Yet, it’s Arsenal who boast the longest unbroken spell.
Neither Real Madrid nor Barcelona have spent a single season out of La Primera LigaReuters
The Gunners have not been in England’s second tier since 1918-19, enjoying 91 years of consecutive football in the top flight.
In Scotland, Aberdeen are the only side apart from Celtic never to have gone down.
While, in Spain, there are three teams never to have spent time in the lower divisions.
Hamburg will need another miracle to remain only German side never to go downEPA
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Everton are the English side who have spent most time in top flightGetty ImagesArsenal are the English side with longest unbroken top-flight spellRex Features
And the other is not Atletico, who went down as recently as 2000, but proud Basque outfit, Athletic Bilbao.
Only one Italian team have never been in Serie B — Inter Milan.
Juventus lost their top stars, like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with relegation in 2006AP:Associated PressAtletico Madrid suffered relegation from Spain’s top flight four years after winning itAP:Associated Press
Both AC Milan and Juventus have been sent away from the top flight as punishment for separate match-fixing offences.
The Bianconeri were actually relegated as recently as 2006.
In Germany, it may surprise many to read that Hamburg are the only club never to have gone down — especially given their miraculous escapes in recent seasons.
20 European sides never to suffer relegation
Germany
Hamburg
Greece
Olympiakos, PAOK, Panathinaikos
Holland
Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven, Utrecht
Italy
Inter Milan
Portugal
Benfica, Porto, Sporting Lisbon
Scotland
Aberdeen, Celtic
Spain
Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Real Madrid
Turkey
Besiktas, Fenerbahce, Galatasaray
Neither Celtic nor Aberdeen have ever been relegated in ScotlandPA:Press Association
They look set to face another play-off to secure safety this time around.
Bayern Munich were relegated just once, in 1955.
Dutch trio, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord have spent their entire history in the Eredivisie — as have Utrecht.
Ajax and Feyenoord are two of four teams never to face drop in HollandReutersGalatasaray, Besiktas and Fenerbahce have never dropped out of Super LigPA:Press Association
Porto, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon have never been relegated from the Primeira Liga.
And it will not surprise many to know that Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas as the only Turkish sides never to face the drop.
Lastly, Greece’s giant duo, Olympiakos and Panathinaikos have always been in the top flight, along with PAOK.
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