UEFA Cup Final

**pete** · 10/05/2006, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

English Premiership... muck La Liga ... Class

I only saw bits of it in the pub but looked like england outplayed by spain. Shows the huge gulf in league standards. Spain have had a variety of teams in the CL & getting to the final of the Uefa Cup whereas no team outside top 4 in the EPL has done anything in 10 seasons of european football - Middlesboros final appearance & Leeds lunacy excepted.

**pete** · 10/05/2006, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by gonzo

.......you mean 10 seasons?
& Leeds 'lunacy'.....Peter Ridsdale et al?

Yes & err Yes. previous post edited now.

**londonirish17** · 11/05/2006, 6:35 AM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Boro... muck... Sevilla class ... English Premiership... muck La Liga ... Class

At this stage, La Liga is by far the best place to play anywhere in Europe.
Spanish clubs kind of dominate the european club scene in the same way the Italians did throughout the 80' and 90's.

**gustavo** · 11/05/2006, 7:53 AM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Boro... muck... Sevilla class ... English Premiership... muck La Liga ... Class

Wouldnt agree with you there. True Sevilla definitely deserved to win but i feel 4-0 flattered them somewhat . Also you arent really comparing like with like there Middlesborough are the 12th best team in the Premiership and Sevilla are the 5th best team in La Liga.

**Roadend** · 11/05/2006, 9:00 AM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Wouldnt agree with you there. True Sevilla definitely deserved to win but i feel 4-0 flattered them somewhat .

It certainly did not, Middlesbrough had 2 chances and a penalty shout and were consistently cut apart at will by Seville. They were indeed 4 goals and possibly more better than an awful Middlesbrough side. Too many of their better players not turning up really killed them.

**Junior** · 11/05/2006, 9:42 AM

I'll play devils adovcate, but should Arsenal beat Barca next Weds (a possibility) will all these quotes and posts be reversed re: EPL vs La Liga?

**pete** · 11/05/2006, 11:06 AM

I don't think La Liga is considered the best league in europe just based on last night. Its probably a tight fight for 2nd place between England & Italy who both have similar structures (i.e. top 4 is the same almost every year).

**gustavo** · 11/05/2006, 1:01 PM

Originally Posted by pete

I don't think La Liga is considered the best league in europe just based on last night. Its probably a tight fight for 2nd place between England & Italy who both have similar structures (i.e. top 4 is the same almost every year).

Yeah thats what the co efficeints think too
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/...crank2005.html