La Liga 2026/27. Presentation of teams, part one

Already tomorrow, August 15, the new campaign of the Spanish championship starts. In the 2025/26 season, Barcelona won La Liga for the second time in a row and will try to achieve a streak of three such successes for the first time since Pep Guardiola. media invites you to familiarize yourself with the preview of the new tournament campaign. In the first, today's part, we paid attention to the "newcomers" and seven clubs that were outside the top 10 of the championship last season. Malaga After finishing 20th with 20 points in the 2017/18 season, Malaga had to spend eight campaigns outside the "elite", including one (2023/24) in Spain's third-highest division, before returning to Primera. A year ago, the club finished the season in the second division in 16th place, but in 2026 they managed to reach the promotion playoffs, finishing fourth. Las Palmas and Almeria failed to stop Juan Funes' team on the way to the "elite". Málaga enter the new campaign with just three legionnaires in their squad (two of whom were born in Spain), the lowest percentage (10.7%) of any La Liga 2026/27 team. With a significant gap, Funes' team is considered the cheapest in terms of estimated transfer value, which in most such cases leads to further relegation. Avoiding an "instant" farewell to the Premier League will be the club's main goal for this season. Pre-season friendlies Transfers Arrived (-0.3 million €) Let's go Juan Cruz (born Leganes, OR, €0.3 million) Fernando Calero (from Espanyol, VA) Jose Salinas (from Espanyol, OR) Hawkin Gabilondo (from Real Zaragoza, VA) Victor Garcia (retired) Javi Montero (retired) Josue Dorrio (retired) Darko Brašanac (p. va) Luismi Sanchez (p. s.c.) Start matches 08/19/2026 Spain. La Liga 1 round 22:00 08/24/2026 Spain. La Liga 2nd round 22:30 30.08.2026 Spain. La Liga 3rd round 18:00 09/06/2026 Spain. La Liga 4th round 19:30 Forecast 20th place Deportivo A Coruña Deportivo left the "elite" together with Malaga in 2018, having collected 29 points, which was enough only for the 18th step. Like Málaga, the club from A Coruña did not miss further relegation to the third division status of the country, in which it spent four years (2020-2024). Like the Andalusians, the 1999/00 Spanish champions have markedly improved their performances in Segunda, jumping from 15th in 2024/25 to second last campaign. Unlike Malaga and Racing, Deportivo, led by Antonio Hidalgo, is actively working in the transfer market. Only Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Barcelona spent more on a club from A Coruña. The transfer of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is currently the most interesting transfer of the Galicians. A scorer's experience can help increase their chances of survival. In the 2021/22 season, the Gabonese scored 11 goals in 17 La Liga matches, so he is at least a little familiar with the championship. Pre-season friendlies Transfers Arrived (-€26 million) Left (+€0.5 million) Leo Roman (Mallorca, €9 million) Bright Ede (from Motor Lublin, €6 million) Jonathan Asp Jensen (p. Bayern II, €6 million) Lorenzo Amatucci (Fiorentina, €2.5 million) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (born Marseille, €1.5 million) Ten Geiselhart (Mr. De Graafschap, €1 million) Angelinho (from Roma, Or) Luis Chacon (born Real Valladolid, €0.5 million) Sergio Escudero (from Real Zaragoza, VA) Alex Pecharroman (from Ceuta, VA) Diego Gomez (née Huesca, OR) Mohamed Buldini (née Academician Viseu, VA) Christian Herrera (n.va) Start matches 08/17/2026 Spain. La Liga 1 round 22:00 08/24/2026 Spain. La Liga 2nd round 22:30 30.08.2026 Spain. La Liga 3rd round 20:30 09/05/2026 Spain. La Liga 4th round 22:00 Forecast 15th place Racing Santander Racing Santander with 27 points finished 20th in the 2011/12 season and temporarily said goodbye to the "elite". The Cantabrians have spent seven campaigns in the second division, including the last four, and seven in the third. Jose Alberto Lopez achieved success with Racing gradually, starting with the 12th step in the 2022/23 season. The club later finished seventh and fifth before winning Segunda in 2025/26. Matches with the participation of the winner of the tournament were the most productive (3.6 goals per game). In the summer, his protégé Sergio Canales returned to the club, although the most important element of the current transfer window for Racing is rightly considered to be the preservation of the main star Gustavo Puerta. In some positions, the composition of Lopez's team is still limited, which may harm its chances to stay among the "elite". This is especially true of the defensive line, which was also a problem in Segunda. In 42 matches last campaign, the club conceded 61 goals, while, for example, Real Zaragoza's last (22nd) 59.