Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 915. (Read 538060 times)

Surely, both real Madrid and Barcelona have done their best in this match. And Real Madrid also deserved this victory.
For some reason, Real Madrid can often really turn things around in the last minutes of the match. For this reason, whoever your opponent is, you need to always be alert until the final whistle is blown. In this case, El Clasico is always thrilling and makes people curious about who will win it. However, in the last 2 matches this season, Real Madrid did better and were better prepared. And of course, the hope is for Real Madrid to not only win the La Liga trophy, but also the Champions League trophy this season.

Finally they did it.
Keeping Xavi is the right decision for Barcelona. Because it is Xavi who so far has the greatest potential and is able to manage the club from downturn. No coach or football manager is perfect, but Xavi did it better. even if they lose Xavi, who knows who can do as well as the Xavi Barcelona can get for now.

Source: Xavi has decided to change his mind and STAY as Barcelona manager!


And Xavi's decision to want to stay at Barcelona is also very worthy of appreciation. because after all, we got to see how disappointed and depressed he was. However, in the end, Xavi was able to control himself and make peace with everyone. It certainly won't be easy for him to decide to finally stay at Barcelona, at least until 2025. But this decision is quite proud.

After much insistence, it seems that the president of Barcelona finally won and managed to convince Xavi to stay at Barcelona for another season, probably what must have made Xavi change his decision, it was the last games he played with PSG and Real Madrid in both games the referee made suspicious decisions, in any case I hope xavi can win the league next season


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this season barcelona played 32 games and won 21 games, while real madrid played 32 games and won 25 games. So we see that there is no big difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Xavi is a good coach, Barcelona's biggest problem this season is in defense. we just need to see that in 32 games Barcelona conceded 37 goals, while Real Madrid conceded 22 goals in 32 games. Last season Barcelona won the league because they had a good defense, they ended the season with less than 20 goals conceded if memory serves me correctly. Congratulations to the president of Barcelona and to Xavi for agreeing to continue at Barcelona, he is doing a good job

Sometimes it may actually be out of place to judge a team by their performance against another because it may not be that performance that will guarantee future performance asw e can't tell what circumstances may be present on the day of subsequent games  which may influence their results. When  a team performs better at a team they actually tens to instill fear and cautiousness in their subsequent opponent.

Real Madrid has gotten a track record of success been recorded in the champions league and there's actually no doubts about that but then it still doesn't tell in the fact that it's a guarantee that they will win Bayern Munich, a critical examination into the strength of both team and you will find out that they are having some kind of matching strength at some point in that Madrid has gotten this good depth a d that of Bayern Munich isn't poor either, then looking at their tactical approach, you will see aswell that they both have a good attacking approach that keeps their opponent on their toes.

If Bayern Munich hoes all in on attack then Real Madrid will have to be careful els they will cancel in on all their goals they are going to score but i have some good levels of optimism will with Madrid even if they both share almost same level experience in the champions league they have both played so far and i believe that Madrid will be able to utilize every chance they get but they should be weary of the fact that Bayern Munich isn't na weak team.

Both Atletico Madrid and Atletic Bilbao couldn't put up a proper game performance in their last league games respectively and it meant amd made them go short of points which makes their next game against themselves be more challenging as they won't really have an easy access to the top spot.

 This season have been a very unusual one for the teams as they experienced a number of challenging and surprising encounters especially from upcoming teams. When they both face themselves this weekend, it'll be a battle for the UCL ticket as both teams have a 3point battle that'll matter in their advancements. Now we'd consider the capacity of each of their performance rates and hence let it be part of the determinants of who the victor may be but it's really beyond that.

 Yes Madrid may seem to be a bit greater in skill set and what they portray but do not doubt that Bilbao are also increasingly giving the best act on the pitch which has therefore gotten them to where they are now. Winning the ticket will be blissful for Bilbao as it'll mean more to them thesame way it'll mean more to Madrid but they both have to make the decision on the pitch.

Yeah I agree with you, Barcelona cannot be written off just because they lost the first leg against Girona or lost against Real Madrid, Girona and Barcelona’s first leg was at a time when Barcelona had defensive issues and I think the coach Xavi was making a lot of mistakes while experimenting on so many tactics and his substitutions in that match did not help. If Barcelona will play like they did against Madrid in the El Classico, they’re definitely going to win and they wouldn’t like to be defeated twice by Girona this season. I will bet on Barcelona winning the second leg and finishing second ahead of Girona.

From the start when facing Manchester City any club would be in doubt including Madrid because after all if you look at the performance and play on the field then indeed Manchester City is a real big candidate but in the end things like that lose with mental and hard work.

Manchester City are indeed a good club but Madrid are Champions League regulars and within them there is a champion DNA that is difficult to break other clubs, besides that their fans are also quite militant where for Leg 2 even though it played at the Etihad but it was Madrid's chants that echoed and we could hear it even on the screen but the enthusiasm of Madrid fans at the stadium was still so pronounced and that indirectly made Madrid's mentality increase in the end.
At the moment the championship chance is still there but the semi-finals will not be easy because we know PSG's style of play is almost the same as Madrid, especially when looking at PSG's mission now they are not only eyeing the championship, of course they want to do a revenge mission against Madrid.

With Girona's condition currently uncertain, no one is betting on them quite reasonably because seeing from the conditions it is difficult actually for Girona to be used as a favorite in the match especially when facing bigger opponents even though Barcelona is now in a mentally declining condition due to the loss of momentum to get the Champions League and La Liga trophies but still they are bigger than Girona.
But indeed for the next few matches for Girona when facing Las Palmas it can still be used as a bet and indeed it can also be used as a whip for Girona in order to get the chance and mentality when facing Barcelona later.

When I saw Real Madrid's performance in beating last season's UCL title holders, Man City, it made me believe again that Real Madrid should also be able to beat Bayern Munich. In this case, Bayern is indeed strong, it cannot be denied that they are a strong team. However, their strength is not completely equal, like Man City has where their strength is evenly distributed across all lines. Because of that, I am sure that Ancelotti can create a strategy that can control and handle Bayern Munich well. And win the UCL trophy again later. It will be an interesting too if we see Real Madrid will be in the final with PSG.

Real Madrid dramatically qualified for the Champions League semifinals this season after eliminating Manchester City on penalties. I really didn't expect that to happen, especially when Manchester City was the favorite to win the second leg. Manchester City, who played at home, dominated the match and also scored opportunities, but because many goal opportunities failed, Manchester City had to suffer the worst consequences and lost.

Of course there is a possibility for Real Madrid to qualify for the final by eliminating Bayern Munich. However, it is still difficult to say that this will become a reality because Bayern Munich also has the ambition to win a ticket to the final when they are already on the right track by eliminating Arsenal. This match is really tough, but Real Madrid is favored with a lot of experience and titles.

They must definitely win 3 points against Athletic Bilbao. Simeone is aware of this, but Athletic Bilbao is a very tough opponent. They are doing great this year and they have the power to beat Atletico Madrid. With the defeat of Alaves, faces fell on the Madrid front. Now their only goal is to get fourth place, which will be in the UCL. If they cannot achieve this, this year may be the end of the road for Simeone.

I was surprised when Athletico Madrid started performing poorly because even in the Champions League they play poor games against Dortmund for the second leg when we thought that Athletico Madrid will qualify to the semi-finals and face PSg but they fail to do so, Athletico will just end up in the fourth position in the league but is not too bad because they will still play big competition next season, starting the season Athletico Madrid perform very well and even defeated Real madrid, and I think they will probably win the league but they fail to do so. They are even struggling to finish in fourth place; their next match is against Athletic Club, which they must win in order to finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League next season. They need to win or draw the game to remain in fourth place in the league rankings.

What Athletico Madrid facing right now is not just trouble from fifth, it is the fact that they basically gifted third place to Girona as well. They have literally three losses in five games, that alone is proof enough, even if they won just 2 of them, they would have been just 1 point behind Girona, would have made it possible for them to get that third place.

But, they are ending the season terribly, with them knocked off UCL as well, they just started on a roll that is terrible for them and I do not see how they could get any better neither to be fair. I hope that they could realize that they are going to end up with everything being better. Should be decent situation if they know what they are doing, but next season something has to change.

I admire Anceloti courage of using his players without striker, that was what affected them for not been able to win any league last season, all the Spanish leagues were lost to Barcelona but when Bellingham came and joined the team, the perfection of the team improve but I was scared for them when Cortois when for injury but Anceloti strategies and pass through successfully without with losing just 1 game for the complete matches they have played this season, he deserves a personal award.

If it's what Bayern Munich played against Arsenal and scaled through the Quarter final, Real Madrid will send them to quick exit in their first leg and then do some small touch to eliminate them from the Champions League.

Lewandowski is a great striker, but his performance has seriously deteriorated since moving to Barcelona. I would like to know if the same thing would have happened in Bayern if he had stayed for a couple more years, perhaps at the expense of the club he would not have declined so sharply. But apparently in Bavaria they already saw that age was already affecting him and did not want to conclude an agreement for longer than a year. In general, although Bayern became weaker with his departure (since they did not find a suitable replacement), they made a super deal - they sold him for 60 million. Now Barcelona, in my opinion, is obliged to repeat this and sell him to Saudi Arabia, since in a year or two he will not be needed even there (plus the contract with Barcelona will end).

While no repeat of the match can be expected, that hasn't happened in history as far as I can remember. But at least the Spanish Football Federation will be more careful in choosing referees in the future which will make La Liga's reputation better. This time the loss befell Barcelona due to the referee's decision, so it is not impossible that Real Madrid will get it in the future in a different match.

I don't expect a repeat of the match, but what I hope is that La Liga can imitate the English League which seems more transparent about the referee's leadership in each match. There is always controversy in any domestic league, but it is always good to minimize it as much as they can.

What's the point then though? Wouldn't the best result possibly be a repetition of the game and frankly speaking, that is not going to happen as it actually never happens when some teams complain after the game concluded. There is nothing to expect from that complaint. Think about Liverpool and how the VAR messed up a few results for them. There was one goal not given by the VAR when actually the VAR got it wrong! What could be worse than a regular goal denied?

By the way voices are getting louder that Bellingham should win the next ballon dor. Still quite some time to go, but if he wins the Champions League title this year and the La Liga title for sure, I guess his chances could become quite good for the next world football player competition.

I think it's natural that Barcelona would want to take legal action regarding the two controversial moments in the El Clasico match, but in all likelihood I agree that it won't change anything. In fact, I am happy with Real Madrid's victory in that match, but if it was the referee's mistake then they deserve the right to protest to legal action.

Lamine Yamal's goal and Cubarsi's foul which resulted in a penalty are two debatable moments, so I don't feel Barcelona is guilty of wanting to do so considering that referees and VAR can sometimes still make mistakes that end up harming a team. But as I said before, usually nothing will change, especially until there is a rematch.

In fact, Atletico this season actually lost when playing against Bilbao in the first meeting of the season in LaLiga and also, in their two matches in the Copa del Rey, in fact Bilbao managed to beat Atletico this season. Even worse, Atletico really couldn't score a goal against Bilbao this season because after all, Bilbao always managed to beat Atletico with clean sheets this season.

With a record like that, then ofcourse it will be a bad record for Atletico this season, but for their next match in the La Liga match, I think Atletico still has a chance not to lose by Bilbao . Because after all, in Bilbao's last two matches in La Liga, Bilbao failed to win even though Bilbao only played against Granada and also against Villarreal. With such declining trends and performance then of course, there is a good chance for Atletico, who will play at home, so that not to lose by Bilbao in the next La Liga match.

This weekend, Atletico Madrid will play at home against Athletic Bilbao. They lost 2-0 to Alaves in the last match, which caused great trouble for them. If Athletic Bilbao, who are behind them, beat them, they will reach the same points. If Atletico Madrid loses later, they will lose the chance to go to the Champions League. What will happen this weekend will be determined. If Atletico Madrid wins, it will guarantee the top 4.

Even if the goal is confirmed, with a draw Barcelona won't be able to close the gap with Real Madrid and that won't change their position in the standings. And why is Laporta so confident that a rematch will be held, maybe he thinks Barcelona will be able to beat Real Madrid. But in my opinion This ridiculous match is absolutely impossible to hold. Laporta would be better off setting aside large funds to overhaul the team's squad next season.