In the past 10 years, the most beautiful team in European football, I think it should be Real Madrid, after all, in the Champions League, which represents the highest level of football, Real Madrid has won a total of 5 championships in the past 10 years, including a triple championship, breaking the curse of not being able to defend the title since the Champions League was restructured. But compared to the Champions League, Real Madrid has only won 3 La Liga titles in the past 10 years, which is a bit confusing, after all, in the eyes of most people, the Champions League is more difficult than the league. Driven by curiosity, I also thought about it roughly, and aside from the luck factor, there should be the following reasons.
1. Real Madrid's style is suitable for the Champions League knockout round.
As we all know, Real Madrid is a team that focuses on counterattacks, and efficient, fast and sharp counterattacks are the most lethal counterattacks of Real Madrid, and they are also the most important treasures for Real Madrid to achieve three consecutive Champions League titles. However, the advance of the counterattack requires the opponent to attack, and most of the opponents in the Champions League knockout round are the best in their respective leagues, and most of them are attack-oriented, which gives Real Madrid the opportunity to counterattack quickly. But back to La Liga, Real Madrid's overall strength is much higher than that of most teams, so in the face of teams that are obviously inferior to themselves, most opponents choose to shrink their defense and strive for 1 point. In this way, it will be difficult for Real Madrid to fight back, and they will instead carry out positional battles to break the goal. Although the strength of the players is much higher, they always seem to be lacking in scoring when breaking through dense defenses, which shows that Real Madrid's attackers play inconsistently, sometimes they can win by 5 goals, and sometimes they are forced to draw by opponents, which makes Real Madrid often lose points in the league.
2. The competition in the league is relatively more intense.
In recent years, the overall strength of La Liga is also very strong, the top three of the "Western Super League": Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are the top teams in Europe, in the Champions League in the past ten years, Real Madrid won 5, Barcelona won 1, and Atletico Madrid also won 2 runners-up. Sevilla is also a strong team, although the European record is average, but to the Europa League is the king of the kings, directly the Europa League into the Sevilla Cup, in addition to some traditional strong teams such as Valencia, Athletic Bilbao, plus the new dark horse teams such as Real Sociedad, etc., so that the overall competitiveness of La Liga has improved a lot, which also adds greater difficulty to Real Madrid to win the league championship.
3. The record with the main competitors is not good.
Real Madrid's main rivals in the league are, to put it bluntly, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. These three teams have divided all the league titles in the past decade, including 4 for Barcelona, 3 for Real Madrid and 2 for Atletico Madrid. So every season, the direct dialogue between these three competitors will largely determine the direction of the championship, after all, it is a six-point battle. However, Real Madrid's direct dialogue with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the league did not have an advantage, just take the period when they won the Champions League in 5 years and 4 years, Real Madrid's record in the league against Barcelona was 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, and the record against Atletico Madrid was 1 win, 4 draws and 4 losses, completely out of disadvantage!Barcelona has an impressive record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the ten league games against Atletico Madrid, and in the direct dialogue between the top three of the Spanish Super League in the past ten years, Barcelona has 40 points, Atletico Madrid has 27 points, and Real Madrid only has 15 points!This is also where Real Madrid have dropped the most points in the league.
4. Many times for the Champions League.
Since the Champions League is generally played in midweek, when there is the Champions League, it is a double game a week, and the opponents of the Champions League are generally stronger, especially after entering the knockout round, they are basically strong teams in various leagues, so they generally choose to rotate some of the main players. Although Barcelona Atletico Madrid also has a rotation, but in the past ten years, Barcelona's record in the Champions League cannot be compared with Real Madrid's record at all, and many times it is out of the top 8 stage, which makes them focus more on the league, while Real Madrid's record in the Champions League is very good, with 8 times in the top 4 in ten years, and Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are 3 times. This also makes the pressure on Real Madrid's double line greater, which will inevitably affect the performance of the league, while Barcelona Atletico Madrid has a much smaller impact on the comparison, and it also ensures the stability of the league play!
5. Real Madrid attaches more importance to the Champions League.
Compared with the league, the Champions League is stronger than the league in terms of influence, popularity, and bonuses, and Real Madrid has won the Champions League 14 times, which is the club with the most championships in the history of the Champions League, and the second place Milan is only 7 times, just half, so Real Madrid is also called the king of the Champions League by fans, and the record of the Champions League is more important in the eyes of Real Madrid!Many of the stars who switched to Real Madrid played for the previous league champion team, or they are talented players with potential, and their desire for the Champions League is also greater, so their performance in the Champions League is generally stronger than the league, which may also be the reason why Real Madrid's Champions League performance is stronger than the league!
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