La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Taricoins]

This has been the hottest topic since last night. It's crazy to see even player's shoes can put them into the offside. I think there's something wrong with the spanish referee these days. Like perez said that La Liga referee organization needs an overhaul.
I personally truly support Perez's idea. However, it's not only the organization, but all of workers in VAR room need to be replaced too. What do you think about this?  

If Barcelona had won yesterday's game, I highly doubt we would have seen much attention paid to this offside case. But getting to the point about the refereeing, in my opinion I didn't see any problem with the refereeing in yesterday's game; on the contrary, the referees were very good, and we have to be fair to them.

Although I bet on Barcelona to win and lost my bet, I must admit that Barcelona didn't do much to deserve a victory. They wasted good opportunities, and the coach erred in not starting Rashford and Lewandowski immediately, and he paid dearly for that mistake.

Honestly speaking, the reason it's paid this much attention is because it's either Barcelona and Real Madrid, they are big teams with big fan base so definitely, fans are going to talk, but another reason for this especially loud complain was because it was same ref and VAR people Hansi Flick has been complaining about.

Honestly Real Sociedad really deserved that win because all the effort Yamal and other playmaker put into this game, Olmo decided to miss everything, Barcelona were not clinical enough and plus bad luck, because imagine hitting two bars ? What are the chances.

[GbitG]

This has been the hottest topic since last night. It's crazy to see even player's shoes can put them into the offside. I think there's something wrong with the spanish referee these days. Like perez said that La Liga referee organization needs an overhaul.
I personally truly support Perez's idea. However, it's not only the organization, but all of workers in VAR room need to be replaced too. What do you think about this?  

If Barcelona had won yesterday's game, I highly doubt we would have seen much attention paid to this offside case. But getting to the point about the refereeing, in my opinion I didn't see any problem with the refereeing in yesterday's game; on the contrary, the referees were very good, and we have to be fair to them.

Although I bet on Barcelona to win and lost my bet, I must admit that Barcelona didn't do much to deserve a victory. They wasted good opportunities, and the coach erred in not starting Rashford and Lewandowski immediately, and he paid dearly for that mistake.

Well, I will not blame Barcelona for this loss because they play super competitively and delivered one of the best play but unfortunately the referee made it difficult for Barcelona, like his poor decision put a bad impact on match and that's why Barcelona was unable to get the victory. Every decision of his was an offensive thread for Barcelona and honestly, in past he also made some many poor decision against Barcelona like in 2021 against Athletic club he give a straight red card to Lionel Messi although it was a yellow card but unfortunately due to anti Barca effect he give a straight red card to Messi.

Tonight VAR denied so many goals of Barcelona, and to be honest if their goals were not disallowed then obviously they can be easily get the victory.

[Creeper0]

Honestly speaking, the reason it's paid this much attention is because it's either Barcelona and Real Madrid, they are big teams with big fan base so definitely, fans are going to talk, but another reason for this especially loud complain was because it was same ref and VAR people Hansi Flick has been complaining about.

Honestly Real Sociedad really deserved that win because all the effort Yamal and other playmaker put into this game, Olmo decided to miss everything, Barcelona were not clinical enough and plus bad luck, because imagine hitting two bars ? What are the chances.

It was a match without luck for Barcelona. I have no complaints, only regrets. Barcelona were very aggressive and hungry to score goals. But the players in the attacking line were not disciplined towards offside. Several goals were disallowed due to offside which was very regrettable. This defeat may not change Barcelona's confidence, but they helped Real Madrid reduce the points gap. There is now only 1 point between the two teams.

[skarais]

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Honestly speaking, the reason it's paid this much attention is because it's either Barcelona and Real Madrid, they are big teams with big fan base so definitely, fans are going to talk, but another reason for this especially loud complain was because it was same ref and VAR people Hansi Flick has been complaining about.

Honestly Real Sociedad really deserved that win because all the effort Yamal and other playmaker put into this game, Olmo decided to miss everything, Barcelona were not clinical enough and plus bad luck, because imagine hitting two bars ? What are the chances.

Real Sociedad deserved to win because their game was more effective than Barcelona's, but I also think Barcelona deserved to win more based on the number of scoring chances they created. Barcelona's defeat cannot be entirely blamed on the referee and VAR, but they must also be aware of their shortcomings during the match even though Barcelona actually played very well.

Barcelona's finishing and defensive system were quite problematic in that match and I don't see them playing calmly. Barcelona is obsessed with winning and securing the top position with a 4-point gap over Real Madrid, while the course of the match says otherwise. The referee and VAR may make mistakes in their assessments and decisions, but this will not make any difference because the match is over.

[7juju]

This has been the hottest topic since last night. It's crazy to see even player's shoes can put them into the offside. I think there's something wrong with the spanish referee these days. Like perez said that La Liga referee organization needs an overhaul.
I personally truly support Perez's idea. However, it's not only the organization, but all of workers in VAR room need to be replaced too. What do you think about this?  

If the shoe of the player is caught offside, I don't have anything against the decision of the referee, the offside should be given. The rules haven't changed. Most Barcelona fans are complaining because the decision went against them, had it been the other way round they wouldn't have spoken against it. Fans have to understand that decision can favour their club sometimes and there are times it will go against them, and when it goes against our favourite club we should accept it in good faith same way we accept it when it favours us without questioning it. Until FIFA makes changes to the offside rules, whatever that is caught offside should be given.

[silpersurfer]

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Real Sociedad deserved to win because their game was more effective than Barcelona's, but I also think Barcelona deserved to win more based on the number of scoring chances they created. Barcelona's defeat cannot be entirely blamed on the referee and VAR, but they must also be aware of their shortcomings during the match even though Barcelona actually played very well.

Barcelona's finishing and defensive system were quite problematic in that match and I don't see them playing calmly. Barcelona is obsessed with winning and securing the top position with a 4-point gap over Real Madrid, while the course of the match says otherwise. The referee and VAR may make mistakes in their assessments and decisions, but this will not make any difference because the match is over.

It was quite surprising when the referee disallowed a goal scored by Barcelona which made them fail to create an advantage in the early minutes of the match, and what happened was that Barcelona had to fall behind early from Sociedad and closed the first half with a score of 1-0. And as soon as the second half started, Barcelona got quite a lot of opportunities to break through Real Sociedad's goal, the goal was created from Rashford's header in the 70th minute - but it only took about a minute for Real Sociedad to be able to regain the lead. There was still quite a lot of time left, but Hansi Flick's team failed to take advantage of it to be able to break through Real Sociedad's goal, and finally, Barcelona had to go home empty-handed. A defeat that now makes Barcelona's position at the top of the standings quite threatened because it is only one point behind Real Madrid.

[mandown]

Barcelona will be champions as long as they play this kind of quality football.
Yesterday was just an accident.
Even Barcelona fans probably weren't too upset.
Barcelona played fantastic football. Matches like this happen once in a thousand, and it happened yesterday.
I was surprised that Hansi Flick criticized the referee after the match. Because there was nothing negative on the field that concerned the referee. The disallowed goals and the penalty decision were correct.
The referees didn't do anything wrong. Barcelona was just very unlucky, that's all.

[skarais]

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It was quite surprising when the referee disallowed a goal scored by Barcelona which made them fail to create an advantage in the early minutes of the match, and what happened was that Barcelona had to fall behind early from Sociedad and closed the first half with a score of 1-0. And as soon as the second half started, Barcelona got quite a lot of opportunities to break through Real Sociedad's goal, the goal was created from Rashford's header in the 70th minute - but it only took about a minute for Real Sociedad to be able to regain the lead. There was still quite a lot of time left, but Hansi Flick's team failed to take advantage of it to be able to break through Real Sociedad's goal, and finally, Barcelona had to go home empty-handed. A defeat that now makes Barcelona's position at the top of the standings quite threatened because it is only one point behind Real Madrid.

It's true that there were some refereeing decisions that ultimately went against Barcelona, ​​but if the decisions weren't controversial then I wouldn't have a problem with them. In fact, in this match the referee disallowed several goals, including a penalty that was not awarded when a Sociedad player fouled Yamal. I never expected that there would still be referees who side with one team with ulterior motives in this day and age, but we all never know what really happened and the result of this match will ultimately be irreversible.

Yes, Barcelona lost, but there were some controversial incidents attributed to the referee. I have to agree and accept the defeat, as Barcelona also missed numerous scoring chances. However, Barcelona's position is clearly under threat, as they are only one point ahead of Real Madrid.

[Uhde]

Barcelona will be champions as long as they play this kind of quality football.
Yesterday was just an accident.
Even Barcelona fans probably weren't too upset.
Barcelona played fantastic football. Matches like this happen once in a thousand, and it happened yesterday.
I was surprised that Hansi Flick criticized the referee after the match. Because there was nothing negative on the field that concerned the referee. The disallowed goals and the penalty decision were correct.
The referees didn't do anything wrong. Barcelona was just very unlucky, that's all.

I think Hansi Flick is the best coach in the world right now. i can't imagine another coach who can manage this Barca squad like him. This time it didnt work but he is really the king of reactive game; for example if the team eats 3 goals in first half, you know he will make them score 4 in second half. He is amazing about making comebacks.

[Abu-Naim]

Barcelona will be champions as long as they play this kind of quality football.
Yesterday was just an accident.
Even Barcelona fans probably weren't too upset.
Barcelona played fantastic football. Matches like this happen once in a thousand, and it happened yesterday.
I was surprised that Hansi Flick criticized the referee after the match. Because there was nothing negative on the field that concerned the referee. The disallowed goals and the penalty decision were correct.
The referees didn't do anything wrong. Barcelona was just very unlucky, that's all.

Game of football do happen like that, there are matches that will always look difficult to win regardless of how good the teams are and how poor the opponents are, you can’t predict the outcome of every match, and because you are a big team it doesn’t mean that you will win all your matches; this is normal in football and this mean that Barcelona is not good anymore and it didn’t show that they are weak, it only teaches lessons that every game should be taken serious.

Furthermore, the competition of the Laliga title race will now be very serious, Real Madrid will now be hoping to challenger for the title because it’s just one point difference now, so Barcelona will need to be very serious now because Real Madrid have less injured players and are now ready to compete for the title.

[Stepstowealth]

I think Hansi Flick is the best coach in the world right now. i can't imagine another coach who can manage this Barca squad like him.

Handing over the title of best coach in the world to Hansi Flick is a little too much of an exaggeration especially as he has no result to show for it, has he been able to win the Champions League with Barcelona ? No! his best achievement remain winning the La Liga and beating Real Madrid multiple times, that alone cannot make him the best coach in the world. Real Madrid are close to the top as well, fresh pressure on Hansi Flick to try make sure he wins the La Liga even if he cannot win the Champions League next. With the change in management for Real Madrid, the players will be keen to impress and will be putting in their best to be selected to start, so I expect Real Madrid's performance to improve.

[Jegileman]

It was a match without luck for Barcelona. I have no complaints, only regrets. Barcelona were very aggressive and hungry to score goals. But the players in the attacking line were not disciplined towards offside. Several goals were disallowed due to offside which was very regrettable. This defeat may not change Barcelona's confidence, but they helped Real Madrid reduce the points gap. There is now only 1 point between the two teams.

The only one point gap between them will still be protected by Barcelona by all means possible. Real Madrid hope for the La Liga will be rekindled after the defeat on Barcelona in yesterday’s La Liga game. I think Barcelona are still very much in the race because they still top the race and have the most potential for the title even as it stands now. Barcelona just needs to avoid any defeat in the coming games and also, Real Madrid needs to maintain the best of consistency in their games because that’s how they can still be in the race and maintain the point gap.

[abaeze]

Barcelona will be champions as long as they play this kind of quality football.
Yesterday was just an accident.
Even Barcelona fans probably weren't too upset.
Barcelona played fantastic football. Matches like this happen once in a thousand, and it happened yesterday.
I was surprised that Hansi Flick criticized the referee after the match. Because there was nothing negative on the field that concerned the referee. The disallowed goals and the penalty decision were correct.
The referees didn't do anything wrong. Barcelona was just very unlucky, that's all.

I think Hansi Flick is the best coach in the world right now. i can't imagine another coach who can manage this Barca squad like him. This time it didnt work but he is really the king of reactive game; for example if the team eats 3 goals in first half, you know he will make them score 4 in second half. He is amazing about making comebacks.

Unfortunately, sometimes you have to rely on luck even if you play well. As was the case for Barcelona. However, this year's Champions League has become more competitive because they are now only one point behind Real Madrid and in such a situation, their position can be reversed at any time. High-pressure matches are waiting for us ahead. So now the predictions of these games have become even more difficult for us.

[AGogi2003]

Honestly speaking, the reason it's paid this much attention is because it's either Barcelona and Real Madrid, they are big teams with big fan base so definitely, fans are going to talk, but another reason for this especially loud complain was because it was same ref and VAR people Hansi Flick has been complaining about.

Honestly Real Sociedad really deserved that win because all the effort Yamal and other playmaker put into this game, Olmo decided to miss everything, Barcelona were not clinical enough and plus bad luck, because imagine hitting two bars ? What are the chances.

Barcelona have played there best in the game is just that they don't have the chance to equalize the game. And now Real Madrid have get more chance to top the league table if Barcelona mistakenly draw or lose any match again Real Madrid will be the top in the league. Me I didn't see anything wrong with the VAR because they really do a nice job. If is some matches they won't check the VAR are they will give the goal, Real Sociedad defence well and they deserve to achieve the three point because they do really well in the pitch. What really impressed me is that immediately Rashford score for Barcelona, real Sociedad didn't giveup and they attacked and get another goal and keep there wining game what a good performance from them.

[Mr Reporter]

It was a dramatic match for Barcelona. They played some of the most impressive football I've seen in recent years, but they left the field defeated. Now they are only one point ahead of Real Madrid, but judging by the football played by both teams, Barcelona will be champions.

This is not a common occurrence but I am happy with this result because with Barcelona losing this match the competition becomes more interesting now because the gap is only 1 point for now.

I like as Real Madrid closed reduced their point gap with Barcelona, this will make the league to challenging. Real Madrid have lost two trophies this season, it won't make sense if they don't compete strongly for the laliga title again and with this now Barcelona will also take their games more serious.

Real Madrid will be very happy as Real Sociedad got victory over Barcelona yesterday, but Real Madrid also have big tasks ahead in their upcoming match against Villarreal which is going to be a crucial match. Because Villarreal is ranked third in the table now and they are in their best form they'll surely give Real Madrid a tough game.

Honestly speaking I was really happy to see the smile on the Real Madrid guy faces honestly speaking they had a lot of fun with a close mark with Barcelona..i feel the both guys to be happy the real socieded just say you have said it there where a lot more happy in there games yesterday, I think the Real Madrid are back to the game after a long work of lost i feel this season they might just do well are the trophies at there hand….now the question can Villarreal win this game or will mother luck just keep smiling at the Real Madrid guys….

[red4slash]

This is not a common occurrence but I am happy with this result because with Barcelona losing this match the competition becomes more interesting now because the gap is only 1 point for now.

I like as Real Madrid closed reduced their point gap with Barcelona, this will make the league to challenging. Real Madrid have lost two trophies this season, it won't make sense if they don't compete strongly for the laliga title again and with this now Barcelona will also take their games more serious.

Real Madrid will be very happy as Real Sociedad got victory over Barcelona yesterday, but Real Madrid also have big tasks ahead in their upcoming match against Villarreal which is going to be a crucial match. Because Villarreal is ranked third in the table now and they are in their best form they'll surely give Real Madrid a tough game.

Of course with two trophies lost in the final and eliminated in the CdR, Madrid should be more focused on the remaining competitions and now Madrid is only in La Liga and the Champions League as their final focus so when this does not go well then there could be disappointment and a major reshuffle occurs and the La Liga opportunity is still wide open now and that is obviously very good.

Next week against Villarreal will be a good test to see whether Arbeloa is capable of maintaining his performance during a busy schedule because before La Liga they still have to face Monaco who could be troublesome in the Champions League and I think this is a very good test for Arbeloa as an interim coach at the moment.

[HajiBagi]

This has been the hottest topic since last night. It's crazy to see even player's shoes can put them into the offside. I think there's something wrong with the spanish referee these days. Like perez said that La Liga referee organization needs an overhaul.
I personally truly support Perez's idea. However, it's not only the organization, but all of workers in VAR room need to be replaced too. What do you think about this?  

So now everyone is seeing what Perez is saying about the Spanish referee? Why is no one supporting him when Real Madrid is losing and the Spanish referee are hurting them with their poor officiating? All the people who are complaining about the referee yesterday between Barcelona vs Real Sociedad are Barcelona fans, when things are not going well for them is when they will start complaining about the referees and be supporting Real Madrid but when things is going well for them they will not say anything and be saying that Real Madrid only complain about the referees.

Barcelona should take their lose and move on because there is nothing they are going to do about it, Real Sociedad has always been a team that give Barcelona a tough game when they are playing at home, Barcelona was just unlucky to win the game or get a draw, and it is time they should start believing that Raphina is their best player in the team not Yamal, Barcelona fans are the reason why Raphina did not win the Ballon Dior because they gives all attention to Yamal.

[Uruhara]

In the end, Barcelona once again failed to secure full points. Losing 2-1 to Real Sociedad was actually beyond everyone's expectations. However, this result is also quite reasonable because Barcelona cannot always deliver satisfactory results in every match. Although Barcelona actually played quite well in this match, the final result is the true measure of their performance. With this result Real Madrid now has the opportunity to overtake Barcelona with just one more match. If barcelona fails to win or only manages a draw in their upcoming match and Real mdrid wins their upcoming match, Barcelona will automatically be pushed back from the top position.

[Pjcr7]

Some Real Madrid fans both in Spain and diaspora are still not happy with the team and more especially Vinicuis Junior for the role he played in the removal of Xabi Alonso as the clubs head coach, Vinicuis was singled out again in the last match against Levante were he was continually booed by the Real Madrid fans at home. This is as a result of the role he played. Some sections of the fans still blames the team and it's not a hidden something anymore that the players had a big hand in his removal and the fans didn't fail to express themselves. The only thing that will keep the fans happy now is if the team keeps winning, if not they will be booed

[Furious 7]

If Barcelona had won yesterday's game, I highly doubt we would have seen much attention paid to this offside case. But getting to the point about the refereeing, in my opinion I didn't see any problem with the refereeing in yesterday's game; on the contrary, the referees were very good, and we have to be fair to them.

Although I bet on Barcelona to win and lost my bet, I must admit that Barcelona didn't do much to deserve a victory. They wasted good opportunities, and the coach erred in not starting Rashford and Lewandowski immediately, and he paid dearly for that mistake.

It must be like that but since they are losing then it is certain that this will make them feel disadvantaged because they cannot get points in this case so this offside is considered cheating in the end.

But on the one hand I also won't blame the players who don't really accept here because even though the conditions can't be improved now but this can be a jolt so that the VAR rules with offside must have a little adjustment because offside like this is not only once felt even in other matches it is also the same so there needs to be a slight adjustment rule especially for this offside problem because honestly it is very thin when checking var.