Barcelona field entirely homegrown team

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3. Article states clearly

And three of last night's players flew the nest - costing Barca a fortune to re-sign them.

Gerard Pique (Manchester United), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) and Jordi Alba (Valencia) all spent time away from Barcelona, who paid a combined £40 million to bring them back under their wing.

Nevertheless, it is a remarkable feat in an increasingly cosmopolitan game. By contrast, the Chelsea team that played Manchester City on Sunday contained just one Englishman (Ashley Cole) and no products of the club's youth academy.

I think its a striking contrast to most clubs that have to scarf talent from other teams and have at most one or two nationals. I also think that La Liga players who have spent a few seasons toughening up in EPL elevate the play.