Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

Source: https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-spanyol/d-8089744/rayo-vallecano-vs-barcelona-selesai-1-1/amp
Last season's champions (Barcelona) were held to a draw by Rayo. This was certainly far from my prediction. I assumed Barcelona would win against Rayo, as their squads were clearly the best, boasting many star players. In today's bet, I bet on a Barcelona win because I saw Barcelona as the strongest. Unfortunately, my guess was wrong, and the match between Rayo and Barcelona ended in a draw.

As the home team, Rayo certainly played well, attacking Barcelona well. If I'm not mistaken, they scored numerous goals. Unfortunately, the referee only awarded one goal in this match. If all of Rayo's goals had been awarded, Rayo would have had the potential to win against Barcelona. If Yamal hadn't scored on penalties, it seemed certain Barcelona would have lost to Rayo. Fortunately, Yamal scored on a penalty kick.

Now, Hansi Flick must really improve Barcelona's game so that the Barcelona players can capitalize on the opportunities that arise.

In my own opinion, I think Rayo deserved to win that Spanish La Liga game against Barcelona over the weekend. Apart from seeing few goals that crossed the goal line being cancelled, Barcelona which happens to be the away team got a controversial penalty which was converted by Lamine Yamal. Personally, I don't think Yamal deserves that penalty but what was more impressive for me in the game was that the home team didn't allow the decision stop them from getting at least a point from the game. Hansi Flick like you rightly said needs to improve his team but if you ask me, I don't think Barcelona will be able to replicate their impressive records of last season.

I expected Barcelona to win against Rayo Vallecano. I never expected a strong team like Barcelona to perform so badly as a football fan. They could have definitely lost this match if Lamine Yamal had not scored the penalty. The credibility of the referee's decision to award the penalty is also questioned. If Barcelona continues to perform so badly, it could lead to unexpected results for them in the next matches. I think Barcelona may not have expected the home team to play so well, which is why experienced analysts always say that no team should be underestimated. If VAR technology had worked properly in this match, the penalty decision inside the box would have been overturned.