Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 470. (Read 542214 times)

Girona sold Dovbik, who was the top scorer of the team last season with 24 goals, and now they are left with only Tsygankov, who can not effectively press in the opponent's penalty area alone, and as soon as Barcelona started to press in every moment, then Girona immediately conceded 2 goals in 7 minutes from Yamal, which in general predetermined the outcome of the meeting, because it was already clear that Girona will not win and the missed goal of Barcelona can be attributed to the relaxation of Barcelona players, who were leading in the score 4: 0 in fact stopped playing.
This year the season will be much more difficult for Girona, because now everyone has adapted to Girona's style of play, which was not the case last year.   

like most mid-table teams that suddenly appear to soar with impressive performances, successfully finishing in the top four of the standings. in the new season, most of these teams that are able to suddenly appear impressive will return to their usual performance like before they performed at their best. we see many teams that suddenly shoot up unexpectedly in various competitions, then their performance is bad again after playing the new season. in the case of Girona, some of their players left in the last summer transfer window. some of them are Savinho, Artem Dovbyk, who are very important for the strength line handled by Michel. in the match against Barcelona, ​​it seemed that Girona was helpless like last season. the final result, Barca successfully advanced with its positive trend. honestly, I'm not sure Girona will be able to maintain to finish in the top four of La Liga. moreover, they have several matches in other competitions that will take their energy and focus.

In another match, Atletico won over the visiting team Valencia. almost all of the ATM players played well, Griezmann managed to score two goals against Valencia. in the last minute, Alvarez finally managed to score his first goal. Well, Alvarez is actually the type of player who is able to put himself in the ideal position every time he scores a goal. Siemone should have known Alvarez's playing style and adjusted his tactics and system.

Carlo Ancelotti now have a competent rival in La Liga this season, this time is no longer Diego Simeone or Xavi Hernandez, he's Hansi Flick who happen to be one of the best managers that's focused on winning games and lifting titles. Carlo Ancelotti will bounce back to his heel because there are quite complex factors that needs to be aligned with the team's pattern of game this season. Real Madrid are not in form if you ask me, they're struggling to score goals which is absolutely not their style, but for Barcelona, they're banging goals back to back without challenge. We are assuming about the possible game outcome between Real Madrid and Barcelona this season. El Classico is definitely going to be on another new level because there's presence of new players in both clubs ready to exhibits their touching magnificent abilities on the pitch.

The performance shown by Atletico Madrid so far is no different from Madrid and Villareal where all three have 3 wins and 2 draws from the 5 matches they played, but even so their performance is not as perfect as Barcelona who currently won 5 consecutive  wins in La Liga, facing Valencia is certainly not a difficult opponent for them, especially since Valencia is not a strong team this season in La Liga,  The three players you mentioned (Griezmann, Alvarez and Gallagher) are players who have managed to score goals in the matches, but so far what has caught my attention is Gallagher performance which has been quite consistent in the 3 games he has played with Atletico Madrid since his move from Chelsea, if he continues to be able to show good form of course he will probably get a place in Simeone starting line-up this season, while Griezmann I think he is an experienced player and has spent a lot of time in La Liga so far, Griezmann has played a total of 394 games with Atletico Madrid in La Liga so we can say that he is one of the longest-serving players who has played for Atletico Madrid with Oblak, Gimenez, Llrente and Koke at the moment.

Supposedly, Barcelona defeats Madrid in their coming feature, probably next month, it still won't satisfy the notion that Madrid is not a perfect match for the Barcelona team. You see soccer can be confusing, and a team like Madrid is not a type to underestimate, especially with the likes of Mbappe on their side. Anything could happen.

I know they've not been reaching out to their expectations, but from historical approach they'll make winning a hard thing for Barcelona.

There is only one game in Spanish La Liga today. Rayo Vallecano will play Osasuna at home. Rayo Vallecano started the season with a win. But then they lost points in the next 3 games. After 4 weeks, they've only managed to collect 4 points. On the other hand, Osasuna started the season well. They collected 7 points after the first 4 weeks. They have only lost to Girona this season. Rayo Vallecano need a win. Osasuna have found a good rhythm. I'm attracted to the bet that both teams will score in this match. It could be an enjoyable game with both teams scoring.

I had predicted Barcelona would beat them but I hadn’t predicted they would win 4-1. I had predicted they would win by a single goal difference. Yamal put on a show again. He plays much more professionally and with extraordinary skills than a 17 year old player. I think he will win a Ballon D’or before he turns 20, unless he gets injured. Flick also knows how to use him very well.

Atletico Madrid has been amazing this season they have not been beaten by any club since the beginning of this season and I'm very impressed with them because is not really easy to see a club who depreciated in performance in a certain season and come back to the next season with more improved performance, funny enough is only few players that has been the strength of Atletico Madrid being Griezmann, Álvarez and Gallagher, however it seems Griezmann has come to stay on the club because is been a very long time since he joined the Atletico Madrid team, so far is only two clubs that has the same point as Atletico Madrid which is real Madrid and Villarreal they all have 11 points.

I saw a funny picture in Twizer, where it is clearly visible how now in Real Madrid is the situation, where they scored 5 goals in the last three matches and 4 of them scored them from the penalty. I did not watch all these matches so it is difficult for me to judge how fair it is, but Real has definitely has a special status in La League among the referee, but possibly not only in La League. But I understand that such a reputation had to be earned for years, because few of their clubs are able to boast of such statistics.


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Ancelotti understands that they could have lost a couple of points in this game and then the gap with Barcelona would have become critical. Therefore, he is forced to cool down the players who are happy with the current result and to set them up for future games. In the next round Real plays Espanyol and there shouldn't be any problems in this game, and then as I understand it most of the injured will be returning to action.

Previously many doubted Girona's ability to maintain its good performance last season, this match looked very easy for Barcelona. Girona was unable to develop its game due to constant pressure from Barcelona. 5 consecutive wins from 5 games played indicate that Barcelona's revival has begun under Hansi Flick, they have scored 17 goals and only conceded 4 times. Lamine Yamal was the main actor in Barcelona two big wins against Real Valladolid and against Girona, his rapid development can make it easier for Barcelona to achieve victory.

The fear of a conflict between the two is quite reasonable because Vini and Mbappe have selfish natures (wanting to be the best in the club). They are great players, but if they continue to clash with their teammates it will be negative for the team.
Now it may not be clear that the two are competing for the position of the best player that Real Madrid currently has, but when one of them starts to stand out with his best performance, then jealousy will arise from the other. What Vini and Mbappe are experiencing now cannot be compared to the rivalry that once occurred between Messi and Ronaldo because the two players do not play for the same club.

 I enjoyed Atletico Madrid's performance yesterday and I'm not surprised they were able to get three goals from the match seeing they played against Valencia, a side that hasn't recorded any win since the season started and have just been a means for other clubs to get points.
 Connor Gallagher and Julian Alvarez were on the score sheet last night and it was a positive boost to their morale no doubt because they both made their needed to prove to the fans that they know their onions and Julian Alvarez was able to show he got the stuff a striker is made of when he further added a nail to the coffin of Valencia in the 90+4 minutes.
 Another three points for Diego Simeone and his boys which isn't a surprise because the game was well dominated by them. Three wins and two draws in their last five games shows a good record if you ask me.

Yeah, I also heard the rumor and I think it also makes sense. Logically Vinic and Mbappe are star players right now and both players may not have any problems right now. But something worrying in the future when both players have jealousy over the score to get the desired title.
As the saying goes Ronaldo and Messi rivalry will never quit.

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BTW, very good performances from these 3 favorite teams. I am also impressed with the performance of the wonder kid (Lamine Yamal) who is currently expected to be the next Messi.

Girona seems to be a bit lower than last year, but we all predicted this at the beginning of the year. Last year was an extraordinary year and they showed a performance that teams like this only encounter once in a decade. The important thing is that they were able to maintain continuity this year, but this year is not going any better than last year. Barcelona beat them very easily. Atletico Madrid won easily and Alvarez scored a goal to relieve some of the pressure on them. Atletico Madrid has a squad that can compete for the championship this year.

Let's see what happens with Alvarez situation as time goes on. I don't think he will continue playing from the bench, because it won't make any sense to buy a player at that amount only for him to be kept in the bench. Good a thing he came off the bench and scored an important goal for the club. But Alvarez left his former club with the hope that he is going straight into the starting eleven. So if he keeps coming off from the bench then his aim of leaving Manchester city would have been defeated. There are some kind of players you don't need to keep on the bench, they have to go straight into the starting line up. Alvarez perfectly fits into that category and he has with him lots of experiences that he has gained from training under Pep Guardiola, so what on earth is he still doing on the bench at Atletico Madrid. I don't know how some coaches thinks, you bought a player of proven qualities, why not start him immediately so he can blend with the squad immediately.

If the change on Barcelona's technical bench was partly caused by Michel, now Laporta has the opportunity to celebrate his decision. Barcelona, ​​led by Hansi Flick, beat Michel's Girona 4-1 at Montilivi. Barcelona have proven that they are the best team in Europe at the moment. Girona used to be a name that made many Barcelona fans unhappy. Hansi Flick helped Barcelona take revenge after the 2-4 defeat against Girona at the end of last season.

I hope Lamine will continue to improve because he is a player who can reach Messi's level.  It is hard to imagine another player like Lionel Messi coming along. Lamine Yamal continued to explode, scoring a double. Yamal's performance became more and more sublime. If luckier, Lamine Yamal could have scored a hat-trick if it weren't for the brilliance of Girona's goalkeeper.

Not only Real Madrid is chasing Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid has the same number of points as Real Madrid and their victories look more confident than Real Madrid's play. By the way, two transfers worked in Atletico Madrid, Gallagher opened the scoring, and later Alvarez replaced Serlot and was able to score a goal in extra time. I think that the time will come when Semione will give Alvarez a chance to play with the starting lineup, but for now nothing has changed for him, he starts the game on the bench as it was in City. And Barcelona dealt with Girona very easily, but Girona is not the team we saw before...

Talking about form, I enjoyed watching Barcelona performance and league games this season because Hansi Flick have impacted a different mindset into the players, everything changed for the better. Barcelona are always very lucky when it comes to handling possession of incredible young talents. Lamine Yamal is not the first case of Blaugrana, they barely sign young players because their academy is doing quite a good job in this sector. Lamine Yamal is everyone favorite because he's young and capable of breaking lengthy heights in Barcelona this season, he's rare gem at this phase of football, this was exactly the scenario and fate of Ansu Fati until his vulnerability to injury ruined everything for him.

I share most of your views, the injuries are there and they can get better over time but we should still not neglect the underperformance of the strikers, especially the number 9, Kylian Mbappe needs to do better just the same way we need to give him time to adjust to the new club. To be candid, French football is not the same as Spanish football as many might believe they are similar, there are still some adjustments to be made and I believe he should be able to adjust in no time as all eyes are on the guy but we should not use the too much expectations to judge him. Overall, Madrid is not doing badly presently, the issue was the draw matches in two matches, other than that it has not been defeated in any match which makes it still a brilliant start and a viable defender of the trophy.

Lamine Yamal is a hardworking and best player currently leading the list and is playing his best as a young player. Barcelona have other players who are stars, but they are injured, but the Barcelona team is led by the young star Lamine Yamal. Barcelona people thought it was very difficult to win this match against Girona, but they scored four goals and showed that the strong squad is still in the team. Barcelona is definitely a strong team leading this season, and they are currently favorites to win the title in this La Liga, moreover, Barcelona team is currently in a much stronger form than Real Madrid.