La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

This will not be easy for Rashford, with many competitors to get playing minutes, Rashford must be able to take advantage of small moments to be able to perform optimally and make an impression on Hansi Flick, even though it is difficult, I think Rashford still has the possibility to do it because Barcelona is a team that is developing now so Rashford has the possibility to improve his career if he can achieve and contribute to the Barceona team.

Nothing is impossible as long as Rashford continues to fight to regain his best form, as Barcelona's busy match schedule will provide him with opportunities. Hansi Flick won't take any risks and will certainly rotate his squad to refresh, allowing Rashford to capitalize on these opportunities to showcase his abilities. It now depends on Rashford's performance to see whether he can fight for a chance or simply occupy the bench in Barcelona's squad next season.

[Kaliandra]

Barcelona made it a dream come true for Marcus Rashford. He's included in the first team and will be additionally a magnificent player for the club. Marcus Rashford in Barcelona and its official. He already starting training with the Blaugrana already. The englishman is filled with joy and smiling with his new teammates, seeing him with the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal vibing and laughing, they're really getting along, this is a new start for Marcus Rashford because he's given a solid new opportunity to rewrite things and start up a new chapter in his football career.

Barcelona headcoach, Hansi Flick will always make way to improve his team's performance and he's starting to see reason why he needs more players because at the mid season, injuries and fatigue will set in. Barcelona have been wonderful in previous season, what more can we not see from them? The vision from Hansi Flick is everything to talk about.

Marcus Rashford move to Barcelona is clearly dream come true for him as he is already joined first team and looks set to be fantastic player happily training and getting along well with stars like Lewandowski and Raphinha and Yamal marking fresh start for his career.
This exciting new chapter aligns perfectly with Barcelona coach Hansi Flick plan to improve team by adding more players to handle injuries and tiredness later in season showing his strong vision to make already wonderful Barcelona even stronger.

For Marcus Rashford, this will be a career development. Since joining Manchester United, especially in the last few seasons, he has not seemed to improve. His move to Barcelona will certainly mark a new chapter in his career, offering many possibilities.

On the other hand, for Barcelona, this is an advantage, especially since last season, their forward line was often in the spotlight when Hansi Flick didn't have many options for player rotation. Next season, Marcus Rashford will be there for that. I'm confident Marcus Rashford will be able to show his best performance with Barcelona, although this will be a bit difficult due to the competition within the team for playing time.

That's right, of course, for Rashford, this will be a development in his career. Joining Barcelona certainly has the potential to further enhance his career there. And indeed, if he had stayed at Manchester United, I think it would have been difficult to make Rashford a more popular player, as Manchester United's current performance is certainly not great. So, I certainly think this is a huge stroke of luck for Rashford, and we'll see whether Rashford can improve further.

However, I remember Rashford saying he was very happy to join Barcelona because it's a club where people's dreams come true. He will certainly have a winning mentality, because joining Barcelona will undoubtedly bring greater challenges. But I can only pray that Rashford can play well and that his dreams will come true.

However, I'm happy to hear that Rashford has been training with his new team, and he certainly seems very happy there. Barcelona's preparations are now well underway, and they just have to wait for next season's match schedule. Now Real Madrid will certainly find it difficult for Barcelona, which certainly has many quality players, plus the presence of Rashford, so of course now Real Madrid must be wary of where their toughest rival is already there and showing his greatness.

[Mayor of ogba]

Maybe Nico was offered a much higher salary which Barcelona can't afford to pay him currently or could be anything, no one knows his reasons. If not for form Rashford is a much better option than Nico, he scores a lot of goals and also a very skillful player. I also have same feeling that Rashford will do well at Barcelona because he plays a much similar style to them and will enjoy all the spaces they create.

In my opinion, I think Athletic Bilbao never wanted Nico Williams to join Barcelona in the first place; that's why they made it difficult for Barcelona to sign Nico Williams, and when Athletic Bilbao found out that Barcelona couldn't pay Nico Williams's transfer fee at once, they quickly rushed to give Nico Williams a lucrative 10-year deal with a new release clause just for Barcelona not to sign Nico Williams.

[Frankolala]

Maybe Nico was offered a much higher salary which Barcelona can't afford to pay him currently or could be anything, no one knows his reasons. If not for form Rashford is a much better option than Nico, he scores a lot of goals and also a very skillful player. I also have same feeling that Rashford will do well at Barcelona because he plays a much similar style to them and will enjoy all the spaces they create.

In my opinion, I think Athletic Bilbao never wanted Nico Williams to join Barcelona in the first place; that's why they made it difficult for Barcelona to sign Nico Williams, and when Athletic Bilbao found out that Barcelona couldn't pay Nico Williams's transfer fee at once, they quickly rushed to give Nico Williams a lucrative 10-year deal with a new release clause just for Barcelona not to sign Nico Williams.

I wouldn't say that Bilbao was against Nico Williams joining Barcelona because Nico Williams has the final say and decision to make. It's just that, Bilbao does not want installmental payment on one of their best players, because it's not a good way to do business and I support them. How will Barcelona be in a rush to get a player without being prepared. Bilbao did the best thing, if you ask me.

[Olatundespo]

Nobody can guide him on how to do his work in real Madrid because he is not managing the club wrongly even if we said his strategy wasn't how we thought on the club world cup but he is still the good coach we no, for now he is no longer worried on the starting team because he has seen the players he would be using as the season begin, he had practical experience from the entire team which was something that usually educate coaches to no the real deal, what the players he has in mind will do this season is what we don't no yet because this is not the one they just left.

Too much concern that emerged from several people about Xabi Alonso's journey at Real Madrid because they suffered defeats against PSG at the Club World Cup. But this is not a reason to say Xabi Alonso failed because he just started to bring Real Madrid to be better than the previous season. There is nothing instant and may take time for him to make adjustments so that foster children can be much better in accepting instructions and strategies given.

We'll see next season and how changes can be made by Xabi Alonso in handling a big team, especially this is Real Madrid who every season will get the spotlight from various parties. He will definitely get difficulties because of the pressure when becoming a big coach with the demands of the trophy so that there will be challenges and difficulties that will occur.

Barcelona already performed well last season in La Liga, they defeated Real Madrid by a large margin in every match they played against them. This season, Barcelona has paid more attention to their attacking line-up and they have bought an English star from Manchester United. Since this English star will play in Barcelona from next season, Barcelona's performance will change to some extent. Now Real Madrid's performance has remained the same as before, as evidenced by their performance against PSG in the Club World Cup. Since the team still has injury problems and the players are not able to perform as before, if Barcelona really improves their performance more, then next season will be more difficult for Real Madrid. I don't know if the Real Madrid manager is thinking about these things.

Real Madrid performance has been worse than before. The situation that has led to the departure of long-time coach Carlo Ancelotti and how well new coach Xabi Alonso works to improve the team is now a matter of consideration. The huge loss to PSG in the Club World Cup semi-finals has led to more criticism and it may be difficult to accurately predict the future of the team. But I think the biggest problem with Real Madrid's players is the lack of coordination among their players. The argument for this is that most of the great and star players they have are paid much more than players at other clubs. But the club is in a weaker state due to the weakness of the defensive players.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Maybe Nico was offered a much higher salary which Barcelona can't afford to pay him currently or could be anything, no one knows his reasons. If not for form Rashford is a much better option than Nico, he scores a lot of goals and also a very skillful player. I also have same feeling that Rashford will do well at Barcelona because he plays a much similar style to them and will enjoy all the spaces they create.

In my opinion, I think Athletic Bilbao never wanted Nico Williams to join Barcelona in the first place; that's why they made it difficult for Barcelona to sign Nico Williams, and when Athletic Bilbao found out that Barcelona couldn't pay Nico Williams's transfer fee at once, they quickly rushed to give Nico Williams a lucrative 10-year deal with a new release clause just for Barcelona not to sign Nico Williams.

Bilbao has always had a unique policy because they always recruit or retain players from the Basque region, so it is only natural that Nico is now an asset not only for the club but also for the national team. They will do their best to retain him because they sometimes do not care about money but always uphold their pride.

We can see how the fans express their objections when Nico Williams, who is often linked with Barcelona, is even having murals dedicated to him removed as a form of protest. Therefore, it will be difficult, regardless of the price, to know what will ultimately happen for Nico Williams, especially since he is already tied to a very long-term contract. It would be better for clubs interested in Bilbao players to seek other options, as negotiating with them will be challenging due to their strong ideology, which they consistently uphold.

[bitgolden]

For Marcus Rashford, this will be a career development. Since joining Manchester United, especially in the last few seasons, he has not seemed to improve. His move to Barcelona will certainly mark a new chapter in his career, offering many possibilities.

On the other hand, for Barcelona, this is an advantage, especially since last season, their forward line was often in the spotlight when Hansi Flick didn't have many options for player rotation. Next season, Marcus Rashford will be there for that. I'm confident Marcus Rashford will be able to show his best performance with Barcelona, although this will be a bit difficult due to the competition within the team for playing time.

Rashford was a Manchester United "legend", for a long time, he did alright and he constantly played. Only in the last 3 seasons or so he has been seeing a decline and not only Amorim who is sending him away now, didn't want to play him, but also previous manager Erik Ten Hag didn't want him neither.

So when you think about it, we are seeing two different manages disliking him, and there must be some reason. You don't see that kind of reaction that quickly and Barcelona needs to be careful. Sure he can be a good help, but he could be a trouble too, they need to check what seems to be wrong and what is getting in trouble so that they would know what they are dealing with, otherwise it is not going to be an easy decision for them at all.

[Phoenix Anka]

Real Madrid is a big team, so it's natural to expect a coach who can deliver success quickly, but it won't be easy for Xabi Alonso.

I think Madrid is a unique case tbh. You need to win things asap because the fans and boards are not happy if you fail, whatever the reason is. I think that's why Ancelotti is loved. I think other big clubs have some leeway (1-2 seasons) for a new manager to fix things and rebuild the squad unless they're doing extremely stupid things like playing GK upfront or something similar. Well, hopefully things change with Alonso (although that seems unlikely).

I believe Real Madrid can reach a higher level with Alonso. Their rivalry with Barcelona in Spain will continue. Atletico Madrid is another Spanish team that could challenge them, but Xabi Alonso is a manager who shares his genes. He knows exactly what the team needs and what they need to do. I have complete faith in him and believe they can succeed this year. If they can establish a good balance of power among their star players, I think Real Madrid will have no problems. Carlo Ancelotti had trouble with this. From what I've seen, he's been overly tolerant towards his star players.

[X-ray]

I wouldn't say that Bilbao was against Nico Williams joining Barcelona because Nico Williams has the final say and decision to make. It's just that, Bilbao does not want installmental payment on one of their best players, because it's not a good way to do business and I support them. How will Barcelona be in a rush to get a player without being prepared. Bilbao did the best thing, if you ask me.

Wrong. Bilbao was against Nico's move to Barcelona. That's the reason they were also complaining to the La Liga regarding Barcelona who approached Nico. However, they're lucky enough caused by Nico rejected Barcelona because they can't guarantee to register him as a new player.

So he turned down Barcelona's offer, then extend his contract in Bilbao. This is the reason why he decides to stay in Bilbao much longer.

[Hanadawa]

Real Madrid is a big team, so it's natural to expect a coach who can deliver success quickly, but it won't be easy for Xabi Alonso.

I think Madrid is a unique case tbh. You need to win things asap because the fans and boards are not happy if you fail, whatever the reason is. I think that's why Ancelotti is loved. I think other big clubs have some leeway (1-2 seasons) for a new manager to fix things and rebuild the squad unless they're doing extremely stupid things like playing GK upfront or something similar. Well, hopefully things change with Alonso (although that seems unlikely).

As Real Madrid fans, we naturally want the team to succeed, and many would be unhappy if Real Madrid went trophyless that season. But with the change in manager, I think it will take a season or two for the new manager to adapt. But a team like Real Madrid is different from any other. Real Madrid is one of the best teams in the world, so it's natural for fans to want at least one title every season. With the current squad, Real Madrid should have overcome their defensive woes from last season. I can't wait to see how they avenge their loss to Barcelona the previous season.

[reagansimms]

Real Madrid is a big team, so it's natural to expect a coach who can deliver success quickly, but it won't be easy for Xabi Alonso.

I think Madrid is a unique case tbh. You need to win things asap because the fans and boards are not happy if you fail, whatever the reason is. I think that's why Ancelotti is loved. I think other big clubs have some leeway (1-2 seasons) for a new manager to fix things and rebuild the squad unless they're doing extremely stupid things like playing GK upfront or something similar. Well, hopefully things change with Alonso (although that seems unlikely).

In my observation, the uniqueness lies in Perez mindset, he has fired several great managers and some of them after winning trophies in the previous season. Perez ambition to win trophies every season to increase the club's income has made several great coaches fall victim, including Zidane, who has won the UCL trophy three times in a row.
Firing coaches has become a tradition at Real Madrid, and it will continue if the new manager fails to win a major trophy, including Alonso. This situation is very different from other big clubs, which consistently give coaches more than one season. Despite the fact that Ancelotti failed to deliver a trophy to Real Madrid in his final season, I don't think there was a compelling reason behind his dismissal.

[bastisisca]

Real Madrid performance has been worse than before. The situation that has led to the departure of long-time coach Carlo Ancelotti and how well new coach Xabi Alonso works to improve the team is now a matter of consideration. The huge loss to PSG in the Club World Cup semi-finals has led to more criticism and it may be difficult to accurately predict the future of the team. But I think the biggest problem with Real Madrid's players is the lack of coordination among their players. The argument for this is that most of the great and star players they have are paid much more than players at other clubs. But the club is in a weaker state due to the weakness of the defensive players.

Their performance is declining, no doubt, but they are still a very dangerous team.
Just look at how he demolished Atalanta when they were in the midst of a crisis.
So i wouldn't sell the bear skin before killing the bear, as it's very difficult to make boots for Real Madrid.

[Dzwaafu11]

Real Madrid is a big team, so it's natural to expect a coach who can deliver success quickly, but it won't be easy for Xabi Alonso.

I think Madrid is a unique case tbh. You need to win things asap because the fans and boards are not happy if you fail, whatever the reason is. I think that's why Ancelotti is loved. I think other big clubs have some leeway (1-2 seasons) for a new manager to fix things and rebuild the squad unless they're doing extremely stupid things like playing GK upfront or something similar. Well, hopefully things change with Alonso (although that seems unlikely).

Real Madrid will definitely change for good. Xabi Alonso will not want us to stay in Real Madrid to make things worse; rather, he will work on every single mistake or error to get better so that he will be able to do what is expected from him. As you said, if there is no winning, management and fans will not be happy, which is right, so Xabi Alonso will do his best to see that everything goes well with Real Madrid. I can see that he is already making changes to make things go well, so we should be expecting good results.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Real Madrid is a big team, so it's natural to expect a coach who can deliver success quickly, but it won't be easy for Xabi Alonso.

They are a big club but I am unsure that their team are big one and perhaps there are other clubs with more players in their team than Real Madrid. As one of most successful clubs in Spain and Europe, it's logically that their fans always expect their club to win titles in each season and Xabi Alonso will carry this burdensome task in his first season for Real Madrid.

In my observation, the uniqueness lies in Perez mindset, he has fired several great managers and some of them after winning trophies in the previous season. Perez ambition to win trophies every season to increase the club's income has made several great coaches fall victim, including Zidane, who has won the UCL trophy three times in a row.
Firing coaches has become a tradition at Real Madrid, and it will continue if the new manager fails to win a major trophy, including Alonso. This situation is very different from other big clubs, which consistently give coaches more than one season. Despite the fact that Ancelotti failed to deliver a trophy to Real Madrid in his final season, I don't think there was a compelling reason behind his dismissal.

There are other clubs that have habit of firing their head coaches very often, such as Chelsea, Napoli or PSG but Real Madrid manage to win many big titles from La Liga to Champions League. So this habit does not harm their club success so far and with Perez as their club President, they will continue like this with Xabi Alonso and any next head coaches until there is a change at President position of Perez. The man is old enough and surely his time as Real Madrid's President will not be too longer time.

[tygeade]

Real Madrid went as far as the Semi final in the club world cup and by contrast that way above 3 matches. Round 16, Quarter finals and semi final that's a total of 6 matches they played in the competition. You were right when you said he started the game against Al Hilal and that was his only start in the competition the two other games in the group stage against Pachuca and Salzburg he came in as a substitute which is not that bad but after that I don't think I saw him again. Well he might not fit into the coaches plans.

Real Madrid's success is comparative. Meaning that they already have great players, so Rodrygo needs to realize that he is not fit into their plans and he is a great player and he needs to leave for a club that will give him some time. But at the same time, why would Real Madrid give him away for free? It's obvious that they will ask for a ton of money for him, and that's the real dilemma.

Because if they are not planning on using him, only a few teams in the entire world can afford him, and if they do not buy him, then he will be a bench player all year, making him worth less next summer, and they would have an expensive asset in their hands which would not make sense. I would say, either find a team now, or play him often all season long.

[Velvet78]

Real Madrid's success is comparative. Meaning that they already have great players, so Rodrygo needs to realize that he is not fit into their plans and he is a great player and he needs to leave for a club that will give him some time. But at the same time, why would Real Madrid give him away for free? It's obvious that they will ask for a ton of money for him, and that's the real dilemma.

Because if they are not planning on using him, only a few teams in the entire world can afford him, and if they do not buy him, then he will be a bench player all year, making him worth less next summer, and they would have an expensive asset in their hands which would not make sense. I would say, either find a team now, or play him often all season long.

At first it was like Rodrygo was a part of Xabi Alonso's plans. But currently things seem to have changed... It is sad to see a talented player like him can't find a place for himself at Real Madrid anymore. 

Chelsea has been in the rumours but let's see. The thing I know for certain is that his priority is staying in Europe. This is why Al-Nassr's interest won't change his mind. He needs to be in Europe at this age if he really thinks about his career development.

[Altryist]

I believe Real Madrid can reach a higher level with Alonso. Their rivalry with Barcelona in Spain will continue. Atletico Madrid is another Spanish team that could challenge them, but Xabi Alonso is a manager who shares his genes. He knows exactly what the team needs and what they need to do. I have complete faith in him and believe they can succeed this year. If they can establish a good balance of power among their star players, I think Real Madrid will have no problems. Carlo Ancelotti had trouble with this. From what I've seen, he's been overly tolerant towards his star players.

I do not share your optimism regarding Real. I think that despite all the transfers Alonso has made, I do not see any major changes in the team. Especially after the defeat to PSG, I can say that their defense still remains very weak. Yes, in that match the circumstances were such that Alexander Arnold suffered a minor injury and was absent, and the defenders who are recovering from injury also could not start. In fact, Real played with their old defense. But despite that, this defeat happened after all the transfers and improvements made by Alonso, so for now I am not sure they will be able to compete with Barcelona on equal terms.

[Mustang Shelby]

Real Madrid's success is comparative. Meaning that they already have great players, so Rodrygo needs to realize that he is not fit into their plans and he is a great player and he needs to leave for a club that will give him some time. But at the same time, why would Real Madrid give him away for free? It's obvious that they will ask for a ton of money for him, and that's the real dilemma.

Because if they are not planning on using him, only a few teams in the entire world can afford him, and if they do not buy him, then he will be a bench player all year, making him worth less next summer, and they would have an expensive asset in their hands which would not make sense. I would say, either find a team now, or play him often all season long.

At first it was like Rodrygo was a part of Xabi Alonso's plans. But currently things seem to have changed... It is sad to see a talented player like him can't find a place for himself at Real Madrid anymore. 

Chelsea has been in the rumours but let's see. The thing I know for certain is that his priority is staying in Europe. This is why Al-Nassr's interest won't change his mind. He needs to be in Europe at this age if he really thinks about his career development.

A Premier League team could sign him. I think he'll most likely go to the Premier League anyway if he leaves Real Madrid. He's a Brazilian winger with the potential to play for any team in Europe. I honestly don't understand why he's not in Xabi's plans. A player like him absolutely needs to be on Real Madrid's roster. However, if Real Madrid wants to sell him for a significant sum, that could change.

[Oluwa-btc]

La Liga is now very good, Madrid has Finally got some great players, now the squad is much better, Barcelona didn't have enough to do much , because Lamine has so much money that they can't even buy more players, so the other teams in La Liga have been reinforced, that means that things will be more interesting and more balanced.

Real Madrid always that side with great players,  also the squad was great last season. What happened to Real Madrid was the injury woes they faced and also Carlo Ancelotti being tactically poor. Football fans will not want to bash him because they see him with his old glory. I wish Football fans can say this more rather than shit on Kylian Mbappe who had a great debut season. This season, it'll be competitive,  Atletico Madrid also moving ambitious so far.

[CryptoYar]

[...]

It is truly tough to see talented player like Rodrygo struggle for playing time at big club like Real Madrid especially when it seemed he was part of their plans. However his strong desire to stay in Europe for his career is smart move. And playing in Europe top leagues offers best competition keeps him visible for his national team and future club opportunities and provides top notch training for his development. This is why links to clubs like Chelsea make sense as staying in Europe is important for his growth even if it means turning down big money from outside continent.