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Statistic Shows Gulf in Class Between La Liga & Premier League Teams After Sevilla Knock Out Man Utd

An interesting and revealing statistic shows that Spanish teams have the upper hand on English sides when they go head to head in the Champions League knockout stages by quite some margin.

The stat reveals that La Liga clubs have eliminated Premier League teams 14 out of the last 18 times they have faced each other in the Champions League knockout stages.

This comes after Sevilla - who are fifth in La Liga - defeated Manchester United - who sit second in the Premier League - 2-1 at Old Trafford in Tuesday's last 16 game.