Madrid and Barca, hegemony and off the field

Once completed visits to Ukraine and England , and we get four clash between Madrid and Barcelona served on a silver platter. The general feeling is that the semifinals and white face is a final Barca Schalke and Manchester early but deserve all respect. Both rivals have fought to get in the way of another, as in the King's Cup and the league tournament although Barcelona has gained a considerable advantage. They seem to have no rival in domestic competitions in Europe nor, can surprised? No, considering that both have the resources and advantages that others do not have Europe's largest in their respective leagues.

I wonder what this view will teams like Manchester, Chelsea, Milan, Inter, Bayern or Lyon. League clubs vying with television deals equivalent in the audiovisual money is shared equally among all clubs. With differences, of course, but in a rational manner. But see how in Spain most of the cake is the leading two clubs. We complain of a bipolar league in which two teams are many steps ahead of the rest, but the rest of Europe, Madrid and Barca's rivals have serious reasons to believe that they compete under the same conditions.

Looking at the chart above, referring to last season, we see how the differences between the Spanish television deal and the rest are abysmal. Real Madrid and Barcelona are the televisions more than three times the third, let alone Sporting and Malaga. Its 280 million responding to 46'5% of the total. England, with more resources, see how the first two, Manchester and Liverpool are only 12'9% of the total. In France, Marseille and Bordeaux are made with 18'3%, while in the Bundesliga, Bayern and Schalke take a 14'7%. In Germany, Bayern is without doubt the club with more resources, but it is by the television division.

The strange thing is that Real Madrid and Barcelona in Europe devastate not like they do in the league. We have two very competitive teams in the Champions League, but at what price? And what example we projected outward? Would not surprise me at all to Eintracht Frankfurt, Caen or not they welcome Sunderland to be in the Spanish league because of the situation of the most modest in the television division. One thing: Last year, Saint-Etienne, Toulouse and Rennes in France paid over Villarreal and Sevilla in Spain.

Have no easy solution, if someone is willing to look, and the television division of our league is only a logical consequence. The state of football in Spain is totally different from other countries: here, a large sector of the hobby is Real Madrid or Barcelona, ​​regardless of their hometown, which does not happen in other leagues. Because of this, demand for both computers and televisions is more aware of it. It is a matter of tradition and customs, and something that is unlikely to change: the children are getting from Madrid or Barcelona.

Do not know yet if the champion of Champions will be Spanish, as Schalke and above all, in principle, Manchester make things difficult, and the money does not make a team and less a champion. In fact, Madrid has not gone round in several years. Not a matter of detract from the achievements of each other this season, but no doubt that both have an advantage in the coffers lacking others.

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