Spanish La Liga Favorites 2024/2025
As the new La Liga season kicks off, anticipation is high, and many football enthusiasts are already analyzing the potential outcomes for the top teams. For those looking to explore betting opportunities, rg.org offers a variety of bookmakers to consider. The competition for the title seems to be between the usual suspects — Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid — each with their own strengths and challenges going into the 24/25 season.
Odds
The odds for the victory of the favorites are approximately as follows:
Real – 1.45
Barcelona – 4.5
Atletico Madrid – 10.
The other teams are significantly behind. Thus, Real Sociedad has 25 odds to win the championship, while the success of Girona, the troublemaker last season, has 30 odds. The highest odds for the La Liga champion are 2500. Such odds quote the championship of Getafe, Valladolid, Leganes, and Las Palmas.
Real: pros and cons
We believe that Real Madrid have the best chance of winning the title. The team won the Primera in season 23/24, also became champions in seasons 19/20, 21/22. On the eve of the next championship Madrid have strengthened – acquired a superbomber from PSG Kylian Mbappe. It should be noted that Real Madrid spent nothing on this deal, as Mbappe was transferred as a free agent. That is, the team still has reserves for strengthening as the season progresses.
Real Madrid also strengthened with 18-year-old rising star from Palmeiras Endrik. The transfer cost 47.5 million euros. Madrid has no other major purchases and sales.
Real Madrid have the widest roster, with crazy competition in every line. Just killer lines of midfield and offense. We should note the complete order on the coaching bridge – at the helm is Carlo Ancelotti, who has full synergy with the team. He skillfully manages the scattering of Madrid stars, and the track record and experience of the coach does not raise any questions.
It should be noted that Real Madrid has extremely few problems. There are minor issues on the goalkeeper line – Courtois does not always show top-level play, his replacement Lunin is also not an extra-class goalkeeper. The pivotal player of the center of the field Luka Modric, who can give a clever last pass and create a goal, is slowly losing his touch. Real’s longtime leader, Toni Kroos, has finished his career. Otherwise, everything is calm in the Madrid camp.
Barcelona: pros and cons
The Catalans are going through a period of rebuilding. After the departure of Xavi, Iniesta, Neymar and Messi, the team will not reach the usual extra-class level, being satisfied with the scraps behind Real Madrid. In the last Spanish championship, Barcelona was much weaker than the Galacticos, fell behind them by 10 points, and barely managed to beat Girona and finished in second place.
In the off-season, the Blue Granates signed midfielder Dani Olmo from Leipzig for 55 million euros. There are no more high-profile acquisitions or losses in the summer of 2024.
Compared to Real Madrid, Barcelona has a less formidable squad. There are problems in all lines. The goal is not super reliable Ter Stegen, there is no worthy replacement. In defense there are a lot of youngsters, only a few experienced bayonets. Weak play in defense, by the way, was one of the main problems of Barcelona in the season 23/24 – 44 conceded in the Primera, 18 more than Real Madrid. The midfield also has a lot of under-21 players – they are youngsters who are not yet experienced enough to play consistently all season on multiple fronts.
Things are much better with the offensive line – there are both established superstars (Lewandowski) and the brilliantly playing at a very young age Yamal (17 years old).
There are also changes on the coaching bridge – in the new season, Hans Flick will be in charge of the team, replacing club legend Xavi. Flick will probably need at least 1-2 seasons to get the team playing, so don’t expect too much from him in the 24/25 season.
Conclusion
Summarizing the above, we predict a victory for Real Madrid in the Spanish championship 24/25. In terms of the quality of the squad, its depth and coaching experience, Madrid give a head start to the Catalans. Barcelona will take 2-3 place (with a new coach it will not be easy to repeat even quite modest last year’s results).
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