La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2026/27

[Black Mbaye]

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Let's not make it look like the goalkeeper committed murder. The goalkeeper didn’t take a life, it was an accident that happened, but it is very unfortunate that the other player died as a result of that. We have seen goalkeeper and players collided in the past, none resulted to the death of any player. A life has been lost, but the goalkeeper didn’t challenge for the ball with the intention of killing the player.

I know Jesus Owono had no intention of killing anyone, but does it really make sense to leave the penalty area and make such a dangerous move? Besides, the match had already become heated before that incident, with a total of 11 yellow cards, which shows how many fouls had been committed. I believe this was simply an emotional reaction, but Owono failed to control his emotions. That kind of attitude has no place in professional football. He should have been an MMA fighter instead.

Let’s stop painting this narrative as though he will know that the move he’s about taking will lead to the death of the attacker and still go on to doing it. Football is a physical game and we’ve seen worse off tackles that in most cases injures the goal keeper and the game still continues.

The deed has already been done and unfortunately, there’s no angle we will look at this case that will justify a player dieing on the field of play. Accident do happen and there’s no point painting a narrative that suggest that the goal keeper made that tackle will an ill intention.

My friend, what kind of explanation could there possibly be for a foul like this? Of course, he didn’t intend to kill anyone, but the kick he delivered could have caused a serious injury to his opponent he could have at least considered that. You have to be a professional in football, and you shouldn’t behave this way in such situations. What part of a goalkeeper kicking an opposing player near the halfway line could ever be considered normal?

[Davidloki]

Vinicius is a truly important player for Real Madrid. He has been absent from several league games in recent times, but it was not just the coach's decision to select the team. The problem is that he was banned for 4 matches after receiving a red card. Because of this, he could not have played in those matches even if he wanted to. When it comes to Diomande's performance, you have to admit that he has been a regular as a young player in Vinicius' absence and has made the most of it. However, it is not the same to have an opportunity to play well and to permanently remove an established player from the starting eleven. In fact, the coach has already used both of them in the starting eleven in the same match.

I don't see a reason why fans would be comparing Vinicius Jnr with Yan Diomande because he is having a good time at the Real Madrid. This is one mistake that many fans make, and it's totally unfair to the other player who have showed up for the club on multiple occasions.

Vinicius have not being in form recently and it's understandable when Mourinho benches him over Diomande who happens to be more effective now, but comparing both of them is not reasonable at all. Vinicius will definitely get back his spark, and I hope fans would keep cheering Diomande when he's having a bad season at Madrid.

[Wake Up]

Vinicius is a truly important player for Real Madrid. He has been absent from several league games in recent times, but it was not just the coach's decision to select the team. The problem is that he was banned for 4 matches after receiving a red card. Because of this, he could not have played in those matches even if he wanted to. When it comes to Diomande's performance, you have to admit that he has been a regular as a young player in Vinicius' absence and has made the most of it. However, it is not the same to have an opportunity to play well and to permanently remove an established player from the starting eleven. In fact, the coach has already used both of them in the starting eleven in the same match.

I don't see a reason why fans would be comparing Vinicius Jnr with Yan Diomande because he is having a good time at the Real Madrid. This is one mistake that many fans make, and it's totally unfair to the other player who have showed up for the club on multiple occasions.

Vinicius have not being in form recently and it's understandable when Mourinho benches him over Diomande who happens to be more effective now, but comparing both of them is not reasonable at all. Vinicius will definitely get back his spark, and I hope fans would keep cheering Diomande when he's having a bad season at Madrid.

Real Madrid has begun dropping points due to Vinicius’s poor form. Consequently, the most sensible decision might be for him to spend some time on the bench. However, should he return to the high quality level of play he once displayed, Jose Mourinho would certainly be pleased to have him in the squad. It is undoubtedly disappointing for Real Madrid fans to see one of the team’s most influential players performing poorly this year, but Diomande has already stepped in to fill that void. The young star has made a magnificent start with Real Madrid.

[babo]

Real Madrid has begun dropping points due to Vinicius’s poor form. Consequently, the most sensible decision might be for him to spend some time on the bench. However, should he return to the high quality level of play he once displayed, Jose Mourinho would certainly be pleased to have him in the squad. It is undoubtedly disappointing for Real Madrid fans to see one of the team’s most influential players performing poorly this year, but Diomande has already stepped in to fill that void. The young star has made a magnificent start with Real Madrid.

I would say this is very dangerous, depending on just one player puts the team in a bad position, meaning that if he gets injured or leaves, the team is left in the lurch.
This also applies to companies, startups, teams... depending on just one person is always a pretty big point of failure.

But how can someone as good as Mourinho not know that? What a clown.

[UpTober]

The biggest problem with this team is that they have very good players, but they can't field the right lineup with these players. Because of these imbalances, I think there's a problem in the team right now. If you have star players, you need to be able to use them correctly.
I think there are problems at the management and coaching level. A team with so many good players should be flawless in every aspect

Well strangely, having too much good players in a team is also a problem because utilising each player becomes a big hurdle, generally good players tend to maintain their abilities and become better when the team is kind of centered around them, and the team can only be centered around one player so in a team full of good players many have to sacrifice the roles that they want themselves to play and contribute towards another player, and this seems to be the problem at madrid camp as no one wants to sacrifice, everyone wants to be in the spotlight

I don't think having good players is the problem. If you check, Real Madrid has always had good players, which has helped them win the Spanish league and the Champions League. I think right now there is something that is not going well. The problem might be with the coach; the positions can be a challenge for the players, which means they may not be good at the positions where they are placed. Every team has a time to shine and a time to struggle; it is possible that this is Real Madrid's struggle time.

Real Madrid have been going through a rough patch for the past two years. The team management has not yet been able to figure out where the problem lies. The team signed most of the players in midfield and defense during the last transfer window. The team has had some of the best and most famous players in the world before and still has them. But the team is going through a rough patch yet but I think the team will soon reach a good position and win trophies because Mourinho is an experienced manager and he is gradually getting the team together and getting good results.

The team has good players but the team is not performing well. In the last transfer window, we saw that Real Madrid brought several important players to their club and their performance has also changed at the beginning of this season. José Mourinho can change the fate of their club, that is, the trophy drought that they have been suffering for the last two seasons may be over with José Mourinho's hand. This season, José Mourinho has multiple options and he is also having trouble deciding which players to play and which ones to leave out. Diomandé is currently performing quite well in the LWF position and it is becoming very uncertain for him to get Vinicius Junior on the field. On the other hand, Real Madrid is benching Trent due to the team combination not matching. Let's see if Real Madrid can perform well as a team this season and if they can win La Liga and the Champions League title this season.

[JoyMarsha]

Let’s stop painting this narrative as though he will know that the move he’s about taking will lead to the death of the attacker and still go on to doing it. Football is a physical game and we’ve seen worse off tackles that in most cases injures the goal keeper and the game still continues.

The deed has already been done and unfortunately, there’s no angle we will look at this case that will justify a player dieing on the field of play. Accident do happen and there’s no point painting a narrative that suggest that the goal keeper made that tackle will an ill intention.

My friend, what kind of explanation could there possibly be for a foul like this? Of course, he didn’t intend to kill anyone, but the kick he delivered could have caused a serious injury to his opponent he could have at least considered that. You have to be a professional in football, and you shouldn’t behave this way in such situations. What part of a goalkeeper kicking an opposing player near the halfway line could ever be considered normal?

May the soul of Jesus de Miguel rest in peace. That's what we football lovers should pray for, rather than drawing accusations to make it seem like this is an intentional act, when it is not, but an accident.

An accident like this can happen, it can happen to anybody, causing them to suffer cardiac arrest on the pitch, which can lead to their death. On that note, no prosecutor will bring charges against Jesus Owono for this

[Franctoshi]

Real Madrid has begun dropping points due to Vinicius’s poor form. Consequently, the most sensible decision might be for him to spend some time on the bench. However, should he return to the high quality level of play he once displayed, Jose Mourinho would certainly be pleased to have him in the squad. It is undoubtedly disappointing for Real Madrid fans to see one of the team’s most influential players performing poorly this year, but Diomande has already stepped in to fill that void. The young star has made a magnificent start with Real Madrid.

If the absence of Vini would affect Madrid this much upon having Mbappe and Bellingham in the team, then that's obviously a big problem for the club and Madrid needs to fix that up as a big team they're, They shouldn't rely on one particular player to perform, that's an error.

And coming to Vini's poor performance situation, just expect this out of any player, maybe he's still battling some psychological challenges regarding his separation with his girlfriend.

I would say this is very dangerous, depending on just one player puts the team in a bad position, meaning that if he gets injured or leaves, the team is left in the lurch.
This also applies to companies, startups, teams... depending on just one person is always a pretty big point of failure.

But how can someone as good as Mourinho not know that? What a clown.

[Alvin_talk]

I don't see a reason why fans would be comparing Vinicius Jnr with Yan Diomande because he is having a good time at the Real Madrid. This is one mistake that many fans make, and it's totally unfair to the other player who have showed up for the club on multiple occasions.

Vinicius have not being in form recently and it's understandable when Mourinho benches him over Diomande who happens to be more effective now, but comparing both of them is not reasonable at all. Vinicius will definitely get back his spark, and I hope fans would keep cheering Diomande when he's having a bad season at Madrid.

I agree with you to some reasonable extent but beyond that, I think we should look at things differently. Vinicius might be more established and talented but when it comes to team play, I prefer Diomande 100%. Nobody is dismissing Vini's input but sometimes a club don't need the most talented players to perform very well, rather, they need highly motivated players who understands and coordinates with team mates to achieve the espected results and I see that player in Diomande. Vinicius might get back in form later on but for the mean time, it's better to maintain a player that is currently showing result when it matters than to hope to see that result from a player that is not Currently in form.

[KTChampions]

Right now, both of them are in better form than Vinicius. As long as Arda and Diomande remain free from injury, Vinicius will stay on the bench.
Jose might start him in easier matches, just to ensure he doesn't become completely disengaged or lose his morale.
For instance, Arda isn't in the squad for today's match against AEK—perhaps Jose left him out to give him a rest. Vinicius, however, has been included; Jose’s intention is to keep him from feeling alienated.

I don’t think Mourinho will escalate the situation to the point of leaving Vini on the bench, it’s more likely he’ll substitute him after the first half - that way, Vini still gets a chance to prove himself, while Diomande can fully integrate into the team. Honestly, after that long saga surrounding his contract extension, and considering the massive deal he ended up with, Vini shouldn't be focusing on his personal ambitions right now, instead, he should be trying to earn the money the club is paying him.
In Güler’s case, I don’t think it’s about rest, it’s more likely a minor injury or some kind of recovery procedure. Real is playing against AEK and then Valencia - matches like those are essentially a form of rest in themselves.

[Sg4j1n3ll0]

No one is disrespecting anyone here. Man just say the truth. He never said that Vinicius senior wasn't good before, he only said that Yandio is currently better than him. Yandio is still new. Man hasn't even spent up to a season in the club so you cannot expect him to magically just win trophies for Real Madrid. But man is on another level, and if he keeps up this way he will win those trophies that and a lot more for the club.

Put sentimentality out of the way, accept it that vinicius is currently in a worst form, should we now be praising him for this even when we have all seen how his bad performance has cost his team some goals. If Vinicius senior continues this way, his player rating will drop pretty fast. No clubs will even want to care the numbers of trophies he won before because they will never want to have someone that isn't producing anything in their team. Man should get his form back and all this trolling will stop.

for once we need to put aside the stupid comparisons and comments that lead to no advantage, these players have the role of playing and whoever does it best plays in the team as a starter, the coach knows better than us what he has to do and the football experts from the sofa who say in my opinion he made a mistake make me laugh, the fact is that Vinicius can no longer play.

[len01]

Let’s stop painting this narrative as though he will know that the move he’s about taking will lead to the death of the attacker and still go on to doing it. Football is a physical game and we’ve seen worse off tackles that in most cases injures the goal keeper and the game still continues.

What part of a goalkeeper kicking an opposing player near the halfway line could ever be considered normal?

Thank you, Black Mbaye, for providing a reasonable explanation.

As for Hewlet, I don't know what you are thinking, but you make it sound as if you are normalizing dangerous moves like that, which can put other players at risk. I fully understand that there have been some horrific tackles in football, but have any of them actually resulted in another player's death?

Now, let's take a closer look. Jesus Owono received 4 yellow cards in just 20 appearances last season. That suggests he often plays aggressively. So, @Hewlet, do you still think this is a narrative that we don't need to discuss?

[bastisisca]

Honestly we should be careful not to make it look like the goalkeeper intentionally killed someone, what really happened is unfortunate and it is very painful that another player lost his life through an accident. The goalkeeper went for the ball not with the intention of hurting or killing anybody, there is a difference between tragic outcome and deliberate act.

In the past we have seen. Where goalkeepers and other players collide on different occasions and most of those incidents have not led anybodys death. That should not make this particular one less serious, but we should just allow room for fairness and understanding when having discussion about it. The loss deserves respect but lets not turn an unfortunate accident into a murder accusation please.

This is a clash that was fortuitous and that caused a very serious problem, the death of a player, i don't think he did it on purpose even if the intervention was quite reckless, now they must also consider proceeding through legal action, but i think it's just a practice, certainly two lives were broken, that of the dead footballer and that of the one who caused the death.

[Inwestour]

for once we need to put aside the stupid comparisons and comments that lead to no advantage, these players have the role of playing and whoever does it best plays in the team as a starter, the coach knows better than us what he has to do and the football experts from the sofa who say in my opinion he made a mistake make me laugh, the fact is that Vinicius can no longer play.

I saw a post on X, I think from Fabrizio Romano, saying that Mourinho is looking forward to Vinicius's return and really needs him. I think this is a way of showing support for the player. However, Diamonde has settled into the team very well, and I think competition for that position is going to be quite intense. Vinicius really needs to focus more on his football, because lately he's been attracting plenty of attention, but not delivering much on the pitch.

[Showlove01]

I would say this is very dangerous, depending on just one player puts the team in a bad position, meaning that if he gets injured or leaves, the team is left in the lurch.
This also applies to companies, startups, teams... depending on just one person is always a pretty big point of failure.

But how can someone as good as Mourinho not know that? What a clown.

Perhaps, that is the reason Mourihno always keep him on bench because somehow he has noticed the team always hope  on him for victory making them not to win anytime this player did not perform well and yes, it is very wrong for a team to hope on a single player because once he has an injury or bad time, the entire team will suffer it altogether. however, keeping such an amazing player on bench won't help him in anyway rather it will still make him under perform the more so, regardless they should be featuring him.

[Rashlyowl]

There is something unusual about the current league standings, whereas we are accustomed to seeing Barcelona & Real Madrid side by side, there is now a gap between them, with Atletico Madrid positioned in the middle. Those in third, fourth & fifth place have 'Real' in their names. I think since Atletico Madrid has become a better team now, we could consider them as potential league champions. What do you all think about that?

[Freeveto]

Vinicius is a truly important player for Real Madrid. He has been absent from several league games in recent times, but it was not just the coach's decision to select the team. The problem is that he was banned for 4 matches after receiving a red card. Because of this, he could not have played in those matches even if he wanted to. When it comes to Diomande's performance, you have to admit that he has been a regular as a young player in Vinicius' absence and has made the most of it. However, it is not the same to have an opportunity to play well and to permanently remove an established player from the starting eleven. In fact, the coach has already used both of them in the starting eleven in the same match.

I don't see a reason why fans would be comparing Vinicius Jnr with Yan Diomande because he is having a good time at the Real Madrid. This is one mistake that many fans make, and it's totally unfair to the other player who have showed up for the club on multiple occasions.

Vinicius have not being in form recently and it's understandable when Mourinho benches him over Diomande who happens to be more effective now, but comparing both of them is not reasonable at all. Vinicius will definitely get back his spark, and I hope fans would keep cheering Diomande when he's having a bad season at Madrid.

The main reason why Real Madrid fans are comparing them is because they don't like Vinicius Jr.; they have been having problems for long, and they will be very happy to have his replacement even though some of their fans still like him.
Furthermore, we can't dispute the fact that Yan Diomande has stepped up for Real Madrid; he has done more than expected for the team, and the fans are happy because he has given them the result they wanted, and he is calm, so that can be their reason for the comparison.
But on who is a better player, I think Diomande needs time to prove himself because right now Vinicious is better than him.

[Lannakosa]

There is something unusual about the current league standings, whereas we are accustomed to seeing Barcelona & Real Madrid side by side, there is now a gap between them, with Atletico Madrid positioned in the middle. Those in third, fourth & fifth place have 'Real' in their names. I think since Atletico Madrid has become a better team now, we could consider them as potential league champions. What do you all think about that?

Atletico have been playing very well so far, the gap between them and Barcelona is currently just two points. And most importantly, Atletico have already managed to beat Real Madrid once. Now, this Sunday, Atletico will face Barcelona, and I think it will be a very important match for them,  it will show whether they can continue fighting for the title or not. A win or even a draw would mean that they are in good form and ready to keep pushing forward. If they lose to Barcelona, I think a 5 point gap would already be too much for Atletico to overcome.

[Rabata]

I don't see a reason why fans would be comparing Vinicius Jnr with Yan Diomande because he is having a good time at the Real Madrid. This is one mistake that many fans make, and it's totally unfair to the other player who have showed up for the club on multiple occasions.

Vinicius have not being in form recently and it's understandable when Mourinho benches him over Diomande who happens to be more effective now, but comparing both of them is not reasonable at all. Vinicius will definitely get back his spark, and I hope fans would keep cheering Diomande when he's having a bad season at Madrid.

I agree with you to some reasonable extent but beyond that, I think we should look at things differently. Vinicius might be more established and talented but when it comes to team play, I prefer Diomande 100%. Nobody is dismissing Vini's input but sometimes a club don't need the most talented players to perform very well, rather, they need highly motivated players who understands and coordinates with team mates to achieve the espected results and I see that player in Diomande. Vinicius might get back in form later on but for the mean time, it's better to maintain a player that is currently showing result when it matters than to hope to see that result from a player that is not Currently in form.

In today's match, Madrid fielded Vinicius and Diomande together as two wings. Until now, those who were saying that Vinicius was treated badly are basically different. Vinicius received a punishment because of his own behavior that forced him to question his game. Everyone will easily understand the difference by watching the performance of Vinicius and Diomande in today's match. Vinicius' movement in the match seems very limited. Because Cucurella, despite being a defensive line player, is repeatedly playing a special role in the attack by going in front of Vinicius. Cucurella is not only playing a role in the attack, he is also making tackles in his position. So I think Vinicius' arrogance does not make any sense in front of Cucurella's performance.

[GbitG]

There is something unusual about the current league standings, whereas we are accustomed to seeing Barcelona & Real Madrid side by side, there is now a gap between them, with Atletico Madrid positioned in the middle. Those in third, fourth & fifth place have 'Real' in their names. I think since Atletico Madrid has become a better team now, we could consider them as potential league champions. What do you all think about that?

Atletico have been playing very well so far, the gap between them and Barcelona is currently just two points. And most importantly, Atletico have already managed to beat Real Madrid once. Now, this Sunday, Atletico will face Barcelona, and I think it will be a very important match for them,  it will show whether they can continue fighting for the title or not. A win or even a draw would mean that they are in good form and ready to keep pushing forward. If they lose to Barcelona, I think a 5 point gap would already be too much for Atletico to overcome.

It's really important match because through this we will be able to understand that which team will be crown champions. Barcelona is already in the top of the table ans Atlatico Madrid is only two points behind them. If win then tie is over but if they drop the points then definitely Atlatico Madrid will climb to top.

Recent few matches of Barcelona was concluded so bad like they lose against PSG and also lose against Real Madrid although they were bit favorite but unfortunately injury make them more weak and as results they lose both. But against Atlatico Madrid if they do they same then probably Barcelona should need to pack his bags with no trophy.

[Abdulzuruku01]

There is something unusual about the current league standings, whereas we are accustomed to seeing Barcelona & Real Madrid side by side, there is now a gap between them, with Atletico Madrid positioned in the middle. Those in third, fourth & fifth place have 'Real' in their names. I think since Atletico Madrid has become a better team now, we could consider them as potential league champions. What do you all think about that?

Atletico have been playing very well so far, the gap between them and Barcelona is currently just two points. And most importantly, Atletico have already managed to beat Real Madrid once. Now, this Sunday, Atletico will face Barcelona, and I think it will be a very important match for them,  it will show whether they can continue fighting for the title or not. A win or even a draw would mean that they are in good form and ready to keep pushing forward. If they lose to Barcelona, I think a 5 point gap would already be too much for Atletico to overcome.

I like how Atletico Madrid are competing strongly because last season, they didn't perform well in this league compared to how they did in the Champions League. But with the way Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are challenging in the standings, it will definitely make the league tougher for every team and Barcelona won't be able to relax because there isn't much of a gap between the points. This is how I expect the league to be because if one team keeps ruling the standings there won't be any challenge.