Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 39. (Read 547515 times)

Raphina was extremely exceptional in the game. Even though the game looked so easy as they were able the coin out five goals from an el clasico which happened to be a final. Barcelona was too professional in their attack as well as their defense. How they were able to manage their lead even when W. Szczęsny  got a red card in the 56' is something to talk about .

Barcelona didn't end their dorminace there they even got a 5-1 victory over Real betis in the Copa de Rey round of 16. In which if there a penalty didn't happen in the 84' Barcelona would have had a clean sheet. Madrid needs to work on their confidence because although the Super Copa Mbappe was the only player who was able to challenge them enough.

I am sure the club is very aware of the problems they are facing and are fighting for, it is not easy and takes time, especially financial problems are not easy to solve. we can see when Barca won the Super Cup, Flick made changes to his tactics and strategies. and it was quite successful, so it is clear that they, especially Flick, are trying to get his team to play according to the scenario he implemented and expected. in the Copa del Rey, Hansi Flick bravely took the decision to experiment by rotating some of his players. the goal is clear, Flick wants to explore the performance of some of his players. this will be useful when they return to play in the La Liga competition. so, indirectly that Flick has done what he should have done. whether it's revising the weaknesses of his team, exploring some of his players' performance, implementing alternative systems and also related to tactics and strategies. currently Barca is in 3rd place in the standings, only 6 points behind Atletico who are at the top of the standings. the season is still long, which means that opportunities are still wide open for them.

Atletico Madrid are the least spending team in general compared to Barcelona (they don't have money these days though  ) and Real Madrid but they are in the lead in the La Liga now. 2 additions to the midfield - defense line and another 2 for the attacking line. Around 180 million euros spent in total for these 4 players. Quite good amount for that many players honestly. We all know how expensive players are in today's football. Simeone is a really good handler with the current squad he has.

It is nice to see Sørloth and Alvarez both have adapted this season. I was worried about Alvarez the most after seeing his start. But now he is also making nice goal contribution. Can't wait for the Madrid derby at Santiago Bernabeu on February 9th! 

Barcelona played extremely well and scored 5 very good goals. Their players were playing at their best and Raphinha was best player. He scored 2 very important goals at 39 and 48 minutes. His playing was very important for Barcelona to win game. Mbappé from Real Madrid scored first goal at 5 minutes but then Barcelona took control of game and played better for rest of the game. Rodrygo scored last goal at 60 minutes which made sure Barcelona won game. It was really exciting game.

For their competition in La Liga I think the theory is easy, they just need to be consistent with three points in every game. But unfortunately, the reality will not be as easy as the theory, so failure will always exist for every team and not only Barcelona. Afterall, Atletico and Real Madrid are also still very likely to get results that are not optimal such as draws and defeats, and if Barcelona  is able to be consistent, then Barcelona will still have a  chance  to keep competing for trophies this season. Obviously, this season will be very interesting because Atletico also has a good trend, so the  top three teams will continue to compete throughout the season.

It's very wrong and disturbing if we look at the level of big names in Madrid, you can't call various positions and miss out on one or two big names that has the ability to change few things in their games. Having Vinicius, Mbappe and Rodrygo as attackers, Bellingham, Guler, Valverde and Camavinga as midfielders, Tchouaméni, Militao and Rudiger as defenders with an outstanding goalkeeper.

When i knew they really fell off was when they lost to Barcelona, 4-0 and 5-2 was nothing expected from Madrid not to a rival like Barcelona. Players are needed in the squad, the absence of Carvajal is likely felt in the defense line.

Those who are Real Madrid fans should not be disappointed right now because Real Madrid still has enough opportunities and potential so we can still have full confidence in this team. Maybe from the beginning of the season we wanted to see a different Real Madrid this season because Real Madrid brought Mbappe to their club early in the season and thought that Mbappe would strengthen Real Madrid's attacking lineup. Although we haven't seen Mbappe's impressive performances so far, the French star is sure to do well for Real Madrid if given time. Real Madrid have lost two matches against Barcelona, it is very disappointing but they still have important matches ahead of them and they need to plan for them so that they can finish the season with a good result.

From 18 matches, Lewandowski has scored 16 goals and 2 assists, an extraordinary achievement from him this season, if it continues to go well, it is not impossible that at the end of the season he will end up with the top scorer and surpass the achievements in the previous two seasons, but considering his age which has reached 36 years, maybe we are only presented with his best performance in just one season.
Rafinha also performed extraordinarily unlike in the previous two seasons. Thus I should appreciate both players and also Hansi Flick as the person behind it all who can maximize and bring out their talents.

Financial problems have affected their ability to retain and recruit players at the moment, however, on the other hand, I salute the leadership of laporta and also the management of barcelona who currently continue to make every effort and solution to improve their financial condition, although indeed the improve only has a short-term impact so far, but even so, We have to admit that it seems that Barcelona performance in La Liga, Copa Del Rey, Super Cup and UCL is currently not too affected by these problems, because Hansi Flick has an extraordinary ability to build and bring  the team with have  a million problems in a positive path, but even so, of course we hope that Barcelona can immediately find a solution to overcome their problems permanently later.

This is a great achievement for Barcelona to have both first and second players in La Liga goals ranking. Lewandowski R is a great striker with an incredible performance with 16 goals in 18 matches. Raphinha who is in second place with 11 goals in 19 matches and Mbappe K in third place with 10 goals in 17 matches, among all the top three Lewandowski R really have good performance, having less matches than the season place is actually a great thing and how good he is, among the top three Lewandowski R aged the both of them, they have to learn from him.

Player	Goal
Lewandowski R.	16
Raphinha	11
Mbappe K.	10
Budimir A.	10
Sorloth A.	8
Perez A.	8
Lukebakio D.	8
Vinicius Junior	8
Sandro Ramirez	7
Lo Celso G.	7
Bellingham J.	7
Sancet O.	7
Barry T.	7
Griezmann A.	7
Aspas I.	6
Puado J.	6
Alvarez J.	6
Olmo D.	5
Larin C.	5

Robert fly to 16

Barcelona football team played very excellent in  the final match and that team did 5 goals in the last match. Barcelona team players were in good form and that team players did back to back goals in this match. Raphinha did 2 goals in this match and he was the reason behind the the success of his team . He did his first goal at 39 minutes of the match and after this goal , he did goal at 48 minutes of the match. Mbappé did first goal of the match and gave good impression in this match and he did this goal at 5 minutes of the match and he was the player of Real Madrid football team and after that we saw 5 goals from Barcelona football team and after Rodrygo did last goal of the match at 60 minutes.

The major problem Barcelona is having is finance. The inability to have enough funds to buy new players and even register existing ones is a major setback. Winning the  Super Cup would be a big boost to the club but they have to trail Atletico Madrid with six points and Real Madrid with five points. Atletico since to have a perfect team that has fewer injury issues which can see them continue with good runs. Real Madrid is considering buying new players to deal with its defensive problems. Barcelona will have to manage its squad because of its financial limitations.

The situation is indeed suitable for what is happening to Madrid, and it is no wonder that they are willing to spend quite a lot of money in the winter transfer market.
Their focus can be on the position where their biggest gaps and risks are. They still have a chance to compete at the top of the standings with Atletico and Barcelona this season. If they lose more points, it might not be good for Madrid.

In my opinion, Barcelona periodically has problems that it must solve, we know the reasons, but most likely it can also be assumed that these are not the last problems that Barcelona has encountered. The most important thing is that they find solutions and move on, and winning the Super Cup final should also give them strength to move on. In La Liga, their situation has become more complicated and it needs to be corrected, this needs to be done while it is still possible, if Atletico and Real are allowed to increase the difference even more, then it will be impossible to correct this.

The best and most valuable asset that Barcelona currently has is of course Lamine Yamal, that is no longer in dispute. He is still young but his playing mentality makes everyone believe that Lamine Yamal reminds us of the Barcelona legend in the past. His presence brings a positive aura, I dare to bet if Barcelona does not get his contribution then there is no guarantee that this club can play so effectively in every match. Lamine Yamal's role on the field is a differentiator as well as an opportunity opener for his teammates. And in the match against Betis, Lamine Yamal did it again, again and again consistently.

They want to have loyalty from their players but their are disrespectful to their legendary players like Xavi, Iniesta, Busquet and Messi especially Messi. Barcelona got success because they have very good player resource from their La Massia academy but they have very terrible financial management. If you compare Barcelona to Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in financial management, they are worse.

Talented players from La Massia are very uncertain, and we can see it with Barcelona or other clubs like Ajax Amsterdam. They will need both, home-grown players from La Massia, and bought players from transfer market, but to manage it well, they must improve their financial management. Barcelona can beat Real Madrid in direct matches, win some titles but in a long run, they fail by having too bad club financial management and status.

Getafe is a team that is not dangerous enough in La Liga this season even though in this weekend's match Getafe will play at home, but Barcelona can definitely win again in that match because Barcelona is aiming for full points to be able to catch up with Real Madrid and also Atletico Madrid who are at the top of the La Liga standings at the moment. But if Barcelona cannot win the match or even ends in a draw, of course it will be very detrimental for Barcelona because they are currently still considered as candidates for the title in La Liga this season.

there is a huge difference between players that are already at the top and that are getting the highest level of hype possible and another player that are just trying to shine and so sees every opportunity on the pitch as an opportunity to prove a point. real Madrid as a team and even her fan base has this sense of superiority above every other team and that sometimes affect them when they are playing against teams like Barca that have not just individual brilliance but also have what it takes to work together as a team.

just like most fans that loves Ronaldo and Vinicius jnr, it is always tough to see real Madrid being molested this way by Barca, but the truth is just that currently, Barca is just far ahead of real Madrid. raphinah is literally almost as good as vini jnr, Lamine Yamal is getting better than most of the real Madrid players including Bellingham, vini and even Mbappé and it is getting frustrating by the day that the kind of performance the young dude has been putting up in each game is what the whole of Madrid players can't fathom at present.

wishing that Madrid plays the kind of football Barca is currently playing won't change anything. Carlo Ancelotti has to work on encouraging the Madrid players to put in more work into the game if they hope on getting back on Barca or else, the second leg of their LaLiga fixture might just be like the first leg.

The key to Barcelona success is players who are loyal to the club and supported by quality young players from the La Masia academy, I think everyone knows how good the quality of young players who graduate there is. Even in the midst of Barcelona chaotic finances, we always see this club still have an extraordinary performance when faced with its rival Real Madrid. The El Clasico competition has found its champion, so Real Madrid must realize that they need a player overhaul if they want to continue to compete with Barcelona. Now in La Liga, Real Madrid position is not very promising, they could lose a lot of points if they are unable to take action on player recruitment.