MANCHESTER: Real Madrid and Villarreal stand in the way of Manchester City and Liverpool taking their battle for domestic honours to the biggest stage of all next month in the Champions League final.
A clash between City and Liverpool in Paris on May 28 would mean a third all-English final in four years.
The huge economic advantage enjoyed by the Premier League in TV rights deals is behind Madrid’s continued motivation to seek the comfort of guaranteed income streams from a European Super League (ESL).
However, Villarreal’s run to the last four is a reminder of why there is such opposition to a…
