Real Madrid doesn't seem to have improved compared to last year, perhaps just time to stabilize? I hope they can show us their numbers in a couple of weeks; they have a promising squad, but they seem a bit lacking in energy yet.
I'll wait a little longer before making any bets on La Liga.
Both Barcelona & Real Madrid have had a perfect run in La Liga so far, I don't understand what you mean by Real Madrid hasn't improved.
Matchday #1Mallorca 0 - 3 Barcelona
Real Madrid 1 - 0 Osasuna
Matchday #2Levante 2 - 3 Barcelona
Real Oviedo 0 - 3 Real Madrid
Even though Real Madrid hasn't had impressive results, they've at least consistently earned 3 points. That alone is enough for me & several other users who like to bet on Real Madrid to win. Well, hopefully their performance won't be bad in the next few matches.
We can't judge a team based on only two games, but I believe Real Madrid's performance is different from last season. Real Madrid has played two games and hasn't conceded a goal. Real Madrid always conceded goals against small teams last season, and we can see from their performance in these two games that they were able to control the game while also winning it. Xabi Alonso's style of play will help Real Madrid win more games than last season.
Barcelona may still have their best performance, but this season's El Classico will be different. Real Madrid's defence is different from last season, and we can see that Real Madrid players are now well-organised, attacking and defending together; even if Barcelona wins the match, they will struggle to defeat Real Madrid.