La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Ndabagi01]

Their talented player’s are useless to me since they can’t use them at they right, and if they continue in this way without making uses of their talented players their performances will not improve. So in this case Xavi Alonso need to find solutions for his team if he really want the team performances to going normal and also get back to their we’ll standard; currently now their points gap with Barcelona is just 4pts. But with that they need to works hard if they really want to close gap with Barcelona.

The point gap is not that big but if Barcelona are able to maintain consistency in their games, they Real Madrid will find it hard to overtake them on the table and will have to face some serious and tough times in their remaining matches in the league. Real Madrid have the best of players and no matter how productive those players can be, if Barcelona’s performance cannot succumb to their own high quality performance, there is no way they can have an edge over them in the league. Xabi Alonso is being criticized much now but I think he can still improve with time based on how he has been managing the team so far. Things could change for him for the better.

[GbitG]

I never doubted Real Madrid and their abilities, but this team has weaknesses that still allow them to fail in all competitions. They have good squad depth and are far more valuable than any other team, but pressure and various other factors make it difficult for them to show their best abilities. Maybe there is something that needs to be sorted out within the team, such as unhealthy competition between players or something else.

I just hope that on January 4th they come back with better options , that Xabi finally sees other possibilities and can get Out of all this Barcelona already Finished first in La Liga , when it's a place that Madrid usually occupies The Madrid players have to do better , Xabi can't perform miracles either It's time they put in much more effort.

Making 5 star performance in a few matches is not a big deal. Keeping it consistent is big deal like Real Madrid performance is not considered to be trustworthy because their consistency is not too good despite Barcelona performance is bit consistent than Real Madrid. Initially their performance was not too good but soon when their key player recovered from injuries they regain their strength for better performancs....

There is nothing big on 4 Jan... Barcelona will face Espanol and probably it would a easy task for the Catalan side because they already in a good form as well Pedri is also ready for field. So I think there won't be any hesitation for Hansi Flick side to get the victory and claimed the 3 points.

[LGD2Business]

Barcelona seems to have made plans for season after Lewandowski. Dusan Vlahovic will be a free agent at the end of the season and Barca wants to sign him. Vlahovic's injury is ongoing and he probably won't be back on the pitch before March. If Juve can't sign a new contract with him, Barca could get him for free. Acquiring such a great 25-year-old striker without paying a transfer fee would be a huge success. I think Vlahovic would quickly adapt to Barca's system as well.

[W Jr.]

Barcelona seems to have made plans for season after Lewandowski. Dusan Vlahovic will be a free agent at the end of the season and Barca wants to sign him. Vlahovic's injury is ongoing and he probably won't be back on the pitch before March. If Juve can't sign a new contract with him, Barca could get him for free. Acquiring such a great 25-year-old striker without paying a transfer fee would be a huge success. I think Vlahovic would quickly adapt to Barca's system as well.

We saw how quickly they integrated Rashford into the team. They can do the same for Dusan Vlahovic. Also, free agents are always attractive to Barcelona because they offer more affordable options. However, there's uncertainty about whether Juventus will extend his contract. If the player agrees to join Juventus, Barcelona won't be able to convince him otherwise.

[M47AK16]

he definitely need it, especially with the injury crisis he has been dealing with lately.
Since their last UEFA and La Liga trophies, they have struggled with injuries..they chose not to bring in new players at the time, and that affected the balance of the squad even after signing a few new players .

Apart from the defence, I think they should also look at the midfield. They still need a proper playmaker imo if they can’t build one , and maybe one more defensive midfielder(if necessary , although they have the resources I guess).

I think their "playmaker" is Arda Guler, but they are failing to utilize him better, because he lacks defense at all costs, and Modric or Kroos didn't had that, they weren't main defenders of course but great passers who could slow down the opponent until defenders got to their positions, Arda needs to learn that, his passes are lethal and amazing and could play make at midfield, only needs to grow a bit more and gain some more experience. It will eventually happen, but with Nico Paz coming back, they may not need to wait.

[AGogi2003]

Real Madrid has a lot of talented and experienced defenders in their squad. But it is true that they are not able to play well. We have seen the weakness of madrid's defense since last season. Despite buying several defenders this season, Madrid's defense has not improved. I would say buying new defenders is not a solution. Because madrid already has talented defenders. They will not find more experienced defenders now. Alonso should try to use the players in the squad properly. Improve the relationship between the players. And change the match strategy. Honestly, I do not like madrid's match strategy this season. I believe that by improving the  match strategy, madrid's overall performance can be improved.

Real madrid are struggling this season and they have many talented players in the team. But I didn't blame the coach because many of players defenders are in injuries and that is why they can perform well in the pitch when playing with big clubs. Xabi Alonso don't want to sigh any players this January since they feel like they have the best players in the team and they will be back to there best form.

Madrid are facing real Betis this weekend and they need to do there best to achieve a victory since they are playing at home and they won't like to lose any point currently because if they mistakenly drop point Barcelona will give them many gaps in the league table this season. Let see how the games will goes this weekend. If madrid fails to win the match I don't think they can win the league this season against Barcelona.

[Dzwaafu11]

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Real madrid are struggling this season and they have many talented players in the team. But I didn't blame the coach because many of players defenders are in injuries and that is why they can perform well in the pitch when playing with big clubs. Xabi Alonso don't want to sigh any players this January since they feel like they have the best players in the team and they will be back to there best form.

Madrid are facing real Betis this weekend and they need to do there best to achieve a victory since they are playing at home and they won't like to lose any point currently because if they mistakenly drop point Barcelona will give them many gaps in the league table this season. Let see how the games will goes this weekend. If madrid fails to win the match I don't think they can win the league this season against Barcelona.

Real Madrid defense is really weak at the moment, However. They need to work on that before we can see their real performance, because if they continue like this, many are saying Xabi Alonso know what to do yet things are getting worse, maybe till when we see that this season title isn’t for them that is when people will believe that, Real Madrid are not well.

Right now, people are still thinking Real Madrid is in good form, but to me they are weak, because their records is not really convincing to me to give them high chance of winning the La Liga title this season, they need to fix their problem so they will get back to top spot, by then I will have to believe that Real Madrid will win the La Liga title this season, they are not suppose to continue with the current form.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Barcelona seems to have made plans for season after Lewandowski. Dusan Vlahovic will be a free agent at the end of the season and Barca wants to sign him. Vlahovic's injury is ongoing and he probably won't be back on the pitch before March. If Juve can't sign a new contract with him, Barca could get him for free. Acquiring such a great 25-year-old striker without paying a transfer fee would be a huge success. I think Vlahovic would quickly adapt to Barca's system as well.

Dusan Vlahovic needs to be back on his feet first before Barcelona can consider signing him on free transfer because they can't sign a player that is still on injury, and they also need to examine his fitness and not when they sign him, within a short period of time he goes on injury again. Anyways, it can only work if Juventus do not renew his contract again but looking at the structure of the team, they still need him because they don't have so much financial strength to start looking for a new striker that will match the quality of Dusan Vlahovic. But on a serious note, Dusan Vlahovic will match Robert Lewandowski replacement at Barcelona.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Barcelona seems to have made plans for season after Lewandowski. Dusan Vlahovic will be a free agent at the end of the season and Barca wants to sign him. Vlahovic's injury is ongoing and he probably won't be back on the pitch before March. If Juve can't sign a new contract with him, Barca could get him for free. Acquiring such a great 25-year-old striker without paying a transfer fee would be a huge success. I think Vlahovic would quickly adapt to Barca's system as well.

Yup I also heard this news, Lewandowski's contract ends next season this means Barcelona needs a new striker and Dušan Vlahović is on the list. I'm not so sure about Dušan Vlahović in La Liga, but maybe Barcelona will consider him when they bring in for free or on a cheap, at least as an alternative before finding the most appropriate one. Another question is will Vlahović be able to compete with Ferran Torres for the starting lineup? I'm sure this will be a consideration for Vlahović because there is potential on the bench.

[allthebitandbobs]

All of these "complaints" about Barcelona overspending and having a debt is old story and people are not aware of the situation they are in.

Barcelona do not have 2 billion euro debt because of anything recent, people need to realize that. Why do they have it? Well, half of that is brand new stadium, just like Real Madrid made one, but real got a lot of grants from the city and the government while Catalonian Barcelona got a lot less, so they had to get bigger debt.

Secondly it was bad transfers from years ago, during Messi era, where they wanted to win some more while Messi was still there and not old, so they rushed and overpaid many players to build a good team after Neymar deal, and they failed. So for the past 3 seasons or so, they have been running nice, and paying that, and after stadium is at 100% capacity, they will pay off very easily.

[slapper]

Now Barcelona, we can say that they are stable, and they are managing to make their stability count, as i said elsewhere, i don't remember where, thanks to Hansi Flick who has done a truly excellent job in solving the team's internal problems.
Barcelona aren't completely stable either just that they are on a safer end since Madrid are not meeting up perfectly with their own winning consistency. The road to the Laliga title race is still far. It's just unfortunate Madrid will now hope Barcelona drops points in order to catch up with them but let's hope the don't widen the margin because it seems Barcelona are eager to get their trophy again this season. Hansi Flick is just enjoying the moment I hope it stays so till the end.

He managed to stabilize after a decidedly difficult period, the fundamental problem was that the other departments were not performing consistently, apart from the attack which is obviously formidable.
In fact, they managed to overcome a Real Madrid who were in clear difficulty.

Hansi Flick is a very experienced coach, so it's no surprise that his leadership at Barcelona is truly excellent, because he doesn't seem to panic when the team's performance declines, so he can immediately identify his team's weaknesses and quickly fix them. So that's why even though Barcelona's performance was not good, currently Barcelona is really performing well again. Because it's clearly thanks to a great coach like Hansi Flick. But I don't think Barcelona should be happy just yet, because basically this season is still quite long.

So now they have to make their performance much greater and must not let their team have too many gaps anymore. Because currently, I personally think Barcelona still has gaps, especially in their defense. So that's why I hope Hansi Flick can immediately fix that weakness. Because if Barcelona can have a good performance in defense and attack, they will definitely be a very strong team and have the potential to become champions in various competitions they participate in.

Actually no. The defense isn't weak. It's a CHOICE.

Look at the goals. Barcelona's scored 51 goals in 18 games. Real Madrid's scored 36. That's 15 more goals at half-way in the season. Flick decided the best defense is to score too many goals for the other team to keep up.

And yeah they concede chances of course they do. When you're pushing your fullbacks that high up the pitch and compressing everything into a 30-meter space, you're going to give up transition opportunities. But as Flick adjusted things after the Clásico loss, they've won every single match.

The defense has allowed 4 goals in 6 games in the league since late October. That's pretty good actually? Especially when you have in mind they're playing an 18-year-old Cubarsi and rotating 3 different goalkeepers for the sake of it (Pena, then Joan Garcia started against Atletico, then sometimes Szczesny... Honestly I don't even know what the plan is there but it's working so whatever).

[Rengga Jati]

There is nothing big on 4 Jan... Barcelona will face Espanol and probably it would a easy task for the Catalan side because they already in a good form as well Pedri is also ready for field. So I think there won't be any hesitation for Hansi Flick side to get the victory and claimed the 3 points.

And the important thing is that the only two La Liga clubs to have won their last five matches in a row are Barcelona and Espanyol. This will be a decisive match to determine which club will break the deadlock. They will win, lose, or even draw.

However, considering their performance and squad strength, Barcelona should have a much higher chance of winning this match.

source: Sports Editz

[Solokan]

Their talented player’s are useless to me since they can’t use them at they right, and if they continue in this way without making uses of their talented players their performances will not improve. So in this case Xavi Alonso need to find solutions for his team if he really want the team performances to going normal and also get back to their we’ll standard; currently now their points gap with Barcelona is just 4pts. But with that they need to works hard if they really want to close gap with Barcelona.

Actually, I also don't understand the current situation facing Real Madrid, where the players are not performing as well as the fans would like because their performance has declined compared to previous seasons when they were coached by Ancelotti, during which Real Madrid performed really well and won many titles,, including the Champions League and La Liga. In my opinion, you shouldn't be surprised by what is happening to Real Madrid right now because Real Madrid is currently ranked 2nd in the standings, which certainly indicates that Real Madrid is still doing well because if you think about it, Real Madrid, which is now ranked 2nd, can still be said to be doing well because the point difference with Barcelona is not that big. However, Xabi does need to come up with a better strategy so that Real Madrid can always win when they play.

What Real Madrid needs to do now is to keep winning consistently, as that is the only way to win the trophy. But if Barcelona does not lose any games until the end of the season, then Real Madrid will have to accept finishing in second place,

[W Jr.]

There is nothing big on 4 Jan... Barcelona will face Espanol and probably it would a easy task for the Catalan side because they already in a good form as well Pedri is also ready for field. So I think there won't be any hesitation for Hansi Flick side to get the victory and claimed the 3 points.

And the important thing is that the only two La Liga clubs to have won their last five matches in a row are Barcelona and Espanyol. This will be a decisive match to determine which club will break the deadlock. They will win, lose, or even draw.

However, considering their performance and squad strength, Barcelona should have a much higher chance of winning this match.

source: Sports Editz

Of course, I think Barcelona will continue this winning streak. In the Premier League, Aston Villa had won 11 matches in a row, but Arsenal tore them apart. We could see something similar with Barcelona. Barcelona will have a comfortable victory because they are far superior to their opponent in terms of squad quality. Barcelona's real rivals are not them, but teams like Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. That's why every team wants to beat Barcelona and dreams of it, but not every team can achieve it.

[jems]

There is nothing big on 4 Jan... Barcelona will face Espanol and probably it would a easy task for the Catalan side because they already in a good form as well Pedri is also ready for field. So I think there won't be any hesitation for Hansi Flick side to get the victory and claimed the 3 points.

And the important thing is that the only two La Liga clubs to have won their last five matches in a row are Barcelona and Espanyol. This will be a decisive match to determine which club will break the deadlock. They will win, lose, or even draw.

However, considering their performance and squad strength, Barcelona should have a much higher chance of winning this match.

source: Sports Editz

In terms of strength, I think Barcelona is much stronger than Espanyol, although Espanyol have also shown excellent performance in their last few matches. I think it was a big surprise in the first half of the season, but I still have full confidence in Barcelona to win the match.

Barcelona is a team that has a great chance of winning La Liga this season, so I think they must maintain their consistent performance throughout the remaining matches of the season. That's the only way they can keep their hopes alive.

[alankasman]

In terms of strength, I think Barcelona is much stronger than Espanyol, although Espanyol have also shown excellent performance in their last few matches. I think it was a big surprise in the first half of the season, but I still have full confidence in Barcelona to win the match.
Barcelona is a team that has a great chance of winning La Liga this season, so I think they must maintain their consistent performance throughout the remaining matches of the season. That's the only way they can keep their hopes alive.

The strength shown by Barcelona this season is quite extraordinary so it's natural for them to currently top the standings. However this time they will visit Espanyol's headquarters. Barcelona certainly needs to be a little wary because they are also one of the strongest teams currently in La Liga with five consecutive wins which will certainly give them capital to face a Barcelona team that has also achieved the same results with consecutive wins.

Match This time it will be quite a fierce tension because both teams have achieved quite maximum results in the previous few so that this match is an event for both teams who have not received defeat in the previous five matches so that this time we are more confident that the result will be a draw because the home team will maximize their home game with the aim of wanting to get full points at home, but for Barcelona this fierce event is a common thing considering that previously they also managed to win the match when visiting Villareal's headquarters so what happened this week was the second time they visited the team that dominated the top of the La Liga competition

[Luzin]

What is the recent update between Vinicius and Real Madrid in the transfer market?

I'm not sure Xabi will let him go easily. Xabi still needs him; he has been performing very well. But there is still no news regarding a new contract extension deal. However, Xabi should try to persuade Vinicius to stay with Madrid. Even the media are making the most of this rumor. There are reports that Al Ittihad is ready to bring him to the Saudi Pro League. But at his current age, I think going to Arabia would reduce the competition. If Vinicius leaves, he should still continue his career in Europe; going to Arabia should be the last option.

[Alpha Marine]

Real Sociedad are an utter mess. I even started to think about if they might relegate.

This is what happens when you have a league run by morons. The clubs in the league can't get good players, and they cannot even afford to keep or pay the good players they have. Good players earn more, and the restrictions in La Liga make it very difficult for these clubs to pay their players. And it seems that the clubs in the league are filled with clowns, too, because these are decisions they should be fighting against; instead, they're focused on Barcelona and making petitions that they should not register certain players.

Look at clubs like Valencia, Sevilla, Sociedad and Bilbao that used to be household names are all struggling. They can't afford good players. Sevilla has been forced to sell all their players to smaller teams. Sociedad have been forced to sell players like Isak, Le Normand, Merino, and, most recently, Zubimendi, despite how they tried to keep him. This is the same for all the clubs in the league. The big players need to leave so that the club can balance the books.

If they don't find a way to stop these restrictions, the league will become even worse than it already is. By the time teams like Valencia and Sociedad start getting relegated, they will understand. This La Liga administration is actually killing the league. La Masia is the reason Barcelona are still able to compete despite all these restrictions. When you look at the books, Barcelona is among the top three clubs with the biggest revenue, but they always struggle to buy or register players. People who don't understand think it's because they're broke, but they're not. They're actually richer than most European big teams. They are just restricted from spending. The same can be said about every other team in the league.

[Gallar]

Barcelona seems to have made plans for season after Lewandowski. Dusan Vlahovic will be a free agent at the end of the season and Barca wants to sign him. Vlahovic's injury is ongoing and he probably won't be back on the pitch before March. If Juve can't sign a new contract with him, Barca could get him for free. Acquiring such a great 25-year-old striker without paying a transfer fee would be a huge success. I think Vlahovic would quickly adapt to Barca's system as well.

Yes, Lewa's current contract with Barcelona is only until 2026, and he is currently 37 years old, so I also feel that with his old age, it is unlikely that Barcelona will give him another contract extension. So that's why I also feel that Barcelona really needs to prepare options from now on to find a replacement if Lewa leaves. So if Barcelona targets Vlahovic, I think it would be quite good, because his performance is also quite good at the moment, so he will definitely play well at Barcelona too.

But even so, honestly, I hope that Barcelona can get a replacement player for Lewa who is not prone to injury. Because currently Vlahovic is experiencing a fairly serious injury, so even when he recovers, it is possible that he will get injured again. So that's why I hope Barcelona can get a great striker who has a truly fit physical condition. Because it would be very troublesome if Barcelona got a player who is prone to injury, it would certainly make their performance inconsistent.

[Pandu Geddon]

I'm not sure Xabi will let him go easily. Xabi still needs him; he has been performing very well. But there is still no news regarding a new contract extension deal. However, Xabi should try to persuade Vinicius to stay with Madrid. Even the media are making the most of this rumor. There are reports that Al Ittihad is ready to bring him to the Saudi Pro League. But at his current age, I think going to Arabia would reduce the competition. If Vinicius leaves, he should still continue his career in Europe; going to Arabia should be the last option.

It's just that we all know the ability of clubs from the Saudi Pro League in player transfer negotiations. They have enough money to buy players who are not getting the salary offers they want from their clubs. 
Vini surely has the desire to remain at a European club where the competition makes him more competitive. If Madrid agrees to the contract extension request with the desired salary, Madrid should be the best place for his career.