Quote from: KTChampions on March 21, 2024, 05:24:38 PM

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Quote from: KTChampions on March 20, 2024, 03:08:36 PM

It seems to me on the contrary, Atlético’s chances of reaching the top 4 are falling due to the fact that they have a good position in the Champions League. If they can beat Dortmund, then on the way to the final one of the pair PSG - Barcelona will be waiting for them (this is much better than Real, Bayern, City or Arsenal as in the second branch to the final). Maybe it will turn out that they will give all their strength (due to motivation) in the Champions League and lose points in La Liga. I wouldn’t be surprised if they lose the head-to-head match to Athletic and worsen their situation.

That's not a reason in my opinion because even though the Atletico Madrid team will still fight for a top 4 position so that they can still get a ticket to the Champions League next season, if they hope to win the Champion League title this season I think it is very difficult.
In fact, teams that are focused on the European stage make the team's mentality and confidence better when facing matches in La Liga, especially if they have the same motivation.
So in my opinion Atletico Madrid's chances of finishing in the top 4 are still quite wide open, now Atletico Madrid is only 1 point different from the 4th ranked team and with 9 more matches left in this season their chances are very wide open.

Nope. A team that fights in European competitions usually loses its results in the national championship; this is a common pattern for everyone, both for top clubs and for lucky “newcomers” on the European arena. Even with good squad depth, it is difficult to compete equally well on all fronts.
As for Atlético, what do you think about what all the players are thinking about - that before reaching the Champions League final they only have to beat Dortmund, and then either PSG or Barcelona, which looks very realistic, or about how they will play with Villarreal and Alaves? Wink

Well, it cannot be denied that he has a good chance of finishing in the top 4, because he is one point behind Bilbao, although it is possible, he may stay there, but of course now the fights between Bilbao are getting tough. nothing more and he is less with Madrid, it could be March 31, a very tough game, so you can see that it is not so easy for him, now I totally agree with what he says, in fact to be honest, I don't I was hoping to see Atlético in the UCL, the truth is that they are there by pure luck, for me they will not get past Dortmund, however the possibilities are open.

But the team that I see as the most solid is Girona and it will be interesting to see it in the next UCL, so this can cause many things, the first thing must be done so that this team emphasizes the difference with the others, I see Bilbao as very difficult to qualify , but if at least they get a draw with Madrid, well that's not bad, they can do it, and if Atlético loses, well it's more profit for Bilbao.

Carlo Ancelotti: 'Eder Militao, Thibaut Courtois could return against Athletic Bilbao'

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The duo picked up ACL injuries last August, with Militao suffering his setback during the team's opening match of the new La Liga campaign, while Courtois's problem occurred in training in the build-up to the new season.

Initially, it had been thought that both would miss the entire season, but the pair have stepped up their recoveries in recent months, and Ancelotti has revealed that returns for the key duo could occur against Athletic in Spain's top flight after the international break.

Real Madrid will be bidding to make it successive wins in La Liga when they head to Osasuna on Saturday afternoon.

Los Blancos are top of the La Liga table, seven points clear of second-placed Girona and eight ahead of an in-form Barcelona in third position.

Source: https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/real-madrid/injury-news/news/ancelotti-militao-courtois-could-return-against-athletic_539076.html?newsnow

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Quote from: AakZaki on March 22, 2024, 06:17:44 PM

There was a loss for Xavi because he got 2 yellow cards against Atlhetico Madrid. This allowed Xavi to miss 3 matches. Against Las Palmas, Cadiz and Real Madrid. A disadvantage, because at the moment Barcelona is in improved form. They haven't lost after playing Villareal.

What happen to Barcelona this season? Really a surprise to see them not able to maintain the credible moves of last season when they lifted the La Liga title. The current form of Barcelona is in doubt, even the supporters doesn't have believe for the club, they can't meet up the firing performance of Real Madrid this season, underperfoming actions whenever they meet Los Blancos who are absolutely striving for great results.

Barcelona will continue to figure out solid path for winning because this season gave been a terrible one for them more specifically in La Liga matches. What are you pointing out? Xavi Hernandez will always climbed the edge of his team despite his absence towards upcoming matches. Xavi Hernandez issued a red card by the referee and this is bad news for the team, the players will guided by the assistant coaches, atleast they sits in position to provide aides for the progress of the club.

Xavi protested too loudly to the referee and in the end he was sent off in last week's match. I hope that Barcelona will not experience problems when Xavi is not accompanied and the assistant coach is expected to be able to do his temporary job well. It's not easy when the competition is getting tougher, especially with Girona, Barcelona has to face this and I'm pretty sure it won't be a problem. The important thing is that team unity does not decrease and that is what they must maintain.

Well things can be very different when it comes to the coach not being there with the team, and it is a fundamental lack, but if the strategies are already made, the only thing Xavi has to do is communicate with the 2nd coach and that's it, but I don't See it as something serious, the only thing that happened is that the pressure and stress that It's nothing out of the ordinary, the bad thing is that he will miss the game against Real Madrid, the classic of classics.

Now, what they have to concentrate on is winning, Barcelona has lost many points, they haven't done things very well and that has hurt them a lot, so the desire to try to fix things can produce all these kinds of things in them. .

Luis Enrique says seven Barcelona players would start for his Paris Saint-Germain side

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Barcelona legend and current manager of Paris Saint-Germain Luis Enrique became an internet sensation in the 2022 World Cup when he decided to join Twitch and do some streaming, answering questions from fans with extraordinary charisma and sense of humor and making some big news every time he was on.

Lucho decided to return to Twitch this week to kill some time during the international break, and he naturally answered plenty of questions about the upcoming Champions League quarter-final tie between his PSG side and Barcelona, who won their last European Cup with Enrique as manager nine years ago.

Source: https://www.barcablaugranes.com/barcelona-uefa-champions-league/2024/3/22/24108717/luis-enrique-seven-barcelona-players-would-start-paris-saint-germain-ahead-champions-league-clash