La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[bastisisca]

Dean Huijsen made quality performance at the Club world Cup against Al Hilal yesterday, if he continues with that energy he will surely become as good as Toni Kroos was in the midfield. The Netherlands born Spanish player will make a good center back because after watching him yesterday, he made accurate passes and he's always focused. Trent Alexander-Arnold didn't perform as we thought but some players find it difficult to adapt to the nature of play of a new team but in their future matches, he will show complete performance just as he did for his former club Liverpool. Xabi will also need sometime to also apply strategies that will work perfectly for the team. Regardless of the draw they played against Al Hilal yesterday, their defense tried if not they would have even lost the match.

they are definitely very good and promising players
clearly, a one-night flash isn't needed, they need to be constant
Consistency in performance and performances is very important in today's football
so more than a 100 meter race i see it as a marathon

[Velvet78]

I don't completely deny your assumption about the Club World Cup, but it is actually a very different competitive game than the pre-season games. The Club World Cup is an elite competition where each team will get money for each round played, if they win the title the total amount that can be won could be more than $100 million. It may not have the same total money of wins as the domestic league or the Champions League, but it is one of the elite competitions among qualified clubs.

I'm quite contented with watching more football during summer. Fans all must be like that. It is just not very ideal for the players though. They get more tired and won't have much time to rest as their camps start a short time after the end of the tournament.  

But the prize pool must be very attracting for the chairmans of the teams. At least top favourites can make a lot more money to increase their transfer budget as well.

I would have liked to see Barcelona also in this organization. I don't know why they haven't joined, do you know?

[moneystery]

This is not to replace Lewandowski but Nico Williams is really needed for Barcelona's front line in the future because Nico Williams is still quite young and Nico Williams and Yamal have proven in the Spanish team when both of them play then the team's front line will be much stronger and that is a reference until Barcelona really wants to recruit him.
Financially, Barcelona is not doing well but I think from what the last management went through to maintain the team's performance and fix this problem slowly I am quite sure that Barcelona's management can get through this.

the problem now is just the money since the transfer agreement for nico williams has been finalized by barcelona. it is said that barcelona is thinking about its financial strategy to be able to make williams a full barcelona player, because the money to release him from athletic bilbao alone is around 58 million euros, which is quite a lot of money, not to mention that his salary is around 7-8 million euros per year. this means that barcelona management is also careful in this case because their financial condition is still unstable. but barcelona management should already have a solution to this, considering that they have learned from their mistakes and that nico williams is the player they are after from last year.

[G_Besar]

the problem now is just the money since the transfer agreement for nico williams has been finalized by barcelona. it is said that barcelona is thinking about its financial strategy to be able to make williams a full barcelona player, because the money to release him from athletic bilbao alone is around 58 million euros, which is quite a lot of money, not to mention that his salary is around 7-8 million euros per year. this means that barcelona management is also careful in this case because their financial condition is still unstable. but barcelona management should already have a solution to this, considering that they have learned from their mistakes and that nico williams is the player they are after from last year.

We continue to worry about Barcelona's finances but they continue to build a very promising team, even last season Barcelona was able to win the La Liga title even though at the beginning of the season many doubted because of the financial crisis they experienced.
Likewise now, I am very sure that Barcelona's management knows how to handle this situation, regarding the transfer of Nico Williams is quite close because the player also has a great desire to play with Barcelona so there are no other obstacles to this negotiation process, regarding the money problem is not a very complicated thing for a team as big as Barcelona, ​​they can definitely handle it.

[hyudien]

I would have liked to see Barcelona also in this organization. I don't know why they haven't joined, do you know?

According to FIFA rules only two teams from the same league are allowed to participate in the club world cup competition then I found out and the reason Barcelona could not participate was because their position in the UEFA coefficient table was still below Atletico and the reason was because in the 2021-2024 UCL competition, their performance was not good enough to catch up with Atletico points. If they win in that period they will automatically qualify just like Chelsea and Man City. But there is a good thing because by not playing there the Barcelona players can rest and have plenty of time to prepare for the next season's La Liga competition.

[Tamaperdana]

Dean Huijsen made quality performance at the Club world Cup against Al Hilal yesterday, if he continues with that energy he will surely become as good as Toni Kroos was in the midfield. The Netherlands born Spanish player will make a good center back because after watching him yesterday, he made accurate passes and he's always focused. Trent Alexander-Arnold didn't perform as we thought but some players find it difficult to adapt to the nature of play of a new team but in their future matches, he will show complete performance just as he did for his former club Liverpool. Xabi will also need sometime to also apply strategies that will work perfectly for the team. Regardless of the draw they played against Al Hilal yesterday, their defense tried if not they would have even lost the match.

they are definitely very good and promising players
clearly, a one-night flash isn't needed, they need to be constant
Consistency in performance and performances is very important in today's football
so more than a 100 meter race i see it as a marathon

Although you think Real Madrid's performance in this match is quite good, but in my personal opinion Real Madrid's performance has clearly decreased in this match. Because how can Real Madrid only get a draw in this match, even though their opponent is not a top team from Europe. So with this, I personally think that Real Madrid's current performance needs to be continuously improved. Because currently Real Madrid is really far from the expectations of many people in my opinion. So here I will not talk about individual players at Real Madrid, such as players who have just joined. Because in my opinion the draw is what we should discuss more deeply, because if we discuss the players, I think the score of 1-1 has answered how the Real Madrid squad performed. Because if for example Real Madrid's defense is really solid, I think Real Madrid should not have conceded in this match. But the proof is that Real Madrid still conceded, and with this I think praising Real Madrid's current defense too much is not the right thing to do. So the point is that Xabi really has to work harder now, because if Xabi can't make Real Madrid great, I think he will suffer quite a lot of shame.

[punk.zink]

the problem now is just the money since the transfer agreement for nico williams has been finalized by barcelona. it is said that barcelona is thinking about its financial strategy to be able to make williams a full barcelona player, because the money to release him from athletic bilbao alone is around 58 million euros, which is quite a lot of money, not to mention that his salary is around 7-8 million euros per year. this means that barcelona management is also careful in this case because their financial condition is still unstable. but barcelona management should already have a solution to this, considering that they have learned from their mistakes and that nico williams is the player they are after from last year.

We continue to worry about Barcelona's finances but they continue to build a very promising team, even last season Barcelona was able to win the La Liga title even though at the beginning of the season many doubted because of the financial crisis they experienced.
Likewise now, I am very sure that Barcelona's management knows how to handle this situation, regarding the transfer of Nico Williams is quite close because the player also has a great desire to play with Barcelona so there are no other obstacles to this negotiation process, regarding the money problem is not a very complicated thing for a team as big as Barcelona, ​​they can definitely handle it.

Barcelona always faces the same problem every season because their finances are still quite worrying, but strangely, they always have a solution, even though it does not go through the best way. Last season, they struggled to sign Dani Olmo and almost couldn't even register him, and I think that will also happen if they sign Nico Williams. It won't be smooth sailing, but in the end, he will still be a Barcelona player.

If Nico Williams goes to Barcelona, ​​it is certain that Marcus Rashford will be crossed off the list, which means Man United have to worry again about finding another buyer.

[knowngunman]

I would have liked to see Barcelona also in this organization. I don't know why they haven't joined, do you know?

According to FIFA rules only two teams from the same league are allowed to participate in the club world cup competition then I found out and the reason Barcelona could not participate was because their position in the UEFA coefficient table was still below Atletico and the reason was because in the 2021-2024 UCL competition, their performance was not good enough to catch up with Atletico points. If they win in that period they will automatically qualify just like Chelsea and Man City. But there is a good thing because by not playing there the Barcelona players can rest and have plenty of time to prepare for the next season's La Liga competition.

I was also wondering why teams like Barcelona and Liverpool were not participating in the ongoing FIFA club World Cup until I came across their rules and qualification requirement. FIFA limits the number of teams per country to two and the spot are allocated based on performance over a four years period and Barcelona early exits in the champions league during the time frame affected them. They were actually ranked below Athletico Madrid in the FIFA ranking and lost the second spot allocated to Spain for Athletico Madrid after Real Madrid occupied the first spot.

Mind you, do you think the participating teams would have a slack performance in the coming season and non perticipating teams have an advantage? I don't think so. In fact, the participating teams are already used to playing and won't have difficulty starting a new season although they will definitely be too tired.

[Oluwa-btc]

Horrible game made yesterday by Real Madrid, the players didnt even want to play this game, they lack everything, the power of will and seems like they dont want to be playing this tournament, and Valverde missing that penalty, come on....

About Ter Stegen rumours, i hope they are fake, because i dont want to see a high level goalkeeper like him on Galatasaray.

Don't forget they signed a new manager who was good in Europe before leaving. Also, Real Madrid players are trying to get the hang of what Xabi Alonso is tryna do for the club. Good thing they didn't lose the game. They have to make sure they top that group, the next games against Manchester City and the other club must be won. One thing you should not forget is that, change is constant. Players come and go, they've recently signed a new goalkeeper and with Sczenny staying,  Ter Stegen will definitely leave.

[pusaka]

I can't judge their game at the moment, I mean I'm still waiting for a few more games and even if they have finished this competition then they have the potential to still add more players which will also affect what Xabi will do later, in other words with a squad that is not final there will always be changes.

He also just debuted in this match, so I don't think it's fair if we have to judge him. Not only judging the shortcomings he showed, but also that applies to their game which is considered good. Because in football we need to see the framework first and that takes time.

Anyone who is judging Xabi Alonso at this moment is not a good football fan because this is just the first game under a new manager soyou don't expect that they will play well I believe that Xabi Alonso is still experimenting with the players and trying to see areas of strength and weaknesses in the club so there are rooms of improvement in the team I think that madrid had a good game if you asked me because al hilal has good players

Every time I see a new manager in a team, I always lower my expectations of them, even if they were very good at their previous club. Because everything changes in a very short time and we can't expect something good to happen in a short time even though that's what the club certainly expects.

I agree with you, at this time he will definitely experiment, although maybe he will be a little careful because after all this is a competition that he is also required to give his best. So the point is we have to wait until we can judge the performance of the new coach.

[xzone]

I would have liked to see Barcelona also in this organization. I don't know why they haven't joined, do you know?

According to FIFA rules only two teams from the same league are allowed to participate in the club world cup competition then I found out and the reason Barcelona could not participate was because their position in the UEFA coefficient table was still below Atletico and the reason was because in the 2021-2024 UCL competition, their performance was not good enough to catch up with Atletico points. If they win in that period they will automatically qualify just like Chelsea and Man City. But there is a good thing because by not playing there the Barcelona players can rest and have plenty of time to prepare for the next season's La Liga competition.

They will have to prepare well for La Liga next season, I think both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will be much more successful next season. This season Barcelona performed very well and they were able to become champions because they won some really crucial games, but there is no guarantee that the same thing will happen next year.
They have a very good style of play, but we can't say that the team is perfect. They will definitely need some more support

[GbitG]

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We continue to worry about Barcelona's finances but they continue to build a very promising team, even last season Barcelona was able to win the La Liga title even though at the beginning of the season many doubted because of the financial crisis they experienced.
Likewise now, I am very sure that Barcelona's management knows how to handle this situation, regarding the transfer of Nico Williams is quite close because the player also has a great desire to play with Barcelona so there are no other obstacles to this negotiation process, regarding the money problem is not a very complicated thing for a team as big as Barcelona, ​​they can definitely handle it.

Well, Barcelona is still tussling with a financial criticism even though they approached Nico Williams. They have agreed to the deal. Now the thing is that Barcelona's financial index relies on few players. if Barcelona sells out these players, then they can recover some of their financial lack. These players are Casado, Fermin Lopen, Arojo, Ter stegen etc. If any of these players gets sold, then Barcelona can get a new signing in return.

Moreover, Nico William signing is a positive stance for Hansi Flick. Maybe this season they might grab the UEFA Champions League title because already the team is very good, and Nico Williams and Johan Garcia's addition can make the team stronger in UCL competition.

[Republikcoin.com]

Don't forget they signed a new manager who was good in Europe before leaving. Also, Real Madrid players are trying to get the hang of what Xabi Alonso is tryna do for the club. Good thing they didn't lose the game. They have to make sure they top that group, the next games against Manchester City and the other club must be won. One thing you should not forget is that, change is constant. Players come and go, they've recently signed a new goalkeeper and with Sczenny staying,  Ter Stegen will definitely leave.

Real Madrid and Manchester City are not in the same group so they will not meet in the group stage and Real Madrid's next opponent is Pachuca who in terms of strength probably won't make it difficult for Real Madrid to win. I am pretty sure that Real Madrid can top the group because in Group H there is no opponent that is difficult for Real Madrid to beat even though they drew in the first game. But for the upcoming game, I think all the Real Madrid players will understand the details of the changes made by Alonso.

[ndutndut]

Horrible game made yesterday by Real Madrid, the players didnt even want to play this game, they lack everything, the power of will and seems like they dont want to be playing this tournament, and Valverde missing that penalty, come on....

About Ter Stegen rumours, i hope they are fake, because i dont want to see a high level goalkeeper like him on Galatasaray.

Don't forget they signed a new manager who was good in Europe before leaving. Also, Real Madrid players are trying to get the hang of what Xabi Alonso is tryna do for the club. Good thing they didn't lose the game. They have to make sure they top that group, the next games against Manchester City and the other club must be won. One thing you should not forget is that, change is constant. Players come and go, they've recently signed a new goalkeeper and with Sczenny staying,  Ter Stegen will definitely leave.

Yes, that's right. The draw with Al Hilal, although not satisfactory, but this draw is something to be grateful for because this is just the beginning, there are still many matches in the next match so this first match will be a lesson for Xabi Alanso. Xabi Alanso seems to still be in the adaptation stage. Because players like Trent were also confused with his role as a wing-back, because how many times have we seen Trent's game which is still identical to the English league, for Real Madrid it is quite difficult to hold back Al Hilal's attacks from the wings.

However, there is one thing that is most important now Real Madrid's game is much clearer in Xabi's hands, players are also forced not to be spoiled waiting for opponents to make blunders in ball possession before they can sweep. Xabi's typical pressing style shows how tough Xabi's education is in the new Madrid era (previously tended to be passive and relied more on opponent blunders from dead ball schemes, or high passes).

Real Madrid just need to be patient, everything takes process and effort. Everything will be developed again, in the first match maybe Madrid's game is still overshadowed by Ancelotti's tactical scheme. So be patient and give the best chance to the young talents of Castilla, as well as the top players who have just joined Real Madrid.

[Alpha Marine]

It is just not very ideal for the players though. They get more tired and won't have much time to rest as their camps start a short time after the end of the tournament. 

This is what I have been thinking about since the tournament started. After the Club World Cup, the league resumes in about 4 weeks, which may not be enough time for the players to rest and start pre-season before the season starts. I think teams that players are not playing have an advantage in starting the new season fresher than the other teams.

I would have liked to see Barcelona also in this organization. I don't know why they haven't joined, do you know?

Barcelona are not in this version of the Club World Cup. European teams in the CWC were picked based on their performance in the Champions League in the past seasons, and in that time, Barcelona were not very good in the UCL so despite their great performance this season, they did not make the cut.

[Swordsoffreedom]

They will have to prepare well for La Liga next season, I think both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will be much more successful next season. This season Barcelona performed very well and they were able to become champions because they won some really crucial games, but there is no guarantee that the same thing will happen next year.
They have a very good style of play, but we can't say that the team is perfect. They will definitely need some more support

I doubt whether Atletico Madrid will be able to do anything good next season. I had high expectations from Atletico Madrid this season. But the team failed to play well. They were 12 points behind Barcelona at the end of the season. I thought the team could compete for the title.

Everyone will have high expectations from Real Madrid next season. Real Madrid has made this change their coach. This season we have seen Madrid's shaky defense. So the Real Madrid management has taken all the necessary measures to strengthen the defense. We are all waiting to see Xabi Alonso's strategy.

However, Hansi Flick's Barcelona will undoubtedly try their best to win the title next season as well. Barcelona is going to add Nico Williams to the squad to strengthen the squad even though they are in financial crisis. The Madrid vs Barcelona fight will be more intense next season.

[Mayor of ogba]

I can't judge their game at the moment, I mean I'm still waiting for a few more games and even if they have finished this competition then they have the potential to still add more players which will also affect what Xabi will do later, in other words with a squad that is not final there will always be changes.

He also just debuted in this match, so I don't think it's fair if we have to judge him. Not only judging the shortcomings he showed, but also that applies to their game which is considered good. Because in football we need to see the framework first and that takes time.

Anyone who is judging Xabi Alonso at this moment is not a good football fan because this is just the first game under a new manager soyou don't expect that they will play well I believe that Xabi Alonso is still experimenting with the players and trying to see areas of strength and weaknesses in the club so there are rooms of improvement in the team I think that madrid had a good game if you asked me because al hilal has good players

Every time I see a new manager in a team, I always lower my expectations of them, even if they were very good at their previous club. Because everything changes in a very short time and we can't expect something good to happen in a short time even though that's what the club certainly expects.

I agree with you, at this time he will definitely experiment, although maybe he will be a little careful because after all this is a competition that he is also required to give his best. So the point is we have to wait until we can judge the performance of the new coach.

Before you see any coach that was very good in his previous club perform below expectations in his current club, just know that the coach's current club is in a big mess and the club lacks quality players that will help the coach win matches, so it will take time for the coach to perform well at his current club. But Real Madrid is a club where new coaches that know what they are doing always perform well. We shouldn't judge Xabi Alonso with Real Madrid performing in the Club World Cup because he's using the Club World Cup to give his players opportunity and know the tactic that will suit Real Madrid. Real Madrid will perform well under Xabi Alonso; that I know for sure.

[Jaycoinz]

I would have liked to see Barcelona also in this organization. I don't know why they haven't joined, do you know?

According to FIFA rules only two teams from the same league are allowed to participate in the club world cup competition then I found out and the reason Barcelona could not participate was because their position in the UEFA coefficient table was still below Atletico and the reason was because in the 2021-2024 UCL competition, their performance was not good enough to catch up with Atletico points. If they win in that period they will automatically qualify just like Chelsea and Man City. But there is a good thing because by not playing there the Barcelona players can rest and have plenty of time to prepare for the next season's La Liga competition.

This is virtually what I was discussing with my friend today and they were all saying all different things like the whole choosing method was based on the information of major trophy won over the last few years although I am still not certain of the explanation so will check on how the whole thing was done when am a bit less busy because I still can't understand from your explanation.

[KTChampions]

I would have liked to see Barcelona also in this organization. I don't know why they haven't joined, do you know?

According to FIFA rules only two teams from the same league are allowed to participate in the club world cup competition then I found out and the reason Barcelona could not participate was because their position in the UEFA coefficient table was still below Atletico and the reason was because in the 2021-2024 UCL competition, their performance was not good enough to catch up with Atletico points. If they win in that period they will automatically qualify just like Chelsea and Man City. But there is a good thing because by not playing there the Barcelona players can rest and have plenty of time to prepare for the next season's La Liga competition.

Yes, it's quite funny but under Xavi Barcelona fell into the Europa League twice and it turned out that Atletico has better average results. Now it looks like a bonus (with your argumentation) and in fact it looks like a circus tournament but who knows what it will turn into in the long term. Maybe the power of Europe will weaken and fans will look forward to games between European clubs and Saudi Arabian clubs, who knows.

[el kaka22]

Horrible game made yesterday by Real Madrid, the players didnt even want to play this game, they lack everything, the power of will and seems like they dont want to be playing this tournament, and Valverde missing that penalty, come on....

About Ter Stegen rumours, i hope they are fake, because i dont want to see a high level goalkeeper like him on Galatasaray.

Don't forget they signed a new manager who was good in Europe before leaving. Also, Real Madrid players are trying to get the hang of what Xabi Alonso is tryna do for the club. Good thing they didn't lose the game. They have to make sure they top that group, the next games against Manchester City and the other club must be won. One thing you should not forget is that, change is constant. Players come and go, they've recently signed a new goalkeeper and with Sczenny staying,  Ter Stegen will definitely leave.

Real will get better, they are just getting used to Xabi and should not be an issue at the moment, things will get different with time and shouldn't be that difficult to handle. I know it is not an easy feat, but it's still not a bad one neither to have this type of game. Wait for them to get better, it will eventually happen.

I hope a speed recovery to Mbappe, don't know if it was something he hate that made him sick or anything, but I do hope that he gets back strong again soon enough. They need him to do better, because Mbappe was amazing this season, and him being sick means they have no strikers in the team, not even a bench one properly so they need him to be available all season long, any injury to Mbappe is a problem for them.