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La Masia has performed a key position behind Barcelona’s latest success underneath Hansi Flick this season, with the Catalans rising as one of many best-performing groups in Europe.
Barcelona’s latest win over Actual Madrid was a wonderful indicator of La Masia‘s prowess, as at least six homegrown gamers had been part of the Barcelona setup.
La Masia: Finest academy amongst Europe’s finest leagues
Nevertheless, the success of La Masia just isn’t solely restricted to Barcelona both, as gamers graduating from the academy have managed to change into key gamers in different golf equipment as effectively.
A latest research by the CIES Soccer Observatory (h/t MARCA) highlighted Barcelona’s place because the main European membership in nurturing top-level gamers, particularly these lively in Europe’s elite leagues.
Flick is being backed by the perfect academy in Europe. (Photograph by David Ramos/Getty Pictures)
Barcelona tops this checklist with 46 gamers, together with 12 in Flick’s present squad. This locations La Masia forward of Paris Saint-Germain, which has 35 gamers in these leagues, and Actual Madrid, with 34.
How do they fare on a world scale?
La Masia holds its personal on the worldwide stage as effectively, rating third general. They’re simply behind Benfica, with 94 gamers, and Boca Juniors, with 93.
The CIES research tracks gamers lively within the high 49 international leagues as of October 1, 2024.
The rankings embody gamers who’ve been a part of their membership’s first-team squad or have made appearances in nationwide leagues within the final two seasons.
Barcelona’s academy additionally shines in a specialised rating throughout 30 European leagues, the place Ajax leads with 85 gamers, adopted intently by Benfica (84) and Barcelona (67).
