I agree with you that this year will be different from the Liga we saw in 2021, and Madrid will have it more difficult to win with several teams eager to compete and a FC Barcelona in very good shape.
A little fail in the first match means nothing when the league started just a few weeks ago.
I don't think that will happen. this season's title race I think still belongs to the two big teams in Laliga this season they are real madrid and barcelona and other teams might complicate the positive trend in every game. Real Madrid have two very aggressive young players up front and their development at the start of the season in Laliga has also been very good. barcelona will probably be the strongest team to win the title this season and we might see this surprise when they meet in El Clasico later.
The more interesting the La Liga competition this season if we see Barcelona's performance is much improved this season compared to
the previous season. Therefore, Real Madrid have to fight harder this season if they want to win the La Liga trophy again. But if we look
at Real Madrid's performance so far, it's really extraordinary, Real Madrid have achieved perfect results so far. Real Madrid won consecutive
matches until the fourth round of La Liga, therefore Barcelona must beat Real Madrid when they meet if Barcelona are serious about winning
trophies this season, because it's hard to expect other teams to beat Real Madrid. So indeed the El Clasico match which will be played in week 9 of
La Liga will be awaited by many people, because it can be a picture of the strength of Barcelona and Real Madrid.