Joan Laporta

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Apparently, money is not enough to dominate the the beast teams from other leagues.

Yes because it is not as huge advantage over others like Real, Bayern, PSG and for most part Barca...

But still x3 different EPL teams have won the CL in last 10 years and 1 from Spain has. While a number of other teams runners up etc with none from Spain other than Real making a final.

So they have been dominant over all in Spain but Real in that time who are biggest club going so not bad.
 

serghei

Senior Member
I guess I expected them to beat Madrid, but the best EPL team in the last years by far managed to get knocked out 3 times in the last 4 seasons.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
I guess I expected them to beat Madrid, but the best EPL team in the last years by far managed to get knocked out 3 times in the last 4 seasons.

Real have been best team in Europe in last 10 years... as said wouldnt expect them to be dominating likes of Real.

EPL teams have knocked out Real in 2 of the last 3 also to be fair and two absolute scuddings at that.

Why did you expect EPL teams to dominate Real?
 

serghei

Senior Member
Then what is the point of spending much more than most clubs in Europe if you end up worse than them?

That's the entire point. There are various factors involved, and money isn't going to give you success when you're up against bigger clubs.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Then what is the point of spending much more than most clubs in Europe if you end up worse than them.

That's the entire point. There are various factors involved, and money isn't going to give you success when you're up against bigger clubs.

Why did you expect EPL teams to dominate Real?

I said opposite you are the one making that claim.
 

serghei

Senior Member
What it is in EPL is called inflation. That's why Tottenham spending 1bn on the squad is not better than Tottenham who spent a lot less years ago.
 

serghei

Senior Member
Why did you expect them to dominate Real?

Because I overrated City. Though that because they won 4 EPLs in a row they'd handle Real who wasn't even that great, but it seems even a struggling Madrid was too hard for them.

It just showed EPL have a lot of work to do. In truth, with the moves Madrid made, worried they'll ran over EPL soon enough.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Because I overrated City. Though that because they won 4 EPLs in a row they'd handle Real who wasn't even that great, but it seems even a struggling Madrid was too hard for them.

Lies... you claimed Real and Liverpool were favs for CL after KO draw.

While others said Barca and PSG looked best two.

At least keep up with yourself.

City have a CL and other final appearances to be fair which outweighs what every team in Europe bar Real have done in recent times.
 

serghei

Senior Member
Not last season. But the 3 before. City got knocked out twice in three years. Liverpool got knocked out as well. Fact is Madrid beat the best of EPL too often.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Not last season. But the 3 before. City got knocked out twice in three years. Liverpool got knocked out as well. Fact is Madrid beat the best of EPL too often.

No last season.. you said Liverpool and Real and scoffed at us who said likes of PSG looked very good.

Fact is Real have been best side in Europe across last 10 years.... doenst change a single point made.
 

serghei

Senior Member
No last season.. you said Liverpool and Real and scoffed at us who said likes of PSG looked very good.

Fact is Real have been best side in Europe across last 10 years.... doenst change a single point made.

So La Liga overall better at the top then no? Who gives a shit about 4-7th place if the best of you is weaker than the best of Spain?

Fucking useless.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Yes. Liverpool and City lost something like 7 times in CL knockouts vs Madrid in the last 4-5 seasons.

1-7, horrible.

Real have been best team in Europe and been beaten a number of times by EPL teams. Two of the last three for example.

Real went out 5-1 to Arsenal and 5-1 to City in two of last three also.

Doesnt make La Liga top teams the best as a whole.

By your logic the French league had the best top teams last season.

Not for me.
 

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