La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[SUPERSAIAN]

Losing to a second tier Spanish club signals Real Madrid current situation is not well, and they must acknowledge and reflect on it. Xabi departure is no longer an excuse to blame the coach, Perez himself must evaluate his spoiled players. There's too much to correct in today's match, it's like the players lack direction and vision. A Remontada is no longer in their hands instead, they're feeling the pain of a Remontada from a second-tier team.

It seems the problem isn't Xabi Alonso, but the players themselves. How can Real Madrid lose to Albacete? It's incredibly embarrassing. After this match, the management must have realized that some players need to be let go. I think this defeat was a good thing for Real Madrid because it clearly shows that the problem lies with the players.

[MAAManda]

We saw a surprising result today in the Copa del Rey.

Albacete 3 - 2 Real Madrid

So what's next? Arbeloa failed in his debut as El Real manager, they weren't defeated by Villarreal, Atletico Madrid, or Barcelona. They lost to a team playing in a lower division, which was a humiliation for Real Madrid. Now, Real Madrid lost their chance in the Supercopa, lost their chance in the Copa del Rey & have little chance to win the La Liga title. This team has been a complete trash team this season.

[coinlary]

Okay, I guess I have to take back my words that "Real Madrid is going to face easy teams for the week," or maybe not, but whatever.

Albacete actually defended almost all through the game and used counterattacks against Real Madrid tonight. They didn't have a bad game either,same goes for Real Madrid. Realmadrid were just unfortunate to keep up with those counterattacks because they made them spend so much time possessing and trying to break the defense.

What a bad way to start as a manager, got  eliminated from copa del rey in the first game  . I hope he doesn't meet the same fate against Levante.

[Pulsar77]

We saw a surprising result today in the Copa del Rey.

Albacete 3 - 2 Real Madrid

So what's next? Arbeloa failed in his debut as El Real manager, they weren't defeated by Villarreal, Atletico Madrid, or Barcelona. They lost to a team playing in a lower division, which was a humiliation for Real Madrid. Now, Real Madrid lost their chance in the Supercopa, lost their chance in the Copa del Rey & have little chance to win the La Liga title. This team has been a complete trash team this season.

This was the worst case scenario for Real Madrid and it is really happening! 

They even struggle in easy matches like this one. They couldn't even get ahead for once in this match. Albacete did it 3 times and deserved the win by that goal in the stoppage time.

I mean there was rotation maybe but still you must be way better than a La Liga 2 team...

[Rustam Meraj]

He's Xabi Alonso and he's sure to make a name for himself in his new team, he's got the talent, it looks like we're going to see a team that shines just like Leverkusen last season, you can't forget that when he's faced with a team that's in line with his mind.
The new coach may not be as good as Xabi Alonso has been throughout his career, but most people are hoping that the new coach will be better at managing a team as big as Real Madrid, this may sound like a false hope but what is there to do now that the new manager Arbeloa has taken his place as Xabi's replacement.

Real Madrid career of Xabi Alonso came to end after 3-2 Super Cup loss to Barcelona, as show of basic clash of his strict system and the egos of a superstar dressing room. Alonso has much of chance to succeed in Premier League but his stay in Madrid did not go well as some of players were fighting with each other, with Kylian Mbappe even refusing to give guard of honor to their opponents.
​Alvaro Arbeloa is now making his way up out of Castilla, and club is taking risk that his bond with team and hiring again of Antonio Pintus as fitness coach will get club back on track where no plans of Alonso would keep it.

Secret weapon of Arbeloa is coming back of Antonio Pintus. Fact that older players already fear and look up to Pintus and that coach is not put under stress of being the one to blame when it comes to rules and physical condition is big help on part of Arbeloa. When Arbeloa takes politics and Pintus takes physical hard work they may well save season.

[BlackBoss_]

We saw a surprising result today in the Copa del Rey.

Albacete 3 - 2 Real Madrid

So what's next? Arbeloa failed in his debut as El Real manager, they weren't defeated by Villarreal, Atletico Madrid, or Barcelona. They lost to a team playing in a lower division, which was a humiliation for Real Madrid. Now, Real Madrid lost their chance in the Supercopa, lost their chance in the Copa del Rey & have little chance to win the La Liga title. This team has been a complete trash team this season.

Copa del Rey is not too important with Real Madrid as they focus on bigger titles like La Liga and Champions League but anyway a defeat is painful with any club especially big clubs like Real Madrid. This defeat comes at a right time for likely escalating issues in the club and making it nearly to a crisis. Real Madrid can sack Xabi Alonso if they feel disappointed with his management quality but they must replace him by a better head coach. Otherwise, Real Madrid performances will not be improved, but get worse and make this season ends as not only a failure but a severe one.

This was the worst case scenario for Real Madrid and it is really happening! 

They even struggle in easy matches like this one. They couldn't even get ahead for once in this match. Albacete did it 3 times and deserved the win by that goal in the stoppage time.

I mean there was rotation maybe but still you must be way better than a La Liga 2 team...

The good thing from this defeat and their ending in Copa del Rey is Real Madrid will have to focus on only two other competitions: La Liga and UEFA Champions League. There will be no other matches in Copa del Rey in remaining months of season and this will save energy of Real Madrid players. It will help reducing risk of injuries, physical exhaustion and declining performances but with many problems in the squad, they must work hard together, fix issues, cover weakness and move on in order to win at least one title in this season.

[Solokan]

Source: https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-spanyol/d-8308034/hasil-copa-del-rey-real-madrid-didepak-tim-divisi-dua/amp
I never expected real Madrid to be defeated by albacete with a score of 2-3, even though Albacete is a second division team with a squad that is certainly below Real Madrid's. But now it has happened, and Real Madrid has been forced to admit that albacete is a strong team. The Albacete players looked extremely happy because they managed to beat a La Liga team currently ranked second in the standings. Real madridd dominated possession, but unfortunately, their players couldn't capitalize on the opportunities they had, which ultimately led to their defeat.

In that match, I lost my bet because I thought Real Madrid would win, but it turned out that Real Madrid lost. I'm sure many people lost their bets in this match because most people favored real Madrid to win. reall Madrid's journey in the copa del rey has come to an end here, and I believe many Real Madrid fans are disappointed by this outcome. However, I hope Real Madrid can bounce back, as there is still time for them to secure trophies in other competitions, such as La Liga and others,

[Luzin]

The way their performances guess all this while is sign that they couldn’t excepting any trophy this season as their they’ve already weak , the best thing now is for them to and prepare for the next season.

Losing to a second division team with a new coach and then losing to Barcelona, already down and still hit by a mountain. A bad start for Arbeloa. With the player material they have, they should have been able to win easily and advance to the next round. The coaching staff and players are currently mentally and physically exhausted. It seems they need to learn from Ancelotti how to manage many star players, control their egos, and turn them into a strong team. Madrid has everything: money, players, management, but their management is poor, and the match results are proof we can see.

[ancafe]

So what's next? Arbeloa failed in his debut as El Real manager, they weren't defeated by Villarreal, Atletico Madrid, or Barcelona. They lost to a team playing in a lower division, which was a humiliation for Real Madrid. Now, Real Madrid lost their chance in the Supercopa, lost their chance in the Copa del Rey & have little chance to win the La Liga title. This team has been a complete trash team this season.

This is another, far more painful defeat because Real Madrid should have easily won against a team from a much lower division, but the reality is different. If asked what caused the defeat, I would say the poor performance of the midfield and defense. Almost none of them performed well in that match except for Guler and Garcia. Even Lunin himself doesn't deserve to be given a chance to play in La Liga if he's performing like this. Arbeloa tried to rotate his players but it didn't work out and it might not be easy for him in the upcoming matches due to the current unstable conditions.

[Razmirraz]

Snip.

It seems the problem isn't Xabi Alonso, but the players themselves. How can Real Madrid lose to Albacete? It's incredibly embarrassing. After this match, the management must have realized that some players need to be let go. I think this defeat was a good thing for Real Madrid because it clearly shows that the problem lies with the players.

In just 3 days Real Madrid lost 2 trophies (Spanish Super Cup and CDR), which was very painful for them, this defeat came from a 2nd division club which is currently in 17th place in the standings, and what's worse is that Albacete has not won in its last 5 matches, but Real Madrid came to end their losing streak. Management must immediately make improvements to the squad. Madrid needs to improve the squad, not just focus on changing coaches. Perez must make a complete breakthrough to save Real Madrid from the slump, several players who feel they are important must be released because they can trigger disharmony in the dressing room, Alonso departure was also due to them not respecting the coach.

[rangga28]

Snip.

It seems the problem isn't Xabi Alonso, but the players themselves. How can Real Madrid lose to Albacete? It's incredibly embarrassing. After this match, the management must have realized that some players need to be let go. I think this defeat was a good thing for Real Madrid because it clearly shows that the problem lies with the players.

In just 3 days Real Madrid lost 2 trophies (Spanish Super Cup and CDR), which was very painful for them, this defeat came from a 2nd division club which is currently in 17th place in the standings, and what's worse is that Albacete has not won in its last 5 matches, but Real Madrid came to end their losing streak. Management must immediately make improvements to the squad. Madrid needs to improve the squad, not just focus on changing coaches. Perez must make a complete breakthrough to save Real Madrid from the slump, several players who feel they are important must be released because they can trigger disharmony in the dressing room, Alonso departure was also due to them not respecting the coach.

Real Madrid's management needs to immediately overhaul the squad, and I believe the situation is already in disarray due to the players' unbridled selfishness. Of course, changing coaches is futile, especially with Arbeloa, who has no senior coaching experience at any club, making it extremely difficult for him to unite his players. The defeat to Albacete should be a wake-up call for Perez to conduct a thorough evaluation to salvage the team.

[Alpha Marine]

It's claimed that he wasn't actually dismissed, but rather resigned. If this claim is true, we can see that the balance within the team is very volatile.

No, he was fired. He did not resign. The rumours that he resigned simply because players didn't listen to him are just bullshit because he has been stressing how he wants to succeed in Real Madrid and how the team can improve. He believes in the team and himself, so losing a final wasn't going to change his mind overnight.

Perhaps he should learn to be a little more patient. Even if they achieve success without patience, it won't be sustainable. You might not achieve success for a few seasons, but the team you build will carry success with it for many years. Therefore, if the management sent Xabi away from the team, they made a huge mistake.

Having patience will turn you into a team like Arsenal, which can go 5 years without winning a trophy. The only thing I can say is Xabi should have been given a full season, but if results cannot be gotten in a season despite having backing from the club and a good squad, there is no need for more time.
In recent history, among top clubs, the only manager who was given time and later turned out to be good is Klopp. And in the case of Klopp, the club didn't have a good squad, so they needed to build a squad. Madrid already has a good squad; they have some of the best players in the world, so what time is a manager expecting?
Even Klop, with all the time, won only one league and one UCL, plus a couple of league cups, and I doubt Madrid would be satisfied with that for a period of eight years.
I don't have a problem with not giving a manager time, the mistake is not hiring a better manager than the previous one.

[Out of mind]

Real Madrid's performance in the Copa del Rey match was really bad, they failed to qualify for the quarter-finals. The team was very disappointed after losing the last match against Barcelona and their coach resigned. Their performance under the new coach was not very good. Arbeloa took over as Real Madrid's coach and lost to a normal team, which is a shame for him. They failed to secure a place in the quarter-finals after the match against Albacete and they were eliminated this season. Real Madrid's performance has been consistently weak, so their performance needs to be improved and their team needs experienced players.

[ajanwalker]

Real Madrid's elimination from the Copa del Rey was the surprise of the night.
There were 5 goals in the match, but I'd say it was a boring game.
Two of the goals came in the final minutes of the first half. The other 3 goals came in the final moments of the second half.
Albacete took the lead, Real Madrid equalized. In the 90+4th minute, Real Madrid equalized again, but a minute later they conceded a very silly goal and said goodbye to the Copa del Rey.

Real Madrid struggled to create chances again. They tried to create opportunities from long-range shots and corners.
Both of their goals came from corners.
Arbeloa's job isn't easy.
I don't think he'll be able to finish the season. It looks like this will be a wasted year for Real Madrid.

[MK-74]

Another terrible performance from Real Madrid. The problem with this team is not the coaches, the problem is directly the players themselves.
I don’t think they can achieve anything with these players.
Even if Jürgen Klopp came, the situation wouldn’t change unless some players were given serious warnings.
They were eliminated 3–2 by a second division team last night. The last goal they conceded was so simple that I can’t even describe it.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Madrid is finished. The way club treated their players more important than their coach is just destroying the club. When Xabi was not even able to handle the club, what we can expect from Arbeloa? Losing to the 2nd tier team with 25% possession, but also almost get outplayed in term of stats is just terrible.
People were blaming Xabi for the lost against Barcelona, yet they're now losing against a team that came from nowhere. The board must be ashamed for themselves. I also believe they're officially in their "banter" era. I see no positivity from them. What all i see is too much negativity showed.

[davis196]

This season is pretty much over for Real Madrid. I don't know for how long Florentino Perez is going to tolerate Alvaro Arbeloa. Maybe Arbeloa will return to his old position before the end of the season. I hear rumors about Florentino Perez wanting to sign Jose Mourinho, which is weird. What happened to Zinedine Zidane? Did he refuse to join the club? Mourinho wasn't really successful as a Real Madrid coach back in 2010-2013, when his career was at its peak. Nowadays, Mourinho is far away from his glory days, but Perez wants him as the new Real Madrid coach? The situation in the most successful football club in the world is getting weirder.

[Solokan]

I can hardly believe the current score. The Madrid I expected to win the match quite comfortably has ended up with an unexpected result. Even though the match isn't over yet, conceding two goals to Albacete is truly unexpected. Is this the effect of the change in coach? because this team seems to be starting over from their worst performance with their new coach. And to be honest, I never had high hopes for Alvaro Arbeloa from the start. I don't understand why Xabi Alonso had to be replaced by a coach whose achievements aren't any better than Xabi Alonso's. even though we know Arbeloa was previously the coach of Real Madrid Castilla, I still think Real Madrid needs someone with more experience.

Actually Madrid lost this game by 3 goals, Madrid scored only two goals. Expectations where really high for Madrid and it began to feel like they were going to win without a struggle, but it is was sad and disappointing that they could not comfortably get a victory against a team supposed to be more weak then them.

It seems that many people did not expect Real Madrid to lose this match because, to be honest, I also thought that Real Madrid would easily defeat Albacete, but the reality is that Real Madrid was defeated by Albacete with a score of 3-2. Sometimes I also don't understand why Xabi Alonso's replacement had to be Alvaro Arbeloa because, in my opinion, Xabi Alonso is more suitable than Arbeloa. But now I hope Arbeloa can coach Real Madrid very well and learn from previous experiences because, when you think about it, it's not easy to coach Real Madrid.

It seems that with the result of the Real Madrid vs. Albacete match, Barcelona will surely be happy because they might win the Copa del Rey trophy since Real Madrid, who always stood in Barcelona's way, has been defeated by Albacete. So, Barcelona fans must be very happy because they also hope that Barcelona can win the Copa del Rey trophy. Well, now we'll just have to see if Real Madrid will perform well or not in La Liga against Levante.

[Barikui1]

Losing to a second tier Spanish club signals Real Madrid current situation is not well, and they must acknowledge and reflect on it. Xabi departure is no longer an excuse to blame the coach, Perez himself must evaluate his spoiled players. There's too much to correct in today's match, it's like the players lack direction and vision. A Remontada is no longer in their hands instead, they're feeling the pain of a Remontada from a second-tier team.

It seems the problem isn't Xabi Alonso, but the players themselves. How can Real Madrid lose to Albacete? It's incredibly embarrassing. After this match, the management must have realized that some players need to be let go. I think this defeat was a good thing for Real Madrid because it clearly shows that the problem lies with the players.

One thing I hate most about real madrid is their president always siding with players even when they are putting in bad attitude towards a game or being disrespectful to their manager.
Most of their players are just impossible to manage, and if this is not corrected, it might get from bad to worse, because I don't see any player in that team that has become so big that he wouldn't be listening to the manager.
Even the great Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi listens to their respective coaches during their time at Barcelona and real madrid, so who the hell is vinicius junior or Kyler mbape, it's high time the president of real madrid stop empowering those players that are becoming too difficult to manage because things might go from bad to worst if things continue this way.
How can they  losing to a team like Albacete if they put in a tiny bit of effort?
It just shows that the players are the problem as you have rightfully said.

[HajiBagi]

We saw a surprising result today in the Copa del Rey.

Albacete 3 - 2 Real Madrid

So what's next? Arbeloa failed in his debut as El Real manager, they weren't defeated by Villarreal, Atletico Madrid, or Barcelona. They lost to a team playing in a lower division, which was a humiliation for Real Madrid. Now, Real Madrid lost their chance in the Supercopa, lost their chance in the Copa del Rey & have little chance to win the La Liga title. This team has been a complete trash team this season.

I don’t even know the reason of sacking Alonso if this is what Alvaro Arbeloa can offer, Arbeloa don’t have any experience of coaching, Real Madrid made a very big mistake by sacking Alonso and giving the job to a man who don’t even behave like someone that has a license as a coach, this is one of the most embarrassing moments for Real Madrid, imagine a division team beat a team like a Real Madrid for a first time and in a first match he coached, that means that he knows nothing about football.

Immediately I saw the players available for the game I knew something is going to happen, playing against Albacete at home and without your best players, Arbeloa should be sacked immediately, I don’t even know why i don’t like young coaches because they don’t know football and they are full of ego and sturborn idea, we should also blame Real Madrid players and the board for what is happening to the club, Real Madrid current players are one of the worst players in the history of football and if Real Madrid management did not do the needful they will end up like Manchester United, I did not see the point of having, Mbape, Vinicius, Bellingham, Rodrygo and Valverde, if they can not deliver what the club wants they should be sold and buy another players.