Let's start the new La Liga season! On Saturday night, 3 games are going to happen, and one of them is going to be between Mallorca and Barcelona. In this game, I predict Barcelona's win.

Last season was solid for Mallorca as they finished in 10th place. At the same time, if we look at their home performance, they had 20 goals scored and 21 conceded. During the summer, Mallorca got players like Pablo Torre, Lucas Bergstrom, and Mateo Joseph, while Jose Copete, Siebe Van der Heyden, and Robert Navarro are gone. Mallorca had 6 friendly games before the season, and they won 4. At the same time, only Lyon (0:4), Parma (1:1) and HSV (2:0) are TOP 5 league teams, and Parma and HSV are at home bottom of the table.

Barcelona didn't play in the FIFA Club World Cup. As last year's La Liga champs, Barcelona will look to defend the title. Barca didn't spend a lot of during the summer, but they have two interesting arrivals. One is Joan Garcia from Espanyol, who could take the No. 1 position, and 2nd is Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United. Barcelona had 4 friendly games against lower-level teams, and the results were outstanding: 3:1, 7:3, 5:0, 5:0.

Barcelona should open the season with a win because Hansi Flick’s system consistently overwhelms opponents, producing 2.41 xG per 90 in La Liga and rarely being held under one expected goal. Their attacking flexibility means they can dismantle both high presses and compact blocks -whether through Raphinha and Lamine Yamal in wide 1 v 1s, Dani Olmo and Pedri driving centrally, or direct balls over the top. With few teams able to match them in high-event games, Barcelona’s relentless counterpress and attacking depth make them exceptionally difficult to stop over 90 minutes. Last season, Barcelona beat Mallorca 1:0 at home (xG: 3.41 vs. 0.25) and 5:1 on the road (xG: 4.93 vs. 0.92).

让我们开始新的西甲赛季吧！周六晚上将有三场比赛，其中一场是马洛卡和巴塞罗那之间的比赛。在这场比赛中，我预测巴塞罗那会赢。

上个赛季马洛卡队表现稳定，排在第十位。同时，如果我们看看他们在主场的表现，他们进了20球丢了21球。在夏天，马略卡得到了像巴勃罗·托雷、卢卡斯·伯格斯特罗姆和马特奥·约瑟夫这样的球员，而何塞·科普特、西比·范德海登和罗伯特·纳瓦罗却离开了。马略卡在赛季开始前有6场友谊赛，他们赢了4场。与此同时，只有里昂（0:4），帕尔马（1:1）和HSV（2:0）是联赛前五的球队，帕尔马和HSV在主场排名垫底。

巴塞罗那没有参加国际足联世俱杯。作为去年的西甲冠军，巴塞罗那将力争卫冕。巴萨在夏天没有花很多钱，但他们有两名有趣的球员。一个是来自西班牙人的琼·加西亚，他可能会占据一号位置，第二个是从曼联租借的马库斯·拉什福德。巴塞罗那与低级别球队进行了4场友谊赛，结果非常出色：3:1,7:3,5:0,5:0。

巴塞罗那应该以一场胜利开启新赛季，因为汉斯·弗里克的战术体系总是能压倒对手，在西甲联赛中每90分钟产生2.41个进球，而且很少被限制在一个预期进球以下。他们进攻的灵活性意味着他们既能突破高压，也能突破紧凑型拦网——无论是拉菲尼哈和亚马尔在边路的1v - 1v，还是奥尔莫和佩德里的中路传中，或者直接传球。很少有球队能在高强度的比赛中与他们匹敌，巴塞罗那无情的反击和进攻深度使他们在90分钟内非常难以阻止。上赛季，巴塞罗那在主场1:0 （xG: 3.41比0.25）和客场5:1 （xG: 4.93比0.92）击败了马洛卡。