Real Betis managed to win in their home match. After 3 matches, Real Betis got their first win and increased their points to 5 after 4 matches. Betis dominated the game, not even giving their opponents a chance to score. The goals came in the second half, but I must say that they played a dominant game in the first half as well.
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Under Hansi Flick, Barcelona have successfully gone through their first four matches perfectly, they have scored a total of 13 goals and only conceded three goals. This perfect start has seen Barcelona top the standings, four points ahead of their eternal rivals who have only managed two wins and two draws. Barcelona new recruit (Dani Olmo) also performed very well, he immediately showed his class in his first two appearances by always scoring goals.
Hansi Flick brought good management to Barcelona and together they are gaining very good results. The coach seems to be fitted with Barcelona's traditional tactic and he is well supported by their fans too. The season is long and things can change but with good start, they can optimistically aim at future months with at least efforts to win La Liga title.Quote
Matchday five Barcelona will visit Girona headquarters with a mission of revenge for their defeat last season, Barcelona squad is increasingly complete after the return of Gavi and Ansu Fati giving Hansi Flick freedom to formulate a strategy. Of course Hansi Flick will do his best to get maximum results, my prediction is that Barcelona will increase their winning record at Girona headquarters with a score of 1-2.
Girona have their own good beginning in this season too and it's quite surprising start from them. Especially they already lost some star players in summer transfer season, but they did not drop too many points and performances are good and impressive in early matches too. The match with Barcelona will be a big test for Girona that whether they're actually to compete for a position in top four again. 
Under Hansi Flick, Barcelona have successfully gone through their first four matches perfectly, they have scored a total of 13 goals and only conceded three goals. This perfect start has seen Barcelona top the standings, four points ahead of their eternal rivals who have only managed two wins and two draws. Barcelona new recruit (Dani Olmo) also performed very well, he immediately showed his class in his first two appearances by always scoring goals.
Matchday five Barcelona will visit Girona headquarters with a mission of revenge for their defeat last season, Barcelona squad is increasingly complete after the return of Gavi and Ansu Fati giving Hansi Flick freedom to formulate a strategy. Of course Hansi Flick will do his best to get maximum results, my prediction is that Barcelona will increase their winning record at Girona headquarters with a score of 1-2.
Barcelona have found themselves under Hansi Flick. Last time against Valladolid there was a barrage of goals. Yamal, who suffered a slight injury there, may not be risked with the Champions League games in mind, but I don't expect any major changes in the starting 11 in general. The Barcelona derby promises a quality 90 minutes. With substitutions and moves, I think the second half could be more decisive in the score.
In some early matches this season we can judge the strength of the Girona team and it is clear that they have not found their best performance and I think that is because some of their important players have been sold.
Meanwhile, Barcelona is currently in its best form and is in high confidence after getting quite good results in the early matches this season.
Hansi Flick has been quite successful in making a difference in the Barcelona team and making this team much better now.
So I think what happened last season cannot be used as any reference, this season both teams are in different conditions.
Even though they will play at Girona's home ground, I think the percentage for Barcelona to win this match is much greater.
Courtois has just recovered from an injury and Ancelotti knows that if he gets injured again, he will need a good long-term goalkeeper. Lunin made the most of the opportunity he got last year. This has also brought him a new contract this year. He has also proven to everyone that he has the potential to be a long-term Real Madrid goalkeeper.
To become Real Madrid's main goalkeeper I think it will be quite difficult but as a substitute Lunin has proven that he is quite good last season and even Lunin can be expected to do more things that are needed, so the decision to extend Lunin's contract is a reasonable thing.Courtois is still Real Madrid's main goalkeeper, even though he has just recovered from injury he can still show his best performance without any problems.
Under Hansi Flick, Barcelona have successfully gone through their first four matches perfectly, they have scored a total of 13 goals and only conceded three goals. This perfect start has seen Barcelona top the standings, four points ahead of their eternal rivals who have only managed two wins and two draws. Barcelona new recruit (Dani Olmo) also performed very well, he immediately showed his class in his first two appearances by always scoring goals.
Matchday five Barcelona will visit Girona headquarters with a mission of revenge for their defeat last season, Barcelona squad is increasingly complete after the return of Gavi and Ansu Fati giving Hansi Flick freedom to formulate a strategy. Of course Hansi Flick will do his best to get maximum results, my prediction is that Barcelona will increase their winning record at Girona headquarters with a score of 1-2.
Girona managed to pick up points in the matches despite a problematic fixture in the first weeks. I can say that it was a good start for Girona. They played good football against Osasuna and Sevilla. Herrera had an injury problem and the break in the league was good for him. He is fit to play against Barcelona. Even though Girona lost important players from last season, the touches of coach Michel, who has made significant improvements in the performance of the players, will take Girona to the top of the league. They may not be able to reach that level in La Liga due to the Champions League, which starts this week, but I still think they are a very dangerous team with a high offensive capacity, especially at home.
Barcelona have found themselves under Hansi Flick. Last time against Valladolid there was a barrage of goals. Yamal, who suffered a slight injury there, may not be risked with the Champions League games in mind, but I don't expect any major changes in the starting 11 in general. The Barcelona derby promises a quality 90 minutes. With substitutions and moves, I think the second half could be more decisive in the score.
People already realized what makes it interesting isn't Barcelona vs Real Madrid, but Messi vs Ronaldo.
Football then: full skill, physically strong, loyalty over everything.
Football now: so-so skill, physically weak, diving, drama, rolling on the ground, money and popularity over loyalty.
Football now is full of money and players are no longer good with dedication in training and playing. They tend to enjoy lives and are less professional with eating habits, training sessions and even in actual matches. It is more severe in England when youth players easily got massive blows from newspapers and social media, over rated in transfer fees and receive very lucrative salary that they don't deserve with quality they own. This way, career of these youth players in England hardly to grow up more and we can not expect loyalty from them too.Football then: full skill, physically strong, loyalty over everything.
Football now: so-so skill, physically weak, diving, drama, rolling on the ground, money and popularity over loyalty.
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Vini's performance looks decline because all the spotlight are goes to Mbappe, Vini wasn't happy to see Mbappe since he know Mbappe will take over his popularity.
Vini's performance is not stable and we can see it with his performances for Real Madrid in previous seasons, not only this season. The fact of bad effects from Mbappe on Vinicius is undeniable and not only Vinicius but Rodrygo is affected too. When the season goes on and in big matches, Real Madrid might see these effects more badly on their team performance. 
Courtois has just recovered from an injury and Ancelotti knows that if he gets injured again, he will need a good long-term goalkeeper. Lunin made the most of the opportunity he got last year. This has also brought him a new contract this year. He has also proven to everyone that he has the potential to be a long-term Real Madrid goalkeeper.
The El Classico match in the last few seasons has experienced a decrease in the intensity of their game after Ronaldo and Messi left the Spanish league, so in my opinion the El Classico match is no longer an attraction for us to see, maybe Mbappe arrival will give a new color to the El Classico match in the future, but the question now is whether the rivalry between Mbappe and Lamine Yamal can be as intense as the rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo before?
People already realized what makes it interesting isn't Barcelona vs Real Madrid, but Messi vs Ronaldo. Football then: full skill, physically strong, loyalty over everything.
Football now: so-so skill, physically weak, diving, drama, rolling on the ground, money and popularity over loyalty.
But Mbappe has yet to settle into the Madrid squad. More importantly, we have seen a decline in Vini's performance since Mbappe arrived in Madrid. However, Ancelotti is yet to form his best starting XI, as several players in the squad are injured. After Ancelotti forms his best XI we will understand how strong Madrid's performance will be. However, Madrid's overall performance so far has been erratic. We are not getting better performances from Mbappe and Vini.
Vini's performance looks decline because all the spotlight are goes to Mbappe, Vini wasn't happy to see Mbappe since he know Mbappe will take over his popularity. 
The new bringing of the speedster, Kylian Mbappe in Real Madrid frontline means end of story. With linkup with Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Fede Valverde and Jude Bellingham, Mbappe will definitely net more goals for his new club. Kylian Mbappe happens to be proactive for league games and executive solid plans towards scoring. Mbappe has come to Real Madrid to win major titles and that is his concern.
Mbappe came to Real Madrid after winning the Champions League title. Mbappe is a fantastic striker. Mbappe has the ability to score a lot of goals. Mbappe has the potential to become La Liga's top scorer with the help of the players in Madrid's squad.
But Mbappe has yet to settle into the Madrid squad. More importantly, we have seen a decline in Vini's performance since Mbappe arrived in Madrid. However, Ancelotti is yet to form his best starting XI, as several players in the squad are injured. After Ancelotti forms his best XI we will understand how strong Madrid's performance will be. However, Madrid's overall performance so far has been erratic. We are not getting better performances from Mbappe and Vini.
As a good team, Real Madrid is very aggressive with experienced forwards like Mbappe and Rodrygo and also the amazing skills of luka and brahim as midfielders make the whole team amazing. If you talk about average ability, it would be very easy for them to win every match and they have that ability. I think if Mbappe can get back to his normal rhythm he will definitely get goals. In fact, the team management they had while at PSG was full of experience and the team work process management was very strong so that each player could see his true craft. I think a star player like Mbappe will be able to give a lot of good performances in the upcoming matches.
What a club. Proper structure, clear communication, and great commitment. Madrid players are the Real system players.
Real Madrid is the best football team and will be the all-time favorite
It's always exciting to watch them play, I can’t wait to see how they play in El Clasico.
And I'm delighted with Mbappe, He has everything a player like him needs. He is a spectacular player.
The El Classico match in the last few seasons has experienced a decrease in the intensity of their game after Ronaldo and Messi left the Spanish league, so in my opinion the El Classico match is no longer an attraction for us to see, maybe Mbappe arrival will give a new color to the El Classico match in the future, but the question now is whether the rivalry between Mbappe and Lamine Yamal can be as intense as the rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo before?
As a good team, Real Madrid is very aggressive with experienced forwards like Mbappe and Rodrygo and also the amazing skills of luka and brahim as midfielders make the whole team amazing. If you talk about average ability, it would be very easy for them to win every match and they have that ability. I think if Mbappe can get back to his normal rhythm he will definitely get goals. In fact, the team management they had while at PSG was full of experience and the team work process management was very strong so that each player could see his true craft. I think a star player like Mbappe will be able to give a lot of good performances in the upcoming matches.
Performance of these clubs are highly stationed to be fiercely competitive. Carlo Ancelotti knows his players and making good use of them is not an issue from his ends. Real Madrid are definitely not on the same level with other clubs, they've in possession of amazing players, we're talking about players that can be able to standout when it's time for elite tournaments. They're not frighten but confident enough to enchanced their ability to face any oppositions. The new bringing of the speedster, Kylian Mbappe in Real Madrid frontline means end of story. With linkup with Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Fede Valverde and Jude Bellingham, Mbappe will definitely net more goals for his new club. Kylian Mbappe happens to be proactive for league games and executive solid plans towards scoring. Mbappe has come to Real Madrid to win major titles and that is his concern.
As a good team, Real Madrid is very aggressive with experienced forwards like Mbappe and Rodrygo and also the amazing skills of luka and brahim as midfielders make the whole team amazing. If you talk about average ability, it would be very easy for them to win every match and they have that ability. I think if Mbappe can get back to his normal rhythm he will definitely get goals. In fact, the team management they had while at PSG was full of experience and the team work process management was very strong so that each player could see his true craft. I think a star player like Mbappe will be able to give a lot of good performances in the upcoming matches.
What a club. Proper structure, clear communication, and great commitment. Madrid players are the Real system players.
Real Madrid is the best football team and will be the all-time favorite
It's always exciting to watch them play, I can’t wait to see how they play in El Clasico.
And I'm delighted with Mbappe, He has everything a player like him needs. He is a spectacular player.
In the first four matches we saw very good performances from Barcelona. In the last BCS match, Barcelona team won against Real Valladolid with a huge margin of 7-0. And that's why I would say Barcelona players are more confident now. Olmo, Yamal and Raphinha are in excellent form at the moment.
Barcelona did not win a match against Girona last season. Barcelona lost both matches 4-2. This season, Barcelona will definitely want to avenge the defeat of the previous season. And Barcelona have every ability to beat Girona this season. I would say Barcelona will win by a big margin this season against Girona.
Girona's defense is definitely better than Valladolid's, so I don't expect Barcelona to score as many goals, and Girona are not as good as they were last season, especially at the start of the season when they started with a draw with Betis and a loss to Atletico. Then there were two wins against weaker opponents, but I'm not sure that Girona are capable of beating Barcelona now, but at the same time I'm not sure that Barcelona will win, although the odds on Barcelona 1.88 look tempting.Barcelona did not win a match against Girona last season. Barcelona lost both matches 4-2. This season, Barcelona will definitely want to avenge the defeat of the previous season. And Barcelona have every ability to beat Girona this season. I would say Barcelona will win by a big margin this season against Girona.
Yes I know Girona's defense is not as strong as Valladolid's. At the same time, the Girona team is also quite strong. Despite not performing well in the first two matches, Girona won the last two matches. Girona played well in both matches. Still I expect Barcelona to win by a big margin. I don't expect Barcelona to score 7 goals like in the last match. But I guess Barcelona will score at least 3 goals in this match. Because Barcelona's forward players are now confident. Raphinha, Olmo, Yamal and Lewa are all performing well now. This is why it will be difficult for Girona's defenders to resist Barcelona in this match.
Andriy Lunin has proven that he is good enough as a substitute goalkeeper and can be relied on and this has been proven last season so the steps taken by Real Madrid management are quite right.
Initially there were many rumors circulating that Andriy Lunin would soon leave but finally Real Madrid was able to retain their goalkeeper who was quite meritorious for Real Madrid in the UCL stage last season especially in the semifinal match against Manchester City.
I think this is the right and reasonable step to take, Real Madrid does not need to worry if there is a rotation of players for the goalkeeper because their main goalkeeper and their backup have quite good quality.
I even see the depth of Real Madrid's squad this season is quite good between the main players and the reserve players so that the problem of player rotation will not actually be an obstacle for Real Madrid to continue to perform well in any competition including in the UCL this season. But Real Madrid still has to hope for the recovery of several players who are still injured because almost all players become more important this season after each team that enters the UCL has to undergo a new format with very different conditions.Initially there were many rumors circulating that Andriy Lunin would soon leave but finally Real Madrid was able to retain their goalkeeper who was quite meritorious for Real Madrid in the UCL stage last season especially in the semifinal match against Manchester City.
I think this is the right and reasonable step to take, Real Madrid does not need to worry if there is a rotation of players for the goalkeeper because their main goalkeeper and their backup have quite good quality.
This is a nightmare for Real Madrid but they are just losing the player they bought for sending too much money in this season and there are many players who are injured in Real Madrid which can make it hard for them to choose the squad for each match. Real Sociedad is the next team they are going to play against them and this can be hard for them because in this match against Real Sociedad, they won't be able to use Bellingham, Tchouaméni because both players are still injured and they won't be in this game against Sociedad.
In the first four matches we saw very good performances from Barcelona. In the last BCS match, Barcelona team won against Real Valladolid with a huge margin of 7-0. And that's why I would say Barcelona players are more confident now. Olmo, Yamal and Raphinha are in excellent form at the moment.
Barcelona did not win a match against Girona last season. Barcelona lost both matches 4-2. This season, Barcelona will definitely want to avenge the defeat of the previous season. And Barcelona have every ability to beat Girona this season. I would say Barcelona will win by a big margin this season against Girona.
Girona's defense is definitely better than Valladolid's, so I don't expect Barcelona to score as many goals, and Girona are not as good as they were last season, especially at the start of the season when they started with a draw with Betis and a loss to Atletico. Then there were two wins against weaker opponents, but I'm not sure that Girona are capable of beating Barcelona now, but at the same time I'm not sure that Barcelona will win, although the odds on Barcelona 1.88 look tempting.
Under Hansi Flick, Barcelona have successfully gone through their first four matches perfectly, they have scored a total of 13 goals and only conceded three goals. This perfect start has seen Barcelona top the standings, four points ahead of their eternal rivals who have only managed two wins and two draws. Barcelona new recruit (Dani Olmo) also performed very well, he immediately showed his class in his first two appearances by always scoring goals.
Matchday five Barcelona will visit Girona headquarters with a mission of revenge for their defeat last season, Barcelona squad is increasingly complete after the return of Gavi and Ansu Fati giving Hansi Flick freedom to formulate a strategy. Of course Hansi Flick will do his best to get maximum results, my prediction is that Barcelona will increase their winning record at Girona headquarters with a score of 1-2.
Matchday five Barcelona will visit Girona headquarters with a mission of revenge for their defeat last season, Barcelona squad is increasingly complete after the return of Gavi and Ansu Fati giving Hansi Flick freedom to formulate a strategy. Of course Hansi Flick will do his best to get maximum results, my prediction is that Barcelona will increase their winning record at Girona headquarters with a score of 1-2.
In the first four matches we saw very good performances from Barcelona. In the last BCS match, Barcelona team won against Real Valladolid with a huge margin of 7-0. And that's why I would say Barcelona players are more confident now. Olmo, Yamal and Raphinha are in excellent form at the moment.
Barcelona did not win a match against Girona last season. Barcelona lost both matches 4-2. This season, Barcelona will definitely want to avenge the defeat of the previous season. And Barcelona have every ability to beat Girona this season. I would say Barcelona will win by a big margin this season against Girona.
But isn't it too early to start judging Mbappe performance for Real Madrid, he hasn't played that many games to judge him. He has already helped them to win a trophy just few weeks in the club. We shouldn't be comparing Lewandowski to Mbappe, they're both strikers but Lewandowski has more experience and has won more trophies than mbappe. they're also playing in a different club with different playing style. Mbappe has more pressures to perform than Lewandowski has that's why he wants to be the players scoring so he can be worth all the attention. Mbappe has to be selfish sometimes or he can't be the main man at the club.
Courtois has just recovered from an injury and Ancelotti knows that if he gets injured again, he will need a good long-term goalkeeper. Lunin made the most of the opportunity he got last year. This has also brought him a new contract this year. He has also proven to everyone that he has the potential to be a long-term Real Madrid goalkeeper.
To become Real Madrid's main goalkeeper I think it will be quite difficult but as a substitute Lunin has proven that he is quite good last season and even Lunin can be expected to do more things that are needed, so the decision to extend Lunin's contract is a reasonable thing.Courtois is still Real Madrid's main goalkeeper, even though he has just recovered from injury he can still show his best performance without any problems.
In a team, two goalkeepers who have adequate abilities are really needed so that if one of them is injured, there will be no problems as well as when rotating players when the schedule is tight, and so far Real Madrid's goalkeepers have everything for both of their goalkeepers, so it will be quite safe.
You forgot to write that this was a rather unusual contract extension - now Lunin, along with Endrik, has the longest contract with Real - until 2030. Courtois has a contract until 2026. Apparently, in the long term, Real chooses Lunin. But in any case, given the density of the calendar, both goalkeepers will have game practice.
Due to the intense match schedule, especially the big teams are forced to use their reserve goalkeepers and players. Real Madrid has secured its goalkeeper by extending the contract of one of its trusted goalkeepers. If Andriy Lunin was not liked, his contract would not have been extended for this long. Real Madrid is not taking any risks regarding the contract.If Andriy Lunin performs well in the matches he is on the field, his chances of being in the first 11 will increase. Real Madrid extended Lunin's contract and closed the goalkeeper transfer window for a long time.
Considering that Lunin insisted on being number one and was going to leave the club if that didn't happen, I think there are more complex agreements there than "play well and you'll be in the starting lineup." Maybe he's guaranteed a certain percentage (maybe even more than 50 or 60 percent, who knows) of games where he'll be in the starting lineup. He is very ambitious and based on the logic of all his previous actions/words I do not believe that he signed such a long-term contract at the risk of sitting on the bench.
Comparison of top footballers is one thing you can't take away from football fans because they do it most times to stir up reactions from football lovers even when it's unnecessary. Robert Lewandowski as we all know have achieved a lot in football and when he was in his prime, he was considered as one of the best strikers in the world but even at his current age, he's still delivering the goals for his club Barcelona and that I think is what you can only get from a world class striker.
Kylian Mbappe on the other hand have also achieved a lot already while also showing potentials of a player who's likely to achieve more that he's ever achieved in football. I don't find it pleasing to compare and even when I'm more of a fan of Kylian Mbappe, I consider it disrespectful to Lewandowski when you compare him to Kylian Mbappe.
Lewandowski is already a legend though this doesn't mean we can't consider Kylian Mbappe as one based on his achievement at his young age but Lewandowski deserves this respect at least for now, since he has been in the game for a long time as the Polish man as been dominating even when he came from an humble Nation in football just like Zlatan Ibrahimović, both dominated their generation as the World best strikers and Kylian Mbappe is still doing well in his generation though often played as a winger now his has been given the position of a striker at Real Madrid and we know he will turn out great and more likely than both in the long run. Kylian Mbappe on the other hand have also achieved a lot already while also showing potentials of a player who's likely to achieve more that he's ever achieved in football. I don't find it pleasing to compare and even when I'm more of a fan of Kylian Mbappe, I consider it disrespectful to Lewandowski when you compare him to Kylian Mbappe.
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