La Liga
Six Barcelona players have been named in the 2025-26 La Liga team of the season following a dominant campaign which ended in a 26th title triumph.
The Blaugrana have enjoyed a stunning season in the league, brushing aside other teams in style including Real Madrid.
Hansi Flick’s side won their second consecutive title under the German coach following a 2-0 win over Real Madrid on Sunday which opened a 14-point gap with three matches to go.
The La Liga 2025-26 team of the season was announced on Wednesday, and deservedly, Barcelona domunated.
Joan Garcia, Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsí, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Pedri were acknowledged for their impressive performances. Four of them made it to the starting lineup while Raphinha and Cubarsi took their spots in the reserve team.
Real Madrid produced four in total, with Kylian Mbappe, Aurelio Tchouameni, and Ernesto Valverde making the team of the season, while Thibaut Courtois made it to the reserve team of the season.
Read Also: Record Watch: Chelsea players who scored 20 goals or more in a season
First Daily Sports takes a look at the numbers behind the players’ performances which earned them a place in the team.
Joan Garcia: The Barcelona shot-stopper has been a revelation for the club this season with his impressive performances between the sticks.
He has conceded 20 goals in the league this season, which is the least in the whole division while making 72 saves.
Garcia has played 29 matches for Barcelona in the league and he could add to it with three games remaining.
Joan Garcia’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Matches played: 28
Clean sheets: 14
Goals conceded: 18
Saves made: 72
Save percentage: 78.3%
Goals conceded per 90 minutes: 0.64
Shots faced: 92
Minutes per goal conceded: 140 minutes
Pass accuracy: Around 85–89%
Long-ball accuracy: Strong distribution numbers for a modern goalkeeper
Yellow cards: 1
Eric Garcia: The Barcelona defender has been an important player for the team this season with his versatility, he has had to play as a centre-back, right-back, and even in midfield when needed.
Eric Garcia’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Matches played: 31
Starts: 29
Minutes played: 2,508
Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Clean sheets: 10–12
Goals conceded while on pitch: 20
Tackles: 68
Interceptions: 46
Clearances: 77
Blocked shots: 7
Ground duels won: 41
Yellow cards: 6
Average rating: Around 7.0
Goals conceded per 90: 0.72
Minutes per goal conceded: 126 minutes
Marcos Llorente( Atletico Madrid) He primarily plays as a right-back for Diego Simeone’s side and he has been solid when called upon providing defensive cover and attacking impetus for the team.
He is yet to score in the league this season but he has provided four assists for Atletico Madrid playing as a wing-back.
Marcos Llorente’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 26
Starts: 22
Goals: 0
Assists: 4
Minutes played: 1,924
Shots: 16
Shots on target: 6
Yellow cards: 5
Red cards: 0
Average rating: around 7.1
Expected Goals (xG): 1.44
Expected Assists (xA): 3.01
Big chances created: 9
Touches in opposition box: 52
Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal): Mourino plays as a central defender for Villarreal and he has been one of their best defenders this season.
He has been rated as one of the most aggressive ball-winning defenders in Europe’s top five leagues, at some point in the season be was leading La Liga in ball recoveries.
Santiago Mouriño’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 22
Goals: 1
Assists: 2
Shots: 13
Shots on target: 3
Yellow cards: 7
Red cards: 1
Fouls committed: 45
Tackles: 51
Interceptions: 13
Clearances: 53
Blocked shots: 2
Clean sheets: 5
Carlos Romero (Espanyol): Romero plays as a left-back for Espanyol, he has been a reliable and consistent player for the club with his impressive overlapping runs and solid defensive showing.
He has been linked with a move away from the club in the summer due to his performances in the league.
Carlos Romero’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 32
Starts: 32
Goals: 5
Assists: 2
Minutes played: 2,850
Shots: 35
Shots on target: 9
Yellow cards: 4
Red cards: 0
Tackles: 82
Interceptions: 31
Clearances: 56
Blocked shots: 11
Clean sheets: 7
Pedri (Barcelona): Pedri has been a key player for Barcelona in their title-winning campaign with his composure, intelligence and exceptional vision which has drawn praises from far ans wide.
He is making the team of the season for the second consecutive time.
He has scored two goals and recorded eight assists in 26 appearances this season.
Pedri has shown his creativity for Barcelona consistently this season.
Pedri’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 26
Goals: 2
Assists: 8
Minutes played: ~1,895
Starts: 21
Yellow cards: 2
Red cards: 1
Goal contributions (G+A): 10
Average rating: ~8.1
Read Also: Barcelona consider legal action over Perez’s controversial remarks
Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid): The combative French midfielder has been an important player for Real Madrid this season with his tackling, ability to protect the defence, press resistance.
He has also been played in the central defense occasionally, no matter where he plays for Real Madrid he has shown his quality.
This is the first time he has been named in the team of the season.
Tchouaméni’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 30
Starts: 26
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes played: ~2,400
Shots: 36
Shots on target: 6
Yellow cards: 7
Red cards: 0
Defensive & Midfield Numbers
Fouls committed: 24
Fouls suffered: 23
Pass completion: over 90% in league play
Role: Defensive midfielder / centre-back
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid): The Uruguayan international has been a consistent player for the Los Blancos this season while also popping up some long-range goals this season.
He has proved his importance to Real Madrid by playing in the following positions, central midfield, right midfield, defensive midfield, and right-back.
He has scored five goals and recorded eight assists for Real Madrid in La Liga this season.
Appearances: 32
Starts: 30
Goals: 5
Assists: 8
Goal Contributions: 13
Minutes played: ~2,650
Shots: 50
Shots on target: 21
Yellow cards: 4
Red cards: 1
Average rating: ~7.7
Expected Goals (xG): 6.74
Expected Assists (xA): 9.83
Goals per 90: 0.17
Assists per 90: 0.27
Passes and progressive carries: among Real Madrid’s best midfielders this season.
Lamine Yamal ( Barcelona)
The Spanish superstar has continued to produce consistent match-winning performances for the champions this season.
Yamal has been Barcelona’s top scorer in La Liga this season alongside other stunning records to further establish his importance to the club.
Yamal has scored 16 goals and recorded 11 assists for Barcelona in La Liga this season.
He recorded his first La Liga hat-trick this season against Villarreal and did it from just 0.97 xG, making it one of the most clinical hat-tricks in the league this season.
This is the second time he will be named in the La Liga team of the season after he earned a spot last season.
Lamine Yamal’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 28
Starts: 26
Goals: 16
Assists: 11
Goal Contributions: 27
Minutes played: 2,262
Hat-tricks: 1
Shots: 117
Shots on target: 37
Touches: 2,149
Touches in opposition box: 265
Average rating: 7.88
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid): Mbappe has enjoyed a prolific season for Real Madrid in the La Liga but the goals have not yielded any trophy since he joined two seasons ago.
The French star is the top scorer in the league this season despite being troubled with a knee injury during the second half of the season.
He has scored 24 goals while recording four assists in 28 appearances for Real Madrid this season.
Mbappe’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 28
Starts: 27
Goals: 24
Assists: 4
Goal Contributions: 28
Minutes played: 2,397
Shots: 132
Shots on target: 61
Penalty goals: 8
Average rating: 7.64
Offsides: 31
xG (Expected Goals): 19.6
xG overperformance: +4.4
Goals per game: 0.86
Touches in opposition box: 252
Vedat Muriqi (RCD Mallorca): Muriqi has been a shining light for Mallorca in the La Liga this season with his consistent goal-scoring performances for the modest club.
He has scored 21 goals and recorded one assist in the league this season despite Mallorca battling to avoid relegation.
Mallorca are currently occupying the 16th position with three games to go, the team struggles has not stop the Kosovan forward from banging in the goals.
Unfortunately the goals may not be enough to keep Mallorca in the Laliga at the end of the season, they are only one place above the relegation zone on goal difference.
He scored a sensational hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao earlier in the second.
Muriqi is currently Real Mallorca’s all-time top scorer in La Liga with 55 goals.
Breakdown of Muriqi’s goals for Mallorca by Season
2021/22: 5 goals
2022/23: 15 goals
2023/24: 7 goals
2024/25: 7 goals
2025/26: 21 goals
Muriqi’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 33
Starts: 29
Goals: 21
Assists: 1
Goal Contributions: 22
Minutes played: 2,499+
Shots: 99
Shots on target: 44
Yellow cards: 3
Red cards: 1
Average rating: around 7.2
FULL LIST: The 2025-26 La Liga Team of The Season
Goalkeeper: Joan García, FC Barcelona, Spain
Defenders: Santiago Mouriño, Villarreal CF; Marcos Llorente, Atlético de Madrid; Eric García, FC Barcelona; Carlos Romero, RCD Espanyol.
Midfielders: Pedri FC, Barcelona, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Real Madrid, Federico Valverde, Real Madrid.
Attackers: Lamine Yamal, FC Barcelona; Vedat Muriqi, RCD Mallorca; Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid.
The Reserve Team
Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid,
Pubill, Atlético de Madrid
Pau Cubarsí, FC Barcelona
Luis Milla, Getafe CF
Pablo Fornals, Real Betis Balompié,
Moleiro, Villarreal CF
Raphinha FC, Barcelona
Oyarzabal, Real Sociedad
The stats behind La Liga’s Team of the Season and Barca’s dominance
Six Barcelona players have been named in the 2025-26 La Liga team of the season following a dominant campaign which ended in a 26th title triumph.
The Blaugrana have enjoyed a stunning season in the league, brushing aside other teams in style including Real Madrid.
Hansi Flick’s side won their second consecutive title under the German coach following a 2-0 win over Real Madrid on Sunday which opened a 14-point gap with three matches to go.
The La Liga 2025-26 team of the season was announced on Wednesday, and deservedly, Barcelona domunated.
Joan Garcia, Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsí, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Pedri were acknowledged for their impressive performances. Four of them made it to the starting lineup while Raphinha and Cubarsi took their spots in the reserve team.
Real Madrid produced four in total, with Kylian Mbappe, Aurelio Tchouameni, and Ernesto Valverde making the team of the season, while Thibaut Courtois made it to the reserve team of the season.
Read Also: Record Watch: Chelsea players who scored 20 goals or more in a season
First Daily Sports takes a look at the numbers behind the players’ performances which earned them a place in the team.
Joan Garcia: The Barcelona shot-stopper has been a revelation for the club this season with his impressive performances between the sticks.
He has conceded 20 goals in the league this season, which is the least in the whole division while making 72 saves.
Garcia has played 29 matches for Barcelona in the league and he could add to it with three games remaining.
Joan Garcia’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Matches played: 28
Clean sheets: 14
Goals conceded: 18
Saves made: 72
Save percentage: 78.3%
Goals conceded per 90 minutes: 0.64
Shots faced: 92
Minutes per goal conceded: 140 minutes
Pass accuracy: Around 85–89%
Long-ball accuracy: Strong distribution numbers for a modern goalkeeper
Yellow cards: 1
Eric Garcia: The Barcelona defender has been an important player for the team this season with his versatility, he has had to play as a centre-back, right-back, and even in midfield when needed.
Eric Garcia’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Matches played: 31
Starts: 29
Minutes played: 2,508
Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Clean sheets: 10–12
Goals conceded while on pitch: 20
Tackles: 68
Interceptions: 46
Clearances: 77
Blocked shots: 7
Ground duels won: 41
Yellow cards: 6
Average rating: Around 7.0
Goals conceded per 90: 0.72
Minutes per goal conceded: 126 minutes
Marcos Llorente( Atletico Madrid) He primarily plays as a right-back for Diego Simeone’s side and he has been solid when called upon providing defensive cover and attacking impetus for the team.
He is yet to score in the league this season but he has provided four assists for Atletico Madrid playing as a wing-back.
Marcos Llorente’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 26
Starts: 22
Goals: 0
Assists: 4
Minutes played: 1,924
Shots: 16
Shots on target: 6
Yellow cards: 5
Red cards: 0
Average rating: around 7.1
Expected Goals (xG): 1.44
Expected Assists (xA): 3.01
Big chances created: 9
Touches in opposition box: 52
Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal): Mourino plays as a central defender for Villarreal and he has been one of their best defenders this season.
He has been rated as one of the most aggressive ball-winning defenders in Europe’s top five leagues, at some point in the season be was leading La Liga in ball recoveries.
Santiago Mouriño’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 22
Goals: 1
Assists: 2
Shots: 13
Shots on target: 3
Yellow cards: 7
Red cards: 1
Fouls committed: 45
Tackles: 51
Interceptions: 13
Clearances: 53
Blocked shots: 2
Clean sheets: 5
Carlos Romero (Espanyol): Romero plays as a left-back for Espanyol, he has been a reliable and consistent player for the club with his impressive overlapping runs and solid defensive showing.
He has been linked with a move away from the club in the summer due to his performances in the league.
Carlos Romero’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 32
Starts: 32
Goals: 5
Assists: 2
Minutes played: 2,850
Shots: 35
Shots on target: 9
Yellow cards: 4
Red cards: 0
Tackles: 82
Interceptions: 31
Clearances: 56
Blocked shots: 11
Clean sheets: 7
Pedri (Barcelona): Pedri has been a key player for Barcelona in their title-winning campaign with his composure, intelligence and exceptional vision which has drawn praises from far ans wide.
He is making the team of the season for the second consecutive time.
He has scored two goals and recorded eight assists in 26 appearances this season.
Pedri has shown his creativity for Barcelona consistently this season.
Pedri’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 26
Goals: 2
Assists: 8
Minutes played: ~1,895
Starts: 21
Yellow cards: 2
Red cards: 1
Goal contributions (G+A): 10
Average rating: ~8.1
Read Also: Barcelona consider legal action over Perez’s controversial remarks
Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid): The combative French midfielder has been an important player for Real Madrid this season with his tackling, ability to protect the defence, press resistance.
He has also been played in the central defense occasionally, no matter where he plays for Real Madrid he has shown his quality.
This is the first time he has been named in the team of the season.
Tchouaméni’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 30
Starts: 26
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes played: ~2,400
Shots: 36
Shots on target: 6
Yellow cards: 7
Red cards: 0
Defensive & Midfield Numbers
Fouls committed: 24
Fouls suffered: 23
Pass completion: over 90% in league play
Role: Defensive midfielder / centre-back
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid): The Uruguayan international has been a consistent player for the Los Blancos this season while also popping up some long-range goals this season.
He has proved his importance to Real Madrid by playing in the following positions, central midfield, right midfield, defensive midfield, and right-back.
He has scored five goals and recorded eight assists for Real Madrid in La Liga this season.
Appearances: 32
Starts: 30
Goals: 5
Assists: 8
Goal Contributions: 13
Minutes played: ~2,650
Shots: 50
Shots on target: 21
Yellow cards: 4
Red cards: 1
Average rating: ~7.7
Expected Goals (xG): 6.74
Expected Assists (xA): 9.83
Goals per 90: 0.17
Assists per 90: 0.27
Passes and progressive carries: among Real Madrid’s best midfielders this season.
Lamine Yamal ( Barcelona)
The Spanish superstar has continued to produce consistent match-winning performances for the champions this season.
Yamal has been Barcelona’s top scorer in La Liga this season alongside other stunning records to further establish his importance to the club.
Yamal has scored 16 goals and recorded 11 assists for Barcelona in La Liga this season.
He recorded his first La Liga hat-trick this season against Villarreal and did it from just 0.97 xG, making it one of the most clinical hat-tricks in the league this season.
This is the second time he will be named in the La Liga team of the season after he earned a spot last season.
Lamine Yamal’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 28
Starts: 26
Goals: 16
Assists: 11
Goal Contributions: 27
Minutes played: 2,262
Hat-tricks: 1
Shots: 117
Shots on target: 37
Touches: 2,149
Touches in opposition box: 265
Average rating: 7.88
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid): Mbappe has enjoyed a prolific season for Real Madrid in the La Liga but the goals have not yielded any trophy since he joined two seasons ago.
The French star is the top scorer in the league this season despite being troubled with a knee injury during the second half of the season.
He has scored 24 goals while recording four assists in 28 appearances for Real Madrid this season.
Mbappe’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 28
Starts: 27
Goals: 24
Assists: 4
Goal Contributions: 28
Minutes played: 2,397
Shots: 132
Shots on target: 61
Penalty goals: 8
Average rating: 7.64
Offsides: 31
xG (Expected Goals): 19.6
xG overperformance: +4.4
Goals per game: 0.86
Touches in opposition box: 252
Vedat Muriqi (RCD Mallorca): Muriqi has been a shining light for Mallorca in the La Liga this season with his consistent goal-scoring performances for the modest club.
He has scored 21 goals and recorded one assist in the league this season despite Mallorca battling to avoid relegation.
Mallorca are currently occupying the 16th position with three games to go, the team struggles has not stop the Kosovan forward from banging in the goals.
Unfortunately the goals may not be enough to keep Mallorca in the Laliga at the end of the season, they are only one place above the relegation zone on goal difference.
He scored a sensational hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao earlier in the second.
Muriqi is currently Real Mallorca’s all-time top scorer in La Liga with 55 goals.
Breakdown of Muriqi’s goals for Mallorca by Season
2021/22: 5 goals
2022/23: 15 goals
2023/24: 7 goals
2024/25: 7 goals
2025/26: 21 goals
Muriqi’s 2025-26 La Liga Stats
Appearances: 33
Starts: 29
Goals: 21
Assists: 1
Goal Contributions: 22
Minutes played: 2,499+
Shots: 99
Shots on target: 44
Yellow cards: 3
Red cards: 1
Average rating: around 7.2
FULL LIST: The 2025-26 La Liga Team of The Season
Goalkeeper: Joan García, FC Barcelona, Spain
Defenders: Santiago Mouriño, Villarreal CF; Marcos Llorente, Atlético de Madrid; Eric García, FC Barcelona; Carlos Romero, RCD Espanyol.
Midfielders: Pedri FC, Barcelona, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Real Madrid, Federico Valverde, Real Madrid.
Attackers: Lamine Yamal, FC Barcelona; Vedat Muriqi, RCD Mallorca; Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid.
The Reserve Team
Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid,
Pubill, Atlético de Madrid
Pau Cubarsí, FC Barcelona
Luis Milla, Getafe CF
Pablo Fornals, Real Betis Balompié,
Moleiro, Villarreal CF
Raphinha FC, Barcelona
Oyarzabal, Real Sociedad
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