Believed to be one of the most competitive leagues in the world, is the Spanish Primera Division becoming more and more of a two-horse race, or has this always been the case?
Without a doubt, the Spanish La Liga is one of the best domestic leagues all over the planet. The dawn of the modern game has seen Spanish football become more and more significant as it has been able to gather interest from all over the world.
Football audiences and fans all over the world are becoming more and more inclined towards La Liga and experts believe that interest from viewers is only bound to increase in the future. The broadcasting rights in the country certainly prove how times have
changed.
However, is the Spanish Primera actually what people believe it to be?
According to popular certainty, Spain’s primary football league is one of the most heavily contested competitions in the world of football. Admittedly, some of the matches in the duration of the season do prove to be utterly splendid.
Nevertheless, there is another side to the competition that fans often turn a blind eye to. The Spanish La Liga has been almost entirely and undisputedly dominated by just two teams.
Barcelona and Real Madrid are the two football clubs that have established an undying supremacy over the Iberian Peninsula. Such is the monopoly of the two teams that other sides automatically understand the fact that they don’t stand anywhere in the race
for the title.
A dominating majority of teams give up the ambition to win the title early on in the season and accept the fact that they do not stand a chance against the might of Barca and Madrid. Other top clubs compete for a third or fourth place finish at most.
Qualification for Europe is considered sufficient success for one season and in the event of a Copa del Rey final, a team’s season is considered nothing short of outstanding.
Why is there a massive amount of disparity in the Spanish Primera? There are a number of ways to answer that question.
Firstly, one must look at the history of the legendary league. Statistics from the past century are nothing short of fascinating. Except for rare periods of glory for other sides, La Liga has been completely been a story about Los Blancos and La Blaugrana.
Both, the Spanish capital and the Catalan capital, boast the highest number of league triumphs, Copa del Rey trophies and even European titles. The two clubs are ahead of every other side in terms of these titles.
Although it is important to acknowledge that clubs such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid and Deportivo la Coruna have all had notable achievements to their name, the number of trophies are puny as compared to the two Spanish giants.
If we take a look at recent history, the last time a team, other than the Whites or the Azulgrana, was able to win the league, it was 8 seasons ago in 2003-04’s campaign. Rafael Benitez inspired the club to an amazing triumph over the Primera Division.
Yet it is important to note that this took place 8 seasons ago and the league has been under complete control of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Real Madrid since then. As the new season approaches, these two clubs are the only teams tipped to win La Liga.
To be continued....
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