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I do think there has been something special about that league for a while. You just wouldn't want to look away and miss the action. I have watched plenty of it, even back when Liverpool were dominating. And I do like it. The mentioned intensity is an attraction on its own, even for me who prefers to see quality technique. Current Liverpool are where they are because they have mastered both though, not just the former.The Premier League needs a lot more wins over La Liga competition before they can start claiming to be the best. If it takes mammoth comebacks like these just to barely progress it would stand to reason, logically, that La Liga are still the chased not the chasers. Real Madrid is not going to sit on its laurels for long either.
It was a great win for Liverpool, but the Premier League has a long way to go. Especially teams that are not named Manchester City or Liverpool.
And even City has been a massive disappointment in Europe even with their resurgence domestically this past decade.
To sum up, I am just not on board with the constant superlative praise towards that league. And now I regret not exaggerating the quality of La Liga back when I had a better chance. Like when Bilbao came to Old Trafford and outplayed the hosts in front of Sir Alex himself. Or all those recent times when Barcelona defeated the English sides, with Leo actually scoring more goals against those top teams than the EPL conqueror Cristiano himself did in all his time there. Yet I never called those moments a reality check for the Englishmen. Maybe I should have, but I guess it's because I never looked at it primarily as comparison and competition between the leagues. After all, the other best representative of Spanish football is the club I wouldn't cheer for even if you offered me the current players' wages.
I have also spent nearly a couple of years in this place reporting our and some other La Liga games, sometimes in detail, week in week out, but nobody cares, mi joven amigo Alexander being the exception. Which is why I am done trying. Unfortunately I didn't get to see the explanation for Liverpool going out tonight because we threw it away, but I am definitely looking forward to that the next time Barcelona succeed in the Champions League, whenever that will be...