La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[DanWalker]

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Even though they recruited Mbappe whose talent has been seen, but that did not make them able to beat Barcelona in their match yesterday.
No one knows what will happen in the future because the season is still quite long, so Real Madrid still has the opportunity to increase their points, it's just that considering Barcelona who is currently skyrocketing, it seems difficult if Real Madrid does not have a new strategy this season that is more efficient.

I thought when Real Madrid brought in Mbappe, they are going to transition him to being a genuine striker like they did with Cristiano Ronaldo. I absolutely agree that he seems more confident and comfortable when he is playing on the left side. But it is also true that he has just come into this squad and probably it will take him a little time to get used to which the Real Madrid squad. Adaptability has been kind of a problem with him. Real Madrid always finds a way to get the best out of a certain player. So I think it is going to be the same with him. Maybe it is taking a little bit of time because he is getting absolutely different conditions and situations only was in when he was playing with PSG squad. But I still think it is going to work out.

[bering]

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When teams get extra wins their mental and physical health is somewhat stable and they may be somewhat relaxed and less prepared for the next match which may affect their losses. The situation could be the same for Barca as they are now top of the points table and second with Real Madrid far below in which case you can take it for granted that Barcelona lose their next match. As you said the players will be tired now and it will be seen how they perform in later conditions. But I strongly support their strength and tactical play as the way they build their team is capable of beating any strong team.

One of the reasons why Barcelona has performed well since the start of the season is because of Hansi Flick's ability and genius in managing the team, in the last transfer market only Dani Olmo was brought in, the rest he preferred to utilize the abilities of young players. Hansi Flick has many options in forming the starting XI, he has rotated several times but the results have not reduced Barcelona's performance. Barcelona's players' abilities are almost even, each player has above average abilities, so when they meet a weaker team, he can rotate to maintain the players' fitness.

At the beginning of season i was underestimate Hansi Flick because with Barcelona current condition i highly doubt Hansi Flick can able to bringing Barcelona to compete with Real Madrid for race title and when this team is required new players but Hansi Flick only bought Dani Olmo which i thought this transfer won't be effective but clearly i was wrong about that because Hansi Flick has done well in Barcelona and one thing for sure that Hansi Flick can make some of Barcelona players can in form again and this is what Xavi couldn't do and besides that although some of Barcelona players got the injured but Hansi Flick can solved this problem and Barcelona still consistent at least until week 12

[TastyChillySauce00]

~snip~ it will be too early to say Real Madrid have lost the La Liga. We all know that we are not 100% sure that Barcelona will continue to be winning all the games as they are right now, and Real Madrid will continue trying to win their matches again. So I think they both still have a lot of hard work to put in. 

That's the simple math. But the league has many matches that will be grueling. That will be a difficult factor to predict, so a 9-point gap is not impossible for Real Madrid to catch. This is because there are still many matches yet to be played. I believe there will be many surprises that happen. I read many rumors that Real Madrid will take advantage of the transfer market to buy players. So Real Madrid might be getting better.

As a Real Madrid fan, I'm not being delusional. If we still play like shite, the gap to Barcelona would be bigger. The gap can go up or down, depending on our luckm also on Barcelona's performance in their upcoming games. But, let's also focus in our squad.

We looked so damn terrible than last season, no proper finishing, no good passer, and weak defence. We're one step behind barcelona at this moment, and it's all due to the inconsistency of our squad. I can understand it, given our injuries. But, it's unacceptable if the squad keeps delivering nothing until the end of the season.

9 points gap is not impossible to catch, but i'm only worrying if Barcelona does snowball till the end of season.

[rahmad2nd]

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Actually, we has doubted Barcelona capacity to compete with big teams before because of the depth of the squad they have today, but in fact we can see how they are able to maintain consistency and performance well even when facing Madrid and Munich, But isn't it what we see now is inversely proportional to what we predicted previously?
 I think Hansi Flick is a smart coach and he knows how to manage the team including rotating his players well at the moment, so I think Barcelona has great potential to compete in various competitions this season, because their having a strong squad with a combination of young and experienced players at the moment, although it is inevitable that what you say may also can happen, Actually, if we talk about a tight schedule, of course all teams that play in the Europa competition are experiencing it at the moment, including Madrid main rivals as their main rivals in La Liga, so we can indeed say if maybe it cannot be a reason for us to doubt Barcelona at the moment to be able to remain competitive in La liga or champions league

It is natural that not many people think that Flick can lift Barcelona much better under his guidance, even we do not expect much with the existing squad plus some players are injured. it is clear that Flick's influence is very large by bringing Barcelona this far, especially the potential of the young players of La Masia who are not so expected. but under his guidance, they have been able to perform consistently so far. especially with Inaki Pena, I am the most doubtful about this young goalkeeper. based on my observations, Flick adopted several systems from many previous coaches. plus, he combines it with his system and experience. that's why, Barca has been able to perform so far. one more thing, the people involved with Hansi Flick must also be taken into account, how each coach who handles their respective fields does their job very well. as well as the hard work of the Barca players who are willing to increase their training with high intensity, it also affects their strength and endurance when appearing on the field. as for the tight schedule, this is the puzzle. however, some players have recovered and Flick certainly benefits from it. Well, can Flick maintain the consistency of his squad? Because, the competition is not even half the season. Plus, matches in other competitions. If they can get through it, then it is not impossible that Barca will at least be able to win the La Liga trophy.

[bastisisca]

Real Madrid lost their match against Barcelona, and for sure, 9 points is a huge gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid seem to find it difficult to top the La Liga table, but seriously, to me, I?m still expecting Real Madrid to surprise us.

Although I know that Barcelona's performance is great this season and they have been doing well this season, it will be too early to say Real Madrid have lost the La Liga. We all know that we are not 100% sure that Barcelona will continue to be winning all the games as they are right now, and Real Madrid will continue trying to win their matches again. So I think they both still have a lot of hard work to put in. 

What you're saying is true, 9 points is a lot
but the season, let's still say, is long. We still have a good month of games to finish the winter part of the competition so it's a good 12-15 points
after the Christmas holidays a large portion of the team will leave beyond the goal, there are still many points

It is clear that this advantage has a psychological impact

[hyudien]

Even though they recruited Mbappe whose talent has been seen, but that did not make them able to beat Barcelona in their match yesterday.
No one knows what will happen in the future because the season is still quite long, so Real Madrid still has the opportunity to increase their points, it's just that considering Barcelona who is currently skyrocketing, it seems difficult if Real Madrid does not have a new strategy this season that is more efficient.

I thought when Real Madrid brought in Mbappe, they are going to transition him to being a genuine striker like they did with Cristiano Ronaldo. I absolutely agree that he seems more confident and comfortable when he is playing on the left side. But it is also true that he has just come into this squad and probably it will take him a little time to get used to which the Real Madrid squad. Adaptability has been kind of a problem with him. Real Madrid always finds a way to get the best out of a certain player. So I think it is going to be the same with him. Maybe it is taking a little bit of time because he is getting absolutely different conditions and situations only was in when he was playing with PSG squad. But I still think it is going to work out.

It's a big gamble for Madrid, they signed a player who is used to and comfortable on the left wing while Vinicius Jr has been there for a long time so forcing Mbappe to wear the number 9 shirt is hard to accept. To be honest Ancelotti hasn't been able to fix that problem so don't be surprised if the process takes a little longer than we thought. As Benzema said:

“For me, Mbappé is not a 9. He's a left winger”.

"But the problem is that on the left wing, there's Vinicius Jr who's the best in the world".

[ndutndut]

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Even though they recruited Mbappe whose talent has been seen, but that did not make them able to beat Barcelona in their match yesterday.
No one knows what will happen in the future because the season is still quite long, so Real Madrid still has the opportunity to increase their points, it's just that considering Barcelona who is currently skyrocketing, it seems difficult if Real Madrid does not have a new strategy this season that is more efficient.

I thought when Real Madrid brought in Mbappe, they are going to transition him to being a genuine striker like they did with Cristiano Ronaldo. I absolutely agree that he seems more confident and comfortable when he is playing on the left side. But it is also true that he has just come into this squad and probably it will take him a little time to get used to which the Real Madrid squad. Adaptability has been kind of a problem with him. Real Madrid always finds a way to get the best out of a certain player. So I think it is going to be the same with him. Maybe it is taking a little bit of time because he is getting absolutely different conditions and situations only was in when he was playing with PSG squad. But I still think it is going to work out.

Mbappe is a big project for Real Madrid, they have been eyeing Mbappe from PSG for a long time and only this season could he join. Of course, Real Madrid brought in Mbappe with the aim of making Real Madrid's front line more productive. However, at this time that hope has not been seen, but that does not mean that Real Madrid has failed. The season is still very long, so we should not be too early to judge Mbappe as a player who failed with Real Madrid.

True, Real Madrid must be patient with Mbappe, maybe he needs to adapt to La Liga, he must be patient like C. Ronaldo, wait for the first season in Madrid, he had a hard time but in the following seasons he managed to make history with Real Madrid. There are many factors why Mbappe is not so sharp at Real Madrid, first in terms of midfielders who provide spoiled passes forward for this season is very lacking, second Vini is starting to be selfish again like before, third he still needs to adapt to his new position. Indeed, Barcelona is currently on fire under coach Flick, he has managed to make Barcelona stronger even with young players. However, this is not a guarantee because La Liga is still very long, anything can happen.

[Lida93]

Real Madrid lost their match against Barcelona, and for sure, 9 points is a huge gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid seem to find it difficult to top the La Liga table, but seriously, to me, I’m still expecting Real Madrid to surprise us.

Although I know that Barcelona's performance is great this season and they have been doing well this season, it will be too early to say Real Madrid have lost the La Liga. We all know that we are not 100% sure that Barcelona will continue to be winning all the games as they are right now, and Real Madrid will continue trying to win their matches again. So I think they both still have a lot of hard work to put in. 

Real Madrid has always been a team that is known for their resilience and determination and ability to  turn seemingly impossible situations around and at such I can't say that it is over for them this season, though their arch rival Barcelona are currently having a great season and already look like favourites to clinch the title but Real  Madrid still has the chance to fight for the title because there's still much to play for and any thing can happen before the season ends.

[Accardo]

Real Madrid lost their match against Barcelona, and for sure, 9 points is a huge gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid seem to find it difficult to top the La Liga table, but seriously, to me, I’m still expecting Real Madrid to surprise us.

Although I know that Barcelona's performance is great this season and they have been doing well this season, it will be too early to say Real Madrid have lost the La Liga. We all know that we are not 100% sure that Barcelona will continue to be winning all the games as they are right now, and Real Madrid will continue trying to win their matches again. So I think they both still have a lot of hard work to put in. 

Real Madrid has always been a team that is known for their resilience and determination and ability to  turn seemingly impossible situations around and at such I can't say that it is over for them this season, though their arch rival Barcelona are currently having a great season and already look like favourites to clinch the title but Real  Madrid still has the chance to fight for the title because there's still much to play for and any thing can happen before the season ends.

Real Madrid is in form, but Barca is in a beast mode this season. Madrid attack need a player like Halaand to strengthen or assist Vini and Mbappe... That way they'll be superb in scoring goals like the Barcelona players. Also, it's not late for the blancos to win the title, unless other teams build up moral to play them like Barca did. They can model the strategy that was used in defeating real Madrid, and become real tough on them.

[Ndabagi01]

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Even though they recruited Mbappe whose talent has been seen, but that did not make them able to beat Barcelona in their match yesterday.
No one knows what will happen in the future because the season is still quite long, so Real Madrid still has the opportunity to increase their points, it's just that considering Barcelona who is currently skyrocketing, it seems difficult if Real Madrid does not have a new strategy this season that is more efficient.

I thought when Real Madrid brought in Mbappe, they are going to transition him to being a genuine striker like they did with Cristiano Ronaldo. I absolutely agree that he seems more confident and comfortable when he is playing on the left side. But it is also true that he has just come into this squad and probably it will take him a little time to get used to which the Real Madrid squad. Adaptability has been kind of a problem with him. Real Madrid always finds a way to get the best out of a certain player. So I think it is going to be the same with him. Maybe it is taking a little bit of time because he is getting absolutely different conditions and situations only was in when he was playing with PSG squad. But I still think it is going to work out.

When Ronaldo was with Real Madrid, I can’t remember him playing in the striking role for a long term only when he joined the team in the beginning. He was later playing from flank, Ronaldo and Bale where playin from both sides and Benzema was in the striking role. Ronaldo was better fitted for the wing position just like it is for Mbappe but has not gotten the chance yet. If Mbappe is going to be playing from tht position, they’ll have to sell either Vinicius or Rodrygo and it may be likely that Rodrygo will go and they’ll get a more natural striker than Mbappe, then place Mbappe on the flank. Mbappe will adapt with time, but for now they’ll have to be managing him for now and not despise him despite his performance for now. I know he’ll adapt with time and could just take a while.

[tygeade]

For now it is very difficult to beat Barcelona, ​​​​any team will find it difficult to beat Barcelona especially their current squad is in good condition. Bracelona's confidence has risen after defeating big teams in a row, Bayer Munich and Real Madrid. This confidence will continue in the next matches, so it is not surprising that at this time it seems that La Liga and the Champions League will be won by Barcelona.

However, considering that La Liga and the Champions League are still very long, Barcelona should not be complacent because the tight schedule will certainly overwhelm its players and lead to player injuries. If Barcelona's main players are injured, of course the predictions will also change and even Barcelona, ​​​​who are currently struggling to lose points, will lose points if there are several players who are injured. So La Liga and the Champions League will still have many surprises, Flick must be smart in rotating players to avoid player injuries.

Barcelona is now filled with little wonderkids but in Flick's hands they are really great. It must be admitted that since Barcelona was in Flick's hands, Barcelona has changed a lot, even their game is getting better with Barcelona's young players, now both the back, middle, and front lines can score goals. I think Barcelona's biggest enemy last season was that the previous coach couldn't overcome the selfishness of the players, but under Flick he can overcome that well.

I would guess that because they have plenty of young players, they have two advantage regarding this situation. First of all, younger players can play a lot more before they get tired, I have serious doubts Lamine Yamal even feels tired after a game, that dude is just 17 years old, even I could have played a full 90 minutes per week when I was 17, let alone a professional footballer who has a lot more stamina than me of course, so twice a week shouldn't be a problem for all the young players that they have.

Secondly, even if they do get tired after a while, they do have a big rotation, they have many more of those young players on the bench and in the squad, so they could always end up bringing one of them to the roster.

[wiss19]

When teams get extra wins their mental and physical health is somewhat stable and they may be somewhat relaxed and less prepared for the next match which may affect their losses. The situation could be the same for Barca as they are now top of the points table and second with Real Madrid far below in which case you can take it for granted that Barcelona lose their next match. As you said the players will be tired now and it will be seen how they perform in later conditions. But I strongly support their strength and tactical play as the way they build their team is capable of beating any strong team.

One of the reasons why Barcelona has performed well since the start of the season is because of Hansi Flick's ability and genius in managing the team, in the last transfer market only Dani Olmo was brought in, the rest he preferred to utilize the abilities of young players. Hansi Flick has many options in forming the starting XI, he has rotated several times but the results have not reduced Barcelona's performance. Barcelona's players' abilities are almost even, each player has above average abilities, so when they meet a weaker team, he can rotate to maintain the players' fitness.

Hansi Flick is one of the coaches those have early success and amazing ability to transform teams into winning position like we have few in different leagues as he started his career at the Barcelona things were not favourable for him as mostly were expecting Barcelona could be not at his best, but he has amazing start and things are completely under control for title in La Liga.

Currently, we have 12 games under his tenure with 13 wins and 2 loses are impressive as in difficult situation mostly are now considering Barcelona as favourite for the title even it's too early but their body language and performance showing how strong they are for the title race and have their chances of win in this season even their position in Champions League is always not predictable but still we can expect them for having good end of this season in all competition while we have huge challenge in shape of Real Madrid in front of them.

[Hvdv]

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When teams get extra wins their mental and physical health is somewhat stable and they may be somewhat relaxed and less prepared for the next match which may affect their losses. The situation could be the same for Barca as they are now top of the points table and second with Real Madrid far below in which case you can take it for granted that Barcelona lose their next match. As you said the players will be tired now and it will be seen how they perform in later conditions. But I strongly support their strength and tactical play as the way they build their team is capable of beating any strong team.

One of the reasons why Barcelona has performed well since the start of the season is because of Hansi Flick's ability and genius in managing the team, in the last transfer market only Dani Olmo was brought in, the rest he preferred to utilize the abilities of young players. Hansi Flick has many options in forming the starting XI, he has rotated several times but the results have not reduced Barcelona's performance. Barcelona's players' abilities are almost even, each player has above average abilities, so when they meet a weaker team, he can rotate to maintain the players' fitness.

At the beginning of season i was underestimate Hansi Flick because with Barcelona current condition i highly doubt Hansi Flick can able to bringing Barcelona to compete with Real Madrid for race title and when this team is required new players but Hansi Flick only bought Dani Olmo which i thought this transfer won't be effective but clearly i was wrong about that because Hansi Flick has done well in Barcelona and one thing for sure that Hansi Flick can make some of Barcelona players can in form again and this is what Xavi couldn't do and besides that although some of Barcelona players got the injured but Hansi Flick can solved this problem and Barcelona still consistent at least until week 12

Hansi Flick made Barcelona play football that was way beyond my expectations. Frankly, I didn’t think he would be this successful in Barcelona, ​​but it’s obvious that I was wrong. Barcelona is doing very well in both the Spanish league and the Champions League. I was particularly impressed by the match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich. They crushed Bayern Munich. They also played magnificently against Real Madrid. If they win the Champions League this year, no one should be surprised. Because they are playing incredibly effectively.

[darewaller]

Overall Barcelona is the strongest team in La Liga this season with the most points scored compared to other teams. Barcelona is playing very charismatically under Hansi Flick's coaching and the title will be waiting at the end of the season. Even though Barcelona has beaten Real Madrid and Bayern Minich's in the Champions League, it is not certain optimistic about becoming La Liga champions in the coming season. Hansi Flick still has a long way to go in the league, he needs to be consistent in maintaining victory in every next match, I think Real Madrid will improve their statistics so they can catch up with Barcelona on points and will compete closely in the next match.

While Hansi Flick definitely is the main reason why they got this good, lets not forget to give Xavi credit for playing all these young players and getting them some time and helping them show their talents as well. For example, Lamine Yamal was already playing there before Flick, that dude became the starter at Barcelona at 16 years old when Xavi was there, in fact, thanks to that he was able to play for Spain at 16 as well.

So we need to remember, all these young talents that Hansi Flick could use? They came from the fact that Xavi didn't hesitated using La Masia. Of course that also ties to the fact that Barcelona has financial issues, and that meant they can't spend too much money on players, hence why they used their own youth players.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I don't quite agree that Ancelotti made a mistake here, I'm more inclined to think that Barcelona was lucky to score very difficult goals for the goalkeeper in some moments, and I think that Real suffered the most because it has problems in defense, Barcelona took full advantage of this. I'm sure that Real and Ancelotti won't give up just like that, they have the character of champions and they will fight to the end. Barcelona was getting a good advantage now, but Real will try to follow them and wait for their chance.

Undoubtedly Barcelona caught Madrid with their pants down, it's something they can't allow to happen again, Ncelotti has to change his way of playing like an idiot against Barcelona and reinforce that defense in an incredible way, or at least play like when Zidane, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos were there, when their only objective was to attack , that's how Barcelona should be played, and not with a 4-man defense because Lewa or Lamine can take out the defenders, Carvajal who was a war tank is no longer there, the defenders they have now are not as good, for example Rudiger I saw lost on the field , they made too many mistakes.

[W Jr.]

Real Madrid lost their match against Barcelona, and for sure, 9 points is a huge gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid seem to find it difficult to top the La Liga table, but seriously, to me, I’m still expecting Real Madrid to surprise us.

Although I know that Barcelona's performance is great this season and they have been doing well this season, it will be too early to say Real Madrid have lost the La Liga. We all know that we are not 100% sure that Barcelona will continue to be winning all the games as they are right now, and Real Madrid will continue trying to win their matches again. So I think they both still have a lot of hard work to put in. 

Real Madrid has always been a team that is known for their resilience and determination and ability to  turn seemingly impossible situations around and at such I can't say that it is over for them this season, though their arch rival Barcelona are currently having a great season and already look like favourites to clinch the title but Real  Madrid still has the chance to fight for the title because there's still much to play for and any thing can happen before the season ends.

Of course, the marathon in the Spanish league is a very long one. The championship will depend on who can endure until the end of the league. Barcelona seems to have a great advantage for now, but if Real Madrid continues to win consistently in the rest of the league, they can continue to be a candidate for the championship again. I think Real Madrid is one of the favorite teams in the Spanish league and this seems to continue. I think they will compete with Barcelona for the championship until the end of the league.

[Pandorak]

[...] This should be something that is taking a bit of a time for Barcelona to realize they are actually doing so good, they could become UCL champions if they keep this up. Not that they are doing a terrible job of winning, but they are still not aware of how amazing they are yet, they should be gaining some more confidence on how they are playing.

Their performance in the domestic league & Champions League is very good, i think they realize that they played great this season, there are many good records this season, beating Bayern Munich in the Champions League to embarrassing Real Madrid in front of their own supporters in the last El Clasico. For the La Liga title, i have no doubt they can get it this season, but for the Champions League, there is too much pressure there, don't expect too much from Barcelona at the moment there.

[skarais]

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What you're saying is true, 9 points is a lot
but the season, let's still say, is long. We still have a good month of games to finish the winter part of the competition so it's a good 12-15 points
after the Christmas holidays a large portion of the team will leave beyond the goal, there are still many points

It is clear that this advantage has a psychological impact

Some Real Madrid fans think that the 9 point difference is not too big, this is because they believe that every Real Madrid player has a Yamaha 85 PK engine installed on each back that is capable of covering that point gap in the near future. I don't know how optimistic they are this season after getting a first-hand look at the team's performance so far, but the fans still want the best.

Basically, I don't completely deny things like that, of course because I quite often find that Real Madrid can recover and catch up with the points gap before the end of the season. However, if they fall further behind, then everything will be very difficult to recover and the possibility of failing to defend the title will be even higher. Meanwhile, Real Madrid is 1-2 behind Milan in the ongoing match. Milan could have locked in victory if they had scored 1 additional goal for a score of 1-3.

[KTChampions]

Real Madrid lost their match against Barcelona, and for sure, 9 points is a huge gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid seem to find it difficult to top the La Liga table, but seriously, to me, I’m still expecting Real Madrid to surprise us.

Although I know that Barcelona's performance is great this season and they have been doing well this season, it will be too early to say Real Madrid have lost the La Liga. We all know that we are not 100% sure that Barcelona will continue to be winning all the games as they are right now, and Real Madrid will continue trying to win their matches again. So I think they both still have a lot of hard work to put in. 

The main problem for Real is that it looks like this season will be played in the format of a fight between 2 teams and not several. If it were a few teams then there would be hope that Barcelona could lose a lot of points in other games (and Real would still have to win the one remaining), but if Real and Barcelona continue to score 90% of the points then Barcelona's current advantage will be enough to take the title.

[AYOBA]

Apart from that, Barcelona currently has the potential to become champions in Laliga. Because Real Madrid, which is said to have the best squad in Laliga, is unable to withstand the greatness of the current Barcelona squad. So with this, the possibility of Barcelona winning the Laliga trophy this season is very large. Because Barcelona, ​​which is coached by Hansi Flick, is currently having extraordinary performance and I am sure that Hansi Flick still has lots of great strategies that have not been implemented at Barcelona. For this reason, logically and looking at the current facts, it is impossible for Barcelona to be defeated by any team in Laliga this season. However, it could be said that the season is still long, so no one knows whether Barcelona will continue to be consistent with its good performance or not. But I hope that Barcelona can continue to be consistent with its good performance.

Yeah Barcelona has a potential to become champion in the La Liga this season since the team that a lot of people where hope for is not more performing well any more which are the Real Madrid, but now that they have been performing very poorly that’s most of peoples didn’t give them hopes, because even if we take look of their performance in the some leagues; there performance has been very low so in this case it will be very difficult for them catch up the Barcelona from the top of the spot.