Barça close in on Madrid as the team that 'plays' the most in LaLiga

The time of effective game is a subject that a lot of fans, trainers and analysts, and even players, are used to to value a lot to the hour to try explain the level of game of a team and his attitude in the field during each party. Besides, also it has been many times reason of discussion on if it has to exist a change in the regulation and that do not play 90 minutes of the current form, but try reduce this time and that the clock detained in each opportunity that the balloon was not at stake, like sucede in the basketball, for quoting an example.

However, already this is something that does to the hour to analyse the time in which a team is really playing during each party, a section in which the FC Barcelona has approached a lot to the leadership of the Real Madrid. Like this it aims it 'Opt', signalling that the white group keeps in the highest of the table between the 20 teams of LaLiga, with 60% of the minutes, playing in average 59:36 minutes in each meeting that contest the ones of Carlo Ancelotti.

The Barça approaches a lot to the Madrid, although no distance of his perseguidores

Already second it situates the Barça of Xavi, highlighting besides that the first four places are occupied in the same order that the real classification of the competition liguera, in which Girona and Athletic of Madrid occupy the third and fourth place. But regarding the Barcelona group, promedia almost 58 minutes of effective time of game by party, having 57.8% thanks to his 57 minutes and 54 seconds.

Surprise with the team that less time of game has in LaLiga

Girona and Athletic of Madrid situate very near, with 57:42 minutes and 57:28, respectively, perhaps surprising to many by the difference of style between the two Catalan teams and the colchonero, although it seems to remain clear that the ones of Simeone every time try to play more to the football and not braking so much the parties with infringements to the rival. In fact, the last place of this smart himself that calls a lot the attention, having to the Real Sociedad of Imanol Bailiff, which certainly has had a bajón of performance, but still like this is very striking that only promedie 51 minutes and 35 seconds by meeting, very near to only 50% of each party.