Manchester: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal and his Manchester City counterpart Manuel Pellegrini have said that English clubs are unable to do well in the Champions League due to the physical, high intensity competition at the domestic level.


Manuel Pellegrini. Pic/AFP 

English Premier League (EPL) teams have struggled in Europe over the last three seasons with only one club -- Chelsea in 2014 -- managing to reach the semi-finals. In 2013 and this year no English team have managed to get past the round of 16.