I can even say that Real Madrid will be the champion of La Liga again this season. Although they did not score many goals, Real Madrid is an efficient team. Barcelona played aggressively with 43 goals in La Liga but their performance was inconsistent. They lost to mediocre teams and that is different with Real Madrid. Even though they only won with a score of 1-0 or 2-0, a win is still a win. I think this is exactly what Ancelotti said. That Barcelona did win the El Classico but Real Madrid will win the trophy.
No one doubts Real Madrid is able to defend the League title this season, even though many of them are still injured. after all El Real is an elite and strong team in La Liga, they always have a chance to win match after match. but that doesn't mean they won't get obstacles and challenges in every match, especially since La Liga still has many matches. so too with Barcelona, initially appearing quite well unfortunately in the last 3 matches they suffered without full points. as a result, Real Madrid is increasingly narrowing the gap in points. however we cannot be sure how these two teams will play match after match, there are many matches that these two teams will play, including to overtake each other and widen the gap in points at the top of the standings. what is clear for now Real Madrid is only 1 point behind Barcelona, besides that Madrid still has 1 postponed match. which means, in the next few weeks the top of the La Liga standings can change with a thin difference in points. well, that's what makes La Liga even more interesting in its competition. Whether it is Barcelona or Real Madrid, they will try their best, including other teams such as Atletico Madrid who are also only separated by a small difference in points.
There are 3 teams that now have the potential to become the winner of La Liga this season, that is Real Madrid, Atletico, and of course Barcelona. The gap between the three is quite tight, so I think anything can still happen, after all, there is still a long way to go in La Liga. Barcelona may be in a bad phase now, but I don't think anyone will know what the future will be like because what happened to Barcelona might happen to Real and Atletico in the following days.
Since the beginning of this season in La Liga, Barcelona has been able to maintain a big gap over their nearest rival Real Madrid by winning consecutively. Their performance was so good that it seemed like they were guaranteed to win every match. They were able to perform well against any team, but over time, that consistency has waned. When they are unable to win matches even against weaker teams, there will definitely be various negative comments about their performance.
Though Barcelona is still at the top of the La Liga points table, Real Madrid, who are in 2nd position, are not far behind. With only 1 point difference and Real having one more match left, if the team wins there, there will be a chance to take the top position at the moment. Since Barcelona will compete with Mallorca on the 4th DEC., if they win there, they will be ahead again, but if they lose, they have a chance of falling below Real. Both Barca and Real Madrid will try to play the next match with great importance. The truth is that Hansi Flick is also the most tense about the match.