Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has dismissed talk stating the Premier League is a tougher assignment than La Liga or the Bundesliga.
Barcelona strolled to an easy 4-0 win at the weekend over Deportivo La Coruna whereas Manchester City missed two penalties in their 1-1 draw against Everton.
Spain's top division has been criticised in the past for being too easy for the country's best teams, with La Liga being won by either Barcelona, Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid since the 2003-04 season, where Rafa Benitez's Valencia triumphed.
Speaking to theDaily Mailahead of City's trip to Barcelona, Guardiola rejected the notion that the Premier League is easier than either the La Liga or Bundesliga.
"I hear a lot of times about the intensity of the Premier League when none of you have been in La Liga or the Bundesliga to know how it is," Guardiola stated.
"The problem here is maybe that there are more games but the way that they play in Germany is... it's amazing. I think you have to have respect for the other leagues, how they play and the way they play.
"I think every league has its points but especially it's the quality of the players and that's the reason why."
Guardiola pointed to the fact Spain's clubs have been involved in numerous European competition finals, with Real Madrid current Champions League champions and Sevilla in possession of the Europa League title.
"In Spain in the last seven, eight, nine years they're winning or in the final of all the European competitions because they play well because they have good players. That is the reason why," Guardiola continued.
"Here there are more games to play, but the intensity in Italy, in all of these places, is the same."