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Yup, totally at a loss for me as well to comment. Just have to throw my hands up in the air and accept this is the team I love, and it is going downhill. Like you, I definitely know we can't dream of La Liga, and we should focus on stabilizing instead. I did even fancy us winning the Champions League but right now, I think it's realistic to just aim for top 4.

I guess it was last time when Braithwaite got chance to make penalty kick. Another shity performance by team today, but it's already so common thing this season that I hardly can find words to comment about this game. It's a joke to let Puig into the pitch only on 89 minute, it's sad to see how Koeman wasting his talent.
I don't even dream about La Liga title this season. But if we continue to play like now, there is big risk that we will end without spot in Champions league next season.

Barca killed me AGAIN. How often do you get a penalty that didn't convert and a chalked off goal from Braithwaite? Not knocking the guy, I still actually think he's better than Griezmann (Barca version I mean) but man, I got totally suckered into the Barca bet AGAIN.

Think this officially makes them the team that makes me lost the most parlays this season. And damn Betis now too haha 3-1 down bleh.

Barca have confirmed without Lionel Messi tonight and they will able win or not depend on Antoine Griezmann could replace Messi position to make goal on Eibar or not, maybe they have proof how potential him self and could be replace for Luis Suarez or Messi next season. I think Eibar become easy for Barcelona and get three points for tonight, how ever still have Martin Braithwaite become duet for Antoine Griezmann after injury Messi and Ansu Fati.
 

Villareal is missing a lot of important players but I really like the way they play. If they had all first 11 players available I would say Villareal is not loosing this one. As it stands Sevilla is a favorite for a reason. I expect 2:1 for home team.

Barca game is something I will probably bet on live. I feel like this game will either be very tough for them or they will start really good and win with a big handicap. They are playing without Messi, Alba, Pique, Fati, Roberto so there is room for surprise if the game does not start like they want it to.

not a single draw tonight, it is hard to expect from La Liga, and Villareal especially
I did not had some inspiration for this round, but do not expect some draws in this round either, will be interesting to see Barcelona tonight, would they confirm show from last round, or it will be same old "how to score" Barca in La Liga

what you expect in Sevilla this afternoon, home win?

Don't forget we've got a slew of games coming up from this evening guys! I put in my picks already even last week and I took a sniff around them and I think I'll just stick to them.

Please no draws tonight, I don't mind losing my parlays but seeing draws just makes me feel crap about them =p

Yeah I never seen that amount of points before I think there was a 20+ round in EPL last season but that was during a round most people got close to 20 anyway. This is the kind of dominance Real/Barca used to have before the shitshows that is currently on display this corona season haha;)

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You need to watch your back in the pool, I'm coming for 11th spots in the next round 

What an impressive round for big daddy with 20 points, I don't think we've had as much before..

^ Nope, I didn't. I had to go live betting and Real scored just as I was toying around with the idea. Then I just went and did a Napoli parlay with 2 other DFB Pokal games.

They all screwed me anyway. Picking the Betis win in parlays didn't really help, although the 1-0 win did give me back a freebet from insurance (sobs).

Hope you didn't bite. Granada put up a fight by defending (though fair enough they also had 4 shots so not completely Atletico style pre November!) and still lost by 2 goals. Odds were already 111 live for a comeback, impossible;)

Now to see what Atletico can do with 2 games in hand. They'll wish they beat Real though.

Getafe didn't strike me as one of the losers at the start of the season but every time they can't win I wonder why I've been stubbornly backing them. Not that a 1-1 draw helps me anyway betting wise. Odds on Granada to win this right now is heading above 9/1. Should I bite? 6 minutes to half time and Real can't score still.

regarding Sociedad, they do not have strength to stay in top 4, it was obvious, but six matches without a win proved that
United is solid team, and that match would be interesting, I do not think that Sociedad can go through, but neither of these two can be a clear favorite afterwards, there are Tottenham, Napoli, Inter, Milan there to fight as well

Still early season and Sociedad must first find a way to navigate both Europa and also La Liga. I think they first overcome United, then they will be favorites (or maybe still Inter) but I suspect they could throw away that game.

Nice Barca win and yes, maybe not a coincidence the lineup missed a certain French.

You missed the best performance from Barca so far this season, bad game to miss especially if you are core Barca fan. Yes, Alba played on the left of the 4-men midfield.

Yesterday I realized, Barcelona is all about Messi and his commitment. Without doubt, he's the best player on-ball but his off-ball movements weren't impressive this season which isn't expected from the captain. You don't want your captain to literally walk on the field when you are 0-2 down. However, tomorrow he had changed the entire narrative. He was running with fire towards goalkeeper, forcing him into hasty clearance, leading the press, forcing defenders to give bad passes and the most special off-ball moment was the clean tackle from behind (it's been ages). When captain inspires from the front, whole team responds. Special mentions to Pedri, Pjanic, Dest, Braithwaite and Stegen - they played like prime Barca yesterday and that too away from home (nice!!).

Messi's shots were much more convincing than his past performances. He had hit 42 shots in last 5 matches! But most of those lacked 'Messi-quality'. However, yesterday conviction could be felt in those shots. If someone thinks I'm over-exaggerating and scoreline of 0-3 doesn't look good enough then for record, Barca hit woodwork thrice in the game!

By the way, anyone else noticed an extra-ordinary connection developing between these two?



Puig could have completed the frame like Messi-Xavi-Inesta trio only if Koeman can keep his ego aside and let him play. 

I was expecting to watch Barca tonight but then I started with Villareal match and it was simply too good, could not change the channel. It ended as a draw, but both teams wanted the win and it could have ended with victory for either side. Villareal is playing some good and watchable football and I hope they will finish high.

If I knew about new Barca formation I would have switched for sure. I presume alba played on the left of those 4 and not in the middle?

Really good game and confident win - not that frequent thing this season. I don't know it's coincidence or now, but we achieved it without Griezmann in the squad. Shocking fact that until this game Barca had collected just 4 points in away games.
Atletico won very important game against Real Sociedad. I think after this game Sociedad dreams that they can fight for title is over - 6 points behind 1st place and Atletico have 3 games in advance.
And interesting fact - Iñaki Williams today played his 172th game in a row for Athletic and overcome legendary Di Stefano by this number. He haven't missed even single game from 20th April, 2016 - very impressive.

I would have preferred to see Barcelona in the traditional 4-3-3 formation, we didn't get the desired result at times, but then the players are really comfortable in it, and it affords Mess luxury of space, most times Koeman seem to be troubled about the midfield trio and who not to play.

We are up by a goal, Lenglet with the great header, but it's all credit to Messi, as usual!

Just when I thought we have seen everything from Koeman, he came up with yet another weird lineup. His early attempt to replace traditional 4-3-3 Barca style with 4-2-3-1 with double pivot didn't work out.

So, today's Koeman special is:



3-1-4-2 !! Weird but may work out. Not much attacking prowess in the team but good thing is with three centre backs, both full-backs won't have to trackback much. If I consider last few matches, full-backs are the second most important element in Koeman's attack after Messi. So, more forward freedom to Alba and Dest may help Barca to get few goals. Puig still not in the team though.  

I like that super late La Liga games, they start just about when I put my wife and kid to bad so I can enjoy them in peace In the past, those kind of late starts were deserved for big games or El Clasico but now I am happy when I get a game at all.

Still 5 of you without picks. Hurry up guys, not much time left.