La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[ingiltere]

Arda Guler is just 19 years, I think he still has much time,band would definitely win a regular playing time if he gets to be patient and consistent with his form in the team.

This is not an excuse. How old is Lamine Yamal? The kid starts every match in the first 11 and is currently one of the most promising active footballers. Age doesn't matter if you have the talent. If necessary, a 17-year-old can earn the jersey and keep it.
Real Madrid's attacking lineup is very strong, and the competition for places is at the highest level. Ancelotti also sticks to some of his preferences. But that doesn't mean young players will never get a chance. If they prove themselves in training and in the limited minutes they get, they can earn more playing time.

Right now, neither Endrick nor Arda seem sufficient in Ancelotti's eyes. With Mbappé, Vini, Rodrygo and Bellingham in the squad, you need to put in an extraordinary performance to secure a spot. So far, we haven't seen that. We should also remember that Arda is a liability in defense. He hasn't improved at all in that aspect.

[KTChampions]

A black day for bettors, especially those who make multiple bets, since one mistake kills everything at once. By the way, Bayern also won with a minimal advantage, although bookmakers considered the score 4-0 to be the most probable  They only guessed the first number.
After this round, there is potential for the title race to become more intense, but Real still has a very strong advantage.

It's quite funny to me when I see bettors complaining about fixed matches whenever they lose significant amounts due to an easy game. For instance the last loss of Real Madrid it wasn't expected at all, but this is football, we have surprises all the time. Strong teams doesn't always win, or the lowest odds are always accurate.
I believe this year we have many surprises, comebacks and low expected teams winning against a very strong team. I thinn the mentality of bettors is very wrong when it comes to losing much money for a week or a month, without any correct prediction.

Once, I was like these bettors when it comes to wrong decisions and using emotions whenever I lose a bet. I felt like thise games were rigged or fixed, but the truth is different than this. In strong leagues, most of the teams are always having a chance to win any difficult match. I advise people who gets emotional to take a break from betting.

Correct (hope you didn't mean me haha). No team scores 100% of points over the long run, not even close. Super dominant teams score 80-85% (rarely more) of points on average, i.e., we can actually say that every 5th or 6th match is lost (if you don't count draws). These are natural results without any conspiracy theories or fixed games.
By the way, I can’t say that this season is special - Barcelona had a bright first third, but then everything was balanced out by a series of failures, on average, all teams have normal results.

[fuguebtc]

Real Madrid had a hard time away against Leganes in the quarter-final match of the King's Cup. More precisely, the Leganes goalkeeper had difficulty passing Soriano. They finished the first half leading 1-2, but Leganes made the score 2-2 in the 59th minute. Gonzalo, who came into the game instead of Endrick, scored the winning goal at 90+3. Ancelotti's move brought the match.

I have to praise Leganes performance today, they played differently and were able to make Real Madrid struggle even though they lost, on the other hand Ancelotti entrusted this match to young players with Modric as a balancer and playmaker, and the result was very satisfying Endrick, Arda and Gonzalo Garcia played like main players, I have to say Ancelotti needs to add more playing minutes to them.
With this result Real followed Atletico in the semifinals, 2 slots left and will be contested by Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Real Sociedad and Osasuna today.

Leganes was a weak opponent. That's why Ancelotti gave the young players of his squad a chance in this match. And such a decision is very important to gradually give young players experience. I would say that young players should be given more chances.

Leganes players were confident. Leganes played well enough, there is no doubt about it. Although Leganes lost the match, it was not easy to score 2 goals against a strong team like Madrid.

If Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid meet in the semi-finals, the match will undoubtedly be very competitive. These two teams are very strong this season. Atletico has the full ability to win against Real Madrid. However, I would like to see the final between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

[iBaba]

Ancelotti knows what to do to maintain the physical condition of the main players and also give the opportunity to young players to develop their talents and also improve their achievements. Although conceding 2 goals, Madrid still won because the quality of the players can be relied on. As we see how young players like Endric, Arda and Gonzalo García performed very impressively. And indeed Ancelotti is very serious and believes in young players who can be relied on to pursue the title in the competition. So we don't need to doubt anymore even though Madrid did not use its best squad.

Ancelotti is one coach I still respect for his level of professionalism. He knows how to put his squad together and still organize a strong back up. He also tries to invest on players who make strong impact. Although it doesn't always work best for him, like every other manager out there, but his squad is always intimidating.

Having players like Modrich, Rodrygo, Tchouameni and Valverde among other players to still play when the likes of Mbappé, Vini Jr amongst others are absent is a great plan. When you keep your team so balanced, it makes it big and difficult to penetrate for a long time even in the middle of injuries and incompetences.

Ancelotti is still doing his bit to make the Madrid management and fans proud however it is at the juncture, the management of the club needs to pay attention to him and give him full support and confidence to carry out his duties even better.

[Dzwaafu11]

Ancelotti knows what to do to maintain the physical condition of the main players and also give the opportunity to young players to develop their talents and also improve their achievements. Although conceding 2 goals, Madrid still won because the quality of the players can be relied on. As we see how young players like Endric, Arda and Gonzalo García performed very impressively. And indeed Ancelotti is very serious and believes in young players who can be relied on to pursue the title in the competition. So we don't need to doubt anymore even though Madrid did not use its best squad.

Ancelotti is one coach I still respect for his level of professionalism. He knows how to put his squad together and still organize a strong back up. He also tries to invest on players who make strong impact. Although it doesn't always work best for him, like every other manager out there, but his squad is always intimidating.

Ancelotti is an experience manager; he really knows how to keep everything balanced, although you are right, he doesn’t work out sometimes when he tries to invest in players, but even with that, he still manages to make everything possible to give the fans what they want and also make the management proud.

That’s good of him. Another thing I like about Ancelotti is the fact that he doesn’t dump young players and focuses on the main players of the team; he uses them anywhere he knows they won’t disappoint him, and that creates another experience for the young players, and they will know that they are not left behind in everything.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Yes, Real Madrid did not field their best squad in that match so the rhythm of the game was not really going well. It must be admitted that Madrid was indeed very confused in the defense line but I think it is still normal because some of the lower players still have minimal experience. However, even though it was only in the Copa del Rey, Madrid must be more serious in facing the next match and I think that is in order to maintain a good reputation every season to be able to get a trophy.

Ancelotti knows what to do to maintain the physical condition of the main players and also give the opportunity to young players to develop their talents and also improve their achievements. Although conceding 2 goals, Madrid still won because the quality of the players can be relied on. As we see how young players like Endric, Arda and Gonzalo García performed very impressively. And indeed Ancelotti is very serious and believes in young players who can be relied on to pursue the title in the competition. So we don't need to doubt anymore even though Madrid did not use its best squad.

I trust Ancelotti to know how to manage his players to be able to rotate the main players and the young players such that it won't be problematic to him. He used more of the young players because he trusts them to win Leganes, and they got the result Carlo Ancelotti wanted even though the winning came late. The players you mentioned played exceptional well and Ancelotti will be using them from time to time which will make them to get used to how the main players play. We don't need to doubt Ancelotti whenever he makes some strange changes in the squad because he is an experienced coach that is handling one of the best teams in the world so he would not allow his decisions to affect the team.

[Antotena]

Ancelotti knows what to do to maintain the physical condition of the main players and also give the opportunity to young players to develop their talents and also improve their achievements. Although conceding 2 goals, Madrid still won because the quality of the players can be relied on. As we see how young players like Endric, Arda and Gonzalo García performed very impressively. And indeed Ancelotti is very serious and believes in young players who can be relied on to pursue the title in the competition. So we don't need to doubt anymore even though Madrid did not use its best squad.

I don't know may be it's Anceloti that make some of the calls he does in the match start or he is been suggested by some men at the top. I just think Real Madrid has enough players the club want but I don't know what's wrong with Anceloti and reservations of these players. Brahim don't get enough time, same with Guler and Endrick unless they want to reserve the starting players and used them as alternative but in a situation where the main squad are not helpful, there should be some fix.

This wasn't how Vinicious used to be, he wasn't even better than the way Endrick is playing right now but with dedication and hardwork, he got here and how did he accomplish that, it's because he was given time to show him self. If other players are been used this way and they are young in this there age, I'm afraid they are more likely to be loan out than been used as they want unless they have small contract with club but we all know that Real Madrid is a long contract.

[red4slash]

The semi-finals in the other Copa del Rey matches today pit Osasuna against Sociedad and Valencia against Barcelona. Sociedad were very comfortable with their 2-goal lead and numerical advantage as Catena was shown a red card 10 minutes into the first half.

This has clearly become a comfortable advantage although for now Osasuna still looks like trying to reduce the gap despite playing with 10 men but it looks like Socieadad will overtake Atletico and Madrid for the Copa del Rey semi-finals this time.

Barcelona are a few minutes away from starting and given the state they're in they're doing it with young players just like Madrid did but I wouldn't be surprised if they can show Sevilla how to play mealwan football in today's game and I'm pretty sure Barcelona will be the last club to qualify for the semi-finals this season.

[ndutndut]

Yes, Real Madrid did not field their best squad in that match so the rhythm of the game was not really going well. It must be admitted that Madrid was indeed very confused in the defense line but I think it is still normal because some of the lower players still have minimal experience. However, even though it was only in the Copa del Rey, Madrid must be more serious in facing the next match and I think that is in order to maintain a good reputation every season to be able to get a trophy.

Ancelotti knows what to do to maintain the physical condition of the main players and also give the opportunity to young players to develop their talents and also improve their achievements. Although conceding 2 goals, Madrid still won because the quality of the players can be relied on. As we see how young players like Endric, Arda and Gonzalo García performed very impressively. And indeed Ancelotti is very serious and believes in young players who can be relied on to pursue the title in the competition. So we don't need to doubt anymore even though Madrid did not use its best squad.

Real Madrid has many matches, of course Ancelotti must be smart in rotating players to maintain player fitness and indeed the Copa del Rey is usually an event for young players to show their best performance. The good thing is that Ancelotti is starting to realize that Real Madrid has great young players. However, it must be admitted that it is very concerning to see Real Madrid's defense line because many defenders are injured and the bad thing is that Real Madrid does not have defenders who are equal to their main players.

It can be said that Real Madrid's front line makes the opposing club worried, but the back line actually gives the opposing club the opportunity to score goals. Real Madrid will face Atletico Madrid this weekend, this is a tough test for Ancelotti, especially in defense because this match is very crucial to widen the points gap with Atletico Madrid at the top of the La Liga standings. Hope Ancelotti has good options for the defense line when facing Atletico Madrid. However, I hope Ancelotti only plays right-back Valverde because he is stronger and better than Vazquez, center-back Asencio duets with Tchouameni or Alaba. This might make Real Madrid's defense line even stronger, considering that the opponents they face have fast counter-attacks.

[Juse14]

The semi-finals in the other Copa del Rey matches today pit Osasuna against Sociedad and Valencia against Barcelona. Sociedad were very comfortable with their 2-goal lead and numerical advantage as Catena was shown a red card 10 minutes into the first half.

This has clearly become a comfortable advantage although for now Osasuna still looks like trying to reduce the gap despite playing with 10 men but it looks like Socieadad will overtake Atletico and Madrid for the Copa del Rey semi-finals this time.

Barcelona are a few minutes away from starting and given the state they're in they're doing it with young players just like Madrid did but I wouldn't be surprised if they can show Sevilla how to play mealwan football in today's game and I'm pretty sure Barcelona will be the last club to qualify for the semi-finals this season.

Although the match is not really over, it seems that with the advantage that Real Sociedad currently has, where they are superior in terms of score and number of players, Real Sociedad is very likely to win this match.

However, it is hard to believe that Real Sociedad was unable to score another goal after Osouna lost one of his players due to a red card in the 35th minute. Meanwhile, Real Sociedad's goals were scored right in the 21st and 31st minutes. But regardless of that, even though they only scored 2 goals, this will still bring Real Sociedad to be in the semi-finals following Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

Meanwhile, regarding the match between Barcelona and Valencia, it seems that this will be quite an interesting match to watch, considering that the other 3 teams have been confirmed to advance to the semi-finals, we only have to wait for the match between Barcelona and Valencia.

[SatoPrincess]

Arda Guler not getting that much playing time is definitely something that fans are angry about, but I also would like to point out that there are way too many players on his spot, so it makes sense that he doesn't get to play that much, the weird part is them buying him, because they knew that they had good players on that place, so why did they get him to begin with?

In reality, he isn't really a right wing, and he doesn't play right wing in Turkish national team games, and he didn't do that before he got here neither, he had a few games like that and Real saw him and liked what they saw and put him at right side mostly. Normally, he is a backup for Jude, he is more of an attacking midfieldier, and he should be playing behind the striker. As the best back up to jude, he should play whenever Jude doesn't.

Yeah we cannot blame the manager for not playing Arda Guler often for some reasons, he is still very young and playing in a team like Real Madrid with many top level profiles you cannot expect to see him thrown in every game where the likes of Valverde, Modric, Ceballos, etc are lining up for games too besides he is not the only player in such situation, there is Endrick who is also talented and a natural goal scorer still not getting games and patiently waiting for his time. Players like Endrick and Guler were not bought to be plugged in immediately they are players for the future.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Madrid had a tough time at the start of this season after injuries affected their performance and consistency, which eventually led to them slipping down the La Liga and UCL standings but thankfully they have now bounced back to the top of the table and also qualified for the playoffs, The injury to some of their star players especially in defence has made ancelotti have to maximise the current squad without any new signings in the transfer market, although it may have to work hard to maximise the potential of his squad, but I think ancelotti certainly has solutions and also experience in solving the problems they face and that's why he has been considered one of the best coaches available.

Yes Madrid has a big enough problem besides injuries, they also have a problem in the front line because their attackers are not so cohesive after the arrival of Mbappe. But Ancelotti is very aware of that, he will still try his best to restore the best performance for his team. I am still optimistic that Madrid is still a strong candidate in La Liga, Ancelotti will fight for it in order to close his career perfectly with el real.

Madrid condition is indeed quite pathetic after several of their defenders were injured at the start of the season, losing several major players has actually made them in an unstable condition that makes it difficult to compete in the UCL and also La Liga at the beginning of the season, but with the limitations of the squad owned by Ancelotti, he was able to maximise the potential of his squad to be able to top the current standings in La Liga and also qualify for the UCL playoffs at this time,  mbappe arrival did provide disharmony in the attacking line and which was seen if there was competition that occurred individually between mbappe and vinicius, but so far we can see how mbappe can finally can be integrated into the squad and continue to be ancelotti mainstay and also consistent in his play, a firm attitude and also the ability possessed by ancelotti in managing the egos of star players is certainly the reason chemistry in their attacking line is formed today.

Real Madrid is a special team that is difficult to predict, we remember a few seasons ago when Real Madrid was not the favorite team in several competitions but in fact they were able to win trophies well for this season I believe Real Madrid can do the same thing. Real Madrid have been able to get through some tough matches lately and next the Champions League awaits them, against Manchester City in the first leg is a challenge and they just need a draw then in the second leg Madrid can change the final result. In La Liga Real Madrid have no difficult matches except on May 11 against Barcelona so Real Madrid can focus on La Liga and the Champions League.

[TelolettOm]

Ancelotti decided not to include Mbappe and Bellingham in the Copa del Rey match against Leganes. But after seeing the results, hmm, they even had a hard time achieving victory, fortunately there was a last goal from Garcia, he was the savior of this match so that the match ended 2-3 with Real Madrid's victory.

Obviously this game wasn't a priority for Madrid and that's why they had some key players who would have made them win stressfree staying on the bench all through the game , although Madrid concede goals that made their victory a slim one, Statistically Madrid performed well and so did leganes  whom I'm literally seeing as tried enough to attempt equalising a game against Madrid.

Well, the point is they won and this still gets them into the next round.
I just read the news, and the reason why Mbappe and Bellingham were both excluded from the match against Leganes in the Copa del Rey was because they both suffered minor injuries.
- Mbappé suffers a calf hematoma
- Bellingham deals with a knock

Source: Why Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham Aren't Playing for Real Madrid vs. Leganes

Both are prioritized to recover quickly so they can be included in the lineup for the upcoming Madrid derby against Atletico Madrid.
Because this match will really influence the point and also position in the La Liga standing.

Source: 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲

[Huppercase]

Ancelotti is an experience manager; he really knows how to keep everything balanced, although you are right, he doesn’t work out sometimes when he tries to invest in players, but even with that, he still manages to make everything possible to give the fans what they want and also make the management proud.

That’s good of him. Another thing I like about Ancelotti is the fact that he doesn’t dump young players and focuses on the main players of the team; he uses them anywhere he knows they won’t disappoint him, and that creates another experience for the young players, and they will know that they are not left behind in everything.

He might be experienced and knows many things but it's obvious that there are some things he doesn't know somethings perhaps it's because he is becoming old and not sharp like he was when he was still more younger than the way he was right now. They are topping the table but it's like a bombing timer, once it's explode they will be dropped and either Barcelona or Atletico will top the table. If only Real Madrid  is as strong  like the Barcelona  this.

On the face they look like that tough team that want to break any team that comes their way but on the inside, they looks like that team that is managing and trying to win every game as possible and that doesn't make teams win the league. If you are good, you don't need to show it. Look at Atletico for example, they are just a chill team that is only interest on how they can win their game and home to challenge the next person, but Real Madrid is different this Eason.

[promise444c5]

The semi-finals in the other Copa del Rey matches today pit Osasuna against Sociedad and Valencia against Barcelona. Sociedad were very comfortable with their 2-goal lead and numerical advantage as Catena was shown a red card 10 minutes into the first half.

This has clearly become a comfortable advantage although for now Osasuna still looks like trying to reduce the gap despite playing with 10 men but it looks like Socieadad will overtake Atletico and Madrid for the Copa del Rey semi-finals this time.

Barcelona are a few minutes away from starting and given the state they're in they're doing it with young players just like Madrid did but I wouldn't be surprised if they can show Sevilla how to play mealwan football in today's game and I'm pretty sure Barcelona will be the last club to qualify for the semi-finals this season.

One of the worst nightmare for a team  is playing with one man down at a very early time, it wasn't easy for Osasuna  as all they will be focused on is defence.. that did reflected in the game as it ended with 2 goals, Sociedad looks comfortable no doubt after the red card..
Barcelona game is raining goals , the dude playing instead of Lewandowski is making use of the time given , Ferran already faced alot of criticism recently and he barely get chance to play that much although Flick do sub him in sometimes. He knew he had just make things right and tonight he already bagged  an hattrick in just  30 mins, Barcelona leading with 4 Goals to nil first half

[Stable090]

Yes, Real Madrid did not field their best squad in that match so the rhythm of the game was not really going well. It must be admitted that Madrid was indeed very confused in the defense line but I think it is still normal because some of the lower players still have minimal experience. However, even though it was only in the Copa del Rey, Madrid must be more serious in facing the next match and I think that is in order to maintain a good reputation every season to be able to get a trophy.

Ancelotti knows what to do to maintain the physical condition of the main players and also give the opportunity to young players to develop their talents and also improve their achievements. Although conceding 2 goals, Madrid still won because the quality of the players can be relied on. As we see how young players like Endric, Arda and Gonzalo García performed very impressively. And indeed Ancelotti is very serious and believes in young players who can be relied on to pursue the title in the competition. So we don't need to doubt anymore even though Madrid did not use its best squad.

The young players are also good, but he often uses them. I don’t know why, though; I think if they are good to go, he should use them all the time or use them the way he is using them now to make things possible for the team. Although Real Madrid is a strong team, I know that they are still not in their best form this season, as we can see they are still trying their best to make things possible for themselves.

Ancelotti is good, and I believe he will do everything to make it happen this season again. You are right; they need to be more serious, even though the competition is not that tough compared to La Liga. The Copa del Rey is still not really mattering, regardless of whether the competition still remains important to them.

[ginsan]

Ancelotti knows what to do to maintain the physical condition of the main players and also give the opportunity to young players to develop their talents and also improve their achievements. Although conceding 2 goals, Madrid still won because the quality of the players can be relied on. As we see how young players like Endric, Arda and Gonzalo García performed very impressively. And indeed Ancelotti is very serious and believes in young players who can be relied on to pursue the title in the competition. So we don't need to doubt anymore even though Madrid did not use its best squad.

Although they did not field their main players in this match, Real Madrid needed a lot of effort to be able to conquer Leganes. In terms of appearance, of course, Real Madrid's game is better than Leganes and the quality of Real Madrid's young players such as Arda, Endrick is already quite good but they still need a lot of support from experienced players to perform even better.

Ancelotti is indeed an experienced coach, he gives playing minutes to young players in easy matches such as facing Leganes. But on the one hand they have to return to their best form in La Liga because in the next match they will face Atletico Madrid which match will determine their performance to be able to widen the points gap with Atletico Madrid.

[JeromeTash]

Barcelona taking the Copa del Rey too serious. Another day, another Valencia huge loss thanks to Barcelona  
it's 70 minutes and Barcelona is leading by 5 goals to Nil. The last time the two team met in La Liga, Barcelona hit 7 past them… How embarrassing.

I think they should have tried out some damage control, but from the look of things we might see another 7–8 goals tonight.

[Adbitco]

Barcelona taking the Copa del Rey too serious. Another day, another Valencia huge loss thanks to Barcelona  
it's 70 minutes and Barcelona is leading by 5 goals to Nil. The last time the two team met in La Liga, Barcelona hit 7 past them… How embarrassing.

I think they should have tried out some damage control, but from the look of things we might see another 7–8 goals tonight.

Well Barcelona has always been taking the Copa Del Rey more serious right from time than they take any other competition they participate in, that's why they have more Copa Del Rey trophies 30+ in their trophy cabinet. Barcelona seems to be the hottest team in Spain right now, because with the way they dispatch their opponent so easily and with lots of goals is really alarming seriously. I believe their fans must be head high anywhere they are in right now cause of their tremendous form.

[Pokapoka124]

Arda Guler not getting that much playing time is definitely something that fans are angry about, but I also would like to point out that there are way too many players on his spot, so it makes sense that he doesn't get to play that much, the weird part is them buying him, because they knew that they had good players on that place, so why did they get him to begin with?

It's baffling to see such an incredibly talented player struggling for match minutes at Real Madrid. While it's understandable that Real Madrid is a world class team stacked up with top tier players in nearly every position, it still raises questions when a player of his caliber is constantly overlooked by Carlo Ancelotti. Maybe because Ancelotti is known for trusting experienced players which can sometimes make it difficult for young or less established players to break into the squad.