La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[len01]

That's right, Madrid experienced a storm of injuries last season, which made it difficult for Ancelotti to rotate players, especially in the defense area. In the January transfer market, Madrid also did not recruit new players, but they were helped by the presence of Raul Asencio in the main squad. Ancelotti cannot be blamed for Madrid failure in all competitions, maybe if other managers faced the situation, they would have had much more difficulty. Alaba, Militao, Carvajal, had long injuries at the same time, Mbappe integration into the squad was also a bit slow at first, Toni Kross retired which made it difficult for Ancelotti, that's a series of reasons that caused Madrid to fail last season.

All of these problems occurred purely out of Ancelotti's expectations. Initially this coach really believed everything was fine in all squad positions. And after that Ancelotti wanted to make changes and strengthen the attack line to recruit Mbappe. But unfortunately the problems came in a row and made Madrid fail to win titles in any competition. In this case there is no need to blame and we must leave the bad past and now Madrid has Xabi Alonso who will provide a positive change. Rest assured that Madrid will be even better in the new season.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

After the disastrous performance that Sevilla had last season in which they were very close to being relegated under the command of Joaquín Caparrós, the Sevilla board decided to hire a new coach, named: Matias Almeyda

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1933363678704763168

Honestly, I don't see him being able to succeed at Sevilla, I could be wrong, he was the coach of AEK FC who finished in 4th place in the Greek league if I'm not mistaken. So achieving success at Sevilla who are in La Liga and have many good teams, will not be an easy task, I think the Sevilla board should have hired a more experienced coach who has been successful in recovering teams.

Sevilla quality and performance have declined dramatically in three latest seasons and if they continue this trend, they soon will fall to average and below average club in La Liga. This increases risk of relegation in future seasons that is big enough for Sevilla to actually take it into consideration in order to have proper preparation and prevention against such terrible scenario.

I did not know abuot this coach, Matias Almeyda, and to be honest, I feel it is a risky decision from Sevilla and it comes at not a right time. Their club as mentioned, have been in crisis three latest seasons and it is a red flag for Sevilla. If their crisis continues, their club will fall to relegation zone in future and even fail to escape it at a season ending. It's hard to imagine that Sevilla will be deranked in future but it's actual existing risk for them with poor performances during recent seasons.

[G_Besar]

That's right, Madrid experienced a storm of injuries last season, which made it difficult for Ancelotti to rotate players, especially in the defense area. In the January transfer market, Madrid also did not recruit new players, but they were helped by the presence of Raul Asencio in the main squad. Ancelotti cannot be blamed for Madrid failure in all competitions, maybe if other managers faced the situation, they would have had much more difficulty. Alaba, Militao, Carvajal, had long injuries at the same time, Mbappe integration into the squad was also a bit slow at first, Toni Kross retired which made it difficult for Ancelotti, that's a series of reasons that caused Madrid to fail last season.

All of these problems occurred purely out of Ancelotti's expectations. Initially this coach really believed everything was fine in all squad positions. And after that Ancelotti wanted to make changes and strengthen the attack line to recruit Mbappe. But unfortunately the problems came in a row and made Madrid fail to win titles in any competition. In this case there is no need to blame and we must leave the bad past and now Madrid has Xabi Alonso who will provide a positive change. Rest assured that Madrid will be even better in the new season.

There is no guarantee that Xabi Alonso can make Real Madrid better next season, Xabi Alonso is a coach who does not have sufficient experience, he only proved his quality as a great coach in 2 seasons with Leverkusen but with Real Madrid which is full of pressure and also targets makes everything possible to happen.

Real Madrid's problems last season have started to be fixed now, we can see how active Real Madrid is in bringing in new players and indeed that must be done by Real Madrid management if they really make changes in the team.
Now let's forget Real Madrid last season, to cover next season Real Madrid has made many changes but in my opinion what is a little difficult is because their rival Barcelona has developed much better now which makes Real Madrid will be even more difficult because of that.

[Gallar]

Let's not forget that Lamine Yamal is a product of La Masia 
So he is used to taking pressure. Even if Flick does not put too much pressure on him, there is no doubt that Yamal will try his best from his position to perform well.

Yamal is very lucky that he is under the supervision of an experienced & talented coach like Hansi Flick.
You know, Flick is aware enough of how to use young players.
It is crystal clear, Yamal has performed brilliantly this season because of Flick's extraordinary strategy.
At the same time, Barcelona's overall performance was also good.

Yamal should now focus only on his own performance, he is still young.
So, he should avoid the media and social media for now. These things can affect Yamal's mentality.

Yes, I agree with you, players who study at the La Masia academy do not need to be doubted about their mentality, because they have been educated since they were in the academy very well. So with that, I think Yamal will be fine even though he is pressured by many people. Because even though he is still very young, he already has a steel mentality and it is very difficult to break him. In addition, Yamal currently has very good teammates in Barcelona, ​​so there will be no problems for Yamal at this time. In addition, as you said, that currently Barcelona coach Hansi Flick can really make Yamal even better. Because it cannot be denied that after Hansi Flick took office as coach at Barcelona, ​​Yamal got more playing minutes and was even always made a starter by Hansi Flick.

So with that, it is certain that Yamal's talent will develop even better. Because if we compare it to when Barcelona was coached by Xavi, the difference is very striking. Because when Xavi was the coach at Barcelona, ​​Yamal was not really considered and did not even get many playing minutes at that time. So with that, Yamal needs to be grateful for Hansi Flick as his coach. Because if he got the wrong coach, I don't think Yamal would be as great as he is now. So for next season Yamal must be able to play better, so that he can bring Barcelona to greater glory. And as you said, Yamal shouldn't really care about social media, unless he is at the stage where he really doesn't care about everything people say.

[Pandu Geddon]

There is no guarantee that Xabi Alonso can make Real Madrid better next season, Xabi Alonso is a coach who does not have sufficient experience, he only proved his quality as a great coach in 2 seasons with Leverkusen but with Real Madrid which is full of pressure and also targets makes everything possible to happen.

Real Madrid's problems last season have started to be fixed now, we can see how active Real Madrid is in bringing in new players and indeed that must be done by Real Madrid management if they really make changes in the team.
Now let's forget Real Madrid last season, to cover next season Real Madrid has made many changes but in my opinion what is a little difficult is because their rival Barcelona has developed much better now which makes Real Madrid will be even more difficult because of that.

New season definitely with new competition. Nothing will be difficult as long as the Madrid players can understand what Xabi wants to implement in the game pattern. Xabi is very good at tactics, as well as his approach to players. I think those who did not get a place or rarely played last season could get attention from Xabi. he will have many options for several strategies that are ready to be implemented with the Madrid squad. I think Madrid can easily adapt quickly.

[Cossyblack]

That's right, Madrid experienced a storm of injuries last season, which made it difficult for Ancelotti to rotate players, especially in the defense area. In the January transfer market, Madrid also did not recruit new players, but they were helped by the presence of Raul Asencio in the main squad. Ancelotti cannot be blamed for Madrid failure in all competitions, maybe if other managers faced the situation, they would have had much more difficulty. Alaba, Militao, Carvajal, had long injuries at the same time, Mbappe integration into the squad was also a bit slow at first, Toni Kross retired which made it difficult for Ancelotti, that's a series of reasons that caused Madrid to fail last season.

All of these problems occurred purely out of Ancelotti's expectations. Initially this coach really believed everything was fine in all squad positions. And after that Ancelotti wanted to make changes and strengthen the attack line to recruit Mbappe. But unfortunately the problems came in a row and made Madrid fail to win titles in any competition. In this case there is no need to blame and we must leave the bad past and now Madrid has Xabi Alonso who will provide a positive change. Rest assured that Madrid will be even better in the new season.

There is no guarantee that Xabi Alonso can make Real Madrid better next season, Xabi Alonso is a coach who does not have sufficient experience, he only proved his quality as a great coach in 2 seasons with Leverkusen but with Real Madrid which is full of pressure and also targets makes everything possible to happen.

Real Madrid's problems last season have started to be fixed now, we can see how active Real Madrid is in bringing in new players and indeed that must be done by Real Madrid management if they really make changes in the team.
Now let's forget Real Madrid last season, to cover next season Real Madrid has made many changes but in my opinion what is a little difficult is because their rival Barcelona has developed much better now which makes Real Madrid will be even more difficult because of that.

Despite the fact that Barcelona won the LaLiga trophy last season doesn't mean they are going to win this season. We cannot predict if Barcelona can keep up that form at the beginning of the next season.
I also want to believe that the Real Madrid managements wouldn't sign xabi to lead the squad if he's not experienced enough for the Job. What's xabi needs now is the full supports of the management board and cooperation from his players. If the players like him and want to work with him,I think xabi can led Real Madrid to victory Next season. Real Madrid already has Elite players in the squad, only few changes is expected to be made by xabi. What's is expected of him is to buy additional skillful players into the team in other for the team.to be able to complete with their closest rival Barcelona ahead of the upcoming season. I believe in xabi kind of leadership,let's see how far he can go to impress the Real Madrid fans.

[Frankolala]

That's right, Madrid experienced a storm of injuries last season, which made it difficult for Ancelotti to rotate players, especially in the defense area. In the January transfer market, Madrid also did not recruit new players, but they were helped by the presence of Raul Asencio in the main squad. Ancelotti cannot be blamed for Madrid failure in all competitions, maybe if other managers faced the situation, they would have had much more difficulty. Alaba, Militao, Carvajal, had long injuries at the same time, Mbappe integration into the squad was also a bit slow at first, Toni Kross retired which made it difficult for Ancelotti, that's a series of reasons that caused Madrid to fail last season.

All of these problems occurred purely out of Ancelotti's expectations. Initially this coach really believed everything was fine in all squad positions. And after that Ancelotti wanted to make changes and strengthen the attack line to recruit Mbappe. But unfortunately the problems came in a row and made Madrid fail to win titles in any competition. In this case there is no need to blame and we must leave the bad past and now Madrid has Xabi Alonso who will provide a positive change. Rest assured that Madrid will be even better in the new season.

I wouldn't put the blame on Ancelotti or the players, because the team lacked the quality of a good defense and midfield due to injury on their players which started in the beginning of the season. Ancelotti has done his best for the club and he has to leave, let someone else take over. If a coach continues winning trophies, no club would replace him.

[punk.zink]

All of these problems occurred purely out of Ancelotti's expectations. Initially this coach really believed everything was fine in all squad positions. And after that Ancelotti wanted to make changes and strengthen the attack line to recruit Mbappe. But unfortunately the problems came in a row and made Madrid fail to win titles in any competition. In this case there is no need to blame and we must leave the bad past and now Madrid has Xabi Alonso who will provide a positive change. Rest assured that Madrid will be even better in the new season.

I wouldn't put the blame on Ancelotti or the players, because the team lacked the quality of a good defense and midfield due to injury on their players which started in the beginning of the season. Ancelotti has done his best for the club and he has to leave, let someone else take over. If a coach continues winning trophies, no club would replace him.

Nobody expected so many defenders to be injured, and Ancelotti certainly doesn't want to be in that situation. But strangely, when it happened, and he had the chance to fix things (when the January transfer window opens), he did not take advantage of the opportunity, and it was as if he underestimated the problems they were facing. So for that reason, Ancelotti is indeed to blame for their failure.

I think that's the reason why he stepped down, because he felt he had made a mistake that made Madrid fail to win a trophy.

[bitLeap]

I wouldn't put the blame on Ancelotti or the players, because the team lacked the quality of a good defense and midfield due to injury on their players which started in the beginning of the season. Ancelotti has done his best for the club and he has to leave, let someone else take over. If a coach continues winning trophies, no club would replace him.

Nobody expected so many defenders to be injured, and Ancelotti certainly doesn't want to be in that situation. But strangely, when it happened, and he had the chance to fix things (when the January transfer window opens), he did not take advantage of the opportunity, and it was as if he underestimated the problems they were facing. So for that reason, Ancelotti is indeed to blame for their failure.

I think that's the reason why he stepped down, because he felt he had made a mistake that made Madrid fail to win a trophy.

It's not all Ancelotti fault because it also depends on the transfer policy implemented by Florentino Perez. So Ancelotti had no choice but to play available players, at that time the mid season transfer window was not Real Madrid habit and based on their history they rarely do it. Finally Ancelotti got bad results because in terms of his ability he could not rotate according to the required criteria.

[Velvet78]

The defense was really the main problem for Real Madrid last season.    Injuries in the area led to bigger problems for them indeed. It seems like Xabi Alonso is also aware of it.

Dean Huijsen signing is a start for them. But he is also very young just as Asencio. I wonder what he is planning to do more... Will he trust Militao anyway after he recovers this summer? I mean he is also a great defender but the injuries are killing his career. He got 2 very serious injuries in last 2 seasons. After not being able to play properly for 2 years, I have big doubts about his return. We are likely to see Rüdiger - Huijsen or Rüdiger - Asencio duos the most next season in my opinion.

[Frankolala]

All of these problems occurred purely out of Ancelotti's expectations. Initially this coach really believed everything was fine in all squad positions. And after that Ancelotti wanted to make changes and strengthen the attack line to recruit Mbappe. But unfortunately the problems came in a row and made Madrid fail to win titles in any competition. In this case there is no need to blame and we must leave the bad past and now Madrid has Xabi Alonso who will provide a positive change. Rest assured that Madrid will be even better in the new season.

I wouldn't put the blame on Ancelotti or the players, because the team lacked the quality of a good defense and midfield due to injury on their players which started in the beginning of the season. Ancelotti has done his best for the club and he has to leave, let someone else take over. If a coach continues winning trophies, no club would replace him.

Nobody expected so many defenders to be injured, and Ancelotti certainly doesn't want to be in that situation. But strangely, when it happened, and he had the chance to fix things (when the January transfer window opens), he did not take advantage of the opportunity, and it was as if he underestimated the problems they were facing. So for that reason, Ancelotti is indeed to blame for their failure.

I think that's the reason why he stepped down, because he felt he had made a mistake that made Madrid fail to win a trophy.

We all know about Ancelotti great coaching skills and experience of turning the game around in Madrid's favor with his substitutes in the second half if the match is against them. That's the reason why I wouldn't accept that it was Ancelotti's fault that led to their failure this season because he didn't have expected players on ground which he can use to cause damage on his opponents.

[Xcode7]

The defense was really the main problem for Real Madrid last season.    Injuries in the area led to bigger problems for them indeed. It seems like Xabi Alonso is also aware of it.

Dean Huijsen signing is a start for them. But he is also very young just as Asencio. I wonder what he is planning to do more... Will he trust Militao anyway after he recovers this summer? I mean he is also a great defender but the injuries are killing his career. He got 2 very serious injuries in last 2 seasons. After not being able to play properly for 2 years, I have big doubts about his return. We are likely to see Rüdiger - Huijsen or Rüdiger - Asencio duos the most next season in my opinion.

Militao has had a long injury so it is a bit doubtful that he can immediately return to top performance in a short time so it is indeed appropriate for Xabi Alonso to find a replacement in the Real Madrid defense line, that was the problem last season but now we see the fast steps of Real Madrid management and also Xabi Alonso in bringing in players but they are bringing in many young players now their targets are also these young players are indeed good for long-term prospects but will have difficulties in his first season, I hope Xabi Alonso can be observant in combining young and senior players in the team otherwise it is likely that the team's performance will not develop.

[bastisisca]

Xabi Alonso is very suitable to be the coach of Real Madrid because with the talent he has, he should be able to bring back the Real Madrid team to perform consistently, previously Xabi Alonso had also been a coach of several big teams so with the experience he has in the past, he might not mind facing Real Madrid players when they are in the dressing room because we often see no matter how great a team coach is if they are not able to face the players well when they are in the dressing room, it will greatly affect the game strategy that is implemented and does not go according to plan.

The group, before management, is the most important thing.
Only with a solid group that helps each other and supports each other can you build a team that makes sense and can win.
If you start making teams only with strategy but without players collaborating, well good luck!

[Pandorak]

In the spirit of sport I think that it's wrong for Yamal and the Spanish team not to celebrate and congratulate the Portuguese for them winning the ueafa nations League it's not a good one for football because football is a game of sport which suppose to be in the spirit of friendliness

The truth is Spanish players displayed a bad sportsmanship by not openly congratulating Portugal this is going to set a bad presidence for others to follow so i don't support the action of the Spanish tean

Basically, the reaction arises due to the disappointment experienced by the players and the team from Spain itself, because as we know Spain looks dominating throughout the match, but the final result says otherwise, their hard work has not produced good results, Portugal has experience and an extraordinary winning mentality, not shaking in the slightest over the attacks built by Spain.

Despite all that, the Spanish team should have shown better sportsmanship, congratulating Portugal would not have destroyed Spain pride at all, but they preferred to remain silent without congratulating them.

[Republikcoin.com]

I wouldn't put the blame on Ancelotti or the players, because the team lacked the quality of a good defense and midfield due to injury on their players which started in the beginning of the season. Ancelotti has done his best for the club and he has to leave, let someone else take over. If a coach continues winning trophies, no club would replace him.

And because Ancelotti has left Real Madrid until the Real Madrid coaching position is held by Alonso starting next season, of course it will also raise greater curiosity about how Alonso will coach Real Madrid by making changes that can revive Real Madrid's performance. Because it is indeed very inappropriate to blame one party in terms of team performance, be it the coach or the players because when a team becomes weak, then the responsibility and guilt must cover all aspects of the team.

[tiCeR]

Xabi Alonso is very suitable to be the coach of Real Madrid because with the talent he has, he should be able to bring back the Real Madrid team to perform consistently, previously Xabi Alonso had also been a coach of several big teams so with the experience he has in the past, he might not mind facing Real Madrid players when they are in the dressing room because we often see no matter how great a team coach is if they are not able to face the players well when they are in the dressing room, it will greatly affect the game strategy that is implemented and does not go according to plan.

The group, before management, is the most important thing.
Only with a solid group that helps each other and supports each other can you build a team that makes sense and can win.
If you start making teams only with strategy but without players collaborating, well good luck!

This is a double-edged sword because what you say is not entirely correct in my opinion. It needs a team that supports each other, so much I agree with. But who is responsible for that? You can have teams that get along with each other naturally because the characters match. But you can have teams where a lot of moderation is required and usually in these top teams like Real Madrid, moderation is required because you don't only have 11 superstars, but 20 superstars and all of them want to play 90 minutes every game or want to take the free kicks or the penalties or whatever that be.

First of all you need a certain level of quality or otherwise you won't be able to compete with other top teams in the long run regardless of how well they get along with each other. If the quality is there, the coach is mainly responsible for putting these players together in the best formation possible and to keep everyone in the team motivated and ready to jump in any second with 100% of their capacity, irrespective of whether or not they are disappointed that they were not chosen to be a starter.

Therefore I think quality comes first on that level and then moderation. Once the quality is there and you find a coach who is a strong moderator, which I think Xabi Alonso truly is, then the team is going to be incredibly strong.

[armanda90]

Nobody expected so many defenders to be injured, and Ancelotti certainly doesn't want to be in that situation. But strangely, when it happened, and he had the chance to fix things (when the January transfer window opens), he did not take advantage of the opportunity, and it was as if he underestimated the problems they were facing. So for that reason, Ancelotti is indeed to blame for their failure.

I think that's the reason why he stepped down, because he felt he had made a mistake that made Madrid fail to win a trophy.

Considering last season Real Madrid losses many defender players due injured and left two central defender only, in this season Madrid make huge difference way by signing two top defender for anticipating what bad happening last season leaving by many defender players on crucial matches. Madrid's management over confidence last season without signing new defender although Ancelotti have ask to Florentino Perez for signing new players at defender position.

Carlo Ancelotti step down actually not fully his mistake after Madrid failure winning any one tittle yet but he faced crucial problem with many important players have injured and make him difficult how to face most busy schedule matches. For this season, fully believing under Xabi Alonso tactician and management full trust with him after success signing three top players so far.

[Phoenix Anka]

All of these problems occurred purely out of Ancelotti's expectations. Initially this coach really believed everything was fine in all squad positions. And after that Ancelotti wanted to make changes and strengthen the attack line to recruit Mbappe. But unfortunately the problems came in a row and made Madrid fail to win titles in any competition. In this case there is no need to blame and we must leave the bad past and now Madrid has Xabi Alonso who will provide a positive change. Rest assured that Madrid will be even better in the new season.

I wouldn't put the blame on Ancelotti or the players, because the team lacked the quality of a good defense and midfield due to injury on their players which started in the beginning of the season. Ancelotti has done his best for the club and he has to leave, let someone else take over. If a coach continues winning trophies, no club would replace him.

Nobody expected so many defenders to be injured, and Ancelotti certainly doesn't want to be in that situation. But strangely, when it happened, and he had the chance to fix things (when the January transfer window opens), he did not take advantage of the opportunity, and it was as if he underestimated the problems they were facing. So for that reason, Ancelotti is indeed to blame for their failure.

I think that's the reason why he stepped down, because he felt he had made a mistake that made Madrid fail to win a trophy.

We all know about Ancelotti great coaching skills and experience of turning the game around in Madrid's favor with his substitutes in the second half if the match is against them. That's the reason why I wouldn't accept that it was Ancelotti's fault that led to their failure this season because he didn't have expected players on ground which he can use to cause damage on his opponents.

In general, Real Madrid's main problem was injuries. The team was still playing well under Ancelotti, but when injuries started, Real Madrid's hand weakened. Another area where Ancelotti could be criticized was that he did not give enough chances to young players. While Elind was on the bench, he continued to put players who were still performing poorly on the field. As a result, they had an unsuccessful season in both the Champions League and the Spanish League.

[hyudien]

We all know about Ancelotti great coaching skills and experience of turning the game around in Madrid's favor with his substitutes in the second half if the match is against them. That's the reason why I wouldn't accept that it was Ancelotti's fault that led to their failure this season because he didn't have expected players on ground which he can use to cause damage on his opponents.

The blame is entirely on the injury storm so Ancelotti or whoever becomes the coach will certainly have a hard time, and the condition occurred at the beginning of the season so it is unethical to only blame one person when the team is not fully ready to face the season but Ancelotti is still able to mix the existing players besides Mbappe performed extraordinarily in his hands and got Pichichi. I am sure Madrid will look much better next season.

[SquallLeonhart]

Xabi Alonso is very suitable to be the coach of Real Madrid because with the talent he has, he should be able to bring back the Real Madrid team to perform consistently, previously Xabi Alonso had also been a coach of several big teams so with the experience he has in the past, he might not mind facing Real Madrid players when they are in the dressing room because we often see no matter how great a team coach is if they are not able to face the players well when they are in the dressing room, it will greatly affect the game strategy that is implemented and does not go according to plan.

The group, before management, is the most important thing.
Only with a solid group that helps each other and supports each other can you build a team that makes sense and can win.
If you start making teams only with strategy but without players collaborating, well good luck!

For the success of any team or club all stakeholders needs to be had their part fairly because without unit you are not able to have success management, coach and players all needed to be had good coordination because if you are not able to have depth you are never able to win.

Just having good coach or having quality players never been guaranteed of success many examples around soccer leagues with things are going on wrong side due mistake of one person or having not better depth give worst results Xabi Alonso done impressive job in his first tenure at Bayer Leverkusen now expectations are high and fans are also excited about his comeback at Bernabéu.

They are looking for challenging season ahead of them after Barcelona dominance in domestic leagues with many cups gone to them and Real Madrid lost their rhythm due to injuries and some overconfidence strategy from the Don Carlos.