William Gallas remains convinced that the Premier League is the best league in the world even though there are no English sides left in the Champions League.
Manchester United and Newcastle United were knocked out in the group stages, and in the quarter-finals, Manchester City and Arsenal fell to Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, respectively.
The only side left in any European competition from the Premier League is Aston Villa, in the Europa Conference League semi-finals.
Speaking to Gambling Zone, Gallas said he believes the standards across England’s top division are still higher than anywhere else.
He said: “The Premier League is still the best league in the world. I don’t think that will change because there are no English clubs in the semi-final of the Champions League or the Europa League.
“Maybe we don’t have any English clubs in the last four because the Premier League is such an intense competition with such high standards. Every game in the Premier League is difficult. You have to approach every single game with a lot of energy otherwise you will lose. It’s hard, it’s physical.
“If you look at the other European leagues, PSG just won the title this weekend and are twelve points clear of their nearest rivals. Real Madrid are thirteen points clear and, in Germany, the two teams that are left in the Champions League have been miles behind the champions Bayer Leverkusen.
“There aren’t as many strong clubs in any of these leagues if you make a direct comparison to the Premier League.”
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