La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Smartvirus]

Lewandowski and Raphinha are injured. But if both players were to play, it could change the story of Barcelona's defeat into something joyful for Barcelona fans. But whatever the case, Real Madrid won and Barcelona lost.

Yeah, definitely, if these two were there, Barcelona wouldn't be able to lose the El Clasico because Lewandowski is solid striker and he have pretty obvious experience to hold the ball in false-9 posting. On the other hand Raphina is quick slick pacy player and also having a strong capacity to scored goals. But unfortunately they both have unable to play because of the juries.....

For the El-Classico to actually been what we are used to watching, we need the power house of certain players but, I don’t think Lewandowski or Raphinha are the main power house of Barcelona. At the very least, that seat did belong with Yamal and it has been shown in their most recent games where the youngster was absent. Barcelona was disposable in their performance and while I might agree that these edition of players hold some value, I think with Yamal on the pitch, the El-Classico did have meaning and Real Madrid won this round.

[programmer3666]

I think Hansi flick made a mistake by not starting Casado in this game . Instead, he went with Pedri and De Jong in the midfield. I just feel like Barcelona needed someone like Casado there from the start.. Someone with strength and aggression. You could see it clearly in the first half that his presence was really missed.

Real Madrid were winning almost every battle in the middle and controlling the game with ease. Pedri and De Jong tried though, but they looked a bit soft compared to Real Madrid’s midfield. I kept thinking that if maybe Casado had started, maybe things might have been different because Casado is that kinda player that brings energy and aggression in the Barcelona's team.

I don't blame Hansi Flick's starting lineup for this El Clasico, but I was very disappointed with how poorly Barcelona's defense was able to keep Mbappé at bay. Barcelona's midfield was good with De Jong, Pedri, and Fermin, but Barcelona weren't very good in terms of scoring chances. Barcelona's finishing was not very good, they were also not very good at defending, these were two things that were detrimental.

Barcelona's defeat in the first El Clasico was already clear when I looked at their pre-match odds. Real Madrid were the favorites and looked more likely to win their home game, but I expected Barcelona to pick up a point in this match to close the gap on Real Madrid. My wish never came true, Barcelona lost and they had to accept it.

honestly Barcelona’s midfield was not really the main problem!! it was more about the defense and finishing as well. Mbappe just kept finding space too easily and the backline just couldn’t keep up with his pace!! men that guy is fu*ckin fast. even though De Jong and Pedri tried to control the game, they lacked that physical presence someone like Casado could have bring that into the game. once Madrid started dominating the midfield, the game was almost out of Barca’s hands. hopefully Flick learns from this and adjusts before the next El Clasico.

[len01]

As expected, Real Madrid was able to break the bad record it had with Barcelona in the last five games and finished this one with a merited victory.
Maybe Hansi Flick made some mistakes, didn't participate a player instead of another, but it remains a defeat against a team that is more prepared and playing home.
Barcelona used to win their previous games at the end of it and this time failed to do so and instead won a red card. Real Madrid increased the gap to 5 points which is excellent after 10 rounds.

As I said before, after Yamal made those harsh comments about Madrid, he’ll have to face the consequences of his words. Without realizing it, Barcelona are already missing 2 key players who are still out injured. On top of that, Barcelona had to play without Hansi Flick on the sidelines due to his previous suspension. With all that in mind, Yamal should’ve known better, he needs to be more careful and mature when making public criticisms. Sure, he’s still young, so a bit of immaturity is understandable, but this time he really crossed the line.

I can’t even imagine what would’ve happened to Yamal if Pepe were still playing for Madrid

[topbitcoin]

Even looking at the match statistics, Real Madrid managed to take around 21 shots and conceded nine shots on target, but after the second goal, no more goals were scored against Barcelona. Now, Real Madrid won after being consistently beaten by Barcelona in previous seasons. And Xabi became the first Real Madrid coach to score that many shots in El Clasico.

In the second half, it seemed like Xabi started to try new experiments and give opportunities to some players even though it made the scheme and rhythm decreased.

We could see that some of the players were not very satisfied including Vini but this was also to protect from the hot tension and make the conditions more troublesome.
The inclusion of Rodrygo, Gonzalo and Ceballos made the tempo slacken and they focused more on defense but it made some Barcelona players a little provoked and even quite frustrated with the situation on the field.

Lamine Yamal couldn't get away from Carreras and Carvajal's marking, Pedri didn't keep his cool either and made a few mistakes that earned him a red card in this match.
In addition to losing points for Barcelona they also seemed to lose their identity in this match and next week Pedri will also not be available in the condition of players who are still injured.

[Donneski]

Lewandowski and Raphinha are injured. But if both players were to play, it could change the story of Barcelona's defeat into something joyful for Barcelona fans. But whatever the case, Real Madrid won and Barcelona lost.

Yeah, definitely, if these two were there, Barcelona wouldn't be able to lose the El Clasico because Lewandowski is solid striker and he have pretty obvious experience to hold the ball in false-9 posting. On the other hand Raphina is quick slick pacy player and also having a strong capacity to scored goals. But unfortunately they both have unable to play because of the juries.....

Anyway congrats to Real Madrid team. They really made a lot of efforts to get the victory. Like after four consecutive lose, now the Real Madrid team able to win one El Clasico.

When you say of the duo of Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha absence in today's El Clasico was the reason they lost and that Barcelona wouldn't have lost the game if they were around, are you tryna say that Barcelona with the presence of both players are unbeatable? Barcelona lost today because they were simply the second best team in the game today and if Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski were for enough to feature in the game, I strongly believe that my darling Real Madrid would have still taken all three points from the game.
Madrid players came into the game with just one objective and that's to beat their rivals and silence critics as well as Lamine Yamal who had initially boosted of how he's going to help Barcelona beat the hosts in today's match that's why they fought hard to make a strong statement.

[logfiles]

For the El-Classico to actually been what we are used to watching, we need the power house of certain players but, I don’t think Lewandowski or Raphinha are the main power house of Barcelona. At the very least, that seat did belong with Yamal and it has been shown in their most recent games where the youngster was absent. Barcelona was disposable in their performance and while I might agree that these edition of players hold some value, I think with Yamal on the pitch, the El-Classico did have meaning and Real Madrid won this round.

Re-watch the highlights of last season's El Clásico and you will get to understand how much those two contributed. I still feal Barcelona dearly missed them and there was a chance or two where Lewandowski or Raphina would have scored.

honestly Barcelona’s midfield was not really the main problem!! it was more about the defense and finishing as well. Mbappe just kept finding space too easily and the backline just couldn’t keep up with his pace!! men that guy is fu*ckin fast. even though De Jong and Pedri tried to control the game, they lacked that physical presence someone like Casado could have bring that into the game. once Madrid started dominating the midfield, the game was almost out of Barca’s hands. hopefully Flick learns from this and adjusts before the next El Clasico.

Mbappé has always been fast, very fast! Unless if you just started watching El Clásico today but in the previous matches, he was just unlucky that he got caught offside a number of times thanks to Barça's highly effective offside trap.

[laspol65]

For the El-Classico to actually been what we are used to watching, we need the power house of certain players but, I don’t think Lewandowski or Raphinha are the main power house of Barcelona. At the very least, that seat did belong with Yamal and it has been shown in their most recent games where the youngster was absent. Barcelona was disposable in their performance and while I might agree that these edition of players hold some value, I think with Yamal on the pitch, the El-Classico did have meaning and Real Madrid won this round.

Re-watch the highlights of last season's El Clásico and you will get to understand how much those two contributed. I still feal Barcelona dearly missed them and there was a chance or two where Lewandowski or Raphina would have scored.

honestly Barcelona’s midfield was not really the main problem!! it was more about the defense and finishing as well. Mbappe just kept finding space too easily and the backline just couldn’t keep up with his pace!! men that guy is fu*ckin fast. even though De Jong and Pedri tried to control the game, they lacked that physical presence someone like Casado could have bring that into the game. once Madrid started dominating the midfield, the game was almost out of Barca’s hands. hopefully Flick learns from this and adjusts before the next El Clasico.

Mbappé has always been fast, very fast! Unless if you just started watching El Clásico today but in the previous matches, he was just unlucky that he got caught offside a number of times thanks to Barça's highly effective offside trap.

Today's match was smart for Real Madrid, they attacked a lot and were able to score goals but only the offside barrier held Real Madrid back even more. The result of the game would have seen more changes on the scoreboard if the Real Madrid players had maintained offside. Especially the Real Madrid player Mbappe, he had a bad performance today, repeatedly stood offside and missed penalties.
The Barcelona players, did not get many opportunities but within this opportunity they were able to score a goal, basically in today's match many of the Barcelona team's attack departments performed poorly. Although Real Madrid performed badly in this match in many ways, they played their best role to win and encouraged the gamblers.

[Olatundespo]

For the El-Classico to actually been what we are used to watching, we need the power house of certain players but, I don’t think Lewandowski or Raphinha are the main power house of Barcelona. At the very least, that seat did belong with Yamal and it has been shown in their most recent games where the youngster was absent. Barcelona was disposable in their performance and while I might agree that these edition of players hold some value, I think with Yamal on the pitch, the El-Classico did have meaning and Real Madrid won this round.

Re-watch the highlights of last season's El Clásico and you will get to understand how much those two contributed. I still feal Barcelona dearly missed them and there was a chance or two where Lewandowski or Raphina would have scored.

honestly Barcelona’s midfield was not really the main problem!! it was more about the defense and finishing as well. Mbappe just kept finding space too easily and the backline just couldn’t keep up with his pace!! men that guy is fu*ckin fast. even though De Jong and Pedri tried to control the game, they lacked that physical presence someone like Casado could have bring that into the game. once Madrid started dominating the midfield, the game was almost out of Barca’s hands. hopefully Flick learns from this and adjusts before the next El Clasico.

Mbappé has always been fast, very fast! Unless if you just started watching El Clásico today but in the previous matches, he was just unlucky that he got caught offside a number of times thanks to Barça's highly effective offside trap.

Today's match was smart for Real Madrid, they attacked a lot and were able to score goals but only the offside barrier held Real Madrid back even more. The result of the game would have seen more changes on the scoreboard if the Real Madrid players had maintained offside. Especially the Real Madrid player Mbappe, he had a bad performance today, repeatedly stood offside and missed penalties.
The Barcelona players, did not get many opportunities but within this opportunity they were able to score a goal, basically in today's match many of the Barcelona team's attack departments performed poorly. Although Real Madrid performed badly in this match in many ways, they played their best role to win and encouraged the gamblers.

Finally Real Madrid managed to break the four time El Clasico losing streak and won a great victory. The match was played in a tense atmosphere throughout and the first goal was scored by Mbappé in the 22 minute of the match, but López counter goal in the 38 minute. Barcelona played without Raphinha and Lewandowski due to injuries. Without these two key players, the team looked incomplete. But the key player Yamal did not play well in the match. López, who scored three goals against Olympiacos in the Champions League, played well in this match but he scored one goal.

Repeated offside traps and changes in referee decisions caused frustration for Real Madrid in the match but they finally won. The number of goals could have been more for Real Madrid but they had to be satisfied with 2-1 goal in an extremely exciting match. The main thing is that Real won and strengthened their top position in the points table as they are currently 5 points ahead of Barcelona.

[X-ray]

I think Hansi flick made a mistake by not starting Casado in this game . Instead, he went with Pedri and De Jong in the midfield. I just feel like Barcelona needed someone like Casado there from the start.. Someone with strength and aggression. You could see it clearly in the first half that his presence was really missed.

Real Madrid were winning almost every battle in the middle and controlling the game with ease. Pedri and De Jong tried though, but they looked a bit soft compared to Real Madrid’s midfield. I kept thinking that if maybe Casado had started, maybe things might have been different because Casado is that kinda player that brings energy and aggression in the Barcelona's team.

Agreed, Flick should have started Casado instead Ferran. They really need a pretty good DM like him in the big game. Once he entered the pitch, their gameplay can be more direct. Having Ferran and De Jong in the midfield are terrible. Things worsen when those midfielders can't even fast enough to track back.

I also noticed that how their midfield also being clueless and have no link to the attackers due to the huge pressures by Real Madrid.

Flick shall have fixed it in the upcoming games. It will better if they can bring a quality DM in the winter window.

[Mayor of ogba]

Home advantage always plays an important role in a football match, but when it comes to El Clasico matches, I agree that home advantage doesn't really matter. Last season Barcelona were able to defeat Real Madrid in the two El Clasico matches because Real Madrid were struggling. This season the same scenario won't happen because Real Madrid is currently more informed than Barcelona.

Based on Real Madrid's current form, I knew it would be difficult for Barca to win at the Santiago Bernabeu, and I was right. Barca did their best, but Real Madrid was unstoppable. They just proved why they're the best team in the league. I don't know how the second leg is going to be, but I'd like to see Real Madrid do a double on Barca to exert their own revenge.

I was not surprised that Real Madrid defeated Barcelona at Santiago Bernabeu because I knew Real Madrid would win the first leg of this season's El Clasico match, but what surprises me is that Real Madrid didn't score so many goals against Barcelona. The second leg of El Clasico will be tough for Real Madrid to win because Barcelona's key players will be available to feature for Barcelona at Camp Nou.

[reagansimms]

honestly Barcelona’s midfield was not really the main problem!! it was more about the defense and finishing as well. Mbappe just kept finding space too easily and the backline just couldn’t keep up with his pace!! men that guy is fu*ckin fast. even though De Jong and Pedri tried to control the game, they lacked that physical presence someone like Casado could have bring that into the game. once Madrid started dominating the midfield, the game was almost out of Barca’s hands. hopefully Flick learns from this and adjusts before the next El Clasico.

I also have the same view as you, last season when Inigo Martinez was still in Barcelona defense, he managed to stop Mbappé, Vinicius, and Bellingham, Real Madrid was always struggling to penetrate Barcelona defense and ultimately Madrid was unable to get full points from Barcelona. Now with his departure, Barcelona lacks a leader in the defensive area like Martinez, Hansi Flick has not found the right figure to replace his position, of course letting him go would be a big mistake.

Álvaro Carreras was a nightmare for Barcelona attackers, especially Yamal. He did a truly excellent job, but he was also the cause of Barcelona lack of attacking play, effectively rendering Yamal unable to do anything throughout the match. This time Madrid not only managed to dominate El Clasico, but they also became even more solid at the top of the standings with a 5 point gap over Barcelona.

[Jody.Drummer]

Even looking at the match statistics, Real Madrid managed to take around 21 shots and conceded nine shots on target, but after the second goal, no more goals were scored against Barcelona. Now, Real Madrid won after being consistently beaten by Barcelona in previous seasons. And Xabi became the first Real Madrid coach to score that many shots in El Clasico.

In the second half, it seemed like Xabi started to try new experiments and give opportunities to some players even though it made the scheme and rhythm decreased.

We could see that some of the players were not very satisfied including Vini but this was also to protect from the hot tension and make the conditions more troublesome.
The inclusion of Rodrygo, Gonzalo and Ceballos made the tempo slacken and they focused more on defense but it made some Barcelona players a little provoked and even quite frustrated with the situation on the field.

Lamine Yamal couldn't get away from Carreras and Carvajal's marking, Pedri didn't keep his cool either and made a few mistakes that earned him a red card in this match.
In addition to losing points for Barcelona they also seemed to lose their identity in this match and next week Pedri will also not be available in the condition of players who are still injured.

It was clear that the Barcelona players were frustrated last night, perhaps because they struggled to penetrate Real Madrid's solid defense. Last night, I thought Real Madrid could score more than two goals, but that was due to Barcelona's poor defense. Unfortunately, the goals were disallowed for offside, and Mbappé's penalty was missed. Nevertheless, I was quite satisfied with the result because I won the bet I made with my friend. He was also frustrated last night because Barcelona's players struggled to score.
Judging by the intense match last night, I don't think Barcelona played calmly, especially with Vini repeatedly disrupting their defense. It's understandable that they were frustrated.

[blue Snow]

When I look at this result, I feel I know who the next champions 2025/2026 are. Yes, Real Madrid already clear will get la liga throphy 2025/2026. I feel the same as in the previous session when Barcelona won all the El Clásico matches. The match between them is very crucial in deciding the champion, even is not really factual, and not reliable as a guideline, but this becomes the basis on overall match, as we can see also a main player, Mbappe, he was create 11 goals on 10 match. He is super on fire now, nothing players can stop it. He scored the opening goal, which gave spirit another player to win the el Clásico.

[AprilioMP]

Lamine Yamal couldn't get away from Carreras and Carvajal's marking, Pedri didn't keep his cool either and made a few mistakes that earned him a red card in this match.
In addition to losing points for Barcelona they also seemed to lose their identity in this match and next week Pedri will also not be available in the condition of players who are still injured.

Yamal wasn't bad if you observed it from kick off until the match finished, but Carreras and Tchoumeni were better at disrupting Yamal's space.
Regarding Pedri, he wasn't fast enough to run so he had to pull Vinicius' shirt during a counterattack which forced the referee to give him the first yellow card.

Barcelona's position, which is 5 points behind Real Madrid in the standings, is indeed difficult because if they are not prepared to face their problems, they could be cornered by a team like Villarreal, who is now in 3rd place with 22 points.

[wakier]

I was not surprised that Real Madrid defeated Barcelona at Santiago Bernabeu because I knew Real Madrid would win the first leg of this season's El Clasico match, but what surprises me is that Real Madrid didn't score so many goals against Barcelona. The second leg of El Clasico will be tough for Real Madrid to win because Barcelona's key players will be available to feature for Barcelona at Camp Nou.

The most important thing isn't the number of goals scored, but rather that Real Madrid can win this match to move ahead of Barcelona in points. After all, Real Madrid opponent isn't a weak club and certainly has a strong defense, so it's understandable that Real Madrid can't score many goals in that match.

Yes, the second leg might be more difficult than this, but at least Real Madrid won the first leg instead of having to lose both legs like last season. Furthermore, the second leg doesn't guarantee a Real Madrid loss.

[UchihaSarada]

Yamal wasn't bad if you observed it from kick off until the match finished, but Carreras and Tchoumeni were better at disrupting Yamal's space.
Regarding Pedri, he wasn't fast enough to run so he had to pull Vinicius' shirt during a counterattack which forced the referee to give him the first yellow card.

Yamal got very special defensive care from Real Madrid players so he truly had big difficulty in this El Clasico but after Real Madrid leading the match 2 - 1, Yamal managed to make an excellent key pass to Kounde. Unfortunately, Kounde wasted that great opportunity to equalize the result for Barcelona by very bad first touch, and it's not responsibility of Yamal.

Barcelona's position, which is 5 points behind Real Madrid in the standings, is indeed difficult because if they are not prepared to face their problems, they could be cornered by a team like Villarreal, who is now in 3rd place with 22 points.

5 points are not too big as the season is long, but losing to Real Madrid in El Clasico signals a hard season for Barcelona as they no longer can dominate Real Madrid in El Clasico. It's not only about the match result, the defeat, but also how Real Madrid dominated this El Clasico and they actually can destroy Barcelona in this match.

[Solokan]

Yesterday's match between Barcelona and Real Madrid was very exciting because we saw Real Madrid play really well and ultimately win the match with a score of 2-1. However, it was unfortunate that Barcelona had to swallow a bitter pill because they did not win against Real Madrid. As the home team, Real Madrid truly made their fans happy by winning the match. However, it was unfortunate that many Barcelona fans were disappointed because their supported team lost to Real Madrid.

Now Real Madrid has earned 3 points, which has widened the point gap between them and Barcelona. Xabi Alonso has done a great job coaching Real Madrid, and it’s clear that Real Madrid made the right choice in selecting Xabi Alonso as Ancelotti’s replacement, as Real Madrid has proven to be performing exceptionally well. However, fortunately, in the El Clasico match, I bet on Real Madrid's victory, which ultimately paid off. How about you? Nevertheless, there is still plenty of time for Barcelona to win the trophy this season, provided they perform better in upcoming matches and can defeat Real Madrid in the next El Clasico. In my opinion, the upcoming El Clasico match will undoubtedly be even more exciting.

[Tamaperdana]

Today's match was smart for Real Madrid, they attacked a lot and were able to score goals but only the offside barrier held Real Madrid back even more. The result of the game would have seen more changes on the scoreboard if the Real Madrid players had maintained offside. Especially the Real Madrid player Mbappe, he had a bad performance today, repeatedly stood offside and missed penalties.
The Barcelona players, did not get many opportunities but within this opportunity they were able to score a goal, basically in today's match many of the Barcelona team's attack departments performed poorly. Although Real Madrid performed badly in this match in many ways, they played their best role to win and encouraged the gamblers.

Yes, in this match, Real Madrid really performed quite well, because they were able to get a lot of chances in this match. So with that, I think Real Madrid really deserved to win this El Clasico match. But even though in this match Real Madrid ended up winning, I think Barcelona also performed quite well in this match. It's just that Barcelona in this match seemed to have a less sharp attack line, and their defense also did not appear solid in this match. So if for example in this match Barcelona could perform better in all lines, I'm sure the result of this match would have been slightly different.

In addition, several key Barcelona players, such as Lewandowski, were unable to play in this match, and that was really one of the main causes of Barcelona's less than stellar front line performance in this match. In addition, with this victory, Barcelona is now really far behind Real Madrid in terms of points. So with this, I think Real Madrid can breathe a little easier. Because currently Real Madrid is 5 points ahead of Barcelona, ​​so with that, I think Real Madrid can really stay at the top for quite a long time.

[ancafe]

Today's match was smart for Real Madrid, they attacked a lot and were able to score goals but only the offside barrier held Real Madrid back even more. The result of the game would have seen more changes on the scoreboard if the Real Madrid players had maintained offside. Especially the Real Madrid player Mbappe, he had a bad performance today, repeatedly stood offside and missed penalties.
The Barcelona players, did not get many opportunities but within this opportunity they were able to score a goal, basically in today's match many of the Barcelona team's attack departments performed poorly. Although Real Madrid performed badly in this match in many ways, they played their best role to win and encouraged the gamblers.

Real Madrid were fortunate because Barcelona's defense looked weaker, allowing them to launch such deadly attacks. But what was remarkable was that Barcelona's players consistently managed to catch Real Madrid's forwards offside, especially Mbappé. Yamal didn't look his best in this match and didn't even attempt many dangerous attacks against Real Madrid's defense. Furthermore, no player was able to play a role when Yamal was restricted from moving freely due to the tight marking of Real Madrid's players. Barcelona's front line was also not at its best as we saw almost no dangerous attacks to threaten Real Madrid's defense.

[Gallar]

When I look at this result, I feel I know who the next champions 2025/2026 are. Yes, Real Madrid already clear will get la liga throphy 2025/2026. I feel the same as in the previous session when Barcelona won all the El Clásico matches. The match between them is very crucial in deciding the champion, even is not really factual, and not reliable as a guideline, but this becomes the basis on overall match, as we can see also a main player, Mbappe, he was create 11 goals on 10 match. He is super on fire now, nothing players can stop it. He scored the opening goal, which gave spirit another player to win the el Clásico.

Yes, perhaps what you said is also true, because basically in La Liga, we can more easily predict which team will be the champion. Because every season, if not Real Madrid, then Barcelona is sure to be the champion. So with that in mind, this season, we just have to see which team is superior, Barcelona or Real Madrid. Then the results can indeed be used as a fairly good reference for predicting which team will be the champion in La Liga. Meanwhile, currently, Real Madrid does indeed seem more dominant than Barcelona.

As we can also certainly see in the standings, Real Madrid is quite ahead of Barcelona, ​​​​and their current winning record is also superior to Barcelona. So with that in mind, I also feel that this season, Real Madrid does have a very good chance of becoming champions in La Liga. So, as long as Real Madrid doesn't experience a storm of injuries like last season, I think this season will run quite smoothly for Real Madrid. So, we'll just see what happens this season. I hope Barcelona can surprise us all again. If Real Madrid is allowed to remain at the top of the table, I think La Liga will become less exciting.