Last update 7 April, 2024 by Alberto Llopis
What is the third team in Spain? The theme of this post is that it brings them. Among other things because there probably is not a single valid criterion to define who the third team in Spain. Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two best teams in the league always it seems that one does not question. But, and the third?
Three are the clubs that the honorific title of being the third best vie whole history of Spanish football. Namely, Atlético de Madrid, Valencia and Athletic Bilbao. Trying to be as objective as possible, in Colgados for football we discover who it is that completes the trio of Spanish football.
Who is the third team of Spain?
1- National titles
Atletico Madrid is the most league has won all three with 11. Athletic followed with 8 and Valencia with 6. In King's Cups, los “lions” count on 23, Atletico with 10 and Valencia with 8. The Basques have also played a total of 37 finals 19 of the red and white. In this section, seems that Athletic would have advantage over Atletico and Valencia would be second last. And
2- Titles at European level
Valencia has 7 European titles (1 UEFA Cup, 2 Holiday Cups, 1 European Cup Winners' Cup, 2 European Super Cups and 1 Intertoto Cup and two Champions final)
Atletico has played three Champions League finals, losing the 3 in the last minute and won 1 Cup Winners Cup, 2 UEFAS, 2 European Super Cups and one Intercontinental Cup played at the expense of Bayern. Both teams would be more equal, distancing themselves from Athletic, which has never managed to win an international title..
3- At present
In this aspect, doubt that the Atlético It is in recent seasons the strongest team ahead of Athletic y Valencia. Afterwards, on paper, the Valencians, although they are stuck in a loop of mediocre seasons combining others, finishing higher. The colchoneros fight side by side for the title with the two greats of Spain, Meanwhile he Athletic has improved its rankings in recent years.
4- Hubby
the vetusto Mestalla It has a capacity of about 50.000 spectators. But the Basques and Madrileños can boast of having a brand new stadium, the new San Mames and the Metropolitan City respectively, which have not yet been able to open Valencia. Work on the new Mestalla take more stops than a decade, and what is it looks for long.
5- Historical League standings
El Athletic It is the only set of three who has never gone down to Second. Atlético has played six seasons in the second, the last one in the season 2001-02 and Valencia four, the last in the 80. However, both are ahead in points to Bilbainos. In this respect in recent seasons the colchoneros have overcome this historic qualification to valencianistas. This is the historical classification of the updated Spanish League.
6- Importance and impact
He Athletic It has been a very important in generating team players because of their Canterana policy not to hire foreign. This has led him to take a limited form of signings but has yielded results in its history. He Atlético It is of the three who has spent more money on big players and Valencia, He has been plunged into a spiral of instability in recent years.
As we see, criteria for everyone to choose who the third best team in Spain. ¿To you, who you think?
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