La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Abbatty]

The amount of remuneration that Yamal is taking at just 18 years old may be too much for a talented player but even though the remuneration of senior players is less in comparison he will have to walk in the world of football for many more years to be equal to Messi or Ronaldo in terms of status. Not too long ago- Neymar was a great player but at only 33 years old he is plagued by injuries and clubs do not value him that much anymore. It's challenging for the best to stay in football for a long time.

Is certainly tempting to compare him to Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, i understand very well that we have this desire to have another talented player who can make us fall in love with the game of football.
However, everyone has a different path, and i hope yours is a beautiful and fortunate one.

How quick are we to forget what both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi did at the same age, we have see players looking very good at their early age but the big question remain can they keep up the consistency. Since coming to limelight Lamine have been exceptional, he his a very good player but let give him years, maybe 5 years from now can he still be dominating, can he keep up with the numbers, can he stay injury free. Maybe when he can do that we can start putting him in conversation with Neymar not still Ronaldo or Messi.

To dominate football for over 15 years is something no one has done before and we saw how Ronaldo and Messi ruled the world of football in such years, we should stop comparing players with them until the player proof otherwise.

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Furthermore, Barcelona are 2 points behind Real Madrid, which means winning their game against Girona is a 50/50 chance. Meanwhile, Real Madrid have a full chance and hope of winning their next game, which is against Getafe. So, even if Barcelona end up winning their next game, they will still not surpass Real Madrid in points.

A win in their next match won't allow Barcelona to catch up, as Real Madrid will face a slightly easier match in the same week. But overall, it's still a long way to go, and we don't know how Real Madrid will be able to maintain their two-point lead over Barcelona with so many games remaining this season. The title race remains quite competitive, as both teams are on a positive trajectory, despite Barcelona's dip in form in recent matches. El Clasico will be a challenge for both teams, as both teams have something to prove, and it also showcases a fierce rivalry over who is the best.

Exactly, the El Clasico that will be witnessed this month will be a challenge to both teams, as we all see that neither of the two teams are in perfect performance. They are still struggling, with Real Madrid still battling with their defense and also the midfield. Even with that, I still see that Real Madrid has more chances of dominating the season than Barcelona. I know there is a long way to go, no doubt about that, but it seems like Barcelona are not as strong as last season, and from all indications, they will definitely forfeit the season to Real Madrid.

The El Clasico match will definitely be an aggressive and competitive match between the two teams this month. We know that Real Madrid is in a very good form this season, especially compared to Barcelona. We have seen that Barcelona has performed very poorly in the last few matches and the way they have lost some of their matches was really unimaginable. However, we can hope that they will definitely try to improve in the upcoming matches, but Real Madrid is in a very good form at the moment and they are playing their best to improve their performance a lot. Yes, looking at the performance of Real Madrid, it seems that they will be able to beat Barcelona. If Barcelona plays like the last match, then they will definitely lose the El Clasico match.

[m4r1o]

T..I definitely agree with you because, looking at the Barcelona bench the level of quality is not much and this is really having an effect on the team, Barcelona should try and strengthen their bench in the January transfer window if they are to compete favorably with Madrid and with the rest of the top clubs in laliga.

Everyone experiences moments of crisis, but being a coach without problems and obviously i am referring to arguments with players, injuries, problems with their national teams would be simple.
At that point we could all be coaches, but that not exactly how it works.
he has to commit himself

[Wake Up]

The amount of remuneration that Yamal is taking at just 18 years old may be too much for a talented player but even though the remuneration of senior players is less in comparison he will have to walk in the world of football for many more years to be equal to Messi or Ronaldo in terms of status. Not too long ago- Neymar was a great player but at only 33 years old he is plagued by injuries and clubs do not value him that much anymore. It's challenging for the best to stay in football for a long time.

Is certainly tempting to compare him to Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, i understand very well that we have this desire to have another talented player who can make us fall in love with the game of football.
However, everyone has a different path, and i hope yours is a beautiful and fortunate one.

I think it's a matter of time. CR7 and Messi did not just walk into fame overnight, their hard work, consistency and dedication to their passion earned them that status. Yamal is only 18 and in his shortest period of limelight has amazed the world of football, if only he can try his best to avoid crucial injuries he might bring back those beautiful football moments we all adore

The emergence of such a remarkable talent in such a short time, following Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, has drawn considerable attention in the football world. He's been playing very well in the Spanish league and for the Spanish national team, and he's incredibly talented. What's more, we're talking about a player who's only 18 years old and has already been considered for the Ballon d'Or. His future looks bright. I hope his fleeting fame doesn't negatively impact him or turn his head. The football world wouldn't want to lose such a talent.

[Velvet78]

There is really not much time left for the El Clasico now. There are around 2 weeks to go... It is at Santiago Bernabeu by the way. Real Madrid are favoured @2.11 for now. 3.25 for Barcelona. Is it early to bet on it you think?

Before this big game, Barcelona host Girona and Real Madrid are going to play against Getafe away. I don't expect any point loss from both sides. By the way 1.40 given for BTTS in the El Clasico. It is too low.    But still good for a multi though.

[changaa]

Barcelona's performance is currently not very good, and as we know, they have really struggled in their last few matches. However, I personally believe that after this international break, Barcelona's performance will return to its best. Usually, a team's performance improves after the international break, as they are undoubtedly training and rebuilding their mentality, which will undoubtedly be a little less than ideal at this time. So, with that in mind, I'm confident that Barcelona will return to their best form. They certainly don't want to continue experiencing embarrassing defeats like the ones they've experienced recently.



Furthermore, after this international break, Barcelona will face Girona. I think this match will be a great way for Barcelona to rebuild their confidence. I'm confident that Barcelona will win against Girona. Therefore, this match will be very good for Barcelona to start recovering from their poor form. It seems their key players, who are currently injured, are expected to be back in action in October. So, with that in place, Barcelona's performance will undoubtedly return to its impressive form, just like at the start of the season. With that in mind, I'm even more confident that Barcelona will bounce back after this international break.

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If we compare today Barcelona with last year Barcelona, maybe yes, they have had a slight drop in performance.
I don't know what the reasons could be, the team is the same, plus it has Yamal and the coach is the same
If i were the coach i wouldn't be able to understand where the problem is

[TastyChillySauce00]

I completely agreed with what De Jong said. Kinda weird to see Barca's game against Villareal will be played on Miami, what the hell is wrong with La Liga? I know it's the last game before the winter break, but they obviously selling their integrity for money.
No wonder if many of their spanish local fans protested this kind of decision. I believe this will be snowballing from one to the mutiple games played abroad in one season.

What do you guys think? Do you like top football leagues to play their match abroad?

I don't think this is something that can happen with just one match.
I would also object. From now on, we can watch Barcelona and Real Madrid matches in other countries. Barcelona and Real Madrid played their Super Cup matches in Saudi Arabia last year.
Even if that match was only once a year, it still shouldn't have been allowed for a fee.
Football is a major industry, and we'll be seeing more matches like this from now on.
It won't just be one match; it'll continue.

Yeah that's what i'm thinking about. it seems La Liga is starting think about take branding opportunities by playing the games abroad. However, there will be so many problems to happen especially on the players when they do it regularly. That's why i don't wanna see it happen.
In the end, if there will be more La Liga games to be played abroad. I won't be surprised as money talk here. League will be starting to milking the players to get more money, and that's how league is losing their integrity.

As for Super Cup, i think this competition hosted by different party, not related to the La Liga. That's why i don't think it has correlation with why La Liga started to play their games abroad.

[Oluwa-btc]

I completely agreed with what De Jong said. Kinda weird to see Barca's game against Villareal will be played on Miami, what the hell is wrong with La Liga? I know it's the last game before the winter break, but they obviously selling their integrity for money.
No wonder if many of their spanish local fans protested this kind of decision. I believe this will be snowballing from one to the mutiple games played abroad in one season.

What do you guys think? Do you like top football leagues to play their match abroad?

Who benefits from this happening is what I'm yet to wrap my head around. But then, this is inconsiderate. Because players are signed do not mean you'd have to treat them this way. Some have called it history but this is nothing but greed from the La Liga President and the various club presidents who cooked this up. I'm not in support of this, all La Liga games should be played in the Spain and not elsewhere. These people are slowly destroying football.

[Just Say]

Most of the problems of young players are maintaining their fitness. Most players live an addictive lifestyle because they have a lot of money. Patience and staying focused on the game should be the main task of the players. But personally, some star players cannot maintain fitness and performance for a long time. I think if Yamal tries to maintain his talent and focus, he may be able to continue playing for a long time like Messi and Ronaldo. Keeping a clean personal life is more conducive to maintaining performance in football. You are right that Mbappe is following his predecessors and is able to play while maintaining fitness and being productive. Yamal is a great player of the new generation who is able to maintain performance consistently.

To be honest it's correct that Most of the problems young players face is maintaining their fitness but don't doubt this about Lamin Yamal because he still shows signs of complete recovery and he is completely healthy and free from mental stress. We often see that there are many talented teenager who lack mental toughness, which results in them not being able to perform well on a regular basis, even though they are talented but Lamine Yamal is now the best in every way. Despite being young, he continues to lead the team, which is surprising everyone. So maybe even though he is young, he is now being compared to other legendary star and this player, who is very popular with the younger generation, is now able to be productive in all matches and is trying to bring a worthy result for the team, which he did successfully when he participated against last year's finalist PSG.

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If we compare today Barcelona with last year Barcelona, maybe yes, they have had a slight drop in performance.
I don't know what the reasons could be, the team is the same, plus it has Yamal and the coach is the same
If i were the coach i wouldn't be able to understand where the problem is

The problem is player injuries. Currently, six players, including Yamal and Raphinha, are still injured, which has impacted Barcelona's current strength. Some people can understand this, as injuries are unavoidable for first-team players, especially those who are heavily relied upon by the team like Yamal and Raphinha. And I think the current Barcelona coach certainly knows that with key players still injured, it will be very difficult for them to improve like last season. Moreover, this season, some teams have made quite effective improvements to their weaknesses.

[banana33]

[The biggest secret to CR7's success is maintaining his fitness and hard work. So he has a world famous saying, and it is nice to hear that from his mouth - "Talent without hard work is nothing". So just as talent is important for success, hard work is essential because if a footballer's body is not fit, then none of his skills, techniques or talent will be useful in the match. So it would not be right to compare Yamal with CR7 and Messi right now, to get their place, he will have to work hard and strive to reach that place.

There are no secrets really, a Cristiano Ronaldo secret is to work hard every day, even when you've reached the top.
It's no mystery that he trained hours more than his teammates.
He has always worked very hard, the results he has achieved are thanks to his constant and hard work

[Mustang Shelby]

If we compare today Barcelona with last year Barcelona, maybe yes, they have had a slight drop in performance.
I don't know what the reasons could be, the team is the same, plus it has Yamal and the coach is the same
If i were the coach i wouldn't be able to understand where the problem is

The problem is player injuries. Currently, six players, including Yamal and Raphinha, are still injured, which has impacted Barcelona's current strength. Some people can understand this, as injuries are unavoidable for first-team players, especially those who are heavily relied upon by the team like Yamal and Raphinha. And I think the current Barcelona coach certainly knows that with key players still injured, it will be very difficult for them to improve like last season. Moreover, this season, some teams have made quite effective improvements to their weaknesses.

I suspect the misfortunes that befell Real Madrid last year are happening to Barcelona this year. Real Madrid was severely lacking in defense last year, and this year, Barcelona is severely lacking in attack. Injuries completely impact a team's strength. Perhaps Barcelona's strength is weakening here, which is why Real Madrid could win. On the other hand, we saw Barcelona win the championship last season when Real Madrid was injured. I think injuries are the main factor that will determine the champion.

[bastisisca]

Now Barcelona fell behind Real Madrid again with two points less while Sevilla stood in top range of La Liga a first time after three seasons. Two latest seasons, Sevilla struggled a lot and they usually stood around relegation zone but this season looks to be better for Sevilla. They likely no longer fight to stay in La Liga around a relegation zone but they are climbing up back to top positions. It's good start in this season and Sevilla still have to try in many remaining matches in order to achieve a good position at this season ending.

Barcelona still have weakness that costs them defeats and points when their attacking players can not cover weakness of defenders, Barcelona can lose matches. It's their Achilles in knock out matches while in La Liga, it costs them points but generally Barcelona have good opportunity to win La Liga title. If such weaknesses can not be improved or fixed entirely, Barcelona will be very vulnerable in Champions League and even they have Yamal, they won't be able to win UEFA Champions League title.

There's always a constant battle between the two teams, which makes it all very exciting. It's no coincidence that El Clasico is one of the most watched matches not only in Spain but also in Europe.
Of course it would be nice to have more and different contenders for the Liga title, you can't have everything
if you like tough championships go watch serie a

[m4r1o]

No doubt Frankie de jong is a very good player that is already adding a lot of quality to this Barcelona midfield, so keeping him by extending his contract at the club is a very good and sensible thing to do considering how the player loves the club and the added quality he brings to the team, the only problem is how much he earns.
I heard that they were struggling to pay him that his weekly wages is too high, that they are even owing him money up till now, so am just curious if they are going to sign him on the same salary, or they are going to negotiate it down a little bit?
And as for Frankie de jong, I don't know if he loves the club that much to the extent of reducing his salary, but let's just watch and see how things are going to play out.

I don't know, i am always skeptical of exotic players, yes he's Dutch and therefore he comes from a very strong and very important football school without a doubt
but i don't know, i don't like it very much to be honest, so i am not enthusiastic about it and i think are paid too much

[Stormisover]

Furthermore, Barcelona are 2 points behind Real Madrid, which means winning their game against Girona is a 50/50 chance. Meanwhile, Real Madrid have a full chance and hope of winning their next game, which is against Getafe. So, even if Barcelona end up winning their next game, they will still not surpass Real Madrid in points.

A win in their next match won't allow Barcelona to catch up, as Real Madrid will face a slightly easier match in the same week. But overall, it's still a long way to go, and we don't know how Real Madrid will be able to maintain their two-point lead over Barcelona with so many games remaining this season. The title race remains quite competitive, as both teams are on a positive trajectory, despite Barcelona's dip in form in recent matches. El Clasico will be a challenge for both teams, as both teams have something to prove, and it also showcases a fierce rivalry over who is the best.

Exactly, the El Clasico that will be witnessed this month will be a challenge to both teams, as we all see that neither of the two teams are in perfect performance. They are still struggling, with Real Madrid still battling with their defense and also the midfield. Even with that, I still see that Real Madrid has more chances of dominating the season than Barcelona. I know there is a long way to go, no doubt about that, but it seems like Barcelona are not as strong as last season, and from all indications, they will definitely forfeit the season to Real Madrid.

I just hope Real Madrid maintain this lead as much as they can do they can win the league because I'd really love Xabi Alonso to lift that trophy, Barcelona is trying to convince us that they are now becoming a one man team like it now seems without lamine yamal no Barcelona, in their recent games that the guy was not future they actually find it difficult to win and Marcus Rashford seems to be the only player in that Barcelona team that knows what he's doing, but I pray they keep it that way till Real Madrid win the league, because I wouldn't like Real Madrid to go trophyless again this season.

[Razmirraz]

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I suspect the misfortunes that befell Real Madrid last year are happening to Barcelona this year. Real Madrid was severely lacking in defense last year, and this year, Barcelona is severely lacking in attack. Injuries completely impact a team's strength. Perhaps Barcelona's strength is weakening here, which is why Real Madrid could win. On the other hand, we saw Barcelona win the championship last season when Real Madrid was injured. I think injuries are the main factor that will determine the champion.

Barcelona defeat to Sevilla reminded me of Real Madrid's situation last season, a difficult period due to the combination of the absence of several key players and the decline in the performance of the main pillars of the team. Injuries to several key players have left a void in the team's playing structure. Hansi Flick must immediately find a solution to the problems experienced in his team so that it does not only depend on a few players.
He must be able to restore Barcelona to the intensity and collective pressure that characterized their game during their best years. Overall, Barcelona's current problem lies in players who are still fit but not contributing as expected.

[Adiljutt156]

Celta 1 - 1 Atl. Madrid

I'm honestly having a hard time recognizing Atletico Madrid. They played magnificently against Real Madrid and drew this week. That's why the Spanish league is so unpredictable. Teams that beat teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona can unpredictably draw the following week or lose in a match they're favorites. I know this is perhaps one of the reasons why Spanish football is so enjoyable, but I still find it very strange.

In the early minutes, Atletico Madrid put pressure on Celta's defense and caused them difficulties, but unfortunately, in the 40th minute, Lenglet received a red card, which disrupted Atletico Madrid's defense, and seeing this opportunity, Celta increased their attacks and put even more pressure on Atletico, but fortunately though they conceded another goal in the second half, they were still able to hold Celta to a draw with 10 players. there were a lot of mistakes made by Atletico Madrid, maybe they took this match too lightly and that makes their game pretty bad.

We saw draw match of the tournament of LaLiga as Atlético de Madrid football team is good team but that team stats was not good in this match and we saw good start by the players of that team And Starfelt was a person who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 6 minutes when it was need to build pressure in this match. Celta de Vigo team stats was excellent in this match as shots of that team were more in this match and these were 18 in number and 4 shots were on target. The possession percentage of that team was brilliant in this match which was 60 percent and opponent team possession was 40 percent in this match. The passes of any match always matters a lot and very saw excellent passes by Celta de Vigo team and they tried to do more goals in this match but they became successful to draw this match.

[Mame89]

I suspect the misfortunes that befell Real Madrid last year are happening to Barcelona this year. Real Madrid was severely lacking in defense last year, and this year, Barcelona is severely lacking in attack. Injuries completely impact a team's strength. Perhaps Barcelona's strength is weakening here, which is why Real Madrid could win. On the other hand, we saw Barcelona win the championship last season when Real Madrid was injured. I think injuries are the main factor that will determine the champion.

Barcelona defeat to Sevilla reminded me of Real Madrid's situation last season, a difficult period due to the combination of the absence of several key players and the decline in the performance of the main pillars of the team. Injuries to several key players have left a void in the team's playing structure. Hansi Flick must immediately find a solution to the problems experienced in his team so that it does not only depend on a few players.
He must be able to restore Barcelona to the intensity and collective pressure that characterized their game during their best years. Overall, Barcelona's current problem lies in players who are still fit but not contributing as expected.

The loss of key players certainly impacts performance, and this was evident in the loss to Sevilla. While the quality is certainly lacking, especially with injuries to several key players, as a coach, we must at least adapt our tactics to reflect the quality of our players. We shouldn't force a high defensive line like we did against PSG and Sevilla, with players like Kounde making consistent mistakes in several matches. Kounde and Pedri appear exhausted, with Yamal and super sub Fermin Lopes missing. All the defenders are still good, except for Martin. However Flick's tactics aren't suited to this season's defense, as all clubs have learned from Barcelona's style of play last season.

So Flick must adapt his strategy to the quality of his players he shouldn't force a strategy when no players are injured. Barcelona's next match is against Girona. This should be a chance to bounce back, as after the Girona match, they face Olympiakos and then Real Madrid. Flick must utilize this international break to improve and develop a different strategy according to the abilities of the existing players.

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I don't know, i am always skeptical of exotic players, yes he's Dutch and therefore he comes from a very strong and very important football school without a doubt
but i don't know, i don't like it very much to be honest, so i am not enthusiastic about it and i think are paid too much

The high pay and sometimes over pay has been one challenge we have see with exotic players in awryon time now, and some teams who are capable do not mind meanwhile those who are not but needs that status elevation sometimes try to stretch the limit just  to get these players and achieve that which they intend to achieve for over a period of time depending on the trophy they hope to achieve that season.

[Nightwalker(NW)]

Football's inflation is going so crazy these days. Messi and Ronaldo got paid even less than 2k euro a week when they're at 18 years old, but totally different to the Yamal who is receiving 300k weekly. This is what i said that how football is changing so fast.

Anyway, seeing Yamal got like 150 times more in term of salary compared to the Ronaldo and Messi at 18. Do you agree if Yamal can have greater potential to surpass Ronaldo and Messi?

The economy of 2003/04 is way different from the economy of 2025/26 it's very vast and these changes are expected. Back then you will never see a signing of €50 million even for the best player at that time but today even a flop commands more than this amount. It's just the changes that comes with time. Apart from inflation even, more money is been pumped into the industry unlike before and of course, the more money been generated, that how players pay will increase.