I think Real Madrid has not proven that they are now better because we have not seen the consistency of neat performance and also a combination of their two mainstay mbappe and also Vinicius.
Instead I think Barcelona this season must be recognized by all its changes and Hansi Flick as their new coach is successful enough to make a much better change for the performance of the Barcelona team even though they often cannot maintain their performance consistency.
Overall Real Madrid and Barcelona have a fairly balanced strength this season so that it is possible to occur in fierce competition in the race for the title, and the KUA of the team also has the same problem that is not able to maintain consistency so because it makes all possibilities possible for Barcelona or Real Madrid.
This your assertion of you thinking that Real Madrid has not proven to be better because you have not seen consistency in near performance simply shows that you are not watching Real Madrid games. And you saying Mbappe and Vini hasn't linked is further proof that you are not watching the team play, because if you were watching, you will definitely notice the difference between them now and the beginning of the season and also Real Madrid now and the beginning of the season.
I agree with you Adbitco that it only take someone that have not watched Real Madrid matches recently to hold such opinion. Now I think they have gotten a perfect blend that will push the team to their target this season. It was in the beginning of the season that there was obvious disconnect among the players and they were playing individual football and not as a team, probably due to the new players that were added to the team. I will like to appreciate Ancelotti for doing a great job in transforming the team into what we now have that is as coordinated as ever. Beating Real Madrid now is not going to be easy because they now have what it takes to fight any team.