Barca ranks first among teams that used their youngster the most this term

No other team in the top 5 leagues has played their youngsters as much as Barcelona this term, Opta report.

Here are the top five teams in terms of minutes given to U21 players in the 2021/22 season.

1. Barcelona - 4,975 minutes

2. Bayer Leverkusen - 4,034

3. Reims - 3,637

4. Montpellier - 3,285

5. Saint-Etienne - 2,980

As for the youngsters who have played the most minutes for Barca this season, they are Gavi (1,461 minutes), Eric Garcia (1,347) and Sergino Dest (1,201). Besides, Xavi and Ronald Koeman before him used players like Nico Gonzalez, Ez Abde, Ansu Fati and others.

Source: Opta