La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2026/27

[Adbitco]

So the second one that has a case what happened, what punishment was given to the aggressor? It's not like it was a t0 - 50 challenge, the stud was visibly showing which is a red card in all standards in any league because that's the general rule as regards football. Yes every team in one way or the other benefits from the mistakes of referees but not to this extends. There's absolutely no match you can think of where Real Madrid made these kind of fouls without getting reduced for it, I dare you to bring it out, because you're sounding as if they don't have the moral rights to complain about it. Against Elche so many fouls were flying in but they didn't complain because it wasn't as terrible as this. Fede will be out for 2-3 months because of this challenge. It was never a 50 - 50 challenge, if it were, nobody would have been complaining this way, red cards has effects on the games, wonder why there was no goal untill after the red card? The game was too compact.

The fact that you are asking if Madrid has ever had a situation like that without getting a red card says it all. Just in the Clásico alone, I can mention scenarios where Madrid got away without a red card or a penalty. The Tchouaméni handball is one such instance. And I think that was even reviewed by VAR. There is even the match where Cubarsi was dragged to the ground. I can only mention times when Barcelona got away with it in matches. Madrid has no moral ground to talk about referee favoritism because they benefit from it the most. I've been watching La Liga for years.

Yeas, the ref made a mistake in not giving the red card to Kang In, or even reviewing it, but again, that does not show corruption or a conspiracy. It happens. In every tournament we see these kinds of instances.

Of course, the red card determined the game, that is why it is a disadvantage, but the first goal came due to a penalty, and it was a clear penalty. But even before the goal, Madrid were bad. Even if they found a way to win that game, it wouldn't have changed the fact that they were bad, like they were horrible against Elche. If they don't focus on that and keep blaming referees, they will not get better. This doesn't mean the red card shouldn't be given, my point is, they should not blame the referee for their performance because it was an eyesore. Atletico Madrid were not particularly good in that game, that shows how bad Madrid were.

Where exactly did you come to terms that I'm complaining it's a conspiracy or corruption? And in this same context you still didn't read where I talked about decisions going in favour or against teams? Even here I made mention of Elche but was the complaint like that of Atletico Madrid game? You talked about El Clasico, and I repeat again, there's no match that a Real Madrid made this kind of challenge on a Barcelona player that he doesn't punished for, either a yellow or a red card especially after the introduction of VAR. You claim to have been watching La Liga for ages, so if Real Madrid players get away with stuffs like this, how come Ramos has the most red cards in La Liga history, Ramos still has the most yellow cards in La Liga to further burst your bubble ls Ramos has the most red card (joint) in the UCL. So get your facts next time. I don't even want to engage you on your assertion of Real Madrid being the most favoured team in the league. Real Madrid is the most favoured according to you, but it's Barcelona that's involved in the Negreira case. Make it make sense please.

[Pablo-wood]

Real Madrid didn't start badly, but they started with a new coach and several new players. As a result, they have a team that has yet to find its true form, because they're now focusing heavily on individuals rather than the fearsome team play they once had, something Barcelona has rediscovered and embraced in their game.

no, real madrid has gotten off to a bad start. we can say they’re performing poorly, even when compared to their own past performances. in previous seasons, real madrid typically collected 17-18 points in the first 7 weeks. moreover they were winning easier back then. right now, not only is their play is weaker, but their opponents are also very strong. so unless they improve, this won’t be enough.

Mourinho is testing running we don't expect him to perform magic once. He needs to study and understand the strength and weaknesses of his team before he can come up with defeating tactics for every match. Comparing different seasons won't chance anything because those seasons had a different manager. Just had Hansi Flick adapted with Barcelona Mourinho wil definitely adapt and then we see the close competition they top two teams being forth.

[Wake Up]

Real Madrid didn't start badly, but they started with a new coach and several new players. As a result, they have a team that has yet to find its true form, because they're now focusing heavily on individuals rather than the fearsome team play they once had, something Barcelona has rediscovered and embraced in their game.

no, real madrid has gotten off to a bad start. we can say they’re performing poorly, even when compared to their own past performances. in previous seasons, real madrid typically collected 17-18 points in the first 7 weeks. moreover they were winning easier back then. right now, not only is their play is weaker, but their opponents are also very strong. so unless they improve, this won’t be enough.

Mourinho is testing running we don't expect him to perform magic once. He needs to study and understand the strength and weaknesses of his team before he can come up with defeating tactics for every match. Comparing different seasons won't chance anything because those seasons had a different manager. Just had Hansi Flick adapted with Barcelona Mourinho wil definitely adapt and then we see the close competition they top two teams being forth.

Perhaps a period of rivalry like the one you mentioned could emerge, provided he isn't fired early on like Xabi was. However, the team is currently trying to adapt to the tactics. Success similar to what Jose Mourinho achieved during his previous stint is expected this time around as well. They might focus more on the Champions League, while also needing to avoid defeat in La Liga.

[RockBell]

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Real Madrid can actually do better in the absence of Mbappe, now the team will focus on both wings, no more Vinicius and Mbappe dragging the same position, Yan Diomandé will finish up on one end and Vinicius on the left side. Real Madrid isn't built around one player, with or without Mbappe, Real Madrid will carry on, what we don't know if they will actually do better in his absence, we have to wait and see.

Any team that relies too heavily on a single player will struggle to achieve optimal results. This isn't the first time this has happened to Real Madrid. It happened before, under the same manager Jose Mourinho in 2012, when Real Madrid boasted players like Kaká, Ronaldo, and Mesut Özil.

What an excuse. before we were all saying that the reason why real Madrid is struggling is because they have a lot of players that are good and that are trying to be key players in the team thereby comparing mbappe, Vinicius and jude Bellingham and sow we are saying that the team is depending on Mbappe alone? how strange things can get. As far as i know, real Madrid has collection of different god players that are individually doing well in their own way. if they are not playing well as a team it might just be that they are still feeling too entitled and that they are not putting in the required work.

That was never an excuse for Real Madrid underperformance, only the team knows best why they are struggling, because if we go into details this Real Madrid team is quite more better than the Barcelona team, but yet they struggle, now Kylian Mbappe is injured, let's see if  really he's been The one carrying the Real Madrid team all these while, because I can still remember too well that Real Madrid was doing just fine before his arrival, so why then the so much hype on him, yes he's good no doubt, but people should stop making it look like he's the Alpha and Omega of this Real Madrid team.

At this point I will agree with you because is only real madrid that can tell us at this point what is going because we don't really know what they lack and still there team is not showing any form of improvement at all and it is very heart breaking because we don't even watching real madrid games any more, I will rather watch Barcelona game because you will feel happy watch them play than what madrid is doing for how many seasons now we don't know what ia wrong with them they lack consistency and they flop in almost all there games and that is really bad. And at this point real madrid is just a disappointment because this guy's are just not yet serious and they need to  do better.

[Silverstonez]

I took a huge chunk of the blame should go to Mourinho's way, watch Real Madrid's matches, you can see there is no proper game plan its like he just tells them to go to the pitch and play, that's the big difference between Madrid and Barcelona right now. The only way this team can survive Is if the players decides to wake and start being the stars they are because if we are hoping on Mourinho, Barcelona would have already won the tittle

I agree with you about Jose Mourinho, the largest share of the blame should go to him, Real Madrid matches are no longer as interested as they used to be since Jose Mourinho took over the team. I understand that Real Madrid have a lot of talented stars but they need a plan for every single game they have to play, otherwise they will lose their chances of winning. The early Jose Mourinho understand’s this, the better for him. Just take a look at Barcelona’s performance and they have stars like Real Madrid, now tell me why Real Madrid is disappointing its fans?

[Floczy]

The season has just started and only 7 matches have been played, we can never say who will win the trophy by looking at these matches.

But we can see and say who has higher potentials to win it,

With the way Barcelona started this season, they really show off that they have a very good potential of winning this season especially in a farmers league like this, where there are just few competition, that makes it more easier to just figure out who will bag the seasons trophy.

[Smack That Ace]

With the way Barcelona started this season, they really show off that they have a very good potential of winning this season especially in a farmers league like this, where there are just few competition, that makes it more easier to just figure out who will bag the seasons trophy.

7 wins and 31 goal in 7 match is certainly huge start. However in 38 match season, form over seven match is not same as the strength shown across entire season. For me it will be important to see whether they can maintain same level even when facing tougher fixture, injury and congested schedule.

Real Madrid have already dropped point, but 31 match still remain.
So, Barcelona can certainly be considered to be in strong position right now, but in my opinion assuming the title is all but decided at such an early stage is bit too bold.

[Rgram]

Perhaps a period of rivalry like the one you mentioned could emerge, provided he isn't fired early on like Xabi was. However, the team is currently trying to adapt to the tactics. Success similar to what Jose Mourinho achieved during his previous stint is expected this time around as well. They might focus more on the Champions League, while also needing to avoid defeat in La Liga.

I think the thing for Real Madrid right now is that they need to be more focused on the Laliga than they need to be in the championed league. In the Laliga, they’ve got just one competition to bet when it comes to the Laliga and that’s Barcelona. Beat them and the league might very much be guaranteed. The same can’t be said for the champions league, it’s a whole different ball game out there as, you’ve got several teams to beat including Barcelona yet again. So, the game isn’t really about the champions league this season for Real Madrid. It would be fine if they can do that but, it’s more about the Laliga.

[bangjoe]

It is evident that the intention is to build the team's game around Mbappé that is why they brought in Mourinho, and Real Madrid wants the play to revolve around him.
In my opinion, Mbappé still isn't quite delivering exactly what is expected of a pure center-forward. Cristiano Ronaldo had also pointed this out, noting that Mbappé is a winger.
Ronaldo was the same way, but he developed his game and became a complete center-forward. Mbappé is still going through that process, but he could succeed.

That is the wrong expectation if that is the goal, Mbappe is less suited to do that, in fact I prefer him on the wing and it is much more piercing, and he can be the main executor.
I don't think he will be able to follow what Ronaldo did, obviously having a different skill gap.
Actually Real Madrid can still play a more solid game without relying on one player like the era of its glory, now we can see that the current era of the game must be more ingenious and have a variety of strategies in attacking without focusing on a point that is easily read by the enemy.

[Pressurizedem]

The season has just started and only 7 matches have been played, we can never say who will win the trophy by looking at these matches.

But we can see and say who has higher potentials to win it,

With the way Barcelona started this season, they really show off that they have a very good potential of winning this season especially in a farmers league like this, where there are just few competition, that makes it more easier to just figure out who will bag the seasons trophy.

Where I want to see Lalliga teams performance is in the Champions league, where they will be meeting their mates. In Lalliga, they are just resting and are just facing teams that aren't good enough to remain in the premier league. I won't be exaggerating if I say that some Lalliga teams will not be in the premier league, they will find themselves in the championship.( England league 2)

Ream Madrid and Barca are the only true teams that I am sure they may be in the top six of the premier league table, else, any other team in the Lalliga will just survive the league , while others will be religated.

[Byebyebtc]

Real Madrid have already dropped point, but 31 match still remain.
So, Barcelona can certainly be considered to be in strong position right now, but in my opinion assuming the title is all but decided at such an early stage is bit too bold.

Even with 31 matches left, the way Bacelona wins their matches with significant points difference with tell you that they play on another level. If they are able to win Real Madrid home and away, they might win a golden trophy just like Arsenal won in 2003/2004 season because they might probably go unbeaten.

[laijsica]

Perhaps a period of rivalry like the one you mentioned could emerge, provided he isn't fired early on like Xabi was. However, the team is currently trying to adapt to the tactics. Success similar to what Jose Mourinho achieved during his previous stint is expected this time around as well. They might focus more on the Champions League, while also needing to avoid defeat in La Liga.

I think the thing for Real Madrid right now is that they need to be more focused on the Laliga than they need to be in the championed league. In the Laliga, they’ve got just one competition to bet when it comes to the Laliga and that’s Barcelona. Beat them and the league might very much be guaranteed. The same can’t be said for the champions league, it’s a whole different ball game out there as, you’ve got several teams to beat including Barcelona yet again. So, the game isn’t really about the champions league this season for Real Madrid. It would be fine if they can do that but, it’s more about the Laliga.

If a team has the ability, it can win trophies by playing well in multiple competitions at the same time. Real Madrid is not in that good time at the moment, the team is just trying. There are more relatively easy opponents in La Liga, which is more than the number of strong opponents in the Champions League. If we think about it from that point of view,you are right Real Madrid will have to give more importance to any one tournament.

Barcelona was the only strong opponent for Real Madrid in the Spanish league but now the number of these opponents is increasing. Real Madrid has lost against Atletico Madrid and Real Betis.

Barcelona continues to dominate the tournament, in this situation Real Madrid has a chance but although the team has historically been strong it is not at the moment.

[abaeze]

Real Madrid have already dropped point, but 31 match still remain.
So, Barcelona can certainly be considered to be in strong position right now, but in my opinion assuming the title is all but decided at such an early stage is bit too bold.

Even with 31 matches left, the way Bacelona wins their matches with significant points difference with tell you that they play on another level. If they are able to win Real Madrid home and away, they might win a golden trophy just like Arsenal won in 2003/2004 season because they might probably go unbeaten.

But this time Barcelona's performance is really impressive, especially the young players. Another big part of Barcelona's current success is the 19 years old forward Lamine Yamal, center back Pau Cubarsi, midfielders Gavi, Fermin Lopez and I think Real Madrid are far behind Barcelona in this area. The way they are playing with confidence in big matches at such a young age, challenging defenders and making a difference in attack is really amazing. On the other hand, if we look at Madrid, we see their lack of consistency and reliance on individual players which shows of their weakness.