La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Adbitco]

I think this also has to be considered because clubs have constantly lost important players on international duty. I really wish this international games could be regulated to come when other leagues are on break. That way players will be fully focused on the season’s task for their various clubs and won’t have to face the scare of losing key players on international duty.

Yes, clubs do have injury problems when their players go to represent their various countries almost when ever they are on international duties. But this suggestion of international matches been on hold until the season is over before they can start wil never work. Firstly, countries do play qualifiers for every major tournament, apart from the world cup, each continent has their own continental tournament and of which before it will start, there has to be qualifiers before the main tournament. If they are to wait for the season to be over, when will they play this qualifiers and the main tournament itself? Remember, season ends in May resumes in August and that's for the top leagues in Europe, other leagues don't follow this very calendar.

[indah rezqi]

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Yes, clubs do have injury problems when their players go to represent their various countries almost when ever they are on international duties. But this suggestion of international matches been on hold until the season is over before they can start wil never work. Firstly, countries do play qualifiers for every major tournament, apart from the world cup, each continent has their own continental tournament and of which before it will start, there has to be qualifiers before the main tournament. If they are to wait for the season to be over, when will they play this qualifiers and the main tournament itself? Remember, season ends in May resumes in August and that's for the top leagues in Europe, other leagues don't follow this very calendar.

Instead of postponing international qualifying matches, I think each country's football federation should consider other solutions. One option they could consider is increasing squad sizes, which would mean more players being called up to their national teams. This approach won't always work in every match, but it could give national team coaches more options to rotate their players as needed.

In my opinion, if the squad size is small and only best players are called, the consequence will be injuries. If these players are injured, it will be detrimental to both the national team and the club. However, I'm not sure yet what the permitted squad size is for a national team, but I think increasing the squad size could be a solution.

[red4slash]

I think this also has to be considered because clubs have constantly lost important players on international duty. I really wish this international games could be regulated to come when other leagues are on break. That way players will be fully focused on the season’s task for their various clubs and won’t have to face the scare of losing key players on international duty.

The problem is that this will be a little difficult because after all situations like this will not be easy to arrange schedules considering that UEFA and FIFA have their own agendas which make the situation may clash with each other.

As is the case for the international break these days where it is focused more on the world cup qualifiers which makes it difficult to shift.
For some friendlies or other less important matches maybe this can be considered but when the situation clashes with the schedule of competitions between countries such as the world cup, Euro, Copa America and many more then it will be very difficult to rule out this because the agenda already has its own schedule.

[Furious 7]

In my opinion, if the squad size is small and only best players are called, the consequence will be injuries. If these players are injured, it will be detrimental to both the national team and the club. However, I'm not sure yet what the permitted squad size is for a national team, but I think increasing the squad size could be a solution.

If you look at the latest rules that have been released, there has actually been an addition, where previously there were only 23 players, but now there are 26 players.
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However, this situation is not necessarily better, as it creates a vulnerability. Regardless of which club they play for, when players are called up to represent their national team, they will undoubtedly give their all in prestigious competitions. This is because such calls are seen as a duty that must be fulfilled with positive results. Therefore, the addition of players may not have a significant impact.

The enthusiasm is different, especially when players are called up for World Cup qualifiers, as happened this week, so they will push themselves harder.

[Adbitco]

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Yes, clubs do have injury problems when their players go to represent their various countries almost when ever they are on international duties. But this suggestion of international matches been on hold until the season is over before they can start wil never work. Firstly, countries do play qualifiers for every major tournament, apart from the world cup, each continent has their own continental tournament and of which before it will start, there has to be qualifiers before the main tournament. If they are to wait for the season to be over, when will they play this qualifiers and the main tournament itself? Remember, season ends in May resumes in August and that's for the top leagues in Europe, other leagues don't follow this very calendar.

Instead of postponing international qualifying matches, I think each country's football federation should consider other solutions. One option they could consider is increasing squad sizes, which would mean more players being called up to their national teams. This approach won't always work in every match, but it could give national team coaches more options to rotate their players as needed.

In my opinion, if the squad size is small and only best players are called, the consequence will be injuries. If these players are injured, it will be detrimental to both the national team and the club. However, I'm not sure yet what the permitted squad size is for a national team, but I think increasing the squad size could be a solution.

Well the thing is which coach wouldn't want to play his best legs? Even if you increase the squad size, the players that would be called are still going to be the performing ones in each of the clubs. Remember, players always wants to play and perform well for the club side especially if there's a national tournament ahead so they could be picked by their national team coach. So even if it's increased in size, it still boils down to the performing players being called to represent their countries.

[Toro iskandar]

We know that Real Madrid or Barcelona will win the championship. But predicting which one will win isn't easy. Both teams have a chance of winning the title.

As a Barcelona fan, I admit the competition this season hasn't been easy since Real Madrid's improvement, but I'm quite confident that Barca will win the La Liga title this season.
It may be too early, but there's no harm in hoping for another successful title for our favorite club. Although many doubt Barca's Champions League hopes, a domestic title isn't too bad either.
I just hope Real Madrid focuses more on the Champions League and Barca can win this competition. 😁

[Zaguru12]

Well the thing is which coach wouldn't want to play his best legs? Even if you increase the squad size, the players that would be called are still going to be the performing ones in each of the clubs. Remember, players always wants to play and perform well for the club side especially if there's a national tournament ahead so they could be picked by their national team coach. So even if it's increased in size, it still boils down to the performing players being called to represent their countries.

This situation will solve nothing, just like clubs have almost 25 players for each match day squad and they continuously play just 15 or less players in each game simply because they are the best is the same reason why country’s will definitely play their best players in games as long as they are available to play, no one would want to risk it and rotate squad must especially with international competition or matches that are usually not that much and any mistake you get eliminated or not qualify for a tournament.

For me the option should be to cancel this international breaks in between the club football season at least it should be done before the season starts or December should be used so that players can also use that Period to h go home for festive holidays and then second half of season resumes January

[kawetsriyanto]

We know that Real Madrid or Barcelona will win the championship. But predicting which one will win isn't easy. Both teams have a chance of winning the title.

Indeed. Even if only Real Madrid or Barcelona will be the champion, it isn't easy to predict which one has a bigger chance. Sometimes their performance can change when it is going to second half of the season. The point gap is also mostly not quite significant, their position can be changed in 1-2 matches only. Usually, the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be very tight until the end of the season.

In fact, we could say it's more difficult to predict than the Turkish or French leagues.
While it's certainly not as high-quality as the Premier League or Serie A, these are undoubtedly the best leagues in the world right now.

Of course, predicting the champion of Ligue 1 or Turkish league is easier. In Ligue 1, PSG is almost always winning the league every season. Meanwhile in Turkish league, Galatasaray becomes the champion constantly. And even predicting Bundesliga champion this season is also quite easy because Bayern Munich looks like having no serious competitor nowadays. Well, for EPL champion, it is also quite difficult because they have many big teams. EPL can be said as the most competitive league in the world. There is no team that really dominated the league, each team can be defeated in any match. Regarding the quality, I think EPL/Serie A/La Liga/Bundesliga are in the same level.

[GbitG]

We know that Real Madrid or Barcelona will win the championship. But predicting which one will win isn't easy. Both teams have a chance of winning the title.

As a Barcelona fan, I admit the competition this season hasn't been easy since Real Madrid's improvement, but I'm quite confident that Barca will win the La Liga title this season.
It may be too early, but there's no harm in hoping for another successful title for our favorite club. Although many doubt Barca's Champions League hopes, a domestic title isn't too bad either.
I just hope Real Madrid focuses more on the Champions League and Barca can win this competition. 😁

I wish too !!!!
This time the competition is looking a bit skeptical, like both of them are looking superior, and we can't determine who will be the winner. But I hope if Barca maintains stream decorum, then probably they can win the league title race. El Clasico will be the final distention like if Barcelona wins, then they will be the winner of the title, and if Real Madrid wins, then probably they can surge their probility for league title race....

Besides that, both team have suspected injuries, and maybe this can cause a little bit of concern for both sides but I hope til the date both team player will be recovered and will be available for El Clasico tussle.

[IceLincoln]

There is really not much time left for the El Clasico now. There are around 2 weeks to go... It is at Santiago Bernabeu by the way. Real Madrid are favoured @2.11 for now. 3.25 for Barcelona. Is it early to bet on it you think?

Before this big game, Barcelona host Girona and Real Madrid are going to play against Getafe away. I don't expect any point loss from both sides. By the way 1.40 given for BTTS in the El Clasico. It is too low.    But still good for a multi though.

There isn’t so much to expect from the first leg of the season’s El Classico tie because both teams have recorded many injuries recently which I believe will have an impact of the level of competition and entertainment we would hope to witness in that game however I hear some players will likely return for that game so Let’s stay hopeful that things go well.

Yes, the first leg of the season's El Clasico match may be relatively less competitive, Because some of their team's agile players have suffered injuries, which could affect the excitement and entertainment of this El Clasico match. But we see that young player Lamine Yamal has joined Barcelona's training camp, in fact this player suffered a hamstring injury while playing in a big match against Paris Saint-Germain, the fact that he is finally back for a challenging match might give this team's manager a lot more confidence.

Then it seems that this team has less positive progress as Spaniard Dani Olmo is still struggling with injury, I believe that maybe Barca really needed these players, especially in this first El Clasico match.

Whether there’s injuries or no injuries or key players available or not, the El Classico will always be exciting and entertaining and probably have one drama or the other.
Lamine Yamal for me is not the most important player in the Barcelona lineup, people forget Raphinha’s explosiveness for Barcelona and his inputs and determination. Lamine Yamal is just a show man and we all know he’s talented and all but he should do more numbers and play as freely as he played last season, I feel he’s putting more pressure on himself and it shouldn’t be so, it makes him make some silly mistakes.

[Donneski]

We know that Real Madrid or Barcelona will win the championship. But predicting which one will win isn't easy. Both teams have a chance of winning the title.

As a Barcelona fan, I admit the competition this season hasn't been easy since Real Madrid's improvement, but I'm quite confident that Barca will win the La Liga title this season.
It may be too early, but there's no harm in hoping for another successful title for our favorite club. Although many doubt Barca's Champions League hopes, a domestic title isn't too bad either.
I just hope Real Madrid focuses more on the Champions League and Barca can win this competition. 😁

It's okay to want your club to win the Spanish La Liga title this season but when you consider the reality of both Barcelona and Real Madrid, you'll come to terms with the fact that Real Madrid is having a better season and playing with more conviction than Barcelona. As a Real Madrid fan, I'm not just confident that the league trophy will return back to Santiago Bernabeu this season because I'm supporting Real Madrid but because I've seen that beyond my passion for the club, I've seen that the team is the best performing team and isn't even showing any signs of slowing down anytime soon. The result of the El Clasico will help us better.

[mvdheuvel1983]

Is super bad for LaLiga when Atletico Madrid fails to follow the two big teams Real Madrid and Barcelona, they are the only team who can give them some proper fight and at least give more emotion to this league. After the Bundesliga in which we have only one team (bayer Munich) this league is the second one most easy to guess the champion between the big 4 leagues across europe.

La Liga is gradually becoming a thing for Real Madrid and Barcelona cause every season either of the teams will be in front dominating the league so you can easily guess that the winners of the league will be coming out between those two teams and otu will be winning your money. Atletico Madrid used to be among the big teams but they are gradually losing the strength they had in the league because of their recent form this season though they defeated Real Madrid but it doesn't change their position in the league as the title race is still between Real Madrid and Barcelona which is why I think after mentioning PSG in French Ligue1 and Bayern Munich in Germany, Real Madrid and Barcelona is dominating the league so they will also be regarded like teams like PSG because they have no competition in the league.

[logfiles]

A League becomes boring when one or two clubs keep dominating it. It has always been Real Madrid and Barcelona, which is not good. The La Liga needs to be more competitive and unpredictable. I was glad to see Atletico Madrid beat Real mercilessly. It gives me hope that it will not be an easy run for the two dominating teams.  I don't want the Spanish League to be like the Ligue 1, which has a consistent champion, PSG. If Diego Simeone keeps his house in order we might have a new champion this season.

La Liga is not as boring as you think, by the way, and most of the matches are unpredictable, but the problem is that people focus on Barcelona and Real Madrid only. This is because unlike the Premier League, La Liga does not get enough or proper media coverage. In fact, these days they don't even show pre- and post-match analysis on La Liga TV which is pretty annoying.

[GbitG]

Mbappe has a right ankle injury, a recurring injury that's likely not serious.
International breaks can sometimes have negative consequences for teams, but sometimes they can be detrimental. Real Madrid is certainly the team at a disadvantage, but if Mbappe's injury is short-lived, I don't think it will have a major impact.

On the other hand, I think Barcelona has a slight advantage due to the international break. Their form has been very poor, and their confidence has plummeted after two consecutive defeats. With the international break, I think they have plenty of time to resolve these issues.

This is why sometimes teams do wish it were possible they keep their players back because some times International break can coat them a whole lot actually and this is one of such situations but luckily for Real Madrid it's one that will not keep him out of the pitch of play for just too long. For Barcelona I just hope they are able to actually take advantage of this and get their points stacked up because even Barcelona can sometimes be unpredictable.

Yeah, obviously due to international break Barcelona has gotten a little bit of relief in terms of injuries. Like till El Clasico some of their player will be fully recovered and just will ready to play the battle. Kylian Mbappe injury is big blow for Xabi Alonso because he didn't have any other players who can do his job better like to scored goals and I think this point can cause a little bit of concern for team....

Hansi Flick is also trying to utilize some new tactical stances with new player because his key player has been rule out due to injuries and that's why his recent match was concluded so badly. I hope for the next match he will find something better.

[Adbitco]

Yeah, obviously due to international break Barcelona has gotten a little bit of relief in terms of injuries. Like till El Clasico some of their player will be fully recovered and just will ready to play the battle. Kylian Mbappe injury is big blow for Xabi Alonso because he didn't have any other players who can do his job better like to scored goals and I think this point can cause a little bit of concern for team....

Hansi Flick is also trying to utilize some new tactical stances with new player because his key player has been rule out due to injuries and that's why his recent match was concluded so badly. I hope for the next match he will find something better.

I couldn't agree with you less, this injury to Mbappe is definitely going to be a big blow for him in the team and there's no suitable requirement for him at his position for the team. It will surely worry the coach and the club. I don't even know know long he will be out. As for Barcelona, the break really favoured them as the league are off a week's break due to international duties. It's so bad for Real Madrid that even a starting defender is also injured as well.

[promise444c5]

What do you guys think? Do you like top football leagues to play their match abroad?

I know many would disagree with this move by the La Liga but if you look at it from a commercial perspective it is a good move in my opinion. La Liga has fallen behind lately in global visibility and revenue. Taking a high-profile game to the U.S especially is a good marketing move to expand its fanbase. Now that the US is about to host the world cup they are attracting much attention which will really benefit the La Liga if they can successfully break in.

According to De Jong, he opposed the decision out of concern for the team and the fairness of the game since it wouldn’t be played home or away.
I don’t really see anything bad in it though, apart from the players’ concerns.

Football these days is more about profit, and when there’s an opportunity to make more, I don’t think it’s wrong to take it. Besides, Barca could really use it in their current state… just saying.

[Tamaperdana]

I think this also has to be considered because clubs have constantly lost important players on international duty. I really wish this international games could be regulated to come when other leagues are on break. That way players will be fully focused on the season’s task for their various clubs and won’t have to face the scare of losing key players on international duty.

Yes, clubs do have injury problems when their players go to represent their various countries almost when ever they are on international duties. But this suggestion of international matches been on hold until the season is over before they can start wil never work. Firstly, countries do play qualifiers for every major tournament, apart from the world cup, each continent has their own continental tournament and of which before it will start, there has to be qualifiers before the main tournament. If they are to wait for the season to be over, when will they play this qualifiers and the main tournament itself? Remember, season ends in May resumes in August and that's for the top leagues in Europe, other leagues don't follow this very calendar.

I believe this is a risk that both the club and the players must be prepared to take. It's undeniable that, in the midst of their busy schedules with their teams, every season, there are bound to be call-ups to their national teams to compete. As we know, every country has competitions annually, so players who are regularly called up by their national teams inevitably have to accept being called up by their countries.

Of course, being a national team player is probably just as important as playing for a club. So, I don't think this can be eliminated or rescheduled. If the national team's match schedule were rescheduled, it wouldn't work out well either. If, for example, the national team's match schedule were rescheduled after the season is over, it would certainly be detrimental for the players. They wouldn't have time to rest, which would also increase the risk of injury. Therefore, I believe the club and the players must accept this with an open heart. Because it has always been like this.

[Gallar]

As a Barcelona fan, I admit the competition this season hasn't been easy since Real Madrid's improvement, but I'm quite confident that Barca will win the La Liga title this season.
It may be too early, but there's no harm in hoping for another successful title for our favorite club. Although many doubt Barca's Champions League hopes, a domestic title isn't too bad either.
I just hope Real Madrid focuses more on the Champions League and Barca can win this competition. 😁

I think for Barcelona fans, there's no need to worry right now, because I'm sure Barcelona is a strong team and they just need a little time to be able to return to their best performance again. Because currently Barcelona actually has players capable enough to be able to beat Real Madrid. Because we need to remember that in the previous season, Barcelona was able to beat Real Madrid with their current squad. So with that, we just need to be patient to see Barcelona's performance return to greatness again. Because perhaps the decline in performance experienced by Barcelona recently was caused by player injuries and also by other factors.

So if, for example, the injured players have returned again and the cohesiveness is rebuilt well by Hansi Flick, I'm sure Barcelona will be an even stronger team. And regarding the Champions League, I don't think we should underestimate Barcelona. Because I'm sure if Barcelona can return to its best performance again, in the Champions League too, they will definitely perform well again. So for now, let's just see what steps will be taken by Flick. Because of course, it is the strategy and decisions that will determine Barcelona's progress.

[Solokan]

We know that Real Madrid or Barcelona will win the championship. But predicting which one will win isn't easy. Both teams have a chance of winning the title.

As a Barcelona fan, I admit the competition this season hasn't been easy since Real Madrid's improvement, but I'm quite confident that Barca will win the La Liga title this season.
It may be too early, but there's no harm in hoping for another successful title for our favorite club. Although many doubt Barca's Champions League hopes, a domestic title isn't too bad either.
I just hope Real Madrid focuses more on the Champions League and Barca can win this competition. 😁

Of course, we won't know who will be the champion of La Liga this season because it's still early days and it's possible that the champion will not be Real Madrid or Barcelona but another team, such as Villarreal or Atletico Madrid. For example, because Real Madrid and Barcelona's performance has declined.
However, I also have a feeling that Real Madrid or Barcelona still have the potential to win La Liga, as it seems only Barcelona or Real Madrid are likely to be contenders for the title this season.

Most people have a favorite team, and of course, they want their favorite team to win, which is only natural. Barcelona certainly has the potential to win the title because they have a good squad, and once the injured Barcelona players recover, Barcelona's strength will undoubtedly increase, and ultimately, Barcelona will have the potential to win the La Liga title. However, in my opinion, Barcelona also has hopes in the Champions League because Barcelona's strength cannot be underestimated, especially if the injured Barcelona players recover, then Barcelona's strength will certainly become even stronger and ultimately have the potential to win the Champions League title.

[ancafe]

I couldn't agree with you less, this injury to Mbappe is definitely going to be a big blow for him in the team and there's no suitable requirement for him at his position for the team. It will surely worry the coach and the club. I don't even know know long he will be out. As for Barcelona, the break really favoured them as the league are off a week's break due to international duties. It's so bad for Real Madrid that even a starting defender is also injured as well.

The international break can indeed affect the club's situation, especially for players who get injured while defending their country. Losing Mbappe will indeed affect the condition of the team because he is a player who is needed in the attack line. Real Madrid is experiencing problems with injuries to several players, especially defenders, which in the next match will affect the team's overall performance. If Mbappe is absent for so long, perhaps Barcelona will benefit quite a bit when El Clasiko takes place because it will be much easier without Mabeppe present.