La Liga 2018/19: 5 major factors behind Barcelona's domestic triumph

#4 Excellent record against the top guns

The Blaugrana were undefeated against any of top seven sides, also doing the double over Real Madrid.

A champion's hallmark is coming up trumps consistently against bigger challenges, and Barcelona certainly know a thing or two about it. Having lost none of their games against the top seven sides in the division, the Blaugrana avoided costly slip-ups.

Defeats to lowly Leganes and Real Betis - the only games they've lost so far - may just be accidental, but did demonstrate their might against in the big games.

Barcelona did the league double over the horrendously stuttering Real Madrid, before condemning Atletico to a defeat at home. They also pillaged all six points off Sevilla as well as Getafe, though Valencia and Athletic Bilbao ended up being a real thorn in the face, holding them to a stalemate in both legs.

And yet, Barcelona dropped only 10 points against the top seven sides from the available 42, suggesting everything was copacetic against the big teams in big games.