The curtain is closed during another LA Liga season, and before the Nations League and the Club World Cup are stuck away the summer, it is time to hinder the accounts of the past year. Here is your La Liga team of the season.
Undoubtedly one of the great goalkeeper seasons in the history of La Liga in the 21st century, when your sports director and manager publicly declare that a significant part of the survival in La Liga is up to you, it speaks. Most saves in La Liga, the best saves in La Liga, and the most important rescues in La Liga. Garcia sees on the way to great things – some of his versions will become mythical in Cornella.
Perhaps just as famous for his' housey as his keeper, but if something is derived from how good he has been for Rayo Vallecano. They have the seventh best defense in La Liga, and that was not least every week on his heroic deeds.
A throw with Thibaut Courtois, we had to have the Zamora winner on stage. The Oblak season will not fall long in memory, but he appeared at a number of big moments before it all fell apart for Atletico Madrid, especially in Montjuic against Barcelona in a 2-1 victory.
It may sound strange, but closest to La Liga, Trent Alexander-Arnold to next year. Played on the right, the left, like a wing-back, in a four and in midfield, Mingueza was moved and as a playmaker in the wrong end of the field, because he was. Job in the Spain team, he held his place and what he fog defensively has appeared great for Celta in the future.
The year that Jules Kounde became a right back through position and by profession. Kounde was rather good in the right back, but every clumsiness had disappeared and also came for him with Lamine Yamal. As Deco has noticed, it is often left two on one, but rarely looks from its depth.
Long, fast and good on the ball, it is difficult not to have weak for a right back with a preference for choosing the upper corner. Ratiu's looting is crucial for Rayo this year and he has made a name for himself.
Unfortunately sent against Manchester United in the semi-final of the Europa League, Dani Vivian remains one of the reasons why Athletic has returned to the Champions League for the first time in a decade. Aggressive, fast, strong, good in the air, a good leader and smart in his reading of the game. A dream of a center-back for every manager, Vivian is the most underrated athletic star.
The shape of Pau Cubarsi has gone through more blips this season than in his debut campaign, but it is all too easy to forget how good he has been in general. Adapted to the High Line, he remains the key on the ball to operate Pedri, and despite the fact that he admitted 39 Liga goals, Cubarsi had a strong season.
Gladiaticial, Cesar Tarrega is nowadays a little rougher around the edges than many defenders, and the better for it. The Valencia revival in the second half of the season is due to players such as Tarrega who take a step forward, and he is now the leader of the Backline of Valencia, alongside Captain Jose Gaya.
So good that they renew him twice. At the age of 33, nobody imagined that this season Inigo Martinez would be the leader of Barcelona at the back, even less in a system so risky. The Basque warrior was the Marshall of that High Line of Barcelona, ​​and his absence made it very clear how important he is. Five assists too.
In addition to Djakonam Djene, Omar Alderete was the leader of the joint fourth best defense in the division-in a team that finished only two points above the drop. Football requires XI players to attack and defend, but not a side in La Liga so heavily trusted on the latter, and Alderete was the striking in their backline.
Marc Bartra is always, rightly or wrongly, considered a defender with a soft scale since leaving Barcelona, ​​but the real betis revolution would not have been possible without him. As he has grown older, he has become a leader for Manuel Pellegrini and held it together in a rotating cast at the back for betis.
This is perhaps a surprise choice, but in a team that was decent until January, then went into free fall, Miguel Gutierrez was one of the few who gave Girona the chance to recover their balance from time to time. Five assists and a few goals, with Michel Sanchez's midfield struggling, Gutierrez continued to play two positions this season and moved to midfield, without the structure around him.
Despite some sometimes alarming defensive, it is very difficult to ignore seven La Liga assists for Sergi Cardona, most defender in Spain. The timing of Cardona and the ability to find the right cross has improved this season and became one of the most penetrating arms of Villarreal, where Alex Baena often left him alone on the left.
It is easy to remember that Alejandro Balde was considered a problem starter for Barcelona at the start of the season. He returned to his best this season and like so many of his teammates under Hansi Flick. Raphinha played nominal left and Balde was an adult this year.
If you can't fall in love with Isco's football, this may not be the sport for you. His return of injury changed real betis completely, both in terms of level and in their playing style. Perform the match against former side Real Madrid, end their Hoodoo against Sevilla and direct business on the way to a first European final. Isco is working in Andalusia.
A bit of bad luck with injuries in the second part of the season, when Oihan is Sancet Fit, not many parties have an answer to Oihan Sancet. The physique of a Basque farmer, movement that reminds us of Thomas Muller and a finish that Steven Gerrard could confuse his own, Sancet Consistency is away from one of the best in Spain.
Even Fede Valverde could not keep this Real Madrid side together. Even Valverde looked tired this season. At a certain moment he also played the best law football football. Valverde has to play every game for Real Madrid – that is perhaps the best indicator of his level.
Just like Valverde, Pedri was the only player who never really rested Flick. With almost elastic limbs, it slides around the mop of all the bad steps and turns into biblical small wonders that are later lost in the attack. Barcelona would have been overjoyed to have the old Pedri back, the new one is a phenomenon.
We fear that the final of the Conference League might be his last game for Real Betis. Johnny Cardoso absolutely watched the Big Three at home this year and offered a platform for Betis' attacking quartets to do what they do best. Midfielders such as Cardoso are increasingly the most expensive players in the game.
There were phases this season in which Mikel Jauregizar was like a Basque Pac man, swallowing everything in the middle of the field. You may be able to take a different route, but in the end Jauregizar would get you.
There are two reasons why Alex Baena did not have the honor he earns this season; Last season he obtained a ridiculous 18 assists, and this season his strikers (with the exception of ayoze Perez) were slightly less than clinical. He remains the most decisive midfielder in Spain in terms of assists (10) and took seven goals to go with them. Magician is thrown around, but his eye for corners and space is great.
It is a shame that much of the work of Atletico Madrid will be thrown away with the three -week disaster, but until that moment Rodrigo de Paul (next to Julian Alvarez) was demonstrably their best player. Especially with the output of Antoine Griezmann, the Paul took responsibility.
A quiet ending of the season is hiding that Jude Bellingham was very good for a large part of this season. A more defensive role, all dirty work and a lot of frustration still yielded 14 goals and 14 assists.
There is nothing more exciting in football now than when Lamine Yamal gets the ball. The 17-year-old is able to do everything and he has a habit to produce in the largest games of the season. Few players dropped people over themselves to praise them as Lamine Yamal, and perhaps only with Pele (outside our time) at this age.
What was in the beginning was a quirky and intriguing loan to watch soon became a must-watch theater. 'Antonio de Triana' has perhaps the best January -loan -Impact in recent memory and devises with a number of absurd finishes to push Betis over the line in important games.
Diego Lopez goes under the radar – both in conversation and in games. A dying breed from Vooruit, Lopez has a good touch and a considerable finish, but more than everything that is understandable and when the ball needs to be released. He can be seen in every match, and with eight goals and five assists is present in 13 of the 44 goals of Valencia – crucial in their revival and survival.
One of the strange seasons for Kylian Mbappe, Golden Boot -winner with 31 League goals. In the beginning he was not as bad as they said, but it was absolutely not good. Then he was probably better than they said, but it didn't really matter because of what happened around him. A difficult season, full of goals, and one of the few people in history (although one of the four this season) who scored a forgetful hat trick against Barcelona. More come, and that is impressive.
A messi-like season of Ante Budimir. The Croatian attacker finished third behind Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski in the Pichichi race with 21 goals, accounting for 44% of the total of Osasuna this season. He became their top scorer in the history of La Liga in Osasuna, and given the service it is a brilliant campaign.
Signing the season For many, Ayoze Perez has 19 goals for Villarreal despite playing only 30 games. He arrived for only € 4 million, and outside of Baena was their best player. The 31-year-old was clinical and without him Villarreal will not make Champions League football. Center-Forward the strongest field in the competition.
One of the great comeback seasons of all time, Raphinha is more than double his production of the past two years, and was equal to Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League Record 13 goals. In his 57 performances, he scored 34 times and gave 25 assists, but otherwise he set the tone for Barcelona, ​​became a leader and became adversity for ruthless fashion.
We know that Dodi Lukebakio usually works on the right, but Joaquin Caparros who has sued him on the left gives us an excuse for tribute to his 11 goals in this Seville season. The Belgian was a lighthouse in a shipwreck of a season, and when Los Nervionsenses came alive from the boat, Lucuzakio was the one who led the rescue operation.
Espanyol was a lot in a similar sense as Lukebakio, target at the best times and Javi Puado was a lonely production of production. Much of the emphasis was on the impact of Roberto Fernandez after arrival in January, and it undoubtedly changed their season, but the 12 goals of Puado and 4 assists are 40% of the total goals of Espanyol. He is not Joan Garcia, but his contribution was the next difference maker in Survival.