La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2026/27

[asriloni]

Same incident as that of Vini, because you criticise me there's no way I'm saying it's not a foul or a red card, Vini committed a foul and according to the rule it's a red card, that's fine by me and I acknowledge that but there's a problem. I remember against Alaves , Marcelo got his hair pulled in the 18 yard box, no penalty awarded and no card was given. In the Champions League last season or two I think, Adeyemi at Dortmund pulled a player's hair, he was given yellow card. Now before some starts saying it's a new rule, check the image above, this foul happened after the new rule but he only got away with a yellow card. Vini did same and the referee remembers the rule to red card him straight up. Like I said earlier, it's a foul and a red according to the rules but the question is, where exactly is the consistency?

Refereeing consistency in La liga is actually depending on who became the reff for that game. Different ref, different consistency of refereeing. This is the biggest loopholes in la liga. You can't expect different referees to have same consistency in La Liga refereeing because it's always changing depending on who is refereeing the game.

Vini and Marcelo cases are the best example the consistency in la liga is not by the book. It's all by the referees itself.

[Out of mind]

Seriously, Real Madrid are really playing below many people's expectations. It is not how we expected Real Madrid to be performing, especially when Barcelona are performing at such a high levelIf anyone has been watching Real Madrid's matches, they will know that they are just struggling to win games. It is not as if they have been winning matches comfortably; they have been struggling to secure victories, which I always classify as lucky wins.In every match, I expect them to improve, but, to be honest with myself, I have not been seeing any improvement.With the way Barcelona are going, if it is not an injury crisis that causes their performances to drop, I don't think Real Madrid will be able to catch them, even if Real Madrid improve. Barcelona don't look like a team that is likely to mess up what they are currently doing.

Although the season is just starting and there are many games to play but so far the performance of Real Madrid has been very slow and below expectations of people who thought this season they will be able to make up for the past 3 seasons without a trophy. They are finding it difficult to win games comfortably I don’t know why maybe is because Mourinho is not really a fan of sexy possession football or scoring too many goals just the way Barca is doing. With the Classico coming up if the team doesn’t improve to win or get a point in that game against Barcelona then I think they should just  forget about winning the La liga this season.

Although at the beginning of the season many thought that Real Madrid would return to their best form since everything has changed and they have strengthened their team. But we have seen recently that Real Madrid's performance is not as good as expected, but the way they are playing in stages will make the equation more difficult for them in the upcoming matches. Based on Real Madrid's performance, we cannot say that they are the title contenders at all because they have not yet prepared themselves well. I think that Real Madrid may be able to maintain their position this season but will not survive in the competition for the title, Real Madrid is not playing their game as expected.

We can see from the recent performance of Barcelona that they have been doing very well for the last few seasons and have maintained their strength properly. This season they are even stronger, especially when they face Real Madrid, Barcelona will definitely not struggle to defeat Real. However, according to Barcelona's performance, we can say that they are qualified enough to become champions this season as well. But we cannot predict based on Real Madrid's performance, if they change their style of play and constantly change their strategy and win every match, then it can be expected.

[giammangiato]

Although at the beginning of the season many thought that Real Madrid would return to their best form since everything has changed and they have strengthened their team. But we have seen recently that Real Madrid's performance is not as good as expected, but the way they are playing in stages will make the equation more difficult for them in the upcoming matches. Based on Real Madrid's performance, we cannot say that they are the title contenders at all because they have not yet prepared themselves well. I think that Real Madrid may be able to maintain their position this season but will not survive in the competition for the title, Real Madrid is not playing their game as expected.

We can see from the recent performance of Barcelona that they have been doing very well for the last few seasons and have maintained their strength properly. This season they are even stronger, especially when they face Real Madrid, Barcelona will definitely not struggle to defeat Real. However, according to Barcelona's performance, we can say that they are qualified enough to become champions this season as well. But we cannot predict based on Real Madrid's performance, if they change their style of play and constantly change their strategy and win every match, then it can be expected.

I bet they will continue to blame the coach, it is now customary to always and only blame him.
It's becoming a tradition blaming the coach for Real Madrid, hasn't it been understood yet that having very strong players doesn't equate to certain wins?
They invested a lot and had the opportunity to demonstrate that the changes had brought a different air, from my point of view, evaluating only the matches played up to now I don't notice this "change".
If they continue like this they will do worse than last season, they are still in time to reverse course, but they must truly believe in it and work to ALL go in the same direction, without manias for prominence on the part of the players.

[liasbaa]

Same incident as that of Vini, because you criticise me there's no way I'm saying it's not a foul or a red card, Vini committed a foul and according to the rule it's a red card, that's fine by me and I acknowledge that but there's a problem. I remember against Alaves , Marcelo got his hair pulled in the 18 yard box, no penalty awarded and no card was given. In the Champions League last season or two I think, Adeyemi at Dortmund pulled a player's hair, he was given yellow card. Now before some starts saying it's a new rule, check the image above, this foul happened after the new rule but he only got away with a yellow card. Vini did same and the referee remembers the rule to red card him straight up. Like I said earlier, it's a foul and a red according to the rules but the question is, where exactly is the consistency?

Refereeing consistency in La liga is actually depending on who became the reff for that game. Different ref, different consistency of refereeing. This is the biggest loopholes in la liga. You can't expect different referees to have same consistency in La Liga refereeing because it's always changing depending on who is refereeing the game.

Vini and Marcelo cases are the best example the consistency in la liga is not by the book. It's all by the referees itself.

There are differences of opinion among the referees who are responsible for the management of the matches and sometimes there is a possibility of bias. In such a situation, you cannot expect impartial decisions from most referees. Basically there will be differences of opinion among the fans because each of them supports the team differently.

We may be excited if someone from the opposing team gets a red card but we do not think about whether it is realistic or not. It may have been right to show Vinícius a red card but some will say that it would have been fair to show him a yellow card. There is a different perspective between managing the game from the field and watching from the sidelines and at that moment the referee may have thought it was serious and showed Vinícius a red card.

[Sally9256]

Same incident as that of Vini, because you criticise me there's no way I'm saying it's not a foul or a red card, Vini committed a foul and according to the rule it's a red card, that's fine by me and I acknowledge that but there's a problem. I remember against Alaves , Marcelo got his hair pulled in the 18 yard box, no penalty awarded and no card was given. In the Champions League last season or two I think, Adeyemi at Dortmund pulled a player's hair, he was given yellow card. Now before some starts saying it's a new rule, check the image above, this foul happened after the new rule but he only got away with a yellow card. Vini did same and the referee remembers the rule to red card him straight up. Like I said earlier, it's a foul and a red according to the rules but the question is, where exactly is the consistency?

I agree with you because most times the referee inconsistency in decision making seems more like conspiracy against Madrid, for intense game like the Madrid Villareal, the referee should have been more considerate of a yellow card to be given which was more than enough than the red card he gave, But then it is Vinicius and it is Real Madrid. This could affect the reputation and authenticity of the league because this is not the first time such thing is happening, La liga better look into it and make necessary corrections from with their BIAS officiating because I doubt if Mourinho will be quiet for long.

[Mayor of ogba]

Refereeing consistency in La liga is actually depending on who became the reff for that game. Different ref, different consistency of refereeing. This is the biggest loopholes in la liga. You can't expect different referees to have same consistency in La Liga refereeing because it's always changing depending on who is refereeing the game.

Vini and Marcelo cases are the best example the consistency in la liga is not by the book. It's all by the referees itself.

I don't think this problem is only happening in La Liga because I could remember last season in the Premier League something of this happened several times and it made a lot of people questioned the consistency of the referees and the VAR in the Premier League. There are some things Arsenal did in the Premier League last season and they get away with it but when other teams in the Premier league did that same thing they didn't get away with it, so I believe referees knows what they are knowing.

[Just Say]

Looking at Barcelona's current form, you or I can naturally put them ahead in terms of their chances of winning the trophy. One of the many logical reasons is that no team has emerged as their equal yet. Many analysts expressed hope for Real Madrid but looking at the team's performance, it seems that they will not be able to go far. Look at the analysis of the last match against Villarreal, Real Madrid could not play as expected in that match. Despite winning, many fans were not satisfied with their performance.

I think Barcelona will be able to maintain their rhythm because they have many talented players in the team and if one player gets injured, another substitute player is eager to do better. I think Barcelona gives more importance to the Spanish league than the Champions League. But if the team can maintain this natural rhythm, these two trophies will not be difficult.

Looking at Barcelona's current form, it doesn't seem like it will be difficult for them to win the trophy this season too as we can say this for sure every player in this team is brimming with confidence and eager to perform well in every match. See many analysts are hopeful about Real Madrid but we feel that this team's performance is not at the top level because they are not able to win consistently but if I'm not mistaken Barcelona have won all their matches, including one in the UCL and eight in La Liga.

Another thing you should note is that Barcelona are taking both the Spanish League and the UEFA Champions League very seriously as this team has not managed to win the title in the last few Champions Leagues so maybe this season they will be successful in the Champions League with their well organized squad. However at the moment it appears that the team will face Galatasaray in their second UCL match of the season and it looks like they will be able to pull off a win in that match as well.

[Antotena]

Although at the beginning of the season many thought that Real Madrid would return to their best form since everything has changed and they have strengthened their team. But we have seen recently that Real Madrid's performance is not as good as expected, but the way they are playing in stages will make the equation more difficult for them in the upcoming matches. Based on Real Madrid's performance, we cannot say that they are the title contenders at all because they have not yet prepared themselves well. I think that Real Madrid may be able to maintain their position this season but will not survive in the competition for the title, Real Madrid is not playing their game as expected.

I expected changes from the team, they were making big signing and making Barcelona looks like a fool. I remembered how many were laughing Barcelona because they were unable to sign Alvarez and people think Barcelona might not have the best replacement for Lewandowski exit, but see how it turned out to favour Barcelona. I don't think if Alvarez became part of Barcelona will make any difference than this current team how the overshadowed Real Madrid.

We can see from the recent performance of Barcelona that they have been doing very well for the last few seasons and have maintained their strength properly. This season they are even stronger, especially when they face Real Madrid, Barcelona will definitely not struggle to defeat Real. However, according to Barcelona's performance, we can say that they are qualified enough to become champions this season as well. But we cannot predict based on Real Madrid's performance, if they change their style of play and constantly change their strategy and win every match, then it can be expected.

Do you see the team that do start their game, there is no charges. It's the usual way the players played for the team. The newly signed players only joined when they substitute which is when things are not going their ways. I want the club to discard this starters, they need massive changes to enable new phase of Real Madrid else they are going to use another 5 seasons without any Laliga trophy.

[asriloni]

There are differences of opinion among the referees who are responsible for the management of the matches and sometimes there is a possibility of bias. In such a situation, you cannot expect impartial decisions from most referees. Basically there will be differences of opinion among the fans because each of them supports the team differently.

We may be excited if someone from the opposing team gets a red card but we do not think about whether it is realistic or not. It may have been right to show Vinícius a red card but some will say that it would have been fair to show him a yellow card. There is a different perspective between managing the game from the field and watching from the sidelines and at that moment the referee may have thought it was serious and showed Vinícius a red card.

This is the reason why referee is always at fault. Referees can't satisfy both of sides with their POV over the potential foul happened on the pitch. Sometimes, i blame referee only if it's obvious dangerous foul, yet the player who did foul got nothing in return.

I don't think this problem is only happening in La Liga because I could remember last season in the Premier League something of this happened several times and it made a lot of people questioned the consistency of the referees and the VAR in the Premier League. There are some things Arsenal did in the Premier League last season and they get away with it but when other teams in the Premier league did that same thing they didn't get away with it, so I believe referees knows what they are knowing.

This problem is happening in all of leagues. I only hope football fans will be seeing from the various POV and they aware the judgement by the referee is coming from the referee itself, not by the book.

[Sammye3]

Same incident as that of Vini, because you criticise me there's no way I'm saying it's not a foul or a red card, Vini committed a foul and according to the rule it's a red card, that's fine by me and I acknowledge that but there's a problem. I remember against Alaves , Marcelo got his hair pulled in the 18 yard box, no penalty awarded and no card was given. In the Champions League last season or two I think, Adeyemi at Dortmund pulled a player's hair, he was given yellow card. Now before some starts saying it's a new rule, check the image above, this foul happened after the new rule but he only got away with a yellow card. Vini did same and the referee remembers the rule to red card him straight up. Like I said earlier, it's a foul and a red according to the rules but the question is, where exactly is the consistency?

With the Vinicius situation, it was clearly a harsh judgement because the player was neither with the goal or had a goal threatening opportunity. In the previous games, even the coach Mourinho has criticized the consistency of referees against Real Madrid and watching closely, it's not entirely a lie.

Vinicius moving from hero to zero was a total drama that I did not see coming, immediately after scoring. A yellow card would have being a fair judgement over a straight red card, no referee should change their judgement under pressure but always stand on their ground.

[Luzin]

I agree with you because most times the referee inconsistency in decision making seems more like conspiracy against Madrid, for intense game like the Madrid Villareal, the referee should have been more considerate of a yellow card to be given which was more than enough than the red card he gave, But then it is Vinicius and it is Real Madrid. This could affect the reputation and authenticity of the league because this is not the first time such thing is happening, La liga better look into it and make necessary corrections from with their BIAS officiating because I doubt if Mourinho will be quiet for long.

Does everyone believe that the condition of La Liga is already unhealthy? Or do people who support the losing team always comment badly on the referee? This is very chaotic. I looked for a moment and surely that was a foul. But maybe there is a different perspective on whether it should be a yellow or red card. But if it were me as the referee, I would give him a yellow card, it was indeed violent, but look at how serious the injury is. But if you look at the rules from the Laws of the Game (IFAB) – Law 12 (Fouls and Misconduct): Deliberately pulling an opponent's hair when the ball is not in immediate play is categorized as Violent Conduct. According to IFAB law, brutal actions or the use of excessive force when not contesting the ball must be punished with a straight red card. What I regret more is Vini's attitude, who I thought as a smart player would not harm himself and the team. This is a foolish act by a player who cannot control his emotions. CMIIW

Source: https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/fouls-and-misconduct/#disciplinary-action

[cxtreenal]

Same incident as that of Vini, because you criticise me there's no way I'm saying it's not a foul or a red card, Vini committed a foul and according to the rule it's a red card, that's fine by me and I acknowledge that but there's a problem. I remember against Alaves , Marcelo got his hair pulled in the 18 yard box, no penalty awarded and no card was given. In the Champions League last season or two I think, Adeyemi at Dortmund pulled a player's hair, he was given yellow card. Now before some starts saying it's a new rule, check the image above, this foul happened after the new rule but he only got away with a yellow card. Vini did same and the referee remembers the rule to red card him straight up. Like I said earlier, it's a foul and a red according to the rules but the question is, where exactly is the consistency?

With the Vinicius situation, it was clearly a harsh judgement because the player was neither with the goal or had a goal threatening opportunity. In the previous games, even the coach Mourinho has criticized the consistency of referees against Real Madrid and watching closely, it's not entirely a lie.

Vinicius moving from hero to zero was a total drama that I did not see coming, immediately after scoring. A yellow card would have being a fair judgement over a straight red card, no referee should change their judgement under pressure but always stand on their ground.

Mourinho has not yet commented on the decision against Vinicius after the match, but he will likely continue to criticize the referee for such poor decisions. I was surprised that Vinicius did not show a red card or in foul when he grabbed an opponent player hair but after the goal he made a harsh decision. This decision was against Real Madrid overall.

It is reasonable to question the fairness of the referee's decision because when Vinicius grab the hair of another opponent, the referee did not stop him or show him a red card. It is reasonable to question the fairness of the referee's decision to disallow the goal and show Vinicius a red card after Jude Bellingham scored the goal from a pass.

[Tamaperdana]

Mourinho remains one of the best coaches in the history of football, winning 26 trophies across Europe, quite an extraordinary record. At Real Madrid, it seems that he has not gotten his ground yet and their performance is below what we expected after their summer signings.

The refereeing system is not exactly bias and have also favored them in any occasions, maybe you made this statement based on their past matches but there is no evidence whatsoever that justifies this claim.

Without a doubt, Mourinho is a coach on another level and should already be winning top trophies at Real Madrid. It's about time, and that's precisely why Florentino Pérez brought him in.

Regarding what you said about refereeing, it's obvious that the system has gotten completely brazen. They've already reopened the Negreira case for further investigation, and this will likely turn into one of the biggest corruption scandals in history. Don't be surprised if they end up stripping Barcelona of some titles once all that apparent corruption is fully exposed.

Mourinho is indeed a great coach, but for now, we don't need to praise him just yet. Let him prove to us all that he is indeed a great and timeless coach. Because if we praise him for his past achievements, it's clearly not very good, and it's better to see real evidence now. So, for that reason, let's see whether Real Madrid can become a strong team again with Mourinho or not. Because if we look at their current performance, honestly, I have serious doubts.

Because when Real Madrid has a good performance, they always immediately compete for the top position in La Liga. But now they have to slip first to the four position here, so yes, that's very bad for a team of their class. So with that in mind, I don't think we can immediately say that Real Madrid under Mourinho is great. Because right now everything is still gray and we can't be sure whether everything will run smoothly or not for this team. So don't expect too much from Mourinho and Real Madrid right now.

[moneystery]

Looking at Barcelona's current form, it doesn't seem like it will be difficult for them to win the trophy this season too as we can say this for sure every player in this team is brimming with confidence and eager to perform well in every match. See many analysts are hopeful about Real Madrid but we feel that this team's performance is not at the top level because they are not able to win consistently but if I'm not mistaken Barcelona have won all their matches, including one in the UCL and eight in La Liga.
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Barcelona's performance is really strong this season. They are showing better consistency and team cohesion. Flick's decision to recruit Adeyemi, Gordon, Gabriel, and Rodri seems to be the right choice this season and has helped Barcelona improve their performance from last season.
With positive results in these nine consecutive matches, I think that, to some extent, it already explains that their chances of winning the La Liga trophy again are high, and it's possible that they might also achieve positive results in the Champions League if they remain consistent and maintain their performance.
So it's not wrong to say that they are one of the strongest candidates to win both La Liga and the Champions League this season.

[Sticky Bomb]

Although at the beginning of the season many thought that Real Madrid would return to their best form since everything has changed and they have strengthened their team. But we have seen recently that Real Madrid's performance is not as good as expected, but the way they are playing in stages will make the equation more difficult for them in the upcoming matches. Based on Real Madrid's performance, we cannot say that they are the title contenders at all because they have not yet prepared themselves well. I think that Real Madrid may be able to maintain their position this season but will not survive in the competition for the title, Real Madrid is not playing their game as expected.

From the look of things, Barcelona is the obvious favorite to lift the trophy again, but the title race is still much on and Real Madrid might still find their way back in the race. The match against Villarreal was messed up by Vini. Real Madrid would've won with a greater margin, but his arrogance saw them reduced to 10 men with more minutes still left to play. I commend the efforts of his team members for holding on to the win until full-time. A lot of people envisioned that game as Mourinho's final test of which he passed by narrow margin. Barcelona 5:1 win was convincing again against Getafe, they kept their good performance even in the absence of Raphinha.

[Lannakosa]

Another thing you should note is that Barcelona are taking both the Spanish League and the UEFA Champions League very seriously as this team has not managed to win the title in the last few Champions Leagues so maybe this season they will be successful in the Champions League with their well organized squad. However at the moment it appears that the team will face Galatasaray in their second UCL match of the season and it looks like they will be able to pull off a win in that match as well.

I think Real Madrid also take both La Liga and the Champions League very seriously. It's just that Barcelona are in better form right now, and they find it easier to beat La Liga teams than Real Madrid do. Still, I think both Real Madrid and Barcelona would rather win the Champions League than La Liga. Although La Liga might also be very important to Real Madrid, considering that Barcelona have dominated the last two seasons.

[PVequalNRT]

Mourinho has not yet commented on the decision against Vinicius after the match, but he will likely continue to criticize the referee for such poor decisions. I was surprised that Vinicius did not show a red card or in foul when he grabbed an opponent player hair but after the goal he made a harsh decision. This decision was against Real Madrid overall.

It is reasonable to question the fairness of the referee's decision because when Vinicius grab the hair of another opponent, the referee did not stop him or show him a red card. It is reasonable to question the fairness of the referee's decision to disallow the goal and show Vinicius a red card after Jude Bellingham scored the goal from a pass.

What if Mourinho is tired of complaining, the last time they had a time with Atletico Madrid, he complained about how they cheated them and everyone turned deaf ears, if he decided to voice out now, it will be for nothing. The best he would have done is go to court and apeal for it with Laliga. If the red card is justified, Vinicious will not play the next match with Real Betis and El clasico with Barcelona. If the red card is overturned before next match, there is hope of playing those two matches.

Vilhareal that played that match with Real Madrid will be happy with the decision of the referee Red card while Madrid are not happy even though they won the match, that is to tell you that if the situation is rever, Real Madrid might still want to support the referee decision. Let's stop been emotional over players altitude, a card is deserved for what Vinicious did but a yellow would have made more sense.

[Oluwa-btc]

I think Real Madrid also take both La Liga and the Champions League very seriously. It's just that Barcelona are in better form right now, and they find it easier to beat La Liga teams than Real Madrid do. Still, I think both Real Madrid and Barcelona would rather win the Champions League than La Liga. Although La Liga might also be very important to Real Madrid, considering that Barcelona have dominated the last two seasons.

Sadly,  Barcelona has not shown no sign of weakness in the past fixtures this season.  I also do not seeing them losing this term La Liga to Real Madrid. It is the reality of things but we football fans keep on doubting what we can see broadly we our own two eyes. It is my believe that Barcelona will win the treble this season under Hansi Flick just the same way they have done previously in the past under Luis Enrique and Josep Pep Guardiola. I believe that the La Liga is more important to Jose Mourinho because he wants to attempt to stop Hansi Flick but it will not happen. They couldn't be a worthy match against Atlético Madrid, do you think they can do the same against Barcelona?

[MArsland]

I agree with you because most times the referee inconsistency in decision making seems more like conspiracy against Madrid, for intense game like the Madrid Villareal, the referee should have been more considerate of a yellow card to be given which was more than enough than the red card he gave, But then it is Vinicius and it is Real Madrid. This could affect the reputation and authenticity of the league because this is not the first time such thing is happening, La liga better look into it and make necessary corrections from with their BIAS officiating because I doubt if Mourinho will be quiet for long.

Does everyone believe that the condition of La Liga is already unhealthy? Or do people who support the losing team always comment badly on the referee? This is very chaotic. I looked for a moment and surely that was a foul. But maybe there is a different perspective on whether it should be a yellow or red card. But if it were me as the referee, I would give him a yellow card, it was indeed violent, but look at how serious the injury is. But if you look at the rules from the Laws of the Game (IFAB) – Law 12 (Fouls and Misconduct): Deliberately pulling an opponent's hair when the ball is not in immediate play is categorized as Violent Conduct. According to IFAB law, brutal actions or the use of excessive force when not contesting the ball must be punished with a straight red card. What I regret more is Vini's attitude, who I thought as a smart player would not harm himself and the team. This is a foolish act by a player who cannot control his emotions. CMIIW

Source: https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/fouls-and-misconduct/#disciplinary-action

The assistant referees in the VAR department are to blame, as they detected a foul too late. If the referee swiftly blew the pluit before the goal then it will not complicate this problem. Any club will certainly protest strongly if the goal process is created but the referee's delay makes the goal canceled. Vinicius was wrong but the referee was also wrong and the La Liga side need to evaluate the performance of referees who are incompetent in decision-making. It's about momentum so I hope the referee is given an evaluation. CMIIW CMUUW CMEEW

[Accardo]

A lot of people envisioned that game as Mourinho's final test of which he passed by narrow margin.

Mourinho is yet to resolve the double pivot issue at Madrid, if he'd hand in Silva and Arda to play this position, the club will be in a much better control of their games. Lately, he's tried about four different double pivot in eight matches and the midfield issue insists. The deep understanding about this position can never be like when Tony Kroos was in the midfield. Mourinho is unsure of who not to feature, Madrid can be unbearable for coaches to make preferences.