La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[cxtreenal]

That's exactly Atletico's biggest problem, they rarely mount a genuine title challenge in La Liga. More often than not, the race for the championship comes down to Real Madrid and Barcelona. Even though Atletico have a strong squad and have invested heavily in transfers during several recent transfer windows, they still haven't been able to compete with those two clubs on equal terms.

That's why it's understandable that, after a few seasons, the more ambitious players start looking for clubs where they have a better chance of winning major trophies. So, if Alvarez wants to leave Atletico, it's easy to understand his reasoning. What is harder to understand is why Atletico are so determined to prevent that from happening.

Atletico Madrid could be fighting for the title if they change their way of conceiving the championship.
In my opinion, Spanish friends reading this correct me, Atletico Madrid doesn't want to make the leap in quality, because it would probably be too expensive or burdensome.
From the outside i perceive this.

I know Atletico Madrid as a strong team and they are trying to do well. I have seen them perform well in the Spanish league in the last 24/25 seasons. They have performed impressively throughout the season but they could not maintain their superiority towards the end of the season. Winning matches increased their points and they were at the top of the table several times but could not stay in competition with Barcelona and Real Madrid. Many people were very optimistic about Villarreal in this season Spanish league but they could not maintain a consistent performance in the end. In fact, these promising teams need to gain more strength psychologically and in terms of team structure.

[Frankolala]

When you are not doing your best and there's no sign of improvement, Mourinho will keep you on the bench irrespective of the player that you are. If a player cannot also show some respect and discipline, Mourinho will also put you to your place. I'm happy that Real Madrid squad will be better again with his coaching skills and experience.

It could be that he will continue to field this team, that doesn't mean he will keep the players in their role, i really believe that if one of them doesn't listen and doesn't approve of what Mourinho thinks he will obviously be out.
Such a rigid air will be understandable, they need this, those who cannot respect their place automatically will be excluded, we all know how they think, in theory Real Madrid should improve their playing skills, we will see if they are actually effective.

They will definitely be effective next season because of the quality of new players joining the team couple with the quality of the old players. If it's true that Real Madrid is still interested in Olise and Bayern release him, his combination with Mbappe will be superb just like what's happening in the world cup.

[Rockson1]

People are only judging him based on his previous record with believe that he'll handle the club well like before, he's a very good coach and with a good team like Real Madrid where there are experienced players that would exhibit his instructions properly, I believe Real Madrid would do better with him.

 Last season was hell for Real Madrid, their performance was poor, they lacked discipline and the dressing room was a mess but they're currently restructuring the team, starting with Mourinho and some good players they've bought so far, I know they'll be very active in transfer, which is why I'm expecting much from them than Barcelona.

Yes you are right, his past record is what makes people think that he will rebuild Realmadrid to that better team they were, let's face the fact, Mourinho might not find things that easy thjs season because to rebuild a team even with good players is not tahg easy, but the good thing is that he have a good team, Realmadrid might even be going for more, one of the setback those two managers Realmadrid had last season faced was the players not adhering to their instructions and we do not know their reason for that.

For the record we have, Mourinho is a good  coach although he did not give his best in some team he coached recently perhaps some persons are not comfortable with that and because of that they are thinking that he will not do it better in Realmadrid but doubt if that will be his fate in Realmadrid.

[Supreme Donvic]

When you are not doing your best and there's no sign of improvement, Mourinho will keep you on the bench irrespective of the player that you are. If a player cannot also show some respect and discipline, Mourinho will also put you to your place. I'm happy that Real Madrid squad will be better again with his coaching skills and experience.

It could be that he will continue to field this team, that doesn't mean he will keep the players in their role, i really believe that if one of them doesn't listen and doesn't approve of what Mourinho thinks he will obviously be out.
Such a rigid air will be understandable, they need this, those who cannot respect their place automatically will be excluded, we all know how they think, in theory Real Madrid should improve their playing skills, we will see if they are actually effective.

They will definitely be effective next season because of the quality of new players joining the team couple with the quality of the old players. If it's true that Real Madrid is still interested in Olise and Bayern release him, his combination with Mbappe will be superb just like what's happening in the world cup.

Real Madrid is actually preparing for next season and they are actually doing very well in that preparation right now they have made their defense more stronger however I think they need to also look at their midfield and make it most stronger also, I'm very sure that by next season Real Madrid is going to actually do more better than they did last season, the coach they have right now is a very good coach and he has experience so I believe he's going to do very well and his going to make the team play in unity to achieve good result.
As for olise coming to Real Madrid I don't think that is something we should be hoping to happen because it will not happen, Bayern Munich will not release him, he is one of the best player they have and they want to lift the champions League so why do you think they will release him to real Madrid is not possible.

[banana33]

Even Cristiano Ronaldo, if I'm not mistaken, didn't receive a farewell celebration from the club.

the veterans leave the club, it's not a problem, real madrid has experienced moments like this throughout its history and they have always found the perfect replacement, everyone wants to play at real madrid, and this is necessary to create an excellent team that brings victories in the future with new players who are willing.

[Different patterns]

That's exactly Atletico's biggest problem, they rarely mount a genuine title challenge in La Liga. More often than not, the race for the championship comes down to Real Madrid and Barcelona. Even though Atletico have a strong squad and have invested heavily in transfers during several recent transfer windows, they still haven't been able to compete with those two clubs on equal terms.

That's why it's understandable that, after a few seasons, the more ambitious players start looking for clubs where they have a better chance of winning major trophies. So, if Alvarez wants to leave Atletico, it's easy to understand his reasoning. What is harder to understand is why Atletico are so determined to prevent that from happening.

Atletico Madrid could be fighting for the title if they change their way of conceiving the championship.
In my opinion, Spanish friends reading this correct me, Atletico Madrid doesn't want to make the leap in quality, because it would probably be too expensive or burdensome.
From the outside i perceive this.

I know Atletico Madrid as a strong team and they are trying to do well. I have seen them perform well in the Spanish league in the last 24/25 seasons. They have performed impressively throughout the season but they could not maintain their superiority towards the end of the season. Winning matches increased their points and they were at the top of the table several times but could not stay in competition with Barcelona and Real Madrid. Many people were very optimistic about Villarreal in this season Spanish league but they could not maintain a consistent performance in the end. In fact, these promising teams need to gain more strength psychologically and in terms of team structure.

No doubt Atletico Madrid have show that they could compete with the top teams in the season and they have alot of incredible performances and they were able to even challenge for the title race at some point but they just can't handle that level of consistency for a long time which is the problem they are facing. One thing that keeps a team that is always winning title is the ability to maintain their form and consistency in demanding times because small drop of the team's form, injuries and other factors can reduce the team's standi at the end of the campaign. Villarreal also shows their efforts at some point but the ability to sustain performance even when you are faced with constant pressure will go you the edge especially when you are competing with teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona. For Atletico Madrid to effectively compete for trophies in the future, they will need to continue to improve and maintain the level of discipline that will stop other oppositions to get an advantage of the team and also they need to maintain consistency in almost of their crucial matches in the coming season.

[Razmirraz]

Snip.

They will definitely be effective next season because of the quality of new players joining the team couple with the quality of the old players. If it's true that Real Madrid is still interested in Olise and Bayern release him, his combination with Mbappe will be superb just like what's happening in the world cup.

I don't dare to give certainty about their performance next season, Mourinho arrival is expected to end the two-season title drought in a row, but the players must first adapt to Mourinho tactics and the arrival of new players also presents a challenge for the coach to unite the players into a solid team. Real Madrid has shown interest in Olise, but so far Bayern Munich has no intention of selling him. If Madrid can finally get Olise, Mourinho's job will be easier because it will create a deadly duet in Real Madrid front line. Olise's combination with Mbappe has been proven, as we saw in the French national team. The two have a deep understanding of each other, creating a very sharp front line.

[disbil]

I know Atletico Madrid as a strong team and they are trying to do well. I have seen them perform well in the Spanish league in the last 24/25 seasons. They have performed impressively throughout the season but they could not maintain their superiority towards the end of the season. Winning matches increased their points and they were at the top of the table several times but could not stay in competition with Barcelona and Real Madrid. Many people were very optimistic about Villarreal in this season Spanish league but they could not maintain a consistent performance in the end. In fact, these promising teams need to gain more strength psychologically and in terms of team structure.

Atletico Madrid have signed Alex Grimaldo from Bayern Leverkusen with fees transfer around 20 million euro, they are preparing well for next season and have target get back dominance in La Liga tittle race with Barcelona and Real Madrid. So long Atletico Madrid get out from La Liga tittle race and this season at 4th standings place under Villareal who finish at 3rd place, good achievement for Atletico Madrid this season success qualifying to semifinal in Champion League indeed not really performing well in La Liga match.

Signing several new players actually make Atletico Madrid have better performance but can't guarantee yet because Atletico always difficult when facing the top middle standings teams for getting three points.

[Akbarkoe]

With all the signings that Real Madrid has done, we are expecting them to lift at least one trophy next season and if they cannot, that means they have failed, I have very strong expectation from Real Madrid, right now they have the best players in the world and they need to lift the La Liga title or the Champions League title, now that they have a very good coach that has experience we are not expecting failure anymore and they don’t have any other excuse. Barcelona has dominated the La Liga for a very long time. It is time for it to change hand and Real Madrid is preparing so well to dominate. Let’s see if they will achieve that.

They strengthened their defense with Mark Cucurella, Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries and Bernardo Silva as an attacking midfielder, so far Real Madrid's defense has not been good because of that they conceded a lot in the previous season in the hope that with some of the above players who have been secured can strengthen the team especially in defense, this is probably the part that Mourinho also reads and I hope to finish next season well and you are right that Barcelona has dominated the league for too long, Madrid must climb back up the board.

Regarding Michael Olise whether it is unfinished or indeed Bayern Munich still will not sell him to anyone considering the talent shown by Olise really makes many eyes interested.

[wakier]

With all the signings that Real Madrid has done, we are expecting them to lift at least one trophy next season and if they cannot, that means they have failed, I have very strong expectation from Real Madrid, right now they have the best players in the world and they need to lift the La Liga title or the Champions League title, now that they have a very good coach that has experience we are not expecting failure anymore and they don’t have any other excuse. Barcelona has dominated the La Liga for a very long time. It is time for it to change hand and Real Madrid is preparing so well to dominate. Let’s see if they will achieve that.

Winning back the La Liga or UCL title will probably be quite difficult for Madrid next year despite bringing in important players to the squad, not that I doubt it, but getting the team solid again and fixing the problems that have occurred over the past two seasons in the Madrid squad will take time, unless the problematic players work together, there might be hope for them to at least win one title.

That why they appointed Jose Mourinho as their coach because they want to improve the discipline of their players and also Jose Mourinho is an experienced coach who has coached big clubs and he has also coached Real Madrid for approximately 3 years and has won several trophies so it is not impossible for Real Madrid to go bankrupt again and win trophies again I am sure that next season Real Madrid will be better than this season and Barcelona will have difficulty facing Real Madrid.

[Zanab247]

who wouldn't wait for Mounrinho, a coach who knows Real Madrid very well and who knows what he has to do, they are building an excellent team that will certainly be able to produce many results, i can already see the victory over Barcelona, he is a winner and i already know that he will bring excellent results in this championship.

While Mourinho's management skills are well known, he hasn't proven anything yet. Expectations should be lowered, as La Liga hasn't even started yet, and each team is still building their squads. The current capabilities of Barcelona and Madrid are simply too limited to be measured.

We all know that this season is over and many clubs are preparing against next season that will start soon, and that is when you will know how prepare Real Madrid coach has prepared to face clubs in the laLiga league tournament. Are you talking about signing new players or dropping players? Just wait and see what will happen soon, because the coach has be given another opportunity to coach Real Madrid in this season and it will make him to do better than what he did last season.

Despite many clubs are preparing against next season, Barcelona and Real Madrid will still going to be the club that will make people to believe that this two club will be the club to lift the trophy, because we saw what they displayed before Barcelona was opportune to lead all the clubs in the laLiga league tournament.

[blue Snow]

With the arrival of Bernardo to the Madrid squad now, the competition is increasingly difficult to be in the first team because if you look now for Madrid's central midfielders there are about 7 and may be able to increase.  Jude, Arda, Tchouameni, Valverde, Brahim, Camavinga and Bernardo and this is not an ordinary name for now even this will feel very luxurious.

Who do you think Mourinho will choose as his three starting midfielders from Real Madrid’s current roster? I predict that Mourinho’s top choices for the midfield will be Bernardo Silva, Valverde, and Bellingham.

Real Madrid’s midfield currently looks formidable thanks to its outstanding midfielders. If they manage to sign Enzo, Real Madrid’s midfield will become even stronger. It’s safe to say that Real Madrid’s midfield is the strongest among all La Liga teams.

[Antotena]

Yes you are right, his past record is what makes people think that he will rebuild Realmadrid to that better team they were, let's face the fact, Mourinho might not find things that easy thjs season because to rebuild a team even with good players is not tahg easy, but the good thing is that he have a good team, Realmadrid might even be going for more, one of the setback those two managers Realmadrid had last season faced was the players not adhering to their instructions and we do not know their reason for that.

For the record we have, Mourinho is a good  coach although he did not give his best in some team he coached recently perhaps some persons are not comfortable with that and because of that they are thinking that he will not do it better in Realmadrid but doubt if that will be his fate in Realmadrid.

The competition between Real Madrid of then and now is different. Mourinho signed Ronaldo from Manchester united and Kaka too to face the monopoly of Barcelona with Laliga trophy and then everything change, he won the Laliga one time and thngs were tough for him then but I don't think things are tough now like before, you can see there is difference in their players and now Real Madrid players stand a better chance if indeed they are very serious this time.

I don't know how experience Hansi Flick has gotten but if it's experience, Mourinho has and I will emphasize that Real Madrid forward ego was what affected them last season and the other season. Look at what the players are doing in world cup. All of a sudden nobody see Mbape and Vinicious as bad players anymore since they have started scoring goals. If they can retain this energy they kept in this world cup in the next season, the team will be unstoppable with Mourinho.

[len01]

While Mourinho's management skills are well known, he hasn't proven anything yet. Expectations should be lowered, as La Liga hasn't even started yet, and each team is still building their squads. The current capabilities of Barcelona and Madrid are simply too limited to be measured.

It's Mourinho's experience that makes the fans here believe he can bring Madrid back to winning titles. I admit he hasn't proven anything yet, but the work he's doing to strengthen the midfield and defense has made most Madrid fans confident that these expectations are justified and shouldn't be lowered.

Believe Mourinho will not let Madrid fail again in La Liga this season. 

[Tmoonz]

That's exactly Atletico's biggest problem, they rarely mount a genuine title challenge in La Liga. More often than not, the race for the championship comes down to Real Madrid and Barcelona. Even though Atletico have a strong squad and have invested heavily in transfers during several recent transfer windows, they still haven't been able to compete with those two clubs on equal terms.

That's why it's understandable that, after a few seasons, the more ambitious players start looking for clubs where they have a better chance of winning major trophies. So, if Alvarez wants to leave Atletico, it's easy to understand his reasoning. What is harder to understand is why Atletico are so determined to prevent that from happening.

Atletico Madrid could be fighting for the title if they change their way of conceiving the championship.
In my opinion, Spanish friends reading this correct me, Atletico Madrid doesn't want to make the leap in quality, because it would probably be too expensive or burdensome.
From the outside i perceive this.

I know Atletico Madrid as a strong team and they are trying to do well. I have seen them perform well in the Spanish league in the last 24/25 seasons. They have performed impressively throughout the season but they could not maintain their superiority towards the end of the season. Winning matches increased their points and they were at the top of the table several times but could not stay in competition with Barcelona and Real Madrid. Many people were very optimistic about Villarreal in this season Spanish league but they could not maintain a consistent performance in the end. In fact, these promising teams need to gain more strength psychologically and in terms of team structure.

I know Atletico Madrid is one of the strongest teams in the world no doubt, but trust me had it been they are playing in the English premier League, they would miss to play UEFA Champions League competition several times, because they have shown weakness in so many seasons but just because it's a Three club league they always get lucky to play the UEFA Champions League competition every season, mostly last season they were not really that impressive, but since no club to come and fight with them for that position they at last made it, so in one way or the other the Spanish La Liga should be considered a farmers league also.

[el kaka22]

Barcelona is lucky this season, not sure if Gordon deal is done or not, but that is a good one. But more importantly, Cucurella, Konate, these are not the type of players that will make Real Madrid title winners. The problem was always with the upfront, not because they are bad, but because they do not play a team football, they are playing all for themselves and this is causing them to not win. If you play only for yourself, you can get stats, but you will fail to win.

Look at Mbappe alone, dude looks like the best real Madrid player ever on paper, and yet he fails to win anything, why? Because they only play for the person and not for the team. As long as they have that, Barcelona doesn't need to do anything, they will win, not because Barcelona is great, but because Madrid sucks.

[Renampun]

Atletico Madrid could be fighting for the title if they change their way of conceiving the championship.
In my opinion, Spanish friends reading this correct me, Atletico Madrid doesn't want to make the leap in quality, because it would probably be too expensive or burdensome.
From the outside i perceive this.

For ATM to be able to fight the dominance of Barca and Real Madrid it costs a lot of money, because they need to bring in quality players and experienced coaches who can improve the team's performance, and for now it seems they don't want to do that.. they prefer to play safer than they have to rather than have to take risks by pouring in large funds that don't necessarily produce results as expected.. especially when they have been at the lower level, they will be more careful in managing their current team and are only satisfied that they are occasional title contenders in La Liga.

[hyudien]

Who do you think Mourinho will choose as his three starting midfielders from Real Madrid’s current roster? I predict that Mourinho’s top choices for the midfield will be Bernardo Silva, Valverde, and Bellingham.

Real Madrid’s midfield currently looks formidable thanks to its outstanding midfielders. If they manage to sign Enzo, Real Madrid’s midfield will become even stronger. It’s safe to say that Real Madrid’s midfield is the strongest among all La Liga teams.

I have the same view regarding the placement of core players for their midfield, this trio of players will be respected by their opponents later if Mourinho can unite them, Silva will be a balance for Valverde and bellingham as well as being an attack creator considering his undoubted ability, and the arrival of Enzo will later strengthen the line, but if we talk about who is the strongest midfield in La Liga for now Barcelona is still ahead.

[slapper]

Mou may have different preference regarding Arda's play style. The fact that he pushes Madrid to get a new midfielder that meet his expectation. So this pretty obvious Arda may be warming the bench.
Just because Arda has been always getting minutes under the previous coaches, then you call that he will not be benched by him.

Juan Mata, Hazard, Pepe, Casilas, and etc have ever been benched by Mou because they didn't meet what he demanded from them. So the same rule is applicable to the Arda.
Is this the first time you watch Mou's coaching the club?

With the arrival of Bernardo to the Madrid squad now, the competition is increasingly difficult to be in the first team because if you look now for Madrid's central midfielders there are about 7 and may be able to increase.  Jude, Arda, Tchouameni, Valverde, Brahim, Camavinga and Bernardo and this is not an ordinary name for now even this will feel very luxurious.

But on the one hand with the presence of some of these great players,  Mou will have no trouble unloading in his squad, especially some of these players have positions that are quite flexible because they can be in many positions so that even though the competition is very large, Mou's chance to maximize some of these players is also very large.

The flexibility under Mourinho operates OPPOSITE to what most people think. The consensus seems to be "oh Valverde can play five positions so Mourinho has options". True, technically. In reality, however, Mourinho does not exploit the versatility of Valverde to create attacking variety but to preserve his defensive form. Valverde is moved to the right flank to keep the right side covered. Camavinga gets used as an emergency left-back when Cucurella needs rest. Bernardo's downfield move is good to save possession when the team is behind 1-0. The “flexibility” is only about defense insurance and not creative freedom.

Real Madrid paid Benfica fifteen million euros in compensation just to get Mourinho out of his contract. Florentino Perez invested real substantial money in a political promise he made back in his re-election bid. He literally said that if he was re-elected he would hire Mourinho. Which is why Mourinho has a degree of institutional support that isn't afforded to most top club managers in their first year. That's why I believe his squad moves will be in place without any objections coming in from behind the boards.

[LUCKMCFLY]

the veterans leave the club, it's not a problem, real madrid has experienced moments like this throughout its history and they have always found the perfect replacement, everyone wants to play at real madrid, and this is necessary to create an excellent team that brings victories in the future with new players who are willing.

You're right, but right now what they've struggled with most is finding a suitable midfielder, one who fits the style of play, one who fits with what they want to build. You can have the best defenders in the world and the best forwards, even the best goalkeeper, but if you don't have a midfield, everyone will look like rookies, disorganized, and nothing productive will be seen. That's what Real Madrid is missing.