Barcelona is just getting ready for bigger games, they realized long time ago that getting good results against ordinary teams do not make their fans happy at all, the games that batter are in champions league and in the league it must be beating ATM and Real, if they could do that then they could keep their fans happy and fans are customers because if they are happy then they are willing to spend more and as we all know they need that money.
I think since Xavi took over as coach, most Barcelona fans have started to feel good about the team's improvement. Last season they didn't win the title, but they didn't fail miserably as Xavi managed to end the season in second place.
This season Barcelona have made a huge investment in their players, they signed a lot of players and the stats of this team have really improved a lot. Their good performance, strong defense and goal productivity was really impressive, but I still doubt them in the Champions League. Barcelona must prove its strength this season when El Clasico is held. If Barcelona manage to win two El Clasico match then I am very sure they will lock the title this season. Apart from Real Madrid, another strong signer must also be beaten and that is Atletico Madrid as well as several other teams. So far Barcelona have only conceded 1 goal in 6 matches, it's proof that their defense is good at the moment.