La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Slow death]

congratulations to Betis and Atletico Madrid

Once again Antony show his aura which lead his team win the match, no goal no assist, just his existence.

The last time they met, Real Valladolid beat Real Betis for 1-0, but now they no longer able to beat Real Betis since Antony joined the team. Real Betis now at 5th position, it's no longer a joke to see Real Betis playing for Champions League.

As for Atletico Madrid, there players who scored today were newly signed, Simeone often didn't sign wrong players, most of them perform.

It's strange that many good players who left Manchester United are playing well for other teams, see the case of:

Antony = Betis

Marcus Rashford = Aston Villa

Mason Greenwood = Olympique

Cristiano Ronaldo = Al Nassr

David de Gea = Fiorentina

It's funny that these players were seen as problematic players by the last Manchester United coaches and by the board, just because they showed some personal opinions, today they are players who are having good influences on their teams and there is no report of them creating problems in those teams. It seems to me that Manchester United has been wasting good players, even in the case of André Onana, he is a good goalkeeper, but he is in the wrong team.

You're not getting your facts right concerning all those players, Antony was not performing very well and his GA in the previous and this was not good compared to now at Bilbao it was either the team wasn't favourable or he needed a new environment for development and the second option worked out, Marcus Rashford fell out with the coach due to poor work rate in trainings and had to leave if he hadn't work hard at Aston Villa too there's no way he'll get playing time, Greenwood had a scandal involving him and his young lover which almost landed him jail so United had to sell him to save their reputation, Ronaldo fell our with Ten Hag and was causing issues in the dressing room so he had to leave, De Gea own case is suprising cause I don't really know why Ten Hag sold him for Onana even though others left not De Gea that was a transfer mistake by Ten Hag and the board back then.

I know stories about each of these players, what I'm saying is that all of these players are not involved in controversies after leaving Manchester United and are performing well. That's why I believe the problem is that Manchester United doesn't give second chances to players who make mistakes or who aren't performing well.


I found this stance from Real Madrid unnecessary

OFFICIAL: Real Madrid will play the final vs Barcelona tomorrow, confirmed.

New statement from the club: “Real Madrid communicates that our team has never considered giving up playing tomorrow's final”.

“Our club understands that the unfortunate and inappropriate statements of the referees appointed for this match, made 24 hours before the final, cannot stain a sporting event of global importance that hundreds of millions of people will see and also out of respect for all the fans who plan to travel to Seville, and to all those who are already in the Andalusian capital”.

“Real Madrid understands that the values of football must prevail, despite the hostility and animosity that have been evident today, once again against our club, by these referees designated for the final”.

source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1915861223586808117

They shouldn't have paid attention to the referee, because it looks like Real Madrid is afraid of Barcelona, ​​which is ridiculous. We have a lot of chances to beat Barcelona, ​​we don't need to play this ridiculous role.

[Zaguru12]

Sevilla are 5 points above the relegation zone. There are 2 teams between them and Las Palmas (which are the 18th). There is once again a risk for Sevilla to relegate, do you find it realistic too? 

I mean they can't win a single game for a long while... This keeps me even more worried about them. I don't understand how Sevilla can't find a solution to their downfall in the recent years. They finished at the 14th position last season and now they are likely to do worse. This was a team fighting for top 4 in the past as you can remember. What happened to that Sevilla?    They have changed many managers but nothing is different now. Then what? Maybe the real issue is the owner?

It is certainly a worrying period for once an European tittle contending team, Sevilla have lost four of their past five games and winless in all with just a single draw, the painful thing about this losses are that they are all narrow wins and mostly a goal deficit and this clearly shows that they have serious problem scoring. Five points above the relegation zone with five games left I think not looking at their record they can put in a shift and survive.

They have a tricky fixtures with the likes of Real Madrid, Celta Vigo and Villarreal, I don’t see them winning or taking any point from any of this games, but in their next three matches they have relegated potentials like Las Plamas and Leganes, this two clubs are games that I think they must win to secure survival.

[LUCKMCFLY]

yes come on, i agree that he hasn't shone lately.. but in any case this year will be tough for Real Madrid, the great Barcelona seems more solid towards the end of the season and therefore is pushing hard to give his best and not give up at all
i think they win LaLiga without problems

Well, Barcelona is a team that plays very well, I don't know but I always have the perception that the refereeing has given Barcelona a little help, in recent matches they have ended the games and the rival team has had many problems with the refereeing and I have seen those games and it reminds me of Negreira, and I wonder if Barcelona doesn't need help, it is a team that plays very well, what help for? Lately I have been thinking that now they are favoring them too much and in a blatant way, and they don't give importance to the other teams, of course and it is my very personal perception.

[icebar]

yes come on, i agree that he hasn't shone lately.. but in any case this year will be tough for Real Madrid, the great Barcelona seems more solid towards the end of the season and therefore is pushing hard to give his best and not give up at all
i think they win LaLiga without problems

Well, Barcelona is a team that plays very well, I don't know but I always have the perception that the refereeing has given Barcelona a little help, in recent matches they have ended the games and the rival team has had many problems with the refereeing and I have seen those games and it reminds me of Negreira, and I wonder if Barcelona doesn't need help, it is a team that plays very well, what help for? Lately I have been thinking that now they are favoring them too much and in a blatant way, and they don't give importance to the other teams, of course and it is my very personal perception.

When you observe these things well, there can be many things that are reflected but not everyone wants to understand those things. And even if some understand, they consider them baseless since there is no such reliable evidence. In a game, one team may be very good and the other may be weak, but if there is any kind of discrimination, then it is definitely unreasonable, rather if good teams are given a slight advantage, it is more difficult for the weak team. Barcelona is undoubtedly good, but if something like that happens, then it is definitely necessary to move away from that situation. Good teams are already the strongest, it is better not to give them any extra advantages.

[GbitG]

Carvajal, Camavinga is indeed a very important player for Real Madrid, unfortunately they cannot be in a hurry to return to spaciousness, also now that Real Madrid's mainstay players are not very reliable from the way they play and Ancelotti's strategy that may not be relevant to the current competition so it is very difficult to compete and is the reason why Real Madrid in any league.

Copa Del Rey also seems to be a Barcelona and they have a most likely to get a treble this season while Real Madrid only bite the fingers this season.

Haha,  that's so funny!!!
Literally this season Real Madrid got nothing. They were kick out form UEFA Champions League competition as well as failed to compete for a league title. Even tomorrow they will not be able to play the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona. I saw some news on social media where the La Liga official report says that Real Madrid will not be able to play the Copa del Rey final, and even if they refuse to play they will be banned from CDR for the next year. I don't know why they are going to refuse to play the Copa del Rey final.

But anyway it is quite right that this season Real Madrid are really poor. They didn't do anything good, like they need to bring up some new tactics and new signings otherwise, it will be hard for them to compete for the next season, whether it's in a league competition or UEFA Champions League competition.

[Cryptoprincess101]

One fact is that it’s somehow hard for Real Madrid to still be the La Liga trophy. If you will look into more consideration, you will see that Barcelona's performance is a stable one, but on the other hand, Real Madrid are going through a lot of uncertainty factors that make their performance shaky, so it will not be that easy for Barcelona to be defeated in two games knowing that there are just five games away from the end of the season.

I admit that Barcelona's performance is more stable and consistent. And I also admit that Real Madrid's performance is not convincing and that this is due to the absence of important players such as Carvajal, Camavinga and Éder Militão.
From these problems we can see the difference between Barcelona and Madrid at the moment. But as long as they still have a chance and don't have a big difference in points, anything can happen. The remaining matches at the end of the season always have drama.

Real Madrid is as consistent as Barcelona in the La Liga because after Barcelona gave them 4 points gap, Real Madrid has maintained not allowing the gap to surpass that 4 points thereby making sure they win their matches alongside the league leaders Barcelona and if peradventure Barcelona lose any match and Real Madrid close the gap by just a point, trouble may come for Barcelona but i pray they don't experience such because it will create a lot of tension in the last game of the season if such thing happens to Barcelona so while they are preparing for their Champions League match against Inter Milan, they should also try and give attention to their matches in the La Liga. Until the last day, Real Madrid can still turn things around since the gap is not huge. Surely, drama do unfold towards the ending part of a season, but Barcelona should make sure they don't find themselves in such a situation.

[SUPERSAIAN]

I really commend the standard that Manuel Pellegrini has set for Betis because you'd all agree it's a good one and it has put a new life to the club, making them a team that can match the bigger boys. I knew that Real Valladolid aren't a match to Real Betis but I didn't really expect the thrashing their visitors got last night.
 You could see the confidence with which all the players played and it wasn't as if Real Valladolid had a man sent off that's why that hefty scoreline was meted on them but basically their defense is so poor. No wonder they're the only team in the Laliga this season with the highest number of goals conceded and the fact that Betis added to their tally is not surprising. At least they'd get to go back to the second division to try for another chance.
 Betis, thanks to this win are now occupying the 5th spot, possible candidates for champions league competition next season and I must say that they've earned that right.

Real Betis dominated the game in terms of possession, shots and creating chances. Especially in the second half, Valladolid's physical and tactical decline was evident and they were broken. Valladolid, on the other hand, showed resistance in the first half, but fell apart in the second half and created big gaps in defense.

Real Betis won 5-1 with its dominant play Real Betis shows great promise, Real Betis deserves the Champions League. Valladolid's job in the relegation fight became difficult with this defeat.

[Baki202]

Well, Barcelona is a team that plays very well, I don't know but I always have the perception that the refereeing has given Barcelona a little help, in recent matches they have ended the games and the rival team has had many problems with the refereeing and I have seen those games and it reminds me of Negreira, and I wonder if Barcelona doesn't need help, it is a team that plays very well, what help for? Lately I have been thinking that now they are favoring them too much and in a blatant way, and they don't give importance to the other teams, of course and it is my very personal perception.

Barcelona is trying all they could to maintain that gap between them and real Madrid and it is working for them, and referees are always trying to take side sometimes and it is understandable because I know that even the football is corrupt. And even without the help of the refree Barcelona is still good to go.  Just  that  they can be very unable and that is why people feel that they need help.

And they are going to be facing each other and this is not the first time that they are facing each other and this time around we don't know who is going to win this time around because am sure they won't go easy on each other, because it's going to be for the trophy and I feel.like things might be different this time around and maybe real madrid might win because they seem to be interested in the winning of the trophy again and Barcelona might back out Till then.

[kawetsriyanto]

Barcelona is trying all they could to maintain that gap between them and real Madrid and it is working for them, and referees are always trying to take side sometimes and it is understandable because I know that even the football is corrupt. And even without the help of the refree Barcelona is still good to go.  Just  that  they can be very unable and that is why people feel that they need help.

And so far, they can do it, at least, in the last 5 matches, the results of the match are very good, although there was a draw 1x. but this is more consistent than what Real Madrid experienced. And in the next match, their opponent is Valladolid, Barcelona should not have difficulty winning the match, from H2H it is clear that Barcelona is superior. especially if you look at the readiness of the lineup and also their motivation.

And they do have to win, because in the next 2 matches, there will be El Clasico, and here, it will be one of the determinants whether Barcelona will still be at the top of La Liga or have to make extra efforts because the points gap is getting smaller.

[Obari]

Barcelona is trying all they could to maintain that gap between them and real Madrid and it is working for them, and referees are always trying to take side sometimes and it is understandable because I know that even the football is corrupt. And even without the help of the refree Barcelona is still good to go.  Just  that  they can be very unable and that is why people feel that they need help.

What more can we expect from Barcelona if they're not at their peak? We've watch them become a solid club capable of handling challenges. Hansi Flick want to make history in his first season in Barcelona. They've been on consecutive winnings and have always been hitting high goal margins. Barcelona are coming for everything this season. They're winning treble and there'd absolutely nothing anyone can do about it. Barcelona are in form and wouldn't give up now they're close. I'm yet to figure out what's wrong with Real Madrid this season. They've been unable to meet targets and this poses them to decline in performance.

[Alpha Marine]

Well, Barcelona is a team that plays very well, I don't know but I always have the perception that the refereeing has given Barcelona a little help, in recent matches they have ended the games and the rival team has had many problems with the refereeing and I have seen those games and it reminds me of Negreira, and I wonder if Barcelona doesn't need help, it is a team that plays very well, what help for? Lately I have been thinking that now they are favoring them too much and in a blatant way, and they don't give importance to the other teams, of course and it is my very personal perception.

When you observe these things well, there can be many things that are reflected but not everyone wants to understand those things. And even if some understand, they consider them baseless since there is no such reliable evidence. In a game, one team may be very good and the other may be weak, but if there is any kind of discrimination, then it is definitely unreasonable, rather if good teams are given a slight advantage, it is more difficult for the weak team. Barcelona is undoubtedly good, but if something like that happens, then it is definitely necessary to move away from that situation. Good teams are already the strongest, it is better not to give them any extra advantages.

Whenever people talk about these talks of Barcelona being favoured by referees, I always wonder if you people actually watch the league, and if you do, you do it with an unbiased mind or with the mind of a Madrid fan?
There is no single team in the league that does not have complaints about referees. If you doubt me, I can show you instances where Madrid were favoured in the league, the same way I can show you instances where Barcelona were favoured.
I can even show you instances where calls went against Madrid, and at the same time, when unfair calls went against Barcelona.

Endrick got fouled outside the box and got a penalty. Against Sociedad this season in the first leg in the league, Lewandowski's goal got ruled out for offside, which wasn't off.  I can go on all day, and this is for this season alone. If anybody wants to complain about favouritism from referees, it should not be Madrid because I've been watching this league long enough. I've seen a freekick goal scored by Nacho against Sevilla while the referee was addressing the Sevilla players and telling them where the wall for the freekick should be. I can bring video evidence for these things.
So if a few calls have gone Barcelona's way, that's football. No club can beat its chest and say referees have not made favourable calls that should have gone against them, especially a big club, and if anybody does that, he is a liar.

Let's not even talk about how Madrid uses
In fact, this is a league where the league president has openly said, "He is a Madrid fan", and he would like Madrid to win trophies. But somehow we're supposed to believe Barcelona paid referees? C'mon. Over 3 years and not a single evidence has been made to support that claim, not one. But if you need me to bring even of when the league president said he's a Madridstar, I will. 

[ingiltere]

Barcelona is playing the best football this season in Spain. They will win the Copa del Rey today by beating Real Madrid. Then they will do a double by becoming La Liga champions. Real Madrid on the other hand will fire their manager Ancelotti and reorganize with Xabi Alonso. The days when Barcelona dominated Spain are back. This generation has a lot of quality and they will be the favorites for all the trophies for many years to come. They play the most pleasing to the eye. For the first time since Messi left, they are in a great mood. They will use it to the fullest.

[indah rezqi]

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Real Betis dominated the game in terms of possession, shots and creating chances. Especially in the second half, Valladolid's physical and tactical decline was evident and they were broken. Valladolid, on the other hand, showed resistance in the first half, but fell apart in the second half and created big gaps in defense.

Real Betis won 5-1 with its dominant play Real Betis shows great promise, Real Betis deserves the Champions League. Valladolid's job in the relegation fight became difficult with this defeat.

The power gap was very visible in the match, Valladolid was unable to put up any significant resistance, which ultimately allowed Real Betis to secure full points easily. With this defeat, Valladolid is certain to be relegated next season. This disappointed fans, and prompted Ronaldo Nazario as the majority shareholder to sell the club.

For Real Betis, the additional three points put them in the Champions League zone, their position may be overtaken by Villarreal again, but I agree that they deserve a ticket to play in the Champions League next season. Overall, I did not expect Real Betis to develop more consistently in the second half of the season. The management move to borrow Antony from Man United in the January transfer market proved to be very appropriate.

[fadhilz123]

What more can we expect from Barcelona if they're not at their peak? We've watch them become a solid club capable of handling challenges. Hansi Flick want to make history in his first season in Barcelona. They've been on consecutive winnings and have always been hitting high goal margins. Barcelona are coming for everything this season. They're winning treble and there'd absolutely nothing anyone can do about it. Barcelona are in form and wouldn't give up now they're close. I'm yet to figure out what's wrong with Real Madrid this season. They've been unable to meet targets and this poses them to decline in performance.

Maybe Real Madrid's mistake is their outdated tactics and also most of their main players who have been injured during this season so that this has made Real Madrid eliminated from big competitions like the UCL and also unable to be at the top of the La Liga standings this season. In addition, in the Copa Del Rey final, Real Madrid are also very doubtful to win because their opponent is Barcelona and it will not be easy for Real Madrid.

[Adbitco]

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Whenever people talk about these talks of Barcelona being favoured by referees, I always wonder if you people actually watch the league, and if you do, you do it with an unbiased mind or with the mind of a Madrid fan?
There is no single team in the league that does not have complaints about referees. If you doubt me, I can show you instances where Madrid were favoured in the league, the same way I can show you instances where Barcelona were favoured.
I can even show you instances where calls went against Madrid, and at the same time, when unfair calls went against Barcelona.

Endrick got fouled outside the box and got a penalty. Against Sociedad this season in the first leg in the league, Lewandowski's goal got ruled out for offside, which wasn't off.  I can go on all day, and this is for this season alone. If anybody wants to complain about favouritism from referees, it should not be Madrid because I've been watching this league long enough. I've seen a freekick goal scored by Nacho against Sevilla while the referee was addressing the Sevilla players and telling them where the wall for the freekick should be. I can bring video evidence for these things.
So if a few calls have gone Barcelona's way, that's football. No club can beat its chest and say referees have not made favourable calls that should have gone against them, especially a big club, and if anybody does that, he is a liar.

Let's not even talk about how Madrid uses
In fact, this is a league where the league president has openly said, "He is a Madrid fan", and he would like Madrid to win trophies. But somehow we're supposed to believe Barcelona paid referees? C'mon. Over 3 years and not a single evidence has been made to support that claim, not one. But if you need me to bring even of when the league president said he's a Madridstar, I will. 

Lemme make some few of your points here clear. I can come out and categorically declare that I'm a fan of a particular club while I do things differently to disfavour that club, you thinking because the president said his a Madridsta means he will favour the club, that's flawed.

You talked about Endrick, that foul was on the line of the 18 yard box and not outside so it's a penalty. If you still doubt it, check Manchester City Vs Real Madrid game this season in the Champions League and see where the foul was made and the ref pointed at the penalty spot, watch it again.

You talked about Nacho creek kick goal not being legit, I just laugh because you don't know the rules of the game, that goal is very legit you just need to update yourself with the rules more. That same pattern of goal has been scored by Messi and Suarez seasons ago before that.
Talking about Lewy goal called for offside, need I remind you that in 2017 or 2018 season I think, Real Madrid scored 27 goals that was ruled out for offside but it was never offside, 17 of those goals were in La Liga and Real Madrid didn't cough about it. You just need to get your facts right.
Yes every team gets favoured in one way or the other there's no doubt about that but when it goes a particular teams way almost all the time, then questions should be asked.

[Furious 7]

yes come on, i agree that he hasn't shone lately.. but in any case this year will be tough for Real Madrid, the great Barcelona seems more solid towards the end of the season and therefore is pushing hard to give his best and not give up at all
i think they win LaLiga without problems

Well, Barcelona is a team that plays very well, I don't know but I always have the perception that the refereeing has given Barcelona a little help, in recent matches they have ended the games and the rival team has had many problems with the refereeing and I have seen those games and it reminds me of Negreira, and I wonder if Barcelona doesn't need help, it is a team that plays very well, what help for? Lately I have been thinking that now they are favoring them too much and in a blatant way, and they don't give importance to the other teams, of course and it is my very personal perception.

I'm not going to say anything about the referee's decision because this kind of thing will trigger a lot of endless debates because everyone has a personal opinion about it, but for now the fact that Barcelona is still firmly at the top of course it also happens because of its performance which is still quite stable for now.

Regardless of the controversy that occurs with some refereeing decisions that are sometimes a little favorable for some people in the end it also cannot be fully used as a reason for them to be at the top because of course they are now at the top because they have a performance that is indeed quite solid.

Madrid are actually good, it's just that their internal problems are currently making their performance decline a little and that cannot be denied at this time because in some matches, especially for the last few weeks, Madrid still cannot return to their performance like in the middle of the season which makes it so difficult for them to make the situation favorable for them.

[Raflesia]

Copa Del Rey also seems to be a Barcelona and they have a most likely to get a treble this season while Real Madrid only bite the fingers this season.

Madrid's current issue of pushing for a referee change has also sparked a new controversy for now as the final will be held tomorrow but Madrid still have some issues about this.

El Clasico has become very interesting but for me personally now even though Madrid's form is still below Barcelona's for the last few weeks but it would be rude to say Madrid can't do much in this match before they play.
Although it is indeed a strong chance of Barcelona winning especially when looking at the statistics in their previous 2 matches but we also cannot immediately punish Madrid will not win in this match because after all Madrid and Barcelona are still with the same tension and ego where rivalry is still upheld in this final match.

[TelolettOm]

Haha,   that's so funny!!!
Literally this season Real Madrid got nothing. They were kick out form UEFA Champions League competition as well as failed to compete for a league title. Even tomorrow they will not be able to play the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona.

I really hate these words, it's so annoying to read them.
but this is a FACT! Huhhhh,

They are very confident and very motivated for all of this.

Source: FC Barcelona
Indeed, it is a fact that Real Madrid's performance this season has many shortcomings, starting from several mistakes, chaos, and also injured players, to the tactics used by Ancelotti which have been quite disappointing and surprising several times.

but I also really realize that Real Madrid has failed in the UCL, in La Liga, and I don't know in the Copa del Rey because in the previous El Clasico, they always lost to Barcelona, ​​their loyal rivals. This is interesting.

[Adbitco]

I just want to give two instances concerning this ref saga and why I think Real Madrid has every right to request for another ref in their final game between them and Barcelona. Before now, let's be realistic, has Real Madrid made such a request concerning a particular referee? I don't think so, now back to my two instances.

Do you remember 2017, Spanish Supercopa cup final, Ronaldo was given a second yellow card and of course a red card had to follow. Why was Ronaldo carded? Obviously the ref will say it was a dive, I will send a link to that very incident so you will see it yourself

Second instance, do you also remember the game of Valencia Vs Real Madrid just this season. A particular player was racial abused by the home fans since the start of the match. And it got to a point that he couldn't take it any longer, he snapped after the goalkeeper shoved him and he pushed the goal keeper on the head. Only Vini was shown a card at worse it was a red card. Which ref was responsible for both, same referee that Real Madrid doesn't want to officiate their final game Vs Barcelona. I don't wanna talk about other incidents form this very man, I only concentrated on these very two.

[GbitG]

Barcelona is playing the best football this season in Spain. They will win the Copa del Rey today by beating Real Madrid. Then they will do a double by becoming La Liga champions. Real Madrid on the other hand will fire their manager Ancelotti and reorganize with Xabi Alonso. The days when Barcelona dominated Spain are back. This generation has a lot of quality and they will be the favorites for all the trophies for many years to come. They play the most pleasing to the eye. For the first time since Messi left, they are in a great mood. They will use it to the fullest.

Ultimately, it's time to come to grab the first trophy (Copa del Rey) of the season. I can't wait to see the great moment. Barcelona are super favorites to win the final because Real Madrid are big shakee in term of performance. They are just lost confidence after the punishment of Arsenal. Carlos Angelotti and their team are facing so much criticism due to the lack of performance.

But anyway let jump on the main spot... Barcelona will be used to playing without Lewandowski and Balde, while Real Madrid will be used to playing with all of his first choice players. However, Hansi Flick side is looking more superior than Angelotti side. Already this season they defeated Real Madrid with a pretty numerous number of goals, and I hope this time also they will smash them down... Let's see what happens next.