Curiously, no English club has qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League. Unanimously, the Premier League is nevertheless considered the best championship on the planet. But football has its reasons that reason ignores. Armed with “so British” humor, we can obviously find mitigating circumstances in this unexpected Brexit. We know from experience that allergy to the European cause is very widespread on the other side of the Channel. Including when it comes to football. Should we remember that, when the Champion Clubs' Cup was created in the 1950s, His Gracious Majesty's clubs waited before deigning to put their cleats on the continent, a bit as if real football was not practiced only in Proud Albion. Times have changed. Today, Champions League matches are as busy as the FA Cup matches in London's pubs. And, inevitably, the early eliminations of Manchester City and Arsenal last week brought tears as much as beer. Sportingly, however, we will be careful not to draw the slightest conclusion from these relative poor performances. Overall, the Premier League remains the absolute must. But it does not guarantee victory by decree. On June 1, the C1 final will be played at… Wembley without custard in the locker room. This is also the heritage of the European spirit.
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