Counting since their first La Liga game, August 31, 1998. Led the reigning European champions inside three minutes at the Bernabéu in their 1998 debut before losing 4–1; second place in 2008 is as close as the Yellow Submarine has surfaced.
IN THE MEANTIME…
The Yellow Submarine have never won it all. This clock has been running since their first La Liga game.
Closest calls: title race losses in 2008.
That's 28 La Liga seasons of waiting.
Since then: the iPod was unveiled, Bitcoin mined its first block, and ChatGPT launched.
5 U.S. presidencies have started.
Lamine Yamal wouldn't be born for another 9 years.