Don't get me wrong. Real Madrid is not going to take any opponent easily. They are probably going to beat almost everyone with equal passion. I agree that big teams sometimes actually do not take the weaker opponents seriously. And that's how some of the big teams actually end up losing crucial matches against weak opponents. But whenever it comes to Barcelona versus Real Madrid, I do not think there is actually any weak opponent. El Clásico is always going to be competitive and it is always going to be the center of attraction in the La Liga competition. So Real Madrid definitely is not going to take Barcelona as a weaker opponent. It doesn’t matter how much stronger Real Madrid is compared to Barcelona.
Even at the worse season and form of Barcelona, Real Madrid will never take them as a weaker opponent and they will always play their best not to take chances of losing their game to Barcelona. Now, when we try to compare the current performance of both teams, you will realize that Real Madrid is more powerful and promising than Barcelona because of their great performance in the season and how they were able to take their La Liga trophy this year as well as the Champions league further shows the capacity they have proven. Nevertheless, because Barcelona is an elite club and have a great deal of respect and antecedents, Madrid will not dare to take them for granted.