Head to Head: International Numbers Edition… This weekend’s match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF is going to be an interesting one. In our last post, we compared the total number of international minutes played by the top three teams in La Liga. Here’s an in-depth look at Valencia and Real Madrid’s international numbers, along with some fun facts! Minutes. Real Madrid had 14 players on duty with their national teams, as opposed to Valencia’s 7 players. But the distribution of minutes played is disproportionate, Real Madrid’s players played 2070 international minutes while Valencia’s only 719. In Valencia, only 2 of their players played the full 90 minutes of two international matches. In Real Madrid, 6 players played full 90 minutes of both international matches. Distance. Valencia’s players traveled a total distance of 70,151 kilometers while on duty, whereas Real Madrid’s players traveled a total of 153,598 kilometers. To put that number in perspective? The difference between the two distances is 83,447 km, which is about two trips around the circumference of the Earth. Competitions. Out of Valencia’s 7 players on international duty, 6 of them were playing friendly matches. Out of Real Madrid’s 14 players, 9 of them were playing friendly matches, 4 were playing in Euro 2012 qualifying play-off matches, and 1 was playing in 2014 World Cup qualifying matches. The Valencia-Real Madrid match will be played this Saturday at 4PM EST. If you live in the US, you can watch the game for free on ESPN3 Online. Fun fact? So far this season, no team in La Liga has been able to hold onto the top spot in the table for more than 2 jornadas in a row. If Real Madrid win, they’ll be the first to have done so.

Head to Head: International Numbers Edition…

This weekend’s match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF is going to be an interesting one. In our last post, we compared the total number of international minutes played by the top three teams in La Liga. Here’s an in-depth look at Valencia and Real Madrid’s international numbers, along with some fun facts!

Minutes. Real Madrid had 14 players on duty with their national teams, as opposed to Valencia’s 7 players. But the distribution of minutes played is disproportionate, Real Madrid’s players played 2070 international minutes while Valencia’s only 719. In Valencia, only 2 of their players played the full 90 minutes of two international matches. In Real Madrid, 6 players played full 90 minutes of both international matches.

Distance. Valencia’s players traveled a total distance of 70,151 kilometers while on duty, whereas Real Madrid’s players traveled a total of 153,598 kilometers. To put that number in perspective? The difference between the two distances is 83,447 km, which is about two trips around the circumference of the Earth.

Competitions. Out of Valencia’s 7 players on international duty, 6 of them were playing friendly matches. Out of Real Madrid’s 14 players, 9 of them were playing friendly matches, 4 were playing in Euro 2012 qualifying play-off matches, and 1 was playing in 2014 World Cup qualifying matches.

The Valencia-Real Madrid match will be played this Saturday at 4PM EST. If you live in the US, you can watch the game for free on ESPN3 Online.

Fun fact? So far this season, no team in La Liga has been able to hold onto the top spot in the table for more than 2 jornadas in a row. If Real Madrid win, they’ll be the first to have done so.

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