Quality of the Premier League scuppers English clubs' chances in the Champions League, says Jeff Stelling

Inevitably, looking back at the Champions League performances in the last two weeks of Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, not to mention Bayern Munich's win against Arsenal and Barcelona's at Man City, people will be asking 'what has happened to the Premier League?'

Borussia Dortmund have had a slightly harder time this season but they're still a fine footballing team - but outside of those two clubs you'd expect any of the elite Premier League teams to beat any of the other Bundesliga teams and I think if you take away the top three in Spain you'd say exactly the same thing. To be honest, if you put a mid-table side in Spain or a mid-table German club up against an equivalent side in the Premier League my money would be on the English club nine times out ten, I just think we are that much stronger in terms of depth. But that of course doesn't win you European Cups and doesn't win you Champions Leagues. I'm happy to be watching one of the most exciting Premier League seasons ever with the bonus of seeing four of our sides in the last 16 of the Champions League - that's not a bad effort.

JEFF'S GEM OF THE WEEK

I have to pick Wolves for winning at Brentford - it was a key a game at the top of the table. The Bees were unbeaten under Mark Warburton but Kenny Jackett has proved an inspired appointment at Wolves; I imagine that Millwall fans are regretting the fact that he's not there any longer because he did a great job and they're on a fantastic unbeaten run at the moment. They've also survived selling Leigh Griffiths to Celtic without breaking a stride. That's six straight league wins for Wolves now and the latest featured a couple of goals from Michael Jacobs as well - and they were right 'crackers'! They've put themselves in pole position for an automatic promotion spot and that's some achievement because - I know it's a cliché - every team that plays Wolves feels like it's a cup final because Wolves are such a big club. It's nice that after so many years of abject misery their fans have got something to shout about.