Competition is always at a high level in La Liga. I remember when Real Madrid was the favorite, it lost to Barcelona, and when we expected Barcelona to win, it lost. That's why this competition will never end, but I have to say that if Barcelona cannot get through this transfer period well, it will be far behind Real Madrid. With a few transfers, Real Madrid has a solid squad that will be ready for next year. Barcelona has a lot of positions to change
The competition use to be high during the time when real Madrid was not the strongest on the Spanish La Liga because by then Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Deportivo Alaves and so many others was very much in a good shape and the good thing about those time was that we can barely know the right club to win the league because the competition was very high then, although one of the things I realized now is that the football era of Ronaldinho was actually the best time in football history because there use to be a very high competition on those days all the players are very experienced but now the new era is no longer too vibrant as the previous ones because by then real Madrid is very small to be considered as the best team on la Liga.
Look realistically, now everything is different, Real Madrid is a team that has strength above the average of other teams in La Liga, that cannot be denied and if Real Madrid can maintain consistency then I am sure they will win the La Liga title without a hitch.
We can see from the current squad that Real Madrid continues to grow and get better, while their rival Barcelona is getting worse with all the existing problems.
However, because Barcelona with their new coach next season is worth looking forward to, and personally I doubt that they can be better in their first season with a new coach.