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.
Sevilla, Real Betis, Valencia and Villarreal are only able to provide competition for the top 6 in the standings, but these teams have not been able to break the dominance of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico madrid in the fight for the La Liga title. In the last 10 years La Liga has only been woning by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, while other teams have only been able to compete to qualify for Europe.