Ups and downs in performance will definitely come to all teams, there are no exceptions, this season Barcelona is experiencing this. Xavi squad looks like they will fail to defend the La Liga trophy they won last season, this season Real Madrid has succeeded in becoming the rulers of La Liga. It is no longer possible to hope that Barcelona can compete in the race for trophies again, which in my opinion is finished even though the season is not completely over. If Barcelona is unable to directly contain Ancelotti squad and makes them stumble, then it can be concluded that in the remaining 6 matches, Real Madrid will continue to consistently collect an additional 3 points.
Meanwhile, Barcelona must continue to fight to maintain its position in second place in the standings, so as not to lose any more points in the future because Girona is only 2 points behind them. That is Barcelona final challenge this season, where in my opinion Xavi squad will most likely be able to finish as runnersup in the standings at the end of the season. But everything could change if they are thwarted by Girona again in Week 34, Xavi must not be careless like in the first half of the season. Thus, Real Madrid this season performed better than Barcelona, hopefully next season Barcelona will perform better and provide competitive competition in the race for trophies.
Yes, I agree with this and of course there will always be ups and downs in performance, of course it is inevitable for Barcelona this season that Barcelona's performance is declining, but I see that Barcelona is still performing well, of course there is still a chance for Barcelona to become champions this season, if for example Real Madrid experiences there will be many defeats in the upcoming matches, but it seems unlikely that Real Madrid will lose because in the El Clasico match that we just saw, Madrid won and of course this will make Ancelotti's troops confident that he will appear full of confidence in the upcoming match.
But yes, Barcelona must be able to maintain its position as runners up this season. Yes, of course there is a small difference in points with Girona, so Xavi of course has to be careful because Girona is a good team and of course cannot be taken lightly and it is possible that Girona will become an obstacle for Barcelona. but I also think Barcelona will have great potential to become runners up at the end of this season.
It looks like Barcelona will have good potential next season, but it seems that if, for example, Xavi is no longer coaching at Barcelona, I am personally afraid that Barcelona's performance will drop next season.