IAlthough this was only the first episode of the round of 16, the first leg between the Spanish and English teams confirmed the Spaniard’s dominance in head-to-head competition in the history of European cup competitions. The rivalry has reached its 400th match with Real Madrid and Manchester City facing each other, with Atlético and Madrid on the offensive, with England narrowly leading in goals scored until Wednesday.
If we only take into account the three traditional major competitions (European Cup, the now-defunct Cup Winners’ Cup, and UEFA Europa League), we are in an absolutely even situation with 133 wins in each.It was a miserable day for the Premier League squad, with Spain winning two and drawing one, for a total of 152 wins and 105 draws, compared to 143 for the Anglo-Saxons. Out of 1,081 goals, the Spaniards lead by a narrow margin of 541-540, with Real Madrid just one century away, and only Barcelona (166 goals) and Manchester United (102 goals) ahead of them. Atlético reached 50 points with five goals against Tottenham, a figure achieved only once this century by a Spanish team (Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid).
Lamine Yamal seems to be more focused ahead of the big match against Barcelona vs. Newcastle
We were lucky to not win this time and only got a draw, but Barcelona still pose a threat to England with 44 wins compared to Real Madrid’s 27, with Manchester United (25) and Liverpool (24) being the most successful.Looking at each competition, Spain has reversed its dominance in the European Cup and currently leads with one win (83-82) and six goals (310-304). England finished with a 13-12 advantage in games won in the now-defunct Cup Winners’ Cup, and have won 38 games each in the UEFA Europa League so far.
What’s more, in the Conference League, Chelsea won the only showdown with Betis in last season’s final, Spain won the Fairs Cup 15-9 and the Intertoto Cup, which was also abolished, 4-0.
