If you think Real Madrid will underestimate any opponent in the remainder of the season, then I guarantee you are wrong. Then from that, this season only leaves 9 matches instead of 10 matches with an 8 point advantage over Barcelona. Of course it's still not safe, but to make some rotations to focus more on the Champions League, I don't think it's a big problem.
Ancelotti knows exactly about your concerns about the potential for Real Madrid to fail to win the title without the threat of Barcelona. Bbut I believe that winning 8 points is a blessing in itself for Real Madrid to remain comfortable in every remaining match this season, even for the El Clasico match against Barcelona.
They're warriors with high winning mentality, they do know what's at stake and these players for Real Madrid would definitely do all in them power to lift up the La Liga Competition.
Looking down on clubs at this point would be useless, this is the finish line, final lap and they'll have to keep up with the consistency. I'm afraid they'd lose some games but that wouldn't halt them from winning and lifting the La Liga trophy at the end of tjis very season.
Barcelona has also stepped up with them game ever since Xavi Hernandez was announced to be leaving the club at the end of the season. I'm really not sure if this would work though, reading and seeing Deco denying talks about this.
I'm only bothered for the defenders, Maybe Aurelin Tchouameni would still be deployed back to the defense as usual. That would be fun for Camavinga
