Real Madrid and Barcelona’s consistent domination in Europe’s elite football competition in the last decade have placed the two Spanish giants as the top contenders for the UEFA Champions League.
These two Spanish clubs have won seven out of the last ten Champions League trophies, including five in a row. Barcelona has won three while Real Madrid triumphed in four seasons in the last decade. Such domination has confirmed both teams as the best football clubs in the whole of Europe.
Both teams’ dominance have largely rested on the influence of the two worlds best players in football history- Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi who have five Ballon d’Or award each to their belts. Perhaps Barcelona and Real Madrid wouldn’t have won many trophies without the commanding brilliance of both players in their respective clubs. Ronaldo, a record £80m signing from Manchester United to Real Madrid, has netted a whopping 105 goals while his Barcelona rival Lionel Messi has scored 73 goals in the same period since the 2009/2010 season.
Yes, Santiago Bernabeu side have performed excellently in the last 5 Champions League seasons. It now seems they’re done achieving their peak performance and would not be as brilliant as they were in past seasons.
2018/2019 Champions League group stage draw of Barcelona and Real Madrid
Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Internazionale Milano
Group G: Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moskva, Viktoria Plzeň
Here are 5 reasons Barcelona will perform better than Real Madrid in the 2018/2019 Champions League season.
The departures of star players like Ronaldo to Juventus and Kovavic to Chelsea is a big cause for concern for the Galacticos as the club president, Fiorentino Perez haven’t found a suitable replacement for Real Madrid's best player in history.
Although Real Madrid signed seven players this summer, only goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, Alvaro Odriozola, Mariano Diaz and Vinicius Junior can compete with the present players in the squad.
Apart from Barcelona's club record signing of Coutinho from Liverpool during the winter transfer, the Catalan giant have also welcomed more quality signings like Malcom’s £40 million transfer from Bordeaux and Arturo Vidal £18 million from Bayern Munich.
Summarily, Real Madrid have more players in their squad but those players are not enough in quality for an elite competition like the Champions League.
Best Six Defenders
· Real Madrid: Sergio Ramos, Dani Carvajal, Marcelo, Raphael Varane, Nacho and Odriozola
· Barcelona: Jordi Alba, Gerard Pique, Samuel Umtiti, Nelson Semedo, Clement Lenglet, and Cucurella.
Conclusion: Real Madrid Obviously have the better defenders
Best Six Midfielders
· Real Madrid: Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Isco, Marco Asensio and Dani Ceballos.
· Barcelona: Ivan Rakitic, Coutinho, Sergio Busquets, Arturo Vidal, Arthur and Sergi Roberto.
Conclusion:
Both teams have fantastic midfielders. The Madrid contingent have marshalled Europe for the past three seasons but Barcelona have excellent players at the heart of the midfield. There’s no obvious winner.
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