There are two days for the next week to start. And the first game is Valencia - Espanyol. Espanyol are facing serious problems right now. Because there are many players who have got covid-19. This might even lead the game to be postponed. But if it doesn't, then I think that Valencia have a big chance to win ahead of them. They are already on the rise now and have a winning streak. This would be another addition to their streak. I really like Valencia in this season. But we will see if they will keep their effort at this level to the end.
If you look at the H2H of the two teams so far, it is clear that valencia is superior to espanyol, in the 29 meetings the two teams valencia managed to win 17 times, lost eight times, and drew four times, besides that the fairly stable performance of valencia this season made me believe that valencia will be able to beat espanyol in the match later, valencia which is currently in 8th position will certainly try to get up to the top 4.
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Real Madrid will be adding up another win on 2nd Jan against Getafe. They are just far above from 2nd place and if you look at the table there are heavy competition between each places with just few points in between. Real Betis will have a chance tom against Celta Vigo as Celta Vigo is not a challenging team to win when compared to top teams. Sevilla next match will be with Cadiz and yes there will not be much challenge for them to add a win.
There are two days for the next week to start. And the first game is Valencia - Espanyol. Espanyol are facing serious problems right now. Because there are many players who have got covid-19. This might even lead the game to be postponed. But if it doesn't, then I think that Valencia have a big chance to win ahead of them. They are already on the rise now and have a winning streak. This would be another addition to their streak. I really like Valencia in this season. But we will see if they will keep their effort at this level to the end.
Nothing is expected of Barcelona at the moment. Most likely they continue to target shifting Real Sociedad which is on the decline as well. However, seeing his current potential it is difficult to win a trophy. it was too far for them to reach. Real Madrid has the potential to continue to lead. Reaching the final League of course this continues to make it difficult for Barcelona to move more freely.
Is it difficult to win a trophy?
I think it is impossible for Barcelona. Barcelona is 16 points behind Real Madrid. If you want to get 18 points, you have to win 6 matches. At the same time Real Madrid will have to lose 6 matches. Not only that, with Sevilla and Real Betis ahead of Barcelona as title contenders. Barcelona's main goal now is to qualify for the Champions League next season.
The opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League next season is still wide open for Barcelona, but that's how they can take advantage of every game in La Liga. There is still plenty of time to improve their performance. I'm sure they'll be able to get out of what they're going through now.
Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.
In general, everyone always takes into account the Champions League in a football club because it is a big event that is often inhabited by big clubs too, so it will be very painful if a football club that used to be strong but for now is not included in the realm of the Champions League even though Barcelona is also a big club in the arena of football.Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.
Nothing is expected of Barcelona at the moment. Most likely they continue to target shifting Real Sociedad which is on the decline as well. However, seeing his current potential it is difficult to win a trophy. it was too far for them to reach. Real Madrid has the potential to continue to lead. Reaching the final League of course this continues to make it difficult for Barcelona to move more freely.
It is very risky to bet all in Europa League. Even if they bet it and focus all resources for Europa League, they might fail too. We already see in this season how easily Barcelona can be beaten by small and medium clubs. Since they are falling down in quality, opponents don't need to be Real Madrid, Bayern or top notch clubs to beat Barcelona.
I agree with you, besides, Barcelona enters this tournament from the playoff stage, and here traditionally any small team always has a chance to knock out a stronger one simply due to the fact that this is not a round robin tournament, but only two games where the influence of chance is great.
I believe they can do that with the current squad. Although most people would not be very supportive of Barcelona. I see there are a lot of opportunities at the moment, when Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad are at a disadvantage. Barcelona only need to win from Mallorca later on January 1 next. About 2 points is enough to raise points to rank 5 or 6.
I will probably look forward to the Mallorca vs Barcelona game in January, I think they deserve the 3 points there. Maybe Alves can also be listed as a regular player in January and also some new players who have arrived in the transfer market. That will help Barcelona improve its performance.
The opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League next season is still wide open for Barcelona, but that's how they can take advantage of every game in La Liga. There is still plenty of time to improve their performance. I'm sure they'll be able to get out of what they're going through now.
Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.
In general, everyone always takes into account the Champions League in a football club because it is a big event that is often inhabited by big clubs too, so it will be very painful if a football club that used to be strong but for now is not included in the realm of the Champions League even though Barcelona is also a big club in the arena of football.Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.
I believe they can do that with the current squad. Although most people would not be very supportive of Barcelona. I see there are a lot of opportunities at the moment, when Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad are at a disadvantage. Barcelona only need to win from Mallorca later on January 1 next. About 2 points is enough to raise points to rank 5 or 6.
The opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League next season is still wide open for Barcelona, but that's how they can take advantage of every game in La Liga. There is still plenty of time to improve their performance. I'm sure they'll be able to get out of what they're going through now.
Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.
In general, everyone always takes into account the Champions League in a football club because it is a big event that is often inhabited by big clubs too, so it will be very painful if a football club that used to be strong but for now is not included in the realm of the Champions League even though Barcelona is also a big club in the arena of football.Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.
Champion league is best achievement for every club and give much income when participating on this event except Barcelona as historical club have many champion league trophies.
You are mixing two different things. Current income from current season and result in Champions League matches are different than past trophies. Barcelona won't earn any additional income from their past trophies in Champions League. I know that can sell tickets for visitors to visit their club, Hall of fame, etc. but such activities and income are seriously affected by the pandemic. It is also now what you talked about.Quote
I think they have two way for participating in champion league next year, first should success finish on top four position standing in La Liga or try other way become the champion on Europe League if failed on La Liga standing top four position they still get chance for next years pass to champion league with Europe League way.
It is very risky to bet all in Europa League. Even if they bet it and focus all resources for Europa League, they might fail too. We already see in this season how easily Barcelona can be beaten by small and medium clubs. Since they are falling down in quality, opponents don't need to be Real Madrid, Bayern or top notch clubs to beat Barcelona. 
The opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League next season is still wide open for Barcelona, but that's how they can take advantage of every game in La Liga. There is still plenty of time to improve their performance. I'm sure they'll be able to get out of what they're going through now.
Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.
In general, everyone always takes into account the Champions League in a football club because it is a big event that is often inhabited by big clubs too, so it will be very painful if a football club that used to be strong but for now is not included in the realm of the Champions League even though Barcelona is also a big club in the arena of football.Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.
...Plus they need to get the team younger anyway, sell some of those pique or busquets type of old players and get these youngsters to be honest and that will always cost them money.
Getting the team is a good step, especially when we are looking at the future profits. Maybe in the next 3-4yrs, the young players would become great assets. If it's to remain in the club, they will be formidable. I'd it's also to be sold out, they will return much on investment. The money used to buy Ferran came from a bank loan. You may not like it but it's a hard financial decision they have to make for the future of the club. Only time will tell if that will pay off or not.
It is a hard financial decision. Then, they also need to take some hard managerial decisions. Maybe they will learn not to hand some players 5 yrs contracts, making it look like a life contract, like that of Messi. A two years contract is sufficient because of their situation. If the player becomes outstanding, contract can be extended. 
The money used to buy Ferran came from a bank loan. You may not like it but it's a hard financial decision they have to make for the future of the club. Only time will tell if that will pay off or not.
The decision to get a good player is justified in my opinion but increasing the wage volume shouldn't be accepted too. They have to get ride of some useless players for real and bring young and useful ones to guarantee the future of the club. Other than that, it is a suicide. Barca is getting just one shot to correct their poor performance this year and if it misses the effects will be felt next year as well. In fact it may be too late to correct at all the current year. Too little, too late... not the best move, not the best financial situation. All this is not proper for a team like Barca as they should have enough managerial talent to better understand the situation and use the resources more wisely. This is making La Liga a bit boring as Spain mostly depends on having Real and Barca in good shape and then the rest.
The opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League next season is still wide open for Barcelona, but that's how they can take advantage of every game in La Liga. There is still plenty of time to improve their performance. I'm sure they'll be able to get out of what they're going through now.
Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.
In general, everyone always takes into account the Champions League in a football club because it is a big event that is often inhabited by big clubs too, so it will be very painful if a football club that used to be strong but for now is not included in the realm of the Champions League even though Barcelona is also a big club in the arena of football. Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.
In their first game of the new year, Real Madrid are going to play an away game against Getafe. Actually, this is another very comfortable game for Real Madrid. They have shown a huge performance so far in the La Liga. But Real Madrid still should be really careful against Getafe here. Because they are going to be facing an unbeaten team for five weeks in the league. This might improve Getafe's morale in this game against Real Madrid. But I believe that Getafe won't be the team to end Real Madrid's unbeaten streak also. Real Madrid would gain a decent victory unless they underestimate their competitor.
There are still 20 more games to be played by Barcelona, so there is still a very big chance for Barcelona to enter the top 4 to be able to play
in the Champions League next season. But to be able to compete for the La Liga trophy this season is impossible for Barcelona, so indeed finishing
in the top 4 is a reasonable target for Barcelona to achieve this season.
Barcelona don't have more games than other clubs to play in La Liga. They have same total matches to play so it is not advantage for Barcelona.in the Champions League next season. But to be able to compete for the La Liga trophy this season is impossible for Barcelona, so indeed finishing
in the top 4 is a reasonable target for Barcelona to achieve this season.
In addition, if you are a strong team and can manage to win, more available matches to play mean more chances to collect more points. Oppositely, if you are a bad team, more available matches to play means more chances to lose more points and fall further behind other opponents. I believe Barcelona are facing with the second scenario.
With both Atletico and Barcelona improving and dropping so far, the reality is that they still have a chance of finishing in the top four, so if it was just about overtaking it would be fine if they could finish in the top four in the end.
Sure, both Atletico dan Barcelona still have an opportunity to be back at the top four on the table. Point gaps among the teams in 4th-8th aren't quite small, their positions can be changed in 1 or 2 matches only. I am not surprised if Atletico or Barcelona suddenly is in the top four again in the next month (January). I assume Rayo Vallecano will be out of the top four soon because they may lose points against Atletico, Barcelona, and Real Betis in January. It is a real chance for Atletico dan Barcelona to be back at the UCL zone.Check La Liga fixtures in January 2022
https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/spanish-la-liga/fixtures-results/january
With both Atletico and Barcelona improving and dropping so far, the reality is that they still have a chance of finishing in the top four, so if it was just about overtaking it would be fine if they could finish in the top four in the end.
Sure, both Atletico dan Barcelona still have an opportunity to be back at the top four on the table. Point gaps among the teams in 4th-8th aren't quite small, their positions can be changed in 1 or 2 matches only. I am not surprised if Atletico or Barcelona suddenly is in the top four again in the next month (January). I assume Rayo Vallecano will be out of the top four soon because they may lose points against Atletico, Barcelona, and Real Betis in January. It is a real chance for Atletico dan Barcelona to be back at the UCL zone.Check La Liga fixtures in January 2022
https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/spanish-la-liga/fixtures-results/january
Apart from that I agree with your opinion, they are only a few points behind, it is not impossible with 1 or 2 games they can improve their position in the standings.
There are still 20 more games to be played by Barcelona, so there is still a very big chance for Barcelona to enter the top 4 to be able to play
in the Champions League next season. But to be able to compete for the La Liga trophy this season is impossible for Barcelona, so indeed finishing
in the top 4 is a reasonable target for Barcelona to achieve this season. Moreover, the performance of Atlético and Real Sociedad, which is
above Barcelona, continues to decline. While for Betis and Rayo in the next few games it is possible to lose a lot of points. The team that is
above Barcelona maybe only Real Madrid will play consistently, even Sevilla who are in second place I doubt they can play consistently in the next
few games. Most importantly Barcelona just focus on being able to win match as much as possible, and try not to lose a lot of points. That way
Barcelona can definitely finish this season in the top 4.
Making top 4 could be difficult now. Barcelona have more chance winning the Europea league than qualifying through the league bc la liga teams know how Barcelona play and it’s tougher especially the fact the they don’t have a player than can score goals. One of the most important strategies is they want to get to the top again is this- Get debt out the way. Grow youth. Sell away certain players. Renew worthful contracts.
There are still 20 more games to be played by Barcelona, so there is still a very big chance for Barcelona to enter the top 4 to be able to play
in the Champions League next season. But to be able to compete for the La Liga trophy this season is impossible for Barcelona, so indeed finishing
in the top 4 is a reasonable target for Barcelona to achieve this season.
Barcelona don't have more games than other clubs to play in La Liga. They have same total matches to play so it is not advantage for Barcelona.in the Champions League next season. But to be able to compete for the La Liga trophy this season is impossible for Barcelona, so indeed finishing
in the top 4 is a reasonable target for Barcelona to achieve this season.
In addition, if you are a strong team and can manage to win, more available matches to play mean more chances to collect more points. Oppositely, if you are a bad team, more available matches to play means more chances to lose more points and fall further behind other opponents. I believe Barcelona are facing with the second scenario.
The money used to buy Ferran came from a bank loan. You may not like it but it's a hard financial decision they have to make for the future of the club. Only time will tell if that will pay off or not.
The decision to get a good player is justified in my opinion but increasing the wage volume shouldn't be accepted too. They have to get ride of some useless players for real and bring young and useful ones to guarantee the future of the club. Other than that, it is a suicide. this is a gamble that will definitely affect their future today. they bet with very small odds hoping to profit from the loan by betting the title which is now quite difficult to win
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