Spanish Inquisition: Is La Ligas Title Race Over?
For all practical purposes, La Liga is now a two-horse race. With Valencia’s loss to Sevilla on Sunday, an eight point gap now separates second place from third and the title hopes for the pre-season hopefuls, namely Sevilla and Valencia, seem all but dashed. That is not to say that there is a huge talent gap in Spain with respect to the rest of Europe’s big leagues. Any one of La Liga’s top two to ten teams would provide stiff competition for their respective counterparts in England’s top half of the table and Valencia and Sevilla are certainly on par with the Premier League’s third and fourth place teams. One needs to turn no further than the Spanish national team for evidence that football in Spain (despite the Premiership exports of Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas) is alive, well, and kicking. The talent gap within Spain is not all too great either as, outside the top four, each and every one of La Liga’s teams provide fierce competition and exhibit technically superb football. D
