– Theo Walcott’s comments, in which he predicted that Real Madrid would finish eighth if they played in the English Premier League, sparked a wave of angry reactions among the club’s fans.
Fans on social media considered the statement to be belittling the value of the most successful team on the continent, emphasising that talk of the difficulty of competing in the Premier League does not negate the fact that Real Madrid sits atop Europe with 15 Champions League titles, a number equal to the total number of titles won by English Premier League clubs in the same competition.
The club’s supporters believe that hypothetical comparisons cannot ignore a history full of achievements, stressing that a team that has dominated Europe for decades cannot be reduced to a theoretical prediction about a possible position in a different competition.
