La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[MArsland]

I cant understand how the Real Madrid team works is a complete no sense and their players even more, What happen with Valverde yesterday? Now he is Di Stefano, Benzema and Cristiano combined? He score 3 crazy goals against Manchester City.
They come from fropping points against Getafe.... you get that? This show how crazy the football can be.

What's clear is that Madrid in the UCL and Madrid in La Liga are very different. As most people have noted, Real Madrid DNA is undeniable. They proved this in the match against Manchester City, a match that almost 90% of people including myself, expected Madrid to lose due to their limited squad.
However, the second leg will be a decisive battle. Madrid must remain focused at Etihad Stadium to prevent Manchester City from having a chance to turn the game around.

[Finebone]

In fact yes, but it also shows their priorities, they treat matches in the Champions League more responsibly than games in La Liga. But on the other hand, remember the match against Benfica in the Champions League when they lost. So it is obvious that Real Madrid are a very strong team and they are capable of beating any opponent. But they also have bad matches, and unfortunately this season there have been many more of those, than we are used to seeing. But I think that even in the condition Real are in right now, they are capable of winning La Liga, and CL. The only thing I would really like to see is how they would play against Bayern, because right now I consider Real and Bayern to be the two main contenders to win the Champions League.

I am not going to deny that am one of their greatest critic this season, and I never gave them a chance against Manchester City due to their poor outing in the Spanish laliga, but last night against Manchester City, they were just superb, and the three zero winning put a nail in the curfew of Manchester City because the tie is dead and buried. Their is no way real madrid will let Manchester City to beat them by four zero, considering how efficient they are in the uefa champions league, so I think that at this point, they are almost in the quarter finals of the competition, and their return leg is just a mere formalities.

As for the potential winners, it's just too early for that, but Bayern Munich as you have said already looks the strongest among all the top team, but one dark house we should pay attention to is bodo/glimt, they are nothing short of superb.

[Derekfunds]

Bro the "management is monitoring" part got me. Like ok. Sure they are. This is the same management that looked at a coach that won 71% of his games and said - yeah, nah, bin him. Because they were playing with players who were upset about being subbed. That's what happened. Vinicius didn't like being told to sit down when he's not playing and now the whole coaching staff is now the problem. So now Arbeloa's there. Guy's never managed a first division match in his lifetime before this. Helguera (former madrid legend, not some random twitter guy) literally said that "you can't improvise on the bench in moments like this". That quote lives in my head rent free.

And listen, I'm not against Arbeloa or anything personal. But the last three matches before city? Opponent scored in the first every single time. That didn't happen to him in his first run at all. Something is shifting and it's not shifting up.

The champions league, man. I've been watching them do impossible things there too many times to just shrug it off. That stadium does something to the teams. City included. Guardiola himself said basically his players freeze up there. That's huge.

Copa del rey - gone. Supercopa - gone. Those two are done. So everything now runs through the league and europe. That's the entire season compressed into two competitions. And weird thing is... That may actually suit them.

Real Madrid in this case just have to go and get what they deserve, they played a great game, but i was sure of it, these teams never cease to amaze us, and that's why they have so much following, but that's it, now they have to try to maintain the advantage, even if it seems absurd to me.

Madrid didn't actually play more than Manchester city not to talk of  derseving the win yesterday but they were so fortunate and lucky to win the game yesterday and that is football, you can be possessing and at same time losing that was Manchester city case and at the end they always ask of who was victorious because possession without winning is useless. This winning will at least give Real Madrid the confidence and high morale to do better in the La Liga, Real Madrid surprised me with that goal margin.

[GiftedMAN]

Honestly I underestimated real madrid, they deserve the win against manchester city. The dominated city and scored three goals. Vinicus jr misses the penalty kick and which could've been 4-0. Valverde could've taken that place from vinicus jr and he would have scored that penalty. Valverde was the important man of the match after he score hat-trick in the match. Valverde is a key player in the match and he must avoid sustaining injury in the second leg against manchester city.

Real Madrid's recent form is the reason why fans is underestimating but even if they are not performing well Pep Guardiola should have prepared his team very well knowing that a game against Real Madrid is usually unpredictable but in this case Manchester City wasn't fully prepared and Real Madrid took over the game and produced 3 goals it would have been 4:0 if Vinicious Junior had converted his penalty kick. Valverde was the star man of the game he scored the 3 goals but there was no way he would have taken the penalty when he had 3 goals already.

[BALIK]

What's clear is that Madrid in the UCL and Madrid in La Liga are very different. As most people have noted, Real Madrid DNA is undeniable. They proved this in the match against Manchester City, a match that almost 90% of people including myself, expected Madrid to lose due to their limited squad.
However, the second leg will be a decisive battle. Madrid must remain focused at Etihad Stadium to prevent Manchester City from having a chance to turn the game around.

Real Madrid performed incredibly well in this match. And I would say that Madrid fans probably didn't expect to see such a great performance from Madrid. Real Madrid dominated against Manchester City without Mbappe and Bellingham. It was not easy to win 3-0 against City.

I do not agree with this that Madrid in the UCL and Madrid in La Liga are completely different. Because I have never seen such a great performance from Real Madrid against benfica in the play-offs. This was Real Madrid's best performance in the last 2 months. And after winning by 3 goals it is almost certain that they will be able to qualify for the quarter-finals.

[BRINIRHA]

What's clear is that Madrid in the UCL and Madrid in La Liga are very different. As most people have noted, Real Madrid DNA is undeniable. They proved this in the match against Manchester City, a match that almost 90% of people including myself, expected Madrid to lose due to their limited squad.
However, the second leg will be a decisive battle. Madrid must remain focused at Etihad Stadium to prevent Manchester City from having a chance to turn the game around.

Real Madrid can indeed be a very formidable team when they are in the UCL. sometimes they seem to start off poorly. However, once they advance to the next stage, we begin to see their mentality in big games, which rarely disappoints. On the other hand, Manchester City seems to think that Real Madrid's strength is waning. However, they are mistaken because Real Madrid actually looked better in yesterday's match. I was even very surprised by what happened in that match. The quick goals scored by Real Madrid must have shocked Manchester City as well. And I think Real Madrid will likely maintain their lead in the second leg.

[Alpha Marine]

The opposing team is very strong. They could score three goals at home in England, just like Real Madrid. Therefore, Real Madrid needs to be very careful. They might even regret missing that penalty in the second leg. Because Manchester City are very successful at home, especially in the Champions League. However, if Real Madrid defends well, I don't think they'll give them many scoring opportunities.

This current Manchester City is not all that. You could expect something from the Man City of three years ago, but right now, they are not that good. Except they come out with a surprising performance like madrid did, I don't see them winning the game by 4 goals.
It's football, and anything is possible, but I won't put my money on it. All Madrid needs to do is press City effectively as they did in the first leg and defend well, then Manchester City won't be able to score many goals. But if they go to Etihad and lose their heads, then they will get punished. Knowing how funny football is, I won't be surprised to see Madrid winning Man City again in Manchester. Madrid understands that cutting Doku off would solve a lot of their problems, and they did that. Hopefully, they can do it again in the second leg.

[IceLincoln]

I cant understand how the Real Madrid team works is a complete no sense and their players even more, What happen with Valverde yesterday? Now he is Di Stefano, Benzema and Cristiano combined? He score 3 crazy goals against Manchester City.
They come from fropping points against Getafe.... you get that? This show how crazy the football can be.

What's clear is that Madrid in the UCL and Madrid in La Liga are very different. As most people have noted, Real Madrid DNA is undeniable. They proved this in the match against Manchester City, a match that almost 90% of people including myself, expected Madrid to lose due to their limited squad.
However, the second leg will be a decisive battle. Madrid must remain focused at Etihad Stadium to prevent Manchester City from having a chance to turn the game around.

It always feels like Madrid in the champions is a different team, they’re always cooking up surprises when you least expect them to, it’s insane what happened against Manchester City. Fede Valverde was on a roll it felt like it was destined to be there was nothing stopping him that day.
It might shock you to see Madrid come back to the league to play draw, I’ll really love that 🤣. Madrid has the Advantage right now but let’s not forget its Man City anything can still happen.

[Suleiman the Magnificent]

Real Madrid reminded everyone who they are in the Champions League this week. But they’ll probably go back to being terrible in the league again. Then, they’ll turn into monsters in the Champions League once more. Am I wrong?

[logfiles]

The opposing team is very strong. They could score three goals at home in England, just like Real Madrid. Therefore, Real Madrid needs to be very careful. They might even regret missing that penalty in the second leg.

Yep, and Real Madrid players will just be napping on the pitch and won't score even a single goal. Just a small reminder, Real Madrid was exactly built for those UCL nights. We shall be back here next week talking about how Real Madrid advanced onto the next round.

I think there is talk that Mbappé and Bellingham may be available for the second leg. Now that changes everything.

[Jewan420]

It always feels like Madrid in the champions is a different team, they’re always cooking up surprises when you least expect them to, it’s insane what happened against Manchester City. Fede Valverde was on a roll it felt like it was destined to be there was nothing stopping him that day.
It might shock you to see Madrid come back to the league to play draw, I’ll really love that 🤣. Madrid has the Advantage right now but let’s not forget its Man City anything can still happen.

The match against City was crazy, who knew that Fede Valverde would destroy City with such a crazy performance. Although City have not lost yet, they still have a chance to beat Real Madrid by 4 goals in the second leg and secure the quarter-finals. Although it is difficult, I see it as an opportunity that they can use.

Such things often happen in football, based on the match against City we cannot say that they will start doing something great in the league now. Such performances are limited to just one match, the possibility of it being long-term is very low. In the league we can still see them losing to smaller teams or dropping points. Nothing has changed yet, winning the Champions League and winning the La Liga title is still very difficult for them.

[Dump3er]

What's clear is that Madrid in the UCL and Madrid in La Liga are very different. As most people have noted, Real Madrid DNA is undeniable. They proved this in the match against Manchester City, a match that almost 90% of people including myself, expected Madrid to lose due to their limited squad.
However, the second leg will be a decisive battle. Madrid must remain focused at Etihad Stadium to prevent Manchester City from having a chance to turn the game around.

Real Madrid can indeed be a very formidable team when they are in the UCL. sometimes they seem to start off poorly. However, once they advance to the next stage, we begin to see their mentality in big games, which rarely disappoints. On the other hand, Manchester City seems to think that Real Madrid's strength is waning. However, they are mistaken because Real Madrid actually looked better in yesterday's match. I was even very surprised by what happened in that match. The quick goals scored by Real Madrid must have shocked Manchester City as well. And I think Real Madrid will likely maintain their lead in the second leg.

This victory over Manchester City should not distract from the real weaknesses that Real Madrid is facing. I don't know whether this victory was because Manchester City was so bad or because Real Madrid was so good. It's difficult to come up with a definitive statement about that, but Manchester City did not play like they usually do. It was too much passing and they were not able to once bring Haaland or any other player with scoring potential into a good position. Real Madrid defended well, but still this result was as bad as it could get for Manchester City.

In La Liga I still think it will not be easy for Real Madrid to finish the season as the winner. A gap of 4 points means quite a lot when Barcelona is at the top because it is practically possible that they don't lose any matches from now on.

[DiMarxist]

Madrid met a weak opposition in Manchester City, because from the start of the game it was clear that, Manchester City were going to lose the game. The truth is that Manchester City is managing to finish the season on a good so they can't play any competitive game like madrid.There were several opportunities that city should have scored but  City was sluggish and unenspired to play the from my own point of view.But Madrid should also double effort and try and get good results in the domestic league if they are to win the laliga this season because, the competition between Madrid and Barcelona is quite tough this season.

[Gallar]

Honestly,, I didn't expect Madrid to win so decisively in this match. Because initially in the first leg, I thought Real Madrid would only be able to win by a narrow margin or even a draw.

I thought it was just me. This result is beyond my expectations. Because I understand how Man City plays. Madrid's three goals at least serve as a remedy for poor performance in the League. This result does not indicate that Madrid is not in their best form when playing in the League. Poor results in the League made me doubtful from the start and made me think that Madrid could possibly lose. Static analysis shows that Madrid was not free and even faced a lot of pressure because Man City managed to control the match. So I think later in England, Madrid must be prepared for Man City's total football style. At the very least, Madrid must be able to hold off so that Man City does not score early.

Yes,, you're right, my friend. If Real Madrid can't overcome the pressure that Manchester City will undoubtedly exert in the second leg, it will certainly be a serious problem. At home, Manchester City will certainly perform even better. So, I think Real Madrid will need to improve their defense in the second leg and employ a defensive strategy and rely on counterattacks. This will certainly weaken their defense,, as Manchester City's players are focused on their attacks.

That's where Real Madrid's opportunity lies. If Real Madrid continues to use an attacking strategy,, it will certainly create a significant gap in their defense, which Manchester City can exploit. So, I don't think that's the right strategy for Real Madrid in the second leg. Apart from that, hopefully none of the Real Madrid players are injured,, because if any of them are injured it will definitely make their performance a little worse.

[Iamgoat]

I cant understand how the Real Madrid team works is a complete no sense and their players even more, What happen with Valverde yesterday? Now he is Di Stefano, Benzema and Cristiano combined? He score 3 crazy goals against Manchester City.
They come from fropping points against Getafe.... you get that? This show how crazy the football can be.

What's clear is that Madrid in the UCL and Madrid in La Liga are very different. As most people have noted, Real Madrid DNA is undeniable. They proved this in the match against Manchester City, a match that almost 90% of people including myself, expected Madrid to lose due to their limited squad.
However, the second leg will be a decisive battle. Madrid must remain focused at Etihad Stadium to prevent Manchester City from having a chance to turn the game around.

Because nothing is truly impossible at this point despite my believe on Madrid as well. But I believe with the energy they used in delivering the first leg, if they should use the same energy or more, they will be able to make a win at the second leg too. One thing I will also say to them, don’t expect Manchester City to be weak at home, don’t expect the kind of success you recorded the last game but work towards it while not being carried away because the Manchester City under the leadership of Pep Guardiola will do all it can to turn the game around when they have the opportunity to do so at the Etihad Stadium.

[liasbaa]

It always feels like Madrid in the champions is a different team, they’re always cooking up surprises when you least expect them to, it’s insane what happened against Manchester City. Fede Valverde was on a roll it felt like it was destined to be there was nothing stopping him that day.
It might shock you to see Madrid come back to the league to play draw, I’ll really love that 🤣. Madrid has the Advantage right now but let’s not forget its Man City anything can still happen.

The match against City was crazy, who knew that Fede Valverde would destroy City with such a crazy performance. Although City have not lost yet, they still have a chance to beat Real Madrid by 4 goals in the second leg and secure the quarter-finals. Although it is difficult, I see it as an opportunity that they can use.

Such things often happen in football, based on the match against City we cannot say that they will start doing something great in the league now. Such performances are limited to just one match, the possibility of it being long-term is very low. In the league we can still see them losing to smaller teams or dropping points. Nothing has changed yet, winning the Champions League and winning the La Liga title is still very difficult for them.

Valverde brilliant and crazy play and scoring three goals gave Real Madrid a big win but Man City were ahead in terms of ball possession. In some matches the results show that the better team does not win the match between the two teams. Before the match, I thought that Real Madrid might not win the match but they won even though they did not play well in the match. Man City has the ability to win by 4 goals in the second leg but Real Madrid will try their best in the next match to win and secure a quarter-final.

Compared to Real Madrid performance in La Liga, they did not play very well in the match against City. But if Valverde had not been able to shine in this match, the result of the match could have gone against Real Madrid.

[Out of mind]

I cant understand how the Real Madrid team works is a complete no sense and their players even more, What happen with Valverde yesterday? Now he is Di Stefano, Benzema and Cristiano combined? He score 3 crazy goals against Manchester City.
They come from fropping points against Getafe.... you get that? This show how crazy the football can be.

What's clear is that Madrid in the UCL and Madrid in La Liga are very different. As most people have noted, Real Madrid DNA is undeniable. They proved this in the match against Manchester City, a match that almost 90% of people including myself, expected Madrid to lose due to their limited squad.
However, the second leg will be a decisive battle. Madrid must remain focused at Etihad Stadium to prevent Manchester City from having a chance to turn the game around.

Yes, Real Madrid's performance in UCL and La Liga is completely different, especially in the Champions League. Real Madrid's great win against Manchester City makes us very optimistic that they will not give Manchester City an easy chance in the next leg. However, since Real Madrid won by a large margin in this match, Real Madrid will want to beat Manchester City in the next match as well. Although Manchester City will try to come back to their home ground in the next match and will want to beat Real Madrid. And if the injured players of Real Madrid team enter the field soon, then the team will definitely improve further and Real Madrid will qualify for the next round of the Champions League.

[laspol65]

I cant understand how the Real Madrid team works is a complete no sense and their players even more, What happen with Valverde yesterday? Now he is Di Stefano, Benzema and Cristiano combined? He score 3 crazy goals against Manchester City.
They come from fropping points against Getafe.... you get that? This show how crazy the football can be.

What's clear is that Madrid in the UCL and Madrid in La Liga are very different. As most people have noted, Real Madrid DNA is undeniable. They proved this in the match against Manchester City, a match that almost 90% of people including myself, expected Madrid to lose due to their limited squad.
However, the second leg will be a decisive battle. Madrid must remain focused at Etihad Stadium to prevent Manchester City from having a chance to turn the game around.

Real Madrid definitely has positive points here because they won the first match by a large margin, so if they can hold on to the second match and perform properly, they will definitely be able to defeat Manchester City. Because in the current situation, Manchester City is under a lot of pressure, so they will have to be the most aggressive to exert their influence.
But according to the current situation, Manchester City is performing poorly, and it is never possible to reduce the gap between Real Madrid and them with this performance. As a result, Real Madrid will reign stronger and more influential.

[dezoel]

Real Madrid is definitely an irregular team that doesn't have good performances but let's say that Real Madrid is still a fearsome team even if they are no longer in form as always, i have to say that these players are now going through a reorganization phase and this will take time but i think they can do well and can still win something.

Indeed in recent weeks many have highlighted Real Madrid's performance due to the decline and less than optimal results in maintaining their position in the La Liga standings so that many parties immediately said to them by highlighting the strategy implemented by Arbeloa but this is not for the players to linger in a situation like the doubts of many parties towards them so that the results achieved in the match in the UCL competition by defeating the Man City team certainly answered all parties who were still in doubt about the performance they had even though in a football thing experienced by Real Madrid is a common thing that often happens in football especially with their position in the La Liga competition which is now in a position below their arch-rival, namely Barcelona.

This was not the type of game that Real Madrid plays, not recently at least and with the missing players that was not something that I expected at all. This is why it's quite clear that we are not going to see them have some sort of problems and if they can do something that will take this more seriously then we could probably do even better.

Man City should be able to win the next game, but I highly doubt that they can score three goals without conceding any goals, that would be very tough.

[MAAManda]

Madrid met a weak opposition in Manchester City, because from the start of the game it was clear that, Manchester City were going to lose the game. The truth is that Manchester City is managing to finish the season on a good so they can't play any competitive game like madrid.There were several opportunities that city should have scored but  City was sluggish and unenspired to play the from my own point of view.But Madrid should also double effort and try and get good results in the domestic league if they are to win the laliga this season because, the competition between Madrid and Barcelona is quite tough this season.

IDK if you watched the match or not, but from my POV, from the start the match was competitive between the two teams, even Manchester City looked a little dominant than Real Madrid. Unfortunately, Manchester City was unlucky with all their efforts which I can say were in vain.

Then, with Real Madrid's goals scored in the first half, it made the Manchester City squad even more frustrated with their gameplay in the second half. With big score in the first leg, I think Manchester City's chances of qualifying for the next round are almost nonexistent, so Real Madrid's squad might play defensively later, right?