Quote from: Ahli38 on August 15, 2024, 10:52:32 AM

Quote from: BALIK on August 15, 2024, 06:44:44 AM

The result of the match was as we expected. Real Madrid won the match 2-0. And in the whole match Atalanta's players could not do much. Both teams played defensively in the first half. However, in the second half of the match, we saw only Madrid's dominance. We don't see strong attacks from Atalanta's players.

Madrid's defense is also strong this season. We haven't seen better performances from Madrid in friendly matches. However, Madrid's overall performance against Atalanta was very composed. Madrid's lineup has become more dynamic after Mbappe's addition to the squad. Moreover, there are talented players like Bellingham in the midfield. Bellingham is a worthy replacement for Luka Modric. Unless Mbappe and Bellingham get injured next season, Real Madrid will undoubtedly win the La Liga title very easily.

In the first half the match felt quite boring because both teams had difficulty penetrating each other's defense. But I understood in the end that Real Madrid was just measuring the opponent's strength to reveal their true strategy in the second half. And yes, in the second half the game became quite different. Real Madrid began to dominate attacks and Atalanta found it difficult to build attacks. Even though in the first half Atalanta played quite well and the attack they built was also quite well organized. Well, in essence the results of this match were in line with what we expected. And most importantly, Mbappe started with a good debut by scoring 1 goal in that match. and it is hoped that with a good start, Mbappe will become more confident and be sharper when Laliga starts. Real Madrid played in a safe and calm manner. And yes, that's because they had the confidence to win the match from the start.

I was actually scared for Real Madrid because of how stable the game was. It was not in anyone’s favor but in the 2nd half, Real Madrid showed their true strength and destroyed Atalanta’s defense. Valverde broke the deadlock in the 59th minute. And then the new signing Mbappe also scored a goal in his Debut and also got his first trophy on the Debut.

I must say the result was not surprising but the match was slightly surprising to me. As persno1 has said, Real Madrid’s defense this season is looking quite good as well. But although their main squad is looking very solid, I think they require a little depth in the main squad. Alaba is not doing very good as a centre-back right now, Nacho also left Real Madrid. I think they require a signing there to increase their squad depth.

Quote from: Velvet78 on August 15, 2024, 09:52:39 AM

My expectations for today are Athletic Bilbao to win and a draw in the Betis - Girona game. Keeping Williams in the team is really important. I think Athletic Bilbao will have another decent season.

Girona has lost crucial players, that's the truth. However I don't think they will still be that weak. They have had a solid system working like clockwork you know. Michel is still managing the team in the end.

Yeah it is a bit odd to see the season in the La Liga starting on Thursday. Grin

But do I have a problem with that. Not at all. The sooner the better!

Both have been drawn. I also thought Athelitico Bilbao was going to win and I think everyone was predicted the same way as me. But Getafe penalized the result at 64 minutes. The match between Girona vs Betis was a tough call. You know Girona has already lost some of its key players and had a very bad ending at the end of the last season. It was really very interesting to see the outcomes of these two matches. Actually, there was a chance Girona lost the match, they got a favor at 72 minutes and drew!