La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Catenaccio]

Barcelona has had a fantastic year outside of El Clasico. Although they lost to Real Madrid in El Clasico, they've capitalized on Real Madrid's dropped points in the rest of the season, maintaining a four-point lead. With Yamal, they've become a great team, and they'll continue to be so this year. If they win the second El Clasico, they could seal the league title.

Barcelona have many star players who have played together in several seasons and their young players have grew up very well recent years too. Yamal is only one of star players in Barcelona but he has great contributions for the club as well as is able to make magical moments. It seems talking about Barcelona, it's also about Yamal while Yamal can not score goals, make assists and bring Barcelona to win results in all matches.  Anyway his appearance will create a lot of chaos for opponents in defense and create a lot of space for his teammates, so Barcelona truly needs Yamal contributions in remaining months of season.

Talking about titles, it's difficult for Real Madrid to get in this situation. But I just want to see them make progress for the better and Xabi has to do that. Failing to win is normal and even if Xabi fails to win the title this season,. it won't be the first time Real Madrid have done so. If Xabi can show good progress, I think that's enough and next season they can show better things and of course win the title. But I can also understand why titles are the benchmark when we talk about Real Madrid, because this is a big team that is used to it.

Barcelona are competing with Real Madrid for La Liga title and with point advantage now, Barcelona have a litle bit higher chance of becoming a champion at the season ending. It's undeniable advantage for Barcelona in the competition but they have to focus on trainings and performances, by consider it is like no advantage. It will help them focusing on collecting as most points as possible and this possibly minimzes points they lost in remaining matches. With a strong and very experienced competitor like Real Madrid, if Barcelona got bad results, they will be punished by Real Madrid.

[Justbillywitt]

In your opinion, who will win the upcoming El Clasico, Real Madrid or Barcelona?

If the next el classico is played tomorrow I will say Barcelona will win it because they are currently more informed than Real Madrid. Barcelona has been on a winning streak since they moved to their new stadium, and we have seen how many times the Madrid coach has been threatened with being sacked which only show that they are not performing according to satisfaction. But if the el classico is delayed for months I won't be that confident that Barcelona will win. I don't know if things will continue like this for both clubs, because at some point the tide might change, so if that happens any of the clubs could win the next el classico.

[Wake Up]

In your opinion, who will win the upcoming El Clasico, Real Madrid or Barcelona?

If the next el classico is played tomorrow I will say Barcelona will win it because they are currently more informed than Real Madrid. Barcelona has been on a winning streak since they moved to their new stadium, and we have seen how many times the Madrid coach has been threatened with being sacked which only show that they are not performing according to satisfaction. But if the el classico is delayed for months I won't be that confident that Barcelona will win. I don't know if things will continue like this for both clubs, because at some point the tide might change, so if that happens any of the clubs could win the next el classico.

Actually, the outcome of matches is also directly related to the number of injured players before the game. If Real Madrid faces Barcelona with many injured players, their chances of losing are very high. Similarly, if Barcelona has many injured players, Real Madrid can beat them. This is because we are talking about two teams that are similar in strength. In these situations, the status of injured players causes changes in the balance within the teams, which in turn affects the outcome of the match.

[MAAManda]

While it is true that Espanyol has done good, and did managed to beat Bilbao, and even ahead of them in the standings, and yes they are a good team, half of the result goes to Bilbao who is doing terrible this season and one of the reasons why Espanyol managed to find easy goals. Reality is that they have not done that well so far and Bilbao should take a look at what they have done recently that made them this bad and need to get better results.

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3 points should have been Bilbao's if we refer to the match statistics, but that shouldn't have been the case because Espanyol had luck. Quick goals at the end of the first half & at the beginning of the second half scored by Carlos Romero & Pere Milla respectively made the first goal scored by Alejandro Berenguer (Bilbao player) in vain. A place in European competition is getting further away for Bilbao now, if they continue this bad trend, they will only focus on the domestic league next season.

[Gallar]

I agree, the current shape that Barcelona has taken this season has been quite powerful and their consistency has given them an advantage in La Liga at this point. Real Madrid, however, can not be underestimated. They possess a strong team and have the experience to reverse the games and this is what they did during the last El Clasico. It is hard to predict the next clash since both teams can win, and it could be the proficiency of assuming the pressure. Barcelo could steal it but any kind of slip would give Real Madrid an opportunity to exploit.

The point is, Barcelona and Real Madrid are both strong teams, so that's why I also don't know and always wonder what will happen in the upcoming matches and regarding their position in the La Liga standings. But honestly, I personally believe that Barcelona is better at this time, because we can see for ourselves that Barcelona is able to return to its best form, they can show a very great performance. So with that, I believe that Barcelona seems to have a chance to win again this season.

Because if we talk about Real Madrid, they are also a very extraordinary team, but their current obstacles are the midfield and also the front line. Because currently Real Madrid really can't make their team much more productive. So that's why I personally am a little doubtful about Real Madrid, because basically their current performance is still not in a completely good phase. So I think Real Madrid this season might have a very difficult time becoming champions, but this is just my prediction.

[IceLincoln]

While it is true that Espanyol has done good, and did managed to beat Bilbao, and even ahead of them in the standings, and yes they are a good team, half of the result goes to Bilbao who is doing terrible this season and one of the reasons why Espanyol managed to find easy goals. Reality is that they have not done that well so far and Bilbao should take a look at what they have done recently that made them this bad and need to get better results.

This is not going to be easy to handle and should be something that will take some time, otherwise it is not that easy to recover. Most people do not see this but the entire self imposed restrictions they have, makes it very hard for Bilbao to get better all the time and takes a long time to be great.

Espanyol has been consistent in their last five games at the Laliga Winning all so I wouldn't say they managed to win Athletic Bilbao even though Athletic is a more bigger team but they've been so inconsistent in form this season. Saying it is luck is somehow reducing the efforts of the football players at Espanyol. Surely there's no game without luck but you have to show working for the luck to work for you.

What kind of self imposed restrictions are you talking about that would cause them to play the way they do, their gameplay is poor and the players are not giving their best at the moment.

[m4r1o]

I agree, the current shape that Barcelona has taken this season has been quite powerful and their consistency has given them an advantage in La Liga at this point. Real Madrid, however, can not be underestimated. They possess a strong team and have the experience to reverse the games and this is what they did during the last El Clasico. It is hard to predict the next clash since both teams can win, and it could be the proficiency of assuming the pressure. Barcelo could steal it but any kind of slip would give Real Madrid an opportunity to exploit.

In my opinion, Barcelona will win this time around in El Clasico.
I see Real Madrid too lost in their problems, and i see Xabi Alonso confused and under pressure.
If Real Madrid's friends fail to resolve their problems, they will leave the field open for Barcelona to race against.

[Silence Scream]

I agree, the current shape that Barcelona has taken this season has been quite powerful and their consistency has given them an advantage in La Liga at this point. Real Madrid, however, can not be underestimated. They possess a strong team and have the experience to reverse the games and this is what they did during the last El Clasico. It is hard to predict the next clash since both teams can win, and it could be the proficiency of assuming the pressure. Barcelo could steal it but any kind of slip would give Real Madrid an opportunity to exploit.

In my opinion, Barcelona will win this time around in El Clasico.
I see Real Madrid too lost in their problems, and i see Xabi Alonso confused and under pressure.
If Real Madrid's friends fail to resolve their problems, they will leave the field open for Barcelona to race against.

Real Madrid have given Barcelona far too many opportunities. They are aware of this and are working to prevent further losses. Their recent point losses have been completely unexpected. Apart from the defeat against Atletico Madrid, all other point losses can be considered surprising for Real Madrid. Barcelona, ​​on the other hand, is steadily winning every match. If they continue like this, Real Madrid's chances of overtaking them are very low.

[dezoel]

I've always said he's a good coach. He's shaped a team to be strong even when they're weak. If you remember, at the beginning of the season things were going terribly. There were a lot of problems and a lot of weaknesses. Little by little, Hansi Flick fixed them and brought them to the top.

It is clear that Flick does what he does up or down. Meaning, at the start of the season, he was still the manager from last year, which is proof that we are getting some return that would not be all that complicated, because he was the reason why they did bad, and he was the reason why did good, he is the manager for both times. At least he recovered the team, mostly the injuries were a problem and most of them are gone so they are doing a fine job with most of the players are back again.

[Polkeins]

What is really wrong with Athletic Bilbao this season? Everything they do this season doesn't end well, their defense is too poor to even stop opposition wingers and strikers, nothing seems to be working for these guys and is sad that we can't even say this is their major problem on like when their key players the William brothers were out due to injury and even if the both of them are in the same field I still see them losing games or playing a draw. Tonight Espanyol snatched all 3pt and it was that easy, while the host was leading I thought it was going to be a winning game for Bilbao but at the end it went Espanyol's was. With the slow display Athletic Bilbao are now showing both in recent games, I don't think they can make it to Amy Europe competitions.

Athletic Bilbao can beat Simeone's highly motivated Atletico and then lose to Espanyol, who, despite being in fifth place in La Liga, are still much weaker than Simeone's team.
Athletic Bilbao has most likely failed this season, and they are playing extremely poorly in European competitions. Even Athletic Bilbao's current 8th place seems like a success to me, considering how poorly the team is playing in all areas except goalkeeping, as Unai Simon seems to be something of an exception given how poorly his teammates are playing.

Espanyol won this match with their great performance, especially the goalkeeper of the Espanyol team, he performed quite well. Even though the players of the Athletic Club team were quite aggressive, they could not prevent the last attack, although they performed well at the beginning, they performed badly at the last minute and lost three points. Not many people bet on the Espanyol team, but luck made the Espanyol team win and opened the fortune of the gamblers. This match was quite competitive but still I call the Espanyol team lucky because they showed a last-minute surprise and won and collected three points, the Espanyol team occupied the fifth place in the points table.

Espanyol has had an excellent run of five consecutive wins in La Liga and I think this is a record for them, because Espanyol usually finishes in the bottom half of La Liga, but Manolo Gonzalez is making history with the team. If Espanyol doesn't falter in the second half of the season, it should definitely qualify for the Europa League. The most surprising thing is that Espanyol is playing so well without its captain, Javi Puado, and without him, Espanyol is doing even better.

[Mustang Shelby]

What is really wrong with Athletic Bilbao this season? Everything they do this season doesn't end well, their defense is too poor to even stop opposition wingers and strikers, nothing seems to be working for these guys and is sad that we can't even say this is their major problem on like when their key players the William brothers were out due to injury and even if the both of them are in the same field I still see them losing games or playing a draw. Tonight Espanyol snatched all 3pt and it was that easy, while the host was leading I thought it was going to be a winning game for Bilbao but at the end it went Espanyol's was. With the slow display Athletic Bilbao are now showing both in recent games, I don't think they can make it to Amy Europe competitions.

Athletic Bilbao can beat Simeone's highly motivated Atletico and then lose to Espanyol, who, despite being in fifth place in La Liga, are still much weaker than Simeone's team.
Athletic Bilbao has most likely failed this season, and they are playing extremely poorly in European competitions. Even Athletic Bilbao's current 8th place seems like a success to me, considering how poorly the team is playing in all areas except goalkeeping, as Unai Simon seems to be something of an exception given how poorly his teammates are playing.

Espanyol won this match with their great performance, especially the goalkeeper of the Espanyol team, he performed quite well. Even though the players of the Athletic Club team were quite aggressive, they could not prevent the last attack, although they performed well at the beginning, they performed badly at the last minute and lost three points. Not many people bet on the Espanyol team, but luck made the Espanyol team win and opened the fortune of the gamblers. This match was quite competitive but still I call the Espanyol team lucky because they showed a last-minute surprise and won and collected three points, the Espanyol team occupied the fifth place in the points table.

Espanyol has had an excellent run of five consecutive wins in La Liga and I think this is a record for them, because Espanyol usually finishes in the bottom half of La Liga, but Manolo Gonzalez is making history with the team. If Espanyol doesn't falter in the second half of the season, it should definitely qualify for the Europa League. The most surprising thing is that Espanyol is playing so well without its captain, Javi Puado, and without him, Espanyol is doing even better.

Espanyol has put in a really great performance, winning all five of their matches. I think they're the team with the best start this year. Girona had a similar good start a few years ago. Right now, Espanyol is in a good race to qualify for European competitions. Maybe they won't be in the Champions League next year, but they have the potential to go to the Europa League or the European Conference League.

[liasbaa]

I agree, the current shape that Barcelona has taken this season has been quite powerful and their consistency has given them an advantage in La Liga at this point. Real Madrid, however, can not be underestimated. They possess a strong team and have the experience to reverse the games and this is what they did during the last El Clasico. It is hard to predict the next clash since both teams can win, and it could be the proficiency of assuming the pressure. Barcelo could steal it but any kind of slip would give Real Madrid an opportunity to exploit.

In my opinion, Barcelona will win this time around in El Clasico.
I see Real Madrid too lost in their problems, and i see Xabi Alonso confused and under pressure.
If Real Madrid's friends fail to resolve their problems, they will leave the field open for Barcelona to race against.

Your prediction about Barcelona winning is reasonable. Real Madrid will be ready to win El Clasico. Xabi Alonso will want to continue the winning streak of the previous El Clasico match. Winning will not be easy for Real Madrid. Barcelona's style of play seems to show that they are fully prepared to win the trophy.

Alonso is trying to implement his plan to strengthen the team but it is not yet enough for the team to win the trophy. Their problems will be compounded if Kylian Mbappé cannot attend the matches for some reason. Most of Real Madrid's players have not been in good form recently. Only Kylian has maintained his consistency and is scoring goals regularly.

In my opinion, Barcelona will be ahead in terms of winning the next El Clasico match but the task will not be that easy because Real Madrid is an unexpected team but they are capable of winning any match.

[Arenga pinnata]

If the next el classico is played tomorrow I will say Barcelona will win it because they are currently more informed than Real Madrid. Barcelona has been on a winning streak since they moved to their new stadium, and we have seen how many times the Madrid coach has been threatened with being sacked which only show that they are not performing according to satisfaction. But if the el classico is delayed for months I won't be that confident that Barcelona will win. I don't know if things will continue like this for both clubs, because at some point the tide might change, so if that happens any of the clubs could win the next el classico.

For now, Barcelona does seem to have the upper hand. However, it seems that El Clásico will not be held anytime soon. Looking at the schedule, the match between these two teams will take place next year in May or around that time, if I remember correctly. By then, the situation may be very different from what it is now. Since the start of the season, we have seen several changes in the condition of both teams. At the beginning, Barcelona looked good, but Real Madrid was unstable. However, Barcelona then faced a wave of injuries, while Real Madrid improved and managed to top the standings. Barcelona gradually recovered and reclaimed the top spot, while Real Madrid experienced another decline. Such fluctuations could continue, making it difficult to predict which team will have the upper hand in the upcoming El Clásico, which is still quite far off.

[martinom]

Well, at other clubs, it would be understandable if a coach didn't get maximum results in his first season. And that's usually the case in most seasons. Unless the team's performance is worse than the previous coach's. Then, usually, in any team, the coach would be fired in no time.
For Xabi Alonso, he has actually shown quite good results in general terms. Getting Real Madrid to second place and even briefly to first place is an achievement in itself. However, this is still considered insufficient when it comes to a big team like Real Madrid. This team is equipped with the best players and the club's facilities are also among the best. Therefore, any coach who comes there must be prepared for pressure from the very beginning. Managing a giant club certainly presents greater challenges than managing a regular club, and all coaches who come there are aware of this and are certainly prepared for it.

Xabi has shown mediocre results, the management of the team was not excellent but he still achieved good results, many fans do not like him, and for this reason they complain about his work, even saying that he does not deserve that place.

They haven't calculated many aspects and that in any case we are talking about Real Madrid which is a somewhat "delicate" team has its firepower but needs good management, it is not simple and only half a season cannot determine the outcome of the manager's actions.

[HajiBagi]

In your opinion, who will win the upcoming El Clasico, Real Madrid or Barcelona?

If the next el classico is played tomorrow I will say Barcelona will win it because they are currently more informed than Real Madrid. Barcelona has been on a winning streak since they moved to their new stadium, and we have seen how many times the Madrid coach has been threatened with being sacked which only show that they are not performing according to satisfaction. But if the el classico is delayed for months I won't be that confident that Barcelona will win. I don't know if things will continue like this for both clubs, because at some point the tide might change, so if that happens any of the clubs could win the next el classico.

I agree with you that if El Classico is played tomorrow Barcelona will win the match because Real Madrid has not been in good shape since some of the players got injured, since Real Madrid beat Barcelona in the last El Classico and start facing many injuries the team performance changed, the attackers did not have a good midfielder that can help them create chances and the team also don’t have defenders who can help them to defend in big matches.

Militao, Cavajal, Trent and Camavinga are very important to Real Madrid, their absence have already proven that the team need them, Real Madrid players also lack winning mentality, the players don’t have the spirit of winning matches even if they are not playing well, Real Madrid is facing a lot of problems that we don’t imagine, the president of team is also the problem because they don’t want to sign players that can help the team with all his heart, they go for star players that only wants to play for money and fame.

[Xcode7]

I've always said he's a good coach. He's shaped a team to be strong even when they're weak. If you remember, at the beginning of the season things were going terribly. There were a lot of problems and a lot of weaknesses. Little by little, Hansi Flick fixed them and brought them to the top.

It is clear that Flick does what he does up or down. Meaning, at the start of the season, he was still the manager from last year, which is proof that we are getting some return that would not be all that complicated, because he was the reason why they did bad, and he was the reason why did good, he is the manager for both times. At least he recovered the team, mostly the injuries were a problem and most of them are gone so they are doing a fine job with most of the players are back again.

Hansi Flick has proven in his first season as Barcelona coach so what is there to doubt anymore even in his first season as Barcelona coach Hansi Flick can immediately present the La Liga trophy, that is the real proof so I am not surprised by Hansi Flick's current performance but on the other hand there is also a possibility that they will not be able to defend the title because of the strength of their rivals not because of mistakes or problems that cannot be solved by Hansi Flick.

[Phoenix Anka]

I've always said he's a good coach. He's shaped a team to be strong even when they're weak. If you remember, at the beginning of the season things were going terribly. There were a lot of problems and a lot of weaknesses. Little by little, Hansi Flick fixed them and brought them to the top.

It is clear that Flick does what he does up or down. Meaning, at the start of the season, he was still the manager from last year, which is proof that we are getting some return that would not be all that complicated, because he was the reason why they did bad, and he was the reason why did good, he is the manager for both times. At least he recovered the team, mostly the injuries were a problem and most of them are gone so they are doing a fine job with most of the players are back again.

Hansi Flick has proven in his first season as Barcelona coach so what is there to doubt anymore even in his first season as Barcelona coach Hansi Flick can immediately present the La Liga trophy, that is the real proof so I am not surprised by Hansi Flick's current performance but on the other hand there is also a possibility that they will not be able to defend the title because of the strength of their rivals not because of mistakes or problems that cannot be solved by Hansi Flick.

They might not be able to retain the championship, but right now it seems they will maintain their lead. We see that Barcelona are very good in Spain and don't drop points against smaller teams except in big matches. They also score a lot of goals with their style of play. They have many young players, which makes them more hopeful for the future. Hansi Flick could win the championship again this year. Real Madrid are currently panicking, waiting for Barcelona to drop points.

[Tamaperdana]

I cant believe how good is doing this Espanyol. For example yesterday when they win against Bilbao on the new San Mames i was not expecting that at all. Good for their fans since they were a total shit for several years, the last time i remember Espanyol doing good tournaments was a lot of time ago in the Raul Tamudo era.

Yes, Espanyol's current performance is indeed very strong. They are currently in the top five, and they have also won all of their last five matches. This is a very impressive achievement for Espanyol, as their performance in previous seasons wasn't particularly good. Sometimes they finished in the middle of the table, and sometimes they were on the verge of relegation. With that in mind, I believe Espanyol is currently in a very good phase, and I believe they must continue to improve their performance to break into the top four and qualify for the Champions League.



Furthermore, next week, Espanyol will face a truly formidable team, and I believe their record will be broken in this match. Next week, Espanyol will face Barcelona, ​​which will certainly be a very tough match for them. So, with that in mind, I think Espanyol should start preparing right now so they can minimize any gaps that exist. Because Barcelona is clearly a very tough opponent for them, the Espanyol players should be aware of that. Nevertheless, they must remain enthusiastic because anything can happen in football.

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[Nheer]

Real Madrid at this point cannot also be considered as bene better than Barcelona either, they are both good in their way and so I just wish for the better nad lucky side to win the title as they are both good top contenders of the title.  If Real Madrid does not up their game to coming back sound, they may not ge the chances to top Barcelona because Barcelona is not slowing down at all.

If Real Madrid is still serious about getting ahead of Barcelona, ​​their only option is to bounce back in the second half of the season. Besides being four points behind Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid's own abilities and performances haven't been particularly good, though not bad, this season. I just want to see how Real Madrid bounces back in the second half of the season, because, as you said, Barcelona hasn't slowed down at all in terms of capitalizing on the opportunities presented to them this season.

That's right they need to bounce back as soon as possible if they still want to challenge for the title. It won't be easy but it's not impossible for them to do it all they need to do is to win series of games consecutively and avoid losing and they will be able to challenge Barcelona for the title.

Four points behind is not far away so if they can improve their game they can definitely put up a fight. Barcelona on the other hand is not safe yet they also need to be at their best if they don't want to lose the first place to anyone. The league is still very far from the end and four points is not far away so losing a match will put them in a tight spot. The second half of the season is another opportunity for any team not performing well to improve their game, I hope Real Madrid will be able to improve their game.

[CryptoBuds]

I agree, the current shape that Barcelona has taken this season has been quite powerful and their consistency has given them an advantage in La Liga at this point. Real Madrid, however, can not be underestimated. They possess a strong team and have the experience to reverse the games and this is what they did during the last El Clasico. It is hard to predict the next clash since both teams can win, and it could be the proficiency of assuming the pressure. Barcelo could steal it but any kind of slip would give Real Madrid an opportunity to exploit.

Real Madrid are still in the title race. The team has performed erratically in a few matches and lost points. Now, although their  performance is not completely stable, they have been able to win the last   two matches. If Madrid can continue such a winning  streak, there is a possibility that they will be able to reduce the gap on points with Barcelona.

Barcelona is in good form but it is quite difficult to perform well consistently. Barcelona is also fighting for the champions league and Copa del Rey titles. Winning  consistently on every platform is not an easy task. Both Real madrid and Barcelona have an equal  chance of winning the title. The team that can maintain more consistency in performance will be the champion.