Mallorca vs Barcelona Prediction 16.08.2025 | LaLiga

Last season will leave the Balearic side with regrets, after a run of disappointing results in the final stretch cost them a place in Europe, as they ended the campaign 10th on 48 points, falling short of the top eight by a mere four points.

With their sights set on breaking into the positions that offer European football, Jagoba Arrasate’s men have kept hold of their key players and added promising new recruits during the summer, rounding it off with an encouraging pre-season run that produced four victories in six warm-up matches.

Hoping for a stronger campaign than last season, Mallorca will need to sharpen their attacking play and demonstrate far greater efficiency in front of goal, having earned a reputation as one of LaLiga’s least productive sides last term after scoring just 35 times in 38 league matches.

One of Mallorca's summer signings is Pablo Torre, the 22-year-old midfielder who joined from Barcelona for €5 million, and he could very well start against his former team.

On the other hand, Barcelona reigned supreme on the domestic stage last season, clinching their 28th La Liga crown alongside triumphant runs in both the Supercopa de Espana and Copa del Rey, where they overcame arch-rivals Real Madrid on each occasion.

Moreover, the Catalan giants came within mere centimetres of a remarkable campaign, only for their dreams to be dashed by Inter Milan, who triumphed in an epic and unforgettable Champions League semi-final, edging out the Blaugrana 7-6 on aggregate.

Hansi Flick and his high-flying squad will be looking not only to reaffirm last season's domestic dominance but also aim to return to the European roof, where they last stood in the distant 2014-15 season when they defeated Juventus 3-1 in the grand final.

In preparation for a demanding and tightly packed 2025-26 season, Barcelona swept through their Asian tour in style, dispatching Vissel Kobe, Seoul and Daegu by an aggregate score of 15-4, before putting on a ruthless display with a five-goal thrashing of Cesc Fabregas’s Como to lift the iconic Joan Gamper Trophy.

In a restrained summer transfer window, Barcelona brought in Joan Garcia from Espanyol to take charge in goal and secured Marcus Rashford on a one-year loan from Manchester United to strengthen the attack.

Rashford is set to lead the line in Saturday’s LaLiga opener after Polish talisman Robert Lewandowski suffered a hamstring injury in training ahead of the final pre-season test against Como.