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You are missing the point. The EPL can afford to have 6 very rich clubs, indeed, 6 of the Top 10 richest clubs in the world, are from the EPL. This stat on its own, tells you all you need to know. This simply means that every season (as things now stand) the EPL has at least 4 (maybe 5 in some...

There is an element of truth in what you say, but there is also exaggeration. Lots of it. First of all, yes, La Liga games, simply do not compare with CL KO games. CL group games also do not compare with KO games, even if they are against some very big teams. But even in La Liga games, our...

We also played well against Inter away, despite the scoreline. We were also great against Lyon, especially in the first half. At times in the first leg vs Liverpool we were very good.

Sorry, but that is BS. Liverpool had some chances, but other than Salah's, none of them was clear-cut. Possession was 52-48 in the first leg, so what? It was 55-45 for Barca in the second leg. Again, so what? Of course, Liverpool had territorial superiority plus much better athleticism, but...

Pique is no better technically than VVD. How on earth is Alba a technical player? He is a tenacious and fast runner, like all good fullbacks. Coutinho is technically okay, but too much of a one-trick pony. Suarez is average in terms of technique. Rakitic, again average. I am amazed that people...

No. The 1.14B figure is the bare minimum, it could rise to 1.3B. Overall, LL revenue has grown very rapidly in recent years (I was not aware of this to be honest) to the degree that it is almost 5/6ths ($5B to $6.2B) of the PL's (even before the new TV deal)...

Domestic TV revenue for the EPL has declined: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43052024 International TV revenue will increase by 20% to 30%. It's gonna be around 9B pounds for three years (both domestic & international) La Liga has increased domestic TV rights to 1.14 to 1.3 billion euros, and...

I knew those suggestions about the Bundesliga back then were laughable, since the German league did not have the money. The Prem does have it. Do you have any source for the bold part?

A fraction of that. No league compares to the PL in terms of financial power.

Define "a very long time" -> you mean, 5 years? Football success is largely about money. Back then (by the late '80s and 90s) Italian teams were the richest.

English teams were in the EC in the '50s. They only declined to participate during the first season. Man United were the first to participate, eliminated Dortmund, then Bilbao (both by one goal margins) and then lost to Real Madrid in the semis.

Would be the new Eto'o for us.

Who is even technically good? Messi & Busquets. Also Arthur who did not play until we were dead and buried. The rest of our team is nothing special in terms of technical ability. But I disagree that it was inevitable from the first minute. Liverpool only scored through Alba's howler and did not...

Suarez won't be leaving. You can forget about it. What we need is a top class striker so that Suarez can be relegated to rotation duties.

We have to assume he won't be.

After the horror show in some English town, none of us care anymore about two league dead rubbers or even the CDR final. What should (realistically) be our best XI for next season? Will it be able to dance with Europe's best and not just Levante & Huesca? I would go for something like this...

In the first half of 15/16 we played some awesome games, even with Messi out injured. Then imploded at the business end of the season. The team simply needs renewal. Just look at Liverpool. Their great advantage over others is their resilience. When they were 3-0 at the Camp Nou and we were...

Yes, because when Messi was spreading the ball back then, it would go to a still prime Suarez and/or a Neymar (not Dembele, Coutinho, Alba, Vidal, past-it Suarez) Also Pep's Bayern was wide open at the back. I still can't fathom how we lost to Atleti in 2016. One more in our CL failure anthology.

In both games, Liverpool had the territorial superiority. Their possession was inside our own half, our possession was inside our own half. In this respect you are absolutely right. In terms of chances created, we were exactly the same. xG over both legs was at 3.7 for both teams -> and that...

Take out season 14/15. We have been mediocre to bad away from home. Another thing that many seem to forget, the 2nd leg vs Bayern in 2015, was shaping up to be something similar. Bayern score an early goal, then miss two great chances. Thankfully, due to Pep's suicidal tactics, Messi released...