The 2024-25 Spanish La Liga season marks the 94th season of La Liga play. The current season began in August 2024 and the big news heading into play was that the 25-year-old Kylian Mbappe had signed a five-year deal with Real Madrid after being the top scorer in the French league for a sixth consecutive season. The signing strengthened a Real Madrid team that won its record 36th La Liga title at the end of the 2023-24 season. Real Madrid might be the all-time leader in La Liga titles, but the club has not put together back-to-back championships since 2006-07 and 2007-08. With the signing of the high-scoring Mbappe, Real Madrid hopes to win a second straight title when the 2024-25 La Liga season ends in May 2025.
In this report, SBS will be going over what to look for from the top contenders for the remainder of the 2024-25 La Liga season along with a predicted championship winner and some additional notes about soccer wagering.
| To Win La Liga 2024-25 |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | -150 | -150 | -150 |
| Atletico Madrid | +300 | +300 | +300 |
| Barcelona | +350 | +350 | +350 |
| Athletic Bilbao | +1500 | +1500 | +1500 |
| Real Sociedad | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| Villarreal CF | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
| Girona FC | +100000 | +100000 | +100000 |
| Mallorca | +150000 | +150000 | +150000 |
| Real Betis | +200000 | +200000 | +200000 |
| RC Celta de Vigo | +250000 | +250000 | +250000 |
| Rayo Vallecano | +300000 | +300000 | +300000 |
| Sevilla FC | +300000 | +300000 | +300000 |
| Osasuna | +400000 | +400000 | +400000 |
| CD Alaves | +450000 | +450000 | +450000 |
| Getafe CF | +450000 | +450000 | +450000 |
| Leganes | +450000 | +450000 | +450000 |
| Valencia CF | +450000 | +450000 | +450000 |
| Espanyol | +450000 | +450000 | +450000 |
| Las Palmas | +450000 | +450000 | +450000 |
| Valladolid | +450000 | +450000 | +450000 |
As of this writing, Real Madrid is the top team in La Liga with 15 wins, four draws, and three losses in 22 games. The club has scored the second most goals in the league with 50 while allowing the fifth fewest goals at 21. The team’s goal differential is second in La Liga at +29. Real Madrid currently holds a one-point lead over the No. 2 club Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid received some terrible injury news on February 4. That news was that Mbappe and Jude Bellingham were injured. The good news is that Mbappe is not expected to miss a significant time due to the calf injury. Mbappe has played 20 games for Real Madrid this year. His 15 goals on the season put him in the No. 2 spot in that category. Overall, he has 20 points on the year.
Real Madrid has struggled with injuries this year, with Daniel Carvajal and Eder Militao missing significant amounts of time. Also suffering injuries have been Eduardo Camavinga, Antonio Rudiger, and David Alaba. Health is the biggest concern for Real Madrid down the stretch.
Atletico Madrid is searching for their first La Liga championship since 2020-21. Last season, they ended the year at No. 4 after finishing the two previous years at No. 3 in the league. The team has a total of 11 championships, which is the third most in La Liga history.
Atletico Madrid are currently in second place in the league with a record of 14 wins, six draws, and two losses. The team has scored 37 goals and allowed a league-low 14 goals for a +23 goal differential. The team’s leading scorer is Antoine Griezmann with 22 points and eight goals. Alexander Sørloth also has eight goals for the team.
The big signings for the team in the off-season were Julian Alvarez from Manchester City and Robin Le Normand from Real Sociedad. Alvarez is tied for the team lead in points with 22. He has six goals. He has played all 22 games for the club. Le Normand, who was signed for his defensive play, has been limited to 13 games. He suffered a brain injury in a collision in September and did not return to action until mid-December.
Atletico Madrid has played excellent defense this year.
Barcelona last won a La Liga championship in 2022-23. Before that, the team’s previous title came in 2018-19, which gave the club back-to-back championships and four titles in five seasons. The time looks to avoid another titleless drought in 2024-25 after finishing in second place in 2023-24.
Barcelona is currently in third place in La Liga with a record of 14 wins, three draws, and five losses. The club has scored a league-high 60 goals while allowing the sixth-fewest goals at 24. The team’s goal differential of +36 is best in La Liga.
Robert Lewandowski is the team and league leader with 18 goals. Barcelona also has the league’s third-leading goal scorer in Raphinha, who has 22 points with 12 goals. Four players in the league have more than 10 goals, and two play for this squad.
In the off-season, the big change for Barcelona was the team switching coaches, picking up former Bayern Munich and Germany coach Hansi Flick. Former coach Xavi Hernández was informed of his firing before the final game of last season.
Barcelona began the season with a few strong players out due to injury.
Despite injury issues the pick is for the deepest team in the league to win this season. The betting pick is that Real Madrid wins the 2024-25 La Liga for back-to-back titles.
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