La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2026/27

[Phoenix Anka]

It looks like we’ll be seeing that again. Judging by the way Real Madrid won this match, it seems the Real Madrid of old, which often secured victories in the final minutes, is making a comeback. Furthermore, it appears that Carlos Espi will be Mourinho’s new weapon as a supersub to win matches; when Vinicius and Mbappé can’t score, Carlos Espi becomes the solution for netting the winning goal.

I'm glad Real Madrid won their first match of the new season, but the game was tense. Espanyol isn't an easy team, but it was tough to watch when they were snatching a win in extra time. When Real Madrid scored an early goal, I thought the victory would be easier, but maybe it was Espanyol, maybe they're much stronger than we thought, and it was an away game.

We share the same sentiment here, when Real Madrid scored the first goal which was an early goal I thought they would score more 2 or 3 in the game but after some minutes Espanyol had an equalizer that lasted till 90 minutes of the game. The game was really tough though Real Madrid was possessing the game but was unable to score again until the added time,  Barcelona will be playing today and I am also expecting a win from Barcelona because they are playing against under dog.

Real Madrid managed to secure the victory, even if it was in the final minutes. The only criticism I have of Jose Mourinho is that he substituted Arda Güler, who was the best player on the pitch. Why would you take a player who made seven key passes off so early? Vinicius was just walking around during the match, but he completed the full 90 minutes. Perhaps now managers need to give Arda Güler the full 90 minutes. He was the creator of many chances.

[Yabani]

Real Madrid nearly dropped two points in a match where they played very well, but Carlos Espi—who saved Levante with his goals last season—scored in the 90th minute to rescue Real Madrid from dropping points.

Arda Güler played very well again, but I didn't understand why Jose took him off so early. He might have done it to give Diomande some playing time, but he could have substituted other players instead.

Real Madrid has a much better squad compared to last year. I expect Jose Mourinho to put up a strong fight in the Champions League with this squad as well.

[GiftedMAN]

Jose Mourinho managed to collect three points in this match but there was a lot of competition between the two teams towards the end of the game. If it wasn't for the last minute goal, the two teams would have shared the points but unfortunately Real Madrid got three points. Real Madrid competed a lot with the team and fought hard but they couldn't attack very strongly. I think Real Madrid still need to make some changes in their game and attack their finishing line with more strength. They need to play better in defense and attack so that they don't face difficult challenges in the next matches but they can win easily.

The game was very strong for Real Madrid which I was not expecting that even though Real Madrid was not in good form yet, I expected them to win the game stress free but it happened they almost drew the game yesterday and at some point I concluded the game will end draw only for me to check back and saw a winning goal. This game shows that Real Madrid really need more improvement and better still sign in more players because Espanyol is a small team compare to Real Madrid.

Real Madrid played away from home you don't expect an easy win from Real Madrid against a team like Espanyol knowing that they played in front of their fans. Real Madrid did not show any sign of poor form in the game, they won the possession, dominated the game and had a total of 21 shots with 8 shots on target, they were unlucky that's why they couldn't score more goals but the late winner by Espi Carlos helped them to go ahead of a very good side Espanyol yesterday.

Real Madrid needs more improvements that's necessary and having a new manager like Jose Mourinho is also another a way to get that improvement because he has a way of winning his trophies by building his team tactics.

[Hvdv]

Jose Mourinho managed to collect three points in this match but there was a lot of competition between the two teams towards the end of the game. If it wasn't for the last minute goal, the two teams would have shared the points but unfortunately Real Madrid got three points. Real Madrid competed a lot with the team and fought hard but they couldn't attack very strongly. I think Real Madrid still need to make some changes in their game and attack their finishing line with more strength. They need to play better in defense and attack so that they don't face difficult challenges in the next matches but they can win easily.

The game was very strong for Real Madrid which I was not expecting that even though Real Madrid was not in good form yet, I expected them to win the game stress free but it happened they almost drew the game yesterday and at some point I concluded the game will end draw only for me to check back and saw a winning goal. This game shows that Real Madrid really need more improvement and better still sign in more players because Espanyol is a small team compare to Real Madrid.

Real Madrid played away from home you don't expect an easy win from Real Madrid against a team like Espanyol knowing that they played in front of their fans. Real Madrid did not show any sign of poor form in the game, they won the possession, dominated the game and had a total of 21 shots with 8 shots on target, they were unlucky that's why they couldn't score more goals but the late winner by Espi Carlos helped them to go ahead of a very good side Espanyol yesterday.

Real Madrid needs more improvements that's necessary and having a new manager like Jose Mourinho is also another a way to get that improvement because he has a way of winning his trophies by building his team tactics.

Jose Mourinho actually showed his experience in the match. Because when things weren't going well, he managed to energize the team with sudden substitutions. In the end, Carlos Espi, who had a fantastic season with Levante last year and transferred to Real Madrid, scored the winning goal. The young player could be a very important backup player for Real Madrid right now. He has the potential to change the game when things go wrong. We might see him in rotation in the Spanish league matches in place of Mbappé when the Champions League starts.

[KTChampions]

Finally! Real Madrid scored almost at the dead, shaky start and I expected this from them. In the first 20 minutes Real Madrid were dominating, then it switched and Espanyol came out and took over until they found the equaliser. Both teams were playing each other at some points. I knew Real Madrid were going to have it tough, it's his first game and his not yet decided on his starting eleven, this will not be the only game we will be seeing such, Real Madrid's next 10 - 15 games will be on experiments that's for sure because that's when the manager can fully know his strongest eleven to start matches with, some fans should brace up because they will be seeing some funny performances from the team.

Statistically, Real dominated from start to finish:

Possession % : 37-63
Shots on target: 3-8
Corners: 0-8

The fact that the victory came in the last minutes does not reflect the quality of the game, I am quite happy with how Real played yesterday. Espi scored a goal with his foot, but damn, for the first time I noticed how tall he is, almost 2 meters. Mourinho will definitely rotate the lineup (for various reasons). I'd like to see a model where Espi plays as a central striker from the start. Real Madrid's dominance of possession and the flanks will allow to test how good he is at heading the ball. Real Madrid lacks this right now.

[nikola22]

Jose Mourinho actually showed his experience in the match. Because when things weren't going well, he managed to energize the team with sudden substitutions. In the end, Carlos Espi, who had a fantastic season with Levante last year and transferred to Real Madrid, scored the winning goal. The young player could be a very important backup player for Real Madrid right now. He has the potential to change the game when things go wrong. We might see him in rotation in the Spanish league matches in place of Mbappé when the Champions League starts.

Jose Mourinho just got lucky this time. anyone who followed Benfica last season will remember that under Mourinho the team drew 11 times although they didn't lose a single game. ultimately, Benfica finished third. something similar could happen at Real Madrid although Mourinho has much higher-quality players here and that could ultimately help as it did in the match against Espanyol. however, many Spanish teams will be stronger than Portuguese ones and Real Madrid will face a tough test in every match.

[yudi09]

-snip-

So you could say Mourinho has managed to make Madrid's play more creative, and most importantly, he has succeeded in making players like Mbappe, Vini, and Jude start to let go of their selfishness. You can see this when defending they join in defending, even chasing the ball aggressively and their approach in this match was different from previous seasons. This means Mourinho assertiveness is clearly visible in this game and Madrid defensive side is quite solid, even though they conceded 1 goal against Espanyol, it wasn't purely the defenders' fault.

What's interesting about Mourinho strategy is that he brings in Espi when they're stuck. Espi has good instincts and becomes a Counter Target during counterattacks. At the 84th minute when Espi came in, Mbappe wasn't burdened as the number 9 striker he went back to being a Second Striker and Left Winger who breaks down the opponent's defense.

Under Mourinho, it’s not easy for players to fail to show respect for the team. During the 2012–2013 season, even a player of Kaká’s caliber couldn’t do much under his coaching. Kaká is known as a player who is anything but selfish, but he had to be willing to sit on the bench.
I think Vinicius and Mbappé will face the same fate if Mourinho’s tenure at Real Madrid lasts more than three seasons.
One thing I like about the way Mourinho coaches a team is that he focuses solely on the final result. Beautiful play doesn’t matter to him if the final result fails to secure a full three points.
Espanyol is the first opponent in La Liga, and there are still 18 other teams Mourinho will face.

[Adbitco]

it's simple, Barcelona don't pay clubs for the players they buy from them and teams are afraid of selling to them, we can't agree on a price and you keep defaulting then expect other to keep on doing business with you unless they want to be owed, it's not rocket science.

There are certain things that a person exposed as you shouldn't say or believe. These are the kind of things I expect from people who don't know football at all, but you, who have been following football long enough, should know that clubs owe other clubs for transfer fees. At the very least, you can read up on it and understand it before talking so you don't go to a public place and say something like this.

Try to read and educate yourself. Clubs like Manchester United and Chelsea owe more in transfer fees than Barcelona. There is not even a big difference between what Barcelona and Madrid owe in transfer fees.
You people should try to read up on the things you talk about.
How do you believe that a club would not pay its transfer fees? Does that even make sense to you? Is there no more logic in this club rivalry thing? Does the fact that you don't like a club mean you should believe silly things or hold silly opinions about that club? It's embarrassing, to say the least, that you would believe that the reason clubs don't want to sell to Barcelona is because Barcelona defaults?

You can read this to get an understanding of how things are so you don't continue holding silly opinions.
You can also search about the player transfer debt of other clubs if you actually want to learn.

I just couldn't skip this without giving a reply, yes every club owes and we are all aware about it. You highlighted some points and I just can't ignore them, you mentioned Real Madrid in one of your analysis, I will take the case of Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid is still owing Dortmund for him simply because of the deal they had which is paying by installments which is often referred to as Deferred Payments, were large sums are being chopped into bits and pieces to be paid over the contract duration of such a player. Real Madrid has been using this method for the longest and they don't default in it, here now is the bone of contention. Like I said earlier, every club owes, the big question here now is, do you meet up to the agreement on the deals? Barcelona signed Lewandoski from Bayern Munich for €55 million and the payment was spread across his 4 years deal, the 4 years has elapsed and Lewandoski is currently playing in the US but Bayern still hasn't received his fully payment, they are complaining about it. Forren Torres was signed from Manchester City by Barcelona for a few of €65 million and this includes add ons, as we all know, Forren Torres isn't a Barcelona player anymore but PSG but Barcelona still owes Manchester City for Forren Torres. I just highlighted these two cases for you. Same thing happens in players wages, it's always Barcelona players that complain of unpaid salaries, some players that has even retired decided to leave it for them example of such a player is Pique. Now it makes me wonder, of all the big teams across Europe, it's only Barcelona that's associated with this mostly. We use this things as banter but in every banter there's always an atom of truth.

[reagansimms]

Are we going to see the same Real Madrid from the last years, the team is again winning at the last minute of the match, saved by Carlos Espi, who is a great striker who also scored multiple times within the friendly matches before the start of leagues, knowing he did a good season with Levante, his ex-team.

It looks like we’ll be seeing that again. Judging by the way Real Madrid won this match, it seems the Real Madrid of old, which often secured victories in the final minutes, is making a comeback. Furthermore, it appears that Carlos Espi will be Mourinho’s new weapon as a supersub to win matches; when Vinicius and Mbappé can’t score, Carlos Espi becomes the solution for netting the winning goal.

Scrapping a late winner isn’t what you expect from Real Madrid. With the quality in this squad, they should be putting teams away early. On paper they had way more depth than Espanyol and should’ve won the opener easily. Instead they grafted until the final minutes to get the 3 points. 

Real are buzzing with Carlos Espí though. His physicality really caught Mourinho eye. The coach is happy with the new signing too, his style fits in well with different players, even Mbappé That win over Espanyol will live long in Espí’s memory. Off the bench in the 80th and he scores his first competitive goal for the Madrid. What a debut.

[cxtreenal]

It looks like we’ll be seeing that again. Judging by the way Real Madrid won this match, it seems the Real Madrid of old, which often secured victories in the final minutes, is making a comeback. Furthermore, it appears that Carlos Espi will be Mourinho’s new weapon as a supersub to win matches; when Vinicius and Mbappé can’t score, Carlos Espi becomes the solution for netting the winning goal.

I'm glad Real Madrid won their first match of the new season, but the game was tense. Espanyol isn't an easy team, but it was tough to watch when they were snatching a win in extra time. When Real Madrid scored an early goal, I thought the victory would be easier, but maybe it was Espanyol, maybe they're much stronger than we thought, and it was an away game.

We share the same sentiment here, when Real Madrid scored the first goal which was an early goal I thought they would score more 2 or 3 in the game but after some minutes Espanyol had an equalizer that lasted till 90 minutes of the game. The game was really tough though Real Madrid was possessing the game but was unable to score again until the added time,  Barcelona will be playing today and I am also expecting a win from Barcelona because they are playing against under dog.

Real Madrid managed to secure the victory, even if it was in the final minutes. The only criticism I have of Jose Mourinho is that he substituted Arda Güler, who was the best player on the pitch. Why would you take a player who made seven key passes off so early? Vinicius was just walking around during the match, but he completed the full 90 minutes. Perhaps now managers need to give Arda Güler the full 90 minutes. He was the creator of many chances.

To be honest, I didn't watch the match but I did watch the summary of Real Madrid's match against Espanyol. It seemed to me that the players were not placed in the right positions because Mbappe and Vinicius didn't have any success in this match. This means that Jose Mourinho probably tried to use the players in a different way. Midfielder Jude Bellingham scored the first goal but the attacking players didn't create many chances for the rest of the match. Carlos Espí, who was added in the current transfer window, scored the second goal in the last minute of the match. Although Real Madrid got full points in this match, this result is not at all satisfactory for the title contenders.

[Humblevirus]

Jose Mourinho just got lucky this time. anyone who followed Benfica last season will remember that under Mourinho the team drew 11 times although they didn't lose a single game. ultimately, Benfica finished third. something similar could happen at Real Madrid although Mourinho has much higher-quality players here and that could ultimately help as it did in the match against Espanyol. however, many Spanish teams will be stronger than Portuguese ones and Real Madrid will face a tough test in every match.

The point is that if Mourinho has great players, he will definitely deliver. If we check Mourinho records, it is very hard to find a team he has coached without winning trophies for them. So, with this Real Madrid team, I have some level of confidence that Mourinho will likely achieve something for the club.Yes, Mourinho is going to face some challenges because La Liga is competitive. In any competitive league, there is no manager who will coach a team without facing some challenges.

I know some people may be talking negatively about Mourinho because he did not win the match as easily as many people expected. But the fact is that Mourinho is a new coach in La Liga for now, as he has not coached in La Liga for a long period of time. So, at first, it is not likely that he will find things easy. But later on, as he gets used to the league, the challenges will reduce

[Alpha Marine]

I just couldn't skip this without giving a reply, yes every club owes and we are all aware about it. You highlighted some points and I just can't ignore them, you mentioned Real Madrid in one of your analysis, I will take the case of Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid is still owing Dortmund for him simply because of the deal they had which is paying by installments which is often referred to as Deferred Payments, were large sums are being chopped into bits and pieces to be paid over the contract duration of such a player. Real Madrid has been using this method for the longest and they don't default in it, here now is the bone of contention. Like I said earlier, every club owes, the big question here now is, do you meet up to the agreement on the deals? Barcelona signed Lewandoski from Bayern Munich for €55 million and the payment was spread across his 4 years deal, the 4 years has elapsed and Lewandoski is currently playing in the US but Bayern still hasn't received his fully payment, they are complaining about it. Forren Torres was signed from Manchester City by Barcelona for a few of €65 million and this includes add ons, as we all know, Forren Torres isn't a Barcelona player anymore but PSG but Barcelona still owes Manchester City for Forren Torres. I just highlighted these two cases for you. Same thing happens in players wages, it's always Barcelona players that complain of unpaid salaries, some players that has even retired decided to leave it for them example of such a player is Pique. Now it makes me wonder, of all the big teams across Europe, it's only Barcelona that's associated with this mostly. We use this things as banter but in every banter there's always an atom of truth.

Despite how you took your time, you still couldn't do a little research, at least a Google search, so you don't come here to say the things you just said.
First of all, Barcelona has paid all they owed to Bayern Munich, and they did not default. They also have not defaulted on Ferran Torres' transfer fee. If you don't know how deferred payments and amortised debt work, take your time to read up about it or, at the very least, read up about the Ferran Torres deal.
Barcelona has not defaulted on any of its payments. This is not even something we should argue about, all you need to do is read up on it. Please! Read ffs.
Stop running with the agendas of social media and what trolls say.

As for owing players' salaries, no single player has ever come out to complain that Barcelona owe them salaries. Why would you even say that? How did you hear something like that and not even try to check to know if it's true? That is very disappointing.
The worst that happened was when they got into a mess in 2020, so they had an agreement of deferred payment with some of the high earning stars like Messi, Jordi Alba, Pique, Frenkie and a few others, and as at last year, they have paid all those deferred wages.
I beg you, try to read about the things you talk about. You're better than this. Don't keep falling for stupid agendas. I just know you're part of those who believed the report that Barcelona have no more money to continue building their stadium.

[bangjoe]

A good start I saw for Real Madrid against Espanyol, although the defencer line was messy and conceded one goal but fortunately Espi who replaced Jude Bellingham could score an additional goal in this match and became the first goal, from relying on wild balls in Espanyol's defense so that the position became 2-1.

Tonight there will be an Atletico Madrid match against Villarreal and what is expected is one of the favorite teams is Barcelona who will face Elche, I am very curious for the initial match that will be done by Barcelona with new players, I hope not to disappoint.

[Fakhrulenclix]

A good start I saw for Real Madrid against Espanyol, although the defencer line was messy and conceded one goal but fortunately Espi who replaced Jude Bellingham could score an additional goal in this match and became the first goal, from relying on wild balls in Espanyol's defense so that the position became 2-1.

Tonight there will be an Atletico Madrid match against Villarreal and what is expected is one of the favorite teams is Barcelona who will face Elche, I am very curious for the initial match that will be done by Barcelona with new players, I hope not to disappoint.

I am not very impressed with Real Madrid's victory in this match because they won with difficulty which means that the strength of the Real Madrid team is not that good and this first match even though they got 3 points and this should be a big evaluation material for Jose Mourinho because if he doesn't immediately improve to get better then there will be a lot of difficulties that will be faced in the next match especially this season must be a proof for Jose Mourinho because if he doesn't succeed then it is very likely that Real Madrid management will kick him out.

[Razmirraz]

Snip.

Jose Mourinho just got lucky this time. anyone who followed Benfica last season will remember that under Mourinho the team drew 11 times although they didn't lose a single game. ultimately, Benfica finished third. something similar could happen at Real Madrid although Mourinho has much higher-quality players here and that could ultimately help as it did in the match against Espanyol. however, many Spanish teams will be stronger than Portuguese ones and Real Madrid will face a tough test in every match.

Mourinho has Carlos Espí to thank for saving Real Madrid from a draw in the first match. The goal he scored towards the end of the match secured three points for Madrid against Espanyol. The management has provided the team with a star-studded squad to back Mourinho. While securing three points in the opening match met the target, the victory should not have been such a struggle. I am still waiting to see Real Madrid's results in their next few matches. If they continue to struggle to secure wins as they did against Espanyol, it will be very difficult for Mourinho to topple the Barcelona dominance under Hansi Flick that has persisted over the last two seasons.

[Shineup]

It looks like we’ll be seeing that again. Judging by the way Real Madrid won this match, it seems the Real Madrid of old, which often secured victories in the final minutes, is making a comeback. Furthermore, it appears that Carlos Espi will be Mourinho’s new weapon as a supersub to win matches; when Vinicius and Mbappé can’t score, Carlos Espi becomes the solution for netting the winning goal.

I'm glad Real Madrid won their first match of the new season, but the game was tense. Espanyol isn't an easy team, but it was tough to watch when they were snatching a win in extra time. When Real Madrid scored an early goal, I thought the victory would be easier, but maybe it was Espanyol, maybe they're much stronger than we thought, and it was an away game.

We share the same sentiment here, when Real Madrid scored the first goal which was an early goal I thought they would score more 2 or 3 in the game but after some minutes Espanyol had an equalizer that lasted till 90 minutes of the game. The game was really tough though Real Madrid was possessing the game but was unable to score again until the added time,  Barcelona will be playing today and I am also expecting a win from Barcelona because they are playing against under dog.

Real Madrid managed to secure the victory, even if it was in the final minutes. The only criticism I have of Jose Mourinho is that he substituted Arda Güler, who was the best player on the pitch. Why would you take a player who made seven key passes off so early? Vinicius was just walking around during the match, but he completed the full 90 minutes. Perhaps now managers need to give Arda Güler the full 90 minutes. He was the creator of many chances.

So long they don't lost or drew that game I'm okay with it, I can go with it, it's just the beginning of the new season I'm not expecting much anyway, had it been Manchester United got this kind of win yesterday, there wouldn't be any chaos in the club, so I will go with this win then I will observe how it goes, because I'm quite certain Real Madrid is winning either the UEFA Champions League trophy or the Spanish La Liga title this season, and nothing can stop them from achieving that trust me, now it's Barcelona's turn let's see how it goes.

[Promocodeudo]

Real Madrid win in the first match of the season is a positive for Mourinho. The match was about to end in a 1-1 draw but Spanish forward Carlos Espí scored the winning goal in the 90th minute. This match was the beginning for Mourinho. It remains to be seen what kind of strategy he will adopt in the next phase. However, I cannot be satisfied with the result of the match because the fans expect more from Real Madrid.

Surprisingly, I did not see much change in the team compared to last season. The team's performance is almost at the same level. It will be challenging for Mourinho to maintain his position as manager if he does not win a trophy this season.

Yea, RealMadrid won, but there's more to this match than the winning, let's look at RealMadrid squad, are they supposed to struggle to win that match? 1:2 is not  a perfect winning for me, despite that all that's needed in any football match like that, is the 3 points, which they were able to achieve, sincerely speaking i was not impressed by their performance, or is there different patterns Mourinho have, that we are yet to see, maybe with time, we'll know.

The new season shouldn't be difficult for RealMadrid at all, you're right that there's no difference with what w so last Season, although I reserve my statement because the league race just got started, Mourinho as their manager would've taken note of somethings in that, possibly there next match will be better.

[Hewlet]

Real Madrid nearly dropped two points in a match where they played very well, but Carlos Espi—who saved Levante with his goals last season—scored in the 90th minute to rescue Real Madrid from dropping points

The performance of real Madrid is almost like what they were known for in last season where they struggle to get an outstanding win against smaller teams. getting all three point is a good way to start but having to wait almost to the end of the game before eventually wining the game tells us that we are yet to see a real Madrid that plays n a manner that suits the caliber of players that they have in that squad. Last season, they did not do so well  but in laliga and the champions league and this season should be one that is used for redemption purpose and not playing like a team that wants top start sharing point quite early into the season.

[Hyphen(-)]

Real Madrid nearly dropped two points in a match where they played very well, but Carlos Espi—who saved Levante with his goals last season—scored in the 90th minute to rescue Real Madrid from dropping points.

Arda Güler played very well again, but I didn't understand why Jose took him off so early. He might have done it to give Diomande some playing time, but he could have substituted other players instead.

Real Madrid has a much better squad compared to last year. I expect Jose Mourinho to put up a strong fight in the Champions League with this squad as well.

I knew that Carlos Espi can be the man for Real Madrid, despite the fact that he is not a big name compared to other players in the team, he has come to their rescue and gave them a goal in a critical time they needed the goal to give them their first three points and first win of the season.

I can see how the manager was happy when Carlos Espi scored the goal, the entire squad were happy because the team looks solid compare to last season, but the players still need to get to understand themselves more to make the team look more better this season.

I don’t know why Real Madrid fans like criticizing Vini Jr. he might regret signing contract extension with Real Madrid because he will continue to face this same problem when ever he didn’t perform well in a match; therefore, the fans need to support their players by all means for the benefit of the team.

[Pandu Geddon]

The performance of real Madrid is almost like what they were known for in last season where they struggle to get an outstanding win against smaller teams. getting all three point is a good way to start but having to wait almost to the end of the game before eventually wining the game tells us that we are yet to see a real Madrid that plays n a manner that suits the caliber of players that they have in that squad. Last season, they did not do so well  but in laliga and the champions league and this season should be one that is used for redemption purpose and not playing like a team that wants top start sharing point quite early into the season.

The league is still very long, so don't rush to judge a team's performance quality. There are teams that are very strong and have consistent performance at the start of the season, but they experience a decline after mid season. 

We are just at the beginning of the season, and a lot can happen. Madrid has a new coach with experience. Just give them a chance to see how this team improves. Good teams don’t always have to win by a lot of goals against weaker sides.