Manuel Llorente feels that the gap between the two Spanish giants and the others could become a problem as the interest in football is decreasing
Aug 4, 2011 1:45:00 PM

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Valencia president Manuel Llorente has expressed his concerns with the domination of Barcelona and Real Madrid in both Spanish and European football as he fears that interest in the game will decline following the lack of tension.[/size]

The Mestalla side have been unable to seriously threaten their domestic rivals in La Liga recently, despite finishing in third position in the last two seasons, while Real Madrid and Barcelona were hardly troubled in the Champions League until they met each other in the semi-finals.

"La Liga is a competition of the highest level, but there exists a big difference between the two top teams and the rest. I fear that this difference could lead to a decreasing interest in the game and this could be a serious problem for everyone," Llorente said to AS.

"I am pretty sure that we will soon have the same debate in Europe as well. The Champions League will soon become a 'Scottish league'. I don't think that people in Europe will accept a Champions League with such huge disparity."

Llorente then went on to say that the traditional top clubs from other leagues would have to settle for third spot in Spain, while Valencia would fight for the title in England or Germany.

"I think that clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea and Bayern Munich wouldn't be able to finish higher than third in La Liga either. And we would be fighting for the domestic title in their respective leagues."

http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2011/08/04/2604631/the-champions-league-will-soon-become-a-scottish-league-valencia-

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very soon football will become boring with Barca