Chapter 401 The value of the Premier League and Champions League
——Interestingly, Ronaldo came to Juventus after the end of this season.
In the semi-finals, they faced Bayern, the Bundesliga leader. They won again in the away game with a score of 2:1; they returned to the home court and tied with Juventus, and entered the final without any danger.
Facing Liverpool in the final.
Liverpool forward Salah was injured and came off the field in the first few minutes. Coupled with Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius's low-level mistake, they easily won the final victory 3-1.
Luck is entirely in favor of Real Madrid.
Became the first team to win three consecutive Champions League titles after the restructuring.
In this Champions League, the top teams in the four major leagues were eliminated, and the gold content cannot be said to be low.
2. In the knockout stage, Real Madrid faces the top clubs in all major leagues.
Juventus and Bayern Munich are both league champions in the 2016-2017 season, and Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, and Bayern Munich are also league champions in the 2017-2018 season.
Although Liverpool is not the league champion, it is still a powerful team in the Premier League.
Paris Saint-Germain dominates Ligue 1.
In the 38 league games in the 2017-2018 season, they only lost 3 games.
Scored 108 goals and conceded only 29. The undisputed leader in Ligue 1.
Juventus has never failed to win the Serie A championship since the 2011-2012 season, which shows that Juventus has a deep foundation and strong strength.
Bayern Munich has firmly controlled the Bundesliga championship since the 2012-2013 season. In the knockout stage, Real Madrid faced such super-powerful players, but in the end they were defeated, which shows the high value of Real Madrid's championship.
As Liverpool and Tottenham completed great comebacks and met in the final, this year's Champions League trophy has already belonged to England in advance, and Arsenal and Chelsea met in the Europa League final, making it the first time in history that two players from the same country (with the same Football Association) With two major cups won at the same time, European football is ushering in the Premier League year!
Regarding the question of which one has more gold content, the Premier League or the Champions League, the answer is obvious. The Champions League is the highest level club competition in the world. No country's league can match the gold content of the Champions League. Serie A, which was called the "Little World Cup" at the time, cannot do it. It monopolizes the Champions League 5 La Liga was not good in 2000, and today's Premier League is no exception.
First of all, almost the best players in the world play in Europe, and most of them play in the five major leagues. In the Champions League, the best 32 teams in Europe are gathered every season, including the Premier League, La Liga, The top four teams in Serie A and Bundesliga are among them, as well as championship teams from other national leagues. Both the quality of players and the quality of the team are unparalleled.
Secondly, since the Champions League is a tournament-based competition, the chances are greater. Therefore, every game needs to go all out, leaving the team with a very low error tolerance rate, especially in the knockout rounds, where the requirements for on-the-spot performance are higher. . Because there is no knockout round and the season is long, the league format is more like a long-distance race. There will be many uncertainties in the process, leaving more room for each team to adjust. For example, when a weak team faces a strong team You can choose to set up a bus and keep a draw and everything will be fine. Even if you lose, it won't be a big deal.
If the home game is 1-1 and the away game is 0-0, then the result is 2 points.
In the Champions League, if you don’t strive to win in the group stage, you may not get enough points to qualify. And in the knockout rounds, if you don’t strive for goals, you may be eliminated. If it is still at home 1 -1, 0-0 away game, then they will be eliminated due to away goal disadvantage. Therefore, it is difficult for any team to dare to neglect, and they must fight actively.
The reversals of Liverpool and Tottenham were all spelled out in this way.
Of course, the Premier League also has its own unique charm. For example, there are many strong teams, and there are as many as 6 teams in the first group.
The suspense of the championship in every season is relatively high. For example, in the 11/12 season, Manchester United and Manchester City fought to the last second. For example, this season, Liverpool and Manchester City fought to the last round, and both teams scored more than 90 points. This is Other leagues simply can’t imagine it.
For another example, the Premier League's battle for fourth place every year is no less exciting than the battle for the championship. The strength of each team is relatively close, the game is suspenseful and there are many upsets.
As for the fast pace of the game, fierce confrontation, intensive schedule, high intensity, etc., they are all characteristics of the Premier League. As a result, although the Premier League's European performance is not as good as La Liga, it is still regarded by many people as the first league and is more favored by businesses than other leagues. This is because it has more attractions and more charm. It is not the league with the best performance. But it is indeed the most attractive league.
The Champions League champion has the most gold content, which is naturally inseparable from his highest status in European clubs.
The popularity of the Premier League is rising now, and it seems to have regained the title of the world's No. 1 league. In this way, all aspects of the league have been qualitatively improved, and the competition for the championship will naturally be fierce. Last season's defending champion Manchester City focused all its main players on playing in the league. After winning the championship, they seemed to underestimate every opponent in the Champions League. Even if the main players played, they would not fight with all their strength and their attention was not on it. Of course, This is the main reason why they failed to win the Champions League.
Because the Champions League is very random, it also stimulates the team's explosive power, which is often unimaginable.
Especially in the finals, when you win the championship, the sense of achievement that makes you proud of Europe will be unforgettable for a long time.
Of course, the Champions League prize money and club rankings have also been substantially improved, and you can also represent Europe in the Club World Cup.
The team's national pride is an important reason why the gold content of the Champions League championship remains high.
The UEFA Champions League is the highest-level competition at the UEFA club level. The gold content of the championship is definitely very high. I hope that every participating club has the ambition to win the championship, because after winning the St. Bradford Cup, more honors will come. Waiting for you.
After the Champions League ended, whether Guardiola’s Premier League title or Klopp’s Champions League title was more difficult and more valuable, such topics and discussions were common. Judging from public opinion, there was a lot of disparagement towards Guardiola and Klopp’s. has more positive reviews.
So which one is more valuable, the Premier League champion or the Champions League champion?
It is now generally accepted that the Champions League is more valuable than the Premier League title. I basically agree with this view, but why do so many fans think that the Champions League is more valuable than the Premier League championship?
1. The strength of participating teams is different
Most of the European giants are participating in the Champions League. At least half of the top 32 teams are on the list. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern, Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, etc. are all included... Many traditional strong teams from the five major leagues and temporarily declining giants also participate alternately, and those participating teams from minor leagues are also the overlords of their respective leagues. Their strength may not be the same as that of the giants from the five major leagues, but there are also strong teams. .
The league is different.
The basic composition of major leagues, including the Premier League, is: several giants competing for the championship, traditional strong teams in the European theater, mid-range teams with no worries about relegation, and lifts struggling on the edge of relegation. There is a clear gap in strength between various clubs, and there are very few clubs that can counterattack. In recent years, the only dark horse you can think of in the league is the miracle created by Leicester City.
As Liverpool and Tottenham completed great comebacks and met in the final, this year's Champions League trophy has already belonged to England in advance, and Arsenal and Chelsea met in the Europa League final, making it the first time in history that two players from the same country (with the same Football Association) By winning two major cups at the same time, European football has ushered in the Premier League year!
Regarding the question of which one has more gold content, the Premier League or the Champions League, the answer is obvious. The Champions League is the highest level club competition in the world. No country's league can match the gold content of the Champions League. Serie A, which was called the "Little World Cup" at the time, cannot do it. It monopolizes the Champions League 5 La Liga was not good in 2000, and today's Premier League is no exception.
First of all, almost the best players in the world play in Europe, and most of them play in the five major leagues. In the Champions League, the best 32 teams in Europe are gathered every season, including the Premier League, La Liga, The top four teams in Serie A and Bundesliga are among them, as well as championship teams from other national leagues. Both the quality of players and the quality of the team are unparalleled.
Secondly, since the Champions League is a tournament-based competition, the chances are greater. Therefore, every game needs to go all out, leaving the team with a very low error tolerance rate, especially in the knockout rounds, where the requirements for on-the-spot performance are higher. .
Because there is no knockout round and the season is long, the league format is more like a long-distance race. There will be many uncertainties in the process, leaving more room for each team to adjust. For example, when a weak team faces a strong team You can choose to set up a bus and keep a draw and everything will be fine. Even if you lose, it won't be a big deal.
If the home game is 1-1 and the away game is 0-0, then the result is 2 points.
In the Champions League, if you don’t strive to win in the group stage, you may not get enough points to qualify. And in the knockout rounds, if you don’t strive for goals, you may be eliminated. If it is still at home 1 -1, 0-0 away game, then they will be eliminated due to away goal disadvantage. Therefore, it is difficult for any team to dare to neglect, and they must fight actively. The reversals of Liverpool and Tottenham were all spelled out in this way.
Of course, the Premier League also has its own unique charm. For example, there are many strong teams, and there are as many as 6 teams in the first group. The suspense of the championship in every season is relatively high. For example, in the 11/12 season, Manchester United and Manchester City competed until the last second. For example, this season, Liverpool and Manchester City competed until the last round, and both teams' points exceeded 90. This is Other leagues simply can’t imagine it. For another example, the competition for the top four in the Premier League every year is no less exciting than the competition for the championship. The strength of each team is relatively close, the game is suspenseful and there are many upsets.
As for the fast pace of the game, fierce confrontation, intensive schedule, high intensity, etc., they are all characteristics of the Premier League.
As a result, although the Premier League's European performance is not as good as La Liga, it is still regarded by many people as the first league and is more favored by businesses than other leagues. This is because it has more attractions and more charm. It is not the league with the best performance. But it is indeed the most attractive league.
Clubs at different levels of strength have a bottom line for league rankings at the end of the season, unless they are in extremely poor condition. For example, the traditional top six in the Premier League will generally be in the top six.
The Western Premier League duo and Atletico Madrid, the third-place finisher in recent seasons, will basically lock in the championship, second and third place. Inter Milan and AC Milan have fallen a bit in recent seasons, but they won't be ranked outside the top ten.
Think about it, Bayern has completed 7 consecutive Bundesliga championships, Juventus has won 8 consecutive championships, Manchester City has defended the Premier League with 100 points and 98 points. After La Liga entered the 21st century, there have only been 4 different champions, Barcelona 10 times, Real Madrid 6 times, Valencia 2 times, Atletico Madrid 1 time. This shows that in the league, the strength of the teams is relatively solid, and the opponents of the championship team are usually the same.
For comparison, 11 different clubs participated in the Champions League finals in the last 10 seasons. Even though Real Madrid successfully completed 4 championships in 5 years, it still produced 6 different champions. In the reformed Champions League, there is no club except Real Madrid. Able to defend the title.
In the process of winning the championship, every club will encounter one or two scorers from small national leagues in the group stage. At other times, they will basically encounter super giants and the first, second and third place players of each league.
2. The difficulty of the competition system is different
The Bundesliga has 34 rounds, and the other four major leagues have 38 rounds. More games means that "accidents" are less likely to occur, and strong teams have enough time to save "mistakes" in certain games.
Taking this season as an example, Manchester City was 7 points behind Liverpool in the middle of the season, but they made a strong effort in the second half and only lost 1 game in 19 rounds. In the end, they beat Liverpool by 1 point to win the championship.
Bayern was also 9 points behind Dortmund this season, but they completed a comeback in the final rounds and finally led by 2 points to complete their seventh consecutive championship.
Obviously, in competitions under the league system, the stronger the team, the less likely it is to fall behind.
But the Champions League is different.
First of all, the grouping system means that a group of death is inevitable. Generally speaking, there is at least one relatively weak team. If you are unlucky, you may encounter three giants from the five major leagues. For example, this season, Liverpool, Big League Paris and Naples are in the group of death, and the competition for qualifying is very exciting.
Liverpool scored 97 points this season, Naples has been the runner-up in Serie A for two consecutive seasons, not to mention Paris Saint-Germain, which is very strong on paper.
In the end, Naples and Liverpool had a final round of life-and-death showdown. Both sides ended up with 9 points, and Liverpool was second in the group with a slight advantage.
To be fair, if Naples is not assigned to the group of death, it is possible for Naples to reach the top 8 based on the state of Naples in the past two seasons.
After the group stage, there are three knockout rounds. The two-round match brings greater uncertainty to the relatively long league.
In the same 18-19 season, there were many miracles, especially the semifinals.
Tottenham lost to Ajax 0-1 in the first round. In the second round, Tottenham fell behind 0-2 in the first half. They scored 3 goals in a row in the last half and scored a buzzer-beater at the last minute to advance to the finals in a thrilling manner. Barcelona defeated Liverpool 3-0 at home, almost half a foot into the final. Who would have thought that Liverpool would reverse 4-0 at Anfield in the second round and create an incredible miracle.
For every team, even if the lineup is stronger, even if they create an advantage in the first round, the result may change as long as the game is not over. From qualifying in the group to winning the championship, there are only 7 games, and accidents can happen at any time.
This season, Liverpool defeated Ligue 1 hegemon Paris Saint-Germain and Serie A runner-up Napoli in the group stage. In the knockout rounds, they defeated Bundesliga champion Bayern, Portuguese Super League runner-up Porto, La Liga champion Barcelona, and finally defeated Tottenham to win the championship. The difficulty is evident. .
3. Opponents have different financial resources
As mentioned before, basically half of the participating teams in the Champions League are traditional giants, which means that the gap between them in financial strength is small, and it also means that there is not a big gap in terms of signings.
For example, it is common for clubs such as Barcelona, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus to invest hundreds of millions or even hundreds of millions of euros in a season.
But in the league, the situation is different.
In fact, the Premier League is relatively good. Due to its excellent business development capabilities, the revenue of Premier League teams is basically 90 million euros each season. There is not much difference between the top and bottom teams. This means that even the middle and lower reaches teams, It is also possible to make signings through high investment. For example, the newly promoted Wolves spent 70 million pounds last season, and the relegated Fulham spent more than 100 million euros on signings.
But in other leagues, such as La Liga, the gap between giants and ordinary teams is obvious. Taking last summer as an example, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid invested more than 120 million euros in signings, but 14 teams invested no more than 30 million euros, and 9 teams invested no more than 20 million euros. Among them, Valladolid invested the least It only cost 1.5 million euros, followed by Huesca which cost 3 million.
Not to mention the Bundesliga, which aims at healthy investment and rational consumption. Last summer, Dortmund spent the most money, spending less than 70 million pounds, followed by Schalke 04, which invested 48.33 million, and Schalke 04, which invested 38.7 million pounds. RB Leipzig in Pounds.
In the world football that was popular in the Jinyuan era, having greater financial resources means that you can buy better players, and the team will be stronger. For the teams participating in the Champions League, they can enter the knockout rounds. It means that they have the strength to compete for the championship, and every club that enters the next round has to go through a fight.
Due to the obvious gap between the rich and the poor in the league, there will be a significant gap in team strength.
Although the Premier League has excellent business development and there is not much difference in revenue at the end of the season, for the mid- and lower-tier teams, their financial resources are still unable to compete with the giants. After all, the giants can spend heavily on signings for many consecutive seasons, but ordinary teams are spending more The meeting will be more rational. After all, once there is a loss in revenue and expenditure, the consequences will be extremely serious.
4. Don’t underestimate the league championship
In the past two seasons, Guardiola has completed the defense of the Premier League, but in the Champions League, Manchester City failed to qualify for the semi-finals twice. This has also led to Guardiola always being criticized for being unable to win the Champions League after leaving Barcelona. Many fans also Ironically, his Premier League lacks gold content.
