The Premier League is – it’s a well-known fact – the most popular league in the world. Some would say it’s more popular than the Champions League itself. However, popularity aside, is it the best? Well, probably yes.Comparing the general quality of all the EPL sides with teams from other European TOP 5 leagues – the only ones deserving to compete with England’s top tier – we can justifiably give them an edge.The aforementioned popularity – and the fact that England is the cradle of football – made English fans, players, clubs, and even the national team pretty arrogant and condescending. For them, all the other leagues – excluding Serie A, Bundesliga, and La Liga – are so-called “farmers leagues.”##EDITORS_CHOICE##The fact that Premier League teams won seven UCL titles (out of 33 possible) – it’s not some dominance, is it? – and that the Three Lions won only one major trophy 59 years ago (1966 FIFA World Cup) did not affect their feeling of superiority.Yes, English clubs had poor UCL periods. For instance, their maiden Champions League final came only in 1999, while Real Madrid and Barcelona dominated European football between 2014 and 2018. Still, they seem to have never been slapped in the face so hard like this season.PSG have dispatched three Premier League teams in a row to get to the Champions League final! 😯So much for a farmers’ league.. 👀 #UCL #PSGARS pic.twitter.com/cnGICCWSVf— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) May 7, 2025 All thanks to Paris Saint-Germain.Prior to the current campaign, the Saints locked horns with EPL sides five times in the UCL knockout phase and progressed two times. And the beginning of the current European season wasn’t promising, as the Parisians easily lost to Arsenal at Emirates in the second round of the league stage 2-0.Yet, in the seventh round – while their hopes of advancing were quite diminished – Luis Enrique’s men brushed aside Man City 4-2 at home, noting a vital triumph for advancing to the knockout phase.##NAJAVA_MECA_8910044##And that’s when the Premier League teams’ “exodus” began.In the Round of 16, no one gave PSG much of a chance against Liverpool, especially after the Reds conquered Parc des Princes 1-0. Still, the Saints bounced back in the return leg, eliminating Arne Slot’s crew on penalties, thanks to outstanding Gianluigi Donnarumma.As if he had something personal against the Englishmen, the Italian keeper would continue tormenting EPL sides’ forwards, becoming the most significant figure on PSG’s road to the grand final.Once they smashed the Premier League Champions and got a vital confidence boost, the Parisians relatively easily knocked out the UCL debutants Aston Villa 5-4 on aggregate.Parc des Princes sees the magic! PSG are going for the European throne!The final and ultimate defeat for the English was PSG’s double against the probable EPL vice-champions, Arsenal, which secured the French side its second Champions League final.In the end, although they received a significant blow, Premier League teams will undoubtedly return stronger than ever and this season’s catastrophe won’t affect their condescension and arrogance, that’s for sure.No, they won’t change, and Ligue 1 will probably remain the “farmers league” in their eyes, but – even though they would never admit it – their cheek will hurt and be red, at least until the next UCL edition.If anyone deserves to win it, then it’s this manAt the same time, PSG will enjoy laughing in their faces, and Enrique’s post-game statement perfectly illustrates this.”The league of farmers, no? We are the league of farmers. But it’s nice. We are enjoying the result and the compliments of everybody speaking of our team – our mentality, how we play. It’s nice,” the Spaniard told TNT Sports via ESPN.
