Messi and Valdes - the busiest players in Tito's squad this season

Tito used 18 Players from the squad in the 5 official matches against – Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Real Madrid, and Valencia.

Out of which, Messi and Valdes are the only players to play all the matches for 90 minutes, while David Villa who recently recovered from an injury has played only 40 minutes and is the least played player in the squad this season.

Pique played 402 minutes and takes up the second place in the squad while Xavi has played 380 minutes. Jorbi Alba also takes up the place in Top 10 by playing 326 minutes. On the other hand, Vilanova made Alex Song, the newbie Barcelonista, to play for 109 minutes.

Following table displays the players and the total minutes played in official FCB matches:

Valdés and Messi – 450 minutes Piqué – 402 minutes Xavi – 380 minutes Pedro – 370 minutes Mascherano – 360 minutes Busquets – 354 minutes Alba – 326 minutes Alves – 318 minutes Iniesta – 316 minutes Alexis – 284 minutes Adriano – 208 minutes Cesc and Tello – 199 minutesPuyol – 141 minutes Song – 109 minutes Montoya – 64 minutes Villa – 40 minutes

[source: FCB official website]