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Filipe Luis criticises Real Madrid, Barcelona dominance

Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis criticises Real Madrid and Barcelona's La Liga dominance.

Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis has slated Real Madrid and Barcelona over their dominance of Spanish football.

The Brazilian described the balance of power in La Liga as a "tremendous injustice" and insisted that the battle in the lower reaches of the table is often more interesting.

"We are talking about two teams that no-one can compare to," he told AS. "It is a tremendous injustice that the league is so unbalanced. That Barca and Madrid have budgets that are so immensely greater increases doubts that this is the best league in the world.

"It is more interesting lower down in the table than it is in the fight for the title. [At Atletico] we have to try to fight with our weapons. We, with much work and humility, have barely reached them.

"From humility we have achieved many things, but to fight them is very complicated."

Real and Barca have finished first and second in La Liga for the last five seasons, with Valencia being the only side to beat them to the title in 2004.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona17122350193138
2Real Madrid16113234132136
3Atletico MadridAtletico16105130111935
4Athletic Bilbao1795326151132
5Villarreal157532725226
6Real Sociedad167361611524
7Osasuna166642225-324
8Mallorca177371620-424
9GironaGirona166462223-122
10Celta Vigo166372527-221
11Real BetisBetis165651820-221
12Rayo Vallecano155461516-119
13Sevilla165471723-619
14Las PalmasLas Palmas165382227-518
15Getafe163761113-216
16AlavesAlaves164391827-915
17Leganes163671423-915
18Espanyol1541101528-1313
19Real ValladolidValladolid1733111234-2212
20Valencia152491323-1010


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