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Coincidence or serious problem?

Spanish

navigates in recent years in doubt.

The

.

Do your clubs have a lower level than ten seasons ago?

Is the monetary dominance of the

temporary or will it last longer?

Part of the answer to all that we had during the night of Wednesday.

At the

,

gave in to

.

At the

,

could not beat

.

Both confirmed an elimination that, together with that of

, leaves the

with only one representative in the round of 16 of the continental competition:

.

It is a historical fact.

Since the

has had this format (group stage and round of 16), launched in the

year , Spanish football had always put two or more teams in the qualifying rounds for the title.

... The talent and level of the clubs has been irrefutable for two decades.

But perhaps now he has met his end.

Madrid has fulfilled every year, but

the last two seasons, Atletico's

's slump

have complicated the future of Spanish football.

The whites have accumulated

, a milestone that nobody comes close to, while the Catalans have reached

seasons .

Twice they have stayed in the group stage, once in the round of 16 and four in the quarterfinals.

Those of

, who stepped on two finals in 2014 and 2016, have

, with two quarters, two eighths and two occasions in which they have been left out in the previous league.

Too many failures.

The Premier touches the plenary session

On the other side of the English Channel, the

has touched the full round of 16 in the last five years and is on track to add one more.

.

In addition, they have two consecutive editions with two teams in the semifinals.

A manifest superiority, both on the pitch and in the offices, that threatens not to stop.

It could be said that the great problem of the League is the British competition, but the numbers put more enemies on the table.

The

could put four teams in the round of 16, while

and the

will work on the last day to include three.

Two more than the Spanish.

a drama.

A situation that will have

.

Spain is at risk of falling to

and being overtaken by

, and although its four annual slots for the competition are not in danger at the moment, a series of poor performances over several seasons could affect it.

, for example, regained all four positions in 2018 after several years with only three.

A journey in the desert that the Spanish League and its teams pray not to suffer.

calendar complications

The second sporting consequence is directly related to this season's schedule.

Pending the result of

on the last day of the group stage, right now there are four Spanish teams classified for the

qualifiers :

, because the latter two lead their groups with solvency .

They will all play on Thursdays together with a

that will also be in the

.

In other words, the League can have up to six clubs playing their European day on Thursday, which would prevent their league matches from being played on subsequent Saturdays.

They should play on Sundays or Mondays.

More headaches for an already too compressed calendar.

The last consequence is economic and has

.

Barça and Atlético put their

, but the white team will make money by eliminating their compatriots.

The reason?

The

, that is, the distribution of money to each club and country for television rights.

UEFA assigns each country an amount and distributes half of it among its clubs at the beginning of the competition.

The other half, however, is divided into the round of 16.

And since there are no more Spanish teams, that UEFA amount for Spain goes

until it is eliminated.

Eleven million for Madrid 'thanks' to his compatriots

In total, the entity chaired by

could earn up to

more in the remainder of the Champions League just for this circumstance.

Last year he took

.

If he does it again, the amount would rise this campaign to

.

A Madridista joy within the misfortune of the League.

"If this happens to us five years in a row..."

reflected yesterday , asking "not to be alarmed.

».

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