Ranking the 9 best midfielders of the 21st Century

Man United vs Juventus midfield battle.
Man United vs Juventus midfield battle.

#5 Andreas Iniesta

Barcelona v Real Sociedad - La Liga
Barcelona v Real Sociedad - La Liga

Andreas Iniesta is regarded as one of the best players Barcelona have ever produced. He is also a celebrated Spanish player who has won 9 La Liga trophies and 4 Champions League titles in his career. Despite being a world-class player, Iniesta has unfortunately never won the Ballon d'Or Award due to the intense competition between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the prestigious trophy.

Being an excellent playmaker, Iniesta also made some stunning runs behind the defense to score some crucial goals for Barcelona in his career. He along with Xavi and Busquets formed one of the most dominating midfield trios the world has ever seen in Barcelona's golden age under Pep Guardiola.

For the national team, Iniesta was instrumental in scoring the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands to help Spain win its first ever World Cup. Additionally, he has also won 2 successive European Championships for them in 2008 and 2012.

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