La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[changaa]

I will always credit Barcelona's performance in the league title race to the ability and competency of their manager hansi flick, because this was the same Barcelona's team that was struggling under xabi Hernandez, but since he came into the team as the teams head coach, he has transformed them to become a force again, not just in the Spanish laliga but also in Europe, because that fear factor that left Barcelona when xavi Hernandez and the coach before him is now back, so regardless of what anyone thinks, hansi flick is the main reason Barcelona are back to their feet in the field of play.
So I wouldn't necessarily credit the performance of the Barcelona team to their academy since these academy players weren't doing well when xavi Hernandez was their manager.

I think is also a question of luck, obviously this is something that can lead to many changes, now i think that the team is the only one that can aim to win the championship and i think that there is no other better team but things can change.

now they have to aim to do well

[DanWalker]

Source- https://x.com/i/status/2003843751240749258

Girls: you cannot just make someone your friend by gifting them aloe vera gift packs.

Boys after gifting aloe vera gift packs: multiple euros, multiple ucl's and the status of being legendary.

No really how did they pull this off? Was there no audit team in place? Or were they paid off as well?

And I especially want an inquiry to be set for the match against Chelsea. And everyone knows which match I am talking about. They definitely had really good players but they have also done some really shady things to actually have all the achievements that they have as a club.

[Sim_card]

I think is also a question of luck, obviously this is something that can lead to many changes, now i think that the team is the only one that can aim to win the championship and i think that there is no other better team but things can change.

now they have to aim to do well

I am happy that you are aware that anything can happen and Barcelona will lose the trophy. We just got to mid-season and we still have enough matches before the end of the league. Barcelona might have start dropping pointa but Madrid isn't in a good form not to also drop point. Barcelona has the advantage of winning the trophy than any other club currently.

[GbitG]

I haven't heard much about the new manager, but it's clear Barcelona are in great shape. Barcelona are a fantastic team and are progressing very well with their new manager. I believe they will do even better in the Champions League, and they are already at the top of La Liga. Their ability to come from behind to overtake Real Madrid and their consecutive winning streaks are setting a significant precedent for Barcelona's current position. The Espanyol match will certainly be tough, but Barcelona knows how to win.

Yeah obviously Barcelona current performance is absolutely outstanding, although initially they were trailing with some injuries suspect. But now they regain their strength and get back top spot of the league standings. On the other hand their UEFA Champions League performance is little bit sluggishness at previous like against PSG and Chelsea but I hope now Hansi Flick will try to maintain the progress gauge....

Right now is holiday and everyone is enjoying the holding but soon after the end of holidays Barcelona will face Espanol, and probably it will be quite easy game. All players will  be fully recovered expect Dani Olmo like his recovery date is still in doubt. Espanol is just fully prepared to boom or whistle behind Gohan Garcia but staff will try to protect them... Let's see what happens

[verdinio]

Clearly Barcelona has good performance but can't blame the possibility of Espanyol will continue 6 winning matches in a row exactly huge ambition get fourth standings have 2 points remaining with Villareal. Has chance for this time the Cataluna derby match Espanyol get success for three points or Barcelona dominance difficult to stop.

Barcelona can definitely win the match but i understand that this year is difficult and every game is a challenge in itself, i understand that this is a very important game but they can do it and absolutely must do it, if they want to win the championship.

[hyudien]

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Compared to last year they have certainly improved, but if we want to look for a revelation team this season, the scepter or the prize for this year's revelation certainly goes to Espanyol, an undoubtedly very valid and strong team and they are proving it by playing well.

Yes, when other teams experience setbacks there will always be teams that advance and provide surprises, one of them this season is Espanyol, only lost 3 times in 17 matches, what is more surprising in the last 5 weeks, they crushed all of them with wins, they deserve to be the dark horse of La Liga this season and if they can maintain that momentum with some more improvements especially in the attacking sector, I think they can give their fans a ticket to Europe.

[BIT-BENDER]

Clearly Barcelona has good performance but can't blame the possibility of Espanyol will continue 6 winning matches in a row exactly huge ambition get fourth standings have 2 points remaining with Villareal. Has chance for this time the Cataluna derby match Espanyol get success for three points or Barcelona dominance difficult to stop.

Barcelona can definitely win the match but i understand that this year is difficult and every game is a challenge in itself, i understand that this is a very important game but they can do it and absolutely must do it, if they want to win the championship.

The game between Barcelona and Espanyol won't be a 2025 game anymore, the game will be played January next year, the Laliga games for the calendar year 2025 has come to an end already.
But I don't think much will change, Espanyol has had matches that one would have thought they will lose but they ended up winning the game although I think with Barcelona that will be different, Barcelona are in fire form and they will want to start their first game of the year with a win.

[Different patterns]

Real Madrid is currently in difficult spot because even with world class players, team lacks balance. Although Mbappe and Bellingham are deadly duo, they usually have issues with where they stand on pitch since both tend to be on left side, and this makes attack seem too crowded.


Absence of calm passing of Toni Kroos is also problem for team, making it harder to pass ball forward in smooth way. You are correct that January window is huge chance to fix their defensive crisis, especially since important players like Militao and Carvajal are out with long term injuries. Since they are just 4 points behind Barcelona in La Liga and are now 7th in Champions League, adding new defender would give them boost of spirit and help them stay in top 8.
Despite internal problems and pressure on manager Xabi Alonso in recent past, Real Madrid is known for fighting back during season to win major trophies.

Real Madrid's defensive problems are very old, if they completely eliminate this problem then maybe we will see Real Madrid in a somewhat stable state. Even the pressure on Xabi Alonso will be reduced to some extent and it will be easier for him to work independently. Although I also think the attack line of the current Real Madrid team is problematic, but I think if their defense is strong, the pressure on the attack line will be reduced and they will also be able to perform or it will be possible for the coach to give more importance to the attack line. At the same time, the defensive line problem and the attack line problem are responsible for Real Madrid's unstable state.

This is very true, the defense needs to improve from now on to not concede many more goals for their remaining games, Real Madrid is a big team and such a big team shouldn't have this type of present defense even with injury, I believe strategy can be put in place to cover up for injured players and for the team's attack, I have always say this that the team shouldn't rely on Mbappe for long, even though he's a good players and willing to score more goals for himself and the team, other Attackers need to also work together with each other and make the attack more complex for opponents, this is one of the things I want Xabi Alonso to settle quickly.

[uche6215]

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Yes, when other teams experience setbacks there will always be teams that advance and provide surprises, one of them this season is Espanyol, only lost 3 times in 17 matches, what is more surprising in the last 5 weeks, they crushed all of them with wins, they deserve to be the dark horse of La Liga this season and if they can maintain that momentum with some more improvements especially in the attacking sector, I think they can give their fans a ticket to Europe.

Every season there is this team that tends to be the surprise package in every season, some seasons ago in laliga it was Girona but this season Espanol is the team losing only three matches is not something that comes by easily. From the way that they have performed since the start of the season I can describe them as in the level of the top teams like Barcelona and Madrid because these are the only two teams that has platform much better than Espanol in the league so far. If Espanol can maintain this form going into the last stanger of the league I see them securing a champions League place come next season.

[RockBell]

Xabi is a good coach, he has demonstrated that in Leverkuen before he came to Real Madrid. It just happened that the management of Real Madrid is different from the way other clubs run their games. As a Real Madrid coach, there is high demand of excellence from you and because he is trying to satisfy the team and the club, he is compromising some things which he is not meant to do, you can't give what you don't have, this is what is killing his performance.

Xabi is good but his presence is not helping the club at all and what he did in the leverkusen is different from what is happening in real Madrid and am very sure that this was what he expected, and his doing is best and his work in real Madrid is not favorable because the club is not doing well at all, and if it does not happen, and at this point real Madrid performance is just to poor and at the end of the day all the blame will go to xabi Alonso, and the best is for the management to change him so that he will find his peace. Because the blame is getting much.

For Xabi to do well in Real Madrid, he need to copy what Anceloti did in the club. There was nothing they didn't tell him last season but he did all he could. After he left heh club, many people are seeing exactly what he was going through for the club. The defense is bad and as long as this remain unfix, there is nothing better that will come from Real Madrid. Even the people that are expecting the team to win Laliga are probably dreaming because there is no way they are winning.

This is beyond copying the style of Anceloti I think xabi needs to seat down with the players to discuss and settle what ever the problem might be, because and everyone was excited that xabi Alonso was coming real Madrid and look at the result they are getting now.  And the whole league is looking like a joke, and there defense and there attacks are all weak  and am. Not even expecting them to win, so we should not even worry our self about real Madrid because they can not win the LA Liga this season.

[Adiljutt156]

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.

I think that Athletic Bilbao is a very good team that can really do well and certainly has the possibility to do everything it can, but now they have to concentrate on the immediate matches, the table is very difficult for them, but the championship is still long

Athletic club is not in good form this season. The team played well last season. They were  in fourth place in the points table. Their performance in the champions league is also very poor. They  will not be able to qualify for the playoffs. Bilbao is in eighth place in the la llga points table. Their chances of being in the top 4  of the table are very low.

Athletic bilbao lost 2 -1 against Espanyol. Athletic bilbao played quite well at home. They were able to attack a lot. But espanyol's defense was very strong. Bilbao's players could not score more  than one goal. On the other hand, espanyol has continued its winning streak for a long time. Espanyol has won 5  consecutive matches , which is amazing...

Athletic Club played very well in the last match which they played against Espanyol de Barcelona football team because their stats was good in this match and their shots were more in this match which were 15 and 8 shots were on target And possession percentage of that team was excellent in this match which was 64 percent because they hold the football for more than aa we expected And their passes were also more in this match which were 433 but they have to do 3 goals in this match to win this match but they could not do that And they lose the match at the end . That team need to work how to attack on opposite team because attackers are required in every team.

[verdinio]

On the other hand Xabi Alonso's students are trying to get better. There was improvement in their last game. But the defending is still a doubt though. Sevilla found so many goal opportunities. 1.56 xG.

Yes, I also think that Barcelona is on another level to Real Madrid, who are currently, even if they are not in as good a form as before, let's say they defend well and are always trying to be at the top, however they are still in second place which is certainly not something to throw away.

[slapper]

Barcelona are really on another level now compared to Real Madrid these days. We see there is a huge gap between their performances. Barcelona are much more productive. Not only at creating chances but also scoring them...

On the other hand Xabi Alonso's students are trying to get better. There was improvement in their last game. But the defending is still a doubt though. Sevilla found so many goal opportunities. 1.56 xG.

Barcelona's recent resurgence brings them to the top and now their intention is clear, they will keep themselves at the top and never allow their opponents getting any opportunity. January is going to be important as they have 6 games, all are looking not challenging for them as they are having 3 in La Liga 2 in Champions league and 1 in Super Cup, Real Madrid is looking improved but it's never been easy for them to create problems for themselves.

How they will be performed in second half of this season, it's not easy to predict because performance level can be different in case of injuries or any other trouble even right now its look like they are going to be stayed at top and have title race under their control.

Overall performance so far Barcelona have been the better team, they look like a team that really want to retain their title, now with Raphina back with the squad they now look even more promising. We all saw how Real Madrid started the season very well, most people were even suggesting after the El Classico that Real Madrid are strong favorites to win the league this season but their performances stared falling off and they started dropping points especially away from home. Well a huge January is coming for both teams and it might have a huge say in who wins the league this season.

Maybe Real Madrid needs to give Xabi Alonso time, it never easy to come in and start delivering in your first season as a coach. I think with a couple of signings at that defense and midfield Real Madrid will do better and challenge more next season. For me I still recommend Barcelona as favorites to win the league this season.

I don't know man. Maybe Alonso figures it out. Maybe they make some miracle signing. But the "give Alonso time" thing drives me nuts. They've got more money than God. 1.2 billion in revenue. They could correct this in January if they wanted to.

But they won't. Because Liverpool's not selling Mac Allister mid-season, and everyone else that could actually helps is stupid money or not available. So instead we get this weird circumstance where Madrid keeps playing this high line press this high line press thing that Vinicius clearly doesn't want to do (you can see it in every match) and teams are absolutely feasting on the space behind.

At Bernabeu, they were beaten by Celta Vigo. Celta! Not because Celta's amazingly but because they just sat back, let Madrid have the ball and then hit them on the counter when the midfield gets bypassed. Which happens like 15 times a game now.

Liverpool did the exact same thing - held them to basically nothing whilst creating chances all night. Courtois saved their ass several times and they still lost.

[Luzin]

According to port.news.am, the La Liga clubs are happy because they received prizes from broadcasting rights. The total revenue from these broadcasting rights also varies. The three biggest La Liga clubs are the clubs that received the most money.
1. Real Madrid 157.92 million euros
2. Barcelona 156.45 million euros
3. Atletico Madrid 108.17 million euros
An amazing amount, while the club that received the least money is Leganes, with just 39.93 million euros.

Source: https://sport.news.am/eng/news/163410/la-liga-clubs-receive-%E2%82%AC1292-bln-from-sale-of-tv-broadcasting-rights.html

[Marykeller]

I think is also a question of luck, obviously this is something that can lead to many changes, now i think that the team is the only one that can aim to win the championship and i think that there is no other better team but things can change.

now they have to aim to do well

I am happy that you are aware that anything can happen and Barcelona will lose the trophy. We just got to mid-season and we still have enough matches before the end of the league. Barcelona might have start dropping pointa but Madrid isn't in a good form not to also drop point. Barcelona has the advantage of winning the trophy than any other club currently.

Obviously, Barcelona is the team that everyone is eyeing to win the LaLiga trophy. Although we don't know what becomes of them before the end of the season, whether they will keep to their present winning ways, or let Real Madrid top them along the way since every season the LaLiga League trophy is between the two rivals ''Real Madrid and Barcelona". One of them wins the trophy, the other team falls below, in the second spot. The rest of the teams can fill in the other spot in the LaLiga table

[giorgione]

Espanyol has shown this season that they have improved on their shortcomings from last season. Last season, they were even close to being relegated. However, this season they have performed quite well, although not always consistently, but their strength can no longer be underestimated this season. However, when facing Barcelona, I personally am still quite confident that their level is still not on par with Barcelona. Therefore, favoring Barcelona will undoubtedly remain the choice of the majority of us here. Espanyol will be the home team, which may slightly boost their confidence in facing Barcelona. However, Barcelona will not waste this opportunity to secure full points. Defeating Espanyol, who also have a good ranking this season at 5th place, does not seem like it will be a particularly difficult match.

Espanyol cannot think they can beat Barcelona and i think they know it very well and this is something they can and they know they cannot do, but never say never, let's say that nothing is impossible but Barcelona are definitely the favourites to win the match

[promise444c5]

For me Flick is by far one of the best coaches around the world right now, but i also think he is experiencing some troubles this season with Barcelona, he cant made a equilibrated team, sometimes this Barcelona ended up having poor defending and they lose some key matches thanks of that, seems like in the last games they adjust that and are in better form but the problem is still there.

It’s not even sometimes, the defence is weak…you can see a lot of drawbacks when their main goal scorer is not fit and with Raphinha joining the injury list. On top of that, they are still trying to use a high line, which often turns into a disaster against opponents who have already mastered how to exploit it..

Lately, he has even been using more than four defenders to sustain the defence, but it feels more like defensive midfielder since Garcia is naturally a defender(though Pedri absence also contributes ). They did try it in their last game though.

[tygeade]

Real Madrid definitely looks like they are doing better. The problem was obvious and everyone knew it but it took Xabi to accept it. The problem was that Arda played amazing when Jude was out, but he was still not as good as Jude.

So when Jude came back, because Arda played great, that meant Xabi wanted to keep him in the squad, but when Jude and Arda plays together, that means one of them has to go back to midfield, and neither were good on defensive duties, so that meant team was bad. Now he just puts Arda on bench and puts him in game at second half mostly, and that way they have a better defensive midfield that helps the team. It was that easy to me, I think that is the reason why the team got better again.

[cande86]

I see true big potential from Endrick and he is professional so far, so his future in my opinion is bright enough. He only needs more time, more opportunities, more regular appearances in matches, and I am quite sure that Endrick will return to Real Madrid with a different position.

Endrick certainly did very well to go to another team and i think he did very well and will do very well for his career so he has the chance to evolve, this is certainly the most crucial point for him, this is the most important point of his career.

[BRINIRHA]

I will always credit Barcelona's performance in the league title race to the ability and competency of their manager hansi flick, because this was the same Barcelona's team that was struggling under xabi Hernandez, but since he came into the team as the teams head coach, he has transformed them to become a force again, not just in the Spanish laliga but also in Europe, because that fear factor that left Barcelona when xavi Hernandez and the coach before him is now back, so regardless of what anyone thinks, hansi flick is the main reason Barcelona are back to their feet in the field of play.
So I wouldn't necessarily credit the performance of the Barcelona team to their academy since these academy players weren't doing well when xavi Hernandez was their manager.

I think is also a question of luck, obviously this is something that can lead to many changes, now i think that the team is the only one that can aim to win the championship and i think that there is no other better team but things can change.

now they have to aim to do well

This is indeed a matter of luck combined with the ability of an excellent manager to maximize the potential of the players in the club. Hansi Flick has truly exceeded everyone's expectations since joining the club. Many of us were even disappointed when Xavi Hernandez left and was replaced by Hansi Flick initially. However, after seeing the results achieved by Hansi Flick, we all began to praise this coach.

The season is still very long, and many changes will still occur. Therefore, Barcelona and Real Madrid could potentially swap positions again. Although I am also quite confident that Barcelona can become champions this season.