On April 19, Beijing time, the European Super League was officially unveiled with 12 top clubs joining, including Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. However, just 48 hours later, the Premier League teams collectively announced their withdrawal, with the Serie A trio following suit. Currently, only Real Madrid and Barcelona, the two La Liga giants, are left to hold their ground. Many people are puzzled why La Liga duo dare to challenge UEFA? Behind this, there is actually a unique history of La Liga.
The reason why La Liga has only two giants, Real Madrid and Barcelona, is because of the lack of funds to support a third team. But this is not the whole story because behind soccer, there is a hidden political struggle within Spain. When it comes to Spain, we have to mention Catalonia. Catalonia longs for independence, but the Spanish government has been suppressing its desire for independence. The Catalans are unable to become independent, but are unwilling to submit to Spanish rule, so they put their hopes on soccer. The representative team of Catalonia is Barcelona. Barcelona seems to be just a soccer club, but actually represents the voice of the Catalans. This is also the reason why Mourinho and Real Madrid players say that Catalans are not in the same league as them.
This shows that the competition between Barcelona and Real Madrid is essentially a manifestation of the rivalry within Spain. Against this background, it is natural that there will not be a third giants rising in La Liga. The Spanish Football Association is also well aware of this, and therefore prevents any foreign capital from controlling other teams in La Liga to maintain the rivalry between the two giants. As a result, other owners will not invest in other La Liga teams, but choose to invest in Serie A, English Premier League and other league teams. In this situation, Barcelona and Real Madrid almost monopolize all the resources of La Liga and can even control the Spanish Football Association. It is important to realize that the European Premier League is the most harmful to the general teams, who can't join the European Premier League, for example, the other 14 teams in the English Premier League are fighting against these 6 big giants. But in La Liga, this won't happen, the other teams know that they can't fight against Real Madrid and Barcelona, and even if they join the UEFA Premier League, the other La Liga teams won't have a problem with it. After all, in La Liga, they have no hope of dominating, so they might as well keep a low profile. Of course, it is also important to understand that UEFA is not an official body and could be replaced.
