2024-04-21 13:29:51
If asked what the best football league in the world is, most people will say the English Premier League. The Premier League is far ahead in terms of the competitiveness of other leagues. Real Madrid in Spain and Inter Milan in Italy. In Germany, Bayer Leverkusen is the only one to be confirmed. But things don’t happen like that in the Premier League. Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool face each other. Every match is very important. Uncertainty remains whether the crown can move anywhere at any time. Fans of many Premier League clubs believe that if our club played in another league it would be a shame.
But when no club from England is absent from this year’s Champions League and Europa League semi-finals, it makes Premier League fans sit up. Manchester City, known as the Champions League favorites, lost to Real Madrid and Arsenal Bayern. But what shocked football fans the most were the results of the Europa League. There, Premier League giants Liverpool were beaten by Serie A middling team Atlanta at Anfield. Leverkusen also eliminated West Ham United by three goals to one.
This is the first time since 2015 that there is not a single English team in the Europa League and Champions League. Manchester City, winners of the Champions League last year, were the only ones present. The Premier League is well ahead in spending money on the most valuable players in the market. But none of this is serious. For example, Real’s Champions League team value is $1.04 billion, while Manchester City’s is $1.27 billion. Bayern Munich’s team value is 929 million while Arsenal’s is 1.12 billion. Liverpool, with a squad value of 921 million, are just below Atalanta, who are only valued at 350 million.
The reality is that the money flowing into the transfer market is not reflected in performance. Eight of the ten highest paid clubs in the world over the last five seasons are English. Chelsea leads in this regard with 748 million euros. Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle all come close behind.
There are also trolls circulating once morest English clubs who say we are the best. Last year, Sky Sports presenter Dougie Chrisley said that English club Brighton would have cheated if they were in Serie A. During this year’s Europa League, many people came to watch video of Chrisley following Roma destroyed Brighton with four unopposed goals.
The performance of the English teams at the European Championships also paves the way for further debate in the media. Max Rushden wrote in The Guardian that Premier League fans can lose self-confidence and pride. But football expert Paul Merson has a different opinion. He makes the argument that English clubs should not be dismissed thinking they have failed this time. His argument is that English clubs do not pay enough attention to the European Championships due to the fierce competition in the league. It also highlights various statistics that show the quality of Premier League football.
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