Valencia are the worst team at the start of the season, 3 games have passed and they have lost all points what happened?
They have been experiencing a decline in performance since last season and this season it has gotten worse, losing 3 games in a row is their worst record and I am not sure they can get out of this situation. Based on the schedule, Valencia must face 2 other strong teams in the next match if they continue to lose then Valencia could be a candidate for relegation.
By the way, Leganes as a promoted team played quite well in the last 3 matches, they managed to collect 5 points and in the next match I think they will get 3 points against Mallorca, Leganes have a good defense and as a home team they have the support of their fans. Juan Cruz is one of the Leganes players who scored 2 goals and is currently in the top scorers' list 24 year old young player with a market value of 1.5 million.
Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 536. (Read 540888 times)
Atlético Madrid (confirmed lineup): Jan Oblak, Robin Le Normand, Axel Witsel, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nahuel Molina, Samuel Dias Lino, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Rodrigo Riquelme, Julian Alvarez, Alexander Soerloth.
Julian Alvarez looked lively in the first half, had some chance to score, but could not. Atletico Madrid coach has replaced in with a more familiar option of Griezmann and just some few minutes into the second half atletico Madrid scored a goal but has had the goal cancelled for offside, a relief for Espanyol. atletico Madrid have the dominant position in this game not just because they are the home team but because their players have shown more quality. it will be a very big and bad results for them if they did not win this game. There is still plenty of time to win it.
Even the decision to replace Alvarez with Griezmann was not giving impact, too. I meant Griezmann played in the way Alvarez did. He was also jogging and contributed nothing to that game. It seems Griezmann is finished now.
Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona
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Tonight, Barcelona still have winning trend in last two match will face Rayo Vallecano, have good news for Vallecano after success signing Jame Rodriguez and any potential for him make debut in this match. Have bad news for Barcelona after last two match can't registering their new players and seems facing Rayo Vallecano seems Dani Olmo not ready in the player list name.
Dani Olmo will absent three consecutives match for Barcelona in la Liga and become most absent for new players recruitment after break out financial regulation.
Several Barca players have been reported to leave lately, Faye has moved to Rennes, Clement and Vitor Roque have been loaned. So, it might just be a matter of time to register Olmo. I think this technical problem will be resolved soon, and Olmo will soon be included in Hansi Flick's squad list. ~~
Tonight, Barcelona still have winning trend in last two match will face Rayo Vallecano, have good news for Vallecano after success signing Jame Rodriguez and any potential for him make debut in this match. Have bad news for Barcelona after last two match can't registering their new players and seems facing Rayo Vallecano seems Dani Olmo not ready in the player list name.
Dani Olmo will absent three consecutives match for Barcelona in la Liga and become most absent for new players recruitment after break out financial regulation.
Today La Liga will present the match between Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona, on paper Barca is more favored even though they are playing away. Considering the meeting of these two teams, in the first two meetings in the last two seasons, the results of the match always ended in a draw. However, this time Barca is a little different. In addition to Flick playing more of his young players, he also emphasized that his team should press high throughout the match. Theoretically, Barcelona will dominate the course of this match. In addition, the odds presented by the betting exchange have a fairly obvious gap for both teams. So, Barcelona should be able to get full points over Rayo. My estimate is that there will be three goals in this match.
Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1): Cardenas; Balliu, Lejeune, Mumin, Espino; Ciss, Valentin; Palazon, Lopez, Embarba; Camello.
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Bernal, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Barcelona have an opportunity to take over the table tonight against Rayo Vallecano after Celta Vigo was defeated by Villareal, allowing Villareal to top with 7 POINTS keep the top ready for Barcelona after winning this match, Rayo Vallecano are in a good shape because the haven't lost any match, they only got one win and a draw so Barcelona really have to play harder to win despite Rayo Vallecano are the host and we all know how host normally behave.
Barcelona is not an easy and weak team they also beat Real Madrid 2-1 in August 4th match. so Barcelona has a chance to win the match against Rayo Vallecano at least 2-0 in this match. But nothing can be guaranteed in football. Because there are times when a strong team loses a match against a weaker team due to some weakness. so in this match we can expect Barcelona to win but Rayo Vallecano can win if they have good luck and good performance.Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1): Cardenas; Balliu, Lejeune, Mumin, Espino; Ciss, Valentin; Palazon, Lopez, Embarba; Camello.
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Bernal, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Barcelona have an opportunity to take over the table tonight against Rayo Vallecano after Celta Vigo was defeated by Villareal, allowing Villareal to top with 7 POINTS keep the top ready for Barcelona after winning this match, Rayo Vallecano are in a good shape because the haven't lost any match, they only got one win and a draw so Barcelona really have to play harder to win despite Rayo Vallecano are the host and we all know how host normally behave.
Not only that, even Dani Olmo scored the winning goal for Barcelona in his debut at the club. He proved that his signing at Barcelona at least produced good results in his first match.
Pedri scored the first goal for the Barcelona team, he tried hard enough to score from the start. And the second goal was scored by Dani Olmo, another young player of the Barcelona team. He helped the Barcelona team to win. In this match, the Barcelona team made 22 kicks on the goal post and Rayo Vallecano team made a total of 8 kicks.There were so many wasted opportunities for Atletico that today's match had to end in a draw.
Honestly these 2 draws actually seem normal for Atletico at the start of the season but I don't like to see this especially after Sorloth and Julian are in the squad.
Really, ineffective attacks,Honestly these 2 draws actually seem normal for Atletico at the start of the season but I don't like to see this especially after Sorloth and Julian are in the squad.
a goal disallowed for offside,
and missed so many chances,
25 shots! it's 25 and 7 on target!
this time, Atletico just played beautifully and dominated, but not deadly.
This Alvarez situation, I feel like I'm the only one who wouldn't have liked him to join Athletico Madrid. I feel like he made the wrong decision to leave Manchester City. There was no reason for him to leave, he just listened to people who felt he should leave. He was seeing minutes at Manchester City. Yeah, he was not a starter but he was playing and he was scoring goals, and important goals too, to top that all up he was winning trophies.
Joining Athletico Madrid is not a bad decision either, but if there were any ideas in his head that he was going to have it easy without competition in Madrid he was wrong. Sorloth is going to be a top contender for their striker position. I know they both play together with Griezmann behind them but if he (Alvarez) doesn't start becoming sharp and scoring goals he might be dropped and then he will go back to the same position he was running from at City, the second striker.
Joining Athletico Madrid is not a bad decision either, but if there were any ideas in his head that he was going to have it easy without competition in Madrid he was wrong. Sorloth is going to be a top contender for their striker position. I know they both play together with Griezmann behind them but if he (Alvarez) doesn't start becoming sharp and scoring goals he might be dropped and then he will go back to the same position he was running from at City, the second striker.
The season has just begun and we cannot conclude who will be topping the table because there are so many surprises that at e yet to come. Barcelona was able to win their two matches doesn't mean that they will continue like that till the end of the season.
There are some clubs that when Barcelona meets will make them drop points and other clubs will take over topping the table from them. Flickr is a good coach no doubt but I have not seen the best of him yet until in El Clasico.
Actually any team can top the table currently but it's not a guarantee they will be there long enough, stay there the longest is the biggest of all the struggles so if any team is at the top now, we can say they are topping temporarily but if they are able to hold on to the position for a period of at least 4weeks then they have got the title race opportunity, but what we know often is the temporarily nature of people who gets to the top of the table at the beginning of the season as it's no news but it will be on the record that at a time in the new season, they did stayed at the top of the table. Barcelona may be able to top now but how well they can maintain it is the problem because even other teams may at some point get them displaced. There are some clubs that when Barcelona meets will make them drop points and other clubs will take over topping the table from them. Flickr is a good coach no doubt but I have not seen the best of him yet until in El Clasico.
Atlético Madrid (confirmed lineup): Jan Oblak, Robin Le Normand, Axel Witsel, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nahuel Molina, Samuel Dias Lino, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Rodrigo Riquelme, Julian Alvarez, Alexander Soerloth.
Julian Alvarez looked lively in the first half, had some chance to score, but could not. Atletico Madrid coach has replaced in with a more familiar option of Griezmann and just some few minutes into the second half atletico Madrid scored a goal but has had the goal cancelled for offside, a relief for Espanyol. atletico Madrid have the dominant position in this game not just because they are the home team but because their players have shown more quality. it will be a very big and bad results for them if they did not win this game. There is still plenty of time to win it.
Finishing became a problem that seemed inevitable in this match especially with Espanyol who did a good defensive scheme making Atletico's chances and the dominance they created did not make them gain an advantage in today's match.
There were so many wasted opportunities for Atletico that today's match had to end in a draw.
Honestly these 2 draws actually seem normal for Atletico at the start of the season but I don't like to see this especially after Sorloth and Julian are in the squad.
Barcelona is giving some other players on loan and maybe they do that to make these players more experienced and then they will have better players but in some cases, they do that because of the interest in players to leave or play for the other teams.
Clément Lenglet the player of Barcelona didn't have much chance to play he was about to leave. Now it seems Atletico Madrid is interested in hiring this player and that's why Clément Lenglet is going to play for this team on loan.
Clément Lenglet the player of Barcelona didn't have much chance to play he was about to leave. Now it seems Atletico Madrid is interested in hiring this player and that's why Clément Lenglet is going to play for this team on loan.
I don’t think Barcelona will give their players out for loan for only the sake of experience for the players. I mean, clement Lenglet is not capable, but Barcelona needs to do that based on their present financial situation. That is the main reason why they will have to give some of the players on loan. Because this season's Barcelona performance is not getting that good, they still have some challenges in their performance that they need to rectify. But you can see their faults because they need to have financial stability in order to have a smooth running of the team, so to me, the main reason for them giving out their players on loans is due to their finances.
Barcelona is giving some other players on loan and maybe they do that to make these players more experienced and then they will have better players but in some cases, they do that because of the interest in players to leave or play for the other teams.
Clément Lenglet the player of Barcelona didn't have much chance to play he was about to leave. Now it seems Atletico Madrid is interested in hiring this player and that's why Clément Lenglet is going to play for this team on loan.
Clément Lenglet the player of Barcelona didn't have much chance to play he was about to leave. Now it seems Atletico Madrid is interested in hiring this player and that's why Clément Lenglet is going to play for this team on loan.
Atlético Madrid (confirmed lineup): Jan Oblak, Robin Le Normand, Axel Witsel, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nahuel Molina, Samuel Dias Lino, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Rodrigo Riquelme, Julian Alvarez, Alexander Soerloth.
Julian Alvarez looked lively in the first half, had some chance to score, but could not. Atletico Madrid coach has replaced in with a more familiar option of Griezmann and just some few minutes into the second half atletico Madrid scored a goal but has had the goal cancelled for offside, a relief for Espanyol. atletico Madrid have the dominant position in this game not just because they are the home team but because their players have shown more quality. it will be a very big and bad results for them if they did not win this game. There is still plenty of time to win it.
Now talking about Alvarez, of course he had some good chances but his kicks were still blocked by Garcia. In another match, Real Sociedad seems to be quite difficult to maintain a draw for the time being because they are short of one player because Oyarzabal got a red card in the 29th minute. I think Alaves must be able to take advantage of this opportunity to find their first win this season.
Atlético Madrid (confirmed lineup): Jan Oblak, Robin Le Normand, Axel Witsel, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nahuel Molina, Samuel Dias Lino, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Rodrigo Riquelme, Julian Alvarez, Alexander Soerloth.
Julian Alvarez looked lively in the first half, had some chance to score, but could not. Atletico Madrid coach has replaced in with a more familiar option of Griezmann and just some few minutes into the second half atletico Madrid scored a goal but has had the goal cancelled for offside, a relief for Espanyol. atletico Madrid have the dominant position in this game not just because they are the home team but because their players have shown more quality. it will be a very big and bad results for them if they did not win this game. There is still plenty of time to win it.
Nico Williams is again not in the starting lineup of Athletic Bilbao... I don't get the manager about this decision. He is the most valuable player in your squad not only in terms of market value but also talent. Why would you do this? 
There were rumours about him to leave the team before. But there isn't anymore as far as I know. If I'm wrong about it please correct me. He should be able to concentrate on his game easily as a result.
Anyways, I hope Athletic Bilbao get their first win of the season against Valencia. Probably we would see Nico on the pitch in the second half. Because the youngster Olabarrieta hasn't been playing well so far.
In previous matches, such as the match against Barcelona, we saw Nico as the starting xi, but in this match Nico Williams was not included in the Starting XI. But this player came on from the bench. This is different from last season when Nico was played more from the start. This season is a little different, but in the end Nico is always played, even though not from the start. And the Bilbao vs Valencia match has also finished and as a result Bilbao won with a narrow score of 1-0. There were rumours about him to leave the team before. But there isn't anymore as far as I know. If I'm wrong about it please correct me. He should be able to concentrate on his game easily as a result.
Anyways, I hope Athletic Bilbao get their first win of the season against Valencia. Probably we would see Nico on the pitch in the second half. Because the youngster Olabarrieta hasn't been playing well so far.
The matches currently underway are the Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol match with the score still 0-0 and then the Real Sociedad vs Alaves match with the score 1-1. And the remaining matches in week 3 are Girona vs Osasuna and Las Palmas vs Real Madrid. The remaining two matches will be played tomorrow.
Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol
Confirmed Lineups
Atlético Madrid (confirmed lineup): Jan Oblak, Robin Le Normand, Axel Witsel, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nahuel Molina, Samuel Dias Lino, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Rodrigo Riquelme, Julian Alvarez, Alexander Soerloth.
Espanyol (confirmed lineup): Joan Garcia, Omar El Hilali, Fernando Calero, Marash Kumbulla, Carlos Romero, Alvaro Tejero, Alex Kral, Jose Gragera, Alvaro Aguado, Javier Puado, Alejo Veliz.
The second half had been going on for several minutes, but the score had not changed. Atletico Madrid really dominated the attack and pressed Espanyol intensively, but they still had difficulty scoring goals and both were still playing at 0-0. Atletico Madrid has a big chance of winning in their home match, but Espanyol's ability to defend means that Diego Simeone's men have not managed to break through the goal.Confirmed Lineups
Atlético Madrid (confirmed lineup): Jan Oblak, Robin Le Normand, Axel Witsel, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nahuel Molina, Samuel Dias Lino, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Rodrigo Riquelme, Julian Alvarez, Alexander Soerloth.
Espanyol (confirmed lineup): Joan Garcia, Omar El Hilali, Fernando Calero, Marash Kumbulla, Carlos Romero, Alvaro Tejero, Alex Kral, Jose Gragera, Alvaro Aguado, Javier Puado, Alejo Veliz.
Julian Alvarez was replaced at the start of the second half, who was then replaced by Antoine Griezmann. Alvarez is also still having difficulty getting his debut goal with Atletico Madrid so far, but of course people need to be patient because the player's adaptation process is sometimes longer.
A little assessment of Girona who lost to Atletico Madrid without reply made me think that the dominance of this club last season cannot be repeated. I personally expect too much from Girona, especially since Dovbyk left which made Girona without a spearhead in the front line. Throughout the 90 minutes Atletico did not experience dangerous difficulties, Simeone troops enjoyed this match with full ambition considering the last match last season Atletico Madrid lost to Girona 4-3.
Is Girona best time gone or can it return? share your thoughts and how far will Girona be in the UCL if the situation is no longer like last season?
Is Girona best time gone or can it return? share your thoughts and how far will Girona be in the UCL if the situation is no longer like last season?
If not for last season that Girona had some luck and did well, there last 6 games proves that Atletico Madrid is bigger than them. The last one they had in January, Girona gave them a goal difference of 1 with 4-3, Atletico gave them good counter attack but they still manage to slip through and now they are paying back for their sins as Dovbyk ha left them for another pasture, I'm not sure if they are going to near the top 4 but it's still early to say.
Top 4 hasn't been stablize, Barcelona is the only top leading team that I can say they can remain there and as Girona, things doesn't look good for that team, they can't repeat what they did last season because they fell off even at the half of the season. It took some grsce and hard work before they finally settled for where they are because the performance was getting worse and worse.
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Robert Lewandowski is unleashed, already with 3 goals in 2 games.
I think Lewandowski can score more than 3 goals in the last 2 matches, but he often finds it difficult to finish. He has quality and sharpness, his goal instinct is no less good than other young center forwards. So far Lewandowski leads La Liga's top scorer, he can certainly maintain his position if he consistently scores goals in every match.Robert Lewandowski is unleashed, already with 3 goals in 2 games.
I haven't seen Kylian Mbappe score a goal in his last 2 matches. He has appeared to struggle to find his first goal in La Liga, but Mbappe can easily find his way to the top when he is on fire. Well, I hope Lewandowski and Mbappe can compete closely at the top of the top scorer standings this season, but Bellingham seems to be losing more and more of his role.
Real Sociedad vs Alavés
Real Sociedad (confirmed lineup): Alex Remiro, Hamari Traore, Igor Zubeldia, Jon Pacheco, Javi Lopez, Takefusa Kubo, Martin Zubimendi, Brais Mendez, Sergio Gomez, Sheraldo Becker, Mikel Oyarzabal.
Alavés (confirmed lineup): Antonio Sivera, Hugo Novoa, Abdelkabir Abqar, Adrian Pica, Moussa Diarra, Jon Guridi, Carlos Benavidez, Ander Guevara, Carlos Vicente, Asier Villalibre, Abderrahman Rebbach.
Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol
Confirmed Lineups
Atlético Madrid (confirmed lineup): Jan Oblak, Robin Le Normand, Axel Witsel, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nahuel Molina, Samuel Dias Lino, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Rodrigo Riquelme, Julian Alvarez, Alexander Soerloth.
Espanyol (confirmed lineup): Joan Garcia, Omar El Hilali, Fernando Calero, Marash Kumbulla, Carlos Romero, Alvaro Tejero, Alex Kral, Jose Gragera, Alvaro Aguado, Javier Puado, Alejo Veliz.
Real Sociedad (confirmed lineup): Alex Remiro, Hamari Traore, Igor Zubeldia, Jon Pacheco, Javi Lopez, Takefusa Kubo, Martin Zubimendi, Brais Mendez, Sergio Gomez, Sheraldo Becker, Mikel Oyarzabal.
Alavés (confirmed lineup): Antonio Sivera, Hugo Novoa, Abdelkabir Abqar, Adrian Pica, Moussa Diarra, Jon Guridi, Carlos Benavidez, Ander Guevara, Carlos Vicente, Asier Villalibre, Abderrahman Rebbach.
Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol
Confirmed Lineups
Atlético Madrid (confirmed lineup): Jan Oblak, Robin Le Normand, Axel Witsel, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nahuel Molina, Samuel Dias Lino, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Rodrigo Riquelme, Julian Alvarez, Alexander Soerloth.
Espanyol (confirmed lineup): Joan Garcia, Omar El Hilali, Fernando Calero, Marash Kumbulla, Carlos Romero, Alvaro Tejero, Alex Kral, Jose Gragera, Alvaro Aguado, Javier Puado, Alejo Veliz.
The Girona team made a big mistake for letting one of their best player for last season leave the club when they know how important this season will be for them as they are going to be involved in the champions league competition which they have not had the opportunity to play for a long time, after watching their performance in their first match I made a conclusion that they were not going to be like the team we saw last season that was winning games and scoring goals in every match..
on the other hand it could be that selling out their best players after that performed exquisite for the club at the end of the season wasn't in their original agenda but as a means to recoup money for the club where it's lacking some of these growing clubs have to be forced to sell their best players especially when they are faced with a juicy offer from the elite clubs. And it's not that simple to quickly get a replacement, which is what makes them inconsistent with performance with each season. It would definitely be a challenging season for Girona as they will grapple to maintain a considerable form both in the champions league and their domestic league, and it's really going to affect their chances of making it far especially in the champions league where it's very competitive.All these smaller clubs end up doing the same thing, and I feel like they are really looking for something more sustainable, which is why they try to sell their players, because if they make money and use that money for further income, that means they can have a squad one day that they can afford and could be good. This period isn't that time just yet, but since they got taken over by City group, they are doing fine and I bet that they will continue to do well for a while longer.
Only Barcelona have a perfect points so far (9 points from 3 matches), no one would be wrong to expect them to become La Liga champions this season, but that's too soon to say, we haven't even go to the first El Clasico of the season yet, so even though Barcelona are currently having a good run, we can't know how they will be after that.
About Barcelona's match against Rayo Vallecano, I thought Olmo played well, it's a shame he didn't play from the start, maybe if he played earlier we could have seen Barcelona's third and fourth goals.
Olmo has fit into the team very well, I even remember him more for his long-range shot into the crossbar, it was very beautiful, and Lewandowski is also in good shape by the way. 9 points is good, it is too early to draw any conclusions, but it is good that they are moving so confidently, and Real will go to Las Palmas tomorrow, an unyielding opponent, especially at home.About Barcelona's match against Rayo Vallecano, I thought Olmo played well, it's a shame he didn't play from the start, maybe if he played earlier we could have seen Barcelona's third and fourth goals.
Everyone was impressed with Olmo's debut, especially when he scored the winning goal for Barcelona. It seems that he's the type who adapts easily, after seeing his club's track record, I was quite surprised to see the initial club in his senior career. He played in the Croatian league (HNL) with Dinamo Zagreb, it was an unimaginable thing that then went to Leipzig before finally going to Barcelona.
Next is Real Madrid, I think because of the good results that Barcelona got, Real Madrid will not easily give anything to Las Palmas, I'm sure Real Madrid will get 3 points even if they play away.
Nico Williams is again not in the starting lineup of Athletic Bilbao... I don't get the manager about this decision. He is the most valuable player in your squad not only in terms of market value but also talent. Why would you do this?
There were rumours about him to leave the team before. But there isn't anymore as far as I know. If I'm wrong about it please correct me. He should be able to concentrate on his game easily as a result.
Anyways, I hope Athletic Bilbao get their first win of the season against Valencia. Probably we would see Nico on the pitch in the second half. Because the youngster Olabarrieta hasn't been playing well so far.
Him staying out of the squad should not he a big deal and it has nothing to do with the coach, maybe the coach wanted to try other players that plays the same position with him so that they can know their stand against injuries and others, he must not start just because he is a star player. There were rumours about him to leave the team before. But there isn't anymore as far as I know. If I'm wrong about it please correct me. He should be able to concentrate on his game easily as a result.
Anyways, I hope Athletic Bilbao get their first win of the season against Valencia. Probably we would see Nico on the pitch in the second half. Because the youngster Olabarrieta hasn't been playing well so far.
There are other valuable players in the team, and for the team to convince him to stay in the club again for another season, it is good for him due to his age and I am sure he will have good development and the team will make money if they were able to give him more contract to stay because he is a star player that is worthy of investing in.
Bilbao has already taking the lead, and they are dominating the game and they can get their first win today.
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