Lent.az
The 2025/26 La Liga season has started well, with "Barcelona" and "Real" Madrid fielding the youngest starting lineups in the first round, showing their faith in youth.
Lent.az reports with reference to foreign media that "Barcelona" comfortably defeated "Mallorca" (3-0) with an average age of just 23.75 years. Under the leadership of Hansi Flick, the club continues to rely on La Masia graduates.
At "Real", the average age of the starting lineup was 25.28, which shows the focus on the future. Despite the absence of 18-year-old Franco Mastantuono, the presence of young talents such as Arda Guler and Dean Huijsen confirms the long-term strategy of the new head coach Xabi Alonso.
The contrast with their rivals is clear: the average starting lineup of "Mallorca" and "Osasuna" is almost 29 years old, while "Rayo Vallecano" has the oldest lineup at 29.3 years old. Even "Atletico", under the leadership of Diego Simeone, relies on youth with an average starting lineup of 26.25 years old, with five new players in the team. The young squads of the Spanish giants show that La Liga is entering a new era where faith in young talent will be key.
