Hi, I'm Giselle Cesin with The18, and this is Hablaliga. Today we're going to go through the 10 best players in La Liga history.
10. Luis Suarez (no not that one)
Barcelona's midfield engine in the 1960s and one of the best passers ever.
(first Spanish player to win the Ballon d'Or)
9. Jose Pirri
Won La Liga 10 times with Real Madrid before retiring to join the club's medical team.
(mainly a midfielder, he appeared at times as a forward and sweeper also)
8. Carles Puyol
The best defender and one of the best leaders in the history of La Liga.
(Served as Barcelona captain from 2004-2014)
7. Xavi
Zlatan Ibrahimovic once described Xavi as "perfect."
(8-time La Liga Champion with Barcelona)
6. Alfredo di Stefano
One of the most complete players in history while still scoring many, many goals for Real Madrid.
(sixth on La Liga's all-time scoring list with 227)
5. Hugo Sanchez
The fourth-highest scorer in La Liga history, "Hugol" led La Liga in scoring five times.
(as far as we can tell, the only player ever to score for both Real Madrid and the Dallas Burn)
4. Telmo Zarra
The best player in Francoist Spain, a prolific scorer for Athletic Bilbao.
(led La Liga in scoring six different times)
3. Andoni Zubizarreta
The greatest goalkeeper in La Liga history, Zubizaretta holds La Liga's clean sheet and appearances records.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
The only player who has been able to push Messi in any stat category.
(most hat tricks scored in La Liga history with 34)
1. Lionel Messi
Messi holds just about every major La Liga record for scoring and assisting.
(only player to score 20+ goals in a season in 10 consecutive seasons)
