Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 830. (Read 530462 times)

They are probably more relaxed now, because although mathematically they haven't won the league yet, the distance over Barcelona with only 5 games to go is very comfortable, because they just need not to fuck up to win it. This next match day they could already be proclaimed champions.

Real Madrid did not play too well in this match and their coach Ancelotti frankly talked about it in a press conference after the match. The key point in this match is Kim Min Jae and Vinicius Jr. The defender made mistakes that lead to a penalty for Real Madrid and Vinicius scored a second goal for Real Madrid.

Some people even criticized Kim for a first conceded goal of Bayern Munich but I think it is unfair to blame all on Kim with that conceded goal. It's clearly that Kim stood very high in that situation but even if he stood deeper, with high speed of Vinicius Jr., it's hard for Kim to stop the Brazilian player and the defender has reasons to complain with Kimmich by lack of assistance in that moment. The first goal is like a fault from Bayern Munich defense system generally, not only an individual fault by Kim.

Vinicius Junior is very dangerous in attacking and he can decided the match with one moment. Let's roll back further to quarter final match with Manchester City, Vinicius Junior made a good pass to Valverde and contributed to the equalizer of Real Madrid in the first quarter final. That assist shows his excellent vision and good passing skill.

With the previous match between the two of them, Girona was quite satisfactorily ahead, but with that, Barcelona will definitely try to win in this match, and maybe this match can be a determinant of whether their position will change or not, it's just that Barcelona certainly won't either. allowing Girona to win again in the upcoming match. Girona still has a chance to overtake them even though they can't win against Barcelona, ​​and in my opinion Girona is still a threat to Barcelona who can shift their position.

Barcelona, ​​which may be in poor form, could be an opportunity for Girona, but if I had to choose, I hope Barcelona can maintain its position, which is already quite good. they must be able to maintain their position even though they cannot be in the top ranking but at least they must be able to stay in their current ranking. However, with their next match against Girona,  maybe Girona will be more confident, because with their previous match they managed to beat Barcelona, ​​but they also can't underestimate Barcelona, ​​Barcelona could also give them a surprise.

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final between the two teams had equal performances and the first leg was a draw. We saw a tough competition in the first leg match, against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich tried their best to win this match but due to some mistakes at the end of the match, the result of this match did not go in their favor. In this Champions League semi-final match, we have noticed the extreme excitement of Real Madrid fans. The fans finally supported Real Madrid and Real Madrid did not disappoint the fans. Vinicius Junior in particular single-handedly saved the team from defeat in this match. Vinicius Junior managed to score two of the two goals which led to Vinicius Junior being named Man of the Match in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich (UCL leg 1 at Allianz arena)
Real Madrid done spectacular job and surprisingly out of now where level the important match by 2-2 unexpectedly at Bayern home ground which will be a decent edge for them in upcoming second league at Santiago Bernabeu as because mostly they were being damage by CR7 so after his departure I wasn't expecting such vital performance for them especially when thier opponent have upper hand on them and they were ahead according to number of shots, passes etc but still they make things level and now look like in safe hands because I believe they will easily manage things at home ground.
Anyway I am still in shock how Carlo Ancelotti mange league and now UCL despite some of thier important player were still injured but his technique make his way at any trouble situation

Girona qualifying for the Champions league for the next season is a great milestones for them and even though they could not make it as champions of the league, they are already guaranteed of the Champions League for next year which sets the club up in a more elaborate and competitive platform to perform.

Atletico Madrid on the other hand underestimated the efforts of Girona with their underperformance. But they will still qualify being at the 4th position of the table standing 6 points ahead of the Atletic Club who are at the 5th position of the table and by default cannot make it to the Champions league

But it wouldn't be that much of a problem for Girona to not finish the season as the runner-up. I think Barcelona has more to lose here as they are not only playing for the Champions League qualification (title is gone already), but they have a global image and that would suffer if a small club like Girona finishes ahead of them.

The main priority for Girona is definitely the Champions League qualification and they are pretty save to get that done. Only scenario to mess that up would be if they lose all remaining games while Athletic Bilbao wins all games and I guess we agree that this is not going to happen.

Atletico Madrid still has to be careful though. It looks ok for them, but missing the Champions League would be very bad for them. At least they didn't mess up that game against Bilbao as that could have gotten them into trouble.

It didnt help that at the crucial moment they lost focus because Barcelona's attack from the start of the second half until the end of the match was relentless.
Valencia lost in terms of quality of players, they also lost in numbers due to the red card received by Giorgi Mamardashvili so indeed their momentum was destroyed even though they played well .
Even so, they still deserve to be appreciated for their performance this week even though they lost but at least they have tried their best and the fact that they can score 2 goals from Barcelona is a proof that they are indeed playing very well this season just for some reason they have to lose this match . Barcelona had the real advantage because after playing with a numerical advantage, they had an extra chance that previously had been seeded to win to be very favorite to be able to finish the match with 3 points .

Actually, Valencia managed to take it 2-2 for a long time. The goalkeeper received a red card in the match, leaving the team with 10 men. Despite this, Valencia defended well and kept the draw for a long time. Lewandowski broke the tie in the 82nd minute. He then scored the hat trick goal and brought 3 points to Barcelona. It was a good night for Barcelona.

I don't sure that it will be difficult for compete with the Barcelona if know be lack of inconsistent that makes the Girona conditions very down, who is that will defeated Girona with the way they started this season with the way strong performance, nobody where expect that Girona can to even second position not not now that their managing the 3rd position.
Actually they just have only 5 left to play and I'm expecting this will be very tough match since the remaining clubs are doing well in time of performance. As it stands now is only the capability that will determine who will be the runner up this season, but with my view and expectations I'm having so much hope for Girona that they can turn up to  make this season runner position to be their, since the Barcelona is only ahead of them with just 2 points they might try as much as possible to overcome Barcelona.

With Girona's current condition, it has actually been read that they are a very good club this season but when the race for the Runner-up position with Barcelona's condition as it is now, it is very difficult for Girona to compete even with Barcelona's condition which is still not very good in terms of finishing in an attack but the fact that they can always win matches in the last few matches they run actually it can be evidence that currently Barcelona is still very confident for the runner-up position.

At the moment there are only 5 matches left for each club and if you look at the schedule that will be played it seems that next week will determine whether Girona or Barcelona can be in the runner-up position this season.

Although Barcelona managed to make a quick goal in the 22nd minute but anyway, Valencia managed to make two goals back quickly also in the 27th and 38th minutes. Furthermore, the Valencia goalkeeper received a red card and entering the second half Valencia was playing with 10 players and with that factor, Barcelona was lucky because it was only against 10 players so Barcelona could maximize it by winning this match. But anyway, if Valencia is still playing with 11 players, I'm sure Barcelona won't be able to win easily like that because anyway, basically lately Valencia is not as bad as imagined.

It could be so, as you say. If the Valencia goalkeeper doesn't make a blunder and is given a red card, the match will be a tough one. but in fact, Barcelona took the lead through Fermin Lopez's header. apart from Valencia's goal back, and one goal from the penalty spot as a result of Araujo's mistake. it could be said, Barcelona is lucky. however, Barcelona actually had a chance to equalize and even make a comeback if the Valencia goalkeeper was not given a red card. yeah, apart from this match being held at Camp nou, Barcelona always dominates every time they meet Valencia in 8 matches based on H2H.

The point is, if Giorgi Mamardashvilli doesn't get a red card, we can't be sure of the final result. because, anything can happen. It could be that Barcelona struggles and loses, or Xavi Hernandez's squad is able to turn the situation around and win for them.
One thing is certain, Barcelona won the match against Valencia, even though the opposing team's goalkeeper was given a red card. Overall, Xavi Hernandez's squad played well, especially the front line players. Plus, the match against Valencia was an exciting match for Lewandowski who was able to score a hat trick. 
This week, Barcelona will visit Girona's home ground. Hopefully this match will be an exciting match and worth enjoying.

I think this was the time Barcelona was suffering from inconsistency in their performance, they had more lose on draw then than they are doing right now, so I think it's safe for Barcelona to win Girona to maintain the glory they have left plus Girona isn't really doing well in my opinion but the loses are not home matches that's my fear. Girona hasn't loss match in their home since the beginning of this year, I'm not sure if Barcelona is going to finally break it or not.


I think so too but considering the fact that Barcelona need that points more than anything right now, they will put Girona into all different kind of test until their last kick. I know that the chance of winning the Laliga is very low but if mistakenly Barcelona win Girona and Real Madrid lose their next match Cadiz, Xavi will want to try harder but we know it's a battle loss at this point.

Replace, you really talking about replace here, his not been able to perform up to expectation not to talk of having him match the top scorer. I mean, his in a good team and should be doing that, should be scoring more goals but, he apparently isn’t. He has underperformed I must say. He’s just been favored by Xavi and how could he not, given his record signing and his performance from a formal team.
He did so well in the Valencia fixture to my surprise, I would have said it’s due to the red card situation but, I’ve seen games where the red card had little to no effect but, not this one and R. Lewandowski was confident and precise all game round. In the end, Barcelona got a desired result and bagged all 3 points.

Fermín López scored the first goal in the 22nd minute and after that was followed by a player from Valencia Hugo Duro in the 27th minute. Then there were several violations which gave Barcelona an advantage, Robert Lewandowski took advantage of this opportunity well and scored three goals which ultimately made Barcelona got the win in this match. At least with this victory, Barcelona will get additional points which will keep them in second place on the standings. If Barcelona loses, Barcelona will be in third place on the standings.

How can you say that Valencia took the lead at the start while Marin managed to score a goal in the 22nd minute (Valencia was only lucky to get a penalty kick in the 38th minute). I also appreciate Lewandowski's performance in this match, he seemed to have risen from the grave and managed to score a hat trick, but Lewandowski still hasn't been able to replace the top scorer in La Liga this season, his goal difference is still 3 goals. Valencia's position in the standings did not change because Betis could only end up drawing against Sevilla.

Valencia really made things difficult for Barcelona throughout the first half, they scored 2 goals and that really made Barcelona have to appear more aggressive in the second half. Lacking one player made Valencia really concentrate on defense, but they failed to maintain their lead because Barcelona attacked continuously and created many opportunities. Valencia fell 4-2 away from home as a result, but it was a memorable win for Lewandowski this season.

Lewandowski scored 3 goals in that match, making him score 16 goals in 30 appearances in La Liga. Lewandowski is 3 goals behind Artem Dovbyk who leads the top scorers at the moment, but I don't think it's a big gap. If Robert Lewandowski really performs consistently in the remainder of this season, it is not impossible that he will win the top scorer award again in two consecutive seasons. It's still interesting to look forward to the top scorer competition, that's because it feels like the title competition is over.

Barcelona won't allow Girona to cross them but again they won't be able to cross Real Madrid because Real Madrid already have many points ahead of Barcelona. Girona missed their chance to do well. they collected a lot of points and were in the top position for a long time but now they are behind Real Madrid by many points due to losing several matches and Barcelona is only 1 point ahead of them but I think there will be a big gap between them. Barcelona's match today was also excellent, they won the match 4-2, it was a great thing

You are saying that now, but this is the first time Xavi came to a big club, he spent just 2 years there, he won one La Liga and he has seen one quarter finals of UCL with the team already and he did that with a team that has HUGE amount of debt, whereas Guardiola has never been to a team with a financial trouble, when he was back at Barcelona, he was basically spending money like crazy, and now he is at City, we have seen him spend money like crazy on players as well.

This is why I would say the difference isn't that huge, if you put Xavi at a team with no financial trouble, I am sure that he will do just as well as Guardiola. I mean look at Pep, dude has won so many premier leagues, but only one UCL with the most dominant English team, I bet that Xavi could do that too.