"Barcelona's famed La Masia academy is known to be one of the very best in the world and has churned out dozens of stars such as Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique and now Lamine Yamal. However, a new study has ranked La Masia only in second place when it comes to the best academies in the world, with Benfica finishing top of the pile."
"The CIES Football Observatory study ranks the academies "according to a training index taking into account the number of players trained, the level of the clubs they played for last year and the official game minutes played over the same period." Barcelona have 76 academy graduates active in the 49 leagues analysed who have played an average of 2,773 minutes in official matches over the last 12 months. Benfica are just ahead with 93 players trained and an average of 2,582 minutes played."
La Masia has produced global stars including Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique and Lamine Yamal. The CIES Football Observatory ranked academies using a training index based on number of players trained, club level last year and official minutes played. Benfica finished first with 93 trained players averaging 2,582 minutes across 49 analysed leagues. Barcelona placed second with 76 academy graduates active in those leagues, averaging 2,773 minutes in official matches over the last 12 months. Several La Masia graduates including Lamine Yamal, Dro Fernandez, Fermin Lopez, Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde, Eric Garcia and Marc Casado started for Hansi Flick's team in the Champions League.
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