Former Madrid Star Figo Names Barcelona As Title Favorites

Former Barcelona and Real Madrid winger Luis Figo, still a controversial figure among the Blaugrana supporters, has shared his thoughts on the 2025/26 La Liga season.

According to the Portuguese legend, the race for the title will once again be dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Speaking about the favourites for La Liga, Figo made it clear who he expects at the top.

“It will be between Madrid and Barcelona, the theoretically strongest teams, with better players and the best squad and historically with more victories.

“For all these reasons, they are the favourites.”

Figo on league reinforcements and star players

When asked about some of the new additions and standout players in La Liga, Figo admitted his admiration for certain stars.

“I like Alexander Arnold and Rashford,” he revealed, showing his appreciation for Premier League talents who have joined the Spanish top flight.

As for who could emerge as the most valuable player of the season, Figo pointed to those with both technical ability and consistency.

“The MVP of the championship will surely be one of those who have more technical quality and are regular all year round, and who we hope will give a great level, such as Raphinha, Vinicius or Mbappe from Real Madrid or Julian Alvarez from Atleti.”

To end the interview, Figo reflected on whether he could have played for another Spanish side outside of Barcelona or Real Madrid. His answer was honest.

“Perhaps Atleti, because of their philosophy of play, the stadium, the atmosphere, it was always exciting to play there, despite having always done it against them.

“And well, it would have also been special to play a derby in Seville, I’m not going to tell you Betis or Sevilla, because if not the other team would kill me, but it would have been very nice with the atmosphere there.”

Barcauniversal.com