Greatest La Liga XI of all time

Manager and Substitutes

The obvious choice for the manager position is the late, great Johan Cruyff. The Dutch maestro revolutionised the way football was played in Spain and his Barcelona dream-team were arguably the most dominant team in La Liga history.

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Even choosing the substitutes for this legendary team is no easy task. The likes of Zidane, Ronaldinho, Figo, Guti, Raul, Pep Guardiola, Diego Godin, Sergio Ramos, Pique and heck even Diego Maradona have all played in the Spanish League. However, We attempt to pick the best 7 substitutes:

GK – Ricardo Zamora (legendary Barcelona keeper from the 1940s)

CB/RB – Sergio Ramos

CAM – Zidane

CDM/CM – Pep Guardiola

CAM/ Forward – Ronaldinho

RW – Gento

Striker – Ronaldo Nazario (Brazil)

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A Bengaluru lad through and through, Ashwin Hanagudu is a huge fan of Liverpool and unsurprisingly pledges his sworn allegiance to RCB in the IPL. With over 8+ years of experience in this field, Ashwin manages multiple verticals at Sportskeeda and as of July 2024 is the most-read author in the football section.

Apart from his duties at Sportskeeda, Ashwin Hanagudu is also an active table tennis player and has played multiple state ranking and national tournaments representing Karnataka.

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