La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Razmirraz]

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They have had very bad start in this season but I believe that they will recover from this mini crisis and return to top positions later. Even without two early bad matches, Atletico Madrid in my opinion nearly can not compete for La Liga title with Barcelona and Real Madrid. These bad early matches make their race for a third or fourth position more difficult but I believe they will get it at the season ending.

Diego Simeone is under increasing pressure after Atletico suffered a series of poor results at the start of the season, this time they had to share points with after being held to a 1-1 draw by promoted team Elche, this draw will have an effect on the players mentality after they also suffered a defeat at Espanyol headquarters the previous week. In that match, Atletico actually took the lead through Alexander Sorloth goal early in the match, however, the lead did not last long after Rafa Mir scored an equalizer for Elche.

The difference between Atletico, Barcelona, ​​and Real Madrid is now clear. Although there is no guarantee that Barcelona and Real Madrid will not lose points in their next matches, judging by their mentality and strength, the direction of the La Liga title race is starting to become clear. This season the competition is not much different from previous seasons, Atletico will remain below Barcelona and Real Madrid in the standings table.

[Adbitco]

Diego Simeone is under increasing pressure after Atletico suffered a series of poor results at the start of the season, this time they had to share points with after being held to a 1-1 draw by promoted team Elche, this draw will have an effect on the players mentality after they also suffered a defeat at Espanyol headquarters the previous week. In that match, Atletico actually took the lead through Alexander Sorloth goal early in the match, however, the lead did not last long after Rafa Mir scored an equalizer for Elche.

The difference between Atletico, Barcelona, ​​and Real Madrid is now clear. Although there is no guarantee that Barcelona and Real Madrid will not lose points in their next matches, judging by their mentality and strength, the direction of the La Liga title race is starting to become clear. This season the competition is not much different from previous seasons, Atletico will remain below Barcelona and Real Madrid in the standings table.

I'm not really sure that Diego Simeone is under pressure from the clubs management, they still see him as the coach with the kind of aggressiveness that Atletico Madrid needs. His been in charge for over a decade now and seriously I don't see anyone replacing him at the moment. Some years ago, he was about to leave the team but the management convinced him to stay and till now his been there.

[len01]

I think there's bad blood between the two, if we go into the Vini and Mbappe topic.
i am no expert, but i see that both have a tough and prickly character and therefore it is difficult for them to meet halfway.
Between the two, the one i don't like is Mbappe.

Look at this and explain to me why you say bad blood between the two players.



I hope you really look deeper into the closeness between the two players, and what you're saying is completely wrong. Since Mbappe first arrived, Vinicius has been trying to provide support for Mbappe, supporting him in scoring, and both players share the same commitment to working together solidly to achieve success for Madrid.

[JiiBs]

I think there's bad blood between the two, if we go into the Vini and Mbappe topic.
i am no expert, but i see that both have a tough and prickly character and therefore it is difficult for them to meet halfway.
Between the two, the one i don't like is Mbappe.

Look at this and explain to me why you say bad blood between the two players.



I hope you really look deeper into the closeness between the two players, and what you're saying is completely wrong. Since Mbappe first arrived, Vinicius has been trying to provide support for Mbappe, supporting him in scoring, and both players share the same commitment to working together solidly to achieve success for Madrid.

When you find two elite players on a team, capable of contesting for who is best or whom might be crowned the team leader and I don’t mean captaincy in this case, you obviously get to conceive the idea that, they wouldn’t get into much team work with each other as, it’s a contest between them both but no, I don’t find that to be very obvious between Vini Jnr and Mbappe.
Agreeably, there are times when the both players try to go solo on their play, try to take certain chances where we expect them to make that pass or create an assist, it’s always out of desperation and after trying severally and didn’t get desired results. Other than that, these players are good friends and team mate.

[Xcode7]

I think that the problem is exactly that, they are making things really difficult because Diego Siemeone hasn't made the changes they needed to make to the team, and this will definitely cause a lot of problems, if they don't reveal themselves and make decent watermen the thing could get out of hand.

Even though Atletico Madrid has recruited quite a lot of players this summer but has not shown any changes for the better from last season, it can even be said that they started the season badly. I think there is something wrong with the strategy and formation created by the coach so the coach needs to fix it while it is still early in the season so it is not too late to fix everything because Real Madrid and Barcelona will continue to show their best performance so if Atletico Madrid experiences a setback it will make them happy because they have lost 1 competitor in the trophy hunt.

Barcelona and Real Madrid fans might be happy about Atletico Madrid's decline in performance, having lost a rival in the title race. However, I don't think La Liga fans are happy about it. This will make La Liga even less competitive and exciting.

Atletico Madrid hasn't been very active in this transfer window. They've only made a few additions. They brought in several top players last season, but they needed time to adapt, which is the main reason Diego Simeone is so supportive. They've been leading this season with confidence and a strong squad. However, the results in their first two matches have been quite surprising. I think the problem now lies with Diego Simeone's tactics, as he is the one primarily responsible for the team's slump.

[fuguebtc]

Barcelona and Real Madrid fans might be happy about Atletico Madrid's decline in performance, having lost a rival in the title race. However, I don't think La Liga fans are happy about it. This will make La Liga even less competitive and exciting.

Atletico Madrid hasn't been very active in this transfer window. They've only made a few additions. They brought in several top players last season, but they needed time to adapt, which is the main reason Diego Simeone is so supportive. They've been leading this season with confidence and a strong squad. However, the results in their first two matches have been quite surprising. I think the problem now lies with Diego Simeone's tactics, as he is the one primarily responsible for the team's slump.

Until now we have seen a title fight between three teams. After the decline in Atletico Madrid's performance, now only Real Madrid and Barcelona will fight for the La Liga title. Although there are several other strong teams, I can't find a squad suitable for winning the title in La Liga.

In La Liga, several teams compete to qualify for the Champions League. But we don't see much competition for the title. This has gradually made La Liga less competitive. La Liga is lagging behind the Premier League and Serie A.

Atletico Madrid's squad is not weak at all. They have a lot of talented players. Even then, they are not able to perform as well as expected. Simeone is one of the best coaches in Atletico Madrid's history. But now Atletico Madrid management should look for a new coach.

[Spaceman1000$]

Diego Simeone is under increasing pressure after Atletico suffered a series of poor results at the start of the season, this time they had to share points with after being held to a 1-1 draw by promoted team Elche, this draw will have an effect on the players mentality after they also suffered a defeat at Espanyol headquarters the previous week. In that match, Atletico actually took the lead through Alexander Sorloth goal early in the match, however, the lead did not last long after Rafa Mir scored an equalizer for Elche.

The difference between Atletico, Barcelona, ​​and Real Madrid is now clear. Although there is no guarantee that Barcelona and Real Madrid will not lose points in their next matches, judging by their mentality and strength, the direction of the La Liga title race is starting to become clear. This season the competition is not much different from previous seasons, Atletico will remain below Barcelona and Real Madrid in the standings table.

I'm not really sure that Diego Simeone is under pressure from the clubs management, they still see him as the coach with the kind of aggressiveness that Atletico Madrid needs. His been in charge for over a decade now and seriously I don't see anyone replacing him at the moment. Some years ago, he was about to leave the team but the management convinced him to stay and till now his been there.

I think he should leave now that the ovation is still loud, there is no doubt that Diego Simeone as a coach has brought atletico Madrid to the limelight in the last 10 years, winning the la liga and competing favourably in other competitions including the champions League, but recently atletico Madrid have been drifting towards becoming a mediocre team, today they are seen trying to pull a string and the next minute you don't see them anymore, that level of inconsistency shouldn't be associated with a team that means business and wants to stamp it's foot on the ground to make a difference.

[Danica22]

Atletico Madrid hasn't been very active in this transfer window. They've only made a few additions. They brought in several top players last season, but they needed time to adapt, which is the main reason Diego Simeone is so supportive. They've been leading this season with confidence and a strong squad. However, the results in their first two matches have been quite surprising. I think the problem now lies with Diego Simeone's tactics, as he is the one primarily responsible for the team's slump.

In the previous season, we saw that Atletico madrid made several changes to their squad. And that is why our expectations from atletico madrid were also very high. But as usual , we saw the irregular performance of Atletico Madrid. This season too , there is no improvement in atletico madrid's performance. They  have not even been able to start the season well. Atletico madrid has lost points against two weak teams. It is impossible to compete for the title with such a bad performance. If Atletico's performance does not improve , the team will not be able to qualify for the Champions League.

[Lidger]

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You are right that they are in rebuilding phase which is tough for team with such high expectations. Xabi Alonso has to win games and he builds team because if they start losing he could quickly be fired. You are also right that real test will be how they perform against big rivals like Barcelona and Atletico Madrid as those matches will truly show how much team has improved. For now they are doing well enough to give them time they need to get better.

I don't believe he'll be fired immediately. Xabi is a very successful coach, and if his Real Madrid career progresses normally, it could last a few years. Spain is a place he knows well, and he's a coach who's attuned to young players. I still remember what he did at Leverkusen. They didn't lose a single Bundesliga loss for an entire season and reached the UEL final. I have full confidence they'll do the same with Real.

I don't understand why there is talk of sacking Xabi Alonso now. This manager has only been in charge of a few matches for Real Madrid, so his skills or tactics cannot be judged by the performance of the club under him in these few matches. It is not that Real Madrid performed well until the last match of last season, but from the match from which Xabi Alonso took charge, Real Madrid started performing badly. Due to player injuries and some other reasons, Real Madrid could not perform very well last season, so we should refrain from blaming the manager unnecessarily. Real Madrid has never appointed such a manager to their club under whose manager the team has performed or can perform poorly.

We can trust this manager because he is a great manager and he has previous experience of managing big teams, so if given time, he will definitely sort out the Real Madrid team again.

[Mayor of ogba]

I think there's bad blood between the two, if we go into the Vini and Mbappe topic.
i am no expert, but i see that both have a tough and prickly character and therefore it is difficult for them to meet halfway.
Between the two, the one i don't like is Mbappe.

Where do you get such informations?! Are they even valid,  do you have anyone from/in the dressing room leaking information to you?! If you don't then, these assumptions makes zero sense for real. There's nothing going down between these players. I have only seen rumours of Vinicius Jr wanting his salary toped as Kylian Mbappe, asides that, nothing. I have always said it before now, people who hate Kylian Mbappe needs fixing.

The fact is that no matter who you are, you must still have player haters. I don't know why pewboy said that he hates Mbappe. We know that he has ego but don't look at that. Instead, look at the quality in him and appreciate him. I believe that whatever Mbappe has with Vini isn't a big deal. Vini and Mbappe aren't the only players that are been selfish with the ball. We have players like that in other clubs too.

It seems pewboy is a fan of PSG, and he is still upset with the way Kylain Mbappe left PSG as a free agent to join Real Madrd last transfer window. In my opinion, since there's a big gap between Vinicius' salary and Mbappe's salary at Real Madrid, Mbappe will continue to be selfish to justify he deserves a better salary than Vinicius at Real Madrid, and Vinicius will also be selfish to prove he deserves to earn equal salary with Mbappe.

[Volgastallion]

Mbappe is an idiot and for being an idiot sometimes he looks like a bad person, between his ego and his stupidty makes him look like that, BUT Vinicius is all of that plus being a bad person, Vinicius is a bad person, he took everything to gain an advantage for him, he use racism as a weapon an he is a shit of a person, you can know it because even the other black players from the team blames him for this behavior and he have problems with everyone.

[bastisisca]

Yes, I'm sorry to say it, but it will be a championship completely dominated by these two teams. It's a dualism that has been going on for years and the only one who has managed to break this is Atletico, but they did it many years ago and I don't know if it will be possible to do it again.

Friend, it's not very clear, certainly the two teams that will impose their game, as always, will be Real Madrid and Barcelona, it's a duopoly that has been consolidated for a long time, for this reason i consider the Liga more boring than our Serie A.
In Italy you never know who will be at the top, every season is a surprise

[Tipstar]

Mbappe is an idiot and for being an idiot sometimes he looks like a bad person, between his ego and his stupidty makes him look like that, BUT Vinicius is all of that plus being a bad person, Vinicius is a bad person, he took everything to gain an advantage for him, he use racism as a weapon an he is a shit of a person, you can know it because even the other black players from the team blames him for this behavior and he have problems with everyone.

I would not say to that extent but yes Mbappe is much better than Vinicius both in gameplay and overall behavior.
They both are good players and they are facing racism which is evident. When there are people being racist to you and mocking you every instance, it would get you angry.
On the match against Real Oviedo, Oviedo fans had mocked them, calling them monkey that's why Vinicius had such response. Mbappe after scoring the goal on Vinicius assist, did stopped Vinicius from saying anything bad in order not to be provocative the crowd further. But after Vinicius scored, he couldn't stop shut the fans up.
Good players answer through their game but when you are mocked even when you have proved your worth to the whole world, it gets on the head.

[Mustang Shelby]

Atletico Madrid hasn't been very active in this transfer window. They've only made a few additions. They brought in several top players last season, but they needed time to adapt, which is the main reason Diego Simeone is so supportive. They've been leading this season with confidence and a strong squad. However, the results in their first two matches have been quite surprising. I think the problem now lies with Diego Simeone's tactics, as he is the one primarily responsible for the team's slump.

In the previous season, we saw that Atletico madrid made several changes to their squad. And that is why our expectations from atletico madrid were also very high. But as usual , we saw the irregular performance of Atletico Madrid. This season too , there is no improvement in atletico madrid's performance. They  have not even been able to start the season well. Atletico madrid has lost points against two weak teams. It is impossible to compete for the title with such a bad performance. If Atletico's performance does not improve , the team will not be able to qualify for the Champions League.

They played really poorly in both matches. I thought Atletico Madrid were serious title contenders at the start of the season, but I was wrong. The first two matches showed they'll be an average team with little ambition for the title. Whether they'll recover and win every match later, I don't know, but as things stand, they're not playing to compete with Real Madrid or Barcelona.

[KTChampions]

In the previous season, we saw that Atletico madrid made several changes to their squad. And that is why our expectations from atletico madrid were also very high. But as usual , we saw the irregular performance of Atletico Madrid. This season too , there is no improvement in atletico madrid's performance. They  have not even been able to start the season well. Atletico madrid has lost points against two weak teams. It is impossible to compete for the title with such a bad performance. If Atletico's performance does not improve , the team will not be able to qualify for the Champions League.

Atletico are complete crap, but their place in the Champions League is safe. Firstly, it is unlikely that Spain will give up their extra slot, i.e. they will have 5 tickets to the Champions League again and secondly, who will take the place from Atletico? Athletic/Villarreal/Betis? I doubt that these teams are capable of jumping above their level at the same time. In this sense, everything is stable for Atletico, I am only surprised that if we talk about ambitions, then everything is consistently bad for the club, why doesn’t the management try to change the coach?

[Ahli38]

I think there's bad blood between the two, if we go into the Vini and Mbappe topic.
i am no expert, but i see that both have a tough and prickly character and therefore it is difficult for them to meet halfway.
Between the two, the one i don't like is Mbappe.

Look at this and explain to me why you say bad blood between the two players.



I hope you really look deeper into the closeness between the two players, and what you're saying is completely wrong. Since Mbappe first arrived, Vinicius has been trying to provide support for Mbappe, supporting him in scoring, and both players share the same commitment to working together solidly to achieve success for Madrid.

When you find two elite players on a team, capable of contesting for who is best or whom might be crowned the team leader and I don’t mean captaincy in this case, you obviously get to conceive the idea that, they wouldn’t get into much team work with each other as, it’s a contest between them both but no, I don’t find that to be very obvious between Vini Jnr and Mbappe.
Agreeably, there are times when the both players try to go solo on their play, try to take certain chances where we expect them to make that pass or create an assist, it’s always out of desperation and after trying severally and didn’t get desired results. Other than that, these players are good friends and team mate.

Yes, that's right. We can see how well Vinicius and Mbappe work together. The second goal scored by Real Madrid is strong evidence of this. Vinicius managed to give Mbappe a measured pass on the left side which allowing him to easily score a goal. However there are certain moments seem selfish, which is not what we would expect. But I personally think that this is an individual decision made by someone who feels they have a chance to score. And maybe it's also because they are desperate after trying repeatedly without success like you said. So I don't think there is any selfishness between Vini and Mbappe. A player is allowed to play individually like Rodrygo, Guler, and Valverde did when they tried to shoot directly at the opponent's goal when they felt they had a chance in this match. Well in the end we can see that all the goals scored were the result of teamwork in creating them.

[Donneski]

I think there's bad blood between the two, if we go into the Vini and Mbappe topic.
i am no expert, but i see that both have a tough and prickly character and therefore it is difficult for them to meet halfway.
Between the two, the one i don't like is Mbappe.

Look at this and explain to me why you say bad blood between the two players.



I hope you really look deeper into the closeness between the two players, and what you're saying is completely wrong. Since Mbappe first arrived, Vinicius has been trying to provide support for Mbappe, supporting him in scoring, and both players share the same commitment to working together solidly to achieve success for Madrid.

As a passionate Real Madrid fan who's been closely following the happenings in the club since the Frenchman arrived, I want you to understand that anyone that's suggesting that there's a "bad blood" between Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr are people who people who had such wish in them immediately it was announced that Mbappe will join Real Madrid so they're inciting such narrative just to validate their thoughts.
.both players have a great on-field relationship as they've helped each by providing assists or creating goalscoring opportunities for each other ok several occasions. They're very cool with each other and will do everything possible as a team to help the club achieve her goals.

[GigaBit]

I think there's bad blood between the two, if we go into the Vini and Mbappe topic.
i am no expert, but i see that both have a tough and prickly character and therefore it is difficult for them to meet halfway.
Between the two, the one i don't like is Mbappe.

It is not unusual to be curious about big star players. It was in the past, present and it will be in the future. Sometimes if there is nothing between the players, the fans continue to criticize it. There is no way to deny that such problems occur. The discussion that was about Mbappe at PSG is now being start again with Vinicius coming to Real Madrid. Especially since both of the players are renowned and if the relationship between them is not good, then the fans will make the same complaint. In fact, I hope that there will be a good relationship between them.

[Adbitco]

When you find two elite players on a team, capable of contesting for who is best or whom might be crowned the team leader and I don’t mean captaincy in this case, you obviously get to conceive the idea that, they wouldn’t get into much team work with each other as, it’s a contest between them both but no, I don’t find that to be very obvious between Vini Jnr and Mbappe.
Agreeably, there are times when the both players try to go solo on their play, try to take certain chances where we expect them to make that pass or create an assist, it’s always out of desperation and after trying severally and didn’t get desired results. Other than that, these players are good friends and team mate.

Yeah, they don't seem to me like people that are at logger head with each other. From last season I thought that they wouldn't work together but we have seen several times where both players pass to each other for them to score. Sometimes it's the media that puts up this ideas that players of this status are fighting eachother in one way or the other. Of course if they don't push these kind of narratives how will they get certain news.

[Antotena]

I'm not really sure that Diego Simeone is under pressure from the clubs management, they still see him as the coach with the kind of aggressiveness that Atletico Madrid needs. His been in charge for over a decade now and seriously I don't see anyone replacing him at the moment. Some years ago, he was about to leave the team but the management convinced him to stay and till now his been there.

If he wanted to leave and the club had to convince him to stay then he must be a messiah to that club. I don't understand why they have to keep him for 10 years only to signed an additional 2 years contract, that will make him 12 years if he is able to complete the period and funny thing is he might not win any Laliga with this performance. Barcelona is too good to let go of that trophy, this season is already secured, only a matter of 36 weeks left before they take it again.

The club didn't even think of doing something about the third place they have consistently taken over the years, if Barcelona can do it and Real Madrid could do it, then there is nothing anywhere that can stop Atletico Madrid from winning it like the rest of the club. They need an upgrade but they have decided to roman Simeone for many years, until they break their self from his trap before they can grow further but if they think there isn't another tat  can do better, then there is nothing for them.