The rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona reached an extremely challenging state. Though Real get the 2nd position in La Liga with 21 points after getting 3 points less from Barcelona, there is a lot of judgment going on among the supporters. Now Barcelona will be able to maintain their winning streak? or Real Madrid will take that place. Barcelona have been performing well since the beginning of this season and they are still in a good position but Real have a lot of potential. Considering the current squad, Real is now one of the most expensive teams, which is why the fans have different views on Real in this session.
I think many neutral La Liga fans will be happy with the current situation, because the competition at the top of the standings looks quite balanced. Before the new season started, many people assumed that Real Madrid would appear dominant and unstoppable, because the addition of Mbappe and Endrick made Los Blancos the team with the most ideal squad in the world. Barcelona, who are experiencing a financial crisis, are considered to have difficulty competing with Real Madrid, because they cannot recruit dream players to strengthen the depth of the squad.
However, expectations have not been in accordance with reality, at least for now, where Ancelotti squad has not managed to reach the set standard, namely leading the standings. On the other hand, Hansi Flick Barcelona has appeared impressive since the start of this season campaign, their only bad record at this time in La Liga is losing to Osasuna. Meanwhile, in the Champions League, both teams have also felt the bitterness of defeat from mediocre teams.
Based on all that, I think the competition for the La Liga trophy this season will be fiercer than last season, the intensity of the competition has increased, along with the improving condition of Barcelona. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid look set to be swept aside in the competition, they have drawn too many games, even though they are unbeaten so far.