La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Ayers]

Ancelotti was actually a successful manager during his time at Real Madrid. I think they made a mistake by letting him go. Because he already knew the team's structure and how to communicate with each player. Vinicius was noticeably more effective under him. However, while the change of manager might have seemed good at first, the consecutive unsuccessful results have now created a bad impression for Real Madrid.

Vinicius and Rodrygo have performed well under ancelotti's tactics. But after Alonso took over, we have seen several changes in the madrid squad. Alonso is not interested in Rodrygo. At the same time, Vini is also not able to perform well. Vini has not been able to score a goal in this year's Champions League yet. And he has only scored  5 goals in 16 matches in la liga.

Anyway, Alonso has not been able to succeed with Madrid yet. We have  seen madrid's stable performance for a while. But now madrid's performance is very irregular. However, Alonso should not be blamed for this alone.  Many players in the Madrid squad have suffered injuries. This will affect their performance, this is normal.

[Olatundespo]

Either way since xabi is the one managing the club what ever the fault might be it will go to him, and his sack is actually knocking on the door because, everyone is not getting what they want at this point it is looking a little different from there formal coach, they suffered injury cases  even last season but there key players are available, I agree with you that it does not stop there winning of some cases because Real Madrid case have gotten worst, because from the beginning of the season they acted like they are going to be doing better but look at were everything is ending now,  and the former players of real madrid have made the club proud than this current once, because even after all the anticipation that mbappe was coming to madrid that his talent is going to be useful,  look at Vinicius Jr  too so relax shows almost zero commitment, Xabi Alonso is on a time bomb very soon it will explode.

Truly he is seating on a time bomb because he might be sacked any time from now, while some people will say that his future at the club is hanging by a thread, what makes me believe that he might be sacked anytime soon is their last game against Manchester City, he was just doing experiments with the team like a manager that was just coming into the team, and all the changes and experiments he did was because of the pressure that he is in right now, and I sees that as a bad way to handle pressure, that's why I think that with such approach, more bad results are coming, which will make his sacking inevitable, so it's just a matter of time.

I think it is not time for the team management to sack Xabi Alonso. Real Madrid bad times started last season. That is why Carlo Ancelotti had to be sacked. This season they have only started their bad times. I actually find it difficult to predict whether they will be able to start well again. You are right, Alonso is sitting on a time bomb and if he does not perform well in just a few matches, he will definitely suffer the consequences of Ancelotti. Alonso, who was appointed for three years just six months ago has not yet established his place on a solid foundation and there is already uncertainty situation.

[giorgione]

And everyone is getting tired of Real Madrid's poor performance, which started when Xabi Alonso took over as their coach. Their players are so relaxed that they are not even putting any form of effort, or so-called, they are just acting as if they no longer care, and it has affected the club seriously because the reason they are there is that they need to do better, and both the Champions League and La Liga, they are just too relaxed, this started since last season and we thought things are going to be better this season but it is looking as if it is worst at this point, they have not been able to be consistent and another thing is that, Manchester city was even more serious than them yesterday.

Unfortunately, Real Madrid is not at the level of the past, now they have to dedicate themselves as much as possible to what they want to do and it would seem that they want to return to winning but if they continue like this they risk only worsening the situation, i believe they have all the potential to do so but they need to accelerate more

[Yabani]

The team is full of injuries, the defense is in ruins. It's easy to say "fire the coach" after every match. First, they need to get the squad in order, then we can talk about the coach. The team is already in a terrible state, so what difference will changing the coach make? It's ridiculous.

[Velvet78]

Vinicius and Rodrygo have performed well under ancelotti's tactics. But after Alonso took over, we have seen several changes in the madrid squad. Alonso is not interested in Rodrygo. At the same time, Vini is also not able to perform well. Vini has not been able to score a goal in this year's Champions League yet. And he has only scored  5 goals in 16 matches in la liga.

Anyway, Alonso has not been able to succeed with Madrid yet. We have  seen madrid's stable performance for a while. But now madrid's performance is very irregular. However, Alonso should not be blamed for this alone.  Many players in the Madrid squad have suffered injuries. This will affect their performance, this is normal.

I don't think the main reason behind Vinicius Junior's performance is Xabi Alonso. Because he is still playing in the same position with the same role. He is just not as effective as before. Maybe I might know the real reason...

He has had problems with the the board because of his new salary on his future contract. He wants so much more money but the board don't think the same. This is why there are even rumours spreaded like he could leave soon.

[wmaurik]

The team is full of injuries, the defense is in ruins. It's easy to say "fire the coach" after every match. First, they need to get the squad in order, then we can talk about the coach. The team is already in a terrible state, so what difference will changing the coach make? It's ridiculous.

Which team are you talking about? Are you talking about Real Madrid, which is currently going viral due to its two consecutive losses? Because if that's what you mean, I agree with your point: the team must first improve its squad and then discuss the coach. Replacing the current coach with a new one mid-season won't guarantee a more effective team performance, as all coaches need time to assess and analyze the team's problems in order to develop appropriate tactics. So, right now, Real Madrid simply needs improvement and a change, not a change in who is currently coaching them.

[Renampun]

I think Alonso had to go through this stage. For me, I can compare it to how Sloth came to Liverpool, and at first Liverpool played very well because for a long time we continued to see the results of Klopp’s work, who had built the team. The same thing is happening at Real Madrid, Ancelotti built a very good team, and after Alonso arrived, for some time he could still rely on the results that remained after Ancelotti, but now he has to build his own team, and now we will see the Real Madrid that Alonso is building. I do not want to rush to conclusions, but I think Alonso will not be able to cope with Real Madrid, and he will be fired soon.

I'm sure he won't be fired soon, this might be a difficult period for Xabi because he has to face the pressure that Real Madrid suffered two consecutive defeats at home, and their performance has dropped and is not up to the fans' expectations, but at this moment Xabi must be able to overcome the pressure with confidence and a calm approach, he has the support of the fans and also some Real Madrid players still believe in his leadership, so he has a strong thing to be able to rebuild Real Madrid's performance and be able to win the next matches.

[Tmoonz]

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The difference and issue here with Real Madrid is that last season was a poor season to them and they need to get back on the challenging ground to beat their top opponent Barcelona in the La Liga. Xabi Alonso may not be able to adapt easily from his first season, but the management don’t looks like who has patient on him and will have to issue him a sack letter if he ends up this season as a failure. His performance managing Real Madrid in the La Liga shows how difficult it is to manage a team in Spanish league than managing a team from the Bundesliga which he was able to do and became successful at it easily in his first year there.

Florentino Perez is not someone who can tolerate failure, and if Xabi Alonso wants to keep his position as manager next season, he must at least succeed in delivering the La Liga trophy in his first year. It's never easy to be the Real Madrid manager, the demands are immense, and I think it's worth it because they have spent a large budget to build an ideal squad depth.

The pressure on Xabi Alonso has been increasing as a result of Real Madrid poor performances in recent matches. The management has likely set certain limits, and if Xabi Alonso is unable to turn things around in the near future, his tenure may come to an end. Meanwhile, the competition in La Liga and the Champions League is clearly much more challenging than in the Bundesliga and the Europa League, and Xabi Alonso certainly understands well what he is up against.

I think the management should really be patient with him because it's not an easy task to coach Real Madrid where their rival is Barcelona and as we all know Barcelona is not an easy team to compete with, I think for him to be that close in the standings he's really doing his best the management should be patient with him this is his first season as a coach in the Spanish LA Liga and his going head to head with Barcelona I still believe he still have something to offer, besides the great Ancelotti actually left the team in time of their want because he couldn't handle the pressure so sacking him won't change anything but worsen the situation.

[banana33]

Valencia is having terrible attack and their defense is also just because of this looking like they are going to suffer badly in this game and then in this season. For their survive in upcoming round, mostly top teams have easy games just because of these, teams will be staying on their spots for another round because they can win their games without any big threat.

Atletico Madrid needs to win to try to get to the top, given that the championship seems quite balanced to me, I would also see Atletico doing well in the final race and if they commit themselves they can do it without any problems because the level has dropped a lot and they could take advantage of it to win

[GiftedMAN]

Ancelotti was actually a successful manager during his time at Real Madrid. I think they made a mistake by letting him go. Because he already knew the team's structure and how to communicate with each player. Vinicius was noticeably more effective under him. However, while the change of manager might have seemed good at first, the consecutive unsuccessful results have now created a bad impression for Real Madrid.

Vinicius and Rodrygo have performed well under ancelotti's tactics. But after Alonso took over, we have seen several changes in the madrid squad. Alonso is not interested in Rodrygo. At the same time, Vini is also not able to perform well. Vini has not been able to score a goal in this year's Champions League yet. And he has only scored  5 goals in 16 matches in la liga.

Anyway, Alonso has not been able to succeed with Madrid yet. We have  seen madrid's stable performance for a while. But now madrid's performance is very irregular. However, Alonso should not be blamed for this alone.  Many players in the Madrid squad have suffered injuries. This will affect their performance, this is normal.

Real Madrid under Carlo Ancelotti was obviously a more frightening team than the current team under Xabi Alonso but the truth is Carlo Ancelotti in his last season at the club struggled to maintain the winning momentum he was known for at the club and that's why he was dismissed. His replacement Alonso, during his time at Bayer Leverkusen had shown enough potentials as the right choice so we shouldn't blame Real Madrid management for hiring a young manager who was able to stop Bayern Munich's dominance in Germany and won the league without losing a single league game.

I'm surprised that Alonso is struggling at the moment, I didn't see that coming judging by his past records but I believe he'll likely find the best playing style for his team before it'll be too late for him

[Humblevirus]

I think Alonso had to go through this stage. For me, I can compare it to how Sloth came to Liverpool, and at first Liverpool played very well because for a long time we continued to see the results of Klopp’s work, who had built the team. The same thing is happening at Real Madrid, Ancelotti built a very good team, and after Alonso arrived, for some time he could still rely on the results that remained after Ancelotti, but now he has to build his own team, and now we will see the Real Madrid that Alonso is building. I do not want to rush to conclusions, but I think Alonso will not be able to cope with Real Madrid, and he will be fired soon.

Real Madrid is a very big top team in the world of football, so any coach who comes to Real Madrid is not expected to deliver anything less than top performance. All the fans want is a coach who can continue the great form they have always seen from Real Madrid.not a coach who will struggle at first before he can handle the team well and start winning trophies.that is the reason why Real Madrid always signs top, experienced coaches. But the reason given for appointing Xabi Alonso is not really convincing at all, because the Real Madrid squad is full of world-class players. The fans expectations are extremely high, and they don’t want to hear any excuses. Many Real Madrid fans want trophies this season seriously because they know they deserve it. And honestly, they do deserve trophies with the kind of squad they have compared with other teams in Laliga and the Champions League.

[BlackBoss_]

Real Madrid under Carlo Ancelotti was obviously a more frightening team than the current team under Xabi Alonso but the truth is Carlo Ancelotti in his last season at the club struggled to maintain the winning momentum he was known for at the club and that's why he was dismissed. His replacement Alonso, during his time at Bayer Leverkusen had shown enough potentials as the right choice so we shouldn't blame Real Madrid management for hiring a young manager who was able to stop Bayern Munich's dominance in Germany and won the league without losing a single league game.

I'm surprised that Alonso is struggling at the moment, I didn't see that coming judging by his past records but I believe he'll likely find the best playing style for his team before it'll be too late for him

Carlo Ancelotti had good matches and time with Real Madrid last season but at very last weeks of season, he and his players failed to maintain good performances and lost all titles. Xabi Alonso had good time with Real Madrid so far but recent weeks he began to receive several bad results, but Real Madrid did not lose any title in December. They, Xabi Alonso and players still have many months to fight for titles and they can recover from this mini crisis.

Managing Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid are very different and pressure in Madrid is huge but Xabi Alonso can handle it. I am realistic that asking him winning titles in a first season with the club is too tough task for him. I believe that Xabi Alonso did not sign a contract with Real Madrid if a condition is winning titles in a first season with them.

[Zanab247]

The team is full of injuries, the defense is in ruins. It's easy to say "fire the coach" after every match. First, they need to get the squad in order, then we can talk about the coach. The team is already in a terrible state, so what difference will changing the coach make? It's ridiculous.

That is why you see some top clubs last season are losing and drawing their games with some small clubs these new season. No matter how some clubs will improve this season, it will be hard for them to lift this trophy, because Real Madrid and Barcelona are still maintaining a good stand in the table.  I don't think their coach have anything to do with their injuries, because injury can come at anytime in the game, and we should not blame players or coach whenever injury occur.

If anyone is suggesting that a particular club should replace their coach for injuries reason, I don't think is a good idea, because it will not change anything good for the club to achieve.

[liasbaa]

Valencia is having terrible attack and their defense is also just because of this looking like they are going to suffer badly in this game and then in this season. For their survive in upcoming round, mostly top teams have easy games just because of these, teams will be staying on their spots for another round because they can win their games without any big threat.

Atletico Madrid needs to win to try to get to the top, given that the championship seems quite balanced to me, I would also see Atletico doing well in the final race and if they commit themselves they can do it without any problems because the level has dropped a lot and they could take advantage of it to win

The match should be easy for Atletico Madrid because Valencia is not a strong team. They have been losing regularly in this tournament. They have won only 3 matches out of 15 so far and it is a disappointing performance. Atletico Madrid did not start the tournament well but managed to improve their points by winning several matches. But they have fallen behind after losing to Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao in the last two matches. But I believe they have a high chance of winning against Valencia in the next match. There is still a chance to improve themselves and surpass the top team.

[landheer]

I think Alonso had to go through this stage. For me, I can compare it to how Sloth came to Liverpool, and at first Liverpool played very well because for a long time we continued to see the results of Klopp’s work, who had built the team. The same thing is happening at Real Madrid, Ancelotti built a very good team, and after Alonso arrived, for some time he could still rely on the results that remained after Ancelotti, but now he has to build his own team, and now we will see the Real Madrid that Alonso is building. I do not want to rush to conclusions, but I think Alonso will not be able to cope with Real Madrid, and he will be fired soon.

Well, let's see how Xabi Alonso does at Real Madrid. Will he be able to truly build this team into something better than it is now, or will he make everything worse starting from now? Honestly, Xabi Alonso seems like a coach who just doesn't impress me at all. At first, he managed to impress us a little. But the problem is that he's having a hard time keeping this team at its best. And this could cause the Real Madrid players' morale to start declining. Because usually, a team that starts losing a lot of games will experience a drop in confidence, which can even lead to even worse team performance.

[Zackz5000]

Real Madrid under Carlo Ancelotti was obviously a more frightening team than the current team under Xabi Alonso but the truth is Carlo Ancelotti in his last season at the club struggled to maintain the winning momentum he was known for at the club and that's why he was dismissed. His replacement Alonso, during his time at Bayer Leverkusen had shown enough potentials as the right choice so we shouldn't blame Real Madrid management for hiring a young manager who was able to stop Bayern Munich's dominance in Germany and won the league without losing a single league game.

I'm surprised that Alonso is struggling at the moment, I didn't see that coming judging by his past records but I believe he'll likely find the best playing style for his team before it'll be too late for him

Carlo Ancelotti had good matches and time with Real Madrid last season but at very last weeks of season, he and his players failed to maintain good performances and lost all titles. Xabi Alonso had good time with Real Madrid so far but recent weeks he began to receive several bad results, but Real Madrid did not lose any title in December. They, Xabi Alonso and players still have many months to fight for titles and they can recover from this mini crisis.

Managing Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid are very different and pressure in Madrid is huge but Xabi Alonso can handle it. I am realistic that asking him winning titles in a first season with the club is too tough task for him. I believe that Xabi Alonso did not sign a contract with Real Madrid if a condition is winning titles in a first season with them.

Xabi Alonso will do well in Real Madrid i know that people are expecting much from him but it may or may not be this season but i believe with time Xabi Alonso will begin to win tittles with Real Madrid. The pressure coming to Alonso is because of his recent bad result against Celta Vigo in the Spanish Laliga and also their 2-1 lost to Manchester City in the UEFA Champions league but i don't see this as something they can't be corrected, Real Madrid can also win the UEFA Champions league tittle or the Laliga tittle this season no body can predict.

[capokmerah]

I think Alonso had to go through this stage. For me, I can compare it to how Sloth came to Liverpool, and at first Liverpool played very well because for a long time we continued to see the results of Klopp’s work, who had built the team. The same thing is happening at Real Madrid, Ancelotti built a very good team, and after Alonso arrived, for some time he could still rely on the results that remained after Ancelotti, but now he has to build his own team, and now we will see the Real Madrid that Alonso is building. I do not want to rush to conclusions, but I think Alonso will not be able to cope with Real Madrid, and he will be fired soon.

Well, let's see how Xabi Alonso does at Real Madrid. Will he be able to truly build this team into something better than it is now, or will he make everything worse starting from now? Honestly, Xabi Alonso seems like a coach who just doesn't impress me at all. At first, he managed to impress us a little. But the problem is that he's having a hard time keeping this team at its best. And this could cause the Real Madrid players' morale to start declining. Because usually, a team that starts losing a lot of games will experience a drop in confidence, which can even lead to even worse team performance.

What I see at Real Madrid is that, despite Ancelotti's foundation, Xabi Alonso wants to build a different team, his own, free from Ancelotti's shadow. Xabi Alonso wants to prove his worth as a respected tactician in Spain, which is why he chose a different team structure.
The heroic period in Germany hasn't proven Xabi's abilities. Moreover, there are now many rumors circulating about a rift in the team, which only adds to Xabi Alonso's burden.

[tbterryboy]

The two sides met in April 2025, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw, but in the last match,  Barcelona won again. And if we are looking at their head-to-head record so far, Barcelona has a significantly higher winning percentage, even scoring five goals withonly few conceded goals on several occasions. From this alone, we can already see that Barcelona's recent wins are in line with their performance. And in this match, exactly, Ferran Torres did his best very significantly.

Team depth always keep changing in this season, suddenly after having top spot Barcelona is doing impressive job, and they are giving their best this spirit will keep them ahead of their opponents in this game against Betis both were having same level attack, but Barcelona attack was better in second half.

Due to this difference, they were able to secure win and keep their top spot Betis is surely having good attack still they are not near Barcelona just because of these, scored 5 goals while Bets having 3 goals which are also not bad as they have same level shots outside top 4, Bets is enjoying with the best attack while their defense is also doing good they can compete for top 4 as well.

[cande86]

Ancelotti was actually a successful manager during his time at Real Madrid. I think they made a mistake by letting him go. Because he already knew the team's structure and how to communicate with each player. Vinicius was noticeably more effective under him. However, while the change of manager might have seemed good at first, the consecutive unsuccessful results have now created a bad impression for Real Madrid.

Great Carlo Ancelotti, at any club except Napoli, was never able to actually do what he was called to do, but it was just a coincidence in my opinion; he just didn't have the right skills to coach that team.
Now Real Madrid instead of enjoying the fruits is going to waste, i don't know why

[DYOR+BTC]

I think Alonso had to go through this stage. For me, I can compare it to how Sloth came to Liverpool, and at first Liverpool played very well because for a long time we continued to see the results of Klopp’s work, who had built the team. The same thing is happening at Real Madrid, Ancelotti built a very good team, and after Alonso arrived, for some time he could still rely on the results that remained after Ancelotti, but now he has to build his own team, and now we will see the Real Madrid that Alonso is building. I do not want to rush to conclusions, but I think Alonso will not be able to cope with Real Madrid, and he will be fired soon.

Well, let's see how Xabi Alonso does at Real Madrid. Will he be able to truly build this team into sometpredecessor  than it is now, or will he make everything worse starting from now? Honestly, Xabi Alonso seems like a coach who just doesn't impress me at all. At first, he managed to impress us a little. But the problem is that he's having a hard time keeping this team at its best. And this could cause the Real Madrid players' morale to start declining. Because usually, a team that starts losing a lot of games will experience a drop in confidence, which can even lead to even worse team performance.

What I see at Real Madrid is that, despite Ancelotti's foundation, Xabi Alonso wants to build a different team, his own, free from Ancelotti's shadow. Xabi Alonso wants to prove his worth as a respected tactician in Spain, which is why he chose a different team structure.
The heroic period in Germany hasn't proven Xabi's abilities. Moreover, there are now many rumors circulating about a rift in the team, which only adds to Xabi Alonso's burden.

The idea of building a team  with the capability of doing exactly everything or more  as the team he inherited from his predecessor is one of the challenges affecting Alonso's consistency. When alonso was hired to take over Real Madrid, the team he inherited was among the best team in the world based of individual quality and unanimous effort but because of his restructuring and changed policies, adaption to his new game pattern is also a reason for there poor performance apart from that, injury is also a very important factor to look at be because over 80 percent of his defensive options have been ruled out due to injury