La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

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Barcelona scored two goals in two minutes thats quite impressive, there is no doubt that they are going to end up winning the la liga title. I lost confidence on Barcelona when I saw that they didn't score any goal when it was close to 90 minutes but they still managed to score. it is surprising that they have gotten to this point because they were lagging behind during a period but it is good to see them back on their feet

The effort from Barcelona has to be commended, they did a great job under fewer minutes.

It wasn't 2 minutes apart, about 4 minutes between both goals, Dani Olmo scored 86 minutes, Robert Lewandowski scored 90 minutes.

There is little hope for Real Madrid, very little if only Barcelona suffer setback in performance or squad injury in the remaining games.

I almost lost hope for this game I thought we were going to draw this game . Espanol players were really hyped up,  their fans showed massive support. We didn't play good ball at the first half we only had one shot on target .  Barcelona won't sign Rashford and am sure about that , this not the kind of player we need. Hansi was very brilliant to bring up Olmo and Fermin Lopez but at first I was complaining why he substitute raphina. But I was proven wrong today. Brilliant Goal from Olmo and kudos to fermin Lopez for that beautiful assist. But the overall thanks and appreciation should go to Joan Garcia, that guy was sent from heaven.

Literally, the Espanyol players were motivated and we noticed that they were able to play much better with the full support of their home ground. After enjoying the first half of this match and looking at the statistics between these two teams, I thought this match would be a draw but I was surprised to see that the players in the starting eleven of the Barcelona football team could not score goals. In my view, perhaps it has been noticed by everyone that the defending champions scored two goals in this game while travelling to Espanyol and the players who came on as substitutes after the break were able to score, anyway you're right that Lopez made a great assist.

[Velvet78]

Maybe the game was under control of Barcelona in terms of ball possession but it still took them a really long time to score their first goal. It was nice level of resistance by Espanyol which I wasn't surprised of.

Espanyol also played really well by the way. They had 1.60 xG and found the target quite many times indeed. But nobody can still stop Barcelona in the La Liga these days.

Obviously without those brilliant saves from Joan Gracia yesterday it would have taken Barcelona extra effort to equalise or even start a comeback. Espanyol made so many incredible attacks in the early minutes of the game in which only Garcia saves prevented those attempts from going in. It was really frustrating to his former team mates, I concur to your conclusions because if those saves weren't that accurate Barcelona maybe would have just managed a draw or even lose that Derby.

We shouldn't forget that Joan García sacrificed Gerard Martín in one of those saves.    It was a smart move to push him in front of the ball like that but the player could have got injured too there.

[Barikui1]

Literally, the Espanyol players were motivated and we noticed that they were able to play much better with the full support of their home ground. After enjoying the first half of this match and looking at the statistics between these two teams, I thought this match would be a draw but I was surprised to see that the players in the starting eleven of the Barcelona football team could not score goals. In my view, perhaps it has been noticed by everyone that the defending champions scored two goals in this game while travelling to Espanyol and the players who came on as substitutes after the break were able to score, anyway you're right that Lopez made a great assist.

The espanyol where just unlucky in this game because it's a game they would have claimed all three point since they have the better chances to kill the game earlier on, but their wastefulness in front of goal cost them dearly at the dieing minute when dani almost and Robert lewandoski scored a goal each to give Barcelona the winning they didn't deserve.
Front the beginning of this game, I was expecting a fierce and difficult match for Barcelona because it's a derby game, and this espanyol team always gives them problems especially when they are playing on their own turf, but nevertheless it was really an exciting game of football that would have gone to the favour of espanyol if they took their chances when it comes begging, so not taking their chances was their greatest undoing last night.

[Smack That Ace]

Literally, the Espanyol players were motivated and we noticed that they were able to play much better with the full support of their home ground. After enjoying the first half of this match and looking at the statistics between these two teams, I thought this match would be a draw but I was surprised to see that the players in the starting eleven of the Barcelona football team could not score goals. In my view, perhaps it has been noticed by everyone that the defending champions scored two goals in this game while travelling to Espanyol and the players who came on as substitutes after the break were able to score, anyway you're right that Lopez made a great assist.

Espanyol performed well in their home match. They performed exceptionally well especially in the first half. On the other hand, Barcelona's performance was very slow in the first half. At the end of the first half, it was certain that it would be very difficult for Barcelona to win this match. But even then, Barcelona managed to secure the victory in the end.

Barcelona has defeated two teams in top form like Villarreal and Espanyol in two consecutive matches. This year's La Liga title is something that hansi flick wants to win at any cost. Barcelona scored their first goal against Espanyol in the 86th minute. And in the 90th minute, Barcelona secured a 2-0 victory with a goal from Lewa.

[BitBakerr1]

Barcelona match yesterday was something else, I was thinking the match will end in draw I never believed Barcelona will turn to win the match with 2 goals on that late minute, Barcelona should thank Olmo for that wonderful goal, if not for him surely the match would have ended in draw, in the viewing center where I went to watch the match real Madrid fans where already rejoicing that the match will end in draw but they were surprised and disappointed with the late minute at come, a big congratulations to Barcelona for a job well done, they still have the hope of lifting the la Liga title again this season. Barcelona should keep this energy up and more because real Madrid is also fighting.

[landheer]

It was slightly raining during the Barcelona - Espanyol match. Barcelona had no attacking opportunities in the first 20 minutes. Attacking plays started later on.
 Juan Garcia played one of his best matches, making incredible saves. There was even a moment where he threw his teammate in front of the Espanyol players to prevent a dangerous situation.
Olmo scored a beauty goal he pointed to his watch and said it was about time, and indeed, the first goal came very late.

It was exciting to watch the match because espanyol played very well and barcelona did seem to struggle to score at first because espanyol had a good attack and defense, but fortunately barcelona had a strong defense so they were able to deal with espanyol's attacks well. Olmo scored a great goal, and I loved his celebration because Barcelona hadn't scored in a long time. Lewandowski also scored, and the match ended with a score of 2-0.. Espanyol is a great team, but they weren't ready to beat Barcelona. Flick looked very happy when Olmo scored, and now we just have to wait and see the real Madrid vs. Betis match that will take place later. If Betis wins the Real Madrid vs. Betis match, then Barcelona will likely be ready to regain the championship, but if Real Madrid can defeat betis, then barcelona can still be said to be unsafe in its current position,

[Qhunman]

True, that's one thing about playing Barcelona and defending, ones you start with defending make sure of doing it very well because the Barcelona boys are hungry desperate players who can't relax when they need that 3pt to extend the lead on the log, they ones lost that 1st position to Madrid and at this point they don't feel like letting that spot go so they'll definitely make sure of getting a goal to win the game. The host Espanyol looked like a team that can spoil the party for Barcelona this year but they weren't clinical in front of goal, they had better opportunities to take the lead at halftime but the chances went begging, non found the back of the net. So it will be Madrid to start playing under pressure against Betis and I'm not expecting too much from the visitors Betis because they play less against the big side.

If I were real Madrid, I wouldn't dare underestimate real betis. They may looks small but they can still spoil the party for real Madrid. Real Madrid would have to retrieve their stolen mandate from Barcelona. Barcelona are leading  and real Madrid needs to defeat real betis to cover some small few kilometers. Real Madrid will be playing at home, a good advantage against real betis. With strong supports from their fan, real Madrid may secure three points to lessen the differences. Barcelona is leading while Madrid is seven points behind. Real Madrid must continue winning to cover the distance or they may fall out of the race.

[m4r1o]

Espanyol performed well in their home match. They performed exceptionally well especially in the first half. On the other hand, Barcelona's performance was very slow in the first half. At the end of the first half, it was certain that it would be very difficult for Barcelona to win this match. But even then, Barcelona managed to secure the victory in the end.

Barcelona has defeated two teams in top form like Villarreal and Espanyol in two consecutive matches. This year's La Liga title is something that hansi flick wants to win at any cost. Barcelona scored their first goal against Espanyol in the 86th minute. And in the 90th minute, Barcelona secured a 2-0 victory with a goal from Lewa.

They played very well. Be careful, Barcelona's slow performance is a trap. It's a style of play.
When they see their opponent playing well, they slow down the game in order to break down his adrenaline and the speed of the game, to restart it when they need it.

[Altryist]

Barcelona match yesterday was something else, I was thinking the match will end in draw I never believed Barcelona will turn to win the match with 2 goals on that late minute, Barcelona should thank Olmo for that wonderful goal, if not for him surely the match would have ended in draw, in the viewing center where I went to watch the match real Madrid fans where already rejoicing that the match will end in draw but they were surprised and disappointed with the late minute at come, a big congratulations to Barcelona for a job well done, they still have the hope of lifting the la Liga title again this season. Barcelona should keep this energy up and more because real Madrid is also fighting.

Espanyol played a very good match. When I watched the start of the game, I decided I wouldn't bet on it, but I'm glad Barcelona won. A win against Betis is now a must for Real Madrid, because the gap between them and Barcelona has already increased to seven points, and even a draw would be a loss for Real Madrid. Real Madrid also needs to win today because they face tougher opponents, Atletico and Villarreal, so they need to take 3 points against Betis today.

[GiftedMAN]

Real Madrid host Real Betis to in the Spanish La Liga for their 19th league game of the season. There are reports that the Real Madrid players are not happy with the team's performance in the first half of the season especially and are now very determined to make amends by putting out the best possible performance. Currently 7 points behind league leaders Barcelona, Real Madrid must win their game against Real Betis today to reduce the points difference to 4 points or risk their chances of ever returning to the submit of the league table. What do you think of Real Madrid game today? Do you think they'll win like Barcelona did yesterday or not?

[Taricoins]

Barcelona match yesterday was something else, I was thinking the match will end in draw I never believed Barcelona will turn to win the match with 2 goals on that late minute, Barcelona should thank Olmo for that wonderful goal, if not for him surely the match would have ended in draw, in the viewing center where I went to watch the match real Madrid fans where already rejoicing that the match will end in draw but they were surprised and disappointed with the late minute at come, a big congratulations to Barcelona for a job well done, they still have the hope of lifting the la Liga title again this season. Barcelona should keep this energy up and more because real Madrid is also fighting.

Indeed it was a tight game for Barcelona, this match was suppose to end in a draw, screw that, this match was suppose to be for Espanyol, am telling you that until the 80th minute I was thinking Espanyol was going to score, the way they find pockets in Barcelona defense, and the way they read Barcelona offside traps was marvelous, imagine just 4 offsides for a team with such attacking presence was superb, Espanyol manager showed tactical brilliance, if not for Joan Garcia Barcelona would have been in a hell of trouble.

Someone said they should take Ter Stegen salary and buy white hair dye for Olmo  , because he delivers anytime he dyes his hair.
I can't say this enough, that goal from Dani Olmo was inspirational but Joan Garcia took home the match.

[Abbatty]

Barcelona match yesterday was something else, I was thinking the match will end in draw I never believed Barcelona will turn to win the match with 2 goals on that late minute, Barcelona should thank Olmo for that wonderful goal, if not for him surely the match would have ended in draw, in the viewing center where I went to watch the match real Madrid fans where already rejoicing that the match will end in draw but they were surprised and disappointed with the late minute at come, a big congratulations to Barcelona for a job well done, they still have the hope of lifting the la Liga title again this season. Barcelona should keep this energy up and more because real Madrid is also fighting.

Well matches like this always come by every season especially when you are challenging for the title. Playing away from home is always difficult, but at the end who wanted it more got all 3 points. I’m still very surprised how Espanyol still managed not to score in this match, they created some few good chances which on a very good day they would have scored, but some days are like that.

A good one for Barcelona, at least now they have still extended it 7 points gap between them and Real Madrid though Real Madrid are having a game in hand to play, they would be playing real Betis later today which I would still say will be an exciting match also.

Honestly it not looking that competitive again this again as Real Madrid are really falling behind and Barcelona are not in the mood to drop points. For sure one could easily said it still going to be Barcelona season again.

[Unsoldier]

Maybe the game was under control of Barcelona in terms of ball possession but it still took them a really long time to score their first goal. It was nice level of resistance by Espanyol which I wasn't surprised of.

Espanyol also played really well by the way. They had 1.60 xG and found the target quite many times indeed. But nobody can still stop Barcelona in the La Liga these days.

Obviously without those brilliant saves from Joan Gracia yesterday it would have taken Barcelona extra effort to equalise or even start a comeback. Espanyol made so many incredible attacks in the early minutes of the game in which only Garcia saves prevented those attempts from going in. It was really frustrating to his former team mates, I concur to your conclusions because if those saves weren't that accurate Barcelona maybe would have just managed a draw or even lose that Derby.

We shouldn't forget that Joan García sacrificed Gerard Martín in one of those saves.    It was a smart move to push him in front of the ball like that but the player could have got injured too there.

The moment when Garcia pushed Gerard Martin to make a save was genuinely funny. He made seven saves and was named man of the match. Overall, the game felt like a battle of goalkeepers — Garcia and Dmitrovic both delivered top-level performances, but Barcelona eventually pushed Espanyol back in the closing stages. They probably won largely thanks to their goalkeeper. Garcia was the main hero and kept a clean sheet.

[Tamaperdana]

Barcelona match yesterday was something else, I was thinking the match will end in draw I never believed Barcelona will turn to win the match with 2 goals on that late minute, Barcelona should thank Olmo for that wonderful goal, if not for him surely the match would have ended in draw, in the viewing center where I went to watch the match real Madrid fans where already rejoicing that the match will end in draw but they were surprised and disappointed with the late minute at come, a big congratulations to Barcelona for a job well done, they still have the hope of lifting the la Liga title again this season. Barcelona should keep this energy up and more because real Madrid is also fighting.

Yes, in This match, I also didn't expect Barcelonna to have difficulty scoring goals, because I think even though Espanyol is a pretty great team, I don't think they will make things difficult for Barcelona like in this match. Because as you said, if Olmo couldn't score the opening goal for Barcelona, ​​Barcelona would most likely have to settle for a draw. But because Olmo was able to score a goal in this match, that's when the Espanyol players started to panic and finally the panic was exploited well by the Barcelona players by being able to score another goal scored by Lewandowski.

So the point is that Barcelona almost drew in this match because it turned out that Espanyol's performance was really quite great. So the Espanyol players also really deserve appreciation, because honestly, if Barcelona's defense wasn't good, Barcelona would most likely have conceded too. So the point is that Barcelona was still lucky in this match and maybe they were still destined to be champions this season. And I do hope that, because for some reason at the moment I am quite a supporter of Barcelona.

[G_Besar]

Obviously without those brilliant saves from Joan Gracia yesterday it would have taken Barcelona extra effort to equalise or even start a comeback. Espanyol made so many incredible attacks in the early minutes of the game in which only Garcia saves prevented those attempts from going in. It was really frustrating to his former team mates, I concur to your conclusions because if those saves weren't that accurate Barcelona maybe would have just managed a draw or even lose that Derby.

Besides Joan Gracia's accuracy in saving his goal from Espanyol's attacks, Barcelona also deserved to be considered fortunate in that match because the two goals scored by two Barcelona players in the second half were actually the winning goals for Barcelona. And because of this, I'm starting to assume Barcelona will be the team most likely to win La Liga again this season, even though they still have many games to play. Because Real Madrid will have a little difficulty catching Barcelona's points unless Barcelona suffers two defeats in the remaining season, which requires Real Madrid to win all their La Liga matches in the remaining season.

[ajanwalker]

Espanyol played better football in the Catalan derby, but Barcelona won the match. Espanyol played very well in both halves, but they were slow to convert two clear chances into goals.

Fermin Lopez, who came on in the second half, made his presence felt. In the 86th minute, he delivered a superb pass to Dani Olmo, who scored with a magnificent shot from inside his foot, putting Barcelona ahead in this tough away match. Four minutes later, Fermin assisted Lewandowski, and Barcelona won the match 0-2. This was a stroke of luck for Barcelona.

Those who didn't watch the match and only knew the score might think Barcelona had a comfortable victory, but that wasn't the case. Barcelona overcame a tough hurdle.

[Cryptmuster]

Real Madrid host Real Betis to in the Spanish La Liga for their 19th league game of the season. There are reports that the Real Madrid players are not happy with the team's performance in the first half of the season especially and are now very determined to make amends by putting out the best possible performance. Currently 7 points behind league leaders Barcelona, Real Madrid must win their game against Real Betis today to reduce the points difference to 4 points or risk their chances of ever returning to the submit of the league table. What do you think of Real Madrid game today? Do you think they'll win like Barcelona did yesterday or not?

Today Mbappé will join the injured defenders, missing this match with a knee injury, so this is bad news for Real Madrid's attack. I don't know if Vinicius and Rodrygo will be enough for them, we've become accustomed to Mbappé leading their attack. Betis are a controversial opponent, but they play better at home and are slightly worse on the road. Real Madrid's home record is also good, their recent defeat against Celta was their only one this season, so I don't think they should lose.

[yudi09]

Today Mbappé will join the injured defenders, missing this match with a knee injury, so this is bad news for Real Madrid's attack. I don't know if Vinicius and Rodrygo will be enough for them, we've become accustomed to Mbappé leading their attack. Betis are a controversial opponent, but they play better at home and are slightly worse on the road. Real Madrid's home record is also good, their recent defeat against Celta was their only one this season, so I don't think they should lose.

Xabi can still rely on Garcia alongside Vinicius and Rodrygo up front. This season has been a challenging one for Xabi Alonso. Player injuries have been a factor that has forced Xabi to expend a lot of energy to minimize the team's shortcomings.

Real Madrid is under pressure to secure three points, and Real Betis is a strong team visiting Santiago Bernabeu. Real Betis has previously drawn with Real Madrid. Despite playing without Brahim Diaz and Mbappe, regarding the final outcome at Santiago Bernabeu, I believe Real Madrid can still perform well.

[snipie]

Today Mbappé will join the injured defenders, missing this match with a knee injury, so this is bad news for Real Madrid's attack. I don't know if Vinicius and Rodrygo will be enough for them, we've become accustomed to Mbappé leading their attack. Betis are a controversial opponent, but they play better at home and are slightly worse on the road. Real Madrid's home record is also good, their recent defeat against Celta was their only one this season, so I don't think they should lose.

It is an opportunity for these players to prove how useful they are for the club. Vinicius Junior is crying a lot about his situation and wants a rise on his salary. Other players want more time to play.. Just show the team your usefulness. The match will not be an easy walk for Real Madrid indeed. Real Betis might stand in that game and cut the points reward for Real Madrid and with Barcelona victory yesterday, the situation will be more complicated for Real Madrid to catch them..

[lizarder]

Barcelona managed to beat Espanyol 2–0 away from home. The goals came in the final minutes of the match and they secured all three points. Espanyol defended well and managed to keep the score until the late stages, but they couldn’t prevent the goals at the end.

Despite playing very well, Elche couldn’t avoid defeat. Villarreal won the match 3–1, even though Elche had the upper hand. Once again, we saw that football is not just about ball possession.

In the end Barcelona secured the victory despite had time having struggled to score. Barcelona played very well in this match, dominating the game throughout, goals from Olmo and Lewandowski secured another victory. Once again we saw Barcelona's consistent performance, extending their winning streak to defend their title. This will put pressure on Real Madrid who have not been at their best so far.

Football is not only about ball possession but also about how a team creates opportunities to score goals and in the match between Elche and Villarreal, it was an illustration of how Elche was able to control the ball but they failed to achieve victory because they were unable to score goals. Villareal who did not appear dominant, actually managed to score three goals by taking advantage of the opportunities that existed.