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No La Masia player in Barcelona starting lineup vs Celta 2018- first time since April 2002

A bit of history was created in Barcelona’s midweek tie against Celta Vigo, with the starting XI for the Catalans not featuring a single player from their famed youth academy, La Masia.

Barcelona’s starting XI v Celta, chosen by Ernesto Valverde, was Ter Stegen, Vermaelen, Semedo, Mina, Digne, Andre Gomes, Paulinho, Denis Suarez, Dembele, Alcacer and Coutinho.

The last time Barcelona’s starting XI did not feature a single La Masia player was back in April 2002 when they beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0. Their lineup that day was Bonano, Reiziger, Christanval, Abelardo, Coco, Cocu, Rochemback, Luis Enrique, Rivaldo, Overmars and Saviola.

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PFA Team of the Year 2018- Sergio Aguero named in Premier League Team of the Season 2017-18

Argentina striker Sergio Aguero has been named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Season for the first time in his career. The 29 year old is one of five players from champions Man City to feature in the XI- Nicolas Otamendi, Kyle Walker, Kevin de Bruyne and David Silva are the other four.

Tottenham Hotspur have three representatives in this ToTY 17/18 in the form of Jan Vertonghen, Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane.

Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool are represented by one player each in the form of Marcos Alonso, David de Gea and Mo Salah respectively, which means the XI contains no player from outside the top six.

PFA Team of the Season 17/18– David de Gea; Marcos Alonso, Nicolas Otamendi, Jan Vertonghen, Kyle Walker; Christian Eriksen, Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva; Harry Kane, Sergio Aguero, Mohamed Salah

De Gea, Walker and Kane are the only three who were present in the 2016/17 Team of the Year too.

Team of the season by club:- Man City (5), Tottenham (3), Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool (all 1)

By Player Nationality:- Spain (3), England, Argentina and Belgium (2 each), Denmark and Egypt (1 each)

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LFC Anfield Attendances 2017-2018 Season | Liverpool FC CL Premier League Crowds 17-18

Here is a look at Liverpool’s attendances for the 2017/18 season, including Premier League, Champions League and Cup games. Anfield’s capacity was increased to around 54,000 in the 2016/17 season and Liverpool have plans to make it a 60,000 seater in the near future.

What is Liverpool’s highest attendance at Anfield during the 2017/18 season (across all competitions)?

It was the 53,342 strong crowd that watched the FA Cup clash between Liverpool and West Brom on 27 January, 2018. LFC lost that game 3-2- their only home loss so far in the current season.

What is Liverpool’s highest Premiership crowd in the 2017/2018 season?

It is the 53,287 that turned up to watch Liverpool beat Newcastle United 2-0 on 3 March, 2018

What is Liverpool’s lowest Anfield crowd in the 17/18 season?

Across all competitions, the lowest attendance at Anfield was for the Liverpool vs Maribor Champions League clash, which saw 47,957 turn up.

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