I am honestly not sure if Hansi Flick will be able to hold onto the first position of the table for a long period of time. I still suspect that La Blaugrana is not going to be as consistent as they should be. At least not consistent enough for being the champion of La Liga. Actually expecting the new coach Flick to win the La Liga title is probably a little too much to ask. I am not saying that it is impossible. But what I am saying is looking at the circumstances and also the finances of Barça, it does look really hard.
Also looking at the squad of Carlo Ancelotti, one cannot help but think that Los Blancos is going to be the La Liga winner. But I guess we have seen strange things happen in football. So even though I think The Catalan Giants have less chances to win the La Liga title, however the chance is never zero.
La Liga has only been running for eight weeks, there are still many matches to be played by all teams including Barcelona. Currently Barcelona is at the top of the standings, even though it has 21 points the same as Madrid. However, if Barca wins tomorrow against Alaves, then they will maintain the points gap with Real Madrid. For now, no one can guarantee that Hansi Flick will be able to maintain his team's position at the top of the standings, unless Barca has a significant points gap. Moreover, if we talk about champions, they are fighting for it even with their limitations. What is certain is that under Hansi Flick's guidance, Barcelona has performed much better than before. They are very productive in scoring goals, Flick is also quite skilled in having many ways, strategies and tactics. IMO, Barcelona has a chance to win the La Liga title. Moreover, if all injured players have recovered. Thus, Flick has enough options to rotate his players. To ensure whether or not they are able to, let time decide. Talking about Madrid, as we agree that they have the most competitive team in this competition. their chances of winning La Liga are higher than any other team. however, we also can't be sure whether Madrid will be consistent throughout the match. well, it's interesting for us to look forward to throughout this season.