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A retrospective, descriptive, and longitudinal analysis was conducted using external load data from 120 players belonging to the top five teams in the Spanish LaLiga during the 2023\/24 season, including 2,671 match observations. Players were categorised by playing time (Starters, Replaced, Fringe, and Non-Starters), and weeks were classified as non-congested (NCON) or congested (CON), with further distinction by competition type. External load metrics were recorded using the Mediacoach\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      tracking system and analysed through Linear Mixed Models.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Results indicated that players in NCON weeks covered significantly less distance at very low-speed running (VLSR) and at low-speed running (LSR) compared to CON weeks (both\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .01). Players in CON weeks by League covered significantly higher total distance (TD) compared to UCL congested weeks (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001) and NCON weeks (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .01). In CON weeks by Cup, Non-Starters, who accumulated between 0 and 59\u00a0min across two matches, covered significantly higher very high-speed running (VHSR) than CON weeks by UCL (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .05) and NCON weeks (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings underscore the relevance of competition context and match playing time when analysing external load during matches. 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