With such a narrow points gap, it's bound to create a healthy rivalry between the two. Madrid are also trying to get up and Barcelona are trying not to let their guard down in their current position. It could be that Madrid cannot catch Barcelona because the remaining 1 match is still uncertain 3 points. Hansi Flick lost Yamal which made his attack a little blunt. Therefore, if he returns to the main squad Barcelona can immediately appear stable.
Real Madrid's current attack is also not as sharp as before because Vinicius is still injured so Hansi Flick actually doesn't need to panic about this even though Real Madrid still has one more match than the number of matches that Barcelona has played. And this week's match can also be very crucial if one of them cannot win the match because both will be guests at their opponent's home so both will definitely try to win in order to maintain the position so that it does not change immediately this week.
They are both in a state of panic to me. Barcelona will be scared of not losing more matches in order to maintain the point difference between them now and Real Madrid will also be serious and be careful not to lose the outstanding matches in order to get above Barcelona on the league standings. The season has really taken a new turn and event and if they cannot both be able to hold on to the pressure, we’ll soon see a very big difference between this two teams on the standings, which will affect one of them mentally if they’re not able to catch up. Next week match will be important for both of them as it’s significant to what their position on the league title will be by end of the week.