I didn't say that a one off game decided anything, I used various instances of which the Super Cup was one. I also made sure to add 'in-form Chelsea team' to head off any comparisons to Chelsea under Rafa.
As for Real Madrid being half the team they were last season, sure. But then teams in this league have hardly improved either and the standard of football is not what it was four years ago. West Brom broke into the top four for fucks sake.
La Liga is a pointless league. But that doesn't, by extension, make every single team in that league pointless.
And I dare say that, without Messi, Barcelona would be dragged down a few levels. The little midget is the main reason why the league has already been decided.
