Real Madrid, FC Barcelona y Atlético de Madrid they continue forward in the Champions League and access quarter finalsthat is, among the eight best. They have a tough road ahead of them, in addition to a direct confrontation between the last ones, but at least this Thursday they wake up with the satisfaction of having achieved a particular revenge: the three have eliminated English teams.
Manchester City, Newcastle y Tottenham They were the three eliminated by the Spanish teams. To these clubs of the Premier League adds the elimination of Chelsea for him PSGin a tie that represented revenge for the last final of the Club World Cup in EU
It should be said that of the three, the one who had it the worst was Madridbecause he Newcastle and, above all, the Tottenham They were perfectly accessible rivals for Barça y Atlético given the situation in the domestic competition. The duel between culés and the ‘magpies’ was also the most unbalanced a priori and the predictions were more than met: 7-2 in it Camp Nou.
These two rivals already faced each other in the league phase and the Barça won in St. James’ Park by 1-2. It was the only victory of a Spanish team over an English team in the entire regular phase. During the eight days the teams of the Premier They made the Spaniards blush and only the azulgrana They avoided the plenary session.
The team itself trained by Hansi Flick fell during his visit to Chelsea by 3-0 and still ended up being the only one in our league classified in the coveted ‘top 8‘. Athletic Club y Villarreal They said goodbye to the playoffs, while Real Madrid y Atlético they had to play the repechage after having been among the top eight until the seventh day.
The ‘Champions gene’ of the Spanish
Situation that contrasted with that of the teams of the Premierwho classified five among those of the ‘top 8‘and only the Newcastle was forced to play repechagewho would later win against Karabagh: six out of six eighths. And 6-3 in front of Spain which, a priori, was presented to the world as a sign of the greater competitiveness of their league compared to ours.
But what they didn’t count on was the ‘gen Champions‘that characterizes the big three of Spain when it’s time to compete in Europa. He Madrid is the ‘king’ of the continent with 15 titleswhich added to those of the Barça (5) surpass all the English together (15).
The one who treasures the most is the Liverpool (6), the other English survivor among the eight best along with Arsenal of Mikel Arteta. Los ‘gunners‘they still don’t have the Champions in their showcases, but they reach the penultimate round with the reputation of being the team that plays the best in the entire Europawith permission of PSG of Luis Enriquethe defending champion.
The English would be, if they confirmed their status as favorites, the rivals of Barça o Atlético in semi-finalswhile the French would be, if they win at Liverpoolof the Madrid in case the blancos overcome their tie against Bayern Munich. The fans meringues They have reason to think that their side of the picture is the toughest, but the truth is that this is the Champions and we are in quartersno eliminatory is easy. It’s the real onetop 8‘.
