{"id":1398,"date":"2016-08-19T12:02:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T12:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blnebeuk.serveur04.com\/blog\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2016-08-19T12:02:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T12:02:42","slug":"la-liga-2016-17-title-contenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/08\/19\/la-liga-2016-17-title-contenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: La Liga  2016-17 Title Contenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1406\" src=\"http:\/\/blnebeuk.serveur04.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot_56.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot_56\" width=\"800\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot_56.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot_56-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screenshot_56-768x339.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nLa Liga gets underway this weekend, so how are the big Spanish teams shaping up ahead of the new season?<\/p>\n<p>Last season saw a thrilling finale which ran into the final week of the season. Will we see the same again this year?<\/p>\n<h3>Atletico Madrid<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BIuNtkfg8FF\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid (@atleticodemadrid)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-08-05T09:32:17+00:00\">Aug 5, 2016 at 2:32am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><br \/>\n <strong>Major Signings:<\/strong> Nicol\u00e1s\u00a0Gait\u00e1n (Benfica, \u00a321.25 million), Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla, \u00a327 million), Sime Vrsaljiko (Sassuolo, \u00a313.6 million), Diogo Jota (Pacos Ferreira, \u00a36.1 million), Axel Werner (Rafaela, \u00a3680,000), Fernando Torres (AC Milan, Free)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-season form<\/strong><br \/>\n Played 6, won 4, lost 2 (defeat to Cadiz on penalties), friendly against Galatasaray cancelled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Fixtures<\/strong><br \/>\n Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid (21st September)<br \/>\n Valencia vs. Atletico Madrid (2nd October)<br \/>\n Sevilla vs. Atletico Madrid (23rd October)<br \/>\n Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid (20th November)<br \/>\n Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona (26th February 2017)<br \/>\n Atletico Madrid vs. Valencia (5th March)<br \/>\n Atletico Madrid vs. Sevilla (19th March)<br \/>\n Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid (9th April)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team Quality<\/strong><br \/>\n Diego Simeone masterminded their league victory in 2013\/14 and he\u2019s still at the helm for this season. They\u2019ve managed to keep hold of Antoine Griezmann and they\u2019ve added both strength and depth to their squad. The defence was superb for Atletico last season, with just 18 goals conceded in the 38 league games.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Prediction: 2nd<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Barcelona<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 28.1018518519% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJJFU1VB2Pe\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-08-15T19:58:30+00:00\">Aug 15, 2016 at 12:58pm PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Major Signings:<\/strong> Samuel Umtiti (Lyon, \u00a321.2 million), Lucas Digne (Lyon, \u00a314 million), Andr\u00e9\u00a0Gomes (Valencia, \u00a347.1 million), Denis Su\u00e1rez\u00a0(Villarreal, \u00a32.7 million)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-season form<\/strong><br \/>\nPlayed 4, won 3, lost 1. Beat Sevilla in Spanish Super Cup 5-0 on aggregate over two legs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Fixtures<\/strong><br \/>\nBarcelona vs. Atletico Madrid (21st September)<br \/>\nValencia vs. Barcelona (23rd October)<br \/>\nSevilla vs. Barcelona (6th November)<br \/>\nBarcelona vs. Real Madrid (4th December)<br \/>\nAtletico Madrid vs. Barcelona (26th February)<br \/>\nBarcelona vs. Valencia (19th March)<br \/>\nBarcelona vs. Sevilla (5th April)<br \/>\nReal Madrid vs. Barcelona (23rd April)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team Quality<\/strong><br \/>\nLionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Su\u00e1rez\u00a0scored an incredible 90 goals between them for Barcelona last season, but with the exception of Munir, there\u2019s not much depth to their attacking options. Arda Turan will be hoping to make a bigger impact than he did last season, whilst the arrivals of Samuel Umtiti and Lucas Digne will strengthen the defence. Dani Alves has departed, but the core of their great sides of recent years remains.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Prediction: 1st<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Real Madrid<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BIzrINfBg7i\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-08-07T12:25:32+00:00\">Aug 7, 2016 at 5:25am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><br \/>\n <strong>Major Signings:<\/strong> \u00c1lvaro\u00a0Morata (Juventus, \u00a324 million)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-season form<\/strong><br \/>\n Played 4, won 3, lost 1. Beat Sevilla in UEFA Super Cup 3-2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Fixtures<\/strong><br \/>\n Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid (20th November)<br \/>\n Barcelona vs. Real Madrid (4th December)<br \/>\n Valencia vs. Real Madrid (18th December)<br \/>\n Sevilla vs. Real Madrid (15th January)<br \/>\n Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid (9th April)<br \/>\n Real Madrid vs. Barcelona (23rd April)<br \/>\n Real Madrid vs. Valencia (30th April)<br \/>\n Real Madrid vs. Sevilla (14th May)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team Quality<\/strong><br \/>\n They scored 110 goals last season, just two fewer than Barcelona, and a single point was the difference between the two sides by the end of the season. \u00c1lvaro\u00a0Morata has returned from Juventus and will add another attacking option, but there\u2019s been a surprising lack of signings from the Spanish giants. A transfer ban is on the horizon and they could look to add last minute depth to their squad before the window closes. They are European champions however, and are a quality outfit.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Prediction: 3rd<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Sevilla<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFDzI9RHBFF\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Sevilla FC (@sevillafc)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-05-06T08:37:48+00:00\">May 6, 2016 at 1:37am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Major Signings:<\/strong> Franco V\u00e1zquez\u00a0 (Palermo, \u00a312.72 million), Joaqu\u00edn\u00a0Correa (Sampdoria, \u00a311 million), Ganso (Sao Paulo, \u00a38 million), Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse, \u00a37.65 million), Hiroshi Kiyotake (Hannover, \u00a35.5 million)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-season form<\/strong><br \/>\nPlayed 6, won 6. Beaten by both Real Madrid in UEFA Super Cup and Barcelona in Spanish Super Cup.<br \/>\nKey Fixtures<br \/>\nSevilla vs. Atletico Madrid (23rd October)<br \/>\nSevilla vs. Barcelona (6th November)<br \/>\nSevilla vs. Valencia (27th November)<br \/>\nSevilla vs. Real Madrid (15th January)<br \/>\nAtletico Madrid vs. Sevilla (19th March)<br \/>\nBarcelona vs. Sevilla (5th April)<br \/>\nValencia vs. Sevilla (16th April)<br \/>\nReal Madrid vs. Sevilla (14th May)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team Quality<\/strong><br \/>\nA lot has changed over the summer for Sevilla. Manager Unai Emery left for Paris St. Germain and has been replaced by Jorge Sampaoli, whilst Grzegorz Krychowiak, Kevin Gameiro, Ever Banega and Coke have also left. Sampaoli is untested in Europe, but did coach Chile to a Copa America win this summer and has bought in lots of players with attacking mentalities. They were unfortunate in their defeat to Real Madrid, but Sampaoli has bemoaned the lack of time that he\u2019s been able to have on the training ground.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Prediction: 4th<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Valencia<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJPsaGQhx77\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Valencia CF (@valenciacf)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-08-18T09:35:26+00:00\">Aug 18, 2016 at 2:35am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Major Signings:<\/strong> Nani (Fenerbahce, \u00a37 million), \u00c1lvaro Medr\u00e1n (Real Madrid, \u00a31.2 million), Martin Montoya (Barcelona, Free)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-season form<\/strong><br \/>\nPlayed 7, won 4, drawn 1, lost 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Fixtures<\/strong><br \/>\nValencia vs. Atletico Madrid (2nd October)<br \/>\nValencia vs. Barcelona (23rd October)<br \/>\nSevilla vs. Valencia (27th November)<br \/>\nValencia vs. Real Madrid (18th December)<br \/>\nAtletico Madrid vs. Valencia (5th March)<br \/>\nBarcelona vs. Valencia (19th March)<br \/>\nValencia vs. Sevilla (16th April)<br \/>\nReal Madrid vs. Valencia (30th April)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team Quality<\/strong><br \/>\nSome big names have departed Valencia over the summer with Negredo arriving in the Premier League, whilst Andr\u00e9\u00a0Gomes has joined rivals Barcelona. The big earners have been let off the payroll, whilst doubts will rumble on about Shkodran Mustafi\u2019s future at the Mestalla. Pako Ayestar\u00e1n\u00a0has taken over as manager following Gary Neville\u2019s departure, but they look to be the weakest of the top Spanish teams.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Prediction: 5th<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominicTrant\">Words by @DominicTrant<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Liga gets underway this weekend, so how are the big Spanish teams shaping up ahead of the new season? Last season saw a thrilling finale which ran into the final week of the season. Will we see the same again this year? 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