La Liga is considered one of the most decorated football leagues in the World. Played in the region of Spain, has a great arsenal of footballers who have achieved unimaginable feats in their careers. Here are the top players from the format and the dream team of all time.
Iker Casillas
Everybody has seen this player making unimaginable saves. He reaches to any corner of the goalpost making it seem like it’s nothing. His crazy reaction time and acrobatic skills have won Real Madrid many games.
This Spanish goalkeeper has the record for the most number of clean sheets in the UEFA Champions League. The number goes as high as 439 in all formats combined. Iker’s incredible saves won his team five La Liga titles. Iker has played 506 matches for Real Madrid in a La Liga matchup.
Sergio Ramos
With over 200 clean sheets, Sergio Ramos’ contribution to Real Madrid’s dominance in their region is substantial. However, the player is seen playing at the center-back position, and his playmaking skills and goal-scoring abilities are also magnificent.
Although he left Real Madrid for PSG recently, he will always be associated with his former club. He played 469 matches for The Whites and scored 72 goals, the highest for a defender. During his watch, Real Madrid won five La Liga titles.
Carles Puyol
Most suited for our right-back position, we see Carles Puyol boasting his record for Barcelona. Having led the team as a captain for over a decade, he stayed loyal to Barca till the end.
Carles played a total of 392 La Liga matches for Barcelona. In these appearances, he established himself as a defender to not meddle with. Under his captaincy, Barca won six La Liga titles. He was very often found in the Team of the Year lists.
Dani Alves
One of the greatest defenders in the region, this Brazillian footballer played for Sevilla and Barcelona while his stay in Spain. His athletic body was capable of achieving feats no one else could. He could outrun the majority of the players and be great with his tackles.
Prior to his take-off to Italy, he played a total of 247 matches for Barcelona. And even before that, he appeared for 175 matches in the Sevillan jersey. He won six La Liga titles for Barcelona in his 8-year stay at the club.
Roberto Carlos
Filling up the crucial left-back position is another Brazillian footballer with great stats to back him up. Even though he played in the Spanish League only for a decade, he is still considered as one of the best left-backs in the league.
He spent all his time in Spain with Real Madrid. He led The Whites to victory in four La Liga titles. Although his stay in the League was less compared to others on the list, he still has played 370 league matches for Madrid.
Zinedine Zidane
Zidane played the La Liga for only 5 years. However, in those 5 years, he contributed to the game in ways unimaginable. Zidane is easily one of the best midfield in the game. He played all his final matches as an attacking midfielder for Real Madrid.
During his stay in Madrid, he played a total of 155 games and scored 37 goals. He was an integral part of the Real Madrid squad which won the 2002/03 La Liga title.
Xavi
Xavier Creus, better known as Xavi is the current manager of Barcelona. Apart from his off-field support he has been a great contributor to Barcelona’s dominant performance in his playing era. He played as a midfielder for the team. His ability to find openings and capitalize on them was phenomenal.
Xavi’s pass-making was so good that he has the most number of assists in the League. He won eight La Liga titles while his stay in Barcelona. In his 17 years in Barca, he appeared in 507 matches and scored 58 goals.
Andres Iniesta
Another fellow Barcelona player, his name incites multiple emotions in the hearts of Barca fans. His ball control and agility were unrivaled on the field. He was very often seen dribbling past multiple defense layers of the opposition and scoring incredible goals.
In his 15 years of football for Barcelona, Iniesta played 442 La Liga matches and scored 35 goals. He led his team to victory in nine La Liga titles.
Alfredo Di Stefano
This argentine player is referred to as one of the greatest players to have stepped on the field. His skill set was second to none. In the era when people were still learning the game, he was years ahead and making plays no one else had ever seen.
In his eleven years with Real Madrid, he led them to victory in the League format a total of 8 times. He played a total of 286 La Liga matches for The Whites and scored a total of 216 goals for them.
Cristiano Ronaldo
All-time highest goalscorer for the most dominant team in the region, this Portuguese player is one of the two greatest footballers of the era second being Lionel Messi. His contribution to the game and to his team is boundless and cannot be lessened anyhow.
He played 292 La Liga matches in the white jersey and scored a record number of goals. The number goes as high as 311 goals. However his contribution to the continental format is more astonishing, and his league performance is also not to be ignored. He won two La Liga titles for his team.
Lionel Messi
All-time top scorer in the whole La Liga format, the inclusion of this Argentine player in this starting eleven is as concrete as the Earth rotating around the Sun. This magical boy’s talent and skill are second to none. Regarded as the best footballer by all, he has been playing the game like none and is just too good for the game.
With 7 Balon d’Or on his shelf, he has also won ten La Liga titles for his team. Lionel Messi has played 574 La Liga matches in the Barca jersey and has scored 474 goals.
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