'The facts are there' - Alonso feels Bundesliga has surpassed the Premier League - Vidéo Dailymotion

Xabi Alonso says the Bundesliga's dominance in Europe shows it's now the best league in the world.

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00:00Congratulations to Dortmund, congratulations to Hedin.

00:05It's not easy to reach the Champions League final,

00:08and now you have the chance.

00:10But yesterday you showed a very good team spirit,

00:15so congratulations to Dortmund.

00:18And we'll see.

00:19Today is the Champions League final,

00:21Bayern and Madrid, both great teams.

00:24So, we'll see.

00:28And, as I said,

00:31to see this high level in the Bundesliga

00:35means that what we did in the Bundesliga is not easy.

00:39And all the teams,

00:42not just Dortmund and Bayern,

00:44but also Leipzig, Stuttgart, Eintracht.

00:48So, yes, we were very consistent this season.

00:52But tomorrow, Europe is a different story.

00:56It's just a replay,

00:58and we need a different mentality,

01:02a different focus for tomorrow.

01:04You can say everything,

01:06but the result is the result.

01:08It's facts.

01:09So the facts are there,

01:11so you cannot discuss them.