for me Real Madrid could beat Barcelona in La Liga and get the title to stay in La Liga for several seasons but unfortunately Real Madrid often do not think too much about the title in La Liga but focus more on other competitions such as the UCL and save all their energy in maintaining the players physical fitness. performed perfectly at UCL. we saw last season that Real Madrid got closer to Barcelona and it could be that Madrid could catch up to Barcelona points but Madrid must maintain player stability to reach the final even though they failed to make it to the final round.
so its not a question of whether Real Madrid can compete with Barcelona in La Liga but Madrid has the aim of winning the title in the UCL.
Yes, and in the end, Madrid was beaten by Manchester City, then they didn't have enough time in the remaining games at the end of the season, so in the end, Madrid only got the title in the Copa Del Rey and failed in the UCL and La Liga, that should also be a target this season, considering Madrid has been consistent in several matches earlier this season winning so that they are at the top of the Laliga standings now.
I think that Madrid and Barcelona will always compete in LaLiga even though Madrid sometimes focuses more on the UCL, at least this season they can maintain the players' stamina so they can be more consistent in LaLiga and also in the UCL, considering that Vinicius was injured and had to be absent for several other matches. of course it will be a loss for Madrid to compete in the domestic league as well as the UCL later.