It should be like that but it will not be as easy as it seems, I think Real Madrid's performance at the moment is not completely strong and the problem of performance consistency also still has to be proven including many other jobs that Xabi Alonso has to complete, fortunately in the first few matches of the season they did not meet strong opponents so that Xabi Alonso had time in those matches to adapt and continue to improve the team's performance.
Some will judge Real Madrid's ability based on their match against Barcelona, as Barcelona still has the power to defeat any opponent this season, so Real Madrid must prove themselves by beating Barcelona in any match. However, if Real Madrid are still far behind against Barcelona, it could be argued that Real Madrid are still quite poor in terms of performance and also their ability to implement their new coach's tactics. The rest of the team will simply have to look at Real Madrid's consistency in achieving wins in future matches.
It's a very tight competition between the teams occupying the first, second and third position because they have the same points currently. I'm surprised that even Villarreal is leading this season but I don't think they can last long because Barcelona are currently at their best form. Real Madrid on the other hand are also not going to relent this season. Let's see if they can win their match today, they just need one point to occupy the first position