On the fifth day of Champions League consumed the fears that hovered over the performance of the Spanish teams. FC Barcelona y Atletico Madrid accompanied the Seville on the way to … the Europa League (and some still to be certified).
For the first time since the tournament moved 32 entrants and LaLiga ranked four teams, only one made it into the round of 16. And there is still one day to wait. The fifth was a real fiasco where not even Real Madrid, the only one already qualified for the round of 16, managed to win.
We have reached the round figure of 20 games played between four and the picture is gloomy: only six wins – three Madrid and one each –six draws – two Atlético and Sevilla, one Madrid and Barça- and the rest are defeated, eight.
There is a debate these days on the new sports law and the distribution of television rights in LaLiga. Madrid and Barça are seen by the others as two unattainable giants in terms of budget. The Catalans made a large outlay this summer in signings, so their result is even more significant.
Those of the Spaniards contrast with the figures of the teams of the other leagues considered more powerful on the continent, in particular the English one. The Premier League He is going to the plenary session of his four teams: Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham.
Of the four, three are leaders of their group and only Liverpool are second for Napoli’s surprise. Before moving on to the Serie A teams, it is worth commenting on the numbers of the English: 12 wins matches in Liverpool (4), Chelsea, Manchester City (3) and Tottenham (2).
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The four are already mathematically in the second round, as well as two teams from the Italian Serie A: the aforementioned Naples it is near to Bayern Monaco, the only one with full victories; the Inter Milan He is already second behind the Germans in the Barça group and in Milan has everything in its favor in its fight with the RB Salzburg in the Chelsea group.
Only the Juve, with three points, is out of the second round. But the growth of the Italian teams over the German ones is significant. Bayern’s winning record also reflects the current inequality in the Bundesliga.
The Bayer Leverkusen lost his options in the Metropolitano’s draw against Atlético, both of whom were affected by the victory of the Brings. The RB Leipzig they beat Real Madrid and got into the leadership fight with the whites, but they didn’t secure a spot for which they are fighting with Shakhtar on the last day.
The Borussia Dortmund is already classified in the group of Seville and Manchester City. It remains only to know what happens in Group Dwho leads Tottenham (8), but is so tight that anything can happen, since they are followed Sporting de Portugal and Eintracht tied (7) and closes the Olympic Marseille colon behind the English (6).
What is certain is that there will be no more Spaniards than Madrid in the second round and to say that, in the absence of a matchday, it is a lot and not good.
