La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[sana54210]

La Liga is always about Barcelona or Real Madrid. When it gets more serious, that is when we see Atlético Madrid. I think that the last time we saw a club (Girona) that tried to make the league competitive was the 2023/24 season. That was when Girona tried and even made it to the top of the table at mid-season, which at the end they were still not able to even finish as runner up.

So, this season might still change, even though I know that Real Madrid are now strong. But they have only played 10 games out of 38 games, so they still have a long way to go to determine the winner of the trophy this season. But saying La Liga is competitive, that is not true, unless if it is competitive only between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Girona wasn't even in the top two that season, didn't even bother the domination of Barcelona and Real Madrid, they just did better than they normally do thanks to City group help. But, they are nowhere to be found yet again.

The entire reason why Simeone was one of the highest paid managers of all time, is because he managed to keep Atletico Madrid high up, it's clear that we are talking about a manager who kept ATM at top three every single year give or take, and win in a few of those as well. When you have that kind of situation at hand, it's hard to give up a manager like that. Consistency is key for all other teams in La Liga and they do not have that kind of return normally, only team that can sustain at the top level aside from Barcelona and Real Madrid is just Atletico Madrid.

[BitBakerr1]

It's not really competitive because every season the championship competition is only between Real Madrid and Barcelona. If lucky, Atletico Madrid can appear in the title race and even become champions, but that's only if they're lucky; Atletico Madrid can't compete and fight closely with Real Madrid and Barcelona every season. Real Madrid has only added Mbappe to their attacking lineup. What makes them stronger besides Mbappe is their current coach, Xabi Alonso, who joined at the beginning of the season from Bayer Leverkusen.

Real Madrid and Barcelona has turn this league to a family league, literally in the last 5 years, only Atlantico Madrid has a chance to win that of 20/21 season, the rest was shared between Real Madrid and Barcelona. This is why every season, the competition is between Madrid and Barca, the rest of the teams only do their best to make sure they appear in the top 4 so they can make chance to appear in the Champions League or maybe have a special place in the Europa league and Europa conference league. There is no motivation from other teams to win this league even in the next 5 years.

Webutxo you are correct, Real Madrid and Barca has been the ones lifting the la Liga title from time to time just like you said they have taken it as a family business no other team is competing with them these two teams are the biggest team in Spain and they have been lifting the la Liga and I don't think anything will be able to challenge them in years to come, Atletico Madrid are the only team that would have have a chance to really challenge This two teams but their problem is that they are not bringing good players and good coach to their team and that is why they are not able to challenge Real Madrid and Barcelona very well, they should put more interest in their Club Atletico Madrid is a big team they need to work on their Club in order to complete with real Madrid and Barcelona in the la Liga title other teams should also do the same thing.

[bastisisca]

If we have been following real Madrid for sometimes now, we can be able to tell that, the real Madrid of last season is not of this season as they have completely improved in their game play. Ever since the start of this season, we can tell that there is a little bit of improvement, with the way they press, attack and even try to win the ball more often, so it was clear that, real Madrid under Carlo Ancelotti was a completely attacking tactics and individual brilliance and this is just it.
This season is a different ball game. My hope with the team is for them to keep the tempo of the game has they have started already if they want to finish well.

You know very well how i feel about it. In football today, there are so many injuries because players play so much. Just like a car, if you use it too much, the engine, clutch, or brakes break, the same goes for the human body.
You can't expect top performance for too long, otherwise it breaks.

To avoid injuries, more turnover is needed.

[iamsange]

Webutxo you are correct, Real Madrid and Barca has been the ones lifting the la Liga title from time to time just like you said they have taken it as a family business no other team is competing with them these two teams are the biggest team in Spain and they have been lifting the la Liga and I don't think anything will be able to challenge them in years to come, Atletico Madrid are the only team that would have have a chance to really challenge This two teams but their problem is that they are not bringing good players and good coach to their team and that is why they are not able to challenge Real Madrid and Barcelona very well, they should put more interest in their Club Atletico Madrid is a big team they need to work on their Club in order to complete with real Madrid and Barcelona in the la Liga title other teams should also do the same thing.

It's undeniable that these two teams consistently dominate La Liga, and only Atletico Madrid has occasionally managed to steal the title from them. Real Madrid and Barcelona are two teams with sufficient financial resources and substantial revenue from sponsorships and television broadcasting rights, making them even stronger by attracting top players. Furthermore, La Liga has captured the world's attention because of the rivalry between these two teams. In my opinion, although some people are starting to grow weary of these two teams' dominance, it's precisely because of them that La Liga has become one of the best competitions in the world today.

The problems faced by other teams, like Atletico Madrid, stem from their wealth and financial management. These teams struggle financially, which impacts the club as they often sell their star players and struggle to sign new ones. So, I believe that's one of the factors.

[pewboy]

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.

The most important thing is that they found the first position before the break and even if it seems like it's a useless thing, trust me it's not, in fact it's something that is very important for everyone and they must know this, the gap is currently almost 0 very little in fact for me this championship will be beautiful

[Asyifiah]

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.

The most important thing is that they found the first position before the break and even if it seems like it's a useless thing, trust me it's not, in fact it's something that is very important for everyone and they must know this, the gap is currently almost 0 very little in fact for me this championship will be beautiful

Currently Real Madrid is at the top of the standings, but with a long remaining match, they are not in the safe zone because the one in second place is their tough enemy, Barcelona, ​​and only three points behind, of course this is not a big problem for Barcelona to catch up with Real Madrid, so currently we cannot judge who will be the champion this year because all clubs are working hard to win.

[changaa]

It is true that in other leagues, there is fierce competition between the top teams, but in La Liga, that picture is not seen. If we look at the statistics of the last few years, this can be easily seen. Where the difference between the first and second teams is very large and the same is true for the third and fourth. In this season, Real Madrid is 3 points ahead from Barcelona and the difference between the closest rivals is not much. How fierce this competition will be in the end remains to be seen.

You're right in La Liga between the various places the difference in points is essentially not such as to make the teams aggressive.

In fact towards the end when the circle usually narrows, they become aggressive rightly looking for victory or to climb by a few points in the standings.
Anyway all the championships towards the end get fun.

[Ayers]

Currently Real Madrid is at the top of the standings, but with a long remaining match, they are not in the safe zone because the one in second place is their tough enemy, Barcelona, ​​and only three points behind, of course this is not a big problem for Barcelona to catch up with Real Madrid, so currently we cannot judge who will be the champion this year because all clubs are working hard to win.

Since Real Madrid is at the top of the points table and is 3 points ahead of Barcelona, ​​it can be said that the team is somewhat pressure free. But this is not a big gap. Barcelona will definitely try to reduce this 3 point gap and regain the top spot of the table. So Real madrid will also have to continue their good performance  if they want to keep the top spot of the table.

The battle for the la liiga title is getting exciting. We can also see Villarreal and atletico madrid performing well. If the performance of Real Madrid and Barcelona is not  stable, then there is a possibility of seeing Villarreal or atletico madrid at the top of the table.

[Slow death]

One such factor is Dean Huijsen , who just picked up an injury, now, Real Madrid will assess their center back. Thus, there are 5 Real Madrid players who are currently injured including Dean Huijsen, and 3 in his squad, again defenders.

Once again Real Madrid has to lose a defender, what a bad fate, how can they maintain their top position if their defense continues to experience problems? Of course, this is more difficult than imagined, Barcelona prayers seem to have been answered because their arch rivals are also experiencing the same problems, more and more injuries will certainly affect the club's performance, the competition for the top of the standings will be more interesting because currently Real Madrid and Barcelona may be balanced, not just one sided because both teams will try hard to face their problems to face many matches ahead because their journey is still very long.

Not yet, mate. More sad news has come from Real Madrid, where their defender, Miltaio, has once again suffered an injury while playing for his national team, Brazil. Now that the center-back is undergoing an examination, this adds to the long-standing question for Real Madrid's back line, regarding how Real Madrid's defensive crisis will unfold in the next match in La Liga. Xabi must be more strategic again to deal with this.


Source: Éder Militão will undergo tests after injury

There is no confirmation concerning his injury right now, it happened yesterday during the game between Tunisia against Brazil, well Militao have been injured for a very long time now, and he just came back from injury not too long ago, right now Real Madrid will be very worried about him and his health, his had some bad injury record and the way he left the game he must have felt something, but let’s hope it’s nothing actually serious that will sideline him for a very long time, the club doctors will have to access him first to see the nature of the injury, and they will have to take a decision and also know if it’s something that is actually serious, the club and the manager will definitely be worried because he is an important player for the team.

Real Madrid has already confirmed Éder Militão's injury, as you can read here:

Real Madrid tests confirm Éder Militão has been diagnosed with an injury in the major adductor of his right leg.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1991143333414989968

He was out for two weeks and they predict he'll miss the games against Elche, Olympiacos, Girona, and Athletic Bilbao. Honestly, I'm wondering how many more seasons this guy will stay at Real Madrid like this, because his injuries are constant; he recovers, doesn't play many games, and gets injured again. This way, Real Madrid will be forced to sell him and sign other players. Because Real Madrid is paying his salary and not counting on him for 100% of the season, it's a huge loss for Real Madrid.

[hyudien]

Barcelona will win this match because they will play in their proud stadium, and Barcelona is expected to be ready to field Yamal and Raphinha in this match, this will not create a chance for Bilbao to win higher and it is very likely that Barcelona will get an additional 3 points from this match, moving them closer to Real Madrid, who currently sit at the top of the table.

Real Madrid needs to win against Elche in their next match if they want to avoid being usurped by Barcelona at the top of the table.

I think both teams will finish with three points. Barcelona is far better on paper than Bilbao, especially since Bilbao is currently lacking in spirit. They haven't been particularly strong so far. Considering Barcelona will be playing at Camp Nou, this is an opportunity for them to pick up their first win at their beloved stadium.
Madrid is also in good form, so Elche is a match they can overcome. The league table likely won't change for them next week.

[Taricoins]

He was out for two weeks and they predict he'll miss the games against Elche, Olympiacos, Girona, and Athletic Bilbao. Honestly, I'm wondering how many more seasons this guy will stay at Real Madrid like this, because his injuries are constant; he recovers, doesn't play many games, and gets injured again. This way, Real Madrid will be forced to sell him and sign other players. Because Real Madrid is paying his salary and not counting on him for 100% of the season, it's a huge loss for Real Madrid.

Facts, my heart goes to Miltao and his family but how long do Real Madrid continue with him, he was seen as a good addition to the squad but lately he's been hoping on one injury to the other, could you believe that in the span of 3 years, Militao has gone on injury 12 times!, including minor injuries that kept him on the bench. This unfortunate event will now force Real Madrid to use Raul Asencio, since other star defenders like Alaba and Rudiger are on the sideline too.

Hope he comes back fit before there match against Mancity that match promises to be a toigh one.

[JoyMarsha]

It's not really competitive because every season the championship competition is only between Real Madrid and Barcelona. If lucky, Atletico Madrid can appear in the title race and even become champions, but that's only if they're lucky; Atletico Madrid can't compete and fight closely with Real Madrid and Barcelona every season. Real Madrid has only added Mbappe to their attacking lineup. What makes them stronger besides Mbappe is their current coach, Xabi Alonso, who joined at the beginning of the season from Bayer Leverkusen.

Real Madrid and Barcelona has turn this league to a family league, literally in the last 5 years, only Atlantico Madrid has a chance to win that of 20/21 season, the rest was shared between Real Madrid and Barcelona. This is why every season, the competition is between Madrid and Barca, the rest of the teams only do their best to make sure they appear in the top 4 so they can make chance to appear in the Champions League or maybe have a special place in the Europa league and Europa conference league. There is no motivation from other teams to win this league even in the next 5 years.

That same thing of two teams dominating the league as a family league can't happen in the Premier League for close to 5 years without having other teams challenging them for the league title every season to overthrow them.

For the times I know about LaLiga league matches/trophies, the dominating clubs have been Barcelona and Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid will take the third spot, and the rest of the teams will fight and occupy the remaining spots of the table. I don't know when we will see a different club taking the 1st and 2nd spots of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

[el kaka22]

There isn't really a "need" for more teams to win, as long as there are more than just one team to win it. In this case La Liga is unlike Bundesliga or Ligue 1, because here it is not just one team, it's two teams that can win it.

This creates the question "who will win this year?" because you do not know, even right now you have no idea who will be champions, and start of every season you have no idea who will win it. That's very important, because it makes every game these teams play important, we are talking about 70+ games that matters and you watch them to see who will get the title. With leagues like Bundesliga or Ligue 1, you do not have to watch a single game, because you already know who is going to win the league, that's why La Liga is more fun to follow.

[martinom]

Exactly, La Liga is always about Barcelona or Real Madrid. When it gets more serious, that is when we see Atlético Madrid. I think that the last time we saw a club (Girona) that tried to make the league competitive was the 2023/24 season. That was when Girona tried and even made it to the top of the table at mid-season, which at the end they were still not able to even finish as runner up.

So, this season might still change, even though I know that Real Madrid are now strong. But they have only played 10 games out of 38 games, so they still have a long way to go to determine the winner of the trophy this season. But saying La Liga is competitive, that is not true, unless if it is competitive only between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

La Liga this year, however, doesn't always have the usual top-seeded teams. Real Madrid, despite a turbulent transition period, is still top, Barcelona is recovering, Bilbao, despite not being among the top-seeded teams in the standings, is always a team to be feared on the pitch. I see a lot of excitement at last; the start wasn't hilarious.
La Liga will be on fire in a few weeks "I hope".

[Baki202]

It's undeniable that these two teams consistently dominate La Liga, and only Atletico Madrid has occasionally managed to steal the title from them. Real Madrid and Barcelona are two teams with sufficient financial resources and substantial revenue from sponsorships and television broadcasting rights, making them even stronger by attracting top players. Furthermore, La Liga has captured the world's attention because of the rivalry between these two teams. In my opinion, although some people are starting to grow weary of these two teams' dominance, it's precisely because of them that La Liga has become one of the best competitions in the world today.

This did not start today and if you should look at it, and it's as always been real madrid and Barcelona and it's just once in while that you see Atletico Madrid in the picture. They are more financial capable than Atletico Madrid and there was a particular time that Barcelona was struggling with finance and it affected them even there performance they had to sack there coach then. They are still managing everything even with there current situation. And both Barcelona and real madrid anytime they are playing it draws a lot of attention and the game between the two clubs have been given a special title which is El Clasico.  And it is because of this clubs that they are able to get this attention. This shoes how powerful the game of this both clubs are to the world.

The problems faced by other teams, like Atletico Madrid, stem from their wealth and financial management. These teams struggle financially, which impacts the club as they often sell their star players and struggle to sign new ones. So, I believe that's one of the factors.

And sometimes it is now as if other clubs are no longer considered in the la Liga because every season we already know clubs that are going to dominate, it is easy to be able to predict who is going to win. Because it is either going to be real madrid or Barcelona and like this season now real madrid is going to win for sure. Because they are more consistent than Barcelona. And there is nothing that is worst than selling your star players just to stabilize finance in the club.

[Mame89]

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.

The most important thing is that they found the first position before the break and even if it seems like it's a useless thing, trust me it's not, in fact it's something that is very important for everyone and they must know this, the gap is currently almost 0 very little in fact for me this championship will be beautiful

The La Liga season is still very long. This week marks the 13th matchday but Real Madrid remains firmly in first place in the standings just three points behind Barcelona. While this gap is certainly not a safe one, Real Madrid isn't a team that suddenly found itself at the top of the table they compete with Barcelona almost every season. So they are used to the mentality and pressure of competing for La Liga trophies every season.

Especially under Xabi Alanso Real Madrid's leadership has become increasingly solid and solid, as Xabi brings a collective playing philosophy that doesn't rely solely on one player. This makes me confident Real Madrid can continue to be consistent. Xabi is more bold in rotating players a stark contrast to Ancelotti whose lack of rotation has resulted in numerous injuries to Real Madrid players.

[Adbitco]

It's not really competitive because every season the championship competition is only between Real Madrid and Barcelona. If lucky, Atletico Madrid can appear in the title race and even become champions, but that's only if they're lucky; Atletico Madrid can't compete and fight closely with Real Madrid and Barcelona every season. Real Madrid has only added Mbappe to their attacking lineup. What makes them stronger besides Mbappe is their current coach, Xabi Alonso, who joined at the beginning of the season from Bayer Leverkusen.

Real Madrid and Barcelona has turn this league to a family league, literally in the last 5 years, only Atlantico Madrid has a chance to win that of 20/21 season, the rest was shared between Real Madrid and Barcelona. This is why every season, the competition is between Madrid and Barca, the rest of the teams only do their best to make sure they appear in the top 4 so they can make chance to appear in the Champions League or maybe have a special place in the Europa league and Europa conference league. There is no motivation from other teams to win this league even in the next 5 years.

And you wonder why it's so? The reason is not far fetched. Firstly, there are only 2 rich clubs on Spain which is Real Madrid and Barcelona in 3rd place is Atletico Madrid. The sharing formular in La Liga is shit and very biased maybe they do this based on returns, it's very logical for we to agree that Real Madrid and Barcelona makes more money for La Liga than the other entire teams combined. I still remember a particular season where the team that finished bottom got less than €1 million, you can imagine. For now I don't know how much but I can still say it's still not much. So you see, competing with the power house will be extremely difficult.

[m4r1o]

But in La Liga, such things are very rare. Perhaps Girona was the one that came close to competing with Real Madrid and Barcelona in the last two seasons. But now, unfortunately, this team has experienced another very significant setback. Because their great players have left, the team's performance has been very poor. So, aside from Girona, I don't think any other team can reach the top of La Liga right now. Speaking of Atletico Madrid, I don't think they'll be able to compete with Barcelona or Real Madrid this season. So, yes, La Liga is essentially dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid at the moment.

in reality even if there are two teams competing in the championship, it can be an intense and particular championship, it doesn't mean that if the challenge is between two teams the championship is boring, i always think that they are two great teams and that the fight will be really difficult for them

[moneystery]

There isn't really a "need" for more teams to win, as long as there are more than just one team to win it. In this case La Liga is unlike Bundesliga or Ligue 1, because here it is not just one team, it's two teams that can win it.

This creates the question "who will win this year?" because you do not know, even right now you have no idea who will be champions, and start of every season you have no idea who will win it. That's very important, because it makes every game these teams play important, we are talking about 70+ games that matters and you watch them to see who will get the title. With leagues like Bundesliga or Ligue 1, you do not have to watch a single game, because you already know who is going to win the league, that's why La Liga is more fun to follow.

Real Madrid and Barcelona have dominated La Liga for the past few seasons, making their rivalry at the top of the table feel like a year-on-year rivalry. While Atletico Madrid can occasionally exert pressure, their consistency hasn't been strong enough to truly shake the dominance of these two giants.
So, you could say that La Liga is like a competitive stage for Real Madrid and Barcelona. Both teams are competing to prove who the true ruler is. Arguably, this rivalry between these two clubs is one of the reasons why La Liga is so compelling to watch.

[free-bit.co.in]

La Liga this year, however, doesn't always have the usual top-seeded teams. Real Madrid, despite a turbulent transition period, is still top, Barcelona is recovering, Bilbao, despite not being among the top-seeded teams in the standings, is always a team to be feared on the pitch. I see a lot of excitement at last; the start wasn't hilarious.
La Liga will be on fire in a few weeks "I hope".

Barcelona's performance is still erratic. So it will be difficult for Barcelona to get full points in the match against Athletic Club. There is no chance to consider Athletic Club's squad as weak either. We often see Athletic Bilbao perform well against big teams.
Barcelona is not getting Yamal, De Jong, Pedri and Gavi in ​​the squad. Raphinha and Garcia are returning to the squad after a long time after recovering from injuries. At the same time, Barcelona is also returning to Camp Nou after a long time. Hopefully, Barcelona will start their journey with a memorable victory.