La Liga: Young XI of the season

CM: Rafinha

The 22-year-old was awarded as best youngster in La Liga and rightly so. He has all the skills to be on the top. Born in a family of footballers, Rafinha is a talented midfielder with good dribbling ability, great sense to pick up passes and has commendable work-rate.

Though, he was not a starter for Blaugrana this season, he proved his worth whenever given the chance by putting up several man of the match performances. Rafinha is considered as the future of Barcelona and it’s no doubt that Brazilian has the ability and potential for it.

CM: James Rodriguez

After his stellar performances in the World Cup, very few believed that he’d be able to have a same impact with star-studded Real Madrid Squad. But, the Colombian proved all his critics wrong and turned out to be the most important midfielder for Spanish outfit.

James’ talent lies in creating goals, scoring from distance and linking up play with forwards. He has put in some brilliant performances this season and has been one of the first names on team sheet.

Well, this is just a start for this talented midfielder and one can only imagine the heights he could reach in coming seasons.

CM: Isco

The 23-year-old midfielder, who came from Malaga, impressed everyone with his skills and proved that he’s going to be the next big star for Real Madrid.

The fans tout him to be the next Iniesta and rightly so. He’s a very good dribbler and has perfect sense of when to make the pass and where. He has a great eye for goal and his shots go like a rocket.

Another plus point for the Spaniard is his intelligence & creativity which helps his team in building up plays. Thus, in coming years, one can definitely back Isco to become one of the best midfielders in Europe.

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LW: Antoine Griezmann

The Frenchman joined Atletico Madrid from Real Sociedad this summer for a fee of €30M. Griezmann can play on variety of positions like Left Wing, Centre Forward and Secondary Striker.

The 24-year-old has proved his worth by putting up several man of the match performances for Atletico this season. He ranks third in the highest goalscoring tally and has also recorded several assists.

With the key players, Fernando Torres & Mario Mandzukic being inconsistent, the responsibility of attack solely rested on Griezmann, but the Frenchman carried it without any problems.

CF: Luciano Vietto

Luciano Vietto is the most surprising name in this list, as very few expected him to make an impact like he did. The Argentine turned out to be the key player for Villarreal as he featured in 32 games this season.

Vietto is a classic forward who has ability to create goals in any situation. His strengths lie in dribbling, passing and finishing. One can be sure of the fact that, Argentina is blessed with finest lot of centre-forwards and if Vietto continues his progress, Argentina would be the strongest contenders for the next World Cup.

RW: Neymar Jr.

The Brazilian is naturally a Left Winger but his versatility allows him to play on right side with equal ease & impact. The talent and skills of Neymar need no special description.

The fact that at the age 23, he’s the key player in Barcelona’s campaign for yet another treble speaks volume about his importance. Neymar is certainly one of the best players to play this game and is considered to be the Ballon d’Or contender by in coming years by several veterans.