La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Egii Nna]

Even though they're currently tied on points in the standings and Villarreal still have a game in hand, I believe Atletico Madrid will finish third at the end of the season, as they won't let Villarreal take third place. For Villarreal, although if they don't finish third this season, qualifying for next season's Champions League is enough, as their goal is to qualify for the Champions League.

I think teams' desires are secondary to their capabilities. Or do you think Atlético left the title race because they wanted to? They're currently playing slightly worse than Villarreal, but since they objectively have a better squad, Atlético is still the favorite for third place, but the result is far from guaranteed. Plus, Atlético is still in the Champions League, while Villarreal has already completed their run there. This could make a difference.

Atletico are still the favorites for third place in the table, but Villarreal are one game behind, which means if they win their game against Getafe, they will go back to third in the table. One thing people usually forget is that Atletico Madrid are struggling in both La Liga and the Champions League, while Villarreal are no longer in the Champions League, so they will focus more on La Liga, which gives them more chances of finishing in third place. Moreover, Atletico Madrid’s performance is still not good.

[verdinio]

Whoever the opponent is, Real Madrid must still be careful because every point they collect is very valuable to continue to be in the top place so as not to widen the distance with Barcelona, facing anyone cannot be considered easy now sometimes a small team can give unexpected surprises so even though Real Madrid will play at home, they still need to make a hard effort to get 3 points so that Real Madrid still has a chance to win the La Liga title.

Even in UCL, Real Madrid also needs to defeat Benfica and qualify for the round of 16 if Real Madrid fails to beat Benfica, it may destroy Real Madrid reputation in UCL.

Real Madrid can do whatever they want if they want, they have a scary team and everyone knows that the teams they face in the Champions League will not be very calm, clearly these players know this and they do not let themselves be pushed by anyone and absolutely must not do so, clearly these players are also very strong so there should not be any big problems.

[Barikui1]

Atletico are still the favorites for third place in the table, but Villarreal are one game behind, which means if they win their game against Getafe, they will go back to third in the table. One thing people usually forget is that Atletico Madrid are struggling in both La Liga and the Champions League, while Villarreal are no longer in the Champions League, so they will focus more on La Liga, which gives them more chances of finishing in third place. Moreover, Atletico Madrid’s performance is still not good.

I believe that football nowadays has evolved pass that era of playing defensive football all through, so a change of manager is great needed and overdue, since they should be playing more attacking. I heard that Diego Simeone is leaving at the end of the season, but if that is true, it's a welcome development because atletico madrid has past that level of being too convenient as a mediocre club.
They may not be doing that well, but I believe that they are capable of finishing in the top four, with the quality of players at the club.

[m4r1o]

As for Real Madrid and Barcelona, we still yet to know which of them will lift the trophy giving that Barcelona still need to put in more effort to Real Madrid gap on the league table, before they guarantee us winning the league title this season.

Atletico Madrid will certainly not be content to just stand there and watch Villareal do whatever they want. In fact, they need to go much further than what they are doing now, and they can do that. In fact, i would expect that if the other two make some mistakes, they can really take their place. i would wait to speak.

[liasbaa]

Whoever the opponent is, Real Madrid must still be careful because every point they collect is very valuable to continue to be in the top place so as not to widen the distance with Barcelona, facing anyone cannot be considered easy now sometimes a small team can give unexpected surprises so even though Real Madrid will play at home, they still need to make a hard effort to get 3 points so that Real Madrid still has a chance to win the La Liga title.

Even in UCL, Real Madrid also needs to defeat Benfica and qualify for the round of 16 if Real Madrid fails to beat Benfica, it may destroy Real Madrid reputation in UCL.

Real Madrid can do whatever they want if they want, they have a scary team and everyone knows that the teams they face in the Champions League will not be very calm, clearly these players know this and they do not let themselves be pushed by anyone and absolutely must not do so, clearly these players are also very strong so there should not be any big problems.

I think that Real Madrid have a terrible team and they deserve to win any match. But it should also be remembered that Kylian Mbappé is the only player in the team who is overly dependent on. The number of star players in the team is significant but most of them are not successful. Vinicius has not scored goals this season and many are criticizing him because in 22 matches he has only scored 6 goals and assisted 5 goals. He has not been able to meet the expectations that were expected from the midfielder Bellingham. Rodrygo is playing worse but he is seen in most matches but he is trying but is not getting the desired results. Overall, considering every aspect of the team, the only reliable player at the moment is Kylian Mbappé. Without him, the Real Madrid team will become a much weaker team.

[letteredhub]

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In the EPL they probably wouldn't have a chance either. When I was referring to other leagues, I was not talking about the top four leagues in Europe. Most leagues have one or two dominant teams and even in Serie A they would have some problems. Atletico Madrid peaked a few years ago and since then they couldn't really return to that level. I don't know, but maybe it is time for a change there and try out a new coach. Simeone isn't bad and Atletico is his place, but things can get used and lack excitement and thrill. Simeone knows that nobody will fire him as long as he comes third. That should maybe not be the message for a coach.

Alright mate, since in the first instance you didn't made an exemption to those top four leagues in Europe that's what led to me bringing up the EPL among others because am very confident that with this performance and the coaching material Athletico Madrid has in person of Diego Simeone it's untenable for them to do better. It's not really about the team it's about the mentality scope the coach has built around the team for over a decade now and everyone there is just satisfied with the same level of repeated accomplishment of Simeone each season.

[bastisisca]

Honestly, they would be lucky if they finish third this season. They looked like they weren't doing great and now that they still have UCL games to play, they are going to be further tired as well, I am not expecting them to finish anywhere near this level. Third place is fine, and they should be happy about it after playing not so good during the season but the reality is that if we do end up with bad results for them, then it wouldn't be that shocking at all, it would be expected.

Obviously, this is the biggest danger of all: fatigue. Today's players play so many matches, all very close together. If you also consider that there's a World Cup in the mix, you understand how these guys are under pressure, both physically and mentally.
Obviously, a team with a reduced squad struggles at a certain point in the season.

[eisen33]

Today the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal will take place, with Atlético facing Barcelona. Since it’s an away match for Barcelona, a draw might even be a satisfactory result for them. Barcelona are currently on a strong winning streak, six victories and before that, they had another long run of good results. Atlético haven’t had many long winning streaks, their wins are often mixed with draws and occasional defeats. That’s why I think Barcelona won’t lose today, and given that they’ve been scoring in every match recently, I also expect them will score again tonight.

[pewboy]

You're right that they have got it all. That is actually what makes this really frustrating to watch. Because when you have that much talent, and you're still grinding out 1-0 wins in the second half against teams that you should be putting away in the first half... Something's broken.

Every guy in that dressing room knows Arbeloa's probably temporary. The Klopp stuff won't stop. So rather than playing for this season they're all basically playing job interviews for next season. Mbappes shoots all the time because he's protecting his numbers. Bellingham's getting trashed from all sides. Meanwhile Endrick's at Lyon scoring almost every other game. The kid they sent away is doing well and the guy they kept is drowning.

And Barcelona? They've lost a single game all season. One. Their academy kids cost nothing and they're outscoring Madrid by half a goal a game.

I want to believe that Madrid can just "lock in" like you said. The defense is truly an elite. They're one point back with momentum. But I've seen enough football to know that when your goalie is reportedly demanding your most expensive midfielder get benched. That's not a team that doesn't get agitated easily. Maybe they win it all out of spite. Madrid's done weirder things. But right now it is more like controlled chaos than anything like calm.

These are very delicate situations that put us in front of a clear problem which is that of player management. In teams like this there are some talents who are not bad at all. i must say that there are situations that definitely need to be resolved and they need to do it as soon as possible if they want to recover against the other teams.

[Fakhrulenclix]

Today the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal will take place, with Atlético facing Barcelona. Since it’s an away match for Barcelona, a draw might even be a satisfactory result for them. Barcelona are currently on a strong winning streak, six victories and before that, they had another long run of good results. Atlético haven’t had many long winning streaks, their wins are often mixed with draws and occasional defeats. That’s why I think Barcelona won’t lose today, and given that they’ve been scoring in every match recently, I also expect them will score again tonight.

Barcelona only needs a draw to make it easier for them in the second leg when they play at their own home, but I am still quite optimistic that Barcelona can win tonight's match because the reason is clear: Atlético Madrid is currently performing very poorly, which is the opposite of Barcelona, so I think there is a very high possibility for Barcelona to win the match, making it easier for them to advance to the final.

[Velvet78]

Today the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal will take place, with Atlético facing Barcelona. Since it’s an away match for Barcelona, a draw might even be a satisfactory result for them. Barcelona are currently on a strong winning streak, six victories and before that, they had another long run of good results. Atlético haven’t had many long winning streaks, their wins are often mixed with draws and occasional defeats. That’s why I think Barcelona won’t lose today, and given that they’ve been scoring in every match recently, I also expect them will score again tonight.

Atletico Madrid don't have a good home record against Barcelona for quite a while. It must be 4 games that they couldn't even draw with them. When it comes to whether this will be another one, I think yeah.

Because they look so unreliable. Did you see how they lost to Betis home in the La Liga right after destroying them 5-0 away in the Copa del Rey? That was an example for their inconsistency.

[giorgione]

There is nothing Atlético Madrid can do when they see how big Barcelona and Real Madrid are. If they want to compete with these two clubs, they either have to spend a lot of money to recruit the best players, or hope that Barcelona and Real Madrid players suffer so many injuries that they cannot perform consistently, allowing Atlético to take advantage of the opportunity.
However, given the current situation, it is realistic to say that Atlético Madrid will find it extremely difficult to win the title, even in the coming seasons, due to the strength of Barcelona and Real Madrid. So if Diego Simeone decides to move to another club in search of better opportunities, it would be the best choice for him.

I believe that this team is perfectly capable of competing against these two teams and i don't think its very difficult, now they have to go and do a series of jobs, in fact they had to do them but they did them because they took the players they needed, i don't think there will be that much difference with the first two teams.

[Tmoonz]

Even though they're currently tied on points in the standings and Villarreal still have a game in hand, I believe Atletico Madrid will finish third at the end of the season, as they won't let Villarreal take third place. For Villarreal, although if they don't finish third this season, qualifying for next season's Champions League is enough, as their goal is to qualify for the Champions League.

I think teams' desires are secondary to their capabilities. Or do you think Atlético left the title race because they wanted to? They're currently playing slightly worse than Villarreal, but since they objectively have a better squad, Atlético is still the favorite for third place, but the result is far from guaranteed. Plus, Atlético is still in the Champions League, while Villarreal has already completed their run there. This could make a difference.

Atletico are still the favorites for third place in the table, but Villarreal are one game behind, which means if they win their game against Getafe, they will go back to third in the table. One thing people usually forget is that Atletico Madrid are struggling in both La Liga and the Champions League, while Villarreal are no longer in the Champions League, so they will focus more on La Liga, which gives them more chances of finishing in third place. Moreover, Atletico Madrid’s performance is still not good.

I don't know why people worries too much about this Spanish LA Liga, we all know how it will end at last, either Barcelona or Real Madrid comes first or runner up then Athletico Madrid comes second runner up then any other team comes 4th, so what ever thing you see now in the league is just a formality, the one thing I'm sure of is Athletico Madrid is moving to the third place when the time comes maybe Villarreal or another other teams can finish in the fourth place, but in as much as I said this I also think Athletico Madrid needs to work on their performance.

[POPOLUV]

Even though they're currently tied on points in the standings and Villarreal still have a game in hand, I believe Atletico Madrid will finish third at the end of the season, as they won't let Villarreal take third place. For Villarreal, although if they don't finish third this season, qualifying for next season's Champions League is enough, as their goal is to qualify for the Champions League.

I think teams' desires are secondary to their capabilities. Or do you think Atlético left the title race because they wanted to? They're currently playing slightly worse than Villarreal, but since they objectively have a better squad, Atlético is still the favorite for third place, but the result is far from guaranteed. Plus, Atlético is still in the Champions League, while Villarreal has already completed their run there. This could make a difference.

Atletico are still the favorites for third place in the table, but Villarreal are one game behind, which means if they win their game against Getafe, they will go back to third in the table. One thing people usually forget is that Atletico Madrid are struggling in both La Liga and the Champions League, while Villarreal are no longer in the Champions League, so they will focus more on La Liga, which gives them more chances of finishing in third place. Moreover, Atletico Madrid’s performance is still not good.

I don't know why people worries too much about this Spanish LA Liga, we all know how it will end at last, either Barcelona or Real Madrid comes first or runner up then Athletico Madrid comes second runner up then any other team comes 4th, so what ever thing you see now in the league is just a formality, the one thing I'm sure of is Athletico Madrid is moving to the third place when the time comes maybe Villarreal or another other teams can finish in the fourth place, but in as much as I said this I also think Athletico Madrid needs to work on their performance.

It is not that it is a normal thing that Barcelona or Real Madrid are always in the position of carrying the Spanish League, i will said that there are allot things that keep people  worried about the League to see that from first position to fourth position only run within Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletico Madrid and Villarreal like you said or any other clubs which might come fourth in any of the Spanish League season, so if i should talk more on these, i will say that any teams that is occupying within the fourth positions they merited the position because they actually play out their best to get to that position they are right now, so if there should be any changes in the first position in the Spanish League other clubs need to wake up and challenged themselves of making a different by occupying the first position.

[m4r1o]

Normally I would agree, but I have a feeling that Simeone is the reason why they are third best team, without him they may not be this great. He pulled this team from top half of the table type of team to a third place consistently and even win some stuff type of manager.

They had a year with 7th place, 11th place, 10th place, 7th place, 4th place, 4th place, 9th place, 7th place and 3rd place all the way until Simeone took over, those were their last results before he joined and as you can see there is only one time when they were finishing third place. After he took over? They never had a season that was under 3rd, and finished first couple of years. This is why they are doing great with him, and doubt they will get better without him.

Simeone has the situation perfectly under control. We know these coaches and they are hungry for victories. Other teams don't have someone like Simeone and that's why i believe it's possible for them to get the better of the other teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid. Even if it seems impossible, the last word hasn't been said yet.

[KTChampions]

Atletico Madrid will certainly not be content to just stand there and watch Villareal do whatever they want. In fact, they need to go much further than what they are doing now, and they can do that. In fact, i would expect that if the other two make some mistakes, they can really take their place. i would wait to speak.

Are you talking about the title? Real Madrid and Barcelona have a 12- and 13-point lead, respectively, they could literally lose three games in a row and still be ahead of Atlético. I think Atlético's only chance to save the season is to focus on the Champions League and try to get as far as possible. In La Liga, any place other than first is meaningless. And with the top four (as a Champions League ticket) already in their pocket, the only thing that makes sense is to focus on the Champions League.

[Gallar]

Real Madrid can do whatever they want if they want, they have a scary team and everyone knows that the teams they face in the Champions League will not be very calm, clearly these players know this and they do not let themselves be pushed by anyone and absolutely must not do so, clearly these players are also very strong so there should not be any big problems.

Real Madrid is a fearsome team,, and that's undeniable. However,, you need to know that Real Madrid's performance isn't great right now. They have an unbalanced squad, and that's the main problem. Real Madrid concede goals in almost every match,, even losing to a team like Benfica in their previous match.

That's why I think Real Madrid's current situation isn't very good. Real Madrid is very different from Ronaldo's era. Back then,, Real Madrid could do anything because they had everything in their team. But now, Real Madrid looks like a team with broken wings and a bit of a broken leg. They can fly,, but they're not in a good condition. That's why Real Madrid really needs to work extra hard to be the best.

[barisbilgili]

There is nothing Atlético Madrid can do when they see how big Barcelona and Real Madrid are. If they want to compete with these two clubs, they either have to spend a lot of money to recruit the best players, or hope that Barcelona and Real Madrid players suffer so many injuries that they cannot perform consistently, allowing Atlético to take advantage of the opportunity.
However, given the current situation, it is realistic to say that Atlético Madrid will find it extremely difficult to win the title, even in the coming seasons, due to the strength of Barcelona and Real Madrid. So if Diego Simeone decides to move to another club in search of better opportunities, it would be the best choice for him.

I believe that this team is perfectly capable of competing against these two teams and i don't think its very difficult, now they have to go and do a series of jobs, in fact they had to do them but they did them because they took the players they needed, i don't think there will be that much difference with the first two teams.

In football, anything is possible, and we also have to admit that Atlético Madrid's current condition is a bit struggling, so it's understandable that many favor Barcelona in the upcoming Copa Del Rey semifinal match. However, as a football fan, I actually hope for a surprise in this match, or at least a strong resistance from Atlético Madrid, which would make the game much more interesting.

[lizarder]

Considering Real Sociedad beat Athletic Bilbao away, I don't think Barcelona will have much trouble. However, with the Lookman transfer, Atletico Madrid now has a stronger attacking line. But since Barcelona wants the championship everywhere, I think they've prepared very well for this match. The probability of Atletico Madrid beating them is very low. Still, this is a cup match, and if Barcelona rotates their squad a bit, Atletico Madrid could certainly have a chance. Atletico Madrid lost to Sociedad in their last league match, which they also played at home.

Atletico Madrid's chances of beating Barcelona are very slim because Barcelona is currently much stronger and has been very consistent throughout the match. However, even though Barcelona has much better squad depth, even a slight rotation could cause problems for the opponent which they can exploit. The presence of Lookman will improve Atletico Madrid's attack because he is capable, but Barcelona has several players who can stop his movements.

Atletico Madrid may be slightly favored due to the home game, but they also need to be wary of Barcelona. Although Atletico Madrid lost their previous match against Real Sociedad, it's not guaranteed they'll suffer the same result this time. A draw could be a consideration, as this could potentially determine who will advance to the next round via penalty shootout, as I see a high probability of a draw will occur.

[Mame89]

Whoever the opponent is, Real Madrid must still be careful because every point they collect is very valuable to continue to be in the top place so as not to widen the distance with Barcelona, facing anyone cannot be considered easy now sometimes a small team can give unexpected surprises so even though Real Madrid will play at home, they still need to make a hard effort to get 3 points so that Real Madrid still has a chance to win the La Liga title.

Even in UCL, Real Madrid also needs to defeat Benfica and qualify for the round of 16 if Real Madrid fails to beat Benfica, it may destroy Real Madrid reputation in UCL.

Real Sociedada isn't a weak team they consistently challenge teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona. Therefore, it would be a mistake for Real Madrid to underestimate any opponent, even a weaker team. Furthermore, Real Madrid under coach Albeloa needs to continue winning to boost their confidence and maintain their hopes of competing with Barcelona at the top of the standings.

Real Madrid has seen a slight change under Albeloa the players are starting to tone down their egos. This is good for Real Madrid, as their problem isn't a lack of good players, but rather a lack of team play. Regarding the Champions League qualifying for the round of 16 is a major gamble for Real Madrid. Besides maintaining their reputation of never missing a round of 16, this victory also represents a gamble for coach Albeloa's future at Real Madrid.