La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Abdulzuruku01]

What a disaster of a game yesterday for Real Madrid, they were doing super bad in this last games, and yesterday was the worst by far, one thing i want to point out is how the Real Madrid players talks to the referee what the hell they want? you cant shout to him and want to not get a yellow card.

The second goal from Celta was a beauti.

Honestly it was really a disaster. i know anything can happen in football but as the table is getting tougher, i never expected they would loss to Celta de Vigo at Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid performance this season hasn't been encouraging, and Xabi Alonso seems to be the big problem in this team. I'm sure his going to improve because they have already warned him, if he loses their match against Manchester City in the champions league he's going to be fired and I believe he won't want to lose his job, but with their situation now I don't think they will win City.

They think they can talk to the referee however they like and get away with it. They have been doing that but I like how the referee was confident in punishing them with cards, I believe next time they'll learn how to respect referees. It's funny how Endrick who hasn't contribute to Real Madrid this season got a red card fro the bench.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Madrid has gotten to a place where even the fans will have to lose confidence in them and you will agree with me that the home ground has lost its fear factor that makes visiting clubs shake whenever they visit, this is not a joking matter because as it stands even the Alaves are ready to play Madrid like they're playing a smaller side with same strength as them, how did Madrid get to this place? Now Madrid have something big at hand, facing Manchester City in the champions league is a battle we can't wait to see if Madrid can survive it, after that they face 11th place Alaves which is going to be a hard one for Madrid and I can't pick them to win even if they're the favorite.

Real Madrid was disappointing, and I'm glad I held off on them yesterday. I held off because the odds were low, and then Militao's injury finally convinced me something was wrong with this match. Then Mbappé went to the bench and asked the doctors to look at his fingers, everything seemed a bit strained for Real Madrid. Then the referee acted strangely, Bellingham got a cut on his eyebrow, and I don't even understand why the referee gave him a yellow card. I didn't even watch the end of the match, when the red cards started coming out, but today I see headlines that this referee's career is in jeopardy.

The ref did what he felt was correct and from all that happened it wasn't the fault of the ref that caused them the game, right from the beginning you see how poor Madrid played, things they're suppose to do when they face a side that would give them problem was never made, go all out on a counter whenever they get an opening, something like that same energy they used against Barcelona it would have helped and knowing how stubborn Celta is should have made them to come prepared no matter the number of injured players they have. Now who are they going to blame since they lost that opportunity to get something in this game? Their next game will be similar to this very game.

[Abu-Naim]

What a disaster of a game yesterday for Real Madrid, they were doing super bad in this last games, and yesterday was the worst by far, one thing i want to point out is how the Real Madrid players talks to the referee what the hell they want? you cant shout to him and want to not get a yellow card.

The second goal from Celta was a beauti.

They can’t blame the referee because he did his job perfectly, it’s just the players that needs work on their discipline because they just overreacted because of their poor form and they wanted to win the match by all means and Celta Vigo were very skeptical and they maintained the goal until the 90+3 minute when they doubled the lead and they are happy as they have moved to the 10th position in the Laliga table and they broke the deadlock of not been able defeat Real Madrid for a while now.

Barcelona on the other hand has now gotten four clear points ahead of Real Madrid, they will need to maintain the tempo like this in order not to drop points that will give Real Madrid more hope in the title race. Since Madrid didn’t do best when Barcelona was not in good form, but they didn’t and now they are losing matches thay are support win.

[Cookdata]

They can’t blame the referee because he did his job perfectly, it’s just the players that needs work on their discipline because they just overreacted because of their poor form and they wanted to win the match by all means and Celta Vigo were very skeptical and they maintained the goal until the 90+3 minute when they doubled the lead and they are happy as they have moved to the 10th position in the Laliga table and they broke the deadlock of not been able defeat Real Madrid for a while now.

Barcelona on the other hand has now gotten four clear points ahead of Real Madrid, they will need to maintain the tempo like this in order not to drop points that will give Real Madrid more hope in the title race. Since Madrid didn’t do best when Barcelona was not in good form, but they didn’t and now they are losing matches thay are support win.

There was nothing professional about those cards he gave out yesterday. He was the one coordinating the match, he know better how tense the atmosphere was for Real Madrid and how bad it was for them at that time. Giving out more cards after he had already given Garcia was unnecessary. As if that was not enough, he went ahead and gave more, how on earth does Endrick that never played warrant a red card? How is that fair and it's not like it was reported he used an abusive words.

You can't give cards anyhow to a team that is on disadvantage of play, it's like adding salt to their injury. The team was down 1 man. They were left with 10 to 9 only for him to be sharing more and more in the match. If not for anything, I want Endrick card review and retract, that's unacceptable for a boy that hasn't been playing only to be given a card for trying to protect his team.

[promise444c5]

one thing i want to point out is how the Real Madrid players talks to the referee what the hell they want? you cant shout to him and want to not get a yellow card.

It’s not even only about shouting at him but the tone of the language, like the words or sentences used which got him angry… Rodrigo almost got a red too with the way he protested against the red card given to Carreras, the ref just gave him a yellow.
I was surprised Vini didn’t even take part in any of it. Real Madrid need to work on their attitude towards the officials though.

[GbitG]

It's truly a nightmare. Celta Vigo's attack isn't as threatening as the attacks of the top clubs Real Madrid have faced, but they were unable to secure it. Aside from the long-term injury, they aren't short of top players, but their performance is declining, and yeha, Xabi is one who is responsible for this. Look at the number of shots they concede; they missed so many. Unlike Celta Vigo, they optimized those shots very well. Real Madrid's defense made numerous errors and had very few clearances.

Who knows what will happen to Real Madrid in the next match. They will also be playing without their most defenders and other top players due to the injuries and red cards.

Source: Real Madrid are missing the following players in their next La Liga game vs Alavés!

Looking at Real Madrid's current injury list, most of them are defenders, and it should only impact the defense. However, I see Real Madrid's overall performance has declined drastically, even their forward and midfield lines are unable to create many chances. So I don't think injuries are the only excuse. Overall, Xabi Alonso is unable to develop this team with his tactics.

Xabi Alonso certainly bears responsibility for Real Madrid's current slump, and I believe that if this continues, it's not impossible that Real Madrid management will take decisive action to replace the coach.

I don't know what's happening with like what's wrong with them. I didn't understand why they have so many injuries  suspect like does this happening due to a tight schedule or something else. In my opinion, it all is happening because of their poor training coach like if he used a better diet and better training sessions for players, then obviously the injury rates could be minimal.....

Thus far, if we look at the previous season at the time of Angelotti. They were also feeling the same way and because of this Angelotti failed, and now it becomes the turn of Xabi Alonso and honestly he also feeling the same way. So because of this I just claim that maybe the reason behind the too much injuries is poor coach ability.

[PokerDiceMan]

one thing i want to point out is how the Real Madrid players talks to the referee what the hell they want? you cant shout to him and want to not get a yellow card.

The referee's decision cannot be contested. Complaints can only be made about VAR, but only if the referee responds. If not, then complaints are not allowed. Complaining with harsh and rude words will only result in a card, either a yellow card or even a red card if the player has already received a yellow card.
Even though Real Madrid is playing at home and usually benefits from the referee, how come the players still complain to the referee?

[MorganaX]

one thing i want to point out is how the Real Madrid players talks to the referee what the hell they want? you cant shout to him and want to not get a yellow card.

It’s not even only about shouting at him but the tone of the language, like the words or sentences used which got him angry… Rodrigo almost got a red too with the way he protested against the red card given to Carreras, the ref just gave him a yellow.
I was surprised Vini didn’t even take part in any of it. Real Madrid need to work on their attitude towards the officials though.

And this is what we call a furious attitude from the real Madrid team. For me I will say it is never proper as this was never what we expected from the team. If you are losing a game, it doesn't mean that the season has ended, all what the team needed to do is to accept the defeat. I believe the defeat will be ok, not to be part of be furious to ref and this was unnecessary.
Real Madrid have been showing a poor performance from the team, and you may see it in all our faces, that it was a bad one. It should be better for them to start in all the trees and come back.

[Berry2d]

The situation in Real Madrid’s defense right now is just crazy. Carreras and Gracia are out on match ban after that red card against Celta Vigo, and on top of that, Mendy, Militao, Huijsen, David Alaba, Carvajal, and Trent Arnold are all out with injuries. With Real Madrid going through such a bad run, Xabi Alonso is left with only Rudiger and Ascensio as the first team defenders available. That means he will have to rely on backups or make shift options to fill the gaps. Just imagine the pressure! Holding the defense together with almost half your main defenders out. This is seriously way too much for Alonso, and I can’t even picture how he is planning to survive this mess.

With or without the presence of real Madrid's defenders, Real Madrid will still find way to turn the table to there favour know matter the situation. Last season they had similar issues yet they where able to work on there weakness to turn it to there strength when know one believed it could be possible, the same is what I can see coming if only Xabi Alonso will be able to use what he has available in the team. I still can not forget what morinho said, he said the easiest way to defend is to attack which means the more your attack is pushing for goals so there team will be weak.

[Obari]

one thing i want to point out is how the Real Madrid players talks to the referee what the hell they want? you cant shout to him and want to not get a yellow card.

It’s not even only about shouting at him but the tone of the language, like the words or sentences used which got him angry… Rodrigo almost got a red too with the way he protested against the red card given to Carreras, the ref just gave him a yellow.
I was surprised Vini didn’t even take part in any of it. Real Madrid need to work on their attitude towards the officials though.

Real Madrid players have lost it? They got so upset and the referee didn't hesitate to reciprocate same energy towards these players. They got yellow cards and also 3 red cards. First it was Franc Garcia followed by Carreras and Endrick who's sitting on the bench. Common the referee was too harsh following the misunderstanding he got with the players, he would have atleast temper his decision with absolute fairness considering Real Madrid to be the home team against Celta de Vigo.

Xabi Alonso is not be blame for the current condition of Real Madrid? Oh he is because he play part in the club getting mismanaged under his regime and the players taking too much gearing heat that will destabilize the club interms of outstanding performance.

[Adbitco]

I never knew you can elbow a player and go scot free without a booking, yeah, that's one thing I saw from the game between Real Madrid Vs Celta on Sunday. It's a clear fact that Celta Vigo won Real Madrid but the referee was shit. He remembered to give Bellingham a yellow for coming into the pitch but he didn't remember to give Borja Iglesias a yellow card for that elbow. 12 cards were dished out to Real Madrid players that night. Could it be a coincidence that this type of refereeing is coming out just moments after Real Madrid took La Liga to court for infringement and won?

[Scarlett_23]

Definitely many lost their bet especially those who were expecting Real Madrid to win because they played at home but some risk takes like a friend of mine who happens to be a Barcelona fan told me to bet on Celta Vigo to win Real Madrid because according to him Real Madrid was not in good shape to win the game and they eventually lost.

Real Madrid performance even before the red card was not good they couldn't mount pressure on their opponent any when they were down by 1 goal they lost control which made it easy for Celta Vigo to dominate the game and get the win.

Real Madrid were the hot favorites in this match. First of all, the match was held at the Bernabeu. Madrid is always strong at home. Secondly, Celta Vigo is not in good form. This was Celta Vigo's fourth win this season. The team's performance is also very irregular. Thirdly , Real madrid has not lost a point against Celta vigo for a long time. They have won in the last 5 matches. And I can not even find the statistics of when Madrid lost against Celta Vigo last. Nobody thought  that madrid would  lose against such a team. It was a  completely unexpected result. This result surprised everyone and a lot of gamblers like me lost money.

You are right that Real Madrid were the favourites in this match. Madrid would do well at home, that was what Madrid fans expected. On the other hand, Celta Vigo is not a good team. But it has been proven once again that nothing is impossible on the field of play. Real had drawn three matches in a row and then won the match against Athletic Club. But their consistency did not continue. They admitted defeat in this match. Losing to a team like Celta Vigo at this stage is a big mental blow for them. However, for Celta Vigo, winning this match is like the joy of getting a trophy. Losing to Celta Vigo made Madrid lose points and made the competition with Barcelona even more difficult. Later, there are doubts about whether Real Madrid will be able to maintain the top second place in the points table or not.

[ancafe]

I never knew you can elbow a player and go scot free without a booking, yeah, that's one thing I saw from the game between Real Madrid Vs Celta on Sunday. It's a clear fact that Celta Vigo won Real Madrid but the referee was shit. He remembered to give Bellingham a yellow for coming into the pitch but he didn't remember to give Borja Iglesias a yellow card for that elbow. 12 cards were dished out to Real Madrid players that night. Could it be a coincidence that this type of refereeing is coming out just moments after Real Madrid took La Liga to court for infringement and won?

This became a talking point in the match because the referee didn't show any cards to Borja Iglesias, which highlighted Real Madrid's defeat to Celta Vigo. The match seemed uneventful, but the referee gave so many cards, especially to Real Madrid players, that it sparked a heated debate. Despite the controversy surrounding the coach in that match, I think Real Madrid needs to make some changes in the next match and if Xabi Alonso is unable to make changes then they will lose even more of their chance to compete with Barcelona ​​whose performance has been much better so far.

[CryptoYar]

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It is understandable that you are angry because referee seemed to have been unfair in choices he made during Real Madrid game especially when he left other team unpunished for clear elbow foul and gave Real Madrid clear elbow foul. Though it is foul to go onto field without referee permission, fact that it is punished while physical foul of elbow is not, makes referee calls very uneven. This massive number of calls against Real Madrid right after they won legal case against La Liga is not proven to be direct plan, but it strongly supports belief of fans that bad refereeing is sign of stress and unfairness on club because of fighting leaders of league.

[alankasman]

You are right that Real Madrid were the favourites in this match. Madrid would do well at home, that was what Madrid fans expected. On the other hand, Celta Vigo is not a good team. But it has been proven once again that nothing is impossible on the field of play. Real had drawn three matches in a row and then won the match against Athletic Club. But their consistency did not continue. They admitted defeat in this match. Losing to a team like Celta Vigo at this stage is a big mental blow for them. However, for Celta Vigo, winning this match is like the joy of getting a trophy. Losing to Celta Vigo made Madrid lose points and made the competition with Barcelona even more difficult. Later, there are doubts about whether Real Madrid will be able to maintain the top second place in the points table or not.

Yesterday's defeat to Celta Vigo was certainly unexpected by many, as some predicted Real Madrid would win the match, but the final result in the match at the Santiago Bernabéu turned out to be the opposite. Regardless of Real Madrid's results before the match against Celta Vigo, they have consistently performed well, and a repeat of their defeat to Celta Vigo will not happen. They must now focus fully on their next match to avoid another defeat, considering they are now four points behind the current league leaders, who are now dominated by their arch-rivals, Barcelona.

The competition in La Liga will be even fiercer, as Barcelona is also in top form, especially with no injured players. This will be a very tough match for Real Madrid, considering they are only one point behind Villarreal. Villarreal still have a game in hand, making it easier for them to move up to second place if they can win their next match against Levante

[YUriy1991]

I never knew you can elbow a player and go scot free without a booking, yeah, that's one thing I saw from the game between Real Madrid Vs Celta on Sunday. It's a clear fact that Celta Vigo won Real Madrid but the referee was shit. He remembered to give Bellingham a yellow for coming into the pitch but he didn't remember to give Borja Iglesias a yellow card for that elbow. 12 cards were dished out to Real Madrid players that night. Could it be a coincidence that this type of refereeing is coming out just moments after Real Madrid took La Liga to court for infringement and won?

In my opinion, this is a very heavy and significant loss for Real Madrid. This criticism should be a point of evaluation for the RFEF. Going forward, referees must be truly fair on the pitch. In my opinion, Alejandro Quintero González gave out cards too easily and was very unprofessional in his officiating. Referees must be fair. Many decisions were detrimental to Real Madrid. It's a shame. Last night, if the referee had acted properly, the match would have been more exciting, and Real Madrid could have equalized or even won. However, the referee's poor decisions damaged the players' psychology and the flow of the match.

[Gost ms]

I never knew you can elbow a player and go scot free without a booking, yeah, that's one thing I saw from the game between Real Madrid Vs Celta on Sunday. It's a clear fact that Celta Vigo won Real Madrid but the referee was shit. He remembered to give Bellingham a yellow for coming into the pitch but he didn't remember to give Borja Iglesias a yellow card for that elbow. 12 cards were dished out to Real Madrid players that night. Could it be a coincidence that this type of refereeing is coming out just moments after Real Madrid took La Liga to court for infringement and won?

In my opinion, this is a very heavy and significant loss for Real Madrid. This criticism should be a point of evaluation for the RFEF. Going forward, referees must be truly fair on the pitch. In my opinion, Alejandro Quintero González gave out cards too easily and was very unprofessional in his officiating. Referees must be fair. Many decisions were detrimental to Real Madrid. It's a shame. Last night, if the referee had acted properly, the match would have been more exciting, and Real Madrid could have equalized or even won. However, the referee's poor decisions damaged the players' psychology and the flow of the match.

In some cases, a team suffers a great loss due to such a wrong decision by the referee. As we saw in the case of Real Madrid. This has happened many times in the past. I think a committee should be formed to deal with these issues. Because even with all the technology available today, if the referee makes such a wrong decision, it can lead to very bad results for a team. If the referee had not made such a wrong decision, then maybe this could have been an opportunity for Real Madrid and they could have won.

[tottong]

With or without the presence of real Madrid's defenders, Real Madrid will still find way to turn the table to there favour know matter the situation. Last season they had similar issues yet they where able to work on there weakness to turn it to there strength when know one believed it could be possible, the same is what I can see coming if only Xabi Alonso will be able to use what he has available in the team. I still can not forget what morinho said, he said the easiest way to defend is to attack which means the more your attack is pushing for goals so there team will be weak.

Despite the perhaps somewhat controversial refereeing performance in Real Madrid's last match, the real issue lies in Alonso's ability to maximize his players' potential.
If we recall how after defeating Barcelona in El Clásico, Real Madrid's performance didn't improve, and they struggled to achieve promising wins in subsequent matches. This created several problems within the team, such as a shaky defense, particularly when blocking set pieces, where Real Madrid players struggled several times and lost duels with opposing players.
The right wing also failed to perform optimally, although Camavinga's deployment in El Clásico was deemed quite effective in containing Barcelona's attacks. But in the following matches, the right wing actually looked ineffective in several matches which caused Real Madrid difficulties.

[RaltcoinsB]

As the race for the top spot between Real Madrid and Barcelona continues, let's look at the statistics. Barcelona has scored 47 goals, while Real Madrid has only conceded 32. We understand that Barcelona scores more goals and is more effective. Real Madrid is less effective in scoring. Barcelona has conceded 20 goals, while Real Madrid has conceded 15. While Real Madrid's defense appears to be better, they've dropped more points and are currently in second place. I believe the real problem for Real Madrid is their lower goal-scoring numbers. To compete with Barcelona, ​​you need to score at least as many goals as them.

I don't think it's fair to claim Real Madrid finished second only because of controversial refereeing decisions. Real Madrid must first learn to score more goals. They have a four-point gap to Barcelona, ​​and Barcelona have scored 15 more goals than them. Real Madrid has been ineffective offensively this year. They've received almost no contributions from key players like Bellingham and Vinicius this season.

[Hewlet]

What a disaster of a game yesterday for Real Madrid, they were doing super bad in this last games, and yesterday was the worst by far, one thing i want to point out is how the Real Madrid players talks to the referee what the hell they want? you cant shout to him and want to not get a yellow card.

The second goal from Celta was a beauti.

Honestly it was really a disaster. i know anything can happen in football but as the table is getting tougher, i never expected they would loss to Celta de Vigo at Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid performance this season hasn't been encouraging, and Xabi Alonso seems to be the big problem in this team. I'm sure his going to improve because they have already warned him, if he loses their match against Manchester City in the champions league he's going to be fired and I believe he won't want to lose his job, but with their situation now I don't think they will win City.

Loosing to celta de Vigo in the manner it happend is something I never saw coming but then, it's just part of what the game of football is all about, you win some, you looss some and in some cases, you even loose to teams you least expect to give out point to. Real Madrid hasn't been at the class we all knew them to be at and of recent, it's been from one good result to another bad and from giving a very impressive performance to delivering a worse one.

Against Manchester city, I don't think it's right to use the outcome of that game to sack the coach because even if you bring back the likes of Carlo anceloti and he's to play against Manchester city, there's still an high chance that they might not win in that game. Teams go through times of deficulty and sometimes, when your best players are not giving you what you expect, you start to loose to even smaller teams.