Real Madrid will not be afraid because their initial enemy when they set foot in La Liga was Barcelona. But Barcelona today is not the Barcelona we saw a few years ago. They don't seem to have anything to be proud of when they play on the pitch. The enthusiasm of the supporters (including myself) is getting worse day by day because indeed everyone realizes what is in front of him is not a scary club. Instead, Barcelona became the subject of ridicule from the audience.
As long as Barcelona can't improve their financial status then I can't expect their rivalry with Real Madrid to be interesting enough. Without money, Barcelona were forced to use a number of young players who made their strength and quality down. But Barcelona is a team that I always support, but this team must be improved to become the toughest rival of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid again. If in the previous few seasons people were too tired of their dominance, now is the time for them to feel that Laliga is not as good as it used to be.
Because so far it is Sevilla who are able to put pressure on the standings, automatically like it or not, Real Madrid will have to face them later. It's still a long time and maybe Sevilla's performance will continue to improve or vice versa.
Sevilla are good, but can't really compete with Real Madrid. But Madrid's rivalry with Barcelona is one of the attractions in Laliga.