⚽ Sportsbet.io ⚽ Spanish La Liga ⚽ Football Pool Discussion Thread 2025/2026

[slaman29]

I hope Yamal listens to all that advice. I think we're all in agreement, seen too many young people listen to agents instead and not from veterans. I want to see 20 years of Yamal, not 2. Barca itself is a crazy team that plays teenagers for whole seasons, we all know very well the lives of Gavi, Pedri, Pau, Yamal. I want these kids to take care of themselves.

Oh also I should say thank you Betis

[buwaytress]

Another week, another bigger gap posted. Real were just a minute from closing that gap but failed and Barca took full advantage. One more win, one more draw and it's in the bag. Be really nice if Real just let off and help them finish that job even quicker by drawing to Espanyol next, and then letting Barca seal the deal on El Clasico a week later. Not that I care much but they should pay for shooing Alonso out the door.

[slaman29]

^ Yes indeed! Well, we had Lewandowski and he did ok, Rashford is really a revelation, I said it before I don't mind to say it again, I usually have doubts about English strikers especially with the history he had but he seems to have settled I hope we can keep him in for another season, he's been really finding his home here.

I know we haven't activated the buy clause but I think 30m is a really smart buy if it happens. Especially in today's kind of markets

[hosemary]

Trofo, according to yellow cap winners list, the highest points so far has been 25 which occurred in round 14.
I just noticed that round included 12 matches while almost all other rounds include 10 matches. Does round 14 count?

[Trofo]

Trofo, according to yellow cap winners list, the highest points so far has been 25 which occured in round 14.
I just noticed that round included 12 matches while almost all other rounds include 10 matches. Does round 14 count?

Yes, it counts as regular round.

It happens every season in Premier League and sometimes in other leagues. While that is obviously the week when it is easier to get winning result, all of us have the same chance to get it. And it is not that often that round with more fixtures ends up a winning one.

This is just a simple pool where I am getting absolutely nothing to run it. So we are just using Superbru rules and tie breakers for everything. If superbru counts it, we count it

[hosemary]

It happens every season in Premier League and sometimes in other leagues. While that is obviously the week when it is easier to get winning result, all of us have the same chance to get it. And it is not that often that round with more fixtures ends up a winning one.

Thank you for the reply, Trofo.
In the premier league pool, we have a rule saying only rounds with 10 matches or less are counted and that was why I thought there might be the same rule in this pool.

What's left after fees will go to the highest overall weekly round (ten match rounds or less are only counted).

So we are just using Superbru rules and tie breakers for everything. If superbru counts it, we count it

Superbru only shows the yellow cap winners. As far as I know, there is no reward for the highest overall weekly cap there at all.

[Trofo]

Superbru only shows the yellow cap winners. As far as I know, there is no reward for the highest overall weekly cap there at all.

There isn't, but we added it so that people at the bottom of table have something to play for.

[LTU_btc]

Barca yesterday won against Osasuna in game that was not nice to watch, I thought that we're headinng to 0:0 result when Barcafinally took a lead after 80th minute. Very little is needed to take title oficially. If Real will drop points with Espanyol today, it can happen today. Next game is El Clasico and Real would have to make pasillo to honour champions - that would be very sweet . Or they just would look for excuse to not make it like they already did few years ago.
But it would be sweet to claim La Liga title on El Clasico .

[slaman29]

Barca yesterday won against Osasuna in game that was not nice to watch, I thought that we're headinng to 0:0 result when Barcafinally took a lead after 80th minute. Very little is needed to take title oficially. If Real will drop points with Espanyol today, it can happen today. Next game is El Clasico and Real would have to make pasillo to honour champions - that would be very sweet . Or they just would look for excuse to not make it like they already did few years ago.
But it would be sweet to claim La Liga title on El Clasico .

I was happy in a weird way, cause like you said if Espanyol took even 1 point, we would be Champions but nothing really to look forward to, in a way that all the games mean nothing anymore. Not something we want, if we're honest

It is even better I think to win La Liga after defeating our enemies at Camp Nou, way sweeter than pasillo I really want to see Vini's face if he scores but we still beat them and he has to honor us.

I still wish it was Alonso at Real though for this final Clasico. It would have been a classy ending for him.

[LTU_btc]

Damn, I didn't expected that things is so bad in Real Madrid locker room. Tchouameni fighting with Valverde and things got so serious that Valverde had to go to hospital. And it happens just several days before El Clasico. This one more time confirms that Xabi Alonso wasn't their problem. Simply some drama queens can't be bigger than club, but maybe Florentino thinks different.
As supporter of Barca I wish Real to solve these problems because it's much more fun to fight with best version of Real.

[slaman29]

Damn, I didn't expected that things is so bad in Real Madrid locker room. Tchouameni fighting with Valverde and things got so serious that Valverde had to go to hospital. And it happens just several days before El Clasico. This one more time confirms that Xabi Alonso wasn't their problem. Simply some drama queens can't be bigger than club, but maybe Florentino thinks different.
As supporter of Barca I wish Real to solve these problems because it's much more fun to fight with best version of Real.

Same, buddy. When you meet your rival, you want them to be at their best shape. Then its worth winning. Nobody will take great glory in beating your opponent when they are at their worst. Except the fans I guess.

Real players have such an opposite situation than with Barca, I always felt this. At Real, they are the boss <bad move> so much that a guy like Alonso had to leave <wtf>. But at Barca the players are powerless. Just look at Messi and Suarez, the last 2 greatest idols we had and how they ended up. Hate to say it but better that than worshipping players and giving them drivers seat.

[slaman29]

Respect for Flick, I actually had to turn off a video I was watching of them discussing about Flick and his dad and then coming to celebrate. Shit I'm getting old

Back to back titles for us, with the 2 youngest squads ever in La Liga, and a first title ever captured during El Clasico.

But no more messing about. We want Champions League  

[LTU_btc]

Respect for Flick, I actually had to turn off a video I was watching of them discussing about Flick and his dad and then coming to celebrate. Shit I'm getting old

Back to back titles for us, with the 2 youngest squads ever in La Liga, and a first title ever captured during El Clasico.

But no more messing about. We want Champions League  

After result become 2:0 I already thought that we will see another Real humiliation, but rest of game was meh. But it's sweet enough to claim title playing against Real. But La Liga is already getting ordinary stuff. I don't mind not winning it if we will take Champions league after so many years.
Meanwhile it seems that Mourinho return to Madrid soon will become reality. Well, what I can say, prepare your popcorns, thing won't be less entertaining thatn now .
And Papa Perez in press conference said that he won 7 La Liga title, while other 7 were stolen from him. It reminds me some speeches of Trump, something like 8 wars that he stopped .

[slaman29]

<>But La Liga is already getting ordinary stuff. I don't mind not winning it if we will take Champions league after so many years.
Meanwhile it seems that Mourinho return to Madrid soon will become reality. Well, what I can say, prepare your popcorns, thing won't be less entertaining thatn now .
And Papa Perez in press conference said that he won 7 La Liga title, while other 7 were stolen from him. It reminds me some speeches of Trump, something like 8 wars that he stopped .

Exactly I do not mind not winning anything else except Champions League, we really need to feel it again.

Anyway looks like we really are hungover and the 2x on Barca last night was a trap I fell for LOL

Trump is a president of peace, he never started any wars, in fact Iran is him preventing a bigger war Papa Perez will win the next election, and he will hire no ugly people, and no women because they don't know anything about football

[Trofo]

<>But La Liga is already getting ordinary stuff. I don't mind not winning it if we will take Champions league after so many years.
Meanwhile it seems that Mourinho return to Madrid soon will become reality. Well, what I can say, prepare your popcorns, thing won't be less entertaining thatn now .
And Papa Perez in press conference said that he won 7 La Liga title, while other 7 were stolen from him. It reminds me some speeches of Trump, something like 8 wars that he stopped .

Exactly I do not mind not winning anything else except Champions League, we really need to feel it again.

This Barca isn't ready for CL title. Yeah they are interesting to watch and can score goals but to take CL you also need to win ugly sometimes. Barca plays very high line and lacks experience in defense. It shows in biggest games, those 2 red cards can't happen to team that is ready for CL title.

[LTU_btc]

This Barca isn't ready for CL title. Yeah they are interesting to watch and can score goals but to take CL you also need to win ugly sometimes. Barca plays very high line and lacks experience in defense. It shows in biggest games, those 2 red cards can't happen to team that is ready for CL title.

Yeah, I know, I said similar things myself multiple times. We have lot of youngsters and unstable Araujo in our defense line. IMO, departure of Inigo Martinez was huge loss for us. We need players like he.
We lost to Alaves yesterday. Not that it matters, but we wasted  opportunity to endseason with 100 points. And Alaves significantly increased their chances to avoid relegation.

[cryptofrka]

This Barca isn't ready for CL title. Yeah they are interesting to watch and can score goals but to take CL you also need to win ugly sometimes. Barca plays very high line and lacks experience in defense. It shows in biggest games, those 2 red cards can't happen to team that is ready for CL title.

I feel they were hard done by these calls. PSG doesn't really win ugly as well - and they are the favorites to win the final.
High line is played by Bayern as well - and was played by Liverpool that reached 3 CL finals under Klopp.

I do agree that sometimes it makes sense to be more calculative - but this year was/is dominated by offensive teams.
You need some luck to win the CL and I do think Barcelona was unlucky with some of the decisions.

[notblox1]

Congrtas to Saint-loup, I think he already won this pool, and maybe Premier League pool  
I think we need to start taking lessons from him.

This Barca isn't ready for CL title. Yeah they are interesting to watch and can score goals but to take CL you also need to win ugly sometimes. Barca plays very high line and lacks experience in defense. It shows in biggest games, those 2 red cards can't happen to team that is ready for CL title.

Maybe they are not ready, but dont tell me that Arsenal is ready to win it with their boring strategy
Barcelona scored a lot more goals than any other team in La Liga, and I think only Bayern Munich scored more goals from all other top leagues.

[slaman29]

This Barca isn't ready for CL title. Yeah they are interesting to watch and can score goals but to take CL you also need to win ugly sometimes. Barca plays very high line and lacks experience in defense. It shows in biggest games, those 2 red cards can't happen to team that is ready for CL title.

The high line is a problem that they want, in a way, and I think our new keeper will really help there but the experience is 100% what we need. I still remember Yamal giving a goal away because of a fancy backheel when trying to get out of defense, thats really dumb and what is needed to be learnt. So lets see what they learn next season team will be 25 in age on average.

[darbitmobilerecovery]

I cant believe how the relegation fight on this league keeps getting hotter and hotter and instead of having more teams in a safe zone because of we only have 2 rounds remaining for the end of the tournament we ahve even more and more teams involved because the bottom teams win game which are not mean to be win by them like Alaves against Barcelona who put a huge pressure now on all the rest of the field.