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My La Liga Gameweek 9 Preview and Predictions! — Transcript

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  1. 0:00And we are back. Welcome to my preview
  2. 0:02and predictions for Gameweek 9 in La
  3. 0:04Liga with another European week behind
  4. 0:07us. We return to domestic club football
  5. 0:09once again this weekend. As always, this
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  20. 0:37next week as well. So, once again, we'll
  21. 0:39have Champions League, Europa League,
  22. 0:41and Conference League for you next week
  23. 0:43as we've had this week. And as always,
  24. 0:46the community polls will be up over the
  25. 0:48course of the weekend so you can start
  26. 0:49having your say on all of those matches
  27. 0:51ahead of European football returning
  28. 0:53this weekend. If that's still not enough
  29. 0:55for you, all of my thoughts on the
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  31. 0:59already now been posted over on the
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  36. 1:08League video. So, if you have joined
  37. 1:09over the last few days, you'll get your
  38. 1:11shout-out in just an hour's time. As for
  39. 1:14today though, as always, we have got 10
  40. 1:17La Liga matches for you to kick off your
  41. 1:19weekend. So, without any further ado,
  42. 1:21let's get straight into it. The opening
  43. 1:23game of the weekend starts tonight and
  44. 1:25it is coming from Riazor where Deportivo
  45. 1:28are going to be hosting Levante. And
  46. 1:30right now, neither of these sides are on
  47. 1:32particularly good runs of form. But,
  48. 1:34with that being said, Deportivo still
  49. 1:36remain in eighth place in the table
  50. 1:38whilst Levante are down in 17th, but
  51. 1:41they do still have that game in hand. I
  52. 1:43say both aren't on particularly great
  53. 1:45runs of form at the moment. That is
  54. 1:46because both teams come into this four
  55. 1:49games without a win with both drawing
  56. 1:51two and losing two. But, last weekend
  57. 1:54for Deportivo, it was defeat against
  58. 1:56Real Sociedad in a game where I guess
  59. 1:59they do deserve some credit for the
  60. 2:00attempted comeback bringing it back to
  61. 2:033-2 before the full-time whistle, but
  62. 2:05three unanswered goals left them too
  63. 2:07much to do in the second half and even
  64. 2:09when Sociedad went down to 10 men, yes,
  65. 2:12they did produce that fight back to 3-2,
  66. 2:14but unfortunately it wasn't enough for
  67. 2:15them to get anything from that match. As
  68. 2:18for Levante, they had an even crazier
  69. 2:21game than that when they were at home to
  70. 2:23Sevilla because there were three goals
  71. 2:25in stoppage time initially in the match.
  72. 2:28Sevilla had led by two goals to nil
  73. 2:30before Romero got them back into it at
  74. 2:322-1 and then in stoppage time Dela
  75. 2:35Fuente got them level. Sevilla then went
  76. 2:37on to score again, but their goalscorer
  77. 2:40then got sent off only for Undabarrena,
  78. 2:43the man on loan from Liverpool, to step
  79. 2:45up in the 100th minute of the match to
  80. 2:48salvage a 3-3 draw. So, off the back of
  81. 2:51that, surely that is going to give them
  82. 2:53some little bit of a lift going into
  83. 2:55this fixture, but the result suggests
  84. 2:57it's going to be tough for them and they
  85. 2:58are yet to have an away win so far this
  86. 3:01season. In terms of the team news,
  87. 3:03Amatucci is going to be suspended for
  88. 3:05this game as he was sent off for
  89. 3:07Deportivo in stoppage time against
  90. 3:08Sociedad last weekend. No fresh concerns
  91. 3:11for Levante ahead of this fixture. When
  92. 3:14these two sides last met, it was in La
  93. 3:16Liga 2 where home and away Levante won
  94. 3:19by two goals to one. Based on recent
  95. 3:21matches, I'd probably say a Levante win
  96. 3:23remains the least likely outcome coming
  97. 3:25into this, but with Deportivo's recent
  98. 3:28dip in form as well, I'm not confident
  99. 3:30enough to give them the victory either.
  100. 3:32Think it's going to be an entertaining
  101. 3:33one. Think we're going to see a lot of
  102. 3:34goals. I'm starting this weekend with a
  103. 3:372-2 draw between Deportivo and Levante.
  104. 3:40The opening game from Saturday is going
  105. 3:42to be coming from Espanyol and it is the
  106. 3:44side 11th in the table hosting Atletico
  107. 3:47Madrid up in second. The home side
  108. 3:50continue to be inconsistent over the
  109. 3:53course of the last few weeks and it is
  110. 3:54only one win in five for them ahead of
  111. 3:56this game. They do come into this off
  112. 3:58the back of a 1-1 draw. Unfortunately
  113. 4:01though, that was against bottom Malaga,
  114. 4:03and even though they led early on in
  115. 4:05that game thanks to a great goal from
  116. 4:07Zarragotha, they didn't really have much
  117. 4:09else to show from that match other than
  118. 4:11an attempted backheel that was cleared
  119. 4:14off the line. And at the end of the
  120. 4:15game, Malaga had more attempts on goal,
  121. 4:17they had more possession, and it was no
  122. 4:19surprise that they ended up getting an
  123. 4:21equalizer, although it will be
  124. 4:22frustrating for Espanyol cuz it did come
  125. 4:24in stoppage time. But even so, after
  126. 4:27back-to-back defeats, a draw last week
  127. 4:29is still a step in the right direction.
  128. 4:31As for Atletico Madrid, they are simply
  129. 4:33flying at the moment. They have had five
  130. 4:35wins in a row in all competitions, four
  131. 4:38of them in the league, including last
  132. 4:40weekend in a 2-1 victory away to Alaves.
  133. 4:43Although it should be noted that they
  134. 4:44did need a late goal to grab all three
  135. 4:46points when Christian Romero got the
  136. 4:48winner in the 87th minute, and that was
  137. 4:50after Alaves were down to 10 men. So, it
  138. 4:52wasn't the most convincing result from
  139. 4:54them. They did back that up though with
  140. 4:56another strong performance in midweek in
  141. 4:58the Champions League when they beat
  142. 4:59Manchester United by two goals to nil
  143. 5:01thanks to a Barrios goal in the first
  144. 5:03minute, and then Adam Ounas Lookman late
  145. 5:05on. Again, though, only after Manchester
  146. 5:08United had gone down to 10 men. However,
  147. 5:10regardless, after five wins in a row,
  148. 5:12they will undoubtedly come into this one
  149. 5:14as favorites. In terms of the team news,
  150. 5:16Espanyol are still likely to be without
  151. 5:17first-choice goalkeeper Dmitrovic, who
  152. 5:19missed the draw last weekend. Atletico
  153. 5:21Madrid have no fresh issues coming out
  154. 5:22of the Champions League with another
  155. 5:24Champions League fixture next week as
  156. 5:26well. It is expected that we do see some
  157. 5:28rotation here. Last season, both sides
  158. 5:31won at home, and in fact, Espanyol have
  159. 5:34only lost once to Atletico Madrid in the
  160. 5:36last seven meetings here. So, they
  161. 5:38absolutely know what it takes to get a
  162. 5:40result against this side. Personally,
  163. 5:42with the runs that these two are on, I
  164. 5:44still think Atletico Madrid win is by
  165. 5:46far the most likely outcome. But if
  166. 5:48Atletico do over-rotate their squad with
  167. 5:51Champions League in mind, Espanyol might
  168. 5:53have a shot of grabbing something once
  169. 5:55again. I am going though for a 2-1 win
  170. 5:58to Atletico Madrid. The second game on
  171. 6:01Saturday will see Villarreal taking on
  172. 6:03Elche. Villarreal now 11th in La Liga
  173. 6:06following unfortunately for them another
  174. 6:08defeat last weekend. Although it was a
  175. 6:10result that hardly slowed their overall
  176. 6:12momentum and it was only a 1-0 defeat
  177. 6:15away to Real Madrid. And in fact,
  178. 6:17statistically they actually created more
  179. 6:19chances and had more possession in that
  180. 6:21match. They were just unable to take the
  181. 6:23chances when they came and they were
  182. 6:24punished in the second half. That wasn't
  183. 6:26the case in midweek though because in
  184. 6:28the Champions League against Italian
  185. 6:30side Napoli, they found their clinical
  186. 6:31touch once again with goals from
  187. 6:33Chukwueze, Moreno and Oliver Sahi making
  188. 6:36them get a 3-1 victory after going
  189. 6:39behind early on in that match. Now
  190. 6:41following back-to-back home wins,
  191. 6:43they'll fancy their chances of getting
  192. 6:44their third one here. As for Elche,
  193. 6:47their game last week was pretty much
  194. 6:49exactly what I expected against Celta
  195. 6:51Vigo where near enough nothing of note
  196. 6:54happened. There was literally one big
  197. 6:56chance in the entire match. It came in
  198. 6:58the last minute of the match and it came
  199. 7:00for Celta Vigo. It was literally a case
  200. 7:02of two very out of form sides playing
  201. 7:05some pretty bad football and now against
  202. 7:07the Villarreal side that seems to be
  203. 7:09rediscovering their form, you do fear
  204. 7:11for Elche getting anything from this
  205. 7:13one. In terms of the team news, as far
  206. 7:14as I could find, no fresh concerns for
  207. 7:17either side coming into this game but
  208. 7:18once again with more Champions League
  209. 7:20football next week, Villarreal are
  210. 7:22expected to make some changes. Last
  211. 7:24season Villarreal won both home and away
  212. 7:27and Elche failed to score on either of
  213. 7:29those occasions either. With how last
  214. 7:31week went and with Villarreal's overall
  215. 7:33recent form, I think it'll be very
  216. 7:34similar this time around as well. I'm
  217. 7:37going for a 2-0 win to Villarreal. The
  218. 7:40penultimate game on Saturday is without
  219. 7:43any doubt in my opinion the game of the
  220. 7:45weekend as we have third place Real
  221. 7:47Betis taking on top of the table
  222. 7:49Barcelona and what an outstanding run of
  223. 7:51form both of these sides are on right
  224. 7:54now. Real Betis are unbeaten in their
  225. 7:56last seven matches winning six of those
  226. 7:58seven and have won every single home
  227. 8:01game so far this season and that
  228. 8:03includes beating Real Madrid here before
  229. 8:05the international break and then this
  230. 8:07week alone they've scored eight goals on
  231. 8:10this ground. Firstly, against Osasuna in
  232. 8:12the league thanks to an Isco double, Ez
  233. 8:14Abde an own goal and then Morante
  234. 8:16rounding off the rout and then in
  235. 8:18midweek in a brilliant clash against FC
  236. 8:21Porto they came from behind to win the
  237. 8:23game 3-2 in the Champions League. Again,
  238. 8:25Isco and Ez Abde with two goals before
  239. 8:27then Kucho Hernandez grabbed the winner
  240. 8:30late on. The only problem for Real Betis
  241. 8:32coming into this match is they're facing
  242. 8:34a Barcelona side that has literally won
  243. 8:37every single game so far this season
  244. 8:40including also winning twice this week.
  245. 8:42Firstly, at home to Getafe in La Liga
  246. 8:44thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus,
  247. 8:46Anthony Gordon and Jules Kounde and then
  248. 8:48backed that up with an even more
  249. 8:49impressive performance in a 4-1 away win
  250. 8:52to Galatasaray in the Champions League
  251. 8:54thanks to Joao Cancelo, Fermin Lopez,
  252. 8:56Gordon again and then finally Adeyemi.
  253. 8:58So, as far as I'm concerned we could be
  254. 9:00in for a real epic clash here. In terms
  255. 9:03of the team news once again, no fresh
  256. 9:05concerns for either side but again, with
  257. 9:07both in Champions League action next
  258. 9:09weekend it'll be interesting to see how
  259. 9:11many if any of their big names are
  260. 9:14benched ahead of this one. Last season
  261. 9:16it was an absolute epic between these
  262. 9:18two sides with Barcelona winning home
  263. 9:20and away but on this ground it ended up
  264. 9:23being 5-3
  265. 9:25to Barcelona. With the current form of
  266. 9:27these two sides I wouldn't put it past
  267. 9:29it being a very similar story this time
  268. 9:31around. I'm not going to go that crazy
  269. 9:33and predict something along those lines
  270. 9:35and I simply can't back against
  271. 9:37Barcelona right now but for me this is
  272. 9:39their first big big test of the season
  273. 9:42so far. Let's see if they pass it. I am
  274. 9:44going for Barcelona but I think it's
  275. 9:46going to be close. I'm going 3-2 to the
  276. 9:49side from Catalonia. The final game on
  277. 9:51Saturday is going to be Valencia taking
  278. 9:53on Athletic Club Bilbao or at least I
  279. 9:55hope it's going to be the final game on
  280. 9:57Saturday because last week for the
  281. 9:58second time this season already Bilbao
  282. 10:01have had a game called off. This time it
  283. 10:03was against Rayo Vallecano but I'll
  284. 10:05explain why when I get to their
  285. 10:07prediction later on. Incredibly though,
  286. 10:09despite playing two games less than
  287. 10:11Valencia so far this season, they still
  288. 10:13come into this match nine places ahead
  289. 10:16them in the table and three points as
  290. 10:18well as Valencia come into this having
  291. 10:20still only won one league game all
  292. 10:22season, but at least they were able to
  293. 10:23get a draw away from home to Racing
  294. 10:25Santander last weekend in a game which
  295. 10:27they actually started very brightly,
  296. 10:29scoring after two minutes through Raba,
  297. 10:31but once again the defense let them down
  298. 10:34and two minutes into the second half
  299. 10:36they found themselves 2-1 down, but
  300. 10:38unlike in other occasions so far this
  301. 10:40season, this time they were able to pick
  302. 10:42themselves back up, they were able to go
  303. 10:44again, they were able to find an
  304. 10:45equalizer for Villatoro, but all in all
  305. 10:48it's not a great look for them. They
  306. 10:49still have lost every single match so
  307. 10:52far at home and I don't think it's going
  308. 10:54to get any easier for them against
  309. 10:56Bilbao here. In terms of the team news,
  310. 10:58no fresh concerns for Valencia, but
  311. 11:00Aguirre continues to tinker with his new
  312. 11:02squad. Some of the new players made a
  313. 11:04difference last week, let's see what he
  314. 11:06does this week. For Bilbao, Laporte and
  315. 11:08San Jose remain the only real doubts for
  316. 11:10them, but the actual real issue for them
  317. 11:13coming into this game is it's been
  318. 11:14nearly a month since they've actually
  319. 11:16played a competitive match. Now,
  320. 11:18obviously that could make them a bit
  321. 11:20rusty, but it also means that they
  322. 11:21remain four games unbeaten. Last season
  323. 11:25both sides won this fixture away from
  324. 11:27home in what has been a very
  325. 11:28inconsistent head-to-head record between
  326. 11:31these two clubs. For me, the combo of
  327. 11:33the new manager for Valencia and with
  328. 11:35Bilbao being a little bit rusty, being
  329. 11:37so long after playing their last game, I
  330. 11:39do think Valencia have a very good
  331. 11:41chance of getting a result. For me, it's
  332. 11:43not a result that they're going to win,
  333. 11:45but I'm going to give them the benefit
  334. 11:46of the doubt and give them a point. For
  335. 11:48me, Bilbao still slight favorites, but
  336. 11:50I'm going for 1-1 in this one. The first
  337. 11:54game on Sunday then sees two sides very
  338. 11:57much out of form going head-to-head as
  339. 11:59we have Osasuna taking on Racing
  340. 12:01Santander. Osasuna come into this
  341. 12:03currently 16th in La Liga without a win
  342. 12:06in their last five and Racing come into
  343. 12:09this 15th in the table without a win in
  344. 12:12their last three. However, I'll start
  345. 12:14off with Osasuna because I do feel a
  346. 12:16little bit sorry for them after last
  347. 12:17week because the 5-2 scoreline they got
  348. 12:20away at Real Betis doesn't really give a
  349. 12:21true reflection of their efforts. Now,
  350. 12:23granted, they were 3-0 down in the match
  351. 12:26and by their own making by giving away a
  352. 12:28penalty and Budimir scoring an own goal,
  353. 12:30but they came out for the second half
  354. 12:32pretty damn strong with Budimir
  355. 12:33canceling out his own goal and then
  356. 12:35Garcia making it 3-2 just 5 minutes
  357. 12:37later and it looked like the comeback
  358. 12:39would be on. Unfortunately, they weren't
  359. 12:42able to sustain that pressure and ended
  360. 12:43up conceding two more late on. Like I
  361. 12:45said, not really a fair reflection, but
  362. 12:47ultimately it was still the right
  363. 12:49result. For Racing, it was another poor
  364. 12:51start for them as they befell behind
  365. 12:53just 2 minutes into their game against
  366. 12:55Valencia and it was to a former player,
  367. 12:57no less. It seems the days of those fast
  368. 13:00starts that they got in the first few
  369. 13:01game weeks are now far behind them, but
  370. 13:03at least they still have one man they
  371. 13:04can rely on in Sabiri who kept his good
  372. 13:07goal-scoring run going before halftime.
  373. 13:09They did find a quick start to the
  374. 13:11second half, however, scoring just 2
  375. 13:13minutes into that through Martan, but
  376. 13:15this time, just like in the first half,
  377. 13:17it was their turn to throw away a lead
  378. 13:19and it ended up finishing 2-2. But to be
  379. 13:22fair to them, after back-to-back
  380. 13:23thrashings in Gameweek 7 and 8, I think
  381. 13:25they can be a little bit happier with
  382. 13:27that point. However, it does leave them
  383. 13:29very close to the relegation zone. In
  384. 13:31terms of the team news, no fresh issues
  385. 13:33for either side. Now, after somewhat
  386. 13:35better performances last week, I think
  387. 13:37both sides will stick to very similar
  388. 13:39lineups this time around. In terms of
  389. 13:41head-to-head, it's been over a decade
  390. 13:43since these two sides last met, so we
  391. 13:45can't really read much into that. With
  392. 13:47the overall form of these two sides, I
  393. 13:49really do think this one could end up
  394. 13:51going either way, but right now, I do
  395. 13:53think Osasuna will come into this ever
  396. 13:54so slight favorites. In my opinion, no
  397. 13:57result is a surprise here, but I am
  398. 13:59going to back the home side and I'm
  399. 14:00going to go for a 2-1 win to Osasuna.
  400. 14:04Staying with sides out of form for game
  401. 14:06two on Sunday, we now have Celta Vigo
  402. 14:09taking on Alaves. For Celta Vigo, it's
  403. 14:11just one league win for them all season,
  404. 14:13but they do have five draws behind them,
  405. 14:16and that's now seen them up to ninth.
  406. 14:18Whilst for Alaves, it is no win in four
  407. 14:21and three defeats in those four games,
  408. 14:22which now sees them only two places
  409. 14:25above Celta Vigo in seventh. Last
  410. 14:27weekend for Celta Vigo, it was their
  411. 14:29fourth draw in just five La Liga
  412. 14:31matches, as they could only manage a
  413. 14:32nil-nil away to Elche. But, I guess at
  414. 14:35least that's now five games unbeaten in
  415. 14:38the league, but they really should have
  416. 14:39won the match in the final minute of it,
  417. 14:41when Joryci got clean through on goal,
  418. 14:431v1, and he absolutely spooned the ball
  419. 14:47wide of the goal, and nil-nil is how it
  420. 14:49finished. They were on track to get a
  421. 14:51good result in midweek against Juventus
  422. 14:53as well in the Europa League, where they
  423. 14:54actually led in the match before then
  424. 14:56conceding midway through the second
  425. 14:58half, and then conceding a stoppage time
  426. 15:00winner. So, they ended up losing their
  427. 15:02first two games in Europe as well. As
  428. 15:04for Alaves, they were never likely to
  429. 15:06get much from their game against
  430. 15:08Atletico Madrid, but they certainly gave
  431. 15:09it a good go, especially in the first
  432. 15:11half, where they had plenty of chances
  433. 15:13to go ahead in the match before actually
  434. 15:15falling behind. Right on halftime,
  435. 15:17though, they were level when Tony
  436. 15:18Martinez was dragged down in the box,
  437. 15:20and Lucas Boye stepped up to convert the
  438. 15:22penalty. The game really changed in the
  439. 15:24second half, though, when Perez was sent
  440. 15:26off. No doubt about it, a shocking
  441. 15:28challenge, definitely a red card. And
  442. 15:30unfortunately, with 10 men, they weren't
  443. 15:32able to hold out against Atletico
  444. 15:33Madrid's pressure, and they were able to
  445. 15:35grab a late winner. But, after three
  446. 15:37poor performances, it was some sign of
  447. 15:39improvement from Alaves here. In terms
  448. 15:41of the team news, at Celta, are likely
  449. 15:43to be without Bojan Iglesias, who also
  450. 15:45missed the game against Juventus on
  451. 15:47Thursday night. Following the red card,
  452. 15:49Perez will be suspended for Alaves. Last
  453. 15:52season, both sides won away from home,
  454. 15:54with Alaves winning a staggering match
  455. 15:56on this ground that ended 4-3 to the
  456. 15:59away side. On the current form of these
  457. 16:01two sides, that scoreline would
  458. 16:02certainly be a shock for me this time
  459. 16:04around. And given the overall form, for
  460. 16:06me, there is only one result that makes
  461. 16:08sense right now. And unfortunately for
  462. 16:09Celta Vigo, it is yet another draw. If I
  463. 16:13was going to pick a winner, I probably
  464. 16:14would still go for them, but I'm going
  465. 16:16for that also famous Celta Vigo 1-1 that
  466. 16:19seem to plague these videos last season.
  467. 16:21I'm going it for again here. 1-1 Celta
  468. 16:24Vigo and Alaves. Penultimate game on
  469. 16:27Sunday now sees bottom of the side
  470. 16:30Malaga taking on sixth place Real
  471. 16:32Sociedad. For Malaga, you can argue they
  472. 16:34were slightly better in their last game
  473. 16:36although they started it very poorly
  474. 16:38falling behind in the opening 15 minutes
  475. 16:40against Espanyol before then needing a
  476. 16:42couple of other goal line clearances to
  477. 16:44keep it at 1-0 half time. In the second
  478. 16:47half though, they started to create
  479. 16:48their moments, they gained control of
  480. 16:49the game, kept pushing, couldn't find a
  481. 16:52goal but then they eventually got their
  482. 16:53award in stoppage time when Nino's
  483. 16:56brilliant volley was able to salvage
  484. 16:58them a point, but it still leaves them
  485. 17:00bottom of the table, no wins in any of
  486. 17:02their eight matches so far, they've only
  487. 17:05scored four goals in those eight games
  488. 17:07as well. As for Real Sociedad, they were
  489. 17:09in full control of their game against
  490. 17:11Deportivo La Coruna in the first half
  491. 17:13with goals from Martin and Zacar with
  492. 17:16Garazo Gallesh putting them 3-0 up at
  493. 17:18the start of the second half, but then
  494. 17:20they did their absolute best to throw
  495. 17:21that game away as Deportivo pulled one
  496. 17:24back, then Marin pulled a Deportivo
  497. 17:26forward down the penalty area. He got
  498. 17:28sent off, Deportivo scored the penalty
  499. 17:31and then to their credit, they were able
  500. 17:32to hold out for the final 30 minutes of
  501. 17:34the match, but still a situation they
  502. 17:36didn't want to be in given the position
  503. 17:38they were in. In midweek, they then
  504. 17:40faced a very tough trip away from home
  505. 17:42to Union San Gilloise in Belgium in the
  506. 17:44Europa League where they were 2 minutes
  507. 17:47away from securing a very good victory,
  508. 17:49but unfortunately, they weren't able to
  509. 17:51hold out, but they'll take the 1-1 draw
  510. 17:53cuz it also means they're unbeaten in
  511. 17:55their last three games in all
  512. 17:57competitions. In terms of the team news,
  513. 17:59no fresh concerns for Malaga, but Marin
  514. 18:02is going to be suspended for Real
  515. 18:03Sociedad. Last time these two sides met
  516. 18:06was in the Copa del Rey just 2 years ago
  517. 18:08with Sociedad taking the 1-0 victory
  518. 18:10here. The last league meeting between
  519. 18:12these two sides was back in 2018 so we
  520. 18:15can't really read too much into that.
  521. 18:17For me, the form guide is all you really
  522. 18:19need to see when it comes to this game.
  523. 18:21Maybe at a push, Malaga could sneak
  524. 18:23another draw with Sociedad again playing
  525. 18:25in Europe next week, but I'd be
  526. 18:27surprised if this is anything other than
  527. 18:29a Sociedad victory. I'm going for a 2-0
  528. 18:32win to the away side. The final game on
  529. 18:35Sunday then is the other massive game
  530. 18:37from La Liga this weekend. So, we now
  531. 18:39have fourth place Real Madrid taking on
  532. 18:41fifth place Sevilla. It's been a pretty
  533. 18:43mixed week in terms of performances from
  534. 18:46Real Madrid, but there are no doubts
  535. 18:48over the results as last weekend they
  536. 18:50saw off Villarreal by one goal to nil
  537. 18:52thanks to the narrowest of offside calls
  538. 18:55going in their Monday's favor. And
  539. 18:56despite Vinicius Junior getting sent off
  540. 18:58for hair pulling, they were able to hold
  541. 19:00on to the clean sheet in the end. In
  542. 19:02midweek though, it was nothing but pure
  543. 19:05chaos because in Rome, they found
  544. 19:07themselves 3-1 down in the Champions
  545. 19:09League. But then in the final 10 minutes
  546. 19:11of the match, three corners produced
  547. 19:14three goals and incredibly Los Blancos
  548. 19:16turned it around to win it 4-3 and
  549. 19:19secure all three points in the match.
  550. 19:21Question is now, can they build on that
  551. 19:23momentum here ahead of another Champions
  552. 19:25League game in midweek? For Sevilla,
  553. 19:27well, they only have themselves to blame
  554. 19:30for the two points that they threw away
  555. 19:32against Levante. 2-0 up thanks to Oray
  556. 19:34and Correa, but then after letting
  557. 19:36Levante level in stoppage time, they
  558. 19:39thought they'd won it again when Isaac
  559. 19:41Romero's wonder strike put them 3-2 up.
  560. 19:43He then massively over celebrated and
  561. 19:46got himself sent off. And with 10 men,
  562. 19:48there was still time left for Levante to
  563. 19:51equalize in the 100th minute of the
  564. 19:53match, meaning that it ended in a draw.
  565. 19:55And that really is not the best
  566. 19:57preparation and not the right mentality
  567. 19:59to take into such a big game against
  568. 20:01Real Madrid. In terms of the team news,
  569. 20:03Vinicius has been given a four-match
  570. 20:05ban, so he is going to be out for them.
  571. 20:07Similarly, following that red card,
  572. 20:09Romero is going to be suspended for
  573. 20:11Sevilla as well. As for the head-to-head
  574. 20:13record, it is massively in favor of Real
  575. 20:16Madrid. They have won the last five home
  576. 20:18or away against Sevilla and haven't lost
  577. 20:20in any competition since 2018 against
  578. 20:24them. As things stand, this might be
  579. 20:26Sevilla's best chance of correcting
  580. 20:28that, but personally, I still think Real
  581. 20:30Madrid will just about be too much for
  582. 20:32them. I'm going for a 2-1 win to Madrid.
  583. 20:36And then finally, we have the Monday
  584. 20:38night football coming from Getafe, a
  585. 20:40side now in 14th place in La Liga, and
  586. 20:43they'll be playing the side directly
  587. 20:44above them in Rayo Vallecano. But a
  588. 20:46Vallecano side that has a game in hand
  589. 20:49after their game last week was called
  590. 20:51off in some very bizarre circumstances.
  591. 20:53Basically, Vallecano fans are protesting
  592. 20:56against their owners at the moment. In
  593. 20:57the 13th minute of the match against
  594. 20:59Bilbao last week, they basically threw
  595. 21:02all of their earthly possessions onto
  596. 21:04the pitch, and they kept doing it over
  597. 21:07and over and over again until
  598. 21:09eventually, the referee had to call the
  599. 21:11game off. At this point, I have no idea
  600. 21:13what punishment is going to be in line
  601. 21:14for the club, but it does mean that they
  602. 21:16also have now not played a competitive
  603. 21:18match for almost a month. So, as far as
  604. 21:20I'm concerned, they're not in the best
  605. 21:22sort of state coming into this, and
  606. 21:23especially when you put on top of that,
  607. 21:25the fact that they failed to win away
  608. 21:26from home so far this season with one
  609. 21:28draw and three defeats from their four
  610. 21:31away games. As for Getafe, though, they
  611. 21:34quite frankly didn't stand a chance last
  612. 21:36weekend against Barcelona, and just
  613. 21:38listen to this stat. Across the
  614. 21:4090-minute match, they had only 17%
  615. 21:45possession. That means they only have
  616. 21:46the ball for 15 of the 90 minutes in
  617. 21:50that match. no surprise that they ended
  618. 21:52up losing it by three goals to nil. And
  619. 21:54if anything, they were lucky it didn't
  620. 21:56end up being a heavier defeat. That
  621. 21:58ultimately means they come into this
  622. 21:59with just one win from their last six
  623. 22:01games in the league. In midweek, it
  624. 22:04didn't get much better for them as they
  625. 22:05were away to Craiova, where they could
  626. 22:07only manage a 1-1 draw, a 1-1 draw that
  627. 22:10I actually predicted in that video a
  628. 22:12couple of days ago. But that also means
  629. 22:14they really have no momentum coming into
  630. 22:17this match. In terms of the team news,
  631. 22:19Getafe are also seriously struggling in
  632. 22:22the striker department, and as things
  633. 22:23stand, Borja Mayoral is the only fit
  634. 22:26forward they have available as the other
  635. 22:28four options are all out injured. After
  636. 22:31such a long break, there is literally no
  637. 22:33fresh concerns with Vallecano, but the
  638. 22:36question is it going to be what sort of
  639. 22:37frame of mind are those players going to
  640. 22:39be in after the antics of the crowd last
  641. 22:41week. Last season, Vallecano won here by
  642. 22:44two goals to nil, and they're actually
  643. 22:45unbeaten in all of their last 10
  644. 22:47meetings between Vallecano and Getafe.
  645. 22:50With the form of the home side, I can
  646. 22:52see Vallecano taking the victory here as
  647. 22:54well. Not as convincingly as last
  648. 22:56season, though. I'm going to end this
  649. 22:58weekend's predictions with a 1-0 win to
  650. 23:01Rayo Vallecano, but it could still go
  651. 23:03either way. That is going to be it then
  652. 23:06for this weekend's Gameweek 9 of La
  653. 23:08Liga. As always, a massive thank you
  654. 23:10very much for watching. Don't forget to
  655. 23:12let me know all of your thoughts down in
  656. 23:13the comment section below. And speaking
  657. 23:14of your thoughts, before I leave you,
  658. 23:16let's round up what you guys have been
  659. 23:18saying over on the community cage
  660. 23:19regarding these 10 fixtures. You have
  661. 23:22gone for the following. The majority
  662. 23:25think that Deportivo are going to beat
  663. 23:27Levante. Basically, everyone thinks
  664. 23:29Atletico are going to beat Espanyol.
  665. 23:30Basically, everyone thinks Villarreal
  666. 23:32are going to beat Elche. The vast
  667. 23:33majority do think Barcelona are going to
  668. 23:35beat Real Betis. There's not a lot of
  669. 23:37people going for draws this week, I've
  670. 23:39just noticed. Very close between
  671. 23:40Valencia and Bilbao, but the majority
  672. 23:42just about going for Bilbao. Basically,
  673. 23:45everyone thinks Osasuna are going to
  674. 23:46beat Racing Santander. I thought that
  675. 23:48would be a little bit closer. The
  676. 23:50majority thinks Celta Vigo are going to
  677. 23:51beat Alaves. Basically, everyone thinks
  678. 23:53Sassuolo are going to beat Malaga. The
  679. 23:54majority think Real Madrid are going to
  680. 23:56beat Sevilla, and the majority as things
  681. 23:57stand think that Getafe can beat Rayo
  682. 24:00Vallecano. Of course, a reminder that if
  683. 24:02you still want to see even more
  684. 24:04up-to-date community polls, you can go
  685. 24:06back to these polls over on the
  686. 24:07community page right now. And if you are
  687. 24:09over there, don't forget to vote on the
  688. 24:11remaining matches we'll be doing over
  689. 24:12this week and next week, including all
  690. 24:14of those Champions League, Europa
  691. 24:16League, and Conference League games. I
  692. 24:18will leave you with a final thank you
  693. 24:20very much for watching once again, and
  694. 24:21I'll see you very, very

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