At this stage of the league, that's almost irrelevant. Last year, Madrid also started ahead of Barcelona, and it wasn't until well into the second half of the league that Barcelona managed to take the lead. So I think that until at least the 20th match or so, we won't be able to speculate with any certainty about how things will turn out.
Yes, I noticed that. Madrid made several mistakes. Even when Barcelona made mistakes, Madrid was unable to capitalize on them. Both teams made mistakes that cost them points, but Barcelona was more stable and able to quickly improve the team's condition. At that time, Madrid was also experiencing a player crisis due to injuries. So I strongly agree that it is very difficult to predict from the start. Perhaps Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico will dominate, but there are always things outside of the match predictions that cause many points to be lost.