Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 3187. (Read 550867 times)

but it will take more effort from Xavi to implement his strategy. Xavi knows very well the strength of Madrid will be very different from Barcelona's previous opponents.
a draw with goals in both teams would probably be good for Barca. however, I see Madrid as more favored in this match. That doesn't mean Barcelona doesn't have a chance. but it requires more effort to be expended.

Barcelona is in dire straits in the Champions League. They will definitely now focus fully on La Liga. Barcelona will certainly not want to lose the top spot in the points table at the moment. Because qualifying for the next round of the Champions League is completely uncertain for Barcelona. As Barcelona have won the last two away matches against Barcelona. Therefore, in the next match, Barcelona players will be confident to win against Real Madrid. On the other hand, Madrid's performances this season have been very consistent. Coach Ancelotti is very experienced. I think the match is very likely to be a draw.

Their chances in the Champions League have now thinned out and maybe it was just a miracle that they qualified for the next phase and this means they will definitely suffer another financial loss due to failing in the group phase. The only hope is La Liga now as they clearly need at least one trophy this season.
With this they must step on the gas from now on, especially if there is a possibility that Madrid's mainstay defender, Rudiger, will also be absent in this match, so Barcelona clearly must be determined to win.

Well, I think if they win or lose, they will still compete at the top of the La Liga standings, because what makes them have to win is because of prestige and not to win the top position. Unless this match occurs at the end of the season or towards the end of the season where this match will be decisive, then it's clear they are playing with a goal of winning to become the leader of the standings. But if this match will take place on matchday 9 which is clearly still far from the end of the season, then they will maintain their prestige to be the best because their rivalry has been around for a long time.

If you look at Barcelona's performance against Inter today, it is quite balanced if in the end they are directly met with Real Madrid. The most anticipated match in La Liga. Both clubs have been pretty good so far even though Barcelona was unlucky against Inter. Xavi's focus is still on La Liga, he realizes that their current quality is still not ideal in the Champions League. The return of Franky De Jong and Kunde added to Barcelona's power. Despite playing at home to the opponent I hope that Xavi does not waste the chance to decide who deserves to lead at the top of the table.

In the champions league Barcelona really did not show a good performance. even inter able to hold Barcelona draw. even though Inter are actually not in good shape in Serie A. but in the Champions League Inter are playing well. and conversely Barcelona had a good performance in La Liga but in the Champions League it looks like Barcelona is really disappointing. Even though I see Barcelona's performance can be more than that with the quality of the players who are very good.

for El classico I still can't see which team is superior. But Real Madrid are far more consistent in La Liga and in the Champions League. But even Barcelona in La Liga is quite consistent. so I still see a 50:50 chance. between the two. and haven't decided where to bet yet.

Rudiger's goal in the match against Shakhtar Donestk did make the position a draw and Madrid avoided defeat but indeed this had to be paid dearly because the collision with Anatoly Trubin made his head have to be stitched with 20 stitches and there is still no statement about this but there are some reports that Rudiger is doubtful play in the next game.

Their points are 3 points behind Inter as the strongest competitor and to qualify is obviously very difficult now because indeed they must at least win in the last 2 matches against Plzen and Bayern but Inter are definitely bigger in chances because for them there is still Plzen that can be used as a stepping stone but for Bayern it is definitely not an easy opponent to beat, especially for them (Barcelona) already feel that against Bayern it is difficult even to dominate.

Real Madrid team is in a very stable state at the moment, compared to Barcelona team who are in a bad shape right now. The mindset of Barcelona has also changed since they failed miserably in the UCL group stage to Inter Milan. Barca can definitely be considered unfavorable at the moment, as El CLasico is coming soon. The Barcelona squad doesn't seem to be up to the challenge, and they are facing quite a complex situation. As the club failed to beat Inter at home, Xavi should bear the responsibility for the failure. If Xavi keeps selecting the wrong starting lineup, Barcelona will not be able to beat Madrid on Sunday.

Pique and Busquets both made mistakes that gave Inter a chance to score, I don't understand why Xavi still started Busquets in that game. Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets, became our spotlight with bad performances that caused the match to be a draw.  In my opinion, the two senior players were one of the reasons why Barcelona failed to achieve maximum results.

The first half saw Barcelona struggling to score goals, the lack of an attacking midfield role made it difficult for Barcelona to break into Inter's defense. lucky for Inter despite only getting a draw.
in the El Classico match later, if Xavi still put the two senior players.  I'm not sure Barcelona can match the game from Real Madrid.

This match in the stadium will be very excited because for sure the fans will give encouragement to the team they idolize, Barcelona and Real Madrid are both very strong teams so it is impossible for their defense to be easily penetrated, I am sure Barcelona will get a win in this match because Real Madrid Madrid don't have a healthy striker because many of their players have been injured in the previous matches.

The el clasico match is not only about Benzema v Lewandowski but this is a team match, even though at this moment Lewandowski looks better than Benzema but that is not a guarantee for Barcelona to win in the el classico match. Barcelona's current situation and condition is not good, so of course it will have an impact on their performance. Also, as explained about some of Barcelona's key players who are still injured, then of course it is a difficult problem to overcome if Xavi does not have second-tier players who can cover the problem.

Xavi has built his main squad quite well. especially their defense which is getting stronger at the start of this season when compared to last season.
but with the absence of several players who were Xavi's main squad of choice, of course, it was a big hole in Barcelona's defense. El Clasico will probably be scarier than the match against Inter. it could be that Barca didn't have a chance to attack. I hope Xavi has found a strategy for his squad shortage.

This is the biggest conceded for Barcelona since the start of the season, previously Barcelona only conceded at least 2 goals in all official matches this season. The absence of Araujo and Kounde was felt in Barcelona back line, Barcelona defense looks fragile without the presence of these two players.
Xavi must be able to close his defense meeting so as not to concede many goals in El Clasico matches, because the quality of the team owned by Madrid is stronger than that of Inter. Madrid could embarrass Barcelona if Xavi did not close the gap in the defensive position, especially in this El Clasico match Real Madrid will act as the host.

If Barcelona use the strategies they used on inter Milan match to play Real Madrid on October 16th, I think it will be difficult for them to achieve victory from the match, because they struggle to draw the match 3-3 with inter Milan. Since Real Madrid performance has reduced in this season compared last season, Benzema used to achieved many goals in every competition but this season he find it difficult to achieve many goals. I think, Barcelona will definitely achieve victory from this match because Robert Lewandowski will definitely achieve goals that will bring the team victory at the end of the match.

I totally agree with you, what happens is that at the moment Real Madrid is well above the level of all the teams that have participated in the most impressive tournaments, and it is as you say, Kros and Modric will leave Real Madrid at any moment Madrid because of his age, and also the great Benzema, so the one who remains there in the baton is Valverde, and watching him play is very good and he does things very well, he is also a striker who runs quite well, he reaches balls that sometimes are Impossible to reach, however Valverde has a very good technique to play, and the best thing is that it reminds me of old Ronaldo, number 9, who when he reached the area with a simple dribbling movement he scored a goal.

I also think the same, for me Barcelona will lose, I bet that Inter Milan would win, but the truth is that Barcelona is a team that has a lot of luck, and that luck has a name, Lewandowski, that is the luck of Barcelona, for me all the signings of Barcelona were "good" but really the one who really contributed with all the irons was Lewa, Xavi is a technical director who above all is a very good player in the time of Messi with Iniesta and all that combo, but they know that every team shines with a star, in your case the star is Lewa and the whole team will play to serve him, but on the other hand at Bayern they know him very well, they know how to mark him, even as disable it, that game will be very interesting.


Well, all the teams know all this very well, what did Pep Guardiola say? that the UCL is very difficult because there is always Real Madrid, and I leave it to one of the most experienced and most respected technical directors in the world, so these things are what still make a team like Real Madrid Despite the fact that sometimes they play a little badly, they are unconditionally favorites, what has happened with Barcelona is that they have been very lucky and have a Lewa who can make them win at any time, because one of Inter's goals was almost because of the defenders, so that's something they can't move.

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Well, one of the most well-known characters in world football revealed what Barcelona did:


Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher criticize 'crazy' Barcelona for making Inter Milan match 'EMOTIONAL, end to end and a cup tie too early'... as chaotic 3-3 draw leaves Spanish giants' Champions League hopes hanging by a thread








Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11309571/Thierry-Henry-Jamie-Carragher-criticize-Barcelona-making-Inter-Milan-match-EMOTIONAL.html

La Liga becomes very exciting, because seeing these results in the UCL will put the closest rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona in context:


Source: https://www.covers.com/sport/soccer/la-liga/standings

Will Rudiger still play against Barcelona ?
He was injured badly against the Ukrainian side
I didn't watch bit saw the video how bad could it be

Barcelona may lose against bayern. The only chance to get full points from plzen and i doubt if barcelona can win against bayern. We know that bayern is too strong for barcelona. This team has a bettern defend and attack compared with intermilan. Barcelona may face another problem again when it will be facing bayern even if it will be playing at home. A small chance for barcelona. It seems like so much money being used to buy new players gave bad result. Barcelone needs to win all of matches or it has no chance anymore. It seems like that lewandowski was over rated striker.

Bookies are supporting Real Madrid a little more than Barcelona. Nevertheless, they should not be underestimated because they failed to win against Inter or probably will fail to pick the second spot in their CL group or might even drop to EL.
They made much mistake, Inter defence was good while their wasn't. Dembele was the center of their focus while Lewandowski movement was relatively limited. A tactical change in their strategy might helped them to win in that match. I suppose they will take a look on what happened there and will improve it, so again, I believe that Real Madrid should start the game with the spirit that they are facing a furious team, not the one that failed against Inter.

El Classico is always a special moment. Besides the prestige, it is the moment of revenge and also the moment to claim which team is stronger this season. And the result of the upcoming El Classico will determine the position of each team, the winner will be on the top of La Liga standings and leads with 3 points.

Yep, Real Madrid played quite consistently during this season but it cannot guarantee to win. I have no idea which team to win although the favorite should be Real Madrid because they will play at home.

You are right. Courtois and Kounde seem to play in the next El Classico because their recovery looks faster. Kessie and De Jong are also ready to play, they even already played today in UCL.

I don't know about the bookmakers' alcohol preferences, but the bookmakers are clearly looking at the result of the Shakhtar-Real Madrid match, when Madrid barely saved a draw with great difficulty at the cost of a bloody face of Rüdiger at the 5th minute at 5 minutes added of the game Therefore, if I were you, I would be more cautious about the chances of the teams in the upcoming El Classico. For me personally, Real Madrid is also a favorite in the upcoming match with Barcelona, but only on the basis that the match will be held at Real Madrid's home stadium. By the way, Benzema does not seem to be in the best shape yet and has not scored goals in the last two matches, unlike the same Lewandowski, who scored two goals for Inter and almost saved the match for Barcelona and kept the chances of getting out of the Champions League group stage into the playoffs.