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Match running performance is similar in lower and higher competitive standards of Spanish professional soccer accounting for effective playing time

Carlos Lago-Peñas
1
,
Tomás García-Calvo
2
,
Roberto López del Campo
3
,
Ricardo Resta
3
,
José Carlos Ponce-Bordón
2

1.
Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
2.
Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
3.
Department of Competitions and Mediacoach, LaLiga, Madrid, Spain
Biol Sport. 2024; 41(3): 39–46
Online publish date: 2023/12/20
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