Premier League’s ‘fab four’ dominate Champions League quarter-finals
Liverpool’s German coach Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool’s Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson celebrate at the final whistle during the Uefa Champions League, last 16, second leg football match Bayern Munich v Liverpool in Munich, southern Germany, March 13, 2019. — AFP picFor the first time in a decade the Premier League reigns supreme, providing half of the Champions League quarter-finalists for tomorrow’s last-eight draw.
The 2009 final, that saw Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona defeat a much-fancied Manchester United in Cristiano Ronaldo’s last game for the English club, kicked off a decade of dominance for La Liga. That was thanks, in no small part, to the magic of Lionel Messi at Barcelona and Ronaldo during his nine years at Real Madrid. Between them, those clubs have won seven of the past 10 titles.
Messi gave a masterclass as Barca thrashed Lyon 5-1 yesterday. The previous evening, Ronaldo, 34, showed why Juventus paid €112 million for a veteran last summer, with a hat-trick to break Atletico Madrid hearts.The Premier League may not have Messi or Ronaldo but it has a collection of stars, from Virgil van Dijk to Paul Pogba, Harry Kane to Sergio Aguero.
“England 3 Germany 0. Three matches against Bundesliga opposition for Premier League teams, three victories,” wrote Martin Samuel in the, who went on to refer to the recent trend of promising players leaving the youth programmes of England’s richest clubs to find regular first-team football in the Bundesliga.
Guardiola is in his third season as City manager, Jurgen Klopp in his fourth at Liverpool and Mauricio Pochettino near the end of season five at Spurs.
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