La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2026/27

[skarais]

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They have they right to protest as a team that feel cheated in that aspect, but did the officiating go against them, maybe will find out soon, however, that wasn't the reason why they were trashed, in my own perspective, I think madrid crying foul when they need to focus to address the problem of the term, may be they want to shift attention to something that's irrelevant at the moment, despite that I said the have the right to protest, Mourinho and his team knows that, they are playing bad this period, so they should face there fear squarely and stop seeking for sympathy, at this time what every of their fan is expecting from them, is winning, not drama, I don't even care about if the red card was given or not,  the most important thing to me is, Madrid need improvement, and also think it is time for unproductive players to go.

There is nothing wrong with the complaint, it is natural to do it because you feel the referee's decision is detrimental to his team. But at the same time, Mourinho should also not focus too much on the drama of what happened during the game and ignore what he should improve. Real Madrid have almost lost the maximum points against Elche, there are actually already indications that there are problems that must be resolved immediately. The defeat against Atletico Madrid is something normal, not because of the lack of 1 player, but the team's performance is basically not good.

I agree that Mourinho should focus on the performance of the team instead of the drama of what happens on the pitch. They will not be forever disadvantaged because of referee decision, even tend to be more advantaged in many other matches and are never mentioned. The international break is a good opportunity, but of course many players will probably be tired after the break.

[SuperBitMan]

I read a very interesting statistics about Real Madrid: they are the team that runs the least in the whole La Liga. On average, per game, Real Madrid cover 10 km less than the average La Liga team and 21 km less than Barcelona. Yes, that's right, 21 km per game less than Barcelona. The first thing that comes to mind is that the players don't really want to sacrifice for the team.

Yeah that’s right, the players are really not ready to actually sacrifice for the team or play a team football, with all the good players that Real Madrid has they are finding it very difficult to win matches and the only cause of that is because they are not playing like a team, there’s no love and team work in Real Madrid they depend on individual brilliance and that is the reason why they are still not performing to our expectations.

I was thinking when José Mourinho we take over as a coach that the players will not have any other option than to work as a team and bring out good results.
Well I believe that very soon some Real Madrid start players will start staying on the bench since they are not ready to play well.

[Curious T]

In as much as I was bashing Real Madrid yesterday for the loss, I still think certain referee decisions do affect matches, this was how Elche were busy fouling Real Madrid players and nothing was done about it, just yesterday from the statistics we could see the number of fouls being commited by Atletico Madrid. These 2 images is an example of reckless challenges. Let's assume that of Bellingham can be overlooked, what about the one of Valverde? Was it until his ankle was broken and he leaves in a stretcher, will that then be enough for the ref to reach out for his red card? I was really disappointed, they got away with too many fouls. I still have some bashing to do because I don't understand why you will have these quality of players and allow Atletico Madrid to dominate and win you.

The second picture you posted is the only one that has a case. Bellingham's tackle does not have a case because he was the one who went into the tackle. Using the picture to form a narrative is wrong. Bellingham made a sliding tackle into Romero, and that was how Romero stepped on him. All Madrid fans know this, but they were still expecting a red card for Romero even though the referee gave him a yellow card. For Lee Kang In, yes, he deserves a red card. That tackle was nasty. But we see those things all the time when the ref doesn't call it.

My problem is, Madrid are acting like they have not been on the favorable side of these kinds of things. Among the three big teams in Spain, Madrid has benefited from these kinds of calls the most. Even last season, Madrid benefited from this. But now, Madrid is acting like there is a conspiracy against them, when they usually tell Barcelona and Atletico Madrid not to complain about officiating when it favors them.

Now Mourinho is going to the press talking about how Barcelona got cheap penalties and Madrid TV is talking about how they lost the derby because the referee is Lamine Yamal's friend. That's pathetic behavior. A big club like Madrid played badly and lost, and the first thing they could do is blame Barcelona. It's embarrassing.

I was thinking when José Mourinho we take over as a coach that the players will not have any other option than to work as a team and bring out good results.
Well I believe that very soon some Real Madrid start players will start staying on the bench since they are not ready to play well.

We will keep blaming the players all we want, but until Madrid gets a good tactical manager who can make his team play well, we will continue to blame the players. Mourinho has no great tactics. You see how his team plays. He is a good manager, but he is not elite, and to make a team like Madrid successful, you have to be elite. I didn't have high hopes for him when he was signed, and I still don't have any hope for him now or in future. They should have gone all out on Klopp.

[kingstep]

I agree that Mourinho should focus on the performance of the team instead of the drama of what happens on the pitch. They will not be forever disadvantaged because of referee decision, even tend to be more advantaged in many other matches and are never mentioned. The international break is a good opportunity, but of course many players will probably be tired after the break.

Madrid have always been an outspoken side when there's any form of indicator that makes them believe that they've been cheated. Even though Thier complaint wouldn't change the overall outcome of the game that has been concluded, they always speak out if things seams unfair to them. Because we consider them a big team that should win games with a lot of goals up, it's normal to expect that they man up to the fact that they need to grow rather than complain about what they can't change.

[GxSTxV]

I agree that Mourinho should focus on the performance of the team instead of the drama of what happens on the pitch. They will not be forever disadvantaged because of referee decision, even tend to be more advantaged in many other matches and are never mentioned. The international break is a good opportunity, but of course many players will probably be tired after the break.

Madrid have always been an outspoken side when there's any form of indicator that makes them believe that they've been cheated. Even though Thier complaint wouldn't change the overall outcome of the game that has been concluded, they always speak out if things seams unfair to them. Because we consider them a big team that should win games with a lot of goals up, it's normal to expect that they man up to the fact that they need to grow rather than complain about what they can't change.

I respect what you have said. At first I didn't want to speak about what happened, but dude, you should just go out of logic because you are a fan of the opponent. You cant deny the red cards Atletico Madrid players deserved in the first half multiple times. We have all seen that, and even the officials were sorry about that.

So what you are saying here shows people that you are not a fan of football, but only of one side. For myself, I always been fair with all teams and love to follow each game, as long as we keep it fair without nonesene judgments. The season is still long and the strongest team will eventually win the trophy. Everyone can agree that things are different when it's out of LaLiga.

[babo]

I agree that Mourinho should focus on the performance of the team instead of the drama of what happens on the pitch. They will not be forever disadvantaged because of referee decision, even tend to be more advantaged in many other matches and are never mentioned. The international break is a good opportunity, but of course many players will probably be tired after the break.

Madrid have always been an outspoken side when there's any form of indicator that makes them believe that they've been cheated. Even though Thier complaint wouldn't change the overall outcome of the game that has been concluded, they always speak out if things seams unfair to them. Because we consider them a big team that should win games with a lot of goals up, it's normal to expect that they man up to the fact that they need to grow rather than complain about what they can't change.

Meanwhile Real Madrid is really doing badly, in my opinion, and this confirms what I say about Jose Mourinho, all talk and badge, just a very well paid clown, or rather overpaid
He had to do one thing and he did it badly, he's incompetent.. of course for me

[Asiska02]

The problem is not just one ore two loses, the wailing for this Real Madrid recent form is that they are losing to teams before the El Classico, if Barcelona manages win and 1 draw one of those El Clasico it's over for them.

It's good to have hope for Real Madrid but they can't afford to lose anymore matches before the next El Classico. Let's remember that this is there 7th fame of this season and they have already lost two and we are not seeing any improvements

Do you think that Barcelona are going to maintain a maximum performance level in the La Liga without having a period that they will be underperforming, it is very hard and unlikely to see that happening but a possibility of that happening cannot still be neglected. They are doing pretty well now and anyone that sees their pattern of football now, they will be more than convinced that the La Liga is still going to be won by them this season again.

Real Madrid cannot give up so soon, there could be a period of underperformance from Barcelona which they can now use as an edge to battle it out for the La Liga trophy from them.  Let’s leave the El Classico aside, even if Barcelona wins both, it doesn’t guarantee them winning the league until we see their overall performance from all games they’re going to be playing this season.

[puloweh555]

In as much as I was bashing Real Madrid yesterday for the loss, I still think certain referee decisions do affect matches, this was how Elche were busy fouling Real Madrid players and nothing was done about it, just yesterday from the statistics we could see the number of fouls being commited by Atletico Madrid. These 2 images is an example of reckless challenges. Let's assume that of Bellingham can be overlooked, what about the one of Valverde? Was it until his ankle was broken and he leaves in a stretcher, will that then be enough for the ref to reach out for his red card? I was really disappointed, they got away with too many fouls. I still have some bashing to do because I don't understand why you will have these quality of players and allow Atletico Madrid to dominate and win you.

The referee's decisions of course affected the game. When Madrid played with 10 men, the game immediately changed and Atlético took advantage, scoring from Grimaldo's penalty, then David followed up with an assist from Simeone Jr. What should have been an intense derby ended up being boring due to the controversial decisions made by the referee.  

Sure, Rüdiger scored a consolation goal in the 89th minute, but it just made the score look respectable when in reality Madrid had completely collapsed after the red card. But even with a red card, if the coach is good at responding, they could get back on track and keep controlling the ball it’s just that Mourinho seemed stuck and ended up making excuses for the press conference, even though everyone knew it was purely his own mistake. This loss pushed Atlético up to 2nd place, while Madrid dropped to 4th, 6 points behind unbeaten Barcelona.

[Unsoldier]

The chaos is becoming something else here about this Real Madrid second lost, like what's the panic all about? I still very much trust on Jose Mourinho's judgement, I still believe he can do something despite the lost, Barcelona might be feeling fly now, but we all know that one or two injury on that Barcelona team always have a good effect on them so why the panic, and again Barcelona can't go the whole season unbeaten their turn must come and I only hope Real Madrid will seize their moment when the time comes.

The second defeat of Real Madrid is not the end of the season. We can’t tell if Barcelona will go unbeaten in the league this season but anything can happen. Barcelona hardly go unbeaten in season but this team is unpredictable with the squad they have this season. Jose Mourinho can do something to make the team better than this, but i do not trust the Real Madrid squad I have seen in the first five games of the season, im very disappointed with their performances.

We all believe that the La Liga referees are against Real Madrid. The tackle on Valverde supposed to be red card for Atletico Madrid player but the referee didn’t give even a yellow card. That was unnecessary fouled by Dean Huijsen that resulted to the penalty, he was the last man, even though Real Madrid conceded the goal, I believe they would bounce back to win the match, but the red card ruined the match to played with one man down.

I’m not sure the referees are really biased against Real Madrid. Of course, Lee Kang-in deserved a red card for that tackle on Valverde, but if you watch the incident in real time, it’s not quite as clear-cut. Real Madrid could actually have had another player sent off when Mbappe deliberately kneed Giuliano Simeone in the head, but the referee ignored that incident.
In general, the referee could have stopped all this rough play early in the match by showing a couple of yellow cards, but instead he let both teams play, which ultimately led to the controversy. Still, I doubt he was deliberately trying to make decisions against Real Madrid.

[GbitG]

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They have they right to protest as a team that feel cheated in that aspect, but did the officiating go against them, maybe will find out soon, however, that wasn't the reason why they were trashed, in my own perspective, I think madrid crying foul when they need to focus to address the problem of the term, may be they want to shift attention to something that's irrelevant at the moment, despite that I said the have the right to protest, Mourinho and his team knows that, they are playing bad this period, so they should face there fear squarely and stop seeking for sympathy, at this time what every of their fan is expecting from them, is winning, not drama, I don't even care about if the red card was given or not,  the most important thing to me is, Madrid need improvement, and also think it is time for unproductive players to go.

There is nothing wrong with the complaint, it is natural to do it because you feel the referee's decision is detrimental to his team. But at the same time, Mourinho should also not focus too much on the drama of what happened during the game and ignore what he should improve. Real Madrid have almost lost the maximum points against Elche, there are actually already indications that there are problems that must be resolved immediately. The defeat against Atletico Madrid is something normal, not because of the lack of 1 player, but the team's performance is basically not good.
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Hmmm, that's absolutely right.....!!!

This is my point what I just want to express here with the Real Madrid support. Like I already told them that it was not only the mistakes of referee. Despite Real Madrid team was also be the responsible for this lose. In this season I noticed one thing that Real Madrid have played two time against big team and unfortunately both of them were ended in lose. Against Real Betis they lose and now against Atlatico Madrid they lose it again even against Elche they were near to draw.....

So it's clearly that Real Madrid already feel the twink toes between moral and that's why they lose against Atlatico Madrid. I not denying the referee decision but keep in mind that if you have the capacity then probably you will make it happen rather than lay argument on past. Jose Morhino need to look out his team.

[BluebloodCXVI]

I agree that Mourinho should focus on the performance of the team instead of the drama of what happens on the pitch. They will not be forever disadvantaged because of referee decision, even tend to be more advantaged in many other matches and are never mentioned. The international break is a good opportunity, but of course many players will probably be tired after the break.

Madrid have always been an outspoken side when there's any form of indicator that makes them believe that they've been cheated. Even though Thier complaint wouldn't change the overall outcome of the game that has been concluded, they always speak out if things seams unfair to them. Because we consider them a big team that should win games with a lot of goals up, it's normal to expect that they man up to the fact that they need to grow rather than complain about what they can't change.

Meanwhile Real Madrid is really doing badly, in my opinion, and this confirms what I say about Jose Mourinho, all talk and badge, just a very well paid clown, or rather overpaid
He had to do one thing and he did it badly, he's incompetent.. of course for me

In as much as i want to defend Mourinho, i got to accept that you’re not far behind the truth.

He had one job and that was to bring the Real Madrid squad back to their old glory but it doesn’t really seem like he’s doing the job well, instead Real is still dropping points to Betis and getting bossed around in the Madrid derby while Barca is just there comfortably sitting on top of the league with a perfect record, it doesn’t just sit right at all.

In all this, even after blaming Mourinho, i would not exclude the players too from sharing in that blame; they are not exactly making the man’s job easy for him are they?
The thing about this team is that they have individual quality but they lack intensity and consistency in their matches and for a club with the kind of quality they have, fans expect a lot from them which unfortunately they are not living up to.

I hope they click soon and figure out how to fix the issues that is causing them underperform cos truth be told, they got the potential to do better, they need to lock in.

[HustleZ]

Hmmm, that's absolutely right.....!!!

This is my point what I just want to express here with the Real Madrid support. Like I already told them that it was not only the mistakes of referee. Despite Real Madrid team was also be the responsible for this lose. In this season I noticed one thing that Real Madrid have played two time against big team and unfortunately both of them were ended in lose. Against Real Betis they lose and now against Atlatico Madrid they lose it again even against Elche they were near to draw.....

So it's clearly that Real Madrid already feel the twink toes between moral and that's why they lose against Atlatico Madrid. I not denying the referee decision but keep in mind that if you have the capacity then probably you will make it happen rather than lay argument on past. Jose Morhino need to look out his team.

Mourinho was brought to madrid and everyone was hoping for change, everyone thought that upon his arrival everything would get perfect and madrid will start performing again, but the performance we have seen till now hasnt been top-notch and near to the level that we can say madrid has improved. I dont know what problem is with Madrid that cant be solved even by the top managers of the world… at this point i think its a problem with the players

[Chinesebaby]

Mourinho was brought to madrid and everyone was hoping for change, everyone thought that upon his arrival everything would get perfect and madrid will start performing again, but the performance we have seen till now hasnt been top-notch and near to the level that we can say madrid has improved. I dont know what problem is with Madrid that cant be solved even by the top managers of the world… at this point i think its a problem with the players

Mourinho is a very good coach, and its obvious for people to be happy when he was announced to be coaching the Real Madrid players, and since he started, I think this will be the second game he was lost, while he was able to win 6 games, starting from the fiirst match against  Espanyol. So for me, what i think Mourinho needs is time, because it takes time for a good coach to be able to pass his good formation into his players. And Real Madrid is one good club that has quality players. So with time, im sure Real Madrid will be back again on track playing good football with the good coaching of Mourinho.

[Joy_learns_crypto]

Real Madrid is the team that runs the least in spain vini and kylian are the two highest earners in the league but there distance covered in games are just too low, everyone in the team is not giving enough but get they look every time vent their anger and blames.
The league president Takes isn't having it, I won't also have it because every time it either they raise and old settled referee case or start up a new one.
The referee made some mistakes but that is not enough for them to crash out and start blaming the league when the team on the field are below the requirements.

[len01]

I want to ask you, does Real Madrid need Atletico Madrid to be reduced to 10 men or 9 men before they can win? All these protests do not really make any sense to me because it is shameful for Real Madrid to protest about a red card not given to their opponent as part of the reason why they got demoralised and couldn't win a match. Red card should be given where necessary but I'm just wondering how a team as big as Real Madrid will be crying because the referee didn't give a red card. Maybe you should also blame VAR for not reviewing those situations because it is also a part of the duty of the VAR so review critical tackles if a red card should be appropriate. Your last statement is just exactly what am saying, Real Madrid is very annoying because I don't understand the reason for having to many quality players who can't even perform according to their worth.

I don’t understand why your statement makes it seem as though you are judging Real Madrid, when this was clearly an obvious injustice in football. Do you think a big club is not allowed to protest when there is an injustice in a particular match? You are really funny.

It is clear that this protest is about a tackle that could potentially put another player’s future at risk, not about Real Madrid complaining about an unfair result because they lost the match.

[icebar]

The chaos is becoming something else here about this Real Madrid second lost, like what's the panic all about? I still very much trust on Jose Mourinho's judgement, I still believe he can do something despite the lost, Barcelona might be feeling fly now, but we all know that one or two injury on that Barcelona team always have a good effect on them so why the panic, and again Barcelona can't go the whole season unbeaten their turn must come and I only hope Real Madrid will seize their moment when the time comes.

The problem is not just one ore two loses, the wailing for this Real Madrid recent form is that they are losing to teams before the El Classico, if Barcelona manages win and 1 draw one of those El Clasico it's over for them.

It's good to have hope for Real Madrid but they can't afford to lose anymore matches before the next El Classico. Let's remember that this is there 7th fame of this season and they have already lost two and we are not seeing any improvements

The main reason why Real Madrid has not seen improvement is that their confidence has been destroyed. In the beginning, Real Madrid played against relatively weak teams and won the match largely by luck. But when they took the field against good teams, they started playing like amateurs. Sloppy kicks and sloppy attacks reduced the respect of the team. But even at this stage of the season, losing 2-1 matches is not a big deal. But the amateur behavior of star players from big clubs is a matter of criticism. The kind of problems that Real Madrid is currently facing are not the problems of any professional footballer. It is natural for the team to deteriorate if they are too busy with individual games instead of playing as a team. Real Madrid's improvement will not be that fast. It may take more time, and they may need to make more cuts or changes in the team. If Real Madrid plays badly in this El Clasico, the fans will be completely hopeless.

[Pablo-wood]

Mourinho was brought to madrid and everyone was hoping for change, everyone thought that upon his arrival everything would get perfect and madrid will start performing again, but the performance we have seen till now hasnt been top-notch and near to the level that we can say madrid has improved. I dont know what problem is with Madrid that cant be solved even by the top managers of the world… at this point i think its a problem with the players

Mourinho is a very good coach, and its obvious for people to be happy when he was announced to be coaching the Real Madrid players, and since he started, I think this will be the second game he was lost, while he was able to win 6 games, starting from the fiirst match against  Espanyol. So for me, what i think Mourinho needs is time, because it takes time for a good coach to be able to pass his good formation into his players. And Real Madrid is one good club that has quality players. So with time, im sure Real Madrid will be back again on track playing good football with the good coaching of Mourinho.

Not every game goes our let's be truthful Mourinho is a good manager and has what it takes to help Madrid come out of their dark moments. Every good strategy don't just work out once, some need consistent trials before it gets perfected. I still trust Mourinho to come up with the winning magic that will  usher in the competitive season we all expected. It's too early to write a manager off we can't judge Mourinho because Hansi Flick is keeping his records consistent.

[EarnOnVictor]

The problem is not just one ore two loses, the wailing for this Real Madrid recent form is that they are losing to teams before the El Classico, if Barcelona manages win and 1 draw one of those El Clasico it's over for them.
It's good to have hope for Real Madrid but they can't afford to lose anymore matches before the next El Classico. Let's remember that this is there 7th fame of this season and they have already lost two and we are not seeing any improvements

I like to indulge clubs, especially when they have a new manager and have not played up to 15 games, but the case of Real Madrid is getting annoying. They should not have let Atletico Madrid beat them, the defense should have been made the priority after Huijsen was shown the red card. If you noticed, the two goals that delivered the 3 points for Atletico Madrid were scored shortly after the guy was send out, and are few minutes apart, before Madrid woke up and tightened their defense. That should have been allowed for a strong clubs that's well-prepared club.

[skarais]

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Meanwhile Real Madrid is really doing badly, in my opinion, and this confirms what I say about Jose Mourinho, all talk and badge, just a very well paid clown, or rather overpaid
He had to do one thing and he did it badly, he's incompetent.. of course for me

I honestly don't remember the last time Mourinho won a title in Europe's top leagues in the last 5-8 seasons, but he did win one with Roma a few seasons ago. The Mourinho of today is not the Mourinho of old, I mean he is no longer better than some names like Arteta or maybe Hansi Flick or some famous coaches today. Of course Mourinho made history for Real Madrid in 2011-2012, but it's been a while and generations of players have changed. He doesn't look capable of Making Real Madrid stronger than before, in fact I don't think he is capable of surpassing Ancelotti's achievements at Real Madrid. So in conclusion, I doubt his ability now, but optimism must still exist in the body of Real Madrid who want to regain control of La Liga.

[EL MOHA]

I honestly don't remember the last time Mourinho won a title in Europe's top leagues in the last 5-8 seasons, but he did win one with Roma a few seasons ago. The Mourinho of today is not the Mourinho of old, I mean he is no longer better than some names like Arteta or maybe Hansi Flick or some famous coaches today. Of course Mourinho made history for Real Madrid in 2011-2012, but it's been a while and generations of players have changed. He doesn't look capable of Making Real Madrid stronger than before, in fact I don't think he is capable of surpassing Ancelotti's achievements at Real Madrid. So in conclusion, I doubt his ability now, but optimism must still exist in the body of Real Madrid who want to regain control of La Liga.

I think one of the reasons why Mourinho was brought to the club and if not the most important reason is to actually unite the club and make the dressing room a better place than it was and a good for the next coming manager. I personally doesn’t think Mourinho can actually offer much more because the game is evolving but while at it we shouldn’t be disrespectful to him and put him in the category of the some of these managers you mentioned now, I don’t think any of them can lace the special ones boots in this managerial job.