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Why Are Real Madrid LALIGA Title Favorites?

ESPN FC

ESPN

Sports, Soccer

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew question why Real Madrid are favorites to win LALIGA according to the betting odds and explain why they think Barcelona will repeat as champions. Ruben Amorim also sits down with Rob Dawson to break down the future of Manchester United. Plus, Luis Garcia joins the show to analyze Liverpool's title chances and give his thoughts on Alexander Isak's possible move to the club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome into the latest edition of ESPNFC. I'm Dan Thomas. Joined in the studio today by Craig Burley and Shaka Hissot.

0:40.3

Not long now until the domestic season's kickoff across Europe, including of course La Liga,

0:47.3

where Barcelona are looking to defend their title, but it's Real Madrid who go into the start of the season as favourites, And we welcome a man who we haven't seen here for a very long time.

0:57.0

Louis Garcia, being lazy, I could ask you my normal question is,

1:01.0

are you surprised that Real Madrid are favourites,

1:03.0

but I won't bother because you obviously will be surprised

1:06.0

because you're a Barcelona man who backed Barcelona last season.

1:09.0

So I'll ask you this. Going into the start of the campaign, what is your biggest concern about Barcelona?

1:18.3

Well, I guess, Dan, good to see you and be back on the screen with you guys.

1:23.0

I think that once again, we know that Real Madrid when it started the season is going to be favorite.

1:27.2

The way, the history that this Real Madrid side started with the new managers, a couple of good new introductions into the team. I think that is still a little bit more to arrive, if not Real Madrid, it could struggle during the season because it's going to be very long. And I think that they have in the squad that they have at the moment, it's not going to be enough

1:45.6

to challenge for every single competition.

1:48.1

But what we saw in the club World Cup, I think the show was that Chavez already put an impression

1:53.9

into this team is trying to bring something different, something that so far we haven't

1:59.4

seen in the Real Madrid side for quite a long

2:01.2

time, that is that ability to have the ball and to progress and to create a lot of chances

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