Top 10 La Liga midfielders in the 2020/21 season

#6 Fernando (Sevilla)

Fernando has been crucial to Sevilla's fortunes under Julen Lopetegui

Fernando's rise from a Premier League flop with Manchester City to a vital midfield component of Sevilla has been meteoric. Intelligent and efficient in every aspect of the game, the Brazilian mopped up everything that came his way and provided excellent cover to his defense.

His eagerness to drive forward and join up in the attack is a trait of his which yielded three La Liga goals. All of those goals came in key moments which helped the Andalucians secure valuable points, including one against Real Madrid earlier this month.

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#5 Koke (Atletico Madrid)

Koke is widely hailed as one of La Liga's greatest ever midfielders

Koke is more than just Atletico Madrid's captain. He's the heart and soul of the side. There's very little he can't do and much of their La Liga title glory owes to the Spaniard's consistent brilliance.

A player that rarely gets enough credit: Koke.One of the only players remaining from Atletico’s miracle La Liga 13/14 win. He rejected moves to Barcelona and other giants to stay with his boyhood club.Now? He gets to lift La Liga as a captain. A legend of La Liga and Atleti. pic.twitter.com/fq0PKrDIIt

— EiF (@EiFSoccer) May 22, 2021

He dropped deep to win back possession before starting attacks and displayed an expansive passing range. Koke even surpassed 500 games for the Rojiblancos recently, and he's not even 30. A true legend of the club.

He will look to carry on his scintillating form into the Euros, as he was named in Luis Enrique's squad.

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#4 Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

Modric's performances at 35 can put several young midfielders to shame

Luka Modric is aging like a fine wine. Even at 35 years of age, the Croatian maestro continues to drop bangers in midfield for Los Blancos, and remains one of the best midfielders in the business.

🌟 WHAT. A. PLAYER!📍 391 matches⚽ 28 goals💫 4x @ChampionsLeague🗺️ 4x Club World Cup🌍 3x European Super Cup🏆 2x @LaLigaEN🇪🇸 3x Spanish Super Cup👑 1x Copa del Rey🔝 1x Ballon d'Or🎩 The Best FIFA Player of the Year Award@lukamodric10 | #Modrić2022 | #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/HKW6Abes3B

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) May 25, 2021

Technically flawless and mesmerizing to watch on the ball, he made sure everything ticked over and offered surgical precision with his wand of a right foot, ranking in La Liga's top 10 for most passes in the final third, while he scored five important goals too.