If we compare the strength of squads in La Liga, I would say Barcelona's squad is stronger than Real Madrid's. But the Real Madrid squad has been playing together for a long time. The bond between them is excellent. But Barcelona's new players need some time to adapt to the team. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid's performance seems quite good. All in all, I think this season's title fight will be quite intense.
Just like last season, Atletico Madrid always stole positions from Barcelona, they even had time to compete with Sevilla at that time. But this time the difference is that Atletico Madrid is trying to take seats early and aggressively so I agree that the competition will be tougher. Especially Barcelona and Madrid who are the clubs we most want to see the difference after a total overhaul of Barcelona top brass, they are also willing to spend their pocket money just to encourage this club to have the expected formation. All indicate that Barcelona has such a high target.