All-time La Liga midfielders bracket

The greatest midfielders in La Liga history, by their honours. Fill out a all-time La Liga midfielders bracket.

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Round of 16

1Lionel Messi

16Arda Turan

8Xavi Hernández

9Xabi Alonso

4Rivaldo

13Javier Mascherano

5Johan Cruyff

12Diego Maradona

2Zinedine Zidane

15Raymond Kopa

7Andrés Iniesta

10Cesc Fàbregas

3David Beckham

14Ivan Rakitić

6Toni Kroos

11Luis Suárez

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Seeds

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1

Lionel Messi2004–2021

2

Zinedine Zidane2001–2006

3

David Beckham2003–2007

4

Rivaldo1996–2002

5

Johan Cruyff1973–1981

6

Toni Kroos2014–2024

7

Andrés Iniesta2002–2018

8

Xavi Hernández1998–2015

9

Xabi Alonso2000–2014

10

Cesc Fàbregas1997–2014

11

Luis Suárez1953–1961

12

Diego Maradona1982–1993

13

Javier Mascherano2010–2018

14

Ivan Rakitić2011–2024

15

Raymond Kopa1956–1959

16

Arda Turan2011–2020

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Gheorghe Hagi1990–1996

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David Alaba2021–2026

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Michael Laudrup1989–1996

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Sami Khedira2010–2015

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Mesut Özil2009–2013

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Diego Simeone1992–2005

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Andrés Guardado2007–2024

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Gavi2021–

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Seydou Keita2007–2012

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Dani Olmo2007–

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Phillip Cocu1998–2004

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Celso Borges2015–2021

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Javad Nekounam2006–2015

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Fabián Ruiz2014–2018

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Rafael van der Vaart2008–2016

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Mateo Kovačić2015–2019

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Marcos Llorente2015–2019

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Roberto Acuña2002–2006

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Pep Guardiola1990–2001

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Thomas Lemar2018–

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Casemiro2013–2022

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Mauro Silva1992–2005

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Ángel Correa2014–2025

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Robert Pires2006–2010

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Juan Román Riquelme2002–2007

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Mazinho1996–2001

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Juninho Paulista1997–2002

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Yéremy Pino2020–2025

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Geremi1999–2003

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Federico Valverde2017–2018

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Martin Ødegaard2015–2021

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Luis Enrique1991–2004

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Koke2009–

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Gerardo Torrado2002–2005

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Frenkie de Jong2019–

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Yaya Touré2007–2010

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Isco2011–2022

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Éver Banega2008–2020

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Takefusa Kubo2019–2022

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Robert Prosinečki1991–1997

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Johan Neeskens1974–1979

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Thomas Partey2013–2026

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Thiago Motta2001–2008

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Michael Krohn-Dehli2012–2019

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Tiago Mendes2010–2017

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William Carvalho2018–2025

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Eduardo Camavinga2021–

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Brahim Díaz2019–

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Giovani Lo Celso2018–2023

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Günter Netzer1973–1976

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Paco Gento1952–1971

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Míchel1982–1996

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Yossi Benayoun2002–2005

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Masoud Shojaei2008–2013

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Deco2004–2008

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Pablo Sarabia2010–2019

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Héctor Herrera2019–2022

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Marcelo Trobbiani1976–1987

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Jonathan dos Santos2009–2017

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Sergi Roberto2010–2024

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Txiki Begiristain1982–1997

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Aleksandr Mostovoi1996–2005

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Uli Stielike1977–1985

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Nemanja Maksimović2018–2024

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Juan Carlos Valerón1998–2013

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Arturo Vidal2018–2020

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Marcos Senna2002–2013

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László Kubala1951–1989

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Christian Karembeu1997–2000

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Fernando Redondo1994–2000

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Saúl Ñíguez2012–2025

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Wesley Sneijder2007–2009

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Bernd Schuster1980–1997

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Gaku Shibasaki2017–2020

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Thiago Alcântara2009–2013

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Marc Overmars2000–2004

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Guti1995–2010

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Pablo Gabriel García1997–2008

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Vicente del Bosque1967–1984

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Djalminha1997–2004

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Aurélien Tchouaméni2022–

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Pirri1964–1980

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Gary Medel2011–2013

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Rafael Martín Vázquez1983–1997

Top all-time La Liga midfielders — November 2026

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A knockout bracket: pick the winner of every matchup, round by round, until one is left.

The greatest midfielders in La Liga history, by their honours.

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