You're absolutely right about it. La Liga is definitely competitive this season, with Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid locked in a tight race. Barcelona had a strong lead, but their inability to maintain the gap has made things even more intense. Ancelotti’s Real Madrid may have struggled early on, but they’ve found their rhythm and I think they will not want to miss the title. The fight at the top is closer than ever, and every match feels like a final, I want to say it is a thrilling La Liga season.
La Liga is always competitive although Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico dominate the competition. At least, we have 3 strong candidates in each season, there is no single candidate in La Liga. It is different with Bundesliga or EPL which usually has 1-2 candidates only for the champion. Barcelona and Real Madrid ever leads the table with convincing point gap but the point gap is very close now. It makes the competition for the title becomes more tight and interesting. Sure, now every match is important, they must collect full points in each match to always open the chance for winning the title.
For this season, La Liga may be a competition that can be said to be quite competitive because there are 3 big teams competing for the top position with a very thin point difference.
And so far Barcelona is a team that is consistent enough to continue to win, and even in its last 5 matches in La Liga, Barcelona has not been defeated and has managed to secure 3 full points in each match. Meanwhile, regarding Real Madrid, their consistency is a little shaky, because in its last 5 matches, Real Madrid has only been able to collect 8 points with 2 wins, 2 draws and one defeat. And regarding Atletico Madrid, in its last 5 matches they have only been able to collect 9 points with 2 wins and 3 draws. As you said, considering the competition at the top of the standings is quite tight, every match will be an important match to win.