Before the start of the 2024 25 season, Barcelona did not look like a very strong team. Due to the way Real Madrid built the team, a competitive team like Real Madrid was not second in La Liga but the new season has started with Barcelona performing well compared to Real Madrid. When discussing the performances of Barcelona and Real Madrid, Barcelona's success in the first four matches will certainly not be at the center of the discussion. Barcelona have won four out of the first four matches and they are at the number one position in the points table while Real Madrid are at the second position in the points table with 4 points less than Barcelona.
Falling four points behind at the start of the season means a lot and if Barcelona are consistent, Real Madrid will not be able to recover this point gap even if they perform well later on.
Regardless of the close positions of the two teams, it certainly makes Barcelona, who have higher points, still considered unsafe. They certainly need continuous wins to be more free to occupy the top of the standings. Imao the pressure is on Barcelona to continue not to be careless while Madrid faces the challenge of being able to recover from the situation. The reason Madrid is challenged is because before the season started everyone was very optimistic about the squad they built, therefore there is no other choice but to prove that many people's expectations of Madrid squad this season must be fulfilled.
Madrid is currently in a player crisis but at least their finances can speak more, while Barcelona, whether they want to or not, the tight schedule needs to do a lot of saving energy and players because the club's finances are in a situation that does not allow aggressive spending anymore.
People's expectations of Real Madrid are too high because this club has the best players in it, while many people doubt Barcelona's abilities until finally Barcelona and its coach proved that even without expensive players and the best players they can still work optimally to get points in every match.
However, time is still long, both Real Madrid and Barcelona are always the favorite clubs to be at the top for me, Barcelona or Real Madrid are the same, La Liga's dominance is always between the two.
I am actually looking forward to a club that will appear surprising this season and can make it difficult for Real Madrid or Barcelona like Girona last season but unfortunately Girona has not performed optimally this season, this club is already 5 points behind Barcelona, I think losing Artem Dovbyk has a big influence because this player created many victories for Girona last season.