Athletic, Barcelona, Girona and Huesca have gone the longest without changing their grass

Grass, grass and more grass. It has never been such a hot topic before and all because of the match between Real Valladolid and Barcelona at the Estadio Jose Zorrilla, where the pitch was anything but firm

Replanted just a few days before, the ground continually jumped out of place with every change of speed or direction from the players - it was evidently not fit to host a professional fixture.

Looking at the data, all top flight clubs have changed their turf in the last 13 months, in fact, 14 teams have redone theirs in 2018 alone.

Athletic Club, Barcelona, Girona and Huesca are the only clubs to have gone longer without a new field of play (July 2017).

Interestingly, there also seems to be a specialist in testing new pitches - Barcelona.

The Catalan club were the first team to play on Valladolid's new turf and they will be the first to do so on Real Sociedad's after the international break.

By then, the Basques will have the freshest of grass in all of LaLiga Santander.

When you count Real Sociedad, since last season 13 teams have taken advantage of the summer months to redo the their pitches.

One of the most curious stories is that of the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano which inherited the Estadio Vicente Calderon's turf.

Each summer, Atletico Madrid's stadium is used for events other than football, like rock concerts, which means the grass must be replanted every year.

This summer alone the Wanda Metropolitano saw 52,000 people dance to Iron Maiden songs, while Bruno Mars drew a crowd of more than 55,000.

The Vicente Calderon on the other hand has more experience when it comes to music having hosted the likes of The Rolling Stones (1982), David Bowie (1987), Pinck Floyd (1988), Michael Jackson (1988 and 1992) and AC / DC.