La Liga Team of the Season 2017-18

Come on lads, hug it out!

Forwards

RW: Iago Aspas

Iago Aspas has gone under the radar for far too long... the Spaniard long maligned by the English-speaking media for his hopeless stint with Liverpool has been consistently brilliant for gutsy Celta Vigo - their primary attacking weapon, scoring 20 and assisting 5 - the best numbers of anyone outside the top three sides in La Liga.

F9: Lionel Messi

False nine, by the by.

Messi has been mesmerising all season, at times a one-man demolition crew that's ripped through La Liga like he's a newbie with a point to prove. Whether from set pieces or from that usual combination of magical dribbling and outside-of-the-box shooting, he's been absolutely unstoppable this season.

LW: Cristiano Ronaldo

If you'd suggested Ronaldo would make any team of the year around December, you'd have been laughed out of the room. Say it now, and you'd be met with quiet nods of "yeah, yeah". What an utter phenom he is - 23 goals at the rate of one every 91 minutes; and he had 1 in his first 9!

Honourable mentions:

Diego Costa enjoys one of those weird Griezmann celebrations

Antoine Griezmann

He, too, started slowly - but by the time 2018 came around, he'd hit his stride. Brilliant on the ball, and capable of the most brilliant finishes, Griezmann is a talent whose star isn't waning anytime soon.

Luis Suarez

23 goals, 6 assists, and he's only just getting back to his best. Now, that's a top, top class striker.