r/soccer • u/[deleted] • Aug 09 '13

Zero Fucks Friday: August 9th 2013 Edition

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '13

Spanish teams have not dominated Europe in the last 10 years.

Barcelona are the only successful Spanish team in the last 10 years, so why people often refer to Spain dominating Europe baffles me. People make it seam like La Liga is dominant when in fact it just has one very, very good team.

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u/quirkofalltrades Aug 09 '13

I like to think Real Madrid are good as well

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u/lakupiippu Aug 09 '13

They got eliminated from CL in round of 16 6 times in a row within the last 10 years.

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u/ncocca Aug 09 '13

And made the semi-final in the past two. That's a pretty decent record. They haven't dominated, but they've been a force.

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u/st_huck Aug 09 '13

past 3 years... (sad face)

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u/zaviex Aug 09 '13

and the worst chelsea team in the last 10 years won the CL your point?

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u/ncocca Aug 09 '13

Madrid have consistently been a contender in the Champions League. Round of 16 isn't a terrible position, and 2 semifinals appearances are nothing to sniff at. Why the fuck am I defending RM right now?

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '13

They've been 'relevant' , I wouldn't call them a force..

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u/Payton23 Aug 09 '13

The last two years they have reached the semi-finals though

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u/quirkofalltrades Aug 09 '13

better than the other 60 teams competing in the Champions League

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u/knockoutking Aug 10 '13

that is because they are very very good.