Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 833. (Read 530542 times)

Valencia goalkeeper's mistakes are unforgivable, but there are times when he makes them for his team to win. However, no one would have thought that it was an intentional act that resulted in a red card so that whatever was previously achieved would be in vain. It was clear that losing the main goalkeeper meant that Valencia lost the opportunity to maintain their lead and it was proven that the increasingly weak defense made Valencia so easy for Barcelona to break through.

I think Barcelona was very lucky to face Valencia with only 10 players and they were much more able to explore attacks from every angle so they could score more goals. It is proven that Lewandowski recorded a hat trick and that is why it will be very difficult to stop him if there is empty space in the defense.

I totally agree with you. We cannot compare Xavi with Pep Guardiola in any way. Guardiola is a living legend. He is a very experienced coach. And he has already proved it several times. He has transformed the Manchester City team into a very strong team. Xavi on the other hand is quite talented, but Xavi cannot be compared to Guardiola. Xavi is not experienced enough.

Xavi is not as experienced as Guardiola, and Barcelona's finances are also in dire straits. Barcelona are now unable to buy talented players of their choice. Moreover, it is difficult for Barcelona to pay high wages to the players. Guardiola, on the other hand, receives large funds for player purchases. And you can form the squad according to his wish.

Barcelona defense is very poor in this match because some of their defender players did the mistakes and this makes Barcelona have to suffered conceded 2 goals but indeed everything was change after red card incident for Valencia because in the second half Barcelona can control the game and with 81% ball possession they can scores 3 goals from Lewandowski and this result is makes Barcelona can collect 73 points from 33 matches and they still able to managed their points gap 11 points below Real Madrid

Next weekend would be so interesting because there is a big match between Girona vs Barcelona and at December last year both teams has been met once time and at that time Girona can able to beat Barcelona with final scores 4-2 at Camp Nou and i am curious whether Barcelona can take revenge and win from Girona or not and i know since entering 2024 Girona performance was decline but while playing at home Girona still able to beat their opponents so Girona is still able to managed their performance while playing at home and i think Girona potentially can make Barcelona get in trouble again even there is possibility Girona can repeat their previous result from Barcelona and win the match

Comparing Pep Guaridola with Xavi alone is a mistake because they are not suitable to be compared to each other. The careers of the two are so different that it would be inappropriate to compare them. It's not that Barcelona doesn't want to look for a new coach, but we know that their finances alone are unable to provide the best facilities for their players to date. Instead of wasting money, it's better to use what is already available. Xavi may not be a good coach, but is there another coach who is willing to manage a club with minimal finances?

There is no choice for Barcelona, if they want to improve the squad then improve their finances first.

Barcelona were lucky in this match so I don't think they won the match. Barcelona's overall performance in this match was very good. Despite trailing in the first half, Barcelona's performance was not weak. Barcelona players dominated the match from the beginning of the match. They managed to attack a lot in this match.



Barcelona players have 80% of the ball possession of the match. Valencia's players managed to have only 20% ball possession. It was very difficult for Valencia to perform well in the second half as Giorgi Mamardashvili was sent off in the last minute of the first half after receiving a red card. And then Valencia's performance got weaker. But Barcelona had a great second half performance. And Lewandowski's superb hat-trick secured a 4-2 victory. I am satisfied with Barcelona's overall performance.

Barcelona's win was lucky yesterday, I can’t say they did it because they played against 10 players yesterday after coming back from halftime, Valencia is very serious in the match and I know if it’s not because of the red cards that the goalkeeper got I don’t think Barcelona will win the match, the match will either end up draw, we can see that after the red card, Barcelona are now serious in the match, even Lewandowski scored a hat trick in the match, this also show that Lewandowski is is a weak striker that can only score against 10 players in the field and also when the team goalkeeper is not playing with the team.

I know Lewandowski scored a hat trick and it’s not easy to score a hat trick but those hat tricks can not help Barcelona at this moment, the performance he showed yesterday suppose to be in the Champions League or from the beginning of the league, even if Lewandowski scores 10 goals in a single game now it can not help the team because they have already lost every opportunity they have to win a trophy and they are ending the season without any trophy.

Yes that's right. At first, Barcelona had difficulty building an attack because they were also attacked by Valencia and conceded two goals, but after the goalkeeper received a red card, the game started to change and Barcelona managed to take advantage of their player advantage so they could make a comeback. Amazing result for Barcelona, Robert Lewandowsky became the hero of the match with his hat trick and Lewandowski is still fighting to become top scorer. This victory also delayed Real Madrid from locking in the La Liga title.

You could say that Barcelona this year wasn't too bad, indeed they didn't defend their Laliga title and lost in the UCL. but this year's problems are really resolved. Hopefully this year's shortage can be used as evaluation material, even though it is difficult because finances are not yet stable. At least Xavi staying at Barcelona can provide a sense of comfort for his players rather than having to change coaches.

Barcelona won the game against Valencia with huge scores but I believe Valencia lost because it made some mistakes which cost the club three points. The biggest error has come from its goalkeeper when he got a red card caused by handball. Valencia's goalkeeper was doing handball to keep Yamal from passing him when these two were one on one.
That is Valencia's biggest mistake. I'd rather let Yamal score so Valencia can score another goal with 11 players. That's a big mistake by Valencia's goalkeeper. He is suspended for several games following the red card.

The loss to Barcelona meant nothing because Valencia was not even at the bottom of the table. It only reduces Valencia's chances of participating in the conference league next season. I'm very disappointed with the outcome achieved by sevilla since it was missing opportunity after it leads with good scores.
Sevilla can draw against Barcelona as long as they play with 11 players. The red card became a key factor in Barcelona's comeback in the second half. This is the goalkeeper's biggest mistake.

Comparing Xavi with Guardiola is like comparing heaven and earth, the difference is very big. Xavi is very lucky because he is an inseparable part of Barcelona. The trust of Barcelona management in giving him the opportunity to handle the team when it was experiencing a financial downturn has given him experience in handling top class team in European competitions.

I admit, Xavi did not completely fail this season even though he was unable to present a single trophy for Barcelona. He was able to prove his quality amidst the doubts that continued to come to him, Xavi's performance was not too bad because he succeeded in bringing Barcelona to the quarter-finals of the UCL and he is trying to make his team finish in runner-up position in La Liga.

I think this would really be an even fight if only Valencia hadn't received that red card, a blunder that ultimately became a nightmare for Valencia. Both goalkeepers made blunders, but Mamardashvili didn't just make a mistake, because what he did was indeed a stupid decision. After that red card, the situation completely changed, where Barcelona completely controlled the game and it looked like Lewandowski really knew what to do with the advantage his team had.

There is an incident that I think Barcelona should pay attention to. Once again, Araujo took an action that he should not have done. His aggressive play tends to turn into a blunder. This is like an action that was detrimental to his team when playing against PSG in the Champions League.

I bet on Barcelona to win this match. But at the end of the first half I had enough doubts whether Barcelona could win the match. Because despite Barcelona performing well in the first half, they were trailing 2-1. However, in the second half, the Barcelona team made an excellent comeback. Lewandowski's hat-trick gave Barcelona an impressive 4-2 victory.

In the second half we only saw the dominance of the Barcelona players. Barcelona have 80% ball possession in this match. And made a total of 27 shots. Despite dominating the entire match, Barcelona conceded two goals due to mistakes by defenders. Barcelona's defense will need to be strengthened next season if the team wants to challenge for the title.

Barcelona vs Valencia was really interesting match because Barcelona managed to win with fairly big score of 4 - 2 and what was interesting was not the victory but Lewandowski who scored 3 goals.
Lewandowski hatrick made everyone happy because Valencia was not weak team because if they didn't get red card at the end of the first half then the second half could provide fierce resistance.
In the first half, Valencia really seemed to dominate and could play well because they also scored two goals in the first half, if there were no red cards, it might be difficult for Barcelona to win.

Previously there was news that Lewandowski would leave Barcelona, but after some time he stated that he would stay and really wanted to be part of Barcelona in fighting for the title next season.

It's true, currently Xavi doesn't deserve to be called the best coach ever. However, it is possible that in the future Xavi will become a very great and accomplished coach. The reason is, currently Xavi is still relatively young as a football coach.
So it is natural that currently Xavi is still not good and has many shortcomings in coaching his club (Barcelona). Because as far as I know, Xavi started his career as a coach in 2019. So up to now, that means Xavi has only been a football coach for 5 years. So having been a football coach for approximately 5 years, Xavi certainly doesn't have much experience. Moreover, with experience coaching European clubs, Xavi certainly doesn't have much experience. The reason is, during his career as a football coach, Barcelona was the first club he coached. Because previously Xavi was a coach at a club from Qatar (Al Sadd). But even though Xavi's experience as a coach is still limited, I think Xavi can be said to be a pretty good coach. The reason is, last season Xavi successfully brought Barcelona to become Laliga champions.

And if you compare Xavi with Guardiola, it is clear that Guardiola is superior. The reason is, Guardiola already has a wealth of experience in the world of football coaching. So I think comparing Xavi with Guardiola is not appropriate. The reason is that Xavi is a new coach, while Guardiola is an old coach who already has a lot of experience.

Barcelona played very well against Valencia even though statistically Barcelona had a bigger chance in that match so it's natural that this victory was very deserved by Barcelina and that's as it should be. Robert Lewandowski scored this hat trick which was a good start for Lewandowski who hasn't been productive for quite a long time but it looks like he has found his rhythm again. If he continues to perform well during Barcelona matches, Barcelona might still be at the top level because he has been the main factor in Barcelona's success so far. But fortunately, Valencia lost 1 player in the first half, making it easier for Barcelona to win the match by creating 2 additional goals in the second half.

The reason is that the victory that Barcelona achieved was very important to maintain second position, Girona tried to take over second place when Barcelona suffered a defeat against Real Madrid but Barcelona still had a 2 point difference from Girona so Barcelona could still fight. Even though being in 2nd and 3rd place doesn't change anything, they will also both appear in the Champions League next season so it doesn't matter to me if Barcelona or Girona are where they are now ranked 2nd and 3rd, it's the same.

Barcelona scored the first goal at 22 minutes without any red card from their opponent, but Valencia equalized the goal and still added one goal to lead the match in the first half but Barcelona was still strong despite the opportunity  Valencia got to achieved all those goals. Barcelona changed the match in the second half to equalized the goals to make their fans happy and to have hope that they are going to achieve victory from their home to defeat Valencia, which they did to added another one goal to defeated Valencia 4-2  to embraced the three points. I think, Valencia would have make the match draw if not the red card that happened in the second half, because they took a good possession in the match to frustrate Barcelona effort but the red card made them to failed at the end of the match.

Xavi is a good manager and he has been in charge of Barcelona for a long time although his controversial decisions in some cases surprised us but still considering Barcelona's performance at the moment we have to accept that Xavi has managed to bring this team from a bad situation to a good one. Even though Xabi is a good manager, it would be foolish to compare this manager with legendary managers because some managers are far ahead of others in terms of categories. Pep Guardiwala, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Enrique and other managers have a different place and are definitely the best managers of all time. He has not been in charge for long so if we trust this Spanish and former Barcelona footballer Xabi he will surely develop his coaching career.

with the points that Real Madrid currently has, it will certainly make Real Madrid safely sit at the top of the standings because currently the difference with Barcelona and Girona is of course a big difference. I personally agree with you. Of course, during the later match in the Champions League, it will definitely change Real's mentality. madrid are safe and will definitely focus on the Champions League and they will fight to win against Bayern.

I think Bayern and Real Madrid will perform as well as possible and will fight hard to win the prestigious match in the Champions League and I also think Bayern will definitely perform well in the UCL because in the Bundesliga of course their hopes of becoming champions are small because of the large point difference with Leverkusen, however In the UCL, of course the hope of becoming Champions is wide open for Bayern, so we'll see what the match is like and of course it will be an exciting match and of course it will be difficult for us to carry predict who will win and have the right to qualify for the Champions League final.

Latest results and temporary rankings of top clubs in La Liga, shows that Girona almost get a position in top four. They have 71 points so far and have 13 points more than Athletic Club (at the fifth position). The league has only 5 more matches and Girona need to win one more match, to maintain their 13 points more than Athletic Club, to be eligible for Champions League next season.

Let me congratulate Girona in advance for this surprising success in their club history. A first ever season in Champions League for Girona is coming.

With 71 points, they have only 2 points less than Barcelona and a challenge for them is taking over the second position from Barcelona in remaining five matches.

Even though he has not yet been hired as Barcelona's new coach, the club already has a strong squad and i think that xavi is not even building the club from the bottom here. He came when barcelona has already good squad. Calling Xavi the best coach in the world seems strange. I'm still wondering what motivates people to call Xavi a world-class coach when he hasn't won many trophies with Barcelona and it tells me that if people are getting delusional.
Comparing him to the best coach in the world makes no sense. As you can see, if Guardiola is used as a measure of whether a coach is worthy of being referred to as one of the best in the world. Xavi needs to surpass guardiola's trophy in order to be called even better than guardiola. It's impossibke

Xavi is still relatively new, and I believe Xabi Alonso will be able to outperform him. It's too far to compare Xavi and Guardiola. I'm not sure what people are thinking, but have they ever considered making such a ridiculous comparison? they are being too fanatic when supporting their favorite players. That ridiculous comparison has proven it

I won't even consider it as a comparison. Guardiola is too good to compare to Xavi. Even Pep won the Champions League while Xavi was still a Barcelona player.

I agree with you, if not for the red card Barcelona could not have taken control of the game, it wasn't one sided as we all expected and these days Barcelona have lost that energy in them like the way they used to dominate their opponent making the game uncomfortable for them, I think it started after they were eliminated from the UCL. They don't have that complete squad to do that damage to opponents and without the red card it could have been a game Valencia would have won or they end up playing a draw.
I wonder why Xavi hardly start up the creator of chances and he brings him on at the last minute or let's say 80mins+ in some games, talking about Joao Felix. I feel Xavi haven't noticed that Joao Felix's presence do cause a lot of pressure to oppositions in every game he starts, in as much as he is a loaned player I think that chance should be given to him if Barca wants to win a game without this same pressure they had against Valencia.