Maybe now Barcelona is not yet able to compete with Real Madrid for the La Liga trophy, but if the Barcelona squad starts to find its best performance, Real Madrid will face a big threat from Barcelona in dominating La Liga.
Predictably, Madrid may have quality players and have proven this season. They have many star players with predictably guaranteed quality.
But you have to remember Leverkusen in Germany. The beginning of their season was without a prediction of a champion. They are without many star-quality players. But Xabi was able to change the prediction. They can perform well and win. Barcelona may be able to imitate Xabi. With a fairly difficult financial condition, it is the best option. It may be different, but there are always surprises that cannot be predicted precisely in football.
Maybe Leverkusen success story in the Bundesliga can be repeated by Barcelona when Hansi Flick served as coach, he is a very experienced coach and has achieved success with Bayern Munich. Barcelona could make a surprise with the young squad they currently have, I also see that the squad Barcelona has is not too bad. Barcelona still has reliable players in all lines, Hansi Flick cold hands might be able to change Barcelona like Leverkusen experienced with Xabi Alonso.
Barcelona is also trying hard to get Nico William. If this transfer is successful, Barcelona front line will be sharper and supported by top players in the midfield such as Gundogan, De Jong and Pedri. Real Madrid still has the status of the top team based on squad depth and recent success, but Barcelona could make a surprise like Leverkusen did.