La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[armanda90]

Barcelona seems not need to bring an expensive player to the squad. What they need is increasing the depth of their squad in some position especially striker position. Having Lewandowski as the only striker is the problem.

However, no striker is linked to them at this moment. Still hope they to change their mind, then sign a new striker as Lewa's backup.

Learning from this season transfer, I think Barcelona not spending much money for signing top players and Hansi Flick will promote many youth or academy players to senior teams. So far Barcelona still quite silent for new signing and recently have release mutual contract with Clément Lenglet have loan to Atletico Madrid last season, actually need back up for crucial position such as central defender and Barcelona must sign new striker for Lewandowski's back up position.

Until right now, Barcelona not sign new players and have longer break after not participating at FIFA Club World Cup such as their rival team Real Madrid will face Al Hilal few days later. First pre season match of Barcelona July 27 will face Vissel Kobe and its too long for Hansi Flick will prepare teams for next season.

[baeva]

Barcelona look prime for a low turnover summer, I am not saying they need to rebuild  wholesale, um a little smart moves could tip the balance for bettor & fan alike

Under Flick their midfield & attack are just firing with solid depth. Flick should focus on the defense and goalkeeping section. Ter Stegen was injured during the season. Despite playing in 8 matches, misses are creeping into his game, he made several mistakes in important matches. Along with this, they need a reliable number two.

Another thing, Lewandowski is still bagging goals, but he his 36 knocking at the door. so a worthy replacement for Lewandowski is in demand for the time.

Seriously the fear that the financial crisis of this Barcelona could be danger to their development has been limited by the arrival of Hansi Flick. We all could see that he built a very good side last season that I trust that with little additions this team can be set to challenge for titles for long just like the old Barcelona we all know.

Some of the additions are getting a good center back and full back because the wing backs have been lacking depth lately, the can hard a very good center back to compete with the three they have now and also to create a good depth. As for the goalkeeping department they have Ter Stegen and have given new contract to Szczesny plus they have reportedly signed Espanyol goalkeeper, Joan Garcia and that to me is ok for now.

As for the attack I think they should add a left winger and then a striker and my picks are Rashford and Julian Alvarez for that two positions. With this they will have a better squad depth

They have a problem with Ter Stegen so far. Initial rumours were that he would be sold, but now there are supposedly arguments and battles going on at the club because Barcelona are offering ter Stegen a year's wages just to get him to leave, but the latter is demanding a payment until the end of his contract, which is three times higher. I wonder what will come out of this, whether Szczesny will remain the main goalkeeper, he seems to fit well into the squad

[Cryptoprincess101]

Xabi Alonso's toughest opponent in Group H is Al Hilal, because even though the club is from Asia, Al Hilal is not a club that can be underestimated, they are filled with European players, especially if Osimhen really moves there, Al Hilal's front line will be quite scary, plus to face the club world cup, Al Hilal has brought in a new coach who is quite experienced, namely Simone Inzaghi.

Al Hilal is a strong team in Asian football and no one is underestimating them in the group but comparison their quality to that of Real Madrid depth puts them on average because even if we have to consider their having some European players in the Al Hilal team, they are players that have advanced in age already and can't have that strength to face the young players in Real Madrid as they could have in their prime

Al Hilal having European players who are old in age is not enough reason to rule them out against Real Madrid because despite that the Saudi League is not popular like the European Leagues but Al Hilal is a team that have a very good record in the AFC Champions League and they have won the most trophies in the Asian Cup Championship. I think if it was to be Real Madrid against Al Nassr you wouldn't have talked about old European players since you know the capacity of Cristiano Ronaldo but that notwithstanding, am not trying to strike a balance between Real Madrid and Al Hilal but the match may not be easy for Real Madrid as we think. Real Madrid has a lot of young players with high standards and quality but they finished the season without trophy so we shouldn't over hype them and they disappoint us at last.

[logfiles]

I think Real Madrid's quality is better than almost all the teams in the world right now. It should also be said that the players are young and dynamic. They don't have an old squad. They were unlucky last year because their defenders were injured. They made very good additions this year and I'm sure Real Madrid will make their mark in the tournament as a team with the quality to beat the Saudi Arabian team and win the FIFA Club World Cup.

I wouldn't want to say that they were unlucky because most of the injuries were long term and Real Madrid had a chance to sign back up players, which they arrogantly did not do even when they knew that they were short of man power at the back.
Real Madrid has it coming, and in the end they paid the price for inaction.

[tiCeR]

Barcelona seems not need to bring an expensive player to the squad. What they need is increasing the depth of their squad in some position especially striker position. Having Lewandowski as the only striker is the problem.

However, no striker is linked to them at this moment. Still hope they to change their mind, then sign a new striker as Lewa's backup.

Learning from this season transfer, I think Barcelona not spending much money for signing top players and Hansi Flick will promote many youth or academy players to senior teams. So far Barcelona still quite silent for new signing and recently have release mutual contract with Clément Lenglet have loan to Atletico Madrid last season, actually need back up for crucial position such as central defender and Barcelona must sign new striker for Lewandowski's back up position.

Until right now, Barcelona not sign new players and have longer break after not participating at FIFA Club World Cup such as their rival team Real Madrid will face Al Hilal few days later. First pre season match of Barcelona July 27 will face Vissel Kobe and its too long for Hansi Flick will prepare teams for next season.

Many youth players sounds like an exaggeration to me, but I think Barcelona's La Masia has proven that they raise more of those young top players than any other academy, or maybe it is because it is Barcelona's policy to give more of them a chance on a more frsquent basis. It does save them money at first, but you can see that if one of those players becomes what they hope these players can become, the salary goes to the moon instantly. Yamal is now the player with the highest salary from next season on I think. In other words, he is not exactly cheap. They didn't have to pay a transfer fee for him, which makes it easier to compete with high salaries for these players, but I remember that Barcelona's biggest problem was the bloated salary structure within the team. Making a 17 years old player the most expensive player in the team, may also raise the interest in higher salaries of any future transferred players or those that are already there.

[kawetsriyanto]

Learning from this season transfer, I think Barcelona not spending much money for signing top players and Hansi Flick will promote many youth or academy players to senior teams. So far Barcelona still quite silent for new signing and recently have release mutual contract with Clément Lenglet have loan to Atletico Madrid last season, actually need back up for crucial position such as central defender and Barcelona must sign new striker for Lewandowski's back up position.

Barcelona still has enough players in their squad, they don't need to spend a lot of money to buy new players. I think Barcelona will only focus on signing a new striker to have more options in the attacking line. As far as I know, Barcelona targeted 2 strikers (Julian Alvarez, Rashford). But it looks like Julian Alvarez will have a higher chance to be the new striker of Barcelona.

FYI, Barcelona terminated Lenglet's contract. So, Lenglet joined Atletico Madrid as a free agent. He isn't loaned to Atletico Madrid, he joined it permanently.

Related information: https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4281610/lenglet-and-fc-barcelona-terminate-contract

Until right now, Barcelona not sign new players and have longer break after not participating at FIFA Club World Cup such as their rival team Real Madrid will face Al Hilal few days later. First pre season match of Barcelona July 27 will face Vissel Kobe and its too long for Hansi Flick will prepare teams for next season.

Barcelona doesn't want to sign new players in a hurry. Since they probably don't need many new players, they can be relaxed first after the season ends. They also don't join the FIFA Club World Cup because they want to focus on preparing the team for the next season. Hansi Flick may have some considerations, so we should appreciate the decision.

[CryptoBuds]

Sometimes there are things that are beyond expectations and they have to take responsibility for the wrong steps they took last season, but even so, I am still quite sure that Real Madrid can overcome all of that next season because we have seen a lot of evidence in the past when Real Madrid slumped or did not get anything in one season, then they will improve much stronger in the next season to be able to achieve what they want next season so that is also possible to happen next season.

We can hope that Real Madrid will play well next season. But it cannot be said for sure. Alonso is a great coach. Madrid's squad is also very strong. However, we do not know yet whether Madrid will be able to maintain their performance throughout the season with the help of Alonso.

Also, Barcelona will definitely want to dominate La Liga next season. We have no doubts about Hansi Flick's ability. It can be assumed that the battle between Flick vs Alonso next season will be very intense. Both are very talented coaches. Both Madrid and Barcelona squads are ready to win the title next season.

[G_Besar]

Sometimes there are things that are beyond expectations and they have to take responsibility for the wrong steps they took last season, but even so, I am still quite sure that Real Madrid can overcome all of that next season because we have seen a lot of evidence in the past when Real Madrid slumped or did not get anything in one season, then they will improve much stronger in the next season to be able to achieve what they want next season so that is also possible to happen next season.

We can hope that Real Madrid will play well next season. But it cannot be said for sure. Alonso is a great coach. Madrid's squad is also very strong. However, we do not know yet whether Madrid will be able to maintain their performance throughout the season with the help of Alonso.

Also, Barcelona will definitely want to dominate La Liga next season. We have no doubts about Hansi Flick's ability. It can be assumed that the battle between Flick vs Alonso next season will be very intense. Both are very talented coaches. Both Madrid and Barcelona squads are ready to win the title next season.

The doubt is because their rival Barcelona has grown much stronger now so it is not easy for Real Madrid to be able to win the title again.
Xabi Alonso is a great coach but he does not have much experience especially at Real Madrid he will get a lot of pressure to be able to win everything, so for Real Madrid's confidence to be able to perform better next season I think expectations should be lowered a little and that is inseparable from Barcelona now being stronger.

For the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona remains as usual, fierce every season even though one of the teams has problems and I think that will still happen and regarding who will be able to be better also cannot be predicted with certainty.

[Ahli38]

Learning from this season transfer, I think Barcelona not spending much money for signing top players and Hansi Flick will promote many youth or academy players to senior teams. So far Barcelona still quite silent for new signing and recently have release mutual contract with Clément Lenglet have loan to Atletico Madrid last season, actually need back up for crucial position such as central defender and Barcelona must sign new striker for Lewandowski's back up position.

Until right now, Barcelona not sign new players and have longer break after not participating at FIFA Club World Cup such as their rival team Real Madrid will face Al Hilal few days later. First pre season match of Barcelona July 27 will face Vissel Kobe and its too long for Hansi Flick will prepare teams for next season.

Hansi Flick may still feel that he is satisfied with the current players. Or is he just not in a hurry, especially since he definitely knows Barcelona's financial condition? This team must be more effective in spending its budget in the transfer market. But at least Barcelona has released several players. And if I remember correctly, the first to be released was one of their young left backs, namely Alex Valle, who was released to the Italian club, namely Como. And Barcelona also still has a list of other players who will be released. So yes, Barcelona should also have enough money to bring in new players. But promoting potential players from the academy sounds like it would be pretty good.

[DanWalker]

Hansi Flick may still feel that he is satisfied with the current players. Or is he just not in a hurry, especially since he definitely knows Barcelona's financial condition? This team must be more effective in spending its budget in the transfer market. But at least Barcelona has released several players. And if I remember correctly, the first to be released was one of their young left backs, namely Alex Valle, who was released to the Italian club, namely Como. And Barcelona also still has a list of other players who will be released. So yes, Barcelona should also have enough money to bring in new players. But promoting potential players from the academy sounds like it would be pretty good.

The understanding between Barcelona's midfielders and forwards is very good. And their bonding is strong. So if Hansi Flick makes any changes in the midfield and forwards now, then Barcelona's performance will be a bit unstable. Does Hansi Flick need to take such a risk now? Flick will probably try to keep Barcelona's midfield and forwards unchanged. However, Barcelona will probably look for experienced defenders and goalkeepers. And this is what Barcelona absolutely needs if they want to continue their dominance in La Liga next season.

[Tamaperdana]

The summer transfer window is still not open in the La Liga. It is expected to start from July 1.

However teams have already started their negotiations with some players. Real Madrid has already signed a potential star Franco Mastantuono from River Plate for example.  

On the other hand, I'm waiting curiously for how Barcelona will answer them during the summer. Will they go for big signings or not?

From the news circulating Barcelona will not buy too many players this season, because they are still convinced that with the squad they currently have Barcelona can continue to shine next season. I personally agree with this, because in reality the squad that Barcelona currently has is still capable of competing well in the coming season. In addition, according to Barcelona's director of football, Deco, he said that Barcelona will only buy 2 or 4 players this summer and the targeted player who will be his priority is the left winger.

I also don't understand why Barcelona prioritizes the left winger, because currently in the left wing position Barcelona already has Raphinha and also Ansu Pati. So Barcelona should not prioritize players who have positions on the left wing, because basically their left wing is still quite good at this time. But maybe this is for the long term, because Raphinha's age is also currently approaching 30, so maybe because of that Barcelona is preparing to find a replacement from now on.

[bastisisca]

Seriously the fear that the financial crisis of this Barcelona could be danger to their development has been limited by the arrival of Hansi Flick. We all could see that he built a very good side last season that I trust that with little additions this team can be set to challenge for titles for long just like the old Barcelona we all know.

Some of the additions are getting a good center back and full back because the wing backs have been lacking depth lately, the can hard a very good center back to compete with the three they have now and also to create a good depth. As for the goalkeeping department they have Ter Stegen and have given new contract to Szczesny plus they have reportedly signed Espanyol goalkeeper, Joan Garcia and that to me is ok for now.

As for the attack I think they should add a left winger and then a striker and my picks are Rashford and Julian Alvarez for that two positions. With this they will have a better squad depth

Flick is already making the difference, as a good coach who surely knows which departments need some adjustments
i am sure he knows that the defense isn't exactly top notch and that other departments need some help too.
i am sure he's already working on it

[Velvet78]

Lewandowski did a really great work this season by finishing only 4 goals away from Mbappe in top scorers. He is 36 while Mbappe is 26... 

Mbappe won the European Golden Shoe award with 31 goals by the way. This is the least number of goals scored by a winner of this award in the last 11 years.

Barcelona seems not need to bring an expensive player to the squad. What they need is increasing the depth of their squad in some position especially striker position. Having Lewandowski as the only striker is the problem.

However, no striker is linked to them at this moment. Still hope they to change their mind, then sign a new striker as Lewa's backup.

I don't feel like Barcelona will go for a striker this summer. I mean if they are planning to continue with Lewandowski. For backup striker, I think Hansi Flick will continue to rely on Ferran Torres. He evolved into CF too recently despite being a winger naturally.

[Inwestour]

The understanding between Barcelona's midfielders and forwards is very good. And their bonding is strong. So if Hansi Flick makes any changes in the midfield and forwards now, then Barcelona's performance will be a bit unstable. Does Hansi Flick need to take such a risk now? Flick will probably try to keep Barcelona's midfield and forwards unchanged. However, Barcelona will probably look for experienced defenders and goalkeepers. And this is what Barcelona absolutely needs if they want to continue their dominance in La Liga next season.

I don't know about finding new goalkeepers, Ter Stegen is already back in the team and training with the first team. I think that when Flick has a choice, Ter Stegen and Szczesny, he doesn't need to think about finding any more goalkeepers. As for the defense, maybe they should strengthen the defense, but they concede not because they have a bad defense, but because Barcelona has an attacking game model, and with such tactics the team will concede.

[bastisisca]

I wouldn't want to say that they were unlucky because most of the injuries wer long term and Real Madrid had a chance to sign back up players which they arrogantly did not do even when they knew that they were short of man power at the back

You know, unfortunately it's just part of football, luck i mean
Sometimes i have seen games where the attacking team would hit the posts and crossbars and get tired and then the opposing team would score and win with just one counterattack.
This is precisely why i think it fascinates us as a game

[Luzin]

This season Yamal has been outstanding, in fact he was the key to Barcelona winning 3 trophies. He's 17 years old but he's been very useful for Barcelona and Spain. Maybe his only failures are in the UCL and Nations League. He still has a lot of time to achieve that. But looking at the last match in the Nations League Final Yamal seemed to lose confidence. Could he have lost it when he met Ronaldo? Yes, he couldn't perform as he usually does several times in making mistakes and losing the ball.

Meanwhile, Clément Lenglet has joined Atlético Madrid after reaching an agreement to end his contract with Barcelona. Indeed, last season Clément Lenglet was a loan player from Barcelona. For next season he will be officially with Atletico Madrid.

[tottong]

You are right,  Real Madrid can not be compared with Al Hilal even though Al Hilal happened to be one of the best if not the best in Saudi Arabia and the only reason I am feeling they may play Real Madrid matured football is because of Real Madrid form this previous season but on the other hand I don't think there performance is so bad that Al Hilal will defeat them though sometimes football is not judge based on quality of player, I could not believe Portugal can stand Spain yesterday even when bookmakers took Spain as favorite that is to say that anything is possible In football.

Statistically Real Madrid is very favorite to win the match because many things that make them superior to this time.
But football sometimes does not go according to predictions, as what happens in several matches that we often see.
Al Hilal is indeed the best of several clubs in the Saudi Arabian League but when comparing their strength with the European team is not at all comparable.
Unlike the matches that took place like Portugal when facing Spain because the victory was determined by penalties so that the luck and mental readiness of the players played a very role in these conditions.

[Gallar]

I think Real Madrid's quality is better than almost all the teams in the world right now. It should also be said that the players are young and dynamic. They don't have an old squad. They were unlucky last year because their defenders were injured. They made very good additions this year and I'm sure Real Madrid will make their mark in the tournament as a team with the quality to beat the Saudi Arabian team and win the FIFA Club World Cup.

I wouldn't want to say that they were unlucky because most of the injuries were long term and Real Madrid had a chance to sign back up players, which they arrogantly did not do even when they knew that they were short of man power at the back.
Real Madrid has it coming, and in the end they paid the price for inaction.

Real Madrid did push themselves too hard last season. Because of the first mistake, as we know, some of Real Madrid's defenders were injured and Real Madrid's mistake was not adding loan players or anything, as a result, the back line's performance was not good. The second was that Real Madrid forced Mbappe's position to become a main striker. In fact, Mbappe's position is a winger, so pairing him in the striker position certainly made all the midfielders and forwards have to adapt again which ultimately had a bad impact too. Then the third was that Real Madrid did not bring in good midfielders last season. In fact, as we know, Toni Kroos as Real Madrid's main midfielder has retired and Real Madrid should have looked for a replacement that was worthy so that their midfield could continue to perform well. That is why Real Madrid's performance last season was sometimes inconsistent and tended to have difficulty when facing big teams. In fact, Real Madrid usually has great performance, but because of this mistake, Real Madrid currently needs to improve its squad. So I really look forward to what actions Real Madrid will take next season.

[Mayor of ogba]

I am sure Lewandowski will still be a goal machine for Barcelona. He has players who support him to provide good passes.
Their defense line must be strengthened, but now the rumor is that Barcelona wants to bring in a new goalkeeper, and there may be competition for the goalkeeper position.
Next season, the competition for La Liga may be quite tight. Madrid will definitely experience many changes.

Yes, Robert Lewandowski is still reliable, he can serve Barcelona for another season because he did really well last season despite the fact that he is old. He has good playmakers to create chances for him and he score goals for fun. However, Barcelona can start finding a replacement for Robert Lewandowski from now so that the new striker can start blending to the team before Lewandowski will be tired because it might take them time to adapt to the new striker before he blends into the team.

Lewandoski has being a goal machine for a very long time and what baffles me is that even at his current age, he is still scoring more goals with ease. I believe that Barcelona will definitely get a replacement for him since next season will be his last in the club. The new striker will learn more from Lewandoski when he is on the field, because he should always be a substitute to Lewandoski from next season so that he can easily blend into the Barcelona game pattern.

I'm not surprised Lewandowski is still scoring goals at his age because he's a natural striker that knows how to position himself to get opportunities to score goals, and Lewandowski playing at Barcelona is a big advantage for him to continue his good goal-scoring record. If Barcelona will not renew Lewandowski's contract, Barcelona will surely sign another striker who will help them win matches so that they will challenge for the La Liga title.

[sotelorene]

I wouldn't want to say that they were unlucky because most of the injuries wer long term and Real Madrid had a chance to sign back up players which they arrogantly did not do even when they knew that they were short of man power at the back

You know, unfortunately it's just part of football, luck i mean
Sometimes i have seen games where the attacking team would hit the posts and crossbars and get tired and then the opposing team would score and win with just one counterattack.
This is precisely why i think it fascinates us as a game

Yea, football is about luck and I think people like trying there luck which is why we see people everyday gambling because they believe one day there luck will shine and this is more like an illusion because it is not certain or guarantee. I don't see football fascinating especially when I played a particular team to win and they are having several on target and off target without a goal and then fortunately the opponent scored with only one counter attack I mean is always annoying unless you are gambling for fun. Gambling is so full of surprises and the outcome is always different from what we expect.