Absolute monarchies: Bayern Munich and PSG champion for the umpteenth time | OPINION

How entertaining European football where the usual teams win several dates in advance, without disheveled, and sometimes even without shining. How entertaining to sit in front of the television and know what will happen. What happened today, Bayern Munich’s tenth consecutive Bundesliga in Germany and Paris Saint Germain’s eighth Ligue 1 in the last ten years, is a novelty that has long ceased to surprise. A newspaper of today that could have been written yesterday.

It is the suspense that keeps us captive in front of any show. Without dispute there is no wonder. Without rivalry there is no pepper. Except for the Premier League and the ailing Serie A that has leveled down, the European leagues are absolute monarchies, where the throne already has an owner before the season begins. Championships where one competes and the others participate.

Praised be the Champions League and the Europa League that preserve uncertainty and kidnap our palpitations. If it weren’t for these tournaments, there would be more excitement in a neighborhood pichanga, with or without ampay. Most of the top leagues on the Old Continent are the closest thing to the Roman coliseum: amphitheaters where the lion devours gladiator rivals. There is an audience that is pleased, of course. There are not a few who have a predilection for abuse.

Once for a short time, the Bundesliga was a tournament where Stuttgart, Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund managed to displace Bayern Munich. Then they became entertainers. And then they stood looking at the trophies behind the glass. Dortmund has been the most combative. But he has succumbed to Mr. Money. His discoveries like Robert Lewandowski ended up in Munich without being able to do anything.

In France, power has been shared by dictatorships. In the seventies, Saint-Étienne; between the eighties and the nineties, the Olympique de Marseille; in the first decade of 2000, Olympique de Lyon; and since 2013, Paris Saint Germain and its Qatari sheikh. Before Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, PSG had just two titles: in 1986 and 1994. Not even when they signed Ronaldinho Gaúcho in 2001 did they sweep.

Seven minutes after Lionel Messi launched a missile in the 68th minute against Lens, the Paris Saint Germain fans left the stadium. Eliminated from the Champions League and the French Cup, for the Parisians, Ligue 1 knows little or nothing. They have plenty of stars, but they are light years away from being a team. They are just cards collected for a lot of euros. Even so, the draw at one, at home, against Lens, earned them the tenth Ligue 1 in their history, the eighth in the last ten years, with four dates remaining. What a surprise.

For these almighty, the ‘Orejona’ would have to be the only trophy that moves them. But both were already eliminated in this edition. They could not with one of their size, and have been content to win in the courtyard of their house. Do not inflate these titles because there is no way. let’s finish