5 reasons why Spanish clubs have been very successful in European competitions of late

Real Madrid won their 10th Champions League crown (La Decima) last season – the most by any clubAlthough Bayern Munich and Juventus will have a say in the destination of this year’s Champions League, as will Napoli, Fiorentina and Dnipro in the Europa League, there isn’t too much doubt amongst football connoisseurs that the best football is once again being served up in Spain. Barcelona and Real Madrid lead the way, but the all-round quality of La Liga in terms of technical aspects shines through week after week.It really would be a travesty if one or other of the top European trophies didn’t find their way to a trophy cabinet somewhere on the main part of the Iberian peninsula. Let’s delve just a little bit deeper into why Spanish teams have been so successful in Europe of late.

#1 The world\'s best players are in La Liga

A fairly obvious start point but La Liga really does have an embarrassment of riches as far as playing staff is concerned. Evidently, the best players want to come and play in Spain and when you look at the transfer numbers, it’s quite astonishing as to just how much money has been ploughed into the acquisition of planet football’s best talents.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Toni Kroos, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez are just the start. Throw in Isco and Luka Modric – and we still haven’t got out of Real Madrid’s dressing room yet!

Then there’s Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar, Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Ivan Rakitic. That’s just 13 players in total that could grace any football club anywhere in the world. That’s well over a billion pounds worth of talent right there.

Not forgetting the magnificent roll-call of players from the likes of Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, Athletic Club de Bilbao and more. The Premier League may be the best product, but La Liga certainly has the best players.