La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[abaeze]

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?

Bloody elbow, Borja Iglesias' elbow like a knife. The referee should have at least given Borja Iglesias a yellow card but the foul seemed normal to the referee. This unequal behavior calls into question the work of a referee, so in my opinion a good referee should never do something that at the end of the day makes the referee's work controversial.

[Bobrox]

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!

Truly nightmare when Madrid defeating Celta Vigo in front of the fans fully attend at Bernabeu Stadium, red card receiving by Frans Garcia at 64th minutes make difficult position for Madrid. Regarding two conceded goals looks how fatal mistake made by Madrid's defense and easily for Celta Vigo's attacking players get space left at Madrid defense area to score two goals.

Several players already absent for upcoming La Liga match against Alaves most of them will not play at Champion League match tomorrow by facing Manchester City, this list only Frans Garcia will play at tomorrow match but Alonso will think once again give him regular position after playing badly at La Liga match. Madrid have losses many defense players and Militao must absent for unknow time after getting injury against Celta Vigo.

[davis196]

It's pretty clear that Alonso is about to get sacked. Something is wrong with Real Madrid's performance. Mbappe is the only one, who scores the goals. If he can't score, the team has a problem with scoring and can't win. Vinicius and Rodrigo haven't scored goals in the last several matches. Yes, the referee had made some weird decisions, but Real Madrid missed some goal opportunities, so they can't put the blame for losing the game on the referee alone. Alonso obviously can't communicate with the players and there are tensions between him and the leaders of the squad.

[Luzin]

Bloody elbow, Borja Iglesias' elbow like a knife. The referee should have at least given Borja Iglesias a yellow card but the foul seemed normal to the referee. This unequal behavior calls into question the work of a referee, so in my opinion a good referee should never do something that at the end of the day makes the referee's work controversial.

So far, referees have a guideline book that has been agreed upon together, but sometimes the level of their decisions varies. From a neutral perspective, I also wonder why this didn't result in a card; perhaps it looked accidental from the referee's point of view. Well, maybe from the perspective of Celta Vigo supporters, this result is indeed fair, because Madrid's performance was poor. Their finishing was bad, and the Celta Vigo goalkeeper also played well. Let's wait to see how La Liga will review this match, as it might generate a lot of different perspectives. The score might not be changed, but the card decisions could still be adjusted.

[RaltcoinsB]

It's pretty clear that Alonso is about to get sacked. Something is wrong with Real Madrid's performance. Mbappe is the only one, who scores the goals. If he can't score, the team has a problem with scoring and can't win. Vinicius and Rodrigo haven't scored goals in the last several matches. Yes, the referee had made some weird decisions, but Real Madrid missed some goal opportunities, so they can't put the blame for losing the game on the referee alone. Alonso obviously can't communicate with the players and there are tensions between him and the leaders of the squad.

One of the most important things I've learned so far is that a manager can't stay with the team for long after they have problems with their players. Players fight for their manager above all else. If you have problems with a manager, it means you've lost your motivation. Establishing discipline in a team you know is one of the biggest in Spain and the world isn't easy. Perhaps Xabi tried to do something to establish discipline with this motivation, but the players' poor results were the first to put the manager out of his depth. Xabi was a key player and knew the players and the greatness of Real Madrid. But when you're a manager, things are completely different because you can't interfere on the pitch. You only watch your players from the sidelines. Let's see what changes the Spanish manager can make by the end of the season.

[Ahli38]

Yes, i am a little disappointed too. i understand that there can be times when things are absolutely bad: i get it.
But this thing made me lose a bet and so i am more disappointed than ever, obviously speaking in the heat of the moment it's like this, maybe this thing will pass.

Everyone is disappointed with the last match and the overall situation of Real Madrid! What are they doing? And how are they performing like this? Losing 2-0 to the bottom team in their own home field is very disappointing and shameful. Not only did they lose the match, but Celta Vigo had a kind of dominance in attack. Where is their Mbappe, where is their Vinicius Junior?

If you watch the highlights of the match, you will not see them. They used to boast of the best attack line, now that attack line is not visible for some time. Watching the highlights of the match, I was in doubt for some time that maybe Mbappe was not on the field today. Later, a friend of mine confirmed this to me.

Definitely Everyone is very disappointed with the last match because I don't understand how Celta Vigo managed to beat the mighty Real Madrid last night, even in a one-sided manner. It seems that there was more ego and frustration between them.

Real Madrid's performance against Celta Vigo was not just bad but it was terrible. In the first half Real Madrid has actually dominated Celta Vigo, where they succeed controlling around 62% of  ball possession. Real Madrid launched a series of attacks that threatened Celta Vigo. However Real Madrid's attacks were not effective enough to create goals. The same was true in the second half where Real Madrid actually had the statistical advantage. But Celta Vigo's attacks in the second half managed to create goals. And the first goal showed how bad Real Madrid's performance was. Real Madrid's style of play was very disappointing in every line, where Real Madrid's defense and even attack were very ineffective in performing their respective tasks. I personally very disappointed with Real Madrid. They really lacked rhythm and even harmony in this match. And I feel that the first goal conceded by Real Madrid was very bad, where the goal was very humiliating for Madrid's defense and even seemed very easy for Celta Vigo players to score. Celta Vigo's second goal also proved how poor Madrid's defense was. It was extremely disappointing. I hope Real Madrid can improve quickly. It seems that this problem is still related to the internal problems at Real Madrid that were discussed some time ago. And I think they need to resolve that issue first before focusing on the next game.

[Sexylizzy2813]

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?

Let's forget the la Liga and Madrid court case for a second, this game was won by Celta Vigo yes a clear win but again the ref messed everything up which was clearly shown in that game, but because the referee never handled that situation with the elbow properly that was when the tension became high and you don't expect him not to be under pressure, it will happen especially when a team that wants to go back on top or stay close to the league leaders are losing the game, it will happen and the ref knows he made a mistake a big one at that. If it was the EPL I believe they'd use VAR to work on that incident if possible take more than 10mins to review it, they'll make sure to know if it was intentional or not and the punishment must stand, not that England ref don't make mistakes but I believe the Celta Vigo player will definitely get punished not the other way round, well for me this should have been a yellow shown to the Vigo player because it wasn't a deliberate act if you ask me, only that would have settled the whole thing on the pitch that's if Iglesias was shown a yellow card.

[Die_empty]

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.

It became obvious that Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez lost control of the game at some point. Fran García's two yellow cards and Endrick's red card are justifiable. Álvaro Carreras' second yellow card, which came because he told the referee, "You are terrible," should have been overlooked. The match is already tense enough that an experienced official would have calmed it down by overlooking some actions.

Another blunder was booking Jude Bellingham for coming into the game without permission after he went outside the pitch to clean blood from an injury. But it was discovered that the fourth official granted him the authorization to come into the game. The referee deserved to be cautioned for his loss of control.  

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

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.

It became obvious that Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez lost control of the game at some point. Fran García's two yellow cards and Endrick's red card are justifiable. Álvaro Carreras' second yellow card, which came because he told the referee, "You are terrible," should have been overlooked. The match is already tense enough that an experienced official would have calmed it down by overlooking some actions.

Another blunder was booking Jude Bellingham for coming into the game without permission after he went outside the pitch to clean blood from an injury. But it was discovered that the fourth official granted him the authorization to come into the game. The referee deserved to be cautioned for his loss of control.  

If not for those bookings, maybe Real Madrid would've tried to comeback and maybe draw especially that of Fran Garcia cause ruined their formation since they were shot of one man, moreover Celta Vigo is not a very weak side so they took advantage of the opportunity and frustrated Real Madrid till they made another mistake that led to the second goal.
 Well Real Madrid tried their best despite the defeat they created chances to turn the game around but luck wasn't on their side in that match, it was a lucky day for Celta Vigo though cause Real Madrid performed better but couldn't create better chances, it's sad lose at home anyways coupled with the fact that the gap between Barcelona is getting wider.

[Wake Up]

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.

It became obvious that Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez lost control of the game at some point. Fran García's two yellow cards and Endrick's red card are justifiable. Álvaro Carreras' second yellow card, which came because he told the referee, "You are terrible," should have been overlooked. The match is already tense enough that an experienced official would have calmed it down by overlooking some actions.

Another blunder was booking Jude Bellingham for coming into the game without permission after he went outside the pitch to clean blood from an injury. But it was discovered that the fourth official granted him the authorization to come into the game. The referee deserved to be cautioned for his loss of control.  

If not for those bookings, maybe Real Madrid would've tried to comeback and maybe draw especially that of Fran Garcia cause ruined their formation since they were shot of one man, moreover Celta Vigo is not a very weak side so they took advantage of the opportunity and frustrated Real Madrid till they made another mistake that led to the second goal.
 Well Real Madrid tried their best despite the defeat they created chances to turn the game around but luck wasn't on their side in that match, it was a lucky day for Celta Vigo though cause Real Madrid performed better but couldn't create better chances, it's sad lose at home anyways coupled with the fact that the gap between Barcelona is getting wider.

Considering the gap between them and Barcelona has widened, Real Madrid shouldn't drop any more points. How will they recover from a loss to Celta Vigo? They'll be facing tough teams like Atlético, Villarreal, Barcelona, ​​and Bilbao in the second half of the season, and they'll have a very hard time making up for these points losses.

[AprilioMP]

If their defense was poor which resulted in them losing 0-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu, I would justify it because Rudiger came on to replace the injured Militao and Carreras who was not optimal in that position.
Alonso actually playing Rodrygo instead of Raul Asencio is wrong for me.

Putting the focus on the Champions League with conditions like this, how can they face a more solid team while facing a team like Celta Vigo.
It's hard to imagine facing teams like PSG, Bayern and several other teams including Arsenal.

Rodrygo came on in the second half for Raúl Asencio, meaning the Real Madrid manager had used Raúl Asencio from the first half until he came off in the 54th minute and was replaced by Rodrygo. Militao was also taken off at halftime due to pain and replaced by Rudiger, but that didn't make any difference for Real Madrid in that match. And just before the second goal was scored against Real Madrid, Carreras also had to leave the pitch early due to a red card, so the match was a complete disaster that Real Madrid couldn't control and I also started to doubt Real Madrid's performance in the Champions League against opponents who were much stronger than Celta Vigo.

Strategically, I don't entirely blame Alonso for making such a substitution when Real Madrid were trailing, forcing the coach to field attacking players. Tragically, when Real Madrid were attacking to equalize, they were actually reduced by a player due to Francisco Garcia's accumulated bookings. At that point, the strategy began to fall apart, leading to increased pressure, and Carreras lost control, leading to a red card.

Real Madrid have indeed identified a weak point in their defense. Xabi Alonso will evaluate his decision to face Manchester City in the Champions League on December 11th. The La Liga title race with Barcelona will be even tougher, as the gap between them and the current leaders has now grown to four points.

[barisbilgili]

It's pretty clear that Alonso is about to get sacked. Something is wrong with Real Madrid's performance. Mbappe is the only one, who scores the goals. If he can't score, the team has a problem with scoring and can't win. Vinicius and Rodrigo haven't scored goals in the last several matches. Yes, the referee had made some weird decisions, but Real Madrid missed some goal opportunities, so they can't put the blame for losing the game on the referee alone. Alonso obviously can't communicate with the players and there are tensions between him and the leaders of the squad.

Xabi Alonso is a young coach, and the Real Madrid squad is so full of star players that it's very difficult to control him.

It's quite surprising what's happening to Real Madrid right now. There are clearly unknown issues, and I believe the rumors of disharmony between the players and Xabi Alonso are true.

If Real Madrid management fires Xabi Alonso, I don't think there's anything wrong with it, but it's important to remember that it doesn't guarantee they'll improve with a new coach.

[Minor Miner]

It's pretty clear that Alonso is about to get sacked. Something is wrong with Real Madrid's performance. Mbappe is the only one, who scores the goals. If he can't score, the team has a problem with scoring and can't win. Vinicius and Rodrigo haven't scored goals in the last several matches. Yes, the referee had made some weird decisions, but Real Madrid missed some goal opportunities, so they can't put the blame for losing the game on the referee alone. Alonso obviously can't communicate with the players and there are tensions between him and the leaders of the squad.

Alonso is a very talented coach. We have seen this in the past few seasons. He has  strengthened a  mediocre squad like Leverkusen. They have won the Bundesliga title. And that is why the Madrid management was interested in making Alonso their manager.

But Alonso has not yet been able to completely stabilize Madrid. We saw madrid's weak defense last season. Madrid has taken all the necessary steps to strengthen the defense  this season. But Madrid's defense has  improved. At the same time, other players except Mbappe are not able to perform well. Madrid does not want to rely on just one player. It is very risky. Madrid is not strong as a team , this is proven by their performance in the past matches.

[Silence Scream]

Barcelona leads the Spanish league, with Real Madrid in second place. Real Madrid, defeated 0-2 at home, has fallen three points behind Barcelona. Barcelona is currently four points ahead. Furthermore, Real Madrid's chances of second place are at risk, as they are only one point behind Villarreal. There's no sign of Real Madrid, who started the season magnificently. Things need to improve, and I don't know who will do it. Perhaps manager Xabi Alonso needs to address the team's shortcomings and make drastic tactical changes.

[wmaurik]

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.

Xabi Alonso needs a lot of work to overhaul and improve thoroughly because Real Madrid's current condition is in complete disarray, and I'm even starting to doubt that Real Madrid can return to the top of the standings after the loss to Celta Vigo. As for the controversy, I don't want to comment on it because it's rooted in the referee. However, as for Real Madrid's performance, I must say it needs to be improved as quickly as possible so that Real Madrid doesn't fall too far behind Barcelona, ​​who currently top the La Liga standings.

[Velvet78]

It's pretty clear that Alonso is about to get sacked. Something is wrong with Real Madrid's performance. Mbappe is the only one, who scores the goals. If he can't score, the team has a problem with scoring and can't win. Vinicius and Rodrigo haven't scored goals in the last several matches. Yes, the referee had made some weird decisions, but Real Madrid missed some goal opportunities, so they can't put the blame for losing the game on the referee alone. Alonso obviously can't communicate with the players and there are tensions between him and the leaders of the squad.

It is really unbelievable. But I really wonder what has started to wrong all of a sudden.    They were really progressing at first. But suddenly things started to go upside down.

I have heard the board is putting pressure on Xabi Alonso to give some specific players like Rodrygo more time. There must be some disagreements about it as a result.

There are really some players who don't like the way Xabi Alonso manages. And maybe they want to reflect it to their performances too...

[Black Mbaye]

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.

Xabi Alonso needs a lot of work to overhaul and improve thoroughly because Real Madrid's current condition is in complete disarray, and I'm even starting to doubt that Real Madrid can return to the top of the standings after the loss to Celta Vigo. As for the controversy, I don't want to comment on it because it's rooted in the referee. However, as for Real Madrid's performance, I must say it needs to be improved as quickly as possible so that Real Madrid doesn't fall too far behind Barcelona, ​​who currently top the La Liga standings.

I think Real Madrid needs to reach a level where they can compete with Barcelona. They beat Barcelona in their match and increased their points lead. However, after a series of point drops, they've fallen four points behind Barcelona. This is a major problem, as it signals the beginning of Real Madrid's instability. Furthermore, considering that the opponents they face aren't at Real Madrid's level, we can see them dropping points easily.

[Lida93]

Oh my gosh, Real Madrid is really bad,
losing to Celta Vigo 0-2 with 2 red cards. Seriously, Real Madrid doesn't seem like a La Liga powerhouse. Their performance under Xabi has been inconsistent, with many changes causing inconsistencies in their performance.

How has the mighty started falling!

 I am lost in words to describe this awful result from Real Madrid in their own home in front of their fans who were joyfully waiting to climb close to Barcelona with just 1 point difference it would have being to the La'liga league table if the game has ended in their favourable winning. Celta Vigo. Really pulled a stunt here, not 1 red card but 2 reds and they still found a way to victory. Xabi Alonso move to the Real Madrid job might end at being one of his bad job in his career.

[tbterryboy]

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?

One of the worst game by referee standard that I have watched in La Liga because Real Madrid was facing two challenges: one from Celta Vigo and other from referee Quintero, he was biased because too many decisions was controversial but they all done without any problem against Real Madrid.

Celta Vigo done total 12 fouls, and they have only one yellow and Real Madrid have 9 total cards with 3 red and 6 yellows this foul surely deserved another card, but he skips this and gave clearly Celta Vigo favour recently too many discussions about referee decisions despite having technology they fail to stay on balance and have good decisions which keep sports on good level.

[impulse709]

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?

One of the worst game by referee standard that I have watched in La Liga because Real Madrid was facing two challenges: one from Celta Vigo and other from referee Quintero, he was biased because too many decisions was controversial but they all done without any problem against Real Madrid.

Celta Vigo done total 12 fouls, and they have only one yellow and Real Madrid have 9 total cards with 3 red and 6 yellows this foul surely deserved another card, but he skips this and gave clearly Celta Vigo favour recently too many discussions about referee decisions despite having technology they fail to stay on balance and have good decisions which keep sports on good level.

This frustrating situation can be explained by the fact that the refereeing of the said match was definitely not consistent. When Celta Vigo committed 12 fouls and were only given one yellow card and Real Madrid had nine cards three of them being red you are bound to ask yourself why. The elbow incident more so should have been dealt with at least with a yellow card and letting it go as though it did not happen was also contributing to the suspicion regarding the decisions of the referee. The usage of VAR is not new to La Liga, and the decisions of such scale should not be that disputable. Rather than defusing the situation, the way the referee dealt with the game has created more discussion and hobbled trust in the officiating this season.