Although Barcelona has performed well against Real Madrid in the EL Classic matches, and Barcelona has successfully won the matches. Here Barcelona has played stronger than Real Madrid but Real Madrid can play their game stronger and was disappointed. However, since currently Real Madrid is in better form in La Liga than Barcelona and they are in a better position in the point table. Since Real Madrid is still 7 points ahead of Barcelona, Barcelona still has to play very strongly to close this point gap. In the meantime, Real Madrid will definitely try to improve their performance just to maintain their top position. I think it will be very difficult for Barcelona to capture Real Madrid's position this season and Real Madrid still has enough chances to stay at the top. Currently, Atletico Madrid is a much more competitive team than Barcelona, so they are competing quite a bit with Real Madrid to become champions.
Since Barcelona has a big points gap with Real Madrid, it will not be easy for Barcelona to overtake Real Madrid no matter how well they perform from this stage. Real Madrid have only performed relatively poorly in El Clasico matches but have managed to pick up full points in most of the matches they have played in La Liga. Real Madrid is gradually getting better performances and I think Real Madrid will increase the points gap with Barcelona going forward. Since Real Madrid has a big point difference between Barcelona and Barcelona in the middle of the season, I think that at the end of the season, Real Madrid will win the La Liga title with more points than Barcelona. Barcelona may battle Atletico Madrid to secure second place in La Liga but I'm always tipping Real Madrid for first place.
Barcelona do not have a big point gap against Real Madrid because it's just 7 points away which can easily be levelled if Real Madrid loses 2 games and maybe draw one or lose then Barcelona wins all their matches though it seems impossible because for Real Madrid to climb to the top means they won't like to drop points that will make Barcelona to overtake them anytime soon. Anyways, even if Barcelona do not meet up in topping the league table again, let us not forget Atletico Madrid because they are only two points behind Real Madrid which if Real Madrid loses just one match and Atletico wins theirs, they can top the table while Real Madrid can drop to the second position.
The title is not yet obvious as to who will lift it among the top 3 traditional teams of the La Liga but i have a confident feeling that this season's title may go to Atletico Madrid because they have that spirit of understanding among themselves. Barcelona may not be doing well in the La Liga but since they are doing better in the Champions League, it is a good thing for the club and if they see that the La Liga will be problematic for them, they can just keep the energy for the Champions League and see how far they can go.