La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[red4slash]

Mbappe have taken over all the attention and no one is looking at Vini anymore. They forgot so soon how Vini was the best player in Madrid and was nominated as the favorite for Ballon D'or before Rodri snatched it from him at the dying minute. Vini is still one of the best player in Madrid, his performance declined last season does not mean that he shouldn't demand for an increase in pay when he deserves it.

I don’t think people still left Vini behind; the player is still doing great, and people still did not forget that he was one of the players that made Real Madrid reach the level it is now, so even if people are taking their attention to Mbappe, I don’t think it will change anything. Let’s see how the season goes first because that is what people were saying about Mbappe last season; everybody was saying all sorts of things about the player, but at the end, the player still did not do what people were expecting.

Vini cannot be easily forgotten because, regardless of anything else, his individuality gives him a unique appeal. However, there are some considerations—or more accurately, Xabi's firmness—needed to make Vini more disciplined in his gameplay on the field.

We know Vini's temperament on the field can sometimes be difficult to control, though it could be a good signature trait. However, this situation can sometimes be detrimental to the club, so the coach needs to be firm to ensure he follows instructions.
The Madrid attack line is still under scrutiny, alongside the defense, due to certain on-field issues, particularly a lack of chemistry, necessitating further consideration of this matter.
However, if Xabi can optimize the situation by integrating Vini and Mbappe into a cohesive unit as Madrid's offensive weapon, they will undoubtedly achieve excellent results as the season progresses.

[Adbitco]

Barcelona is a very funny club, What's this I'm seeing. From the table of Fabrizio, he just reported few minutes ago that Barcelona has given back Ter Stegen his captain armband back after he agreed to signed the "authorisation for the clubs medical services to process medical report to La Liga". They retrieved the armband simply because he didn't do what they wanted and now that he has agreed, they are giving it back to him.

[G_Besar]

Alonso should utilize mpappe and Vinicius to their capacity come this new season going forward because these two players can win the champions League because of their quality that they have got in them, but my problem with these players is the way and manner that they pick up injuries this season they should play safe and avoid injuries so that the club will not be affected by their injuries

Clubs that aren't affected by injuries to their main strikers are those that have backup players with similar quality to their main players, so they don't rely too heavily on their first-team players. Alonso himself must also rely on other players to sharpen Real Madrid's attack. During the Club World Cup, Real Madrid didn't have a particularly impressive performance, meaning they couldn't achieve much in that competition. Therefore, Alonso should see this as a valuable lesson for further improvement before next season resumes.

[Shadiq]

Clubs that aren't affected by injuries to their main strikers are those that have backup players with similar quality to their main players, so they don't rely too heavily on their first-team players. Alonso himself must also rely on other players to sharpen Real Madrid's attack. During the Club World Cup, Real Madrid didn't have a particularly impressive performance, meaning they couldn't achieve much in that competition. Therefore, Alonso should see this as a valuable lesson for further improvement before next season resumes.

I think it is not possible for Real Madrid. Because finding alternatives to their main strikers may not be an easy task. Finding alternatives to Kylian Mbappe is not an easy task for Alonso at the moment. It may not be easy for Alonso to keep alternatives to Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo. Real Madrid already have Endrick and Gonzalo Garcia as alternatives to the main strikers, who may be able to meet Alonso's expectations. But I do not consider them as worthy alternatives to the main strikers yet. Xabi Alonso must qualify those alternatives or sign worthy players.

[SuperBitMan]

Alonso should utilize mpappe and Vinicius to their capacity come this new season going forward because these two players can win the champions League because of their quality that they have got in them, but my problem with these players is the way and manner that they pick up injuries this season they should play safe and avoid injuries so that the club will not be affected by their injuries

Clubs that aren't affected by injuries to their main strikers are those that have backup players with similar quality to their main players, so they don't rely too heavily on their first-team players. Alonso himself must also rely on other players to sharpen Real Madrid's attack. During the Club World Cup, Real Madrid didn't have a particularly impressive performance, meaning they couldn't achieve much in that competition. Therefore, Alonso should see this as a valuable lesson for further improvement before next season resumes.

Like I always say if Madrid present coach can achieve a unity performance between the players then he has solved 70% of Real Madrid's problem, Real Madrid has a lot of star players and this players wants to be the best in their own way or in the team thereby having opportunity to lift the ballon d'Or when there is too much star players in the particular team it really affects the teams performance if you check when PSG had three star players which are  mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar the team was not performing very well they did not lift the champions League title because everyone wants to be the best in the team so I think this is Real Madrid major problem right now and if they can solve it then they can play and lift a lot of trophies next season.
Alonso is a great coach and I believe he can achieve success with Real Madrid when he was coaching Bayern Leverkusen he did very well and I know he will do more in Real Madrid he needs time to be able to catch a long with this players.
Next season will be a great reason for Real Madrid they will do better than last season.

[Abdulzuruku01]

why is Deco and Hansi Flick losing Inigo Martinez who was consistent for them last season? They should have let go of Araujo imo,  he needs to do a lot and do not fit into Flicks system. They will struggle defensively if they don't fix that up.

I think it was a player decision, and what I think that contributes to all of this is the financial issues Barcelona is facing, which they have with most players. It was the same problem that caused Lionel Messi to leave Barcelona to PSG. People keep claiming that Ter Stegen was impolite to the team, which is why they want him to leave, but the main reason they are unable to take any necessary action with The Stegen is because he still has a contract with the team and cannot leave until his debt is paid.

I'm disappointed to hear that Inigo Martínez terminated his contract with Barcelona to join Al Nassr, especially considering his impressive performance last season. The problem now is because I don't think Barcelona currently has a suitable replacement for him. While Araujo is a great player, but we all know he cani perform like Martínez specific role, especially In setting offside traps. Last season, Inigo Martínez was one of my favorite defenders, and his departure will likely impact Barcelona's defense. I'm worried because I don't think Cubarsi will perform well with Araujo appearance.

[IceLincoln]

Vini's contract expires in two years, and Madrid is reportedly continuing discussions with Vini, but no agreement has been reached yet. It is said that this is because Vini is seeking a pay raise, and Madrid is reluctant to meet his demands. It is said that Vinicius is demanding a salary of 25 million euros, but Madrid is only willing to offer 20 million euros. In my opinion, given the current situation where he was unable to contribute maximally last season, a high salary increase request is certainly unreasonable. It seems he doesn't want to be outdone by Mbappe. What do you think?

If you want a raise, your performance must be high. For the team to support you, you must contribute to the team. Yes, he's a very good player, but he's not yet good enough to single-handedly lead the team to the championship. I don't think he'll have the impact that Mbappe has.
I hope they can reach an agreement on the salary, as it could disrupt team harmony and lower player motivation. These issues are quite risky, and salary discussions can have a negative impact on the team

This Big LaLiga teams Barça and Real Madrid sometimes don’t know how to treat their players who’s done much for them, Vini has been their best player for a while now even when Benzema was still there despite his dip in form last season which I think Twas caused by the arrival of Mbappé. The mistake Madrid made was going for Mbappé, when they had Vini Jr. playing at their knowing fully his position is also Mbappé’s they should have just gone for an outright quality striker cos the Madrid team that won the 2023/2024 UCL and LaLiga titles was very solid.
These problems if not resolved now will still affect their playing pattern and form next season.

Barcelona is on the other side treating Ter Stegen badly as well as letting Inigo Martinez was was their best defender last season go?…. I don’t jus understand these Spaniards and their management atimes.

[baeva]

Mbappe have taken over all the attention and no one is looking at Vini anymore. They forgot so soon how Vini was the best player in Madrid and was nominated as the favorite for Ballon D'or before Rodri snatched it from him at the dying minute. Vini is still one of the best player in Madrid, his performance declined last season does not mean that he shouldn't demand for an increase in pay when he deserves it.

I don’t think people still left Vini behind; the player is still doing great, and people still did not forget that he was one of the players that made Real Madrid reach the level it is now, so even if people are taking their attention to Mbappe, I don’t think it will change anything. Let’s see how the season goes first because that is what people were saying about Mbappe last season; everybody was saying all sorts of things about the player, but at the end, the player still did not do what people were expecting.

Vini cannot be easily forgotten because, regardless of anything else, his individuality gives him a unique appeal. However, there are some considerations—or more accurately, Xabi's firmness—needed to make Vini more disciplined in his gameplay on the field.

We know Vini's temperament on the field can sometimes be difficult to control, though it could be a good signature trait. However, this situation can sometimes be detrimental to the club, so the coach needs to be firm to ensure he follows instructions.
The Madrid attack line is still under scrutiny, alongside the defense, due to certain on-field issues, particularly a lack of chemistry, necessitating further consideration of this matter.
However, if Xabi can optimize the situation by integrating Vini and Mbappe into a cohesive unit as Madrid's offensive weapon, they will undoubtedly achieve excellent results as the season progresses.

Viní's appeal lies solely in his playing, not his behaviour off the pitch. Sometimes he even behaves inappropriately on the pitch. I believe this is a problem for both Xavi and the team's tactics, because he probably considers his role in the team to be the most important, which is generally acceptable, but not when it is detrimental to the team. Based on the rumours, we can assume that he will remain with the team this season. It will be interesting to see how he interacts with Mbappé and whether anything will change.

[TelolettOm]

Barcelona is a very funny club, What's this I'm seeing. From the table of Fabrizio, he just reported few minutes ago that Barcelona has given back Ter Stegen his captain armband back after he agreed to signed the "authorisation for the clubs medical services to process medical report to La Liga". They retrieved the armband simply because he didn't do what they wanted and now that he has agreed, they are giving it back to him.

Yes, that's the fact. About three days ago, Barcelona removed captain ter Stegen from the squad because he failed to comply with medical reports. Finally, today, Barcelona reinstated the captain's squad because ter Stegen was deemed to have worked well.


Source: 𝐓𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧

[ShowOff]

Clubs that aren't affected by injuries to their main strikers are those that have backup players with similar quality to their main players, so they don't rely too heavily on their first-team players. Alonso himself must also rely on other players to sharpen Real Madrid's attack. During the Club World Cup, Real Madrid didn't have a particularly impressive performance, meaning they couldn't achieve much in that competition. Therefore, Alonso should see this as a valuable lesson for further improvement before next season resumes.

I think it is not possible for Real Madrid. Because finding alternatives to their main strikers may not be an easy task. Finding alternatives to Kylian Mbappe is not an easy task for Alonso at the moment. It may not be easy for Alonso to keep alternatives to Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo. Real Madrid already have Endrick and Gonzalo Garcia as alternatives to the main strikers, who may be able to meet Alonso's expectations. But I do not consider them as worthy alternatives to the main strikers yet. Xabi Alonso must qualify those alternatives or sign worthy players.

Speaking of alternative strikers, perhaps Xabi Alonso worth a try his luck by borrowing an experienced player from another club instead of signing him permanently, as Ancelotti did with Joselu. I don't think that's a bad idea. However, if Real Madrid are looking for a backup for Mbappe, they'll have to sacrifice Endrick or Gonzalo Garcia. Overall, I don't think Real Madrid have a significant problem up front, Xabi Alonso has a number of players who can switch roles and play as center forwards.

The main issue that Xabi Alonso should seriously address is the defense, which so far hasn't looked very solid. Having a sharp attack is pointless if the defense is porous, it won't lead to success. Therefore, Xabi Alonso must find a solution to encourage Raul Asencio, Dean Huijsen, and Trent Alexander-Arnold to reach their best potential.

[promise444c5]

I'm not even tracking Barcelona stories these days, they seem to be coming up with lots of surprises .

[Rustam Meraj]

Viní's appeal lies solely in his playing, not his behaviour off the pitch. Sometimes he even behaves inappropriately on the pitch. I believe this is a problem for both Xavi and the team's tactics, because he probably considers his role in the team to be the most important, which is generally acceptable, but not when it is detrimental to the team. Based on the rumours, we can assume that he will remain with the team this season. It will be interesting to see how he interacts with Mbappé and whether anything will change.

Many fans and experts talk about his behavior on and off field. He is very passionate and confident player which makes him exciting to watch but it also causes arguments with other players and referees. Some people think this behavior distracts him and team. It is also important to remember that he has faced much of racism and harassment from fans and players which affects how he reacts emotionally. Now with Kylian Mbappé everyone is wondering how two superstars will play together. They both have amazing talent and ambition. Reports say they respect each other and want to win together but there are concerns aboutthey can both score and create goals without hurting team overall balance. New season will show if these two great players and rest of team can work well together as strong unit.

[laijsica]

Alonso should utilize mpappe and Vinicius to their capacity come this new season going forward because these two players can win the champions League because of their quality that they have got in them, but my problem with these players is the way and manner that they pick up injuries this season they should play safe and avoid injuries so that the club will not be affected by their injuries

Clubs that aren't affected by injuries to their main strikers are those that have backup players with similar quality to their main players, so they don't rely too heavily on their first-team players. Alonso himself must also rely on other players to sharpen Real Madrid's attack. During the Club World Cup, Real Madrid didn't have a particularly impressive performance, meaning they couldn't achieve much in that competition. Therefore, Alonso should see this as a valuable lesson for further improvement before next season resumes.

I don't know how Alonso will control or strengthen the defense with the attacking players. Every match has a plan and if the match manager can't replace those players in the right places then the strategies won't work. The strikers in the team should be desperate and focused on scoring goals. If they are busy defending to save goals then it will be detrimental to a team. For a strong team like Real Madrid, each player should play their own role and should be managed with big changes according to the team's needs but players who are used to playing in their positions should be deployed there. Every day is important for Alonso because he has taken charge of a team where he has to make more careful decisions and be ready to listen to criticism.

[Princess Leah]

Barcelona is a very funny club, What's this I'm seeing. From the table of Fabrizio, he just reported few minutes ago that Barcelona has given back Ter Stegen his captain armband back after he agreed to signed the "authorisation for the clubs medical services to process medical report to La Liga". They retrieved the armband simply because he didn't do what they wanted and now that he has agreed, they are giving it back to him.

Yes, that's the fact. About three days ago, Barcelona removed captain ter Stegen from the squad because he failed to comply with medical reports. Finally, today, Barcelona reinstated the captain's squad because ter Stegen was deemed to have worked well.


Source: 𝐓𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧

I love the approach from Barcelona no player is bigger than a club, they just used him to set example to other so they won't kick against the clubs decision too he's even lucky that Barcelona only striped him of the Captain band some clubs would kicked him out of training sessions and try to offload him immediately.

 However, he did well to take correction immediately he figured his actions was wrong, some players would've acted hot headed till the situation escalates and cause drama on the media but he acted mature and merited his captain armband back.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Now with Kylian Mbappé everyone is wondering how two superstars will play together. They both have amazing talent and ambition. Reports say they respect each other and want to win together but there are concerns aboutthey can both score and create goals without hurting team overall balance. New season will show if these two great players and rest of team can work well together as strong unit.

Both Mbappe and Vinicius are biggest star players in coming years and they will also have to compete directly with each other for individual awards like Ballon d'Or or FIFA The Best. It undoubtedly will trigger conflict of interests between them while they are playing in a same club. It's more challenging for Real Madrid and Xabi Alonso as those players have very similar favorite positions and space on field so it's hard for them to both have their best playing conditions and maximize their performances for Real Madrid.

I don't know how Alonso will control or strengthen the defense with the attacking players. Every match has a plan and if the match manager can't replace those players in the right places then the strategies won't work. The strikers in the team should be desperate and focused on scoring goals. If they are busy defending to save goals then it will be detrimental to a team. For a strong team like Real Madrid, each player should play their own role and should be managed with big changes according to the team's needs but players who are used to playing in their positions should be deployed there. Every day is important for Alonso because he has taken charge of a team where he has to make more careful decisions and be ready to listen to criticism.

Maintaining balance between attack and defense is important with every team in football and Real Madrid had their big lesson in the past after selling Claude Makelele to Chelsea. After that big decision, they still had many attacking players in their club but no longer had good balance between attack and defense, hence they failed severely.

The transfer of Mbappe, before it happened, was skeptically warned by many people that it can potentially cause internal conflicts among star players in Real Madrid - it actually happened, and results in severe imbalance - that also occured in the last season. Xabi Alonso can not let Vinicius or Mbappe going away but he will have to solve very big challenging math in player resource and tactics in order to help Real Madrid playing more balancing as it is mandatory to build up a stronger and more competitive squad to win titles.

[Luzin]

The main issue that Xabi Alonso should seriously address is the defense, which so far hasn't looked very solid. Having a sharp attack is pointless if the defense is porous, it won't lead to success. Therefore, Xabi Alonso must find a solution to encourage Raul Asencio, Dean Huijsen, and Trent Alexander-Arnold to reach their best potential.

Last season was a bad season for Madrid. If I am not mistaken, they had 51 injuries. Only 2 players managed to stay fit until the end, Modric and Guler. According to the doctors' analysis, most of them had muscle injuries. This condition indicates that the players have a very heavy workload. As of now, I do not know about some players who are suffering from long-term injuries, I hope they recover soon. Because Xabi is indeed building a team. He should take advantage of this transfer moment to add a center-back and a central midfielder who are ready to be used.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Mbappe and also Vinicius in the Real Madrid front line are not easy to shift from the main place so it is not easy for Rodrygo to get regular playing minutes and indeed Rodrygo should go to another top European team to be able to play regularly and make his career much better, in terms of quality Rodrygo is quite good but the price set by Real Madrid is quite high so it is difficult for other teams who are interested in recruiting him.

Nothing is impossible, and the hope of becoming a regular in the team is every player's dream. What is needed is to continue training and be able to deliver what the coach wants when given the opportunity. Thus, Rodrygo will gradually get his chance. However, if he wants to move to another club, it is also a good option so that Rodrygo can get the chance to play as a starter. However, the problem is, as you mentioned, Real Madrid themselves set a very high price for clubs interested in signing him. Even Arsenal were reportedly interested in Rodrygo, but ultimately they abandoned their pursuit.

[Gallar]

I'm not even tracking Barcelona stories these days, they seem to be coming up with lots of surprises .

I personally don't know for sure, but it seems there haven't been any major surprises from Barcelona so far. Maybe, if we talk about the past few weeks, Barcelona managed to sign Rashford from Manchester United. But right now, I don't think there's any other sensational news. Perhaps the only news from Barcelona right now is about Ter Stegen, who agreed to show his medical records. And according to rumors, Stegen has been given the captain's armband again.

So, other than that, I don't think there's any other sensational news from Barcelona. Because even when it comes to player transfers, it seems Barcelona won't be buying too many players at this time.

[Danica22]

I think it is not possible for Real Madrid. Because finding alternatives to their main strikers may not be an easy task. Finding alternatives to Kylian Mbappe is not an easy task for Alonso at the moment. It may not be easy for Alonso to keep alternatives to Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo. Real Madrid already have Endrick and Gonzalo Garcia as alternatives to the main strikers, who may be able to meet Alonso's expectations. But I do not consider them as worthy alternatives to the main strikers yet. Xabi Alonso must qualify those alternatives or sign worthy players.

It is not possible to find a replacement for Mbappe at the moment. Last season was Mbappe's first season with Madrid. In the first season too, he scored 31 goals and 3 assists in La Liga. He also scored 7 goals and 1 assist in the Champions League. Vini and Rodrygo were important players in the Madrid squad. However, Vini scored 11 goals and 8 assists in La Liga. On the other hand, Rodrygo was only able to score 6 goals. So it is not possible for Alonso to find a worthy replacement for Mbappe and Vini at the moment. Very few players have the ability to score as many goals as Mbappe.

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The main issue that Xabi Alonso should seriously address is the defense, which so far hasn't looked very solid. Having a sharp attack is pointless if the defense is porous, it won't lead to success. Therefore, Xabi Alonso must find a solution to encourage Raul Asencio, Dean Huijsen, and Trent Alexander-Arnold to reach their best potential.

Last season was a bad season for Madrid. If I am not mistaken, they had 51 injuries. Only 2 players managed to stay fit until the end, Modric and Guler. According to the doctors' analysis, most of them had muscle injuries. This condition indicates that the players have a very heavy workload. As of now, I do not know about some players who are suffering from long-term injuries, I hope they recover soon. Because Xabi is indeed building a team. He should take advantage of this transfer moment to add a center-back and a central midfielder who are ready to be used.

According to TransferMarkt, no Real Madrid defenders are injured except for Bellingham.

So it is likely that Real Madrid's entire defense is now ready, meaning Xabi does not need to worry about starting the league later and they can return to playing the key players they really need.

So far, there has been no news that Real Madrid will add more players to their defense.