Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 557. (Read 541712 times)

In La Liga, the team that concedes the fewest goals and wins the most games becomes champion. So far, Celta de Vigo has scored 5 goals and conceded 2 goals, which is very good. But unfortunately, they will not be able to finish the league with less than 15 goals conceded and less than 5 defeats and less than 5 draws to win the league. While in the case of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the winner will be decided by which team has conceded the fewest goals. So far, Real Madrid is in the lead in terms of being the team that has conceded the fewest goals compared to Barcelona. If Barcelona wants to be champion, they will have to improve their defense. 2 games and 2 goals is not a good thing.

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source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1827755195780227510

finally he scored a goal. 

but there is still a long way to go before he can play in the starting 11.

After two league games as a Real Madrid player, Kylian Mbappe is yet to register his first league goal for his new club but like you rightly said, I don't think that should give anyone the reason to doubt his goal scoring abilities because he's proven his quality and what he can do as a striker on countless occasions so I believe he'll surely find his scoring boots sooner than we can imagine.

Brahim Diaz had an incredible performance and was able to grab two goals but what excited me in the game was when Endrick who was introduced in the game in the 86th minute registered his first goal for the club in the stoppage time with a deft strike after a brilliant footwork

It seems that Girona can no longer create sensation like last season, the club transfer policy makes them lose balance in the team, I did not expect Michel to let Artem Dovbyk leave the club, apart from Savinho who returned to his parent club Manchester City. Clearly this is a difficult situation for Girona, and it seems they have to take advantage of the transfer market which is still open for a few more days. In addition, for Atletico Madrid this is their first win, in the previous week they were held to a 2-2 draw by Villarreal. If we look at the course of the match, Girona was actually able to dominate possession, but Diego Simeone squad was able to play more effectively, which shows they are more experienced than Girona.

Michel certainly has to find the best solution for his team to be able to win the next match, otherwise Girona will also be very easily eliminated from the Champions League. In reality, it is quite difficult to maintain existence at the top of the standings if you fail to convince your mainstay players to stay at the club, they need to work harder than last season if they want to become one of La Liga elite clubs. Girona achievements last season are indeed worthy of appreciation, they managed to steal the attention of many people because they managed to compete in the top four of the standings. It is very unfortunate if their consistency disappears so quickly, as if luck is no longer on their side.

A banging three points for Real Madrid this season, such an interesting game that the young players stole the show. With the likes of Brahim and Endrick, Los Blancos are set to understand the operational measures and surpassing them without hurdles. Real Madrid new signing in the frontline, Kylian Mbappe have to fit in the game pattern of the club, it's just a matter of time before we start watching the stellar performance the Frenchman portrayed in his former club, Paris Saint-Germain.

It's just business... strictly business , I mean they gotta keep on making something out of the club if they don't have any trophy even though I don't like the idea of limiting themselves.
 I don't think they got a better replacement during the transfer window despite the fact they knew they will be playing in UCL 2024/2025 and they will be needing extra squad which should be better than that of Laliga's last season, they went on playing dumb selling players without proper replacement, now they can't even compete in Laliga like they did some months back, well I still believe everything is still fresh:) , maybe they are just gonna focus on UCL only who knows...

Having a brilliant debut was literally what mbappe needed and ofcourse he did delivered in that, his debut got them a trophy, they first trophy for the season was gotten on his debut so mbappe needs not to wori much trying to prove himself, he a good player and that's not in doubt, moreover, the season is just in its early weeks so he's still got some more time to get his performance to the point they get to completely feel his impact in Madrid, not scoring against their first LA Liga opponent this season shouldn't be seen as a big deal as he will be able to make up for it probably in the nearest future. One of the places I believe we are e going to see another awesome brilliance from mbappe would be in the champion's league when it eventually starts as that has been one of his dream while coming to Madrid so making sure to win that trophy will be tops on his priorities.

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.

They have been defeated by 3:0 in today's game against ATM if they don't get a good replacement for Savinho, they may find it difficult to score goals and win matches this season and it won't end well for them.

They have to face the music of the big mistake they make of selling their best players without getting a good replacement for the player. Statistically, they were ahead of Atletico Madrid even in possession and many other things but Atletico Madrid got more shots on target than them. They have lost one match and draw one match and are currently in the number 18th of the table, this is not a good way for them to start the season with but I think they can actually pull themselves through and climb up the table soon since the season is just starting. If they want to go far this season like they did in the last season, they need to convert as many chances as possible and get things done immediately just when they need to be done. Atletico Madrid has a clean sheet on them with three goals to nothing from them. I hope they improve in their next match because their performance here will tell how well they can also play and go far in the champions league race when it begins.

Girona are how back to their main settings, is not about missing a player or replacing the players they sold out is about maintaining that performance of last season and they know quite alright that if they let go of their best they can't perform well so why sell? This is on them and I was expecting them to do better against Atletico Madrid but nothing positive came out with no goal registered.
I think this Girona side are really back to how we know them and they're not even going to finish in the top 4 or even the top 6 depending on how the other teams play out their games. I wonder how they're going to perform in the champions league, maybe they're going their to give every team in their group 3pt then be eliminated from the group stage, not yet writing them off but what I saw tonight is not encouraging.

At least this big win was able to make our hopes come true and indeed this is what must happen because after all Madrid must be able to get 3 points to make a good start even though they could not do it in the first match but for this second match they showed their capacity as defending champions.

For Mbappe now he is still not able to contribute more especially for the problem of goal productivity but I am quite sure that sooner or later this can be done because after all this is only a matter of time because he still needs adaptation with Madrid with a new attacking scheme and chemistry. I'm still pretty sure Mbappe can do that even though in the first 2 matches he couldn't do it well.

Real Madrid won, but those who only look at the score might think it was an easy win, it wasn't. Real struggled especially in the first half. After Valverde's goal, they couldn't increase their lead and left the door open for Valladolid to equalize. Ancelotti's substitutions were good, both Brahim Diaz and Endrick came on and scored good goals. Normally in pre-season calculations, this game would've been a guaranteed 3 points for Real Madrid, so this win shouldn't be overestimated. It was what had to happen.

The Atletico game was a bit lower than I expected. I waited Girona to score but they couldn't. Atletico went to the end of the match with the comfort of 2-0 and scored another goal at the end. This year's squad may look defensive again, but Simeone knows how to keep the score. With the additions of Le Normand, Gallagher, Sörloth and Alvarez, they have strengthened the squad and I think they are more likely to win the title than last season.

It looks like he still has to adapt well because indeed in the 2 matches he ran in the first 2 weeks he was still quite difficult to make his first goal in La Liga domestic competition but indeed this is quite reasonable because after all the adaptation of each player is definitely different and so is in this case especially Mbappe now has a new task where his position is slightly different from what he had at PSG so in addition to adapting to the new team, Mbappe must also adapt to the new position he has which makes him need time to make his instincts sharpen again.  But indeed in this case he also has to move faster because after all, his condition is currently the center of attention so that when he still cannot score goals, it is certain that he will continue to be criticized for his performance, especially he will still be compared to his past performance when he was at PSG so he must be faster to prove himself in Madrid.

From the game already, I had a good feeling that Real Madrid is going to win the match and that is why I did not even bother watching the game. I only kept track of what was going on when the game was ongoing because I was not really available, but I knew that Real Madrid is going to win.  From the highlights that I watched, I noticed that vicious Junior and Mbappé did not actually score a goal, but they were able to make it very impressive to the game. Both of them give an assist and I think Mbappé is already learning from  Vinicius  Junior. Because sometimes it must not always be about you, and that is the number one thing that every player is supposed to learn, I was  Scoring does three goals was enough.

I feel that if we are not careful, this season Real Madrid might actually get an  unbeaten record because with the kind of stands want to show is becoming stronger and stronger their aura is becoming a threat to other club, especially la Liga clubs,  so a lot is coming from Real Madrid this season so I don't want to worry about they so let's just leave Real Madrid performance because those guys are good. I love the fact that Mbappe gave an assist instead want to score.

This season will definitely look so hard for Girona because having Savinho out will definitely affect them because they fail to find a replacement that will take his position, which will affect the team bitterly because when you take a close look at their games, you will see that something is definitely missing. This is not the performance we saw last season, Girona, one of the teams that surprised us in La Liga last season. But these first two games that they have played this season were not encouraging at all because they drew one game against Betis and now they lost against Atlantico Madrid with 3 goals. It is not a nice result for them to be sincere. 

Mbappe has only scored one goal against Atalanta. He has not scored any goal in this new season in Laliga. One should not worry over that because he is a good player and will adapt to the club game pattern. Mbappe has already proved himself to be a brilliant player by scoring his first goal in Spain on his first appearance for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid performance today was superb even if they played with a mediocre club, three points is what matters and I believe Real Madrid will win any big club if the win is very important and necessary.

I like how persuasive Anceloti used his brain. You will know that most teams are now focus on Mbape as the main target because they think he is main character now and today he played the most dumbest of all since his arrival and I was happy how Anceloti was confident to change him with Endrick. He is average but that gave him an advantage as people didn't see him coming to score goals, this might help change attractions of players towards Mbape in the coming matches.

Real Madrid are now back to the top of the table together where Barcelona and Celta are sitting but what funny me is how Celta that finish the last season in number 13 is now leading the league with 6 points, like they are confidently sitting like they are winning it. The more I try to convince myself that they can't, the more I remember how Girona stay there in the last season and funny how Girona is now in number 13th, this spots looks funny.

The match has entered the final minutes and I am sure Atletico Madrid will lock in victory in today's match. Moreover, Atletico Madrid is already leading 2-0 and they will easily secure 3 points because the match is only a few minutes left. In my opinion, Girona's game is not good in finishing because Dovbyk's departure to Roma made Girona seem to have lost their best form in the front line.

If you look at Girona's performance which is very difficult to maintain their good performance like last season, of course my assumption is that they will be overwhelmed when playing in the Champions League. Because this season Girona will play in the Champions League but their strength seems to have decreased significantly compared to last season.

Girona are now losing by 2 goals to nothing  with Griezmann and Llorente giving ATM the lead. Not that Girona are playing awfully on this one but just a problem of a finisher lacking in the squad because by stats in this game they are ahead of ATM in goal attempts and ball possession yet they are two goal behind on a clean sheet scores. So it's actually seeming that Girona will be having a difficult season this time as a result of the absence of the players they sold without an equal talent  replacement.

It seems to me that Real's advantage over Valladolid is no less than PSG's advantage over any team from Ligue 1, so no special adaptation is required. Mbappe is doing his job and has scored two goals in three games, which is a normal figure for the start of a season after the summer in which the Euro was held. Today Real showed a good result with an average game, this is what is needed at the start, it is a pity that points were lost in the first round, but I do not think that this is critical.

You are right, I did not watch their performance, but I did not condemn them. Real Valladolid has been playing defense since before halftime, expecting Madrid to draw, but Real Madrid outperforms them in the second half, winning 3-0. Mbappe has not had the opportunity to score his first goal in the La Liga this season, and I am thinking he will score many goals and challenge Lewandowski, but I didn't see any difference in the competition. Lewandowski has already scored three goals in two matches, and I am sure he will still add more goals in their next game because he is their striker, and is the only one who has scored for the team in the league, giving Barcelona a clean six points, and they won't try lose point now.

The coach is working hard for the club to make the supporters happy, and he hopes to continue winning matches before facing Real Madrid in the El Classico, which will be difficult this season with new players joining both teams. Olmo did not get the opportunity to play due to registration delays, and having the player in will undoubtedly help Barcelona perform well; let's see how the competition ends. He'll be really good. Ancelotti should start with young players, such as Ibrahim Daiz, Endrick and Modric, to capitalize on opportunities and achieve their goals.