EPL is still the best league. Irrespective of their performance this season and maybe the last like Atsu said they have won more in the last 5 years and seasons they lost those teams that kicked them out have gone on to win it which will be the likely case this season too (Bayern/Madrid and both took out English teams) and also scheduling of EPL games is very important. EPL has some of the worst schedules and that affects the teams more than the other teams. You can’t overlook that. Recently Klopp and Pep were complaining about that. It’s not a fluke. Again like i said last episode: Bayern can actually go on to qualify at the Bernabeu. They were wasteful in the first leg tho esp that Leroy Sane chance seconds into kickoff. If Bayern doesnt make it it will come down to those little key chances that were missed just like Saka did for Arsenal in the dying mins of that 2-2 draw at the Emirates.
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Dani K check your records. When ATM won the Europa league in the 17/18 season, they were knocked out from the group stage of the UCL. Roma and Chelsea qualified ahead of them
La Liga teams have played Premier League teams in 10 major European finals since 2006. They have won ALL of them ...let me just leave this here for you
We all know Atsu would’ve rated Europa league if it was dominated by English teams and even used it in his arguments but since they are not, he doesn’t rate the Europa league 😂😂😂
No english team has beaten a spanish team in any european competition for 23 years. 2011 madrid and barca in the semis barca are champions 2012 madrid andbarca in the semis 2013 madrid and barca in the semis 2014 madrid and atl in the semis madrid are champions 2015 madrid and barca in the semis barca are champions 2016 madrid and atl in the semis madrid are champions 2017 madrid and atl in the semis madrid are champions 2018 madrid in the semis madrid are champions 2019 barca in the semis this is dominace
Guys thanks so much. God Bless you Felix Romark made some cash from your odds. Girona to win over 3.5, Liverpool to win over 4.5, Leverkusen over 3.5, Chelsea to win over 2.5 and Palmer to score, Manchester City to win and Haaland to score to score. Stuttgart straight win over Bayern. Let me have his momo number 😆
EPL is competitive, La Liga is the best league in the world minus branding. La Liga teams are not only competitive in the European Competitions but it is the league that has produced more Balon Dor and The Best winners.
Comparing the best league by using solely the champions league is a bit deviation….compare the league how strong the league is..how marketabl..how competitive in Europe ….how competitive….and EPL stand tall
Are you talking about the best league or the best performances on the continent? Two different things guys. If you ask a question of who has the best league, it should be what transpires in their leagues that make it better. With how the discussion was going, it is rather answering the question (Which league teams perform better in Europe). Again, these are two separate things.
What Atsu is doing is what Sitso and Coach did on the episode of Pep's Barca team and Zidane's Madrid team which one was the best. The conversation is about the best league in Europe, and you want to narrow it down to only CL. How??
Premier League has never been the best . To lay hold of the claim that you are the best means there is a standard you are comparing it to. If that standard is La liga then there is no way you can put epl above La liga. La liga teams have proven to be more of a threat in international competitions than the epl teams. When Leicester won the epl we saw what happened in the ucl. However, Villarreal or Sevilla don’t need to win La liga to make an impact in the European competitions.
Think about EPL and La Liga teams in Europe. Sevilla rules Europa, Real rules UCL and these teams lash the EPL teams in Europe. In La Liga, Barcelona and Real are the overlords because these two on a good day will be top 2 in almost every league in the world. Check the Villarreals and Valencias, Sevillas and ATMs against the EPL people.
