Winning against the best teams in the world > Winning against your own B-tier bench in LaLiga… Yeah, treb is hard. Winning La Liga vs UCL is not.

If the series was decided on knockouts, we could have reduced Barcas wins there in half.

Again, Negreira decides. Barca will most likely lose alot their trophies of note, especially the Treble, once that’s done.

We can pretend like this is a fair match, but it’s not.

RM did a UCL 3peat. Which is unheard of. Barca wins a few extra NT through ref bribery and breaking their bank account. How is this still a comparison?

Barca undoubtedly played some amazing football. However, claiming that winning La Liga is the same as winning UCL just doesn’t sit right with me. It can’t even be compared.

AM, RM and Barca were the only contenders at that point. RM rested their players, especially with injuries in mind, during LL matches, and focused on UCL.

I’m torn between who was the best during this period, and personally, the result of the Negreira case, will be the deciding factor for me.

That seems like an oversimplification though.

It’s not just that they won 1 more UCL, they won it 3 times in a row. That’s absolutely a far more impressive feat than winning the series a few extra times.

The mental fortitude required to win it the 3rd time alone is astonishing. UCL is the WC of club football. Imagine how easy it would be to choke that last final. Christ, I’m getting nervous just thinking about taking to the pitch under those conditions.