The closest one are indeed sevilla
and i believe everyone in la liga supported them to keep closing in real madrid especially barcelona fans who hopeless this season lol.
it's something to enjoy talking barcelona struggle though
. im not saying that i go against them, i just do love how the betting odds got skyhigh on barcelona this season and i do really love it.
Hardly anyone seriously perceived Sevilla as a real rival of Real - they do not have enough strength to go through the entire season exactly. The only potential competitor was Atlético, but it unexpectedly fell into the middle of the standings in just a few matches and ended up next to Barcelona.
As for the odds for Barcelona, they have really grown fantastically, the problem is that Barcelona is playing according to these odds.
I also don't believe Sevilla can compete with Real Madrid for the La Liga trophy this season. Because it will be difficult for Sevilla to play consistently
until the end of the season, even I predict Sevilla will start dropping points in the next few games. Even now Sevilla managed to move up to
second position, because Atlético as Real Madrid's strongest competitor, they performance is declining. Regarding Barcelona they are still in
the process of adapting to their new coach, maybe Barcelona's realistic target this season is to be in the top 4, in order to play in the Champions
League next season. And I believe Barcelona at the end of the season can finish in the top 4.