La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Rustam Meraj]

Lewandowski is a great striker. Despite being 37 years old, he is still able to perform well. He is very experienced. Lewa proved his ability last season. He scored 27 goals and 3 assists last season as well. Lewa is one of the most important players in Barcelona's squad. Anyway, it is very difficult to stay fit for a full season at the age of 37. So there is a possibility that Lewandowski will face a lot of injuries next season. Hansi Flick will have to be more careful with his tactics. If Lewa is kept out of the starting XI in matches against weaker teams, it could be good for Lewandowski's fitness.

You are correct about Robert Lewandowski situation at Barcelona. At 37 years old he is still great and important player having scored 27 goals and made 2 assists last season. You are also right that new coach Hansi Flick will need to be careful with him to prevent injuries. I agree with your idea to rest him in easier matches is smart plan that many coaches use to keep older players fresh and allow younger players chance to play. This will be big challenge for Flick as he tries to get good results and also protecting his star player.

[Razmirraz]

I read that Barcelona will not play in Camp Nou because it is not ready yet and they will break La Liga record when facing Valencia this Sunday in Johan Cruyff. By La Liga record, they mean the stadium with the lowest capacity ever!
I don't know why they picked this stadium and couldn't find another bigger one because the number of tickets will be very limited so less revenue for them at the time they are desperate for money..

The reason why Barcelona board of directors chose the Johan Cruyff Stadium for their match against Valencia has not been revealed, but the decision is clearly very detrimental to the club, especially in terms of finances because Barcelona has so far relied heavily on ticket sales to cover financial shortfalls. This policy further increases financial pressure on clubs. Playing in smaller stadiums with a capacity of only 6,000 seats not only reduces ticket sales but also limits the club ability to manage revenue streams.
Although playing at the Johan Cruyff Stadium does not require operating costs as high as when they rent other stadiums, the calculations are not able to cover the club losses, especially in their still fragile financial situation.

[hyudien]

I read that Barcelona will not play in Camp Nou because it is not ready yet and they will break La Liga record when facing Valencia this Sunday in Johan Cruyff. By La Liga record, they mean the stadium with the lowest capacity ever!
I don't know why they picked this stadium and couldn't find another bigger one because the number of tickets will be very limited so less revenue for them at the time they are desperate for money..

I heard that there is another stadium that could be an alternative, namely Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys but the problem is that this stadium is not fully ready because Post Malone held a concert before the match so the pitch and preparation protocols do not allow it to be used on time, I know this is a loss for Barcelona because their income from tickets will decrease drastically next week, but there is no other choice but to use Johan Cruyff, and luckily La Liga agreed to it even though it does not meet the minimum requirements.

[banana33]

When two clubs are about to meet and what is used to compare to know which club is going to win exactly is through there previous games and the kind of capacity they carry so this is very important for them to be prepared when playing against any club and Barcelona have played against Valencia and they defeated them so there is no difference this time around. And the coach of Barcelona might be using the same squad but they might not get the same result they got when they first met.

And the truth is that even without all this analysis there is a big difference in strength and Valencia can not beat Barcelona and the difference might be there but Barcelona will still win the game so there is no stress about who is going to win we already know exactly who is going to win.

Oh God, I also think Barcelona have the best chance of winning, unfortunately. Valencia are coming off a less than stellar last season, and their players aren't exactly up to par with the squad either.
Furthermore, Barcelona must win or they will start to lose ground (points)

[kriminall]

Why Barcelona is not gonna use his normal substitue stadium? I mean they always play in the second one which have a good or at least decent capacity so why they are not keep on there.

Well aside of that, lets see how the teams comes back after the first international break of the season. We can expect some nasty surprises.

Some teams' players were injured in these national team matches, but as far as I know, Barcelona hasn't had any injuries. I don't have any information about the stadium; I hope they return to their original stadium soon. I think Barcelona will win this week in La Liga. Since they dropped two points last week, they can't afford to drop any points.

[Luzin]

Is super sad for me to see Barcelona-Valencia as a shit game, i still remember when Valencia was a top team, and even a mid table team after .

In the early 2000 Valencia was a contender and always have super teams (2 Champions League finals reached) and in the early 2010 they still have some good squads, but since 2015 Valencia is a shadow of what they were sadly.

This is a wheel that keeps turning. A team that can be consistent in all areas will be able to compete on an ongoing basis. Valencia used to be a great team that could always compete with Barcelona, Madrid, and Atletico. But today they have lost their competitiveness. I think their management needs to make changes to restore their glory days. Currently, they are still holding their own in La Liga, which is already quite good. I think if their finances and youth development are strong, they should be able to compete even better.

[bastisisca]

my bet for the league, I have now decided to make two weekly bets, one in the league and one in the Italian Serie A
Let's see if at least this gives me some satisfaction, I hope so, come on
In the end, I'm not making too risky a bet, what do you think?

[$weetne$$]

Why Barcelona is not gonna use his normal substitue stadium? I mean they always play in the second one which have a good or at least decent capacity so why they are not keep on there.

Well aside of that, lets see how the teams comes back after the first international break of the season. We can expect some nasty surprises.

Some teams' players were injured in these national team matches, but as far as I know, Barcelona hasn't had any injuries. I don't have any information about the stadium; I hope they return to their original stadium soon. I think Barcelona will win this week in La Liga. Since they dropped two points last week, they can't afford to drop any points.

This is one reason why most teams do not really like international breaks because it sometimes steal some of their very key players from them via the injuries they incur from playing those international games, sometimes coming back  from International games gets them having a change of orientation of which they will need to try to get along with the team again.

[Tmoonz]

Last season was supposed to be the best season for Hansi Flick as the Barcelona coach because the team was on fire they were supposed to win the champions League of not the sudden defeat they got from Inter Milan would later couldn't stand PSG in the finals. Looking at the way things are going this season Hansi Flick will have some challenges in the team like injury and some of the players going out of form but he has already proven himself to be a good coach in his first season so the team still believes in him to deliver a better performance for them this season.

Barcelona performed well last season. I thought we would see some inconsistent performances from Barcelona. But the team has been able to perform consistently well. This season, the scenario is a bit different. Barcelona's performance is also a bit unstable now. Lewandowski was injured so we saw some unstable performances from Barcelona's attack. If Lewandowski returns to the squad, there is a possibility that Barcelona's overall performance will become strong again.

Despite his age, Lewandowski still makes a huge impact for Barça. He has a huge impact in every match he plays for Barcelona. If he were 10 years younger, Barça would be the same as they were during that unbeaten period. He's a truly exceptional striker. We know that his return to the team would clearly be a huge boost for Barça. Every player would want to work with someone as experienced as him.

Yes I certainly believe if he can do it last season he can still do it again this season, like everyone was actually hoping on Barcelona to win a treble last season based on their wonderful performance but it was quite disappointing they way Inter Milan eliminated them out of the champions League, and I doubt if they can be that lucky this season as Real Madrid wouldn't let what happens last season to repeat itself this season, like I don't really expect Real Madrid to go trophyless twice in a row, they will sure gonna make sure they win the Spanish LA Liga which will make it tougher for Barcelona to face this season.

[el kaka22]

People are overreacting after just one tie. I would like to remind everyone that Barcelona had 4 ties and 6 losses last year. That is 10 games with no wins in all season long, out of 38 games. That is nearly 27% of all games that ended with not a win. That is nearly 1 out of every 4 games. I mean we wouldn't be shocked to see them win 4 games in a row, but overall their average is 1 game out of 4 ended up with not a win.

That is why it is not a shocker for them to get a draw here and that doesn't mean they are going to lose the league. That also doesn't mean they are going to win the league neither, it just doesn't mean anything at all. This is why we should not react just after one draw. It got bigger because we got national break afterwards, so they didn't had a chance to get a win right away a week later.

[Adams0001]

I read that Barcelona will not play in Camp Nou because it is not ready yet and they will break La Liga record when facing Valencia this Sunday in Johan Cruyff. By La Liga record, they mean the stadium with the lowest capacity ever!
I don't know why they picked this stadium and couldn't find another bigger one because the number of tickets will be very limited so less revenue for them at the time they are desperate for money..

This is a very bad new because how can a big club as Barcelona don't have another stadium to play match. They want to play in a small lowest capacity in the laliga. Fans won't be happy to watch the match in the stadium since they won't be enough space for many fans to watch the game. I hear some news this evening that they will get back to camp Nou against Real Sociedad and PSG. I don't really know why Barcelona usually facing many problems they really need to pick form and win many trophies so that they will have huge money and do all the necessary things they need. If the stadium that Barcelona will use to play against Valencia, if is really good that won't stop the players to perform well is just the fans won't be comfortable to watch the match. let see how the stadium will be after the international break is over. They need to do everything possible to achieve three point against Valencia since they draw there last games.

Lewandowski can contribute a lot for Barcelona even he is very old as he is talented, skillful, experienced and very professional but no human and player can win against time and ageing effects forever. Barcelona can enjoy amazing contributions from Lewandowski until he hits his physical limits and has declining performances in both appearances and quality.

With a very old player like Lewandowski, that declining performances can appear anytime and can not be reverted, so Barcelona must have different plans and players as replacements on Lewandowski. If they struggle to replace him in one, two or three seasons, their performances and results can be affected a lot, then finance will be considerably affected negatively too.

Lewandowski as started getting old and I don't think he have that enough strength to perform well, and you will notice that Hansi Flick is not starting Lewandowski for the first eleven like before anymore, because he notice that he is not contributing very well anymore. And am sure next season they can probably to sold him out to another club to get enough funds to buy fresh players in the team. Lewandowski is very talented player and he have experience in the Champions League and I can says he can try to perform in the Ucl, because the clubs that Barcelona will play with this season is not a small club they need to have many experience players to play with so that they can perform well and win there matches in the competition.

[moneystery]

This week is: Atleti vs. Villareal

In my opinion, this is Villarreal’s first real test, even though Atletico Madrid have been slightly off since the start of the season. A win for Villarreal would signal serious ambitions for the season, while a win for Atletico would boost morale and suggest that the first three games were just a minor dip in form — and that they’re now back on track.

In this match, Atletico Madrid will be playing at home, which should give them a better chance of winning, but in recent matches, Atletico Madrid's performance has been very poor, even far behind Villarreal, who currently sit in third place in the standings... this represents a significant imbalance in terms of consistency and quality of play.
And head-to-head, Atletico Madrid has a slight advantage overall, but the difference is not significant, so I see a high probability that this match will end in a draw, or worse Atletico Madrid will lose at home.

[Marvell1]

People are overreacting after just one tie. I would like to remind everyone that Barcelona had 4 ties and 6 losses last year. That is 10 games with no wins in all season long, out of 38 games. That is nearly 27% of all games that ended with not a win. That is nearly 1 out of every 4 games. I mean we wouldn't be shocked to see them win 4 games in a row, but overall their average is 1 game out of 4 ended up with not a win.

The season has just started. There is still a long journey ahead. Real madrid have played well in all their matches and have earned full points. This is certainly commendable. On the other hand , Barcelona have lost points in  one match. Barcelona have fallen behind in the title race. Whatever, if they can perform well in the upcoming matches , barcelona will be able to  regain the top spot in the table.

Each team will play  31 more matches. Although Real Madrid is a strong squad, it is unlikely that they will continue their winning streak. Once the Champions league starts, Madrid will definitely focus on the Champions League. Madrid also has the possibility of losing points in a few matches in La Liga. So even if Barcelona has fallen behind a bit, it will not be  a very difficult task for Barcelona to regain the top spot.

[jostorres]

It is not that Barcelona actually underestimated this team but it was more like Rayo Vallecano came with a perfect game plan that cut out Barcelona high line football it as actu..

Not all matches can end with a hole like donuts, sometimes they go badly even if you have prepared as best as possible unfortunately, but the important thing is to be there the rest of the time, in any case Barcelona is on 7 points, not on 2 like Atletico Madrid

Yes, I would assume that they are going to do a fine job and will not face anything major in every single game. We are going to see Barcelona recover and Flick will do fine. Just because they had one draw, everyone started to act like "oh people figured out Barcelona" but that's not true, we are not going to see that at all.

We should be focusing on the next games and see where they are going and based on the future games we can start to see them as not doing that great, but right now it's too early in it. Atletico Madrid even will recover, just because they got bad results for now doesn't mean that they are going to end up with bad results for a long time, we should be expecting them to do a better job.

[Mame89]

I read that Barcelona will not play in Camp Nou because it is not ready yet and they will break La Liga record when facing Valencia this Sunday in Johan Cruyff. By La Liga record, they mean the stadium with the lowest capacity ever!
I don't know why they picked this stadium and couldn't find another bigger one because the number of tickets will be very limited so less revenue for them at the time they are desperate for money..

Barcelona seems to want to provide the best for their fans by renovating their stadium, as it's a source of pride for the club. This is the reason they're undertaking extensive renovations to improve the stadium's facilities to make it one of the most advanced in the world. This is understandable.

While the John Cruyff Stadium may have limited capacity, it's home to the Barcelona women's team and Barcelona B. This is likely why it's Barcelona's current choice. However rumors are circulating that Camp Nou will soon be ready for use, and Barcelona will play their home games there.

[Iamgoat]

I read that Barcelona will not play in Camp Nou because it is not ready yet and they will break La Liga record when facing Valencia this Sunday in Johan Cruyff. By La Liga record, they mean the stadium with the lowest capacity ever!
I don't know why they picked this stadium and couldn't find another bigger one because the number of tickets will be very limited so less revenue for them at the time they are desperate for money..

Barcelona seems to want to provide the best for their fans by renovating their stadium, as it's a source of pride for the club. This is the reason they're undertaking extensive renovations to improve the stadium's facilities to make it one of the most advanced in the world. This is understandable.

While the John Cruyff Stadium may have limited capacity, it's home to the Barcelona women's team and Barcelona B. This is likely why it's Barcelona's current choice. However rumors are circulating that Camp Nou will soon be ready for use, and Barcelona will play their home games there.

The renovation of the Camp Nou stadium is a timely decision to have been made by the club because upgrading the old-fashioned Camp Nou which is the pride of the club to a modern stadium is long overdue and a strategic long term investment for the club.

As for the Johan Cruyff stadium , I think the reason why it was chosen was on the basis of its availability despite its small sized facility, it's a stadium which is already used by the women's team and the Barcelona B club. So they don't have to rent any stadium outside since this one can already serve as a temporary site for their games. So even when the revenue to be generated on John Cruyff is little, it's obvious the interest of the club is more tied to the completion of the Camp Nou stadium because the financial advantage they will get afterwards is well over the short term earnings they will face here for the mean time. On the issue of ranting another stadium, I don't even think it's the best way to go because they will end up expending the revenue generated from such stadium on the renting fee.

[Ahli38]

This week is: Atleti vs. Villareal

In my opinion, this is Villarreal’s first real test, even though Atletico Madrid have been slightly off since the start of the season. A win for Villarreal would signal serious ambitions for the season, while a win for Atletico would boost morale and suggest that the first three games were just a minor dip in form — and that they’re now back on track.

Villareal has been playing very well since the start of the season. They have managed to secure two wins at home and one draw away. Meanwhile Atletico Madrid has performed poorly in their last three matches, where they failing to secure a win and even losing when playing away. So I think the upcoming Atletico Madrid vs Villareal match will be very interesting to watch. And it looks like there will be intense back-and-forth action between these two teams, where they will try to earn full points from this match. But I personally prefer to choose Villareal as the team that has the potential to win this upcoming match. There is a possibility that Villareal will dominate the game. And if we look at the last two head-to-head matches between these two teams, where we can see that they ended in a draw. So I think there is also a possibility that this match will end in a draw. But I'm more inclined to believe Villareal will win this match at least with a score of 0-1 or even 1-2.

[red4slash]

On several occasions, they sometimes focus too much on their attack but don't pay enough attention to quick counterattacks, which puts them in a bad situation. In fact, the last two games have shown that Barcelona seems unprepared when facing quick counterattacks, which only worsens their situation.

Flick needs to pay attention to this in the upcoming match, especially since we know that Valencia often relies on quick counterattacks as the key to their attacking strategy. If Barcelona becomes complacent with their own attacking patterns, things may not go as planned. The fact that they have experienced a similar situation where they nearly lost to Levante and drew against Rayo should serve as a lesson for Flick.

I just noticed that most teams that has high attacking prowess can't focus on their defense too that's why they are easily exposed and that's just the case with Barcelona. They are too good in the attack and didn't balance things in all departments that's why concede too many goals and even an opponent that shouldn't be able to harm will still score a goal against them. It's a good strategy that can work and win you titles but doesn't last for so long. After a while a lot of teams will be able stop the attack and it won't be as effective again.
I also didn't expect this kind of performance, they need to improve fast else Real Madrid will take the title away from them this season. Also they have a big season ahead, they have to try and win the champions league this season and they have big games to play in the champions league like playing against Chelsea and other top teams. I think Hansi Flick needs to balance the team this time, the defense is not really that strong and when they face a good team they will definitely concede and lose the match if they can't score.

Because in this case, Flick tried too hard to implement a total football scheme combined with tiki-taka, which forced their defenders to leave their zones to help the attack be more effective. This actually made it very easy for their opponents to capitalize on Barcelona's mistakes, and in their last two games, they really felt the impact of this, where they almost didn't get any points against Levante and had to settle for a draw against Rayo in the following week.

While this approach appears effective for dominance and determination, it also carries risks that Barcelona must now carefully consider.
Their attacking patterns are now easier to counter, especially when deploying players like Rashford, who has shown little development. However, Barcelona can continue with this approach provided they remain more vigilant about their defensive capabilities.

[free-bit.co.in]

Lewandowski is a great striker. Despite being 37 years old, he is still able to perform well. He is very experienced. Lewa proved his ability last season. He scored 27 goals and 3 assists last season as well. Lewa is one of the most important players in Barcelona's squad. Anyway, it is very difficult to stay fit for a full season at the age of 37. So there is a possibility that Lewandowski will face a lot of injuries next season. Hansi Flick will have to be more careful with his tactics. If Lewa is kept out of the starting XI in matches against weaker teams, it could be good for Lewandowski's fitness.

You are correct about Robert Lewandowski situation at Barcelona. At 37 years old he is still great and important player having scored 27 goals and made 2 assists last season. You are also right that new coach Hansi Flick will need to be careful with him to prevent injuries. I agree with your idea to rest him in easier matches is smart plan that many coaches use to keep older players fresh and allow younger players chance to play. This will be big challenge for Flick as he tries to get good results and also protecting his star player.

Lewandowski is a very experienced player. And that is why Barcelona will need Lewandowski in important matches. And that is why Lewandowski should not be kept in the starting XI for all matches in La Liga. This will increase the injury risk. At the same time, Lewandowski must play with caution. If he faces injuries, it will become more difficult for Barcelona to perform well and win against big teams.

[Synchronice]

People are overreacting after just one tie. I would like to remind everyone that Barcelona had 4 ties and 6 losses last year. That is 10 games with no wins in all season long, out of 38 games. That is nearly 27% of all games that ended with not a win. That is nearly 1 out of every 4 games. I mean we wouldn't be shocked to see them win 4 games in a row, but overall their average is 1 game out of 4 ended up with not a win.

The season has just started. There is still a long journey ahead. Real madrid have played well in all their matches and have earned full points. This is certainly commendable. On the other hand , Barcelona have lost points in  one match. Barcelona have fallen behind in the title race. Whatever, if they can perform well in the upcoming matches , barcelona will be able to  regain the top spot in the table.

Each team will play  31 more matches. Although Real Madrid is a strong squad, it is unlikely that they will continue their winning streak. Once the Champions league starts, Madrid will definitely focus on the Champions League. Madrid also has the possibility of losing points in a few matches in La Liga. So even if Barcelona has fallen behind a bit, it will not be  a very difficult task for Barcelona to regain the top spot.

Everything happens. Who could have imagine that Girona would be ranked number one for a while in La Liga table? This one tie of Barcelona doesn't mean much and as you said, there are really so many matches to be played but the most important thing is that our favorite teams (mine is FC Barcelona) has to win lots of matches before the Champion's League 1/8 and 1/4 finals come because then every team should focus on Champion's League over La Liga to my mind.
Real Madrid is definitely a very strong team, they regularly win La Liga and Champion's League. I won't be surprised if they win both trophies this year too.