La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

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A quick victory to those who included Madrid with a straight win in their ticket, the first half came with surprise when they inflicted one early goal on Madrid, that did not change what supposed to be the usual from Madrid putting on an impressive performance, right now the scores are lined up to 3:1, close to 4:1 if not for VAR check on the last goal in the first half. Mbappe keeps shining already a brace for him, with one goal cancelled by VAR would have been a hattrick for him.

A satisfying and proud result from Madrid performance that matches my prediction that Madrid will not lose in this match. Actually Madrid could have scored a bigger score but many opportunities could not be utilized properly such as Brahim Diaz in the first half and also Bellingham in the second half. If only the score scored by Mbappe was not disallowed and Brahim Diaz and Bellingham managed to score, it would certainly be a big score in the match. But it needs to be evaluated again that Madrid defense is still a bit weak conceding 1 score against a weak team is one sign that it needs to be improved in the defense line.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Real Madrid did not miss their chance, they are now at the top of the La Liga points table. A great win against Las Palmas has enabled Real Madrid to occupy the top position, this season Real Madrid will be even stronger to maintain their dominance. Whereas Atletico Madrid lost the match last night and lost points, besides Barcelona also drew the match and they got only one point in the points table. However, Barcelona still needs 7 points to catch Real Madrid, maybe this season Barca will not be able to become the champion, rather Real Madrid will be at the top of the table.

Real Madrid won and with all top four clubs have 20 total matches, it's clearer about top four and La Liga title competition. Let's see the table below.
https://www.skysports.com/la-liga-table

Real Madrid 46 points
Atletico Madrid 44 points
Barcelona 39 points
Athletic Bilbao 39 points

It's easy to see that Real Madrid have biggest advantage in La Liga title competition, with 7 points more than the third and fourth clubs. Barcelona with their bad matches recently in La Liga, fell down to a third position, but they now have 39 points equally to Athletic Bilbao. They will have to pay attention and focus on securing their third position, while La Liga trophy seems to be farther for them.

[Farma]

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A quick victory to those who included Madrid with a straight win in their ticket, the first half came with surprise when they inflicted one early goal on Madrid, that did not change what supposed to be the usual from Madrid putting on an impressive performance, right now the scores are lined up to 3:1, close to 4:1 if not for VAR check on the last goal in the first half. Mbappe keeps shining already a brace for him, with one goal cancelled by VAR would have been a hattrick for him.

A satisfying and proud result from Madrid performance that matches my prediction that Madrid will not lose in this match. Actually Madrid could have scored a bigger score but many opportunities could not be utilized properly such as Brahim Diaz in the first half and also Bellingham in the second half. If only the score scored by Mbappe was not disallowed and Brahim Diaz and Bellingham managed to score, it would certainly be a big score in the match. But it needs to be evaluated again that Madrid defense is still a bit weak conceding 1 score against a weak team is one sign that it needs to be improved in the defense line.

An extraordinary match especially for the Madrid team with this result Real Madrid is in first place in the current LaLiga standings, in the match against Las Palmas I was quite worried because Madrid conceded first and in my opinion Madrid's defense was very bad so that it could be penetrated in the 1st minute but a few minutes later Las Palmas' defense was the target of Madrid players but what I expected was Mbappe's hat trick but it didn't come in the match because Mbappe played quite well he managed to score two goals in the first half and Mbappe scored another goal but it was disallowed and in the second half Mbappe's hat trick didn't come, a good game from Ancelotti's team when Barcelona and Atl. Madrid failed to get a win that's where Madrid took advantage of it.

Now Real Madrid must be more consistent in order to achieve a good final target because this team is indeed very popular and of course everyone wants to see Real Madrid win the trophy Real Madrid is a big club, it cannot be denied that the mentality of the players they have is also extraordinary and I hope their good game is not only in LaLiga but also in the Champions because Mbappe's arrival at Real Madrid is aimed at winning the trophy, I am quite sure that Madrid will get it again this season because besides his good game, Mbappe is also starting to develop and that will be a calculation when other teams face them.

[Barikui1]

Real Madrid did not miss their chance, they are now at the top of the La Liga points table. A great win against Las Palmas has enabled Real Madrid to occupy the top position, this season Real Madrid will be even stronger to maintain their dominance. Whereas Atletico Madrid lost the match last night and lost points, besides Barcelona also drew the match and they got only one point in the points table. However, Barcelona still needs 7 points to catch Real Madrid, maybe this season Barca will not be able to become the champion, rather Real Madrid will be at the top of the table.

Real Madrid won and with all top four clubs have 20 total matches, it's clearer about top four and La Liga title competition. Let's see the table below.
https://www.skysports.com/la-liga-table

Real Madrid 46 points
Atletico Madrid 44 points
Barcelona 39 points
Athletic Bilbao 39 points

It's easy to see that Real Madrid have biggest advantage in La Liga title competition, with 7 points more than the third and fourth clubs. Barcelona with their bad matches recently in La Liga, fell down to a third position, but they now have 39 points equally to Athletic Bilbao. They will have to pay attention and focus on securing their third position, while La Liga trophy seems to be farther for them.

Wow, football can be crazy sometimes because in this particular season, if someone had told me that Barcelona would be struggling with just 39 point, I would have argue with him or her because they started the season on fire, they were destroying smaller and bigger team alike, and winning emphatically, but look at them today, they are a complete shadow of the team that started the season on fire.
Just look at this past week result, even though they drew and atletico madrid lost, I still sees them as the biggest loser here because they are now languishing in third position and seven points below the top, while atletico madrid is just two points below the topping team, so Barcelona really needs to improve and be consistent in getting the winning if they really want to stand a chance of lifting this year Spanish laliga, because the likes of atletico madrid and mostly real madrid aren't slowing down in the race for the league title.

Then as for real madrid, at this point I believe that their is more believe in their squad that they can win this one here, so it would take something terrible or extra ordinary for atletico madrid or Barcelona to knock them off that top spot, and complacency is one enemy they really have to watch out for if they must be crown champions at the end of the season.

[tottong]

Actually, he created the hattrick last night, but his last goal was not authorized. I admit Mbappe on best performance last night, she stands alone without Vini Jr. on front. It's good for him to improve his skills. All ball from behind is always focused on him so that make him comfortable with the situation. Anceloti knows very well how to place him if without Vini on front. With this winning Real Madrid was shifted Atletico Madrid position in standing. All was my expected if Real will be at the top on middle of session. of course they will struggle to maintain it because Barca and Atletico will not allow them going forward.

If only it was not annulled, Mbappe managed to score a hat trick in the match and this was something that was expected by fans.
Mbappe's appearance has increased in the match and there may be many flow of balls deliberately given to him so that he is more free to create opportunities.
The victory gave something meaningful because Real Madrid returned to lead the standings and this would bring up competition for Atletico Madrid who had previously suffered a very surprising defeat in a much easier match.

Mbappe began to experience progress and maybe it was time to perform better so that he could achieve his best career because initially had difficulty giving his best performance.

[mammusu]

Real Madrid did not miss their chance, they are now at the top of the La Liga points table. A great win against Las Palmas has enabled Real Madrid to occupy the top position, this season Real Madrid will be even stronger to maintain their dominance. Whereas Atletico Madrid lost the match last night and lost points, besides Barcelona also drew the match and they got only one point in the points table. However, Barcelona still needs 7 points to catch Real Madrid, maybe this season Barca will not be able to become the champion, rather Real Madrid will be at the top of the table.

All teams in the top 4 of La Liga have now played their 20th week matches, but only Madrid and Bilbao have been able to pick up full points from their opponents this week, while Atletico and Barcelona have actually got negative results that currently make the change in the position of the 4 title contenders has changed. 

Atletico Madrid defeat and the draw obtained by Barcelona were successfully utilized by Madrid who currently managed to seize the top of the standings from Atletico, as well as Bilbao who is also starting to enter the championship competition although they are currently 7 points behind Madrid, but indeed a tight competition of course will occur between the Madrid duo who only have a difference of 2 points between the two, although their in top la liga standing, but Madrid are currently still uncomfortable in leading , apart fromthe long season, but the consistency they have this season is actually very poor.

[laijsica]

Actually, he created the hattrick last night, but his last goal was not authorized. I admit Mbappe on best performance last night, she stands alone without Vini Jr. on front. It's good for him to improve his skills. All ball from behind is always focused on him so that make him comfortable with the situation. Anceloti knows very well how to place him if without Vini on front. With this winning Real Madrid was shifted Atletico Madrid position in standing. All was my expected if Real will be at the top on middle of session. of course they will struggle to maintain it because Barca and Atletico will not allow them going forward.

If only it was not annulled, Mbappe managed to score a hat trick in the match and this was something that was expected by fans.
Mbappe's appearance has increased in the match and there may be many flow of balls deliberately given to him so that he is more free to create opportunities.
The victory gave something meaningful because Real Madrid returned to lead the standings and this would bring up competition for Atletico Madrid who had previously suffered a very surprising defeat in a much easier match.

Mbappe began to experience progress and maybe it was time to perform better so that he could achieve his best career because initially had difficulty giving his best performance.

Mbappe gave a great performance throughout the match which gave him a unique height and I think he should have got a hat-trick if he hadn't been caught offside. I was surprised to see his attacking play and if he continues to cooperate with his teammates more, I think we will see better performances in the next matches. Real Madrid will be expected to take their position to a stronger position by securing a higher position in the points table in La Liga. In fact, if the goals that were disallowed by VAR were valid, gap to win would have been even greater and I believe that if Madrid can maintain their normal performance, it will give them confidence in taking the trophy. Las Palmas players tried to play on an equal footing with a strong opponent but were defeated by Madrid's attacking football and experience was a big factor. I think Madrid was more focused to and more eager to win the match with Las Palmas short time goal.

[Marvell1]

Real Madrid did not miss their chance, they are now at the top of the La Liga points table. A great win against Las Palmas has enabled Real Madrid to occupy the top position, this season Real Madrid will be even stronger to maintain their dominance. Whereas Atletico Madrid lost the match last night and lost points, besides Barcelona also drew the match and they got only one point in the points table. However, Barcelona still needs 7 points to catch Real Madrid, maybe this season Barca will not be able to become the champion, rather Real Madrid will be at the top of the table.

Despite not performing well in the Champions League, Ancelotti is trying his best to secure the La Liga title. Real Madrid has been behind in the points table for a long time. But Real Madrid has made good use of the opportunity to lose points to Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. And Madrid is now at the top of the points table.

Atletico Madrid lost their last match against Leganes. And Barcelona's performance has been irregular for a long time. Barcelona also shared points with Getafe in the last match. On the other hand, Real Madrid has kept their performance stable in La Liga. This shows that Ancelotti's main target is to secure the La Liga title this season. Real Madrid is 7 points ahead of Barcelona and 2 points ahead of Atletico Madrid.

[Tamaperdana]

Real Madrid did not miss their chance, they are now at the top of the La Liga points table. A great win against Las Palmas has enabled Real Madrid to occupy the top position, this season Real Madrid will be even stronger to maintain their dominance. Whereas Atletico Madrid lost the match last night and lost points, besides Barcelona also drew the match and they got only one point in the points table. However, Barcelona still needs 7 points to catch Real Madrid, maybe this season Barca will not be able to become the champion, rather Real Madrid will be at the top of the table.

Currently Real Madrid is really able to turn things around, from being below Barcelona, ​​now Real Madrid is able to surpass Barcelona and is at the top of the Laliga standings. Apart from that, last night's match was really very exciting, because in this match I saw very good teamwork from Real Madrid. So Real Madrid can beat Las Palmas very easily. Mbappe also showed great performance in this match, because in this match he was able to score two goals for Real Madrid. This proves that Mbappe's sharpness as a striker is slowly starting to return. So this will certainly be very beneficial for Real Madrid, because when they are ahead at the top, Real Madrid must continue to score goals and win the matches they will play in the remainder of this season.

Because even though Real Madrid is currently in the top position in Laliga, currently Real Madrid is still not at a safe point. Because Atletico Madrid's, who is in second place in Laliga, has 44 points and is only 2 points different from Real Madrid who has 46 points. Therefore, Real Madrid must continue to win in every match, so they can be safer at the top of the standings. Apart from that, even though in this match several important players owned by Real Madrid, such as Vinicius, Carvajal and Militao, did not play. But Real Madrid doesn't seem to have any weaknesses in this match. This is certainly the fruit of Ancelotti's work as a coach, who is able to adapt quickly to all conditions.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Mbappe just needs time to find his rhythm at Real Madrid. Initially, many doubted that Mbappe was not suitable for Real Madrid because he had difficulty scoring goals unlike when he was at PSG, but look, over time Mbappe began to find his best version again. Solid team play will bring the club to perform better and Real Madrid has shown that in the second half of this season, while Barcelona, ​​​​who previously performed solidly, have slowly declined and are now quite a few points behind Real Madrid at the top of the standings.

The weakness faced by Real Madrid is actually not the front line but the defense because from what I see Real Madrid's goal productivity is still good. Mbappe is also getting better and he is starting to find his rhythm even though he initially had difficulty scoring goals. Seven points behind Real Madrid because Barcelona is starting to experience a decline in performance in La Liga even though they last beat Real Madrid in the Supercopa cup and in their last match they drew against Getafe. The defeat suffered by Atletico Madrid when they faced Leganes made Real Madrid lead the standings by two points.

[Egii Nna]

Real Madrid did not miss their chance, they are now at the top of the La Liga points table. A great win against Las Palmas has enabled Real Madrid to occupy the top position, this season Real Madrid will be even stronger to maintain their dominance. Whereas Atletico Madrid lost the match last night and lost points, besides Barcelona also drew the match and they got only one point in the points table. However, Barcelona still needs 7 points to catch Real Madrid, maybe this season Barca will not be able to become the champion, rather Real Madrid will be at the top of the table.

That is the opportunity that Real Madrid has been waiting for a long time; that is why it is said that it is not by how you start the league but how you finish it. Now they have 18 more games to play before the end of the season, and Real Madrid has made it to the top of the table, which I am sure they will be more consistent in maintaining that position till the end of the league so that they will be the champions of the title this season again. For Barcelona, I hope they play more seriously to make it to second in the table before the end of the season because they are 5 points below Atlético Madrid, and it will be an opportunity for them as Atlético Madrid is somehow losing their form.

[mamesso]

Then as for real madrid, at this point I believe that their is more believe in their squad that they can win this one here, so it would take something terrible or extra ordinary for atletico madrid or Barcelona to knock them off that top spot, and complacency is one enemy they really have to watch out for if they must be crown champions at the end of the season.

After successfully defeating Las Palmas, Real Madrid are now the new leaders in the La Liga standings, they are 2 points ahead of Atletico and 7 points ahead of Barcelona. They were inconsistent at the start of the season, then lost badly in two El Clasico games, but behind all that Real Madrid returned to their best form and outperformed their rivals in the title race.
After this, Ancelotti must be able to make his team always perform consistently because Atletico could take over Real Madrid position at any time.

[Solokan]

Source: https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-spanyol/d-7740116/real-madrid-vs-las-palmas-brace-mbappe-bantu-el-real-menang-4-1/amp
Mbappe and his friends' performance was very good and extraordinary when they visited Laspalmas headquarters but Real Madrid's performance was better than Laspalmas even though in the 1st minute Silva scored a goal to give Laspalmas the advantage but of course the mentality of the Real Madrid players remained strong and strong until finally making Real Madrid was able to turn things around and ultimately led to Real Madrid winning at the end of the match with a score of 4-1.
I saw that Mbappe was the most impressive in this match because he scored 2 goals and of course he almost would have had a hat trick in this match if he hadn't been caught offside, but unfortunately because he was offside Mbappe didn't score a hat trick.

Now the result of beating Las Palmas is that Real Madrid has risen to 1st place in the standings and I think this is a good opportunity for Real Madrid to continue to improve the quality of their game because of course Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will always be targeting Real Madrid so they can drop their ranking, so of course This is a golden opportunity for Real Madrid to sit at the top of the standings and of course Real Madrid must maintain this position.

Honestly, I miss Real Madrid's next match and I hope Real Madrid can consistently win in the upcoming matches and of course Valladolid will be Real Madrid's opponent. Yes, it looks like in the next match against Valladolid I will bet on Real Madrid winning, what about you all?

[Helena Yu]

The weakness faced by Real Madrid is actually not the front line but the defense because from what I see Real Madrid's goal productivity is still good. Mbappe is also getting better and he is starting to find his rhythm even though he initially had difficulty scoring goals. Seven points behind Real Madrid because Barcelona is starting to experience a decline in performance in La Liga even though they last beat Real Madrid in the Supercopa cup and in their last match they drew against Getafe. The defeat suffered by Atletico Madrid when they faced Leganes made Real Madrid lead the standings by two points.

Real Madrid should've scored more than 4 goals, they have 5.90 expected goals which is really crazy, Manchester City only have 3.03 expected goals and they can scored 6 goals. Bellingham, Mbappe and Brahim Diaz missed few golden chances, although win is a win.

Yeah it's true the problem in Real Madrid is the defending line now, they lost both Militao and Carvajal, they should sign few top defenders.

[Black Mbaye]

Real Madrid did not miss their chance, they are now at the top of the La Liga points table. A great win against Las Palmas has enabled Real Madrid to occupy the top position, this season Real Madrid will be even stronger to maintain their dominance. Whereas Atletico Madrid lost the match last night and lost points, besides Barcelona also drew the match and they got only one point in the points table. However, Barcelona still needs 7 points to catch Real Madrid, maybe this season Barca will not be able to become the champion, rather Real Madrid will be at the top of the table.

This year Barcelona has surprised everyone with their consecutive league points losses. I can't understand how Barça, who played magnificently in both matches against Real Madrid, can lose points to average teams. Real seems to be the favorite in Spain this year. They scored 7 goals and 3 of them were disallowed by VAR. Still, they scored 4 goals and many of the positions were saved by Las Palmas goalkeeper Cillesen.

[Polkeins]

Mbappe just needs time to find his rhythm at Real Madrid. Initially, many doubted that Mbappe was not suitable for Real Madrid because he had difficulty scoring goals unlike when he was at PSG, but look, over time Mbappe began to find his best version again. Solid team play will bring the club to perform better and Real Madrid has shown that in the second half of this season, while Barcelona, ​​​​who previously performed solidly, have slowly declined and are now quite a few points behind Real Madrid at the top of the standings.

The weakness faced by Real Madrid is actually not the front line but the defense because from what I see Real Madrid's goal productivity is still good. Mbappe is also getting better and he is starting to find his rhythm even though he initially had difficulty scoring goals. Seven points behind Real Madrid because Barcelona is starting to experience a decline in performance in La Liga even though they last beat Real Madrid in the Supercopa cup and in their last match they drew against Getafe. The defeat suffered by Atletico Madrid when they faced Leganes made Real Madrid lead the standings by two points.

Real have a positive balance of goals scored and conceded. Real have scored 47 goals and conceded 20, but Atletico have scored 34 goals but conceded 13, so their balance is less than Real's balans 20 against 27. Last season Real conceded less goals, but while Real's attack compensates for all the failures of the defense and even Mbappe began to play for the team and stopped being selfish on the field, which has had an extremely positive impact on the game of the team.

Like Barcelona earlier Simeone's Atletico lost to Leganes 0:1 and let Real to the first place in La Liga

[Pandorak]

Now the result of beating Las Palmas is that Real Madrid has risen to 1st place in the standings and I think this is a good opportunity for Real Madrid to continue to improve the quality of their game because of course Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will always be targeting Real Madrid so they can drop their ranking, so of course This is a golden opportunity for Real Madrid to sit at the top of the standings and of course Real Madrid must maintain this position.

A very impressive game, the Real Madrid players played very solidly in this match, of course Kylian Mbappe was outstanding with a very good pattern of play to score 2 goals, proving that he really is a quality player, although i was a little surprised that Las Palmas scored in the early minutes through Fabio Silva's shot. Real Madrid are currently top of the table, replacing Atletico Madrid who lost 1-0 to Leganes in the previous match.

[knowngunman]

If only it was not annulled, Mbappe managed to score a hat trick in the match and this was something that was expected by fans.
Mbappe's appearance has increased in the match and there may be many flow of balls deliberately given to him so that he is more free to create opportunities.
The victory gave something meaningful because Real Madrid returned to lead the standings and this would bring up competition for Atletico Madrid who had previously suffered a very surprising defeat in a much easier match.

Mbappe began to experience progress and maybe it was time to perform better so that he could achieve his best career because initially had difficulty giving his best performance.

That offside decision was a very controversial decision by the way. Although, Mbappe was in the offside position when they passed the ball to him but one of Las Palmas players stop the ball and then Madrid regain the possession and pass to Mbappe to score. He was initially in offside position which I quite agree but when Las Palmas player stopped the ball, he doesn't interfere or distract and that's where his offside stopped. Everything that happened after that should be considered a new play and the goal should have been awarded.

Regardless, it was a brilliant performance from all the players but Mbappe was exceptionally good. Madrid once again climb the ladder to take the position of the title race with two points ahead of Athletico Madrid and seven points ahead of Barcelona sitting on the third position. The title race is just getting interesting than ever.

[Nheer]

Real Madrid did not miss their chance, they are now at the top of the La Liga points table. A great win against Las Palmas has enabled Real Madrid to occupy the top position, this season Real Madrid will be even stronger to maintain their dominance. Whereas Atletico Madrid lost the match last night and lost points, besides Barcelona also drew the match and they got only one point in the points table. However, Barcelona still needs 7 points to catch Real Madrid, maybe this season Barca will not be able to become the champion, rather Real Madrid will be at the top of the table.

When Las Palmas scored very early in the game we all thought it will be a problem for Real Madrid and that they might find it difficult to take advantage and top the league but they actually came very prepared for them. Real Madrid played really well and thanks to Kylian Mbappe that was at the top of his game, he played so well and inspired them to victory and now they are top of the league with two points clear.

Real Madrid impressed me a lot in the game as they kept on attacking and attacking and we could have seen more goals in the game but 3 Real Madrid goals were ruled out for offside. If Madrid should keep up their consistency they can win the league again this season because Barcelona have been struggling in their La Liga games recently as they have only won one game in their last 8 La Liga games which is very bad for them and Atletico Madrid that have very consistent lost to bottom table Leganes but lets hope it doesn’t affect their performance and they can keep challenging Real Madrid for the title.

[Zackz5000]

Real Madrid did not miss their chance, they are now at the top of the La Liga points table. A great win against Las Palmas has enabled Real Madrid to occupy the top position, this season Real Madrid will be even stronger to maintain their dominance. Whereas Atletico Madrid lost the match last night and lost points, besides Barcelona also drew the match and they got only one point in the points table. However, Barcelona still needs 7 points to catch Real Madrid, maybe this season Barca will not be able to become the champion, rather Real Madrid will be at the top of the table.

Real Madrid won and with all top four clubs have 20 total matches, it's clearer about top four and La Liga title competition. Let's see the table below.
https://www.skysports.com/la-liga-table

Real Madrid 46 points
Atletico Madrid 44 points
Barcelona 39 points
Athletic Bilbao 39 points

It's easy to see that Real Madrid have biggest advantage in La Liga title competition, with 7 points more than the third and fourth clubs. Barcelona with their bad matches recently in La Liga, fell down to a third position, but they now have 39 points equally to Athletic Bilbao. They will have to pay attention and focus on securing their third position, while La Liga trophy seems to be farther for them.

Wow, football can be crazy sometimes because in this particular season, if someone had told me that Barcelona would be struggling with just 39 point, I would have argue with him or her because they started the season on fire, they were destroying smaller and bigger team alike, and winning emphatically, but look at them today, they are a complete shadow of the team that started the season on fire.
Just look at this past week result, even though they drew and atletico madrid lost, I still sees them as the biggest loser here because they are now languishing in third position and seven points below the top, while atletico madrid is just two points below the topping team, so Barcelona really needs to improve and be consistent in getting the winning if they really want to stand a chance of lifting this year Spanish laliga, because the likes of atletico madrid and mostly real madrid aren't slowing down in the race for the league title.

Then as for real madrid, at this point I believe that their is more believe in their squad that they can win this one here, so it would take something terrible or extra ordinary for atletico madrid or Barcelona to knock them off that top spot, and complacency is one enemy they really have to watch out for if they must be crown champions at the end of the season.

Yes that's football for you Barcelona might still come up to be at the top of the league or even end up winning the laliga tittle no body knows so in football there are ups and down Barcelona was on fire at the start of the season even me I thought they will probably be at the top of league till now or winning the tittle but looking at the league table now also with the current form of real Madrid in Spanish laliga it will be difficult for them to drop point of which the league tittle will definitely be between Real Madrid and ATM. In football I think it is always better so start bad and end well instead of starting good and end bad unlike Manchester City in the English premier league they started well during the beginning of season at a point they started losing several games in a row though now they are coming up again but I don't think they can be on top of the league again this season, this is why football is unpredictable.