La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[tiCeR]

Yeah, while Bilbao is having a really good season, a title race feels a bit too much. The Champions League spot should be the target now. But like it was said, with Atletico, Madrid and Barcelona all in the mix, it's hard to predict who will win La Liga. Atletico might not lose a lot, but they drop too many points with those draws. Barcelona is on a run again, but their schedule is tough, and you never know how they'll manage it. Madrid's inconsistency is what keeps the race alive — otherwise, they'd probably already be running away with it. Let's see how it plays out, but I'd be surprised if anyone other than Madrid or Barcelona ends up lifting the trophy.

Athletic Bilbao brought changes this season, I quite did not expect that they would succeed in their current position in the standings because previously they were not too much taken into account but this season they bring a new spirit to the competition in the top 5 positions of the La Liga standings, talking about the most likely victory that can be obtained is when we see Real Madrid indeed, because Real Madrid is the most feared team as well as Barcelona which is the hottest rival in La Liga and which is able to match Real Madrid, currently Barcelona is at the top, then Atletico is also not far behind and Real Madrid is in second position, you are right, you just Real Madrid can be more consistent maybe they are able to dominate La Liga by a greater margin, it's just that they are worse this season than last season.

It might be unexpected to some degree for themselves. What paid of the most for them is the defensive effort they bring in every game and keep the score count against them low. This is what made them strong several years back in the past when they were this team that could get their wins scoring only one goal all the time, which was quite similar to how Atletico Madrid was able to do it, but they didn't play as ugly as them.

[Mallampue]

You cannot conclude about yamal just yet, he's still a young talent who can grow even beyond the confineds of those great footballers in the likes of Messi,  he's still very young and still have quiet a number of time ahead of which if rightly utilised, he's going to be another top star Barcelona will be having I'm their history,  at his age he's already doing so much and so comparing him to Messi will onlbe unfair and look like making some u realistic expectations but very likely he's going to do so well with Tim, if he stays as long as these others, there's almost no limit to the much he can achieve.

Yamal has shown the quality and talent he has because his performance during the euro and this season has proven that he only needs time to achieve success as a great player for the years to come. Indeed, he is not yet worthy of being compared to messi but he is a child's trust who meets the criteria as messi who rattles his opponents with the skills he has.

Barcelona is lucky to have Yamal, and I hope the management does not sell him to another team because he is a valuable asset owned by the team who can bring many trophies for them. Barcelona players are currently dominated by young players and I really like the playing style of the young Barcelona players, hopefully this season they can become champions in La Liga.

[Mame89]

After watching Lamin Yamal in the past Euro 2024 tournament, I was thinking we will be having another Lionel Messi in him, but now that he has played some real football in a big team especially where Messi played most of career football, I now have a little reservations.  Although his age still gives him the opportunity of trying to fit into Messi's shoes, he will have to double his work rate including practice to come close to being Lionel Messi. I have not even seen anyone making any efforts to be like Cristiano Ronaldo.

You cannot conclude about yamal just yet, he's still a young talent who can grow even beyond the confineds of those great footballers in the likes of Messi,  he's still very young and still have quiet a number of time ahead of which if rightly utilised, he's going to be another top star Barcelona will be having I'm their history,  at his age he's already doing so much and so comparing him to Messi will onlbe unfair and look like making some u realistic expectations but very likely he's going to do so well with Tim, if he stays as long as these others, there's almost no limit to the much he can achieve.

Yeah, it can be said that this player is not consistent, sometimes he plays well, sometimes not, as you said, as a young player this is normal, besides that player support can sometimes be a hindrance for him meaning we haven't fully seen this player's potential. I remember at the start of the season he was one of the mainstays but recently his performance has declined, as a 17 year old player he has a market value of 180 million, there is clearly great potential in the future..

Yes, maybe it's because he's still young, so he needs more playing time so that his performance can be consistent. But it must be admitted that Yamal's role in Barcelona is currently very vital, he is the driving force in building Barcelona's attack which has made them currently in first place in the La Liga standings.

Compared to Messi, Yamal has been in the Barcelona squad since he was 16 years old, while Messi entered the squad at the age of 19. Messi at the age of 16 has not even entered the Barcelona bench. I'm not saying Yamal is better than Messi. However, Yamal will be the scapegoat in the future. There's no doubt, he's too talented.

Barcelona's future is bright with young players like Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Gavi, Cubarsi, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez, Marc Casado, Bernal, Balde, and Araujo. I'm sure Barcelona will return to the glory era like Messi's era, and most likely this season will get at least one trophy. Because they currently have opportunities in Laliga, Copa del Rey, and the Champions League. They might even have won more than one trophy if no players were injured.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Yamal has shown the quality and talent he has because his performance during the euro and this season has proven that he only needs time to achieve success as a great player for the years to come. Indeed, he is not yet worthy of being compared to messi but he is a child's trust who meets the criteria as messi who rattles his opponents with the skills he has.

Many youth players shown their great talent but they failed under pressure and expectation from clubs, coaches and fans. Yamal is different because he not only has great talent but also has very strong mentality to fight against pressure, expectation and critics.

He shown his strong mentality and confidence in many big matches for Barcelona and Spain last three years, and it's great foundation for his success in future. I have zero doubt about his talent and mentality, but I am worrying about how he will be used by coaches at Barcelona and Spanish national teams as well as how he will improve his playing style and skills to proactively avoid injuries. Injuries will be big challenge and risk for his career length and success.

Barcelona's future is bright with young players like Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Gavi, Cubarsi, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez, Marc Casado, Bernal, Balde, and Araujo. I'm sure Barcelona will return to the glory era like Messi's era, and most likely this season will get at least one trophy. Because they currently have opportunities in Laliga, Copa del Rey, and the Champions League. They might even have won more than one trophy if no players were injured.

Barcelona are lucky because they don't have to wait for too long time after a golden generation of Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Busquet, ... to have a new talented young generation. These players are made up a very young squad for Barcelona and they are future of the club in about next 10 years or even longer.

Messi is a brightest star player in their previous golden generation and Yamal has shown his professionality and capability to take a same important role in this Barcelona player generation.

[Justbillywitt]

Don't be surprised that people are mostly picking between Barcelona and Real Madrid to win the league because they have been the most consistent over the years, when it comes to the league titles. Atletico Madrid always fall off along the line. We have seen that happen over the years and it has kept on repeating years after years. So we ain't expecting anything different from them this time. Atletico Madrid will not win the league believe me. Not when Real Madrid and Barcelona are this close to them. Atletico Madrid would have had the chance of winning if either Barcelona, Madrid or both are struggling presently. But they are not, so since they ain't struggling but in good forms, Atletico Madrid will always be the odd Man in their midst. They don't have this winning mentality that Barcelona and Real Madrid players have developed over the years.

On point. Real Madrid and Barcelona are so mean when it comes to winning titles, and they will never get tired. However, let's not underestimate Atletico because they have a good squad this season compared to previous seasons. These set of players might have the motivational spirit to be desperate for the title this season. It's good to see them competing with the league favorites.

I'm not really surprised about Atletico Madrid determination to win the trophy again. Diego Simeone has spent quite enough time in this league, to deliver more than one league title to the club. But it's quite unfortunate that they are having one of the best seasons when both Madrid and Barcelona are flying high. Last season it was only Real Madrid that were having a good season, if Atletico had been in this form then it would have been better. In a three horse race, I don't just see the possibility of Atletico Madrid winning. I'm not underrating them but it's just the reality.

[BlackBoss_]

I'm not really surprised about Atletico Madrid determination to win the trophy again. Diego Simeone has spent quite enough time in this league, to deliver more than one league title to the club. But it's quite unfortunate that they are having one of the best seasons when both Madrid and Barcelona are flying high. Last season it was only Real Madrid that were having a good season, if Atletico had been in this form then it would have been better. In a three horse race, I don't just see the possibility of Atletico Madrid winning. I'm not underrating them but it's just the reality.

Atletico Madrid in last two decades is the most challenging club in La Liga against Barcelona and Real Madrid. There is another good challenger, Sevilla, but big difference between Atletico Madrid and Sevilla is, Atletico Madrid won two La Liga titles while Sevilla won no title.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga

Real Madrid titles: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–24
Barcelona titles: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
Atletico Madrid titles: 2013–14, 2020–21
Valencia titles: 2001–02, 2003–04

You can see only Valencia won La Liga titles since 2000 but they won those titles in early of 2000s and if we only consider last 20 years, Atletico Madrid are the only club managed to win La Liga titles within domination era of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Also, by winning two titles separately by 6 years, Diego Simeone won those titles with two player generations and it shows another view about his management capability. This season, he is going to fight for a third La Liga title with Atletico Madrid's third player generation in his era there.

[blue Snow]

Many observer doubt Barcelona will play as well today. They were not favored because loss of competition with Real Madrid and Atletico. They also not so favored on Champions League, because the main player was injured in the other day, now, they reserve the situation, Barcelona become a favorite to La Liga, and another tournament trophy. This is a surprising thing which made several clubs worry. Real Madrid and Atletico hope Osasuna make the surprise tonight, both want Barcelona lost on Camp Nou, but I think it's imposible because barcelona on fire mode. When we look at statistic, only barcelona a team which never lost on the last 16 match!. They just draw when meet Getafe and Atletico. And I am sure they will in it with a lot of different goals tonight.

[Uruhara]

The matches Barcelona, ​​Atletico and Real Madrid in week 27 are relatively easy to predict, the three teams seem to have no trouble securing full points in their respective matches, which means there is no change in the top three positions.
We realize that the competition between the three teams will most likely last until the end of the season, with a narrow points difference, it is difficult to predict who will be the champion this season. All managers want trophies, especially Diego Simeone who has not won one for a long time. The team that was eliminated earlier in the Champions League may be able to focus more on competing in La Liga, and it seems that Atletico will go home earlier this time.

The matches in Week 27 do look like they will be quite easy matches for the top three teams at the moment. Barcelona faced Osasuna today and well it looks like it will be a big win for Barcelona. And likewise, tomorrow's match between Getafe vs Atletico Madrid and also the Real Madrid vs Rayo match should indeed be matches that Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid can take advantage of to get full points. But it would be very surprising if it turns out that one of the top three teams falls and loses points. And actually the one who can't afford to lose any points in this 27th match is Real Madrid. because if Real Madrid loses points it will make Barcelona and Atletico Madrid even further away from Real Madrid in the competition for the title.

[Promocodeudo]

Yamal has shown the quality and talent he has because his performance during the euro and this season has proven that he only needs time to achieve success as a great player for the years to come. Indeed, he is not yet worthy of being compared to messi but he is a child's trust who meets the criteria as messi who rattles his opponents with the skills he has.

Barcelona is lucky to have Yamal, and I hope the management does not sell him to another team because he is a valuable asset owned by the team who can bring many trophies for them. Barcelona players are currently dominated by young players and I really like the playing style of the young Barcelona players, hopefully this season they can become champions in La Liga.

Yea I agree with you that yamal needs to be given much time by the club to show what he's made of which is right too but the probem is that most club side do not have such time to give reason being that they are into Business and they wouldn't want to slide when they have a player thats supposed to help them achieve their aim, this is more reason why it is good to have atleast 2 or more players for one role in a team, i know that success is not a one day thing but the fact still remain that these teams are being setup for entertainment and money making which means that they are business that are for profit purposes, although  i hope they give him time because I see a great potential that has not been tapped in that young man.

I love Barcelona team but will the management allow a slow and steady improvement and success of the team, after all Barcelona is not doing very bad so I don't see any reason why they should even consider to sell any player for now, i hope they dont make some hasty decision that may affect the team negatively, thats my take on this.

[Just Say]

Recently, we may all be enjoying the fact that matches in La Liga are now becoming much more Interesting. Moreover the attraction for all of us today is that the big teams in La Liga will be playing matches today. For example, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Among these matches, I am most excited to watch the Barcelona football team match, in fact this team is currently performing very well. Barcelona football team is going to face Osasuna today, in my opinion it could be much easier for Barcelona to play this match correctly. Barcelona managed to win against Benfica in the Champions League, so maybe their objective will be the same in this match too.

[red4slash]

The matches Barcelona, ​​Atletico and Real Madrid in week 27 are relatively easy to predict, the three teams seem to have no trouble securing full points in their respective matches, which means there is no change in the top three positions.
We realize that the competition between the three teams will most likely last until the end of the season, with a narrow points difference, it is difficult to predict who will be the champion this season. All managers want trophies, especially Diego Simeone who has not won one for a long time. The team that was eliminated earlier in the Champions League may be able to focus more on competing in La Liga, and it seems that Atletico will go home earlier this time.

They are still the favorites especially for Madrid and Barcelona which apart from the difference in their strength is quite striking, it is also seen from how they play home now so it is quite clear that this will be beneficial for them, it's just that for 3 points obviously it cannot be ensured easily especially for Madrid at this time.

They will have Jude back for this week's match but we know for sure that Rayo are sometimes quite troublesome for some of the bigger clubs. So with conditions like this, of course Madrid must not let their guard down because the slightest they let their guard down then it could be a destruction again especially after last week they could not get full points.

Now is the time for them to make some good breakthroughs because many points have been lost for them because of their less impressive performance due to poor schemes on the field.

[Cryptoprincess101]

After watching Lamin Yamal in the past Euro 2024 tournament, I was thinking we will be having another Lionel Messi in him, but now that he has played some real football in a big team especially where Messi played most of career football, I now have a little reservations.  Although his age still gives him the opportunity of trying to fit into Messi's shoes, he will have to double his work rate including practice to come close to being Lionel Messi. I have not even seen anyone making any efforts to be like Cristiano Ronaldo.

You cannot conclude about yamal just yet, he's still a young talent who can grow even beyond the confineds of those great footballers in the likes of Messi,  he's still very young and still have quiet a number of time ahead of which if rightly utilised, he's going to be another top star Barcelona will be having I'm their history,  at his age he's already doing so much and so comparing him to Messi will onlbe unfair and look like making some u realistic expectations but very likely he's going to do so well with Tim, if he stays as long as these others, there's almost no limit to the much he can achieve.

Lamine Yamal has a long playing time since he is still young but if we want to make comparison from when Lionel Messi started shinning in football you will see that he was very young then just like Lamine Yamal is now. Lionel Messi featured in his first world cup at the age of 18 years and 358 days which was almost 19 years of age and Lamine Yamal is also expected to feature in the 2026 world cup which means he will be 19 years by then since he is approaching 18 years by July 13th this year. So far as Lamine Yamal has made great impact in the last EURO 2024 and has also made applaudable contributions towards the growth of Barcelona last season and this season, he is equal to the task ahead of him. Yamal may not meet up with the achievement of Lionel Messi in football overall, but this player has the potentials to become one of the greatest footballers of all time someday if he maintains consistency, loyalty, focus, resilience and hardwork.

[Out of mind]

Recently, we may all be enjoying the fact that matches in La Liga are now becoming much more Interesting. Moreover the attraction for all of us today is that the big teams in La Liga will be playing matches today. For example, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Among these matches, I am most excited to watch the Barcelona football team match, in fact this team is currently performing very well. Barcelona football team is going to face Osasuna today, in my opinion it could be much easier for Barcelona to play this match correctly. Barcelona managed to win against Benfica in the Champions League, so maybe their objective will be the same in this match too.

Every match in La Liga has become very interesting nowadays, especially for the teams in the top positions. Since Barcelona and Osasuna are going to face each other today, we can predict that Barcelona will be able to win this match. Moreover, Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano will face each other, Real Madrid has the highest chance of winning this match. Moreover, Atlético Madrid and Getafe will face each other, Atlético Madrid has a high chance of winning, in that case today's match of these top local teams will be much more impressive. Since each team is competing for the champion a lot, they will also fight with a lot of excitement in La Liga. Anyway, in today's matches, each team will want to retain their points, since Barcelona is currently in the top position, they will certainly not want to lose their position.

[Nheer]

After watching Lamin Yamal in the past Euro 2024 tournament, I was thinking we will be having another Lionel Messi in him, but now that he has played some real football in a big team especially where Messi played most of career football, I now have a little reservations.  Although his age still gives him the opportunity of trying to fit into Messi's shoes, he will have to double his work rate including practice to come close to being Lionel Messi. I have not even seen anyone making any efforts to be like Cristiano Ronaldo.

You cannot conclude about yamal just yet, he's still a young talent who can grow even beyond the confineds of those great footballers in the likes of Messi,  he's still very young and still have quiet a number of time ahead of which if rightly utilised, he's going to be another top star Barcelona will be having I'm their history,  at his age he's already doing so much and so comparing him to Messi will onlbe unfair and look like making some u realistic expectations but very likely he's going to do so well with Tim, if he stays as long as these others, there's almost no limit to the much he can achieve.

You’re right irhact, It is too early to conclude about what kind of player Lamine Yamal will turn out to be because he is a very talented player and still very young and we don’t see many players doing well the way he does at his age the only thing I know he needs to add to his game is to add more goals to his game, scoring goals elevates a player’s level dramatically because the end result is what matters not how many people you dribbled past.
Even Cristiano Ronaldo used to be a dribbler before turning into a goal scorer and that decision took him to the level he is currently.

Yamal is very young and can achieve a whole lot of his talent his being utilized properly, I just hope injuries doesn’t affect him just as it did with Ansu Fati, I hope Yamal stays on the right path and is not carried away by fame, the sky is his limit even though Messi is far ahead of him.

[Xcode7]

Recently, we may all be enjoying the fact that matches in La Liga are now becoming much more Interesting. Moreover the attraction for all of us today is that the big teams in La Liga will be playing matches today. For example, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Among these matches, I am most excited to watch the Barcelona football team match, in fact this team is currently performing very well. Barcelona football team is going to face Osasuna today, in my opinion it could be much easier for Barcelona to play this match correctly. Barcelona managed to win against Benfica in the Champions League, so maybe their objective will be the same in this match too.

Barcelona are in high confidence now after a series of positive results they got so I think it will be easy for Barcelona to win this week's match against Osasuna because in terms of strength Barcelona is clearly much better and also a big motivation for Barcelona to maintain the top of the La Liga standings.
This season the competition in La Liga is much fiercer and that's because there are 3 teams that have the possibility to win the title so that makes every week the top teams have great motivation to win the match, of course what happened this season made La Liga much more competitive.

[Bitcoin_people]

Recently, we may all be enjoying the fact that matches in La Liga are now becoming much more Interesting. Moreover the attraction for all of us today is that the big teams in La Liga will be playing matches today. For example, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Among these matches, I am most excited to watch the Barcelona football team match, in fact this team is currently performing very well. Barcelona football team is going to face Osasuna today, in my opinion it could be much easier for Barcelona to play this match correctly. Barcelona managed to win against Benfica in the Champions League, so maybe their objective will be the same in this match too.

Barcelona are in high confidence now after a series of positive results they got so I think it will be easy for Barcelona to win this week's match against Osasuna because in terms of strength Barcelona is clearly much better and also a big motivation for Barcelona to maintain the top of the La Liga standings.
This season the competition in La Liga is much fiercer and that's because there are 3 teams that have the possibility to win the title so that makes every week the top teams have great motivation to win the match, of course what happened this season made La Liga much more competitive.

It is possible to expect Barcelona to bring positive results against Osasuna, Barcelona team will attack strongly to maintain the top position of La Liga point table. Barcelona will never miss this opportunity, if they win today's match, their points will go up, in that case it is clear that today's match is a great opportunity for Barcelona. Yes, this season La Liga competition is very intense because of which every team will want to win and keep the points, so at this moment no team should lose points. This season we are the inspiration of the three teams in the top position and their competitive play which really attracts the fans.

[Slow death]

This weekend's matches for Madrid, Barcelona, and Athletico Madrid, I don't think any of them will lose because they aren't facing any tough clubs in the league, so I believe all of them will get three points.

I also think that Barcelona and Real Madrid will be able to win, but the problem is in the Atlético Madrid game, on paper they are facing a weak opponent, but the bookmakers are not seeing this game as being an easy game for Atlético, that's why they are putting odds of @2.00 in favor of Atlético, this type of odd is dangerous, in the sense that the game has a high chance of a draw.

Even though Osasuna is playing at home, I don't think Osasuna can face them and win them in the league this season.

Barcelona are playing at home, but we can't ignore history. This season, Osasuna beat Barcelona, ​​and it was a game in which Osasuna scored 4 goals, while Barcelona scored 2. And Osasuna has only lost 1 of their last 5 games, and they managed to draw against Real Madrid. It's fair to say that it won't be an easy game for Barcelona.

 

[AirtelBuzz]

It is possible to expect Barcelona to bring positive results against Osasuna, Barcelona team will attack strongly to maintain the top position of La Liga point table. Barcelona will never miss this opportunity, if they win today's match, their points will go up, in that case it is clear that today's match is a great opportunity for Barcelona. Yes, this season La Liga competition is very intense because of which every team will want to win and keep the points, so at this moment no team should lose points. This season we are the inspiration of the three teams in the top position and their competitive play which really attracts the fans.

To me it seems very incredible that the Barcelona Football Club has not been defeated in one of their last five matches, it was really a great job for them. Besides I think Barcelona may be trying to stay on top now. If Barcelona want to do that, so their only victory from today's match has become very important. If somehow Barcelona are defeated in today's match, they must be left behind because we can see that Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid teams will be on the field to play today. As you mentioned that today's match is a great opportunity for Barcelona. In fact the chances of their opponent performing proper in this match are very small, so we can say this is an opportunity for them.

[hyudien]

Many observer doubt Barcelona will play as well today. They were not favored because loss of competition with Real Madrid and Atletico. They also not so favored on Champions League, because the main player was injured in the other day, now, they reserve the situation, Barcelona become a favorite to La Liga, and another tournament trophy. This is a surprising thing which made several clubs worry. Real Madrid and Atletico hope Osasuna make the surprise tonight, both want Barcelona lost on Camp Nou, but I think it's imposible because barcelona on fire mode. When we look at statistic, only barcelona a team which never lost on the last 16 match!. They just draw when meet Getafe and Atletico. And I am sure they will in it with a lot of different goals tonight.

Barcelona has just achieved a good record with the consecutive wins they got in La Liga so that it brought them to the top of La Liga. Facing Osasuna, they are not in a very good situation, so Barcelona can take advantage of that. If they have to lose in this match, then it will be a big loss for them, because it is certain that they will be shifted again from the top position of the standings. They have all the advantages, so their chances of winning the match are very big, also they will play as the host which will be very advantageous.

[Derekfunds]

Recently, we may all be enjoying the fact that matches in La Liga are now becoming much more Interesting. Moreover the attraction for all of us today is that the big teams in La Liga will be playing matches today. For example, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Among these matches, I am most excited to watch the Barcelona football team match, in fact this team is currently performing very well. Barcelona football team is going to face Osasuna today, in my opinion it could be much easier for Barcelona to play this match correctly. Barcelona managed to win against Benfica in the Champions League, so maybe their objective will be the same in this match too.

Barcelona are in high confidence now after a series of positive results they got so I think it will be easy for Barcelona to win this week's match against Osasuna because in terms of strength Barcelona is clearly much better and also a big motivation for Barcelona to maintain the top of the La Liga standings.
This season the competition in La Liga is much fiercer and that's because there are 3 teams that have the possibility to win the title so that makes every week the top teams have great motivation to win the match, of course what happened this season made La Liga much more competitive.

It is possible to expect Barcelona to bring positive results against Osasuna, Barcelona team will attack strongly to maintain the top position of La Liga point table. Barcelona will never miss this opportunity, if they win today's match, their points will go up, in that case it is clear that today's match is a great opportunity for Barcelona. Yes, this season La Liga competition is very intense because of which every team will want to win and keep the points, so at this moment no team should lose points. This season we are the inspiration of the three teams in the top position and their competitive play which really attracts the fans.

Barcelona needs to win to maintain the first position but then again they have champions league next week so I was thinking they might want to reserve players or they might not play so hard so that they won't have any injury or red card because last time with Benfica was really tough for them, though if not for the red card they would have gotten more goals but they are at a very big advantage now but Benfica will be coming with full force next week and as such Barcelona also needs to prepare but it will be better if they win ossuana first to maintain that position.