Altetico used to be part of the rivals but they dropped drastically all of a sudden don't know why actually, they can't just keep up.
When it comes to squad Realmadrid might be leading but I don't think Barcelona is an exception, last year was an Injury season for Barca .... balde,Gavi, Pedri, Frankie .... mieldfielders play a vital role and once they are missing, it shows drastically.
Barca can still compete with their squad they are only down in their financial status but not in squad although not upto Realmadrids' but let's see what will be the outcome for next season.
The Aim of Xavi was to build Lamasia players into the team, so sad he couldn't finish that I hope Flick does better though.
In the previous few seasons Atletico Madrid had difficulty competing with Real Madrid and Barcelona, whereas before they were the strongest rivals in La Liga.
Last season Girona became a team that was able to compensate for Real Madrid or Barcelona but they failed to maximize the rest of the match.
Barcelona did get problems in financial matters so they had difficulty building the squad to be stronger.
They even use free players to buy because they don't have enough money to buy some of the players needed.
But the advantages possessed by Barcelona they have young players from the academy so that they can be used by coaches to enter the core team.
To compete for the title, I doubt Barcelona will be ready in that, but for the top three positions the standings are still their property.