La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Donneski]

Vinicius Jr is already back to training at Real Madrid. Earlier today, I saw clips of him and Bernardo Silva joining the rest of the team for training. The recent publication from Vinicius agents I think suggests that they're not happy with false claims from the media about the Brazilian winger reported departure from Real Madrid.
From what I've gathered so far, I'm very confident that Vinicius will sign a contract extension with Real Madrid this summer.

If Vinicius joined the training on Monday 3rd August then he obviously  underwent medical check up and this might be a strong move towards renewing his contract with Real Madrid. The rumors about his departure to Arsenal might just be an inconclusive arrangement from the English side. The media will go any length to make a story appealing so as to sell their information to audience who are lazy enough to dig into multiple sources to verify the authenticity of the information.

The discussion is still ongoing. Judging by the August 3rd training clips I watched Vinicius Jr doesn't even seem to be a player who wants to leave the club. Real Madrid management I also believe are aware of this and that's why efforts are being made to renew his contract. I know the media guys are always pushing news that'll attract engagement in their platforms but that shouldn't be enough reason to always want to create the division narrative where there's none.

[Sarah Azhari]

While Madrid are rebuilding I feel like Barcelona are too quite and relaxed in the transfer market, not going for those positions they need reinforcements while Madrid is stacking.

The situation is different, my friend. Real Madrid does need to be active in the transfer market to improve the team’s quality so they don’t go through another title-less season. As for Barcelona, their current squad is already strong. The only position they need to strengthen is striker. So it’s only natural that Barcelona is taking a laid-back approach to the transfer market. That’s why the only player Barcelona is currently targeting in the transfer market is a replacement for Lewandowski. Once they’ve secured him, Barcelona won’t be looking for any other players.

[Qhunman]

I don’t really take much of the preseason results seriously, it has the same vibes as a friendly, just a training and testing of strategies by teams. Barça also played a 2:2 draw in their game against Birmingham.

Real Madrid and Mourinho have been very busy in the transfer market, and Jose Mourinho is just hoping to impact some great changes in this Madrid’s side.

While Madrid are rebuilding I feel like Barcelona are too quite and relaxed in the transfer market, not going for those positions they need reinforcements while Madrid is stacking.

Barcelona are relax probably because they don't see a need to buy extra players. Barcelona might regret this later because by the time they start experiencing fatigue and injuries and no good replacement to replace players, they might regret why they didn't buy players when the transfer window was open.
Mourinho knows exactly what he is doing. He knows what real Madrid is lacking which is players. Real madrid performance in  the previous season was poor, despite that they have some quality players,barcelona may probably win the title for straight three time s. So that's why mourinho is buying players to strengthen real Madrid team because if he doesn't strengthen the team before the transfer window close, real madrid may not be able to stop Barcelona from winning the title again.

[Creeper0]

The situation is different, my friend. Real Madrid does need to be active in the transfer market to improve the team’s quality so they don’t go through another title-less season. As for Barcelona, their current squad is already strong. The only position they need to strengthen is striker. So it’s only natural that Barcelona is taking a laid-back approach to the transfer market. That’s why the only player Barcelona is currently targeting in the transfer market is a replacement for Lewandowski. Once they’ve secured him, Barcelona won’t be looking for any other players.

Barcelona's main problem for the last few seasons has been a replacement for Lewandowski or a striker, which has become a must for the upcoming season. But it is still unknown whether they have found another player besides Julian Álvarez. They have had some problems in their defense, they will need to add some defensive players, but it will take some time. They can also think about defense during the winter transfer window, but the striker is needed now.

Since Real Madrid have to add players in several places and the entire team is being reorganized, it is natural that they will be active in the market. They are more active in the matter of Vinicius Junior, if he leaves Real Madrid, Real Madrid will have to be active in the market again to find a replacement for Vinicius. If they do not do this, they may have to think about something new next season or suffer from problems with the LWF.

[Rashlyowl]

I think that people should stop continuing to associate him with Arsenal, because Vini will sign his new contract with Real Madrid.. although until now Real Madrid is still in talks with Vini regarding his contract, but it will be resolved in the near future. Vini still wants to play with Real Madrid, as well as Real Madrid, they don't want to let go of a top player like Vinícius.. so the rumors of Vini's move to Arsenal will only end by itself because Vini will remain at Real Madrid.

I hear that we will find out how Vinicius career future will be decided as soon as this week. In my opinion, the rumors of a move to Arsenal make no sense, Real Madrid is a top club & Vinicius could easily win trophies there. It wouldn't be easy if he went to Arsenal, as the competition in the Premier League is tough. In any case, I can't wait for confirmation regarding his career soon.

[HustleZ]

The situation is different, my friend. Real Madrid does need to be active in the transfer market to improve the team’s quality so they don’t go through another title-less season. As for Barcelona, their current squad is already strong. The only position they need to strengthen is striker. So it’s only natural that Barcelona is taking a laid-back approach to the transfer market. That’s why the only player Barcelona is currently targeting in the transfer market is a replacement for Lewandowski. Once they’ve secured him, Barcelona won’t be looking for any other players.

Barcelona's main problem for the last few seasons has been a replacement for Lewandowski or a striker, which has become a must for the upcoming season. But it is still unknown whether they have found another player besides Julian Álvarez. They have had some problems in their defense, they will need to add some defensive players, but it will take some time. They can also think about defense during the winter transfer window, but the striker is needed now.

We can not say problem rather a small hurdle because they have performed and the performance havent been decreased so that can not be said it is a problem. Barcelona have signed Anthony gordon whom i believe could handle the Centre forward area really nicely as he is physically and skillfully capable and can play his role perfectly. But if Anthony Gordon fails to perform only then can a problem be risen for Barca, right now he is the hope of Barca and the Fans. He is a young player and i believe who can be moulded into a great player with the right efforts.

[Cryptmuster]

Barcelona's main problem for the last few seasons has been a replacement for Lewandowski or a striker, which has become a must for the upcoming season. But it is still unknown whether they have found another player besides Julian Álvarez. They have had some problems in their defense, they will need to add some defensive players, but it will take some time. They can also think about defense during the winter transfer window, but the striker is needed now.

Since Real Madrid have to add players in several places and the entire team is being reorganized, it is natural that they will be active in the market. They are more active in the matter of Vinicius Junior, if he leaves Real Madrid, Real Madrid will have to be active in the market again to find a replacement for Vinicius. If they do not do this, they may have to think about something new next season or suffer from problems with the LWF.

It seems Barcelona aren't doing very well with Alvarez, therefore I think they wouldn't hurt to find an alternative now if this transfer with Atletico falls through. But for now, Barcelona has already officially signed an 18 year old talent from Brugge. We're talking about Jesse Bisil, who signed a long term contract with Barcelona until 2031, the transfer fee was €8.5 million. I think this transfer is currently being considered for the future, as they're unlikely to be able to count on such a young forward in his first season.

[Sammye3]

While Madrid are rebuilding I feel like Barcelona are too quite and relaxed in the transfer market, not going for those positions they need reinforcements while Madrid is stacking.

The situation is different, my friend. Real Madrid does need to be active in the transfer market to improve the team’s quality so they don’t go through another title-less season. As for Barcelona, their current squad is already strong. The only position they need to strengthen is striker. So it’s only natural that Barcelona is taking a laid-back approach to the transfer market. That’s why the only player Barcelona is currently targeting in the transfer market is a replacement for Lewandowski. Once they’ve secured him, Barcelona won’t be looking for any other players.

No matter how strong the Barca team is currently, I still think that they need a little reinforcement with their squad depth because of cases of injuries and also considering the fact that they would be playing in every competition this season. You can't have your first eleven playing every single game, Barca needs more experienced players majorly on the attack and also with the defence.

They could explore Premier league defenders with experience that could strengthen their defence next season because from last season's result, you could see that Barca had it easy with goals but found it difficult to keep a clean sheet, that is not a good record.

[Shussainshah]

While Madrid are rebuilding I feel like Barcelona are too quite and relaxed in the transfer market, not going for those positions they need reinforcements while Madrid is stacking.

The situation is different, my friend. Real Madrid does need to be active in the transfer market to improve the team’s quality so they don’t go through another title-less season. As for Barcelona, their current squad is already strong. The only position they need to strengthen is striker. So it’s only natural that Barcelona is taking a laid-back approach to the transfer market. That’s why the only player Barcelona is currently targeting in the transfer market is a replacement for Lewandowski. Once they’ve secured him, Barcelona won’t be looking for any other players.

Alongside striker Barcelona need a defender to complete the squad. They actually need one good defender to pair with Cubarsi. Striker replacement is important for barcelona but they need one defender as well and barcelona are using the same offside technique which they use from the past 3 year so they need a quality defender.  Actually real madrid doesn't need any player theirs squad is full of young and talented player they just need one good manager and that's it's they can't go trophyless next season.  Just solve the Dictator Mbappe problem and your team are good to go and compete with any team in thr Europe.

[Derekfunds]

Barcelona's main problem for the last few seasons has been a replacement for Lewandowski or a striker, which has become a must for the upcoming season. But it is still unknown whether they have found another player besides Julian Álvarez. They have had some problems in their defense, they will need to add some defensive players, but it will take some time. They can also think about defense during the winter transfer window, but the striker is needed now.

Since Real Madrid have to add players in several places and the entire team is being reorganized, it is natural that they will be active in the market. They are more active in the matter of Vinicius Junior, if he leaves Real Madrid, Real Madrid will have to be active in the market again to find a replacement for Vinicius. If they do not do this, they may have to think about something new next season or suffer from problems with the LWF.

It seems Barcelona aren't doing very well with Alvarez, therefore I think they wouldn't hurt to find an alternative now if this transfer with Atletico falls through. But for now, Barcelona has already officially signed an 18 year old talent from Brugge. We're talking about Jesse Bisil, who signed a long term contract with Barcelona until 2031, the transfer fee was €8.5 million. I think this transfer is currently being considered for the future, as they're unlikely to be able to count on such a young forward in his first season.

Barcelona performance last season was not that impressive the reason why it was as if they were that good was because Real Madrid and other teams was not in a good form so that's why it looked like they were that good. They should better look for a replacement and not just a replacement but a good one because anytime Raphinha got injured the team hardly win same thing if Lamine Yamal got injured too, i am very sure  this young dude won't be strong enough in that position.

[icebar]

While Madrid are rebuilding I feel like Barcelona are too quite and relaxed in the transfer market, not going for those positions they need reinforcements while Madrid is stacking.

The situation is different, my friend. Real Madrid does need to be active in the transfer market to improve the team’s quality so they don’t go through another title-less season. As for Barcelona, their current squad is already strong. The only position they need to strengthen is striker. So it’s only natural that Barcelona is taking a laid-back approach to the transfer market. That’s why the only player Barcelona is currently targeting in the transfer market is a replacement for Lewandowski. Once they’ve secured him, Barcelona won’t be looking for any other players.

Alongside striker Barcelona need a defender to complete the squad. They actually need one good defender to pair with Cubarsi. Striker replacement is important for barcelona but they need one defender as well and barcelona are using the same offside technique which they use from the past 3 year so they need a quality defender.  Actually real madrid doesn't need any player theirs squad is full of young and talented player they just need one good manager and that's it's they can't go trophyless next season.  Just solve the Dictator Mbappe problem and your team are good to go and compete with any team in thr Europe.

Even though it may seem a bit excessive to call Mbappe a dictator, he actually behaves like one on the field. Since Mbappe is a world-class forward, he considers himself everything in the team. Because of this overconfidence, Real Madrid has been facing disaster for the past two seasons. While Barca needs a good striker and an experienced center-back, they force any team to give in through team performance. Despite having experienced, young and talented players in Madrid, they have not been able to win any title. So, in a word, if Real Madrid does not behave like a dictator, they will be able to become the best performer in Europe again. Which will erase their previous mistakes.

[xzone]

I think that people should stop continuing to associate him with Arsenal, because Vini will sign his new contract with Real Madrid.. although until now Real Madrid is still in talks with Vini regarding his contract, but it will be resolved in the near future. Vini still wants to play with Real Madrid, as well as Real Madrid, they don't want to let go of a top player like Vinícius.. so the rumors of Vini's move to Arsenal will only end by itself because Vini will remain at Real Madrid.

I hear that we will find out how Vinicius career future will be decided as soon as this week. In my opinion, the rumors of a move to Arsenal make no sense, Real Madrid is a top club & Vinicius could easily win trophies there. It wouldn't be easy if he went to Arsenal, as the competition in the Premier League is tough. In any case, I can't wait for confirmation regarding his career soon.

They're talking about a €150 million transfer fee; how could any team possibly afford that? I think it would be very difficult to make such a big transfer. If he wants to stay at Real Madrid, what he needs to do is simple: accept a lower salary offer.
If he still doesn't accept that, he'll have to change teams; the club has made quite clear statements on this matter. Any player who doesn't make the necessary sacrifices will eventually have to leave the team

[Abu-Naim]

They're talking about a €150 million transfer fee; how could any team possibly afford that? I think it would be very difficult to make such a big transfer. If he wants to stay at Real Madrid, what he needs to do is simple: accept a lower salary offer.
If he still doesn't accept that, he'll have to change teams; the club has made quite clear statements on this matter. Any player who doesn't make the necessary sacrifices will eventually have to leave the team

I just consider all these effort Vini Jr and his agents are putting as just threat; they are threatening Real Madrid because they know that the player is an important player in this current project the team is building, they can’t afford to leave him because it will force them to change their transfer plans and find a good replacement for him, that is why I think they are pushing for this salary increment.

Although Vinicius deserve a salary increase, but I don’t know the exact amount he wanted because I read in some places that the management has increased some money, but his demand was high and he is not willing to cut down his demand maybe because he know that many clubs will come for him and to also threaten them that he can leave fir free since he have less than three years left in his contract.
I will want Vini to stay with Madrid for another season, he will help them in getting back to their feet because they needed teamwork to be able to defeat Barcelona and win the Laliga next season.

[Jegileman]

The discussion is still ongoing. Judging by the August 3rd training clips I watched Vinicius Jr doesn't even seem to be a player who wants to leave the club. Real Madrid management I also believe are aware of this and that's why efforts are being made to renew his contract. I know the media guys are always pushing news that'll attract engagement in their platforms but that shouldn't be enough reason to always want to create the division narrative where there's none.

You are right but I still see that Vinicius Junior wants some increase in his salary with the club, maybe not up to that of Mbappe but with some add-ons that Mbappe is receiving should also be added to his own. He sees himself as much of a quality player as Mbappe, so he should also benefit good from the club he has given his all to for a long time now. This guy may not renew his contract if they don’t agree to his wage increase and other financial incentives, if he’s the one that can do this, he would have signed a new contract for some time now, but he hasn’t since then and making it a stall to become a major topic of discussion in the transfer market this season. I know that the outcome of his contract renewal will be finalised soon and we will get to know which team he plays for next season.

[coinlary]

They actually need one good defender to pair with Cubarsi. Striker replacement is important for barcelona but they need one defender as well and barcelona are using the same offside technique which they use from the past 3 year so they need a quality defender.  

Not really about the quality now , I think they need atleast one more experience defender . I don't  think that will happen anyway,they've  signed so much attackers and still hoping to sign Rodri and Alvarez.  

Deco and Flick have zero plans for defense regarding  that aspect, they believe  it solid enoughfor the new season.

Besides,  Garcia can now go back to playing fully as a CB along with Cubarsi and don't forget that Cancelo will still be signed ( we can still say he's experienced btw).

[SOKO-DEKE]

Barcelona performance last season was not that impressive the reason why it was as if they were that good was because Real Madrid and other teams was not in a good form so that's why it looked like they were that good. They should better look for a replacement and not just a replacement but a good one because anytime Raphinha got injured the team hardly win same thing if Lamine Yamal got injured too, i am very sure  this young dude won't be strong enough in that position.

We all know that Barcelona are just managing the team because they are not able to sign more great players like two season now , as they have not been financially strong for quite over season now. In fact, with the way they managed the squad and won La Liga twice, they really tried because almost everyone did not believe Barcelona would have such a good chance of winning it. This was mainly because Barcelona lacked great players like Real Madrid.

However, Hansi Flick did his best by making good uses of the available players they had. Now, Barcelona are looking to sign some new players, especially a striker, as Robert Lewandowski is nearing the later stage of his career. The club does not want to spend money carelessly; they are spending wisely. They only need to add a few players to the squad, and I believe they will do their best to sign the players they really need most.

[slapper]

Come on, pre-season matches aren't usually played seriously. They are essentially just lucrative business for the participating clubs. I don't think the coach will drop his first squad and really want a satisfactory result, instead we can see that many of the players played are second-tier players. Of course, preseason is just a test for the players, it's almost like training for both the coach and the players.

I don't think it's necessary to draw conclusions just because of a few games in pre-season, but the most important thing is how the coach gives his best and finds the right solution when the season has started. This season Real Madrid tend to be more favored to win the title in La Liga, but let's wait for what Hansi Flick will do in Barcelona in an attempt to defend the title.

What I can see here is that Mou is quite serious in looking at pre-season matches because he is aware that for now discipline is a situation that is a little difficult to find so Mou starts with a more decisive step and I like that.

For example, when Mastantuono did not perform well in the pre-season match against Leganes and now he is immediately one of the players who will be loaned to the club because apart from the difficulty of competing in the winger position he is also unlikely to be included in the Mou plan next season.
In addition, seeing what happened in pre-season against Fiorentina it seems that Mou did not like the final result too much and this indicates that he is indeed quite serious even though pre-season is not a benchmark.

In general, the pre-season matches do not reflect anything more than this is just a container for the players to prepare for the new season but what Mou has done so far I think he is disciplined and firm enough to build the character of the Madrid players from the start
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The loan was being worked out with Fiorentina for weeks before that match. Paratici was already on the phone. The reason is way simpler. Madrid have seven midfielders in the squad who are all expected to play. And an 18 year old is not winning that battle against Bellingham and Camavinga. He just is not. Not yet. And the Fiorentina result. Mou did the press conference on RMTV and said, his words, "I liked everything".

You are correct, however, in the general discipline aspect. Three managers last season. Dressing room was reportedly a mess under Arbeloa. Mourinho walks in day one and immediately starts double sessions and talks about "missions" and working for Madrid not just at Madrid.

[Solokan]

Vinicius Jr is already back to training at Real Madrid. Earlier today, I saw clips of him and Bernardo Silva joining the rest of the team for training. The recent publication from Vinicius agents I think suggests that they're not happy with false claims from the media about the Brazilian winger reported departure from Real Madrid.
From what I've gathered so far, I'm very confident that Vinicius will sign a contract extension with Real Madrid this summer.

This seems like a positive sign that Vinicius will stay at Real Madrid and sign a new contract. We don't know what will happen with Vinicius, whether his contract will be extended or not What is clear is that Vinicius still has a contract with Real Madrid until the end of the 2027 season. We'll just have to wait and see what happens

But in my opinion, if vinicius doesn't renew his contract with Real Madrid, it would be a shame because it's very difficult to find great players like him, and the team that buys him will be very lucky, even though he's expensive. However, seeing Vinicius starting training certainly indicates that Vinicius will stay at real Madrid

[cocadalcan]

Vinicius Jr is already back to training at Real Madrid. Earlier today, I saw clips of him and Bernardo Silva joining the rest of the team for training. The recent publication from Vinicius agents I think suggests that they're not happy with false claims from the media about the Brazilian winger reported departure from Real Madrid.
From what I've gathered so far, I'm very confident that Vinicius will sign a contract extension with Real Madrid this summer.

This seems like a positive sign that Vinicius will stay at Real Madrid and sign a new contract. We don't know what will happen with Vinicius, whether his contract will be extended or not What is clear is that Vinicius still has a contract with Real Madrid until the end of the 2027 season. We'll just have to wait and see what happens

But in my opinion, if vinicius doesn't renew his contract with Real Madrid, it would be a shame because it's very difficult to find great players like him, and the team that buys him will be very lucky, even though he's expensive. However, seeing Vinicius starting training certainly indicates that Vinicius will stay at real Madrid

Vinicius is a talented player who is getting the respect he deserves at Real Madrid. If he wants more, he can negotiate with Real Madrid and decide. He will probably discuss a salary increase with the Real Madrid management to renew his contract. Pérez likes Vinicius and should be flexible in keeping him at the club. Vinicius will probably stay with Real Madrid next season.

Vinicius himself does not want to be a free agent and will either renew his contract before the end of next year or sign with another club.

He has joined the Real Madrid squad for training ahead of the upcoming season, which means he will probably stay here this season.

[YUriy1991]

While Madrid are rebuilding I feel like Barcelona are too quite and relaxed in the transfer market, not going for those positions they need reinforcements while Madrid is stacking.

The situation is different, my friend. Real Madrid does need to be active in the transfer market to improve the team’s quality so they don’t go through another title-less season. As for Barcelona, their current squad is already strong. The only position they need to strengthen is striker. So it’s only natural that Barcelona is taking a laid-back approach to the transfer market. That’s why the only player Barcelona is currently targeting in the transfer market is a replacement for Lewandowski. Once they’ve secured him, Barcelona won’t be looking for any other players.

Yes, Real Madrid is making a concerted effort to prepare the squad thoroughly after going several seasons without a trophy, compounded by the drama surrounding the dismissal and replacement of Xabi Alonso due to internal issues. Consequently, Florentino Perez is fully gearing up for the new campaign by making major signings.

In my opinion, Barcelona also needs to buy players to keep pace with Real Madrid. Hansi Flick needs to bring in star players so that the lineup for El Clasico doesn't consist of mere kids. They need to prepare to sign a few players so they don't have to rely too heavily on Lamine Yamal in the attack.