I know that Barcelona will still take back that first position from Real Madrid before the end of this tournament, because Barcelona started this season well and there is a hope that they can still make things happen just to make their fans happy again. Barcelona coach and Real Madrid coach are trying to prove to people that they have what it takes to help their team to achieve this la Liga league title which it will not going to be easy for any team this season but this two teams are still standing to drag the title again. Since the draw matches caused Barcelona to reduced points show that they have hope of dominating in their remaining matches to recover from their losses.
Barcelona would no doubt try to retain the title this season they'll give all their best to get back to the top, but would face a very big competition from their rival Realmadrid and one of the ways they could top the league or defend their title is by beating Madrid home/away and winning alot of games before the season ends but it's not going to be easy as anyone thinks cause Realmadrid are currently the best performing team in Laliga currently.
@QueenVera currently it’s a three way race as Girona is also trying to win the La Liga title and if Barcelona and Real Madrid slip then Girona may just win it hence my suggestion is to keep an eye on all 3 team’s performances. Lastly Real Madrid have a lead of 3 points over Barcelona and if they continue to win then pressure will slowly and steadily start to build on Barcelona’s head coach Xavi.