La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[BALIK]

Real Madrid team is strong compared to other top clubs but their main problem is lack of coordination and weak management of the defensive players. The midfield and attacking players are somewhat strong but the main problem is the weakness of the defence. To solve that problem, Mourinho has already signed some experienced players. Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konaté are notable among them. By adding them to the team, the defensive position will be stronger. Real Madrid is criticized for lack of coordination among the players. I think the experienced manager Mourinho will be able to lead the team to a good position.

Every player in Madrid's squad is  very talented. They  have even managed to build the best squad in la liga. Even then, their performance is inconsistent. I agree with you that the main reason for this is the lack of coordination.

Firstly, no Madrid manager has been able to fill the void left in Madrid's midfield after Toni kroos and Luka modric left madrid. Secondly, madrid's most important player  and scorer, Mbappe, has  a bad relationship  with his teammates. Mbappe's conflict  with Vini is visible. We have also seen news about the conflict between Valverde and tchouameni. For these reasons, Madrid's performance is not stable.

Madrid's new manager mourinho is experienced. He  will definitely consider these small things seriously. Only if a good  chemistry can be created between the players, madrid's performance  will return to stability.

[dzonikg28]

Vinicius is a great player. He has been able  to perform quite well in the Brazilian squad as well. Even before Mbappe came to Madrid, we saw great performances from the Vini-Benzema duo. The bond between these  two was quite strong. As a result, madrid's overall performance was  also quite stable. If mourinho can only solve the problems between Mbappe and Vini, and the  relationship between these two players  improves, then I would say that most of madrid's problems in attack will be solved.

Vinicius is truly a great player, one of those who leaves his mark.
He, together with Mbappe, are simply formidable players, the ones who can change the outcome of a match with one play and it is no coincidence that they would want them all in the team i would say.

Vini is talented my only issue with him is his emotional outbursts when provoked by teammates this often lead to miscalculated tactical approach. As for his misunderstanding with Mbappe I think the problem is from the management and not both of them directly. This issue has to be addressed from the end of the club head (Florentino Pérez) who should review their favoritism treatment so as to address the outstanding issue.

There isn't anything the club bosses can or should do about. The only thing they can do is send Vinicius Junior to a psychologist. Mbappe is quiet and behaves in a solid way and if anyone can claim the world superstar title in the Real Madrid squad, it is Mbappe. Vinicius Junior should accept that. It was recently said that Vinicius Junior wants at least as much money as Mbappe and I had to laugh out loudly. On what grounds is Vinicius Junior thinking that he deserves the same? He is perhaps half as good, he causes problems for the team, he is crying all the time and he is a loser in the national team.

Now I don't thin if Perez goes to him and says hey please behave more politely that it will change Vinicius Junior. It won't because he is who he is.

[Mame89]

I know he is gonna now have a long rest and maybe he is not gonna have the best pre season since he is not gonna have so much time to do one, but Real Madrid can be proud and super happy to see this Bellingham he is ina  super high level and scoring super important goals in heavy games plus running a lot for the teams, im sure Mourinho is happy to see it.

Mourinho is certainly watching and monitoring every player competing in the World Cup, even though no Madrid players are currently in the World Cup except for new signing Cucurella. However, Mourinho has been paying attention to everyone including Arda Guler from the start. Mourinho even praised Arda for his outstanding performance with the Turkish national team.

Although no players remain in this World Cup, all of the Madrid players on the national team have performed exceptionally well featuring in several matches including Mbappe, Jude, Vini, Valverde, and Arda. This is certainly good for Madrid and will bring about significant changes under Mourinho when they return from their respective national teams and rejoin the club. The good news for Madrid fans is that Olise is growing closer to Madrid. Several sources also report that Olise wants to join Real Madrid considering Madrid the ideal team to continue his career development.

[Velvet78]

Why do you think Barcelona has become weaker and Real Madrid stronger, what has changed so drastically to lead you to that conclusion? In my opinion, Barcelona certainly hasn't gotten weaker. Rashford left, but Gordon arrived, I see that as an upgrade. Lewandowski left, but he missed a lot of the season due to injuries. They still need to find a replacement for him, but I think they’ll manage, they’re working on signing Alvarez. As for Real Madrid, they just changed coaches and brought in Silva from City. Those are minor changes, and besides, we don't know how Real will play under Mourinho, it seems to me there are more questions than answers at this stage.

Gordon is a good investment for the future of course. But they paid a quite high amount for him. I think his being English also played a big role in that. Because honestly I don't believe he is worth €80m for real now. 

Gordon is an upgrade compared to Rashford in the long term in deed. Adeyemi is another transfer and I'm not sure about him yet. Because his career has been going on in a negative direction so far. Let's see if he revives it at Barcelona...

[Gost ms]

Real Madrid team is strong compared to other top clubs but their main problem is lack of coordination and weak management of the defensive players. The midfield and attacking players are somewhat strong but the main problem is the weakness of the defence. To solve that problem, Mourinho has already signed some experienced players. Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konaté are notable among them. By adding them to the team, the defensive position will be stronger. Real Madrid is criticized for lack of coordination among the players. I think the experienced manager Mourinho will be able to lead the team to a good position.

Every player in Madrid's squad is  very talented. They  have even managed to build the best squad in la liga. Even then, their performance is inconsistent. I agree with you that the main reason for this is the lack of coordination.

Firstly, no Madrid manager has been able to fill the void left in Madrid's midfield after Toni kroos and Luka modric left madrid. Secondly, madrid's most important player  and scorer, Mbappe, has  a bad relationship  with his teammates. Mbappe's conflict  with Vini is visible. We have also seen news about the conflict between Valverde and tchouameni. For these reasons, Madrid's performance is not stable.

Madrid's new manager mourinho is experienced. He  will definitely consider these small things seriously. Only if a good  chemistry can be created between the players, madrid's performance  will return to stability.

Yes I completely agree with you and I think one thing is that although no player could fully fill the place of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, maybe it did not create any big problem. As you said that the problem of understanding between themselves, yes this is the biggest problem due to which Real Madrid has such a situation. Because if we consider Argentina then we will see that every player of Argentina works hard for Messi and each of them has a very good relationship. This is the power of Argentina due to which Argentina has been able to come this far today. If we can see all our problems solved within Real Madrid then maybe, we will see the situation of Real Madrid a lot better.

[Shadiq]

Gordon is a good investment for the future of course. But they paid a quite high amount for him. I think his being English also played a big role in that. Because honestly I don't believe he is worth €80m for real now. 

Gordon is an upgrade compared to Rashford in the long term in deed. Adeyemi is another transfer and I'm not sure about him yet. Because his career has been going on in a negative direction so far. Let's see if he revives it at Barcelona...

Anthony Gordon's performance in the current World Cup so far is not wrong to say that he was great, his performance against Argentina was also relatively good. His goal, which he scored after beating the Argentine defender, was great, they could have won the match based on that goal, but due to the coach's wrong strategy, they finally confirmed their exit from the semi-finals. Although they will get a chance to play one more match, it will be to ensure third or fourth place.

I hope he will reflect his great performance from the beginning of the season in Barcelona. He has that talent and his form is also great. It would be wrong to expect too much from Karim Adeyemi at the beginning, but if he gets used to Hansi Flick's coaching, he may also be able to give a good output. Hansi Flick or Barcelona try to buy those players even if they are not star players, there is a possibility of that.

[Shineup]

Vinicius is a great player. He has been able  to perform quite well in the Brazilian squad as well. Even before Mbappe came to Madrid, we saw great performances from the Vini-Benzema duo. The bond between these  two was quite strong. As a result, madrid's overall performance was  also quite stable. If mourinho can only solve the problems between Mbappe and Vini, and the  relationship between these two players  improves, then I would say that most of madrid's problems in attack will be solved.

Vinicius is truly a great player, one of those who leaves his mark.
He, together with Mbappe, are simply formidable players, the ones who can change the outcome of a match with one play and it is no coincidence that they would want them all in the team i would say.

Vini is talented my only issue with him is his emotional outbursts when provoked by teammates this often lead to miscalculated tactical approach. As for his misunderstanding with Mbappe I think the problem is from the management and not both of them directly. This issue has to be addressed from the end of the club head (Florentino Pérez) who should review their favoritism treatment so as to address the outstanding issue.

There isn't anything the club bosses can or should do about. The only thing they can do is send Vinicius Junior to a psychologist. Mbappe is quiet and behaves in a solid way and if anyone can claim the world superstar title in the Real Madrid squad, it is Mbappe. Vinicius Junior should accept that. It was recently said that Vinicius Junior wants at least as much money as Mbappe and I had to laugh out loudly. On what grounds is Vinicius Junior thinking that he deserves the same? He is perhaps half as good, he causes problems for the team, he is crying all the time and he is a loser in the national team.

Now I don't thin if Perez goes to him and says hey please behave more politely that it will change Vinicius Junior. It won't because he is who he is.

Smiles bro it's crystal clear you're Kylian Mbappe's super fans, the last time I checked Vinicius junior was there before Kylian Mbappe, and the least I knew also Kylian Mbappe is not actually doing more work than Vinicius junior, they are both top notch at their respective positions, so if Vinicius junior is requesting such I don't see anything bad there, don't get it twisted I'm also a lover of Kylian Mbappe, but we gat face reality here, had it been Vinicius junior is contributing nothing to the team I'd say he's asking for the impossible, but he's as important as Kylian Mbappe in that Real Madrid team so I really think they should look to his demands, because if he should leave the team now trust me Real Madrid is definitely gonna feel it the way they are felling the absence of Modric and co.

[giorgione]

Yes, perhaps what you said is true, because basically the defense, midfield, and right wing were weaknesses that Real Madrid had in the past seasons. Because after the departure of their important players like Tony Kroos, Modric, and other defenders made Real Madrid very difficult to find good replacements for the positions vacated by those players. But now it seems that Real Madrid is starting to try to fix all of its weaknesses, but even so, I don't think there is a very strong guarantee that with the arrival of new players Real Madrid's performance will be good.

Because basically besides that, there is an important element that Real Madrid must improve, namely teamwork. Because it cannot be denied that teamwork is really Real Madrid's biggest problem right now. Because if it is not fixed, whoever players Real Madrid brings in, I think the results could not be much different. So, for that reason, Mourinho, as the new coach at Real Madrid, must be able to solve this problem well, so that their performance will be good next season.

finding replacements for these players is always the most difficult thing, i don't understand what's complicated about it, however developing players who will then be replaced, take young prospective players who are interesting and good and put them alongside these sacred monsters and see how it goes.

there are players who are unable to give what these players gave previously, they are important and they are strong, but they have never managed to do what they could have done, certainly replacing such strong players is difficult, but the right replacements are not always found immediately and you end up ruining everything.

[Inwestour]

Anthony Gordon's performance in the current World Cup so far is not wrong to say that he was great, his performance against Argentina was also relatively good. His goal, which he scored after beating the Argentine defender, was great, they could have won the match based on that goal, but due to the coach's wrong strategy, they finally confirmed their exit from the semi-finals. Although they will get a chance to play one more match, it will be to ensure third or fourth place.

I hope he will reflect his great performance from the beginning of the season in Barcelona. He has that talent and his form is also great. It would be wrong to expect too much from Karim Adeyemi at the beginning, but if he gets used to Hansi Flick's coaching, he may also be able to give a good output. Hansi Flick or Barcelona try to buy those players even if they are not star players, there is a possibility of that.

Gordon played very well at the World Cup, and I think Flick is happy with this acquisition. I think a player like him will definitely strengthen Barcelona's attack. He may have actually played better than Rashford at this World Cup, so I can say Flick made the right choice. And Rashford looks like he's heading back to Manchester United. At least he will definitely spend the off-season after the World Cup with Manchester United.

[HustleZ]

Gordon is a good investment for the future of course. But they paid a quite high amount for him. I think his being English also played a big role in that. Because honestly I don't believe he is worth €80m for real now. 

Gordon is an upgrade compared to Rashford in the long term in deed. Adeyemi is another transfer and I'm not sure about him yet. Because his career has been going on in a negative direction so far. Let's see if he revives it at Barcelona...

i personally think they paid the right amount, he is a good striker that can be moulded to be a great striker. he is relatively younger and when he spends time with barca he will become a very great player infact he already is. the goal he scored against argentina was good anad maturely shot. personally i see alot of potential in him.

[bitgolden]

If Mourinho focuses too much on young players,, the team's goals may not be achieved quickly. Even though young players have excellent stamina, if their mentality isn't stable, I think they could disrupt this plan. That's why, with such a large target, Mourinho will certainly choose more experienced players than young players. It's a shortcut to achieving results quickly.

Mourinho knows very well that this is not the case, he knows very well that there can be a sharing of old and young players in the team, and they can all go together towards the goal, certainly the team is very strong and i think they can really compete for a very high place in the champions league.

While I do agree that he will not focus just on young players or just on old players, I feel like he is the type of coach that does have "favourites". He has been accused of that many times, his fans deny this, and his haters will point out, he has played "worse" player just because he favoured that player a lot.

And sometimes be a little too late to put a player in when they need to, because he dislikes ap layer. This is not about age, but more like if he is getting along with a player or not.

[coinlary]

Gordon is an upgrade compared to Rashford in the long term in deed. Adeyemi is another transfer and I'm not sure about him yet. Because his career has been going on in a negative direction so far. Let's see if he revives it at Barcelona...

I'm sure Adeyemi will be fine and better just like how Dembele  turned out to be better  at PSG. He's not Dembele for sure but he won't be really burdened  with that much role in Barcelona since we have Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, and Fermin Lopez on all the positions he would likely be playing .

His performance as a sub will determine if he will get more playing time but i know he will be a good substitute for Yamal, that's the main reason Barca signed him in the first place.

[Zoomic]

Vinicius is a great player. He has been able  to perform quite well in the Brazilian squad as well. Even before Mbappe came to Madrid, we saw great performances from the Vini-Benzema duo. The bond between these  two was quite strong. As a result, madrid's overall performance was  also quite stable. If mourinho can only solve the problems between Mbappe and Vini, and the  relationship between these two players  improves, then I would say that most of madrid's problems in attack will be solved.

Vinicius is truly a great player, one of those who leaves his mark.
He, together with Mbappe, are simply formidable players, the ones who can change the outcome of a match with one play and it is no coincidence that they would want them all in the team i would say.

Surprised how some persons including fans of the club thinks that both great attackers can't function fully in the club so one must go to make room for the other.

Jose Mourinho is one manager that knows how to manage big players and make them play for each other, I believe he'll do that between both stars. Real Madrid will be almost unstoppable of Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius find a way to unite and play more like a team.

The new season is almost upon us, looking forward to the tactical approach Mourinho will use to bring the best out of his team.

[hyudien]

i personally think they paid the right amount, he is a good striker that can be moulded to be a great striker. he is relatively younger and when he spends time with barca he will become a very great player infact he already is. the goal he scored against argentina was good anad maturely shot. personally i see alot of potential in him.

€80 million for Gordon, I think Newcastle is taking advantage of his good performance during the UCL, and maybe because of this consideration Barcelona is willing to spend that much money, because if you only look at his statistics for 3 seasons in the Premier League, €80 million is indeed too expensive, not commensurate with his quality, but as long as we haven't seen what he will give to Barcelona,  we can't say that this purchase is a wrong move, maybe in Barcelona environment Gordon can provide better.

[red4slash]

Gordon played very well at the World Cup, and I think Flick is happy with this acquisition. I think a player like him will definitely strengthen Barcelona's attack. He may have actually played better than Rashford at this World Cup, so I can say Flick made the right choice. And Rashford looks like he's heading back to Manchester United. At least he will definitely spend the off-season after the World Cup with Manchester United.

Gordon in the group phase was not that good because precisely seeing how he did in the group phase of the World Cup I was aware that Rashford was a little better but in the knock out phase he started to show his performance including 1 goal in the semi-final yesterday which made him look good again but in the first 3 matches of the group phase I did not see his movement.

But on the other hand it would be naive when making the World Cup only as a limitation and benchmark of performance because in some moments the club is certainly Gordon is a good enough player so that 80 million is still the right price for Barcelona's future investment.

He's still quite young for now although he doesn't have the strength in terms of duels but he's fast enough and his dribbling isn't bad either so this could be a very good weapon for Barcelona next season.

[Black Mbaye]

Gordon is a good investment for the future of course. But they paid a quite high amount for him. I think his being English also played a big role in that. Because honestly I don't believe he is worth €80m for real now. 

Gordon is an upgrade compared to Rashford in the long term in deed. Adeyemi is another transfer and I'm not sure about him yet. Because his career has been going on in a negative direction so far. Let's see if he revives it at Barcelona...

i personally think they paid the right amount, he is a good striker that can be moulded to be a great striker. he is relatively younger and when he spends time with barca he will become a very great player infact he already is. the goal he scored against argentina was good anad maturely shot. personally i see alot of potential in him.

It wouldn't be right to promote him based solely on one goal. I'm very curious to see how Gordon will perform at Barcelona. Hansi Flick will want to use him in the best possible position. If Flick gets enough performance out of him, we'll see a Barcelona team with very dangerous wingers, including Yamal. Rashford would have adapted very well to the team, and he had already settled in, but Barcelona took a risk by bringing in Gordon instead. Let's see if they'll reap the rewards of that risk.

[Agbamoni]

“Joan Laporta is a good friend and he already knows where Julián Alvarez is going to play next season”.
“Let me insist: Julián is our player and will be our player next season”.

These are not my words. These are the words of Atlético Madrid president Cerezo. This is a call to clubs showing interest to understand that Alvarez is not for sale. He will play for Atlético Madrid next season. Barcelona and Arsenal will have no choice but to shift their interest to a new striker.

[Joeboy]

Real Madrid team is strong compared to other top clubs but their main problem is lack of coordination and weak management of the defensive players. The midfield and attacking players are somewhat strong but the main problem is the weakness of the defence. To solve that problem, Mourinho has already signed some experienced players. Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konaté are notable among them. By adding them to the team, the defensive position will be stronger. Real Madrid is criticized for lack of coordination among the players. I think the experienced manager Mourinho will be able to lead the team to a good position.

Every player in Madrid's squad is  very talented. They  have even managed to build the best squad in la liga. Even then, their performance is inconsistent. I agree with you that the main reason for this is the lack of coordination.

Firstly, no Madrid manager has been able to fill the void left in Madrid's midfield after Toni kroos and Luka modric left madrid. Secondly, madrid's most important player  and scorer, Mbappe, has  a bad relationship  with his teammates. Mbappe's conflict  with Vini is visible. We have also seen news about the conflict between Valverde and tchouameni. For these reasons, Madrid's performance is not stable.

Madrid's new manager mourinho is experienced. He  will definitely consider these small things seriously. Only if a good  chemistry can be created between the players, madrid's performance  will return to stability.

You seem to have a point here..The truth is that no matter how strong a team is, if there is not coordination and cooperation, they will find it difficult to achieve anything and that exactly what is affecting Real Madrid...There really has been lot of drama and heated arguments in Real Madrid, as well as internal competitions from various side... And that could really be what has been affecting them ever since.. You know I keep asking myself why for two season now Madrid hasn't won La liga.. Madrid very well have good players on the team, their attack and defense defense is very tight, so why then do they keep loosing to Barcelona..
Order has to be maintained, and really I still feel that Mourinho is just the man for the job..

[Agathamay]

“Joan Laporta is a good friend and he already knows where Julián Alvarez is going to play next season”.
“Let me insist: Julián is our player and will be our player next season”.

These are not my words. These are the words of Atlético Madrid president Cerezo. This is a call to clubs showing interest to understand that Alvarez is not for sale. He will play for Atlético Madrid next season. Barcelona and Arsenal will have no choice but to shift their interest to a new striker.

Atletico De Madrid made it clear that Julian Alvarez is not for sale this summer and have turned down every bids that was offered for the Argentine this season, do you think Atletico De Madrid are been fair with the treatment against their own player or they're just ruining things for the player in question?

I'm still trying to wrapped my head round all of this saga because Julian Alvarez himself have declared his intentions to exits the club this season but the board are finding every means to hold him down. Real Madrid and Barcelona are both next bus stop for Alvarez and this is core reason why ATM will not allow him go.

[Antotena]

Gordon is an upgrade compared to Rashford in the long term in deed. Adeyemi is another transfer and I'm not sure about him yet. Because his career has been going on in a negative direction so far. Let's see if he revives it at Barcelona...

I'm sure Adeyemi will be fine and better just like how Dembele  turned out to be better  at PSG. He's not Dembele for sure but he won't be really burdened  with that much role in Barcelona since we have Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, and Fermin Lopez on all the positions he would likely be playing .

His performance as a sub will determine if he will get more playing time but i know he will be a good substitute for Yamal, that's the main reason Barca signed him in the first place.

There is nothing going to stop Adeyemi from having a good time and shine when it's necessary. I don't think a club will sign a player if they don't need him. It's the responsibility of the club to bring him in but the rest of it is in his hand to show the club and the world that he will be able to play like they expected or beyond their expectations. If he plays and score goal, a time will come he will be their starter if they don't give him much time before other players.

What I do know is that when a player is not living upto the club expectation, they start other players or used players that were used before until things become better. If as a player they don't see your use, they either give you out as loan or they give you to another club for cheaper price, this makes your value low in the market, it kills the value you will even add to another club if he want to try, so it's better for Adeyemi to play like there is no any hope than Barcelona.