England under-21 players spent 21,000 fewer minutes on the pitch in their domestic league than their Spanish equivalents
Number of minutes played in Europe's top six domestic leagues* last season by players of leading nations at Under-21 European Championship
Nation - minutes played
Spain 38,891
Italy 33,367
Germany 32,994
Portugal 28,402
England 17,914
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