True! Xavi really took over this broken and somewhat disjointed team that looked like they will be fighting not be relegated and gave FC Barcelona a spot in the top four. With the right addition to the team they will be able to compete for trophies.
That's make sense. I think at this moment La Liga is not just about Real Madrid and Barcelona. Now there are Atletico, Sevilla and Real Betis which even though their points are very different from Barca and El Real, but we can assume that apart from Barca and Madrid, Laliga has several teams that can compete with each other with a point difference that is not much different.
But keep consistent finish 1st and 2nd position Real Madrid then Barcelona, I think with Atletico, Sevilla and Real Betis not really have good mentality keep consistent until league ended, early Sevilla as competitor for Real Madrid to get La Liga trophy, but almost 10 match left ended Sevilla not consistent and losing many points until 2nd position take by Barcelona and right now have drop to 4th position. But I think if Real Betis and Sevilla keep consistent actually have chance finish on 2nd and 3rd position, but last several match losing point not only drop position but also Real Betis losing chance participant on champion league next season after dominance 3rd position standing before.