🇪🇸 2023/24 Laliga Season: News, Match Results, Stats and Discussion

[Goodness]

Among nine Barcelona players that have attempted 10+ shots in LaLiga this season, only two are outperforming their xG numbers:

• João Cancelo: + 1.05 (2 / 0.95 xG)
• Ferran Torres: + 0.86 (3 / 2.14 xG)

The other seven:

• Jules Koundé: - 0.15 (1 / 1.15 xG)
• İlkay Gündoğan: - 0.32 (2 / 2.32 xG)
• Raphinha: - 1.04 (2 / 3.04 xG)
• Lamine Yamal: - 1.15 (1 / 2.15 xG)
• Fermín López: -1.47 (1 / 2.47 xG)
• João Félix: - 1.80 (2 / 3.80 xG)
• Robert Lewandowski: - 2.39 (8 / 10.39 xG)

[Goodness]

The first team in Europe’s big five leagues to win 40+ points in 2023/24: Girona FC

[Goodness]

Barcelona missed all 5 big chances they’ve created against Girona — it’s the first time they’ve created as many big chances and missed all of them in a LaLiga match since 27 October 2021 (Rayo 1–0 Barcelona).

A wasteful night to say the least.

[Goodness]

For the first time in the club’s history, Girona have won a game against Barcelona.

For the first time in his managerial career, Míchel has won a game against Barcelona.

Incredible scenes.

[Samuel]

Barcelona played the final 35 minutes of yesterday’s match with a left back as their centre back, a right back as their left back and a centre back as their right back

Barcelona conceded two goals in the final 15 minutes and lost the match 4-2.

[Samuel]

Leicester City were top of the Premier League on matchday 16 of their second season after promotion from the Championship.

Girona are currently top of LALIGA on matchday 16 of their second season after promotion from the Segunda División.

Leicester were in first for 18 more matchdays and went on to win the PL that season.

Could Girona pull a Leicester in LALIGA this season?

[Goodness]

Jude Bellingham in La Liga this season:

12 goals ()
2 assists
26 key passes
27 successful dribbles
67 touches in opposition box
35.3% conversion rate ()
6 accurate through balls (=:1st_place_medal:)
6 Player of the Match awards ()
8.00 WS Rating ()

[Goodness]

Girona continue leading the La Liga title race

[Goodness]

There are members of the Barcelona administration who no longer trust Xavi.

(Source: @relevo )

[Samuel]

Rodrygo has 12 goal contributions in his last seven games for Real Madrid

He’s in incredible form

[Samuel]

Real Madrid in the Champions League group stage:

• 6 played
• 6 wins
• 0 losses
• 16 goals scored

It’s only the third time in their history they finish the group stage with a perfect record.

This is their competition

[Goodness]

𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Sevilla have sacked head coach Diego Alonso immediately after losing 3-0 at home to Getafe.

(Source: @SevillaFC)

[Samuel]

A week to forget for Barcelona

[Samuel]

Jude Bellingham scores AGAIN

[Samuel]

Jude Bellingham already has more LALIGA goals in 15 games than he had Bundesliga goals in 92 games

UNREAL

[Samuel]

Girona are currently top of LALIGA ahead of Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid.

Pep Guardiola’s younger brother, Pere, is the club’s chairman and has played a key role in Girona’s rise to the top of Spanish football.

It runs in the family

[Samuel]

Barcelona have conceded 8 goals in their past 3 matches

[Samuel]

Barcelona’s season in a nutshell

They sit in 4th place.

[Samuel]

David Alaba has torn his ACL, joining Thibaut Courtois and Éder Militão as the third Real Madrid player to do so this season.

[Samuel]

Barcelona will target a midfielder on loan in January to “compensate for the loss of Gavi,” club president Joan Laporta told EFE on Monday

The deal would be similar to the one that brought Edgar Davids to Barça in 2004 when they were seventh in the table and helped spark a revival that saw them finish second