The 2025-2026 season promises to be crucial for Real Madrid, which approaches this new exercise with the firm desire to turn the page of a particularly disappointing previous campaign. Beaten in the quarterfinals of the Champions League by Arsenal and then eliminated in the semi-finals of the World Cup by PSG, the Merengue club ended the year without the slightest major trophy-a rare failure for an institution of this scale where the European supercup of summer 2024 is not enough to satisfy everyone. The expectations will therefore be immense, both on the side of the supporters and the leaders, who are on an immediate reaction.
To lead this revival, Real Madrid entrusted the team reins to Xabi Alonso. The Spaniard supervised a transfer window resolutely turned towards the strengthening of the defensive line, with the notable arrivals of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ălvaro Carreras and Dean Huijsen. This strategic choice testifies to a clear desire to solidify the Madrid rearguard, often put in difficulty last season. At the crossroads, Real begins this season with a mixture of pressure and hope, determined to regain its place among the summits of European football. But also institutional showdown with Laliga and the leaders of Spanish football.
White casa fulminates!
The institutional conflict between Real Madrid, La Liga and RFEF reaches a new climax at the dawn of the 2025-26 season. The refusal to postpone the opening match against Osasuna, despite a request deemed “Urgent and necessary” Through Real Madrid, a media and legal storm sparked. According to Real Madrid TVthis decision constitutes a blatant violation of sports ethics, because the Madrid players, freshly returned from the Club World Cup, find themselves forced to play without adequate rest: “The 2025-26 Liga season begins corrupt, altered and manipulated”said the official television channel of the club, in a new episode of institutional tension which again shakes the bodies of Spanish football. The 22 -day period taken to reject the request for postponement by the single judge JosĂ© Alberto PelĂĄez is perceived as voluntary negligence, assimilated to an attack on common sense, sports medicine and the equity of the championship. The accusations do not stop there: they directly target the key figures of the Spanish football system. Rafael LouzĂĄn, president of the Competition Committee, is described as passive, indifferent to a crisis situation, while Javier Tebas, president of the Liga and vice-president of the RFEF, is qualified as a conductor of a biased process. The remarks made by Tebas before the official decision, openly criticizing Real Madrid and opposing any postponement, are pointed out as evidence of a direct and unacceptable influence on the judgment rendered.
This raises crucial questions about the impartiality of the decision -making bodies of Spanish football, especially when the positions precede and guide the official verdicts. Finally, the Madrid club warns against the systemic consequences of such a drift: if such a significant decision can be made without transparency, what about future arbitrations during the season? The call now in the hands of the National Appeal Committee is perceived as a final test for the real independence of institutions. This showdown therefore exceeds the simple frame of a match: it reflects a deep fracture in the governance of Spanish football, where the legitimacy and equity of competitions are called into question, with a risk of sustainable involvement of clubs and the public towards the authorities. The message is clear: the season has not yet started that the lines are already settled. Between Florentino PĂ©rez, determined to defend his club at all costs, and Javier Tebas, determined not to give in, the war of influence continues. And this duel at the top could well weigh on all the dynamics of the season.
