FC Barcelona leads a pack of Spanish sides that have dominated European club competitions in the 2011-12 season. As you should already know, Barcelona and Madrid have now qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League, squaring off against Chelsea and Bayern respectively. They were joined on Thursday by three more Spanish teams who have reached the semis of the Europa League: Bilbao, Athletico and Valencia.

Two elite competitions, eight semi-finalists: five of them from Spain. You do the math…