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Well, after all, the Champions League will also start some time in the future, so there is still enough time so that every club that has qualified can prepare and put on a good playing performance.
Pre-season matches are used to test the game of each player which when the domestic or Champions League starts they can adapt and play optimally.
We also cannot use pre-season matches to assess the strength of a football club considering that on average clubs only field their new players or young players.
La Liga matches kick off on August 12 and there are only about 12 days left to open.
For the opening will feature Almeria vs Rayo.
Yes, the matches they have in this pre-season are to test their new players, and measure whether they fit the coach's criteria or not. But losing or winning is not a measure for me, because for some coaches may not apply their best strategy or in short they don't care whether they will win or lose the match, the most important thing is that they can see how far their squad has developed, and whether they think it is enough or not.
Indeed, for some people, supporters for example, they want to see their team win even if it's just a pre-season match, but they must also understand.
Good thinking and I feel the benefits of pre-season games like that.
But it's a shame that some people who like football consider pre-season matches as the key or assessment for matches in the real league.
Meanwhile, during a break in pre-season matches like this there are many transfers of players and also changes in coaches so that pre-season matches are aimed at measuring the ability and improving the strengths of a football club so that in the future it will be even better when competing in the real league.