Barcelona is currently one of the strongest teams in La Liga. So this team should win every match against the lesser teams then their position will be good in the points table, which I think will come in handy in the latter stages of the league. But something better can be expected from the Barcelona team this season.
Barcelona have no luxury to draw games when Real Madrid plays this good and get 3 points every match. This Real Madrid is better than last season's team. Their attacking quality is far better. Jude Bellingham is probably the signing of the year. He contributes to the score almost every game. Whenever Real Madrid need to find a key to opponents locked defense, Bellingham shows up. Vini Jr., Joselu and Valverde's performances are great this season. Real Madrid looks like they are better than current Barcelona. So Barca have to get 3 points in every game no matter what. It doesn't matter if they play great but get only 1 point. There is no room for mistakes.
Basically Real Madrid and Barcelona are the strongest and best teams in La Liga, so it's no wonder that Real Madrid and Barcelona always have a strong rivalry in every season in La Liga. But, regarding the better team at this moment, at least I am very sure about Real Madrid. Because after all, the fact is that Real Madrid has Bellingham and has teammates with good quality too. Therefore, Real Madrid performance will be able to promise to have a better chance this season than Barcelona. Although, I also recognize that the quality of the Barcelona squad is also good, but it seems that Real Madrid will be able to make consistent results throughout the season compared to Barcelona.