Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

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Well, as discussed earlier Barcelona let the situation unfavorable for them for too long which made the match in the end a situation that they could not overcome which made the match that they should have been able to get full points instead it did not end well as they only won 1 point in this match.

Their possession of the ball Barcelona was very good in the match in this match but in terms of opportunities this became a monotonous match in the end because Barcelona could not get a good chance even Bilbaou who only had a possession of 39 percent could keep up with them in terms of opportunities.

Even though this is a pretty good opportunity for Barcelona especially with the draw that Madrid got and Girona's defeat in the previous match, this should be maximized well but unfortunately in the end they also did not get full points in this match.

I think there is a reason why Barcelona couldn't take advantage of that match to win. De Jong and Pedri have been two important players in the Barcelona squad in the last few seasons, so when they come out in the middle of an ongoing match it is clear that Barcelona has lost a lot of creativity in their game. Ilkay Gundogan, Christensen and Fermin Lopez could help, but Barcelona is increasingly unbalanced without Pedri and De Jong.

Barcelona and Bilbao didn't have many goal chances throughout the match and I would say it was a boring match. Joao Cancelo almost scored, but Bilbao were lucky because they were still able to save the ball. The standings have not changed, Barcelona remains behind Girona with a gap of 1 point and 8 points from Real Madrid.

Well there are several reasons when Barcelona became more monotonous from the start of the first half because indeed with the loss of Pedri and De Jong in the first half indirectly this made them seem to lose control of the midfield.
Even though in this match they managed to get possession as usual but the absence of a good creator like De Jong made this a little more complicated for them which made the score unchangeable in this match.

Now, the impact of yesterday's match is actually not only short-term but long-term because apart from them failing to make a difference by shifting Girona to second place in the standings, they also have to deal with the injury of these 2 players.
There have been reports that De Jong's injury is a sprained lateral ligament in his right ankle while Pedri has an injury to his quadriceps muscle which should keep both players in the medical room for over a month. This is a big blow for Barcelona as they are still in desperate need of these players especially with their creative midfielder Gavi still not sure when he will recover.