We have not defeated Valencia at home for quite a long time.

I'm still not confident we can still bottle it.

sportsczy wrote:If Zizou wins the CL-La Liga double this year... already a Real Madrid coaching legend

If he does, I'll get a tattoo of his face on my left butt cheek.

Momentum is the key late in the season when your body starts to naturally not be at 100% due to the long season... I think we're good.

My only fear is Danilo-Pepe-Ramos-Marcelo... those guys can hand anyone a victory with their defensive prowess

We haven't defeated Valencia in bernabue for ages BTW.. If anyone was jumping on their horses. Jfyi.

Oh my god i can't believe we still has a chance in the league despite Rafa's epic failure.

hypothetically speaking, if we focus on 1 cup and it will cost another 1, which 1 would u rather the team go for? ucl or league?


i still think the league is out of our control and it may distract our ucl route.
i know this sound loser talk, but it's late season, every little decision/factor is defining.
we *bleep* 1st half of the season, and i'll satisfied if we just able to get 1 of the title.

UCL is still the competition we have the higher chance of winning despite what has taken place in Spain. The dynamic has changed however in that we now have a legit chance in the league instead of being 12 points behind a month ago.

Yes, you read correctly, round 29 in La Liga, March 12th, we were 12 points behind Barcelona. April 18th, currently 1 point behind...

League is a long shot. UCL should be the priority. We have the toughest schedule left in La Liga. We have may be 20% chance to win it but it's still Barcelonas to lose.

You don't focus on one or the other... this is football.  Barca have lost 3 straight and are playing @ Deportivo next and still have the derby with Espanyol.  

Need to play every game 100%.

This is why you never ever give up until you are mathematically disqualified.  Thank goodness everyone played like professionals and we've won all our games.  Keep it up.

By focus i meant the priority. Doesnt meant give up on another 1. And i believe they all will give 100% and i support it. But there's chance that we might reach a situation that need to decide, eg midweek ucl and we are 1 goal lacking for this week 3pts, shloud we all out risking fitness or fatigue? Of cause it's zidane call. But me as fans just asking whats others thought at this point.

We have enough squad to fight for both the league and the cl, Isco and James should be be vital in our league chances, it's not up to us, Barcelona might win all of its matches, but we have to force their hand, maybe Espanyol could help out again

Claudio84 wrote:We have enough squad to fight for both the league and the cl, Isco and James should be be vital in our league chances, it's not up to us, Barcelona might win all of its matches, but we have to force their hand, maybe Espanyol could help out again

Atleti too

Odds are they don't.  If you look at all the recent La Liga seasons... how many times has a team won out its last 5 games?  I would venture not many regardless of the opponent.  Pressure and fatigue have a way of evening things out towards the end.

2014-2015
Barca - 4 wins, 1 draw (Deportivo incidentally)
Atleti - 1 win, 1 loss, 3 draws
Real Madrid - 4 wins, 1 draw

2013-2014
Barca - 2 wins, 3 draws
Atleti - 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss
Real Madrid - 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss

Now, that also shows that we're unlikely to win out.  HOWEVER, if we do, it is very possible, if not probable, that the other 2 teams will drop points.

Don't discount complacency. Around this point, the winners have largely been decided.

They hadn't been the past 2 years. It was a 3-way race until the end 3 years ago... with the final game being between Barca and Atleti to decide it and Atleti got a draw to win the league. Last year, Barca only beat us out by 2 points and needed a win on the next to last day against Atleti again to clinch it.

Nothing was decided early.