Barcelona seems to be underestimated by weaker clubs because they have recently experienced less than satisfactory results, unlike Madrid who were defeated by strong clubs, but looking at the current situation, we still can't guess who will be the league champion because Madrid and Barcelona have not widened the gap and there are still many matches that have not been played.
Not everyone also judges it like that for both teams, especially since the points gap is still quite close so that both could overtake each other for first place in the current La Liga standings after several upcoming matches. And even Atletico Madrid could also disrupt the competition between the two teams this season because Atletico is also not too far from the two teams at this time.
Before the season starts I was having confidence for Real Madrid to take the lead since they have enough players. Currently, Barcelona are taking the lead with two points ahead but Madrid are still having an outstanding match to play and if eventually they win they will overtake the table from Barcelona. Atletico have also joined in the race for the title due to the inconsistent performance of both Real Madrid and Barcelona. I think it will even look so interesting now since the contenders have increased in number and they will be serious with every match, before they were thinking of team but now it teams.