and attack of Barcelona are very strong now. Lewandowski, Raphinha and Yamal are all capable of performing well now.

Espanyol is quite a weak opponent. And I have never seen Barcelona lose against this team. But Barcelona shared points with Espanyol in perhaps one match last season. But I don't think the same thing will happen again this season. Because this season Barcelona players are also very confident. And consistently in every match we see good performances from Barcelona players. It is expected that Barcelona team will win against Espanyol by a big margin.

La Liga is not given yet neither. I understand Barcelona looks great so far and I do believe at this moment if things go same then yeah they are going to win, but it's been just ten games and there are more games to be played so far. Around 6-7 more months of football before the season ends, so we are very early in the season and thinking that Barcelona will win la liga from now is not reasonable, we have to wait a lot more.

We could see Barcelona end up playing not that greatly and lose points at unexpected places, or we could just see Real Madrid turn into the beast everyone thought they would become and win every single game, in which case Barcelona will obviously lose points here and there, which is normal, and then Real Madrid will take over.

So long story short, we do not know what's going to happen and we can't say that the league is done, the battle is still going, they will face again too, so I believe we have a long way before we know who will win the league.