When Raphinha and Lewandowski officially join, Ancelotti already understand the situation that would occur in the rival between the two clubs. Although Madrid have not been involved much in transfer rumors this season but I believe Carlo Ancelotti is preparing something for Madrid, it's hard to believe they haven't done anything behind Barcelona's rapid development. But on the other hand I have a thought, Madrid's achievements last season satisfied the coach and maybe that's one of the reasons they haven't made too many changes to the line-up because Ancelotti still believes in his current squad.
Ancelotti have said it earlier that they won't be doing any more further signings after Rudiger deal completed so yeah he does believe in the squad he had. Just two additions and I think they have got a real strong squad there. Regarding yesterday's loss, it was just one goal and it came off after Rudiger made a mistake but overall Madrid did well out there holding Barca. I still think Madrid are still better than Barca even with all the additions.
It's the most impressive team Madrid could have fielded for the coming season, and I believe he's right. And it also feels like they don’t have any problems in any specific area. So they will be the strongest team entering the next season. Obviously, they will be the most competitive team in La Liga, as well as a formidable competitor in the Champions League. In the Champions League, Real Madrid will undoubtedly have a lot of competition but in La Liga, I think Barcelona will be the only viable competition for them. And yes, Real Madrid is better than Barcelona right now since Barcelona's defense has not improved in the transfer market.
So even though the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona is going to be intense, Barcelona will eventually need to win more matches than Real Madrid. This is so that even if they lose against Real Madrid it will not have a huge effect on their standings.