Issue n°55 - 10/12/2013 Big-5 Weekly Post Throughout the season for the five major European leagues, the Big-5 Weekly Post Av. number of expatriates on the pitch presents exclusive data on club composi- tion and players’ pitch performance. All of our statistics are carefully reviewed using a detailed methodological approach to en- sure academic accuracy. Analysis published in the Big-5 Weekly Post is only part of a broader spectrum of data that that thanks to our partner Opta Pro can also be pro- duced in real-time and be made available to a wide array of clients, such as broadcast- ers, websites, newspapers, clubs, leagues, national associations and bookmakers. 6.97 4.64 For more information on our services please email us at [email protected] 5.87 3.59 4.24 Av. number of expatriates on the pitch [Since the start of the season] PREMIER LEAGUE LIGA LIGUE 1 1. Newcastle ................... 9.8 11. WBA .............................. 6.8 1. Granada ....................... 7.5 11. Villarreal ...................... 3.8 1. PSG ................................ 8.4 11. Montpellier ................ 3.1 2. Man. City ..................... 9.4 . Swansea City ............. 6.8 2. Valencia ....................... 7.2 12. Real Sociedad ............ 3.7 2. Monaco ....................... 6.5 12. Rennes ......................... 2.9 3. Arsenal ......................... 8.7 13. Man. Utd ..................... 6.5 3. Málaga ......................... 7.0 13. Almería ........................ 3.2 3. Lille ................................ 6.1 . Lyon .............................. 2.9 4. Stoke City .................... 8.1 14. Crystal Palace ............ 6.4 4. Sevilla ........................... 6.8 14. Osasuna ....................... 2.8 4. Toulouse ...................... 5.3 14. Reims ............................ 2.7 5. Chelsea ........................ 7.9 . Liverpool ..................... 6.4 5. Atlético Madrid ......... 6.2 . Celta Vigo.................... 2.8 5. Bordeaux..................... 5.0 15. Valenciennes ............. 2.6 6. Fulham ......................... 7.7 16. West Ham ................... 5.9 . Real Madrid ................ 6.2 16. Real Betis..................... 2.7 6. Nantes .......................... 4.0 16. Lorient ......................... 2.5 7. Tottenham .................. 7.1 17. Southampton ............ 5.8 7. Levante ........................ 5.6 17. Rayo Vallecano .......... 2.4 7. Evian TG ....................... 3.9 17. Sochaux ....................... 1.9 8. Everton ........................ 7.0 18. Hull City ....................... 5.4 8. Espanyol ...................... 4.4 18. Elche ............................. 2.1 8. Ajaccio ......................... 3.6 18. St-Etienne ................... 1.8 9. Aston Villa ................... 6.9 19. Norwich City .............. 5.0 9. Barcelona .................... 4.2 19. Getafe .......................... 1.1 9. Nice ............................... 3.3 19. Marseille ...................... 1.6 . Sunderland ................ 6.9 . Cardiff City .................. 5.0 10. Real Valladolid........... 3.9 20. Athletic Bilbao .......... 1.0 10. Bastia ............................ 3.2 20. Guingamp .................. 0.4 BUNDESLIGA SERIE A 1. Wolfsburg ................... 7.9 11. Frankfurt ..................... 4.5 1. Internazionale .........10.2 11. Hellas Verona ............. 5.8 Expatriates: players employed by a club outside of the 2. Hannover 96 .............. 6.6 12. Dortmund .................. 4.3 2. Napoli........................... 9.0 12. Sampdoria .................. 5.2 national association in which they began playing, from where they departed for football-related reasons. 3. M’gladbach ................ 5.7 13. Augsburg .................... 4.2 3. Lazio ............................. 8.7 13. Juventus ...................... 4.9 . Nürnberg .................... 5.7 14. Freiburg ....................... 4.1 . Udinese ....................... 8.7 14. Cagliari ......................... 4.1 5. Bayern München ...... 5.6 15. Hamburg ..................... 3.4 5. Catania ......................... 8.6 15. Parma ........................... 4.0 6. Mainz 05 ...................... 5.5 16. Schalke 04 .................. 3.2 6. Fiorentina ................... 8.0 16. Atalanta Bergamo.... 3.7 7. Hertha Berlin ............. 4.9 17. Leverkusen ................. 2.3 7. Roma ............................ 6.8 17. Livorno ........................ 3.6 8. Stuttgart ...................... 4.8 18. Braunschweig ........... 1.6 8. Milan............................. 6.2 18. Genoa........................... 3.4 9. Werder Bremen ........ 4.7 9. Bologna ....................... 6.1 19. Torino ........................... 2.6 10. Hoffenheim ................ 4.6 10. Chievo Verona ........... 5.9 20. Sassuolo ...................... 2.2 Editors: Raffaele Poli, Loïc Ravenel et Roger Besson.