Napoli most mature in Champions League, Parma Italy’s youngest: CIES | OneFootball

Conte's Napoli confirms itself as an experienced team in the Champions League, with a squad that favors more experienced players over young talents.

Napoli the most “mature” club in the Champions League: Parma the youngest team in Italy according to CIES

This is what emerges from the data of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post, which analyzes the average age of players fielded by clubs in the five major European leagues.

Napoli: the “oldest” club in the Champions League

According to CIES, Napoli has the highest percentage of minutes played by players aged 30 or older, at 46.8%. When considering those over 26, the percentage rises to 84.5%, a figure that confirms how Conte relies on experienced players for the European competition.

In second place in the ranking of the “most mature” clubs is Bayern Munich, with 36.0% of minutes played by over 30s (70.3% when considering those over 26). On the opposite side, the club with the youngest squad is Paris Saint-Germain, with only 3.0% of minutes played by players over 30 and 23.4% considering those over 26.

Younger teams in the main European leagues

Regarding individual leagues, CIES data highlights the teams with the youngest line-ups in each country:

Premier League: Chelsea, average age 24.36 years

La Liga: Barcelona, 25.22 years, ahead of Real Madrid with 25.67 years

Ligue 1: Strasbourg, 21.45 years

Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt, 24.48 years

Serie A: Parma, 24.26 years

This data confirms how Parma in Italy is investing more in youth, while Napoli prefers experience to best tackle the Champions League.

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