I really agree with you, regarding Barcelona will remain in second place in the LaLiga standings. Looking from my perspective, Barcelona seems reluctant to compete for the Laliga Champion title, instead Barcelona is focusing on the Europa League and pampering players and the financial sector which currently has problems. must be done by Barcelona Management in the coming season so that Barcelona's finances are not hampered by buying players with limited money, so there is no problem if Barcelona has to be satisfied with being in second place in Laliga because that is the right step taken by Barcelona and management, if forced then it is very likely that Barcelona will go bankrupt with their limited money to buy players.
For this season, Barcelona will try to catch up even though it is very difficult because they are already far behind Real Madrid who are at the top of the standings, but with their quality which is now getting better I think they will try as hard as possible because mathematically they still have a chance to do that. .
And realistically Barcelona only has a bigger chance in the UCL so now they are also shifting their focus there to give their best performance, now Barcelona is in the quarter-finals so their journey is not long, even though it is difficult.
In my opinion, they don't have any chance of catching Real Madrid in the league table anymore, because Madrid will not lose all the remaining matches that remind them in the league all at list, and I can say that Real Madrid can just lose one game or draw in the laliga league now, because Madrid are performing very well, they are not playing with any club this time round, they see everyone big team in the competition, Ancelotti is performing well at the club, which is why he opted to prolong his contract with Real Madrid and he plans to win many trophies for the team before his contract expires, as well as introduce good players to the team. Barcelona is now in good condition, but they have failed to finish in first place in the league. Now they will focus on the Champions League quarterfinals against PSG, and when they play PSG, they will most likely eliminate them from the competition.