La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[giorgione]

Ever since Mbappe left PSG to Real Madrid there was never a time when he hasn't been good at Real Madrid the only moment when he was dull was his first few games with Real Madrid and that was because he was still trying to understand the pattern of Madrid but after then he has been consistent. Mbappe at the world cup is doing very well and his team has a lot of quality players, as the hit man of the team there is every opportunity for him to score more goals he can even finish as the top scorer of France gets to the finals.

to say that mbappe is a player who has not adapted to any team he has played is crazy, this boy is a true phenomenon, and anyone who says otherwise understands very little about football, but i always see his true essence when he plays with his national team, truly another step compared to the others, a space player.

[banana33]

Vini is a bit selfish. But it is also true that the Benzema-Vini pair was able to perform well before. This was just a few years ago. But after mbappe came to Madrid, Madrid's internal problems started to  become more apparent. Mbappe could not adapt well with his teammates. His  relationship with Vini is also not good. Anyway, both Vini and Mbappe are excellent  players. These two are also performing  exceptionally in the World Cup jerseys for france and brazil. If this pair resolves the problems between themselves, Madrid's attack will become  even stronger.

The coexistence between Mbappé and Vinicius has reached a critical point, these players have hated each other for some time and are trying to get along for the common good but the problem between the two seems more to be Mbappé who has always seemed to me to be the much more demanding one in terms of attention that the club must give.

[Localhostspeed]

Fundamentally, if a Real Madrid player’s selfish nature remains unchanged even after being coached by Mourinho, I believe it is better to simply sell them. There is no point in keeping such players,, as they will inevitably be a detriment to the team. So, if Vini—or even Mbappé—continues to play selfishly, I think they deserve to be sold. After all,, having star players who cannot cooperate effectively is pointless; it yields absolutely no benefit.

I am in agreement with selling off those players if they continue with their selfish habit even after been coached by such a coach as Mourinho, it can only mean that it is in their nature to put out their selfish interest more than that of the team, which will in the long run cost the team a whole lot, and it is not good for the survival of the team at all. Just as the players would want their own interest protected, so does the team because if the team is in good shape making good profits enough, then they will not be able to keep and pay the players and also keep the team alive and running.

You think Real Madrid are going to sell Vinicious or Mbape, I think Mourinho will lose his job before that even happens. It's not hidden that Mbape and Vinicious pair is a bad combination, although there two relationships is very strong, they don't have anything against each other but the obsession of wining has not create balance among the forward players and it's causing a lot of pain to the team, they need to find a way to make it work.

As bad as it is, Real Madrid will not sell them, if there are any team that will start the club next season, I think Vinicious and Mbape already secured their place, they will be there next season while the rest will be selected by Mourinho. Are you not seeing what the team are doing in the world cup, Vinicious is the one that take Brazil on his back while Mbape is the one leading France team, no reasonable team will sell any of this players because they are good asset.

[Mame89]

Atletico Madrid had better have a Plan B in case of not convincing Alvarez to stay which seems not much possible already...

They will make a lot of money in his potential sale obviously. They can try to look for an opportunity signing again. Alvarez was a really great chance while Haaland was Guardiola's first choice.

I don't know whether they can find a versatile striker like him again but they will have the money to spend so let's see.

The Alvarez and Atletico Madrid situation is getting more complicated, from any point of view I see the Alvarez transfer as a waste of time. Regardless of what Atletico Madrid did, they actually did according to the procedure when the player was under contract. Like it or not if Barcelona wants to insist on signing Alvarez it needs to follow Atletico Madrid game.

Alvarez future at Atletico Madrid is indeed very complicated because Alvarez wants to leave, but Atletico Madrid wants to keep him. This is evident. Many people at Atletico Madrid have spoken to Alvarez and even convinced him to stay. But Alvarez has so far given the same firm response to every attempt to take his career to the next level and his desired destination is Barcelona.

To complicate matters further, Atletico Madrid has told Alvarez they don't want to sell him to Barcelona. This was evident a few weeks ago when PSG tried to sign him but Alvarez Julian refused. Arsenal were also interested in him, but Alvarez also refused to negotiate with them, all of whom wanted to wait for Barcelona. Furthermore, Atletico Madrid also seems to be sticking to its high price tag and perhaps Atletico Madrid is willing to let Alvarez sit on the bench for the entire season.

[Halifat]

Ever since Mbappe left PSG to Real Madrid there was never a time when he hasn't been good at Real Madrid the only moment when he was dull was his first few games with Real Madrid and that was because he was still trying to understand the pattern of Madrid but after then he has been consistent. Mbappe at the world cup is doing very well and his team has a lot of quality players, as the hit man of the team there is every opportunity for him to score more goals he can even finish as the top scorer of France gets to the finals.

to say that mbappe is a player who has not adapted to any team he has played is crazy, this boy is a true phenomenon, and anyone who says otherwise understands very little about football, but i always see his true essence when he plays with his national team, truly another step compared to the others, a space player.

I will not say he haven't adopted completely but the way he is playing is actually very interesting because I believe that he is getting it gradually, honestly now I still respect mbappé because even the way is performing in this world cup is absolutely interesting, before this world cup many people were saying that mbappé should be dropped as the face of the team, and their main aim is to crown Dembélé which I believe the position does not suit him because even the way is performing now is not up to mbappé's performance.

[cakir1]

I too was amazed by his skill, it is no coincidence that Atletico Madrid finished fourth and last year if i remember correctly third.
This means that it is a stable team that manages to be constant over the years and seasons.
Thanks also to people like him.

I do agree that Alvarez looks good, but I am not entirely sure if he worths 100+ million at all. Atletico Madrid is making a silly move by keeping him, while he is not really bad player, but if it was to me, and someone offered me 120 million or so for him, I would not think a second and sell him.

By comparison Lookman plays great for them too and they got him for like 40 or something. You can literally get 3 great players like lookman for 120 million, I am sure they would overall get better. Sure none of their players would be as good as alvarez, but rest of the squad would improve and that makes the team overall better.

[liasbaa]

Ever since Mbappe left PSG to Real Madrid there was never a time when he hasn't been good at Real Madrid the only moment when he was dull was his first few games with Real Madrid and that was because he was still trying to understand the pattern of Madrid but after then he has been consistent. Mbappe at the world cup is doing very well and his team has a lot of quality players, as the hit man of the team there is every opportunity for him to score more goals he can even finish as the top scorer of France gets to the finals.

to say that mbappe is a player who has not adapted to any team he has played is crazy, this boy is a true phenomenon, and anyone who says otherwise understands very little about football, but i always see his true essence when he plays with his national team, truly another step compared to the others, a space player.

Mbappe is a truly amazing talent. I agree with you. I became a fan of his the first day I saw him play because I saw his speed and his desire to score goals. Even in these difficult times for Real Madrid, he has been the top scorer in the last two seasons. If the entire team does not contribute and most of the players are in bad form, it becomes difficult for that team to move forward. Mbappe is performing brilliantly individually but it would not be fair to blame him if the team cannot perform well.

[Shadiq]

I will not say he haven't adopted completely but the way he is playing is actually very interesting because I believe that he is getting it gradually, honestly now I still respect mbappé because even the way is performing in this world cup is absolutely interesting, before this world cup many people were saying that mbappé should be dropped as the face of the team, and their main aim is to crown Dembélé which I believe the position does not suit him because even the way is performing now is not up to mbappé's performance.

When it comes to international football, there is no room for criticism of Mbappe. Because he is a star player in international football and he is a key player for France. His performances in international football are consistently excellent, especially in the FIFA World Cup. He has been performing regularly for France from the 2018 World Cup to the 2022 World Cup and the current World Cup.

But if the topic is club football, then there is a lot of room for criticism of him. He cannot get along with his teammates, which is clearly evident in the game on the field. His selfishness constantly hurts the club. He needs to do well in club football too and leave selfishness and play for the team. Otherwise, he will not find the success that he wants.

[Supreme Donvic]

Ever since Mbappe left PSG to Real Madrid there was never a time when he hasn't been good at Real Madrid the only moment when he was dull was his first few games with Real Madrid and that was because he was still trying to understand the pattern of Madrid but after then he has been consistent. Mbappe at the world cup is doing very well and his team has a lot of quality players, as the hit man of the team there is every opportunity for him to score more goals he can even finish as the top scorer of France gets to the finals.

to say that mbappe is a player who has not adapted to any team he has played is crazy, this boy is a true phenomenon, and anyone who says otherwise understands very little about football, but i always see his true essence when he plays with his national team, truly another step compared to the others, a space player.

Mbappe is a truly amazing talent. I agree with you. I became a fan of his the first day I saw him play because I saw his speed and his desire to score goals. Even in these difficult times for Real Madrid, he has been the top scorer in the last two seasons. If the entire team does not contribute and most of the players are in bad form, it becomes difficult for that team to move forward. Mbappe is performing brilliantly individually but it would not be fair to blame him if the team cannot perform well.

Mbappe is actually a very good and talented player and he has the ability for scoring goals his doing very well as a player and the only reason why they are not succeeding in Real Madrid is because they are not working as a team they have a lot of disagreement and if only they can work as a team they are going to achieve good result, yes it is wrong for we to blame him as the cause of Real Madrid not being able to lift a trophy because he's not the only one that is playing in Real Madrid we cannot blame those one player, the fault is on all the players in real Madrid.

[dezoel]

Atletico Madrid had better have a Plan B in case of not convincing Alvarez to stay which seems not much possible already...

They will make a lot of money in his potential sale obviously. They can try to look for an opportunity signing again. Alvarez was a really great chance while Haaland was Guardiola's first choice.

I don't know whether they can find a versatile striker like him again but they will have the money to spend so let's see.

I would say, the thing that made them so angry was the fact that Alvarez also wants to leave, and he wants to leave because there is a better team that wants him and they already talked and agreed on a personal deal.

Atletico Madrid realizes, if Barcelona and Real Madrid keeps talking to their players, then nobody will want to stay at them, and will want to leave, and anytime they have a good player, those players will be convinced by those two. Hence, I understand why they are mad.

[cande86]

Last season, Real madrid's defense had a lot of talented players. They bought Huijsen and Alexander arnold. Madrid's squad is full of experienced and talented defenders. Even then, their defenders did not perform well in important  matches. Perhaps this happened  because of their tactical weaknesses. At the same time, madrid's midfield is no longer as strong as before. There were excellent playmakers like Toni kroos and Modrich in Madrid's squad. Perhaps because of  the shaky midfield and  tactical weaknesses, madrid's defenders could not do well. Every defender  in their squad is very talented.

Huijsen and Alexander Arnold are two talented players but they haven't actually made the difference, it seems to me that this team is very lacking especially in defence, while in the past Real Madrid had in fact a battleship ready to win any doubling of scoring that was needed.

[el kaka22]

If a player wants to leave, there is not much you can do about it, you just have to accept it and move on. Atletico Madrid has to realize whatever gimmick they are trying to do, if Alvarez wants to leave, then there is nothing they can do about it. They can either sell him now, and get all the money, or they could just wait and the contract will be over and Alvarez will leave for free.

PSG trusted themselves too much to convince Mbappe and did not sell him even though the whole world knew that Mbappe would leave, and they rejected all the buying offers, and because of that he left for free. Atletico Madrid should not make the same mistake, sell him when you can, when there is an offer, or he is going to walk for free.

[HustleZ]

If a player wants to leave, there is not much you can do about it, you just have to accept it and move on. Atletico Madrid has to realize whatever gimmick they are trying to do, if Alvarez wants to leave, then there is nothing they can do about it. They can either sell him now, and get all the money, or they could just wait and the contract will be over and Alvarez will leave for free.

PSG trusted themselves too much to convince Mbappe and did not sell him even though the whole world knew that Mbappe would leave, and they rejected all the buying offers, and because of that he left for free. Atletico Madrid should not make the same mistake, sell him when you can, when there is an offer, or he is going to walk for free.

You are right, julian alvarez should be let and go wherever he wants. In this thing the club will benefit and the player will also be happy but i dont know why atletico madrid is being stubborn and not letting him go to Barca, their either dont have a better replacement or not want Barca to have a good player. Whatever the reason is they are making a mistake by not letting him go because as you said he will go for free after his contract is expired and so selling him now when they have a chance is a good idea, maybe they want barca to increase the bid but let’s just hope things sort out. If not then we’ll have to wait a little for Alvarez but sooner or later he will arrive.

[Jaycoinz]

If a player wants to leave, there is not much you can do about it, you just have to accept it and move on. Atletico Madrid has to realize whatever gimmick they are trying to do, if Alvarez wants to leave, then there is nothing they can do about it. They can either sell him now, and get all the money, or they could just wait and the contract will be over and Alvarez will leave for free.

PSG trusted themselves too much to convince Mbappe and did not sell him even though the whole world knew that Mbappe would leave, and they rejected all the buying offers, and because of that he left for free. Atletico Madrid should not make the same mistake, sell him when you can, when there is an offer, or he is going to walk for free.

You are right, julian alvarez should be let and go wherever he wants. In this thing the club will benefit and the player will also be happy but i dont know why atletico madrid is being stubborn and not letting him go to Barca, their either dont have a better replacement or not want Barca to have a good player. Whatever the reason is they are making a mistake by not letting him go because as you said he will go for free after his contract is expired and so selling him now when they have a chance is a good idea, maybe they want barca to increase the bid but let’s just hope things sort out. If not then we’ll have to wait a little for Alvarez but sooner or later he will arrive.

For me I feel the major reason why Athletico is being stubborn is because they don't want Barcelona who is one of their rivals to have their best striver and this sort of thing is quite normal in the Spanish league as players don't tend to inter transfer to their arc rivals in the league rather they move to other leagues and when such transfer is done their tend to be so much hate for the players by his former club like we have seen on many occasions between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

[Giwagi56]

Last season, Real madrid's defense had a lot of talented players. They bought Huijsen and Alexander arnold. Madrid's squad is full of experienced and talented defenders. Even then, their defenders did not perform well in important  matches. Perhaps this happened  because of their tactical weaknesses. At the same time, madrid's midfield is no longer as strong as before. There were excellent playmakers like Toni kroos and Modrich in Madrid's squad. Perhaps because of  the shaky midfield and  tactical weaknesses, madrid's defenders could not do well. Every defender  in their squad is very talented.

Huijsen and Alexander Arnold are two talented players but they haven't actually made the difference, it seems to me that this team is very lacking especially in defence, while in the past Real Madrid had in fact a battleship ready to win any doubling of scoring that was needed.

You can said Dean Huijsen performance is not up to the level Real Madrid fans expect from him but you can not deny that Trent has a good game last season, Trent Alexander Arnold may not have a good defensive record but his performance in Real Madrid last season is impressive, i don’t remember seeing him getting dribbling by the opponent that cause goal, Real Madrid problems last season is a the 5 and 6 position, they did not have a player that is very fit throughout the entire season in that position.

Dean Huijsen performance last season is not good and that makes Real Madrid to sign a many defenders this season, Real Madrid made a mistake by signing him with that kind of amount because i don’t remember when last Real Madrid sign a player or a defender who is not strong in defense, Dean Huijsen is definitely going to lose his starting spot because Konate and others who are stronger than him will always start a match ahead of him.

[Zorellian]

If a player wants to leave, there is not much you can do about it, you just have to accept it and move on. Atletico Madrid has to realize whatever gimmick they are trying to do, if Alvarez wants to leave, then there is nothing they can do about it. They can either sell him now, and get all the money, or they could just wait and the contract will be over and Alvarez will leave for free.

PSG trusted themselves too much to convince Mbappe and did not sell him even though the whole world knew that Mbappe would leave, and they rejected all the buying offers, and because of that he left for free. Atletico Madrid should not make the same mistake, sell him when you can, when there is an offer, or he is going to walk for free.

You are right, julian alvarez should be let and go wherever he wants. In this thing the club will benefit and the player will also be happy but i dont know why atletico madrid is being stubborn and not letting him go to Barca, their either dont have a better replacement or not want Barca to have a good player. Whatever the reason is they are making a mistake by not letting him go because as you said he will go for free after his contract is expired and so selling him now when they have a chance is a good idea, maybe they want barca to increase the bid but let’s just hope things sort out. If not then we’ll have to wait a little for Alvarez but sooner or later he will arrive.

For me I feel the major reason why Athletico is being stubborn is because they don't want Barcelona who is one of their rivals to have their best striver and this sort of thing is quite normal in the Spanish league as players don't tend to inter transfer to their arc rivals in the league rather they move to other leagues and when such transfer is done their tend to be so much hate for the players by his former club like we have seen on many occasions between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

You have a point here but they will be more reasons why Atletico don’t want to sale the player for Barca. To me the reason are because Barca don’t like selling their best players to many clubs and they don’t like selling their players out, again it because they are playing the same league and it will be a shame for Atletico Madrid selling their best player to Barca and being score or bullying by the same ex player.

[Youngrebel]

For me I feel the major reason why Athletico is being stubborn is because they don't want Barcelona who is one of their rivals to have their best striver and this sort of thing is quite normal in the Spanish league as players don't tend to inter transfer to their arc rivals in the league rather they move to other leagues and when such transfer is done their tend to be so much hate for the players by his former club like we have seen on many occasions between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Exactly and I have noticed that clubs are actually reluctant to strengthen each other, most especially when the player involved is one of their best and Althetico Madrid may be standing out not just because of the transfer fee, but because they know selling a top striker to Bacar it could actually affect them and even tho the offer that Bacar is will to pay meet to Madrid and the player is determined to leave, they might consider the finincial issue of the finance and let go of the player.

[Oluwa-btc]

Atletico Madrid had better have a Plan B in case of not convincing Alvarez to stay which seems not much possible already...

They will make a lot of money in his potential sale obviously. They can try to look for an opportunity signing again. Alvarez was a really great chance while Haaland was Guardiola's first choice.

I don't know whether they can find a versatile striker like him again but they will have the money to spend so let's see.

If they eventually happen to let him go, they will have to block the move of Solorth to Juventus. Talks have only stalled because of the FIFA world cup competition currently on going.

Thr market is full of talent, it is just that Julian Alvarez is something beautiful at a very young age. That said, they have recently signed Grimaldo from Bayer Leverkusen. He will be a great addition for them most definitely.

[martinom]

If we look at the current squad, the potential for change still exists because Lookman is also already at Atletico even though his performance is still not very good in the first season but this could be their projection if the worst happens.
It's just that for now Atletico do want to stay in the drama because if they want it looks like they can immediately close rumors for Julian Alvarez with a not for sale status but until now they are still opening offers despite always saying a high release clause for Julian Alvarez.

When they always serve rumors from Barcelona in my opinion it already shows that they are actually ready to sell Julian Alvarez it's just that they are still waiting for the moment and the price that suits their version.

Atletico must continue to have this trend, they must have and retain the best players they currently have, if they want to win against Barcelona or Real Madrid who have historically been their bitter enemies, always, but i believe that in modern times they can compete, football has leveled out in Spain.

[hyudien]

You are right, julian alvarez should be let and go wherever he wants. In this thing the club will benefit and the player will also be happy but i dont know why atletico madrid is being stubborn and not letting him go to Barca, their either dont have a better replacement or not want Barca to have a good player. Whatever the reason is they are making a mistake by not letting him go because as you said he will go for free after his contract is expired and so selling him now when they have a chance is a good idea, maybe they want barca to increase the bid but let’s just hope things sort out. If not then we’ll have to wait a little for Alvarez but sooner or later he will arrive.

Know that his contract will expire in 2030, there is no loss if for example Atletico keeps him until his contract is over, and then disposes of him for free, but of course there is no loss if the player continues to make a good contribution, in the sense that even though he wants to leave, “his heart is for another club” but still responsible for giving his best for Atletico, but if on the contrary, because he wants to leave he becomes irresponsible, then selling him is indeed a wise step, because why keep him, it will only spend the budget for his salary but does not make a full contribution. I am sure why Atletico did not sell him the first reason, Barcelona is their rival and the last reason, it is really difficult to find a replacement for Alvarez.