For longer than most of us can remember, we've been told that the Premier League is the finest league on Earth.
Whenever this "fact" became the accepted wisdom, one thing's for sure: after Chelsea and Arsenal's Champions League horror shows, it's very difficult to see how the self-appointed "Best League In The World" can still hold that title.
Chelsea were meant to get back on track with a win at Porto. Arsenal were meant to sweep past Olympiacos. Instead, two of the Premier League's big boys suffered humbling Champions League defeats.
And while it's normally rivals of opposition clubs who get busy trolling after big losses like these, this time it's a little different.
This time, the Premier League as a whole are getting abused by the football world…