All-time Ligue 1 midfielders face-off
The greatest midfielders in Ligue 1 history, by their honors. Pit all-time Ligue 1 midfielders against each other row by row, one on one or in twos and threes, and keep score.
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)
Lionel MessiMF/FW · PSG
Didier DeschampsMF · OLM
David BeckhamMF · PSG
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João Moutinh0MF · MON
Cesc FàbregasMF · MON
Blaise MatuidiMF · PSG
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Idrissa GueyeMF · LILL
Julian DraxlerMF · PSG
Youri DjorkaeffMF/FW · PSG
Seydou KeitaMF · RCL
Kim KällströmMF · LYON
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Jaroslav PlašilMF · MON
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Raymond KopaMF · ANG
Corentin TolissoMF · LYON
RaíMF · PSG
Leandro ParedesMF · PSG
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Florian ThauvinMF · OLM
Fabián RuizMF · PSG
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Adrien RabiotMF · PSG
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Marco VerrattiMF · PSG
Moussa SissokoMF · TOU
Bernardo SilvaMF · MON
Miralem PjanićMF · LYON
Abedi PeleMF · OLM
Thiago MottaMF · PSG
Aleksandr GolovinMF · MON
Yohan CabayeMF · LILL
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Thorgan HazardMF · RCL
Ola ToivonenMF · REN
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Renato SanchesMF · PSG
Dragan StojkovićMF · OLM
Jérémy ToulalanMF · LYON
ESEnzo Scifo
MF · MON
Juninho PernambucanoMF · LYON
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Grzegorz KrychowiakMF · PSG
Yoann GourcuffMF · REN
Jean MakounMF · LILL
Diego PérezMF · MON
Jean TiganaMF · LYON
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Azzedine OunahiMF · OLM
Lassana DiarraMF · PSG
Kevin StrootmanMF · OLM
Luis FernandezMF · PSG
Kamil GrosickiMF · REN
Takumi MinaminoMF · MON
Alou DiarraMF · RCL
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Safet SušićMF · PSG
Fatmire AlushiMF · PSG
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Sofiane BoufalMF · ANG
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Krepin DiattaMF · MON
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Yusuf YazıcıMF · LILL
Aliou CisséMF · PSG
Abou DiabyMF · AUX
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Przemysław FrankowskiMF · REN
Samir NasriMF · OLM
Karim ZianiMF · TRY
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Youssouf FofanaMF · MON
Marcelo GallardoMF · MON
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Teemu TainioMF · AUX
Thomas LemarMF · MON
Ludovic ObraniakMF · LILL
Yazid MansouriMF · HAC
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Vikash DhorasooMF · LYON
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VitinhaMF · PSG
Ivan HašekMF · STR
Daniel BraatenMF · TOU
Glenn HoddleMF · MON
Daisuke MatsuiMF · MNS
Robert PiresMF · OLM
GPGérald Passi
MF · TOU
Modeste MbamiMF · PSG
ValdoMF · PSG
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Bernard GenghiniMF · MON
Rio MavubaMF · LILL
Yann M'VilaMF · REN
Pierre-Emile HøjbjergMF · OLM
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Xavi SimonsMF · PSG
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André GomesMF · LILL
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Pablo SarabiaMF · PSG
JFJean-Marc Ferreri
MF · AUX
Nayef AguerdMF/DF · OLM
Olivier DacourtMF · STR
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CostinhaMF · MON
Benoît PedrettiMF · OLM
ABAlain Boghossian
MF · OLM
SOSalomon Olembé
MF · OLM
Houssine KharjaMF · PSG
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Dariusz DudkaMF/DF · AUX
FSFranck Sauzée
MF · OLM
Charles KaboréMF · OLM
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Marvin MartinMF · LILL
Mustafa El HadaouiMF · RCL
Sabri LamouchiMF · AUX
Amdy FayeMF · AUX
Larbi BenbarekMF · OLM
Guirane N'DawMF · RCL
Mohamed SissokoMF · PSG
Ayyoub BouaddiMF · LILL
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Rachid GhezzalMF · LYON
Wilson OrumaMF · RCL
Top all-time Ligue 1 midfielders — 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 midfielders in Ligue 1 history, by their honors.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time Ligue 1 midfielders for November 2026.
Step by step
- Deal a random set of matchups, or clear the board and drag pictures onto either side of each row.
- Tap the better side of each row, or the = in the middle when they're even.
- Download the picture or save it so others can call the same matchups.
- 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.