La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[giammangiato]

Team	Point
Barcellona	33
Real Madrid	27
Atletico Madrid	26
Villarreal	24
Osasuna	21
Athletic Bilbao	20
Betis Siviglia	20
Real Sociedad	18
Maiorca	18
Girona	18
Celta Vigo	17
Rayo Vallecano	16
Siviglia	15
Leganes	14
Alaves	13
Las Palmas	12
Getafe	10
Espanyol	10
Real Valladolid	9
Valencia	7

only 6 points remain between first and second, meanwhile Atletico Madrid has recovered and is behind Real Madrid

[CLS63]

In my opinion, Barcelona, along with Liverpool, the most in-form team in Europe right now. Therefore, their loss to Real Sociedad last night was a big surprise for me. Barcelona is still leading La Liga, but if Real Madrid wins, they’ll close the gap to 3 points. I believe that if Lewandowski's disallowed goal early in the match had counted, Barcelona would have won.

The better chance still remains 1-1

I know that Barcelona played the worst match of the season. But you are underestimating the mental factors in this game very much. If Barcelona got ahead then I think there would be a different game than we saw in the field. As a result this match is left behind and the thing Barcelona can do now is to learn their lesson from this match and focus on their upcoming matches.

[Iranus]

I was also not happy with VAR decision on canceling the goal yesterday because it is obvious and many people are criticizing them for that, but we can’t fight technology since the technology judge the case; however, it is just that me mistake, I am sure the Laliga referee body will address the decision letter because it was controversial and many people including me need explanation.
Barcelona remain the favorites to win Laliga this season because they have good squad more than Real Madrid, and Hensi Flick is a good coach, but his decision of benching some of his start players will keep affecting his performance because this is the second time this is happening when he benched Lamont Yamal.

Honestly, I think he just wants to avoid literally what just happened, injuries. He does put players in bench quite often when he thinks the opponent isn't as strong, and he believes even a few bench players in would be fine, after all he is not making full squad rotation, he keeps most of the main squad in there, just bench a few players and he hopes to avoid injuries due to getting fatigue from playing so many games.

This sort of didn't work out in the end for this one, because not only the players were injured, both Yamal and Lewandowski got injured, but also Barcelona lost the game as well. I am not really expecting the same to happen again though, this is a rare sight and I am pretty sure that we are not going to see this again neither. I believe the best way to move forward for them would be just ignore this loss, and focus on the future. They had so many great games so far, specially the most recent Real Madrid game, they need to remember who they are.

Barcelona is more worried about having injured players instead of actually winning matches. Another thing is we definitely cannot fight with technology. It is what it is. Barcelona will definitely have to go forward, forget about this loss, and move on. I kind of agree with what they are doing trying to protect the players. Because they already do not have the great players. So at this point, if they have some players to enjoy, it is going to be a big problem for them.

Barcelona would have to win the matches that seem easy just like this one. Because even though they are in the first position of the table, the other teams, especially Real Madrid might catch up to them very quickly. And I think they know that very well.

[Rockstarguy]

I know that Barcelona played the worst match of the season. But you are underestimating the mental factors in this game very much. If Barcelona got ahead then I think there would be a different game than we saw in the field. As a result this match is left behind and the thing Barcelona can do now is to learn their lesson from this match and focus on their upcoming matches.

What happened to Barcelona in the game against Real sociedad was never expected, I'm not surprise of it because football is full of surprises and sometimes we can't predict what the outcome of a game would be. Sociedad is just lucky to win the game , this lose is what Barcelona would learn from. Barcelona still remains the best team in laliga for this season and this lose will be a motivation for them to get more points.

[Richbased]

To be honest, Real Madrid was really unlucky during this season because they lost many players and got injured a lot, but they still had good performances. However, they have good enough players to fill the places of these players in the team. Recently, they lost Éder Militão, their Brazilian dancer, which can have a negative effect on this team because this player had a key role in Real Madrid.
In the game against Osasuna, Éder Militão got injured hard which even made Vini Jr very unhappy because he saw Militão's injury as hard enough.
It seems Militão is going to be out for nine months.

 Éder Militão's injury was really a huge blow to Real Madrid considering his role as a centre back and ruling him out for 9 months means he won't be available for the team till the end of the season but like i always say, they will find a suitable replacement in the position of Éder Militão. However, Real Madrid incessant injuries is beginning to be alarming. Hope they don't run out of some important players that will move the team forward.

Vinicius Jr is a cordial fellow so it's usual of him extending the spirit of sportsmanship more especially to his teammates, he literally felt the injury of Éder Militão.

[Dzwaafu11]

The Barcelona last match against Real Sociedad was surprise game because nobody expected that they can able to defeat Barcelona by one goal, but indeed with their efforts and they make it possible and even right from the first half the Barcelona performance was extremely good; which I also have some hope for them that they find the match very easy to win.

But Barcelona relax that’s why they’ve to won them, if not with how everyone knows the powerful of the Barcelona they didn’t expect that a team like Real Sociedad defeated Barcelona by one chances, imagine Barcelona has was leading them by possessions with high points, but allowed the Real Sociedad secured their 1 goal and dominate the match.

Barcelona performance was really good, but I think the luck to win was not by their side in that match, because Barcelona was doing everything as they were supposed to and they also dominated the match against Real Sociedad, so I was surprised that Barcelona lost the match to Real Sociedad. It wasn’t something we all expected because of how Barcelona performances have been going since the start of the season; we did not expect Real Sociedad to win against them, but that is football. Anything can happen, and a team we underestimate sometimes makes the surprise move.

What happened to Barcelona in the game against Real sociedad was never expected, I'm not surprise of it because football is full of surprises and sometimes we can't predict what the outcome of a game would be. Sociedad is just lucky to win the game , this lose is what Barcelona would learn from. Barcelona still remains the best team in laliga for this season and this lose will be a motivation for them to get more points.

Sure. It was luck for Real Sociedad; it was something no one expected that would happen, and as you said earlier, we can’t always predict; we expect it to happen the same way we predicted, so that is football. At this point, even if it was a mistake, Barcelona would learn from this defeat and do more to secure their position. I believe this defeat will have nothing to do with their performance, which I feel is just luck for Real Sociedad. 

[bastisisca]

If Real Madrid only get one key player injured in each line or for example, if in each line Real Madrid's key players are injured for the goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and striker positions, then I think it's not a problem. Because basically Real Madrid has many good quality players also on the bench or second-string players who have good potential if they  are given more playing minutes. Thus, Real Madrid's previous poor performance was not because of key players being injured,  but because they did not have good chemistry and or, maybe Ancelotti did not have the right tactics and strategies for his squad this season. Thus, I think Real Madrid just needs more time to really make their  squad more solid to have good and consistent performance.

this time, in this case, i full agree with you
It has a lot of quality players so in theory it wouldn't be a problem, the problem is to see if they can play together
I repeat, Brazil also has extremely high quality players, but getting them to play together is not easy
so it's likely that with a little time everything will get better, but in the meantime Barcelona has accumulated an advantage... I don't know if you understand what i want to mean

[fullhdpixel]

Some Real Madrid players who are injured will certainly affect their performance, even so they must have a replacement that is equally good in its contribution to balance their performance. With the injury of two of their players, namely Lucas Vazquez and Rodrygo, it is possible that Real Madrid could experience a decline, but the good news is that these two players did not suffer serious injuries so they are only absent for a short period of time. And it is true what you said, this is an opportunity for other players on the bench to prove their talent in front of their coach. In addition, they must be able to improve their performance, because their points are far behind their rivals, I am sure Ancelotti will do his best for his team to be able to catch up on their points.

The realization that they have a great offense but they have basically nobody left at the defense will hit them hard eventually. They can't keep fighting against the opponents with such a weak defense and there will be just a taking a bit of a time to see what's wrong at the moment. I believe this season is basically just gone, and we can't make it work, we are going to be forced to accept it as it is and we can't make it move any further. Life isn't fair and sometimes things do not go according to plan and this is one of those days, we are going to just suffer the reality and not really move any further at all.

I believe there will be moments when things aren't really clear and that means we are going to be forced to focus on what we have as reality. Real Madrid will have to realize that they can't be winners anymore, not with this many players missing, and eventually they will start losing again, and Barcelona will probably keep winning and get the title.

[ITExpert]

Real Madrid’s intense injuries may be due to the training level being too harsh. Because I don’t see any other reason why players have injuries one after another. Maybe they shouldn’t train so intensely. The long recovery times for players after injuries puts Real Madrid in a difficult position. Even though there is a wide rotation of the squad, not every player has the best alternative in their own position in their squad. This forces Real Madrid to make difficult choices.

Glad to see the performance and match record of Real Madrid their players are playing well despite injuries and win this match. Their recent match against Osasuna is evidenced by a 4-goal win. but there is a big difference between an injure player and a healthy player but they still play well and try to score more goals. Due to which they also get pressure and they get injure more and lose some matches. I hope in the next matches that their players will improve and come back to their previous strength and be on the verge of win the match again.

[Mame89]

I don't completely agree with you, player injuries are not caused by hard training because other clubs also do the same training in preparation for the match. Injuries can happen to anyone without warning, this time Real Madrid was very unlucky because the number of players entering the treatment room increased, most of them suffered ACL injuries which took a long time to recover.
Yes, now Real Madrid is in a difficult situation, especially since they really need a win in the UCL to improve their position in the standings, but the problem is, the opponent they will face is not an easy team to beat, Ancelotti must work hard in the next few matches by utilizing the players who are still available.

I also see players who are injured not because of heavy training before the match starts, but during the match, especially those who are most prone to injury in the UCL League. Real Madrid is currently very lacking in core players because they have suffered fatal injuries and have to rest, such as Mbappe and several other Real Madrid players.
Now Real Madrid must fight to win the remaining several matches in the UCL in order to qualify for the next round, Ancelotti will definitely take advantage of the players sitting on the bench to replace injured players. Ancelotti has to work hard to keep points so that he is not far from Barcelona in the La Liga standings this season.

IMO. Actually, the factor of Real Madrid players being injured is because they have a tight schedule and Ancelotti also rarely rotates players, Ancelotti should start giving trust to young players so that there is a team refreshment. Another factor is because they have a very tough player fitness coach, Antonio Pintus. Even so, Real Madrid's success in the last few seasons is also due to the hard training he has implemented.

The number of injured Real Madrid players will certainly make Ancelotti have to think hard, especially since we know they need a win in the Champions League to improve the standings. Likewise with Laliga, they must continue to maintain their consistency because they are six points behind their rivals Barcelona, ​​​​but Real Madrid still has one match left because it was postponed. Real Madrid player injuries are also not half-hearted, on average Real Madrid players have ACL injuries which we know take a long time to heal, so Ancelotti has no other choice but to buy players in the transfer market later in order to continue to compete in Laliga.

[Antotena]

Now Real Madrid must fight to win the remaining several matches in the UCL in order to qualify for the next round, Ancelotti will definitely take advantage of the players sitting on the bench to replace injured players. Ancelotti has to work hard to keep points so that he is not far from Barcelona in the La Liga standings this season.

There are news that Real Madrid are going to sign atleast 4 players and 2 players deals is already sign, I'm not sure how reliable this rumors are but they are trying to make some good moves to patch the injured players. I think that Anceloti confidence in his squad has reduced, people were more interested in players he was going to sign but he seems not to be interested in many and now he needs them now that the league is serious.

There is this pattern I have notice from clubs that win the Champions Leagues irrespective of any other trophy they won, any team that won the Champions League, they do later suffer from a lot of injured players and that's what is happening to Real Madrid. Defender is weak and the goal keeper is not serious anymore, they need Courtois to come back or get someone better than Lunin otherwise they will not go far in this season that Barcelona didn't come to play.

[AprilioMP]

The number of injured Real Madrid players will certainly make Ancelotti have to think hard, especially since we know they need a win in the Champions League to improve the standings. Likewise with Laliga, they must continue to maintain their consistency because they are six points behind their rivals Barcelona, ​​​​but Real Madrid still has one match left because it was postponed. Real Madrid player injuries are also not half-hearted, on average Real Madrid players have ACL injuries which we know take a long time to heal, so Ancelotti has no other choice but to buy players in the transfer market later in order to continue to compete in Laliga.

Real Madrid will have difficulties. We must admit this with a number of players who are injured. Among the injured players, the line that is in the spotlight and I am sure will be vulnerable is the defense. Real Madrid's defenders after Militao and Vasquez were injured, so the only good center back is Rudiger even though Raul Asencio in the match against Osasuna, this 21-year-old defender performed well from the minute he was played (30) until the match ended.
Ancelotti will certainly think of the best alternative so that the team he trains does not make the gap with Barcelona even further.
The opposite thing like this should not happen because Barcelona since Flick was appointed as head coach, they have performed quite well.

[Jegileman]

I also see players who are injured not because of heavy training before the match starts, but during the match, especially those who are most prone to injury in the UCL League. Real Madrid is currently very lacking in core players because they have suffered fatal injuries and have to rest, such as Mbappe and several other Real Madrid players.
Now Real Madrid must fight to win the remaining several matches in the UCL in order to qualify for the next round, Ancelotti will definitely take advantage of the players sitting on the bench to replace injured players. Ancelotti has to work hard to keep points so that he is not far from Barcelona in the La Liga standings this season.

I heard the news that the academy players of the Real Madrid team are scared of being promoted to the senior team because they fear been injured. Some of this players may be having their big chance to make themselves knows to the football world and their international and senior career may just be off to a start now. The champions league is a very important competition for the Real Madrid team and they won’t want to just be eliminated easily and blame it on injury, they’ll try their best to make it to the next round and subsequent ones after that one too.

The players on the bench on Real Madrid with some other academy players will have to be putting into action now and give the team the best thing they can for the club to propel in all competitions this season even though they’re facing a set back in this season so far. I just don’t feel like them having performing poor and not winning anything this season. I know Real Madrid with their enthusiasm and also how Ancelotti will try to make things better for the team. We are in for a big surprise from them and won’t be surprised if they do.

[Webetcoins]

Honestly Militao missing is basically the icing on the cake at this point, they are really looking like they have someone in the team, maybe fitness coach, maybe someone else, I have no idea who, but they are forcing the players too much, that part is guaranteed. It is not just the overload, to be fair we are seeing too many players injured for that.

Fatigue does injure some players, and usually that happens during end of the season, and it doesn't happen to 10 players, it happens but usually to a few players. This means we are talking about something that is within the club, there must be something about the club and we are going to figure out what is the reason and why they are having something like this eventually.

[Weawant]

To be honest, Real Madrid was really unlucky during this season because they lost many players and got injured a lot, but they still had good performances. However, they have good enough players to fill the places of these players in the team. Recently, they lost Éder Militão, their Brazilian dancer, which can have a negative effect on this team because this player had a key role in Real Madrid.
In the game against Osasuna, Éder Militão got injured hard which even made Vini Jr very unhappy because he saw Militão's injury as hard enough.
It seems Militão is going to be out for nine months.

Injury is a thing that any team cannot avoid totally as it comes almost at any time, the casino eof Madrid this season has been a serious one in that even their performance and the results they have been getting recently, vini jr was really sad because generally he has seen much more before then they the form of the team isn't sta me enough and now having tjis person down could further affect their results and their chances thia season will keep reducing.

[red4slash]

Real Madrid’s intense injuries may be due to the training level being too harsh. Because I don’t see any other reason why players have injuries one after another. Maybe they shouldn’t train so intensely. The long recovery times for players after injuries puts Real Madrid in a difficult position. Even though there is a wide rotation of the squad, not every player has the best alternative in their own position in their squad. This forces Real Madrid to make difficult choices.

They are experts and they know the amount of training that is needed when a club has a schedule that has them scrambling for matches that can be 3 times a week so it is ridiculous to say that hard training is the biggest factor when players get injured easily.

The current situation of fatigue due to different schemes with more matches and tougher competition is one of the factors that players are tired and it can be realised that when the format of the Champions League is different, the schedule becomes more demanding and the players are pushed more in matches which makes this a vulnerability. I think this makes more sense as an excuse than saying that training is too hard because in the end the current hurricane of injuries is not only happening in the Madrid camp but several big clubs with busy schedules must feel the same way.

[iBaba]

I know that Barcelona played the worst match of the season. But you are underestimating the mental factors in this game very much. If Barcelona got ahead then I think there would be a different game than we saw in the field. As a result this match is left behind and the thing Barcelona can do now is to learn their lesson from this match and focus on their upcoming matches.

What happened to Barcelona in the game against Real sociedad was never expected, I'm not surprise of it because football is full of surprises and sometimes we can't predict what the outcome of a game would be. Sociedad is just lucky to win the game , this lose is what Barcelona would learn from. Barcelona still remains the best team in laliga for this season and this lose will be a motivation for them to get more points.

Barcelona has been on the high side this season but I didn't really know what happened for Hansi Flick this time around. Could it be that they underrated the efforts of Real Sociedad in the match. I think so and that's what caused the failure. Barcelona's currently on fire with their performance hence the reason for this failure. It's a mistake and I'm pretty sure they will correct themselves ahead of their subsequent matches. 3 points lost already.

[promise444c5]

I know that Barcelona played the worst match of the season. But you are underestimating the mental factors in this game very much. If Barcelona got ahead then I think there would be a different game than we saw in the field. As a result this match is left behind and the thing Barcelona can do now is to learn their lesson from this match and focus on their upcoming matches.

Well psychological effect always play it role but  I still don't think they will have a easy win like other games compared to that particular game at most I still think a draw or maybe a narrow escape of 1 -0(which is of low probability imo)... I don't know if you noticed a decline from th last UCL, I did  said it was a bosting one because  the game performance was upto top notch compared how they've been doing it before and their last game exposed them more .. I believe they should have enough time to rest this player they are somehow tired with the way their playing. Thus, With 3 point down they will want to step up their games the more

[hahay]

Barcelona and Real Madrid are currently six points apart, but Barcelona have played 13 matches, while Real Madrid have just played 12 matches so far. With points gap and difference in the total of matches like that, I believe Real Madrid still have a chance to overtake Barcelona. Because even though Barcelona looks very good so far this season,  but in reality Barcelona has also suffered two defeats, but Real Madrid has only suffered one defeat so far this season. Therefore, I believe the competition for the La Liga title will still be very interesting because after all, Real Madrid clearly has a squad that has a winning mentality and great ambition in every generation, so Real Madrid always has a chance to rise.

[kawetsriyanto]

Barcelona and Real Madrid are currently six points apart, but Barcelona have played 13 matches, while Real Madrid have just played 12 matches so far. With points gap and difference in the total of matches like that, I believe Real Madrid still have a chance to overtake Barcelona.

You're right. Although Barcelona is leading with 6 points gap but Real Madrid has 1 unplayed match. Since it is the match against Valencia, I'm very sure Real Madrid will win the match and get 3 points. So, actually the point gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona is 3 points only. Sure, Real Madrid still has a chance, we have a lot of remaining matches. There should be opportunities for the change on the position in La Liga standings.

Because even though Barcelona looks very good so far this season,  but in reality Barcelona has also suffered two defeats, but Real Madrid has only suffered one defeat so far this season. Therefore, I believe the competition for the La Liga title will still be very interesting because after all, Real Madrid clearly has a squad that has a winning mentality and great ambition in every generation, so Real Madrid always has a chance to rise.

True. Barcelona already got 2 losses, Real Madrid got 1 lose only. However, Real Madrid got 3 draws, this reduced some points of Real Madrid. But the race of the title is still alive, no one can claim Barcelona to win the trophy/title this season. It is not reaching the half of the season, Ancelotti has a chance to return to the 1st place. As long as Real Madrid can improve their performance, I think Real Madrid can beat Barcelona gain this season.

Regarding the mentality, I am a bit doubtful that Real Madrid players still have winning mentality. After Mbappe comes to the team, it looks like changing the mentality of the whole players.