La Liga season preview: New Era No. 10! Real Madrid s Dilemma Barcelona s 5-6 team relegation

This Friday, the 2025-26 La Liga season will kick off. This summer, Real Madrid and Barcelona ushered in the 10th new era, but the two giants also have hidden worries and difficulties. Simeone's Atletico Madrid will play the role of a championship disruptor; 5-6 teams are facing huge pressure to relegate.

【New Era No. 10! Real Madrid and Barcelona all encounter difficulties]

In the summer of 2025, Real Madrid bid farewell to the legendary Modric, and Mbappe took over the No. 10 jersey. The Club World Cup from June to July is Alonso's premiere, but Real Madrid still has problems to solve:

352 or 4-defender tactics? In the 1-0 victory over Juventus in the Club World Cup, Alonso's 352 attempt was very successful, but for many years, Real Madrid has been the 4-defender style; in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, Alonso's 4312 formation was easily broken by Paris and suffered a 0-4 defeat. Real Madrid's tactical style still needs to be explored, run-in and mature.

How does Mbappe and Vinicius coexist?

This is probably the hardest problem for Alonso. The two superstars have outstanding offensive abilities, but their defensive enthusiasm is not high. During the Ancelotti era, Mbappe and Vinicius were both unstoppable main players, but unfortunately the combination effect was not ideal. 21-year-old Gonzalo Garcia also needs to play time to grow when she enters the first team. Real Madrid also has Rodrigo and Enderick, and there are many good cards, it depends on how Alonso plays cards.

This summer, Barcelona also welcomed the 10th new owner - 18-year-old Yamal, becoming the real number one in business and competition. As the champion of La Liga last season, Barcelona also had difficulties:

Lewandowski's hidden worries about injury.

Lewandow's left thigh biceps are discomfort and is likely to miss the first three rounds of La Liga. Whether Lewandowski, who is about to be 37, can stay healthy will be the key to determining the success or failure of Barcelona. Olmo, 27, was injured three times last season and had 20 games on the verge of 27 games. He developed muscle fatigue before the new season even started. Araujo and Christensen on the defense line have been in constant injuries in the past two years.

The main force left the team and the goalkeeper storm.

Inigo Martinez's departure is not good news for Barcelona - Barcelona's central defender position, Araujo often makes trouble in big scenes, Christensen recovers from serious injury, Eric Garcia is positioned as a substitute, who will partner with 18-year-old Kubasi? The storm caused by Ter Stegen also allows people to see the undercurrents within Barcelona, and everyone is not a solid piece of cake. If the contradiction is not resolved, it will be difficult for Barcelona to work together.

[Atle Madrid leads the championship and disruptor]

In any case, Real Madrid and Barcelona are still popular in La Liga championships. Simeone's Atletico Madrid can only play the role of disruptor.

Atletico Madrid spent 150 million euros to introduce Baenna, Hanzko, Cardoso, Almada, Rugeri and Pubir to continue to upgrade the lineup. However, 55-year-old Simeone is also difficult to shake the dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal, form the La Liga 3 and 4 groups, striving to make La Liga more suspenseful.

【The suspense is greater than the championship competition: the 5-6 team's relegation melee】

Compared with the championship competition, the relegation situation in La Liga is more complicated.

3 promoted teams Levante, Elche and Oviedo, the task of relegation in the new season is to relegate. This summer, the three newly promoted teams have basically not invested heavily, and their paper strength is at the bottom. In addition, Alaves, Girona and Espanyol will also fight for relegation in the new season.