Plus even if we go back to before Madrid’s last 10 years shitting the bed the Spanish league is famously uncompetitive, so for both big teams it’s been devalued as a competition.
It's not about discounting league accomplishments. It's just treating them for what they are. A few teams with high budgets play against a majority of teams that are, on paper, much worse than them, and at the end the best team probably has only one or two wins more than the second placed team. It's just a very different metric than European football. Not really 'better.'
This just isn't true. Real Madrid are the team with most European cups and it's because they go and try to win it regardless of how well they're doing in the league. AC Milan is the 2nd most successful team in Europe and they too have won it multiple times without winning the league. Liverpool are the most successful english team in Europe and they were not top of the league in any of their finals appearances this century. Europe does not take care of itself, it is its own competition that requires its own skillset.
Real Madrid have 3 league titles in the last 10 years. Barcelona have 5 and Atletico have 2. It's a pretty reasonable record. (it's 4 in 12)
It's just a personal preference to be honest. Obviously you can never turn down the opportunity to win the European Cup, but it takes a bit of the shine off it for me if you aren't even the best team in your own country at that given time. The league is the true hallmark of consistency.
Their next league match is against Southampton - they could reverse that in one match
City now has a big advantage on goal difference, so it doesnt matter much if they lose or draw one game.
Takes none of the shine away.
I would be ecstatic if we won the Champions League, but to win it and to truly be the best team in Europe is a lot more fulfilling. That's just my personal opinion.
Liverpool still to play against Southampton...
Yes, and no.
Yeah, 2008 felt real good.
Then imagine Villa beating City on the final day.
We were three mins and twenty seconds into stoppage time away from being league champions...
Yeah, it's probably a bit greedy of me to want a European Cup win to coincide with us being the genuine best team in Europe. Unlike Liverpool from 2005, or even Chelsea from last season. You should accept it however it comes, but it would definitely feel more gratifying if we were also Champions in our own back yard.
Yeah I posted about it a while ago, would be madness if it happened.
What a glorious day it must have been.
would you rather 'be the best team' but get knocked out of the competition, or win it without 'being the best'? i'd take the latter.
The Kop'll topple to Hill and Coppell.
Watch Havertz score an early goal and they defend 1-0
Certainly is. The CL is the cherry - but that is merely a highly processed glazed sweet, without it's cake.
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Whatever happens in the last 2 games, lets all agree that Liverpool will be the moral victors, they always manage to convince themselves thus.
I literally said to win it in an off season domestically would be nice. I'd take the CL in a season where we were getting relegated. You know what's better than that though?
What a bellend, your just tempting fate when you post things like that.
Love it. Wasn't surprised that Spurs opened Liverpool up completely down his side in a crucial game in the title race.
. Not writing off Liverpool yet but if City beat West Ham on Sunday it's over.We should be careful not to tempt fate ourselves! Need to keep the jinx going
. Liverpool will definitely win the mini Treble. It's inevitable.We should be careful not to tempt fate ourselves! Need to keep the jinx going
They'll still win the quadruple, it's a cert.We should be careful not to tempt fate ourselves! Need to keep the jinx going
