La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[jostorres]

It's always anxious being first on the table especially in a competitive league like Laliga. It's actually a good thing to secure the top spot but three points lead is not enough advantage at all because any slight mistake would make them to forfeit that position. Real madrid is not as weak as they were last season, they look strong and improve this season with hope of winning the league. Barcelona as their top rival and contender is not weak but their performance is declining compared to last season. The league is half way with a lot of possibilities ahead of us thereby making it difficult to predict the champion with just three points differences between the first and second.

Honestly I would rather be at the top and fear that people will catch up to me, than be at the lower and try to catch up. Because while Real Madrid thinks "any mistake and they will catch up to me" Barcelona thinks "any mistake and I will lose the title", Real Madrid would be caught at worst but can recover from there, Barcelona do not have that luxury, they have to win every single game until they pass Madrid, whereas real can lose a game and at worst case it would be tied in points.

That is why I rather be at the top, because even mistakes can be overcome in that situation and do better, whereas we are talking about a much more different situation here with it, so it is not going to be easy at all for them.

[Ruttoshi]

That's the prize that comes with coaching great teams, they always demand for the maximum best and the coaches also knows this that's why they are always trying to be up and doing. As for how Ancelotti performed with the team in his last season, I don't blame him not even one bit. I blame the management because they knew that Real Madrid was having injury problems and he requested for players and the management gave him not a single player at the start of last season, he had to made do of what ever that was available. Perez should be blamed for last seasons poor performance and not Ancelotti.

Yea, I agree with you. Ancelotti did his best for the Real Madrid. Last season poor performance wasn't his fault because you cannot win trophies with  injured players. I was surprised that they put the blame on him which led to his sack. Perez should have come out plain and say that he's tired of the old man instead of blaming him wrongly.

However, the club feels that they need a young and talented coach with good experience that can spend more time with the players to tighten the team bond and improve their performance overtime.

[HajiBagi]

It's always anxious being first on the table especially in a competitive league like Laliga. It's actually a good thing to secure the top spot but three points lead is not enough advantage at all because any slight mistake would make them to forfeit that position. Real madrid is not as weak as they were last season, they look strong and improve this season with hope of winning the league. Barcelona as their top rival and contender is not weak but their performance is declining compared to last season. The league is half way with a lot of possibilities ahead of us thereby making it difficult to predict the champion with just three points differences between the first and second.

Honestly I would rather be at the top and fear that people will catch up to me, than be at the lower and try to catch up. Because while Real Madrid thinks "any mistake and they will catch up to me" Barcelona thinks "any mistake and I will lose the title", Real Madrid would be caught at worst but can recover from there, Barcelona do not have that luxury, they have to win every single game until they pass Madrid, whereas real can lose a game and at worst case it would be tied in points.

That is why I rather be at the top, because even mistakes can be overcome in that situation and do better, whereas we are talking about a much more different situation here with it, so it is not going to be easy at all for them.

You are right, being at the top is very important because it gives a team confidence to keep playing well and winning games so that no other team can catch up with them. Real Madrid will do everything to remain at the top of the league table, and Barcelona will also keep fighting to catch up with Real Madrid and have a chance of winning the league, but I believe Real Madrid has a better chance of winning the league this season.

The reason I believe Real Madrid has a better chance of winning the league is because of the teams Barcelona will face after the international break. Barcelona will face Bilbao, Real Betis, and Atletico Madrid and all of them are very strong. Barcelona may drop points in those games due to their recent performance, and if Barcelona drop points, Real Madrid will have a better chance of winning the league.

[Showlove01]

Real Madrid is in very good form under Xabi. They are currently at the top of the points table. If they can maintain such form, then they have the potential to do very well this season, but anything can happen. If they cannot maintain this consistency, then it will be very difficult for them to stay at the top of the points table. Because even though Barca lost to Real Madrid in the last El Clásico, they are not in such a bad shape. Their young star players have contributed a lot to the team's victory so it is not yet possible to say exactly what will happen.

Are you making that quote considering the Champions League performance? Real Madrid are in a good position in La Liga, but they are not performing very well. Real Madrid are playing a little better than last season under Xabi, but it is not possible to win the title with this team if Barcelona players come back from injuries. Even if Atletico Madrid find their form, Real Madrid will face some challenges. I do not think Real Madrid are sharp enough this season to win the title with sharpness.

Let's say there performance is not good enough neither is it that bad but they are more like inbetween and it is not all the team that can mess around with them even the people we may be seeing as favorite now in different leagues. They are not performing well yet they won Barcelona at El Clasico unlike last season where Barcelona beat them about 4-5 times in a row and that was really embarrassing and they ended last season without a trophy but this season will not be same as last season for them.

[AYOBA]

Barcelona closing in on real Madrid 3 points gap is two ways. They could close in or widen up the more. Barcelona's game against club Brugge also revealed their weakness recently. If I'm to take side, I still maintain that real Madrid would lift the title at the end of the season. It's just 12 games gone, so let's relax and watch further.

Although Real Madrid will try as much as possible to not drop any points at this moment, but  with the way Barcelona performances are going currently now, if care is not taken, they will later overtake Real Madrid at the top of the table, as they are putting in much effort in every one of their matches to make sure they get positive results against their opponents.

But since the foosball is full of surprises and is unpredictable, let us never make an early prediction; we should watch both of the teams in their further matches, as you said earlier.

[GbitG]

So the idea of Barcelona is to be a team, while it's true that for many years they trusted Messi to help them out, there aren't any Messi type of figure in the team anymore, they are trying to make it a team as a whole and not just one star. Which is why at times you can rely on a player if other bigger players are injured, like when Raphinha and Pedri and Lewandowski was out, surely Yamal was the star, but normally, they do not play like that.

Well i think it's also normal to depend on your players who consider themselves the best in the team and these guys are but they have to try to find substitutes maybe even a little cheaper who can act as substitutes in difficult moments and not just rely on them

In my opinion, relying on a single player is not a good idea because sometimes the player didn't even make any contribution and ultimately at end team  finished with a lose. At the time Messi Barcelona was only rely on him but sometimes when the opponent tightly marked Messi and he didn't spotted any goals then Barcelona end up with lose or draw. I am not criticizing Messi I am just figure out the one players relying strategy....

So completely relying on one player is sometimes causing a bad impact like other players not even flinching for chance. In 2019 UCL semifinal against Liverpool, Messi made some huge efforts but his team couldn't defend the goals. Football is 11 player game and all players need to put his contribution in team play.

[dollyamo]

However, upcoming schedule is on the way and gradually players are recovering. Hansi Flick is also waiting for his players to fully recover, and then he will start work to regain his place, and I hope soon they will start the domination track.

Injuries for Barcelona unfortunately have been important, keeping the team at a certain level is not easy.
Despite this, they are managing to hold firm while waiting for the full squad to recover.
Maybe we can even see an equally quick recovery, so much so that the championship will change its fortunes.

[Antotena]

Yea, I agree with you. Ancelotti did his best for the Real Madrid. Last season poor performance wasn't his fault because you cannot win trophies with  injured players. I was surprised that they put the blame on him which led to his sack. Perez should have come out plain and say that he's tired of the old man instead of blaming him wrongly.

However, the club feels that they need a young and talented coach with good experience that can spend more time with the players to tighten the team bond and improve their performance overtime.

If a team has always been the winner of a league, rest assure that even in their worst season they will do well. Anceloti is used to those players even in their worst form and that's why he manages them even in their worst form. Last season, a lot of players were affected but he was able to follow Barcelona till the end and end up as a second place. If what Xabi is having today as player is what Anceloti has this season, they will be far in the table by now.

Some people were saying vinicious do carried Real Madrid in all their matches but same guy hasn't score goal in their last 3 match or more as I remember. I want to see Rodrigo active in that match because looking at what he did in that match supercedes what vinicious did, he was busy causing trouble with fellow Senegal players just like the way he do in Real Madrid all the time. It's high time the club reassess their players again, it's not how they used to be anymore.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Although Real Madrid will try as much as possible to not drop any points at this moment, but  with the way Barcelona performances are going currently now, if care is not taken, they will later overtake Real Madrid at the top of the table, as they are putting in much effort in every one of their matches to make sure they get positive results against their opponents.

But since the foosball is full of surprises and is unpredictable, let us never make an early prediction; we should watch both of the teams in their further matches, as you said earlier.

I'm not sure who's performing better between Barcelona and Real Madrid, because their performances haven't been what we expected. However, it's possible for Barcelona to overtake Real Madrid because despite their key players being injured, they're still managing to compete with Real Madrid, who have their best starting lineup. Real Madrid leads by just three points, which is insufficient for them to play softly in any of their games because it will be difficult for them if Barcelona key players return.

Both Xabi Alonso and Hansi Flick need to strengthen their squads to compete in La Liga and Champions League. Their Champions League performance hasn't been impressive so far. We know the La Liga title will likely be between them, but it's a different story in the Champions League, where several teams are in better shape than Real Madrid and Barcelona.

[letteredhub]

It's always anxious being first on the table especially in a competitive league like Laliga. It's actually a good thing to secure the top spot but three points lead is not enough advantage at all because any slight mistake would make them to forfeit that position. Real madrid is not as weak as they were last season, they look strong and improve this season with hope of winning the league. Barcelona as their top rival and contender is not weak but their performance is declining compared to last season. The league is half way with a lot of possibilities ahead of us thereby making it difficult to predict the champion with just three points differences between the first and second.

Being on top is one thing and being secured is another thing which is far more important than just being on top. Real Madrid's lead at the top of the table is quite shabby and doesn't seem sustainable due to the numbers, 3 points isn't good enough considering how shaky they can be sometimes, they could have extended the lead before the international break but due to their last result where they were held to a draw Barcelona had to close in with a comfortable win which made Real Madrid more uncomfortable at the top putting more pressure on capital club, perhaps we might experience something similar to what happened last season in the La liga or maybe the winner might emerge with just a slight point difference at the end of the season.

[doomloop]

It's always anxious being first on the table especially in a competitive league like Laliga. It's actually a good thing to secure the top spot but three points lead is not enough advantage at all because any slight mistake would make them to forfeit that position. Real madrid is not as weak as they were last season, they look strong and improve this season with hope of winning the league. Barcelona as their top rival and contender is not weak but their performance is declining compared to last season. The league is half way with a lot of possibilities ahead of us thereby making it difficult to predict the champion with just three points differences between the first and second.

This is true, Real Madrid must be looking at the second place and worried about it, I think it's definitely a tough one to do something like this. There is a chance that Barcelona may win while Real Madrid lose points and that is what Real Madrid will be afraid of and will worry, so I am not entirely sure what we will be seeing something that would be considered.

There is a possibility that Barcelona will do a fine job but at the end of the day it could do a wonderful job too, we just need to wait and see. Not entirely sure how it would look but it can be a very good one without a doubt. League is competitive this way, if Real took off after that win in el classico and the gap was high, then the league would have become boring.

[paco92x]

Injuries for Barcelona unfortunately have been important, keeping the team at a certain level is not easy.
Despite this, they are managing to hold firm while waiting for the full squad to recover.
Maybe we can even see an equally quick recovery, so much so that the championship will change its fortunes.

It is quite difficult to keep the operating level of the club high with so many injuries, but Barça always manages to dig itself out of a bad situation. And now three players are in the final stages of returning: Pedri, García, and Raphinha. Of the three, the more important for me is García, because Szczęsny isn’t up to the task when we talk about his performances in the last games.

[Agbam]

It's always anxious being first on the table especially in a competitive league like Laliga. It's actually a good thing to secure the top spot but three points lead is not enough advantage at all because any slight mistake would make them to forfeit that position. Real madrid is not as weak as they were last season, they look strong and improve this season with hope of winning the league. Barcelona as their top rival and contender is not weak but their performance is declining compared to last season. The league is half way with a lot of possibilities ahead of us thereby making it difficult to predict the champion with just three points differences between the first and second.

Honestly I would rather be at the top and fear that people will catch up to me, than be at the lower and try to catch up. Because while Real Madrid thinks "any mistake and they will catch up to me" Barcelona thinks "any mistake and I will lose the title", Real Madrid would be caught at worst but can recover from there, Barcelona do not have that luxury, they have to win every single game until they pass Madrid, whereas real can lose a game and at worst case it would be tied in points.

That is why I rather be at the top, because even mistakes can be overcome in that situation and do better, whereas we are talking about a much more different situation here with it, so it is not going to be easy at all for them.

With the kind of competition Real Madrid and Barcelona bring or engage us in the LaLiga 3 points is not much but it’s still better to have that edge than not.
While Madrid is at the top and enjoying leading the group they should never let anything that will make them drop points to the level of Barcelona Cos any day they do that Barcelona will definitely take over cos they have better goal difference, so Madrid shouldn’t take such Chances.

[Dzwaafu11]

Real Madrid is in very good form under Xabi. They are currently at the top of the points table. If they can maintain such form, then they have the potential to do very well this season, but anything can happen. If they cannot maintain this consistency, then it will be very difficult for them to stay at the top of the points table. Because even though Barca lost to Real Madrid in the last El Clásico, they are not in such a bad shape. Their young star players have contributed a lot to the team's victory so it is not yet possible to say exactly what will happen.

Are you making that quote considering the Champions League performance? Real Madrid are in a good position in La Liga, but they are not performing very well. Real Madrid are playing a little better than last season under Xabi, but it is not possible to win the title with this team if Barcelona players come back from injuries. Even if Atletico Madrid find their form, Real Madrid will face some challenges. I do not think Real Madrid are sharp enough this season to win the title with sharpness.

Let's say there performance is not good enough neither is it that bad but they are more like inbetween and it is not all the team that can mess around with them even the people we may be seeing as favorite now in different leagues. They are not performing well yet they won Barcelona at El Clasico unlike last season where Barcelona beat them about 4-5 times in a row and that was really embarrassing and they ended last season without a trophy but this season will not be same as last season for them.

Real Madrid’s performance last season compared to this season has a very big difference, which is the same for Barcelona. If you look closely at the current performance of Barcelona, you will see that they are battling to maintain good form both in the Champions League and La Liga, but nothing is still working. This is why we see them losing games that they are not supposed to lose. Still, they are trying to do better, even though their performance in the previous season was really amazing. That is now how the performance of Real Madrid is, and all of this is as a result of their new coach, Xabi.

[KingsDen]

Injuries for Barcelona unfortunately have been important, keeping the team at a certain level is not easy.
Despite this, they are managing to hold firm while waiting for the full squad to recover.
Maybe we can even see an equally quick recovery, so much so that the championship will change its fortunes.

It is quite difficult to keep the operating level of the club high with so many injuries, but Barça always manages to dig itself out of a bad situation. And now three players are in the final stages of returning: Pedri, García, and Raphinha. Of the three, the more important for me is García, because Szczęsny isn’t up to the task when we talk about his performances in the last games.

Every coach managing their team should be very cautious of injuries. Injuries has the capacity to mare a very strong team especially when their is no squad depth. Every single position should have a strong substitute/competitor. That is how a team becomes formidable. Those three seasons that Manchester City dominated England, their second ix was formidable than the first ix of almost all other teams in England.

So, for Barcelona to be free from the effect of injuries, they need to build a good squad depth. But in reality, they cannot achieve that because of their financial crisis which has lingered for many years.

[Alex077]

It's always anxious being first on the table especially in a competitive league like Laliga. It's actually a good thing to secure the top spot but three points lead is not enough advantage at all because any slight mistake would make them to forfeit that position...

Being on top is one thing and being secured is another thing which is far more important than just being on top. Real Madrid's lead at the top of the table is quite shabby and doesn't seem sustainable due to the numbers, 3 points isn't good enough considering how shaky they can be sometimes, they could have extended the lead before the international break but due to their last result where they were held to a draw Barcelona..

Yeah, for sure. Just sitting at the top doesn’t matter when the team looks shaky, and Real Madrid really fit that description at the moment.
They really could’ve gone into the international break with a much more comfortable gap, but that draw put them under pressure they created for themselves. Barça did their job - took a clean win - and now the heat on Real is only getting stronger. They’re leading the table, yeah, but mentally it’s a pretty awkward position for them.
 Or maybe it’ll all come down to just a couple of points at the end. Looks like La Liga is setting up another tight race this year.

[reefsea]

Injuries are difficult to avoid, but the mistake Madrid made last season was that they knew there would be a hurricane of injuries because they had experienced it many times before, but they didn't prepare a backup plan because Ancelotti always told the media that he always believed in his squad.

It was a positive thing, but it set them back because they weren't prepared for the hurricane of injuries that occurred.
Now in the Xabi era they are more prepared even for the defense there are some very good players but Xabi is still trying to find some players as options or warmers in the competition for the main line-up so for now a few Madrid players are missing but they are still comfortable because the options are getting more and more for now.

Yeah, obviously you just spotted a good point. At the time of Angelotti, Real Madrid didn't even sign any backup players, and to be honest, that's why he, Carlos Angelotti have failed to win a big trophy. Every coach needs to demand from a club to sign them backup players. Because of the tough schedule, many players have been injured, and if you didn't have backup, then probably your team will slightly drop in performance. So the big mistake of Angelotti is that he didn't even demand for new signing and in mid of season he fell too frustrated due to injuries....

Now Xabi Alonso is smart he knows the job like he already have a lot of player in their squad depth but still he is demanding more players. Like in the next window, he will try to used new back up players.

What Ancelotti is doing is actually quite good where he wants to keep freeing players because the belief in players is very good, it's just that this condition is certainly a little difficult to force because they have a hurricane of injuries that Ancelotti did not predict from the start which even made them have to look at Castilla to get players because at that time their defenders were all lost due to injury. But at this time such conditions have been noticed by Xabi from the start because he is indeed apart from continuing Ancelotti's plans he also learned from Ancelotti's previous mistakes.

But once again, injuries are still a little difficult to avoid even though there is preparation and currently Madrid's midfield is a little shaky especially since some of their players may not be able to play next week due to injuries.
Fortunately, their current injury storm is not too long for some players unlike before that even 3 of their defenders were affected by ACL.

nb: sorry budy, you must be able to say the right name because from start to finish you misspelled Ancelotti's name.

[Stablexcoin]

Yea, I agree with you. Ancelotti did his best for the Real Madrid. Last season poor performance wasn't his fault because you cannot win trophies with  injured players. I was surprised that they put the blame on him which led to his sack. Perez should have come out plain and say that he's tired of the old man instead of blaming him wrongly.

However, the club feels that they need a young and talented coach with good experience that can spend more time with the players to tighten the team bond and improve their performance overtime.

I will never neglect what Ancelotti did for Real Madrid. Any Real Madrid fan speaking against him is a wicked fan because, no matter what, he has won them many trophies and kept the faith and hope till he left the club.

Obviously, he left Real Madrid because he had to retire, while he let other young managers take over the club with the recent talent they have. Aside from that, he is still one of the best coaches we have seen.

[Victorybit1]

Yea, I agree with you. Ancelotti did his best for the Real Madrid. Last season poor performance wasn't his fault because you cannot win trophies with  injured players. I was surprised that they put the blame on him which led to his sack. Perez should have come out plain and say that he's tired of the old man instead of blaming him wrongly.

However, the club feels that they need a young and talented coach with good experience that can spend more time with the players to tighten the team bond and improve their performance overtime.

I will never neglect what Ancelotti did for Real Madrid. Any Real Madrid fan speaking against him is a wicked fan because, no matter what, he has won them many trophies and kept the faith and hope till he left the club.

Obviously, he left Real Madrid because he had to retire, while he let other young managers take over the club with the recent talent they have. Aside from that, he is still one of the best coaches we have seen.

Ancelloti is one of the few managers that have earned and deserve all the accolades given to him, I mean the man has virtually won it all and have coached so many great players. Ancelloti performance for last season can be overlooked and he himself knows it was time to leave the club and probably retire or take up another job which is something he did with the Brazilian national team which are doing better than the disgrace that was to be befallen that great nation.

[letteredhub]

Being on top is one thing and being secured is another thing which is far more important than just being on top. Real Madrid's lead at the top of the table is quite shabby and doesn't seem sustainable due to the numbers, 3 points isn't good enough considering how shaky they can be sometimes, they could have extended the lead before the international break but due to their last result where they were held to a draw Barcelona..

Yeah, for sure. Just sitting at the top doesn’t matter when the team looks shaky, and Real Madrid really fit that description at the moment.
They really could’ve gone into the international break with a much more comfortable gap, but that draw put them under pressure they created for themselves. Barça did their job - took a clean win - and now the heat on Real is only getting stronger. They’re leading the table, yeah, but mentally it’s a pretty awkward position for them.
 Or maybe it’ll all come down to just a couple of points at the end. Looks like La Liga is setting up another tight race this year.

Just as Real Madrid isn't comfortable so am I, I don't think they would last long on that spot because they seem to be under some pressure knowing Barcelona is behind them, ordinarily this is suppose to be a source of motivation for Real Madrid to continue to strive to win and extend their lead but I don't think they can, I saw how they celebrated a win in the el classico, that doesn't seem like a team with much confidence, and I don't trust them to win the title with such an attitude except they are willing to show some character by stepping up their performance if they intend to keep Barcelona at bay.