La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2026/27

[m4r1o]

Last season, Yamal was injured, and yeah, that affected the team. But the most frequent issue has been with Raphinha, he's suffered recurring injuries, such as hamstring strains and thigh muscle problems. I even remember him missing a lot of games last season. And I'm worried that could happen again. And we know, well, his position is crucial right now. Even though Barcelona has good substitutes, well, it just won't be the same.

In that case I would call it bad luck, because when Real Madrid have enough players to play the whole season in multiple competitions, it becomes difficult when several players get injured and they don't give you the chance to choose which formation to play with and which players to defend.

[KTChampions]

So, if they had better squad depth, would they definitely have won the Champions League? That is a highly questionable claim, given that they didn't even come close to achieving that last season - they stumbled at the very first serious opponent. It goes without saying that having a deep squad is an advantage when you aim to win every tournament you enter, but the level of competition in the Champions League is such that even depth guarantees nothing - and so far, Barcelona has not come close to the level of the tournament's top favorites.

In my opinion, Barcelona is currently one of the teams capable of winning the championship. What kind of performance were you expecting? They have entered a magnificent run of form with their entire squad and are scoring a lot of goals. I believe they will replicate this success in the Champions League as well. I see Barcelona as one of the top contenders for the title this year they are already the clear favorite in La Liga and are currently well ahead of Real Madrid. I see a team capable of winning the championship in every competition this season.

Uhhh... Ok! Then place a bet, since that's what you think. The odds currently offered by bookmakers are 5.6 - an easy 460% profit  
To my surprise, Barcelona is rated as the favorite, I can understand why the odds for PSG have worsened, but why isn't Bayern the favorite? However, this does not matter. Barcelona's chances stand at 18%, there is also a whole group of clubs with similar odds, to me, this actually reinforces my position - that in a tournament decided by the playoffs, there is a high degree of randomness, and no squad guarantees success.

[kennycryptoitalia]

Barcelona has proven that they are in a better position now through every match they have played. Every impactful player of Barcelona is performing well and they are scoring goals. They cannot be stopped so easily. Real Madrid has a good enough team, good enough players. I don't see any problem considering the ability and power of their team, but the main problem is that their performance is not stable now. They have performed well enough in some matches, but they have not been able to perform that well in the matches they have lost. Real Madrid should now maintain the consistency of the team's performance and maintain a stable performance from the beginning to the end of the match. Real Madrid has enough time to prove their capabilities. They can perform well if they can fix their inconsistency.

Barcelona are in better physical and mental shape because when you manage to bring home the points they ask of you with extreme ease thanks to a good game created between the various players, a lot of confidence in your own potential is automatically built and this helps morale.

[len01]

La Liga title will not be easy this season because we have Atletico De Madrid and Real Madrid all coming out to compete, I will just say let the best team wins.

No, it would be easy for Barcelona to win the La Liga title. I am a Madrid fan and I actually want Real Madrid to win the La Liga title again. But I prefer to think realistically. Barcelona have shown great attacking productivity at the start of this season, and that could help them maintain their consistency. Scoring 31 goals in 7 matches is crazy. So neither Real Madrid nor Atletico will be much of an obstacle for Barcelona.

[giorgione]

Indeed, if Raphinha is injured, it will certainly have a negative impact on Barcelona because Barcelona's strength will potentially decrease even though there are other players, but of course the player who replaces Raphinha will be different from Raphinha. Fortunately, Raphinha is currently fit, and of course, Flick needs to maintain the health of Raphinha and other star players because of course, if several star players are injured, it will certainly reduce Barcelona's strength.

Indeed, Raphinha has scored many goals, and if he plays more, his number of goals will potentially increase, and of course, he has the potential to win the top scorer in La Liga this season. Now I'm curious about Barcelona's next match against Getafe and even more curious about Barcelona's match against Galatasaray in the UCL. In my opinion, Barcelona will win against Getafe in La Liga and Galatasaray in the UCL. What do you think?

I totally agree. Raphinha is thought to be a less important player than Miamal, but that's actually not the case at all. Perhaps Rafinha is more important because he's a player who's also very good at defending, runs a lot on the pitch, has improved a lot in his performances, and has changed his whole mentality. It's clear that he's more involved in Barcelona's project now, and he's making it very clear.

[GIF-JOBS]

Raphinha is one of impactful players of Barcelona at the moment. His injury is definitely a concern for Barcelona. Barcelona haven't lost a single match in the last 7 matches this season, and Raphinha has scored 12 goals. It's really incredible. His contribution has made Barcelona's path to victory easier. The space created by marking him separately from the opponent also gives the other forwards the opportunity to score goals. As I noticed during Lamine's goal shots. And he hasn't only scored a goal in one match out of the last 7 matches, he has scored goals consistently in all the other matches. This consistency of his performance will take Barcelona a long way . The overall team's strength has increased a lot.


https://www.statmuse.com/fc/ask/raphinha-stats-this-season?l=eu5

Barcelona team is very stable at the moment, Raphinha is the most important in their attack, besides Lamine Yamal is very good, Anthony Gordon is also a very strong forward. Barcelona signed him this new season, so I think he will also perform very well for Barcelona. And if we think about Barcelona overall, their team is strong enough in all aspects, they are not weak in any aspect, and every player can score goals when needed. This mutual understanding and consistency between the attacking players is very good, but the great way Raphinha is playing for Barcelona at the moment, the main thing is whether the other players can do their jobs in the same way and maintain the team's winning streak in his absence due to injury, I hope they can.

[Tamaperdana]

Yes, that's right. If a team has targets in every competition, of course the main thing a coach has to consider is bringing in backup players who can support the main squad, and this also makes it easier for the coach to rotate players.  

Barcelona's failure in last season's UCL and Copa del Rey competitions was due to their lack of squad depth especially backup players. Flick's goal in recruiting Jesus is of course not just for a substitute, but Barcelona needs a pure striker since Lewa is no longer with the team. Right now, Barcelona can easily win matches even without a pure striker because he can utilize players like Yamal, Raphinha and Adeyemi, but when they hit a deadlock, Jesus' ability as a target man is really needed to break the deadlock.

So, if they had better squad depth, would they definitely have won the Champions League? That is a highly questionable claim, given that they didn't even come close to achieving that last season - they stumbled at the very first serious opponent. It goes without saying that having a deep squad is an advantage when you aim to win every tournament you enter, but the level of competition in the Champions League is such that even depth guarantees nothing - and so far, Barcelona has not come close to the level of the tournament's top favorites.

I think Barcelona is clearly better now than the previous season, because basically I see that Barcelona's defense is tighter and their attack line is also better organized. So in my personal opinion, Barcelona clearly has a chance this time, as long as the Barcelona players have the squad depth as said by @puloweh555, and also Barcelona must try to make sure that their important players do not experience serious injuries. Because basically in the previous season, injuries were what made everything less than optimal for Barcelona. But even though it was less than optimal, Barcelona was still able to become champions in La Liga. So that is clearly very good, because basically fighting when a storm of injuries hits is clearly not an easy thing. So that's why I hope that Barcelona will not experience a storm of injuries this season, because their goal this season is clearly very big, which is to become champions in the Champions League and maintain their La Liga title.

[changaa]

Raphinha was injured last season and could not play for a long time in the Barcelona team. If this happens this season, probably it will not have a negative impact. The team has enough reserve players who can fill his empty place. Although Raphinha is performing better this season and is in the highest position among the Spanish league scorers. It is necessary to take precautionary measures in advance so that he does not get injured and I hope the team manager will take appropriate measures.

II think Barcelona will win very easily against Getafe and the goal difference will probably be 3-0. Getafe is not a strong team and the team will only try to win. The team has won only 2 out of 7 matches and lost 3. Barca will win easily in both the matches you mentioned but will probably lose against PSG in the next match of the Champions League.

If that were to happen this season, it would likely still have a negative impact on the team and on the number of goals and performances Barcelona would be able to achieve. Maybe not in terms of points, because even with important replacements, he could still perform very well, but not with the same characteristics as Raphinha.

[iBaba]

Injury is the reason why Barcelona tried to bring more players this summer, they signed Adeyemi to play upfront and also Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal, so if they have injured players, these set of players can help even though their quality will not be up to that of the main players.

Adeyemi has become a regular starter under Flick, so obviously he wasn’t signed to be a backup. Jesus on the other hand, is constantly sitting on the bench, so it’s clear that he was brought in to be a useful rotation player. Barcelona competes in many tournaments, and there are plenty of cup matches, so I think that’s exactly why Jesus was signed. And if he can prove himself and score a lot of goals, I think Flick could easily start using him as a regular starter.

The interesting part is what would happen when Barcelona have big matches close together I guess, that is where a player like Jesus be come really active, especially if flick wants to rest one the main striker without changing the whole system. I would not be surprised if his role changes during the season because a player can start as a rotation option and later become a player they would always start with, so if he keeps scoring and performing well he could earn a regular spot. But do you think Jesus can replace any front three currently in Barcelona if he starts playing so well?

[banana33]

There is no reason to put all the blame on a striker like Mbappe as the Frenchman has been excellent every season for Real Madrid, and you should note that last season he scored 25 goals in La Liga and 15 goals in the UEFA Champions League and he has already scored eight goals for Real Madrid this season.

Even he scored a goal against Turkey to prove that the player has excelled in the UEFA Nations League, so I think he is the most reliable striker in this team. At this stage it's true that when a new coach comes in, well it's a normal process for any team to adapt to a new system but Mbappe is already injured so it seems that Real Madrid's attack might be weak in the upcoming matches.

There were some who complained about Mbappé when he first arrived at Real Madrid because he couldn't score and they immediately judged him and deemed him inadequate, but now that he's finding the net more easily and with greater confidence, all those critics are silent because he actually delivers results.

[Davidloki]

Last season, Yamal was injured, and yeah, that affected the team. But the most frequent issue has been with Raphinha, he’s suffered recurring injuries, such as hamstring strains and thigh muscle problems. I even remember him missing a lot of games last season. And I’m worried that could happen again. And we know, well, his position is crucial right now. Even though Barcelona has good substitutes, well, it just won’t be the same.

Can Barca still play without Raphinha and Yamal? Raphinha's role in the Barca team is very crucial right now amd his absence will immensely affect Barca's performance without a doubt. In 7 games, he has 12 goals and 3 assists already with goals also playing for countryside too.

Flick really brought out the beast in Raphinha this season as that striker role now seems to be the most effective compared to his previous position at Barca. So an injury at this moment should be the worst nightmare that Barca could experience because there is no better replacement than him.

[cxtreenal]

Last season, Yamal was injured, and yeah, that affected the team. But the most frequent issue has been with Raphinha, he's suffered recurring injuries, such as hamstring strains and thigh muscle problems. I even remember him missing a lot of games last season. And I'm worried that could happen again. And we know, well, his position is crucial right now. Even though Barcelona has good substitutes, well, it just won't be the same.

In that case I would call it bad luck, because when Real Madrid have enough players to play the whole season in multiple competitions, it becomes difficult when several players get injured and they don't give you the chance to choose which formation to play with and which players to defend.

It was a misfortune for Barcelona but they easily managed to fix everything and won the trophy but in the case of Real Madrid, nothing is right for them. One of the team's players got injured and their performance started to go down and many fans started to hate them. Raphinha did not play many matches last season due to a problem with his thigh muscle. He is playing great this season and some are praying that he does not get injured again. Some say that he has now become a goal machine and it would be good to increase the number of goals for the team with him. Hansi Flick is well aware of Raphinha injury problem and he may not put too much pressure on him to play in the matches. He will rest these talented players after a certain period of time without using the full match time.

[eaLiTy]

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There were some who complained about Mbappé when he first arrived at Real Madrid because he couldn't score and they immediately judged him and deemed him inadequate, but now that he's finding the net more easily and with greater confidence, all those critics are silent because he actually delivers results.

The reason for that is that Kylian Mbappé is not a fan favorite and has a lot of critics. They expected and wanted him to fail when he initially moved to Real Madrid, so he struggled in the first few matches—which is obvious when you are moving to a new club. But then he went on to become the league's top scorer anyway.

Expect these sorts of critics to keep popping up often. There was something similar regarding his ego during the recent World Cup and expect more in the future.

[verdinio]

There is no reason to give all the blame to a striker like Mbappe, especially because he is scoring goals regularly. He has even been the top scorer in La Liga for the last two seasons. Also, the problem is not limited to Mourinho's safe tactics. It is a natural process for any team to adapt to a new system when a new coach comes in. On top of that, injuries, defensive balance and the transition from midfield to attack also affect the results.

You are right, giving other young players like Endrick a chance could be good. But it is not a surefire solution to the problem just by bringing in young players. The problem will not be completely solved until Mourinho understands which combination will be the most balanced in the team.

Mbappé, as we know, is an excellent finisher, very quick and very technical. But we can't always point the finger at him. It's something we always do with top players: when they do well, they're excellent players, but when they do poorly, they're in crisis. But that's not the case. Mbappé has shown over the last two seasons that he's a player Real Madrid can absolutely count on when it comes to goals.

[ASloveapg]

Last season, Yamal was injured, and yeah, that affected the team. But the most frequent issue has been with Raphinha, he’s suffered recurring injuries, such as hamstring strains and thigh muscle problems. I even remember him missing a lot of games last season. And I’m worried that could happen again. And we know, well, his position is crucial right now. Even though Barcelona has good substitutes, well, it just won’t be the same.

Can Barca still play without Raphinha and Yamal? Raphinha's role in the Barca team is very crucial right now amd his absence will immensely affect Barca's performance without a doubt. In 7 games, he has 12 goals and 3 assists already with goals also playing for countryside too.

Flick really brought out the beast in Raphinha this season as that striker role now seems to be the most effective compared to his previous position at Barca. So an injury at this moment should be the worst nightmare that Barca could experience because there is no better replacement than him.

I also think that 50% of Barcelona's current power is due to Raphinha and Yamal, what the team will be like without them is really unpredictable. Raphinha alone has scored so many goals for the team, it seems that no one else could have done it. Now, Barcelona is strong enough to win matches without Raphinha, other players can also score goals, at the same time, in Raphinha's absence, I think Barcelona's attack will be the biggest force of all, Lamine Yamal and Anthony Gordon, and besides, Barcelona's midfield is much stronger, so they will definitely be able to play matches strongly enough and they will definitely win matches. Raphinha is currently working as a goal machine, he can finish very well in all aspects, but without him, maybe Barcelona's goal count will be a little less, but they will definitely win matches.

[LUCKMCFLY]

You also said that Mourinho has tactical problems. But I want to say that Mourinho is working with the best strategy for Real Madrid. Because we all know the condition of Real Madrid before the coach change. Big problems have suddenly calmed down only through Mourinho's tactical system. Mourinho uses a system where he knows when a player is needed. The hunger in Espi or Endrick does not mean that the team's balance will be right when they enter the field. So we need to look more at how effective Mourinho's system is on the field. Because I think he will change at the right time to handle the situation on the field.

Yes, it's a fact that things are like this with Mourinho. We have to wait and see what happens with the other players. I imagine he's seen some very interesting things and that's why he's taking them out of the starting lineup. Now, I think that above all, Endrick should be given more consideration because he's doing well. He should be given more minutes, and Mourinho should be monitoring his performance at all times. I see him as much better prepared now than he was two years ago when he started.

Mourinho needs to be firm. Besides, La Liga is difficult because the referees are so obviously biased. As long as corruption exists, it's difficult to achieve results, and that's something that tarnishes football.

[cocadalcan]

There is no reason to give all the blame to a striker like Mbappe, especially because he is scoring goals regularly. He has even been the top scorer in La Liga for the last two seasons. Also, the problem is not limited to Mourinho's safe tactics. It is a natural process for any team to adapt to a new system when a new coach comes in. On top of that, injuries, defensive balance and the transition from midfield to attack also affect the results.

You are right, giving other young players like Endrick a chance could be good. But it is not a surefire solution to the problem just by bringing in young players. The problem will not be completely solved until Mourinho understands which combination will be the most balanced in the team.

Mbappé, as we know, is an excellent finisher, very quick and very technical. But we can't always point the finger at him. It's something we always do with top players: when they do well, they're excellent players, but when they do poorly, they're in crisis. But that's not the case. Mbappé has shown over the last two seasons that he's a player Real Madrid can absolutely count on when it comes to goals.

I agree with you. Mbappé has been the top scorer in La Liga for the past two seasons. Despite that, he has not been able to bring any trophy to Real Madrid, and this is where his failure and criticism come in. There is no other logical reason to criticize him other than this failure. The team has a sufficient number of talented players, but who should be blamed for the lack of success may be confusing to many fans. This talented player, who has scored 7 goals in 7 matches, has tried to give his best and there are many more matches left in the current season. Hopefully, he will be able to be the top scorer this time too and win trophies. Mbappé will recover soon and join the Real Madrid squad.

[Pandu Geddon]

I agree with you. Mbappé has been the top scorer in La Liga for the past two seasons. Despite that, he has not been able to bring any trophy to Real Madrid, and this is where his failure and criticism come in. There is no other logical reason to criticize him other than this failure. The team has a sufficient number of talented players, but who should be blamed for the lack of success may be confusing to many fans. This talented player, who has scored 7 goals in 7 matches, has tried to give his best and there are many more matches left in the current season. Hopefully, he will be able to be the top scorer this time too and win trophies. Mbappé will recover soon and join the Real Madrid squad.

Hopefully Madrid will soon heat up their performance and continue to play better. If not, they will fall quite far behind Barcelona. Barcelona's performance in 7 matches is truly impressive, as well as the individual performances of its players who are playing very well. Mbappe is certainly a good player, 7 goals in 7 matches is a good achievement. But this season he will have competitors for the number of goals scored.

[Renampun]

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Mbappe is a great player for the national team, his chemistry with his teammates is also great. Even in the national team, a balanced team is formed with him. But in club football, he has never been able to develop good chemistry with his teammates, rather the balance of the team has been lost. It is very difficult to say whose problem it is here, but the improvement of one club after he left the club and the deterioration of another club after he joined the club basically indicates his selfish behavior. We will be clear only when we see the performance of Real Madrid without Mbappe. You can never become a good player through individual performance, and that performance has no real value without team success.

Yeah, that ego is often the problem in the team he plays in.. he’s a skilled player, no doubt about that, but the issue is that ego that makes their gameplay less balanced.. compare that to Barca, where their players can control their ego to be able to win.. this is the problem at Real Madrid, that it’s not just Mbappe, but also Vini and their other star players who feel like they’re just as important and don’t want to let their ego lose.. so this problem often holds back Real Madrid’s performance even with players who are really good.

[Shadiq]

Hopefully Madrid will soon heat up their performance and continue to play better. If not, they will fall quite far behind Barcelona. Barcelona's performance in 7 matches is truly impressive, as well as the individual performances of its players who are playing very well. Mbappe is certainly a good player, 7 goals in 7 matches is a good achievement. But this season he will have competitors for the number of goals scored.

If Real Madrid cannot return to form quickly, then they may confirm the defeat of the title in the first half of the season. I do not know how long the current form of Barcelona and Madrid will last, maybe the situation may change. But if they fall far behind Barcelona in the first half of the season, then on the one hand Real Madrid may lose points under pressure and on the other hand Barcelona will be relatively free of pressure. Barcelona will even have the opportunity to lose points, which Real Madrid will not have.

Mourinho will have to try to change the mentality of Real Madrid players. The football field is not for individual performance, but rather the field of team performance. The victory of the team means the victory of every player in the team, basically the mentality has to be created among the Real Madrid players.