[SPA] La I beat you 8-0 Liga 2012/2013 (9 Viewers)
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In this case, Spanish team's complete superiority in European competitions for one. Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid and Valencia were the three teams out of 4 in the Europa League. 2 of the 4 semi finalists in the CL were Spanish team.
So obviously teams like Bilbao, Valencia and A.Madrid aren't as weak as people make them out to be.
In addition to that, both the EPL and the Serie A have been low in quality this season, and the best teams in Italy and England have been quite poor in Europe.
But my main reason for saying that, is watching all 3 leagues and making a judgement, which obviously is down to nothing but observation. But then again, there really is no objective measure when it comes to football.
So obviously teams like Bilbao, Valencia and A.Madrid aren't as weak as people make them out to be.
In addition to that, both the EPL and the Serie A have been low in quality this season, and the best teams in Italy and England have been quite poor in Europe.
But my main reason for saying that, is watching all 3 leagues and making a judgement, which obviously is down to nothing but observation. But then again, there really is no objective measure when it comes to football.
They have two top class teams, yes.
The two EL teams were mediocre in the league season, because that's what La Liga has a lot of, competitive mediocrity.
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CL isn't a marker anyway. This year we saw the worst overall PL input into a CL for many years, yet one of their teams still won it, somehow. They finished 6th in the league, 25 points off 1st place. It's difficult to juggle two competitions, see point about EL.
The two EL teams were mediocre in the league season, because that's what La Liga has a lot of, competitive mediocrity.
---------- Post added 23.05.2012 at 10:15 ----------
CL isn't a marker anyway. This year we saw the worst overall PL input into a CL for many years, yet one of their teams still won it, somehow. They finished 6th in the league, 25 points off 1st place. It's difficult to juggle two competitions, see point about EL.
I generally look at the overall picture. I mean, ya a team from the EPL won it, but how did the rest of the PL teams do?
Arsenal qualified from the easiest group in the tournament, and then went on to lose 4-0 at the San Siro and were knocked out from round 2.
Chelsea did very well obviously, and won the thing.
United was third place in a group that was also one of the easiest groups in the CL, and City were knocked out from the first round
So all in all the EPL team's performance in the CL reflected the EPL's decline.
Arsenal qualified from the easiest group in the tournament, and then went on to lose 4-0 at the San Siro and were knocked out from round 2.
Chelsea did very well obviously, and won the thing.
United was third place in a group that was also one of the easiest groups in the CL, and City were knocked out from the first round
So all in all the EPL team's performance in the CL reflected the EPL's decline.
I wasn't making a case for the PL, if that's what you think.
none of these crappy leagues come close to serie A, real madrid and barcelona are 2 of the best teams in the world(thats what happens when you pump a billion into 2 teams), their inclusion in the tadjik league wont make it the best in the world now would it? id rather watch EPL than la liga, thats how crappy that league is.