All-time La Liga defenders face-off
The greatest defenders in La Liga history, by their honors. Line up all-time La Liga defenders two sides at a time and call every matchup: one side's better, or they're even.
Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
0–00 even
100 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
Fabio CannavaroDF · RMA
Gerard PiquéDF · BAR
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Daniel AlvesDF · BAR
Olof MellbergDF · RAC
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Raúl AlbiolDF · VIL
Samuel UmtitiDF · BAR
Lucas HernandezDF · ATM
EdmílsonDF · BAR
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Noureddine NaybetDF · DEP
Frank de BoerDF · BAR
Juliano BellettiDF · BAR
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Ronald KoemanDF · BAR
Juan FoythDF · VIL
GeremiMF/DF · RMA
Eric AbidalDF · BAR
Nahuel MolinaDF · ATM
Fernando HierroDF · RMA
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Simon KjærDF · SEV
Jules KoundéDF · BAR
Gonzalo MontielDF · SEV
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Stefan SavićDF · ATM
Šime VrsaljkoDF · ATM
José Antonio CamachoDF · RMA
Míchel SalgadoDF · RMA
Cosmin ContraDF · GET
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Ronald AraújoDF · BAR
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Antonio RüdigerDF · RMA
Marc BartraDF · BET
Uli StielikeMF/DF · RMA
Juanfran TorresDF · ATM
Iván HelgueraDF · RMA
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Robin Le NormandDF · ATM
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Manuel Sanchís HontiyueloDF · RMA
Miroslav ĐukićDF · DEP
Pablo ContrerasDF · OSA
Jorge AndradeDF · DEP
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Pau TorresDF · VIL
José SantamaríaDF · RMA
Luis Amaranto PereaDF · ATM
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Lionel ScaloniDF · DEP
Antonio RukavinaDF · VIL
EliseuDF · MCF
Ivica DragutinovićDF · SEV
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Diego LlorenteDF · RSO
Feliciano RivillaDF · ATM
Aïssa MandiDF · VIL
JAJulio Alberto
DF · BAR
Pervis EstupiñánDF · VIL
Gheorghe PopescuDF · BAR
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GallegoDF · BAR
Manuel Jiménez JiménezDF · SEV
ACAntonio de la Cruz
DF · BAR
Joan SegarraDF · BAR
Adil RamiDF · SEV
GĐGoran Đorović
DF · DEP
Manuel PabloDF · DEP
Raúl BravoDF · RMA
Paco JémezDF · DEP
Julien EscudéDF · SEV
HenriqueDF · BAR
Luís PereiraDF · ATM
Mariano PerníaDF · ATM
Fernando CáceresDF · CEL
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Isacio CallejaDF · ATM
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Óscar MinguezaDF · CEL
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Miguel TendilloDF · RMA
Mario Hermoso CansecoDF · RMA
JCJosé Luis Capón
MF/DF · ATM
Vitorino AntunesDF · GET
Liassine CadamuroDF · RSO
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Oleguer PresasDF · BAR
PSPredrag Spasić
DF · OSA
Renan LodiDF · ATM
TCTomás Reñones Crego
DF · ATM
Hélder CristóvãoDF · DEP
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Alberto GórrizDF · RSO
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Héctor MorenoDF · RSO
Alberto LopoDF · DEP
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Antonio OlmoDF · BAR
Manuel Sanchís MartínezDF · RMA
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Sígfrid GràciaDF · BAR
Donato Gama da SilveiraDF · DEP
IFIulian Filipescu
DF · BET
Jorge OteroDF · CEL
José María PeñaDF · RMA
FVFrancisco Villarroya
DF · RMA
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Marc PubillDF · ATM
Marc BernausDF · ELC
Carlos GamarraDF · ATM
Enrique RomeroDF · DEP
RRRicardo Rocha
DF · RMA
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Mario Gaspar PérezDF · VIL
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Viktor OnopkoDF · RAY
RZRamón Zabalo
DF · BAR
Carlos BocanegraDF · RAC
CACarlos Aguilera
DF · ATM
PachínDF · RMA
MHMirsad Hibić
DF · SEV
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Roberto SolozábalDF · ATM
ÁLÁngel López
DF · VIL
Top all-time La Liga defenders — November 2026
See the full top list →No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.
What a face-off is for
Rows can be one against one, two against two, three against three, or uneven, so a whole team can face a single star.
Name the two sides, like two generations, two eras or two rosters, and fill each row with their closest counterparts.
The greatest defenders in La Liga history, by their honors.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time La Liga defenders for November 2026.
Step by step
- Pick how many rows and what mix of matchups to deal.
- Call each row: left, right or even.
- Share the score, or save it for others to try.
- The search box under the board finds anyone else you want to add.
- Download image saves a picture of your board with your name or logo on it, and Copy link shares this exact board.