Barcelona is almost certain to lose the La Liga title this season when Real Madrid leads the standings with an 8-point advantage with 9 games remaining. Real Madrid is comfortable enough to maintain its performance until the end of the season, but if they drop a few points in the next few games then maybe Barcelona can get closer.
The matches against Bilbao and Mallorca are something that Real Madrid must win before El Clasico, so if both can be won then it doesn't matter if Real Madrid loses in El Clasico. However, it would certainly be dangerous for Real Madrid if they lost one of the matches against Bilbao and Mallorca, they would be in danger of losing points in El Clasico too.
It's true, Barcelona's hopes of becoming La Liga champions are no longer great. Because in my personal opinion, Barcelona will definitely have difficulty catching Real Madrid's points at this time. The reason is that currently Real Madrid has a very good performance and is difficult for the teams in La Liga to beat. The reason is that this season Real Madrid has only experienced 1 defeat. So for the next matches, it is very likely that Real Madrid will continue to get the full three points. Because of the teams that Real Madrid will face in the remaining Laliga matches, I am very optimistic that Real Madrid will definitely be able to sweep all the matches to the maximum.
Moreover, in the next few weeks, Real Madrid's opponents will be Mallorca and Bilbao, which in my opinion are very likely to be defeated by Real Madrid. The reason is that in the last meeting between these two teams and Real Madrid, the result was that Real Madrid was able to win. So at this meeting I am sure Real Madrid will perform well and can definitely beat Bilbao and Mallorca. So,
Because of these factors, Barcelona will definitely have difficulty catching Real Madrid's points. Maybe if there is a miracle, Real Madrid loses against these two teams (Bilbao and Mallorca) while Barcelona continues to win (including against Real Madrid), this could definitely make Barcelona lead the top of the Laliga standings. But this will certainly be difficult to happen. Therefore, currently Barcelona only needs to maximize every match well so that its position in the current standings is not shifted by Girona.