Still on about this. On paper is entirely irrelevant if the big teams treat it like a mickey mouse cup. So let's not be absurd. W
hat's the point of even saying "on paper" in this context. Trophies aren't competed for "on paper". We live in the real world.
And no team in any of the top 4 leagues would ever choose to win EL over the league.
Which means it's a mickey mouse cup.
Mourinho himself spent 6 months trashing Europa and saying it's meaningless and an annoyance that season until he realized his team couldn't finish top 4 in the league and only then he tried to make out like EL was a big deal.