FIFA 17 La Liga Santander Squad Guide

 
 

For all those players who plan to build a FIFA 17 La Liga Santander squad, we’ve conducted an extensive analysis on the best players.

Here is our guide to the top Spanish league in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team.

 
 
 
 

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Introduction to the FIFA 17 La Liga Squad Guide

 

Building a team is the biggest challenge in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team. It doesn’t need to be the best team, this is because the budget may not allow it, but it needs to be the player’s stature for him to obtain success.

When choosing which players to play with, you will have to look carefully at their attributes. Choosing a team based on ratings is one of the most common mistakes on FUT 17. It’s precisely this aspect that this guide focuses on. For each position, and focusing on the truly important attributes, we’ll show you who are the best athletes to choose.

It’s also important that the player checks to see if the player he chooses fits the formations he likes to play in. For example, a good full back will be useless if the player only uses a formation with three defenders. According to these formations, the player must be cautious and look at the work rate. Try to relate them with the ones we advise in our Formations Guide.

Last but not least, it’s mandatory that you tune all of your team so that the individual and team chemistry will be as high possible. For this last step to be easier, the majority of the players start to define the type of team they’re building. Some choose to gather players of the same nationality, while others decide to form a team of players from the same league. There are also more experienced players that can form hybrid teams without damaging team chemistry a lot.

All of these steps are necessary to have; or it could mean that the team is not always well built as it could be. This article aims to help those that want to form a FIFA 17 La Liga Santander squad. Even the players that already have a team based in this league, could take out some valuable conclusions from this guide that could help you make your team even better.

We received thousands of comments about similar guides that we have published in previous years. Most of them have asked us to help improve their teams and the players they had. It’s important that the readers understand that this guide is simply guidance. It’s a theme too vast and the player combinations are almost infinite. Besides, there are various factors that influence the choices, like one’s style of play, the formations used, the available budget, the preferences or even the time spent playing. There’s still one uncertain component: a good player for someone might not be for another. If there was a better team everyone would fight to get it. Part of the fun of FIFA 17 Ultimate Team is this: everyone has their personal club and players.

Another important point and that must stay very clear is that whoever is reading this guide, it’s about some criteria we chose and should be of everyone’s knowledge:

Only Gold Players
In this guide we didn’t consider silver or bronze player. Most players don’t assume them to be a better option than gold players, so to simplify the guide’s analysis we didn’t include them. In the future we may come to publish guides exclusively talking about these qualities.

Only Regular Players
In this guide we didn’t consider In Forms (IF). They’re extremely expensive and in most cases are not considered good value for money. They should only be used by players with generous budgets, that already have the best team possible and that want small upgrades.

Only Normal Players
In this guide we didn’t consider players that have been transferred to other clubs or that have been reviewed (UP). Only players that started their season in the La Liga Santander and with their original attributes were considered.

Only Original Attributes
In this guide we didn’t consider changes made on a players performance such happens when applying training or chemistry styles cards.

Position analysis
To make the comprehension of this guide easier we divided the players in nine distinct groups in order of their original position: Goalkeeper (GK), central backs (CB), right backs (RB and RWB), left backs (LB and LWB), central defensive midfielders (CDM) central midfielders (CM and CAM), right midfielders (RM, RW and RF), left midfielders (LM, LW and LF) and forwards (CF and ST).

Fluctuation of Prices
In the chapter where FIFA 17 La Liga Santander squads are suggested, we added a link where you can check anytime the updated prices.

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

La Liga Santander

 

Arguably no league has as good players as the main football competition in Spain. The qualification for the champion is made through the points system. Whichever team gathers the most points wins the league. The first four classified gain access to the champions league in the following year, while the fifth and sixth qualify for the Europa League and the last three trade places with the first two promoted from the Segunda División and with the play-off winner. Every season starts in August and finishes in May, having 38 game weeks with 10 matches each, being a total of 380 matches per season.

The Liga BBVA is the third most watched football league in the world and the best league classified in the UEFA league coefficients.

Started in 1928, La Liga has only been conquered by nine clubs. The dominant clubs are Real Madrid and Barcelona, with a total of 32 and 24 titles. Atlético de Madrid (10), Atlético de Bilbao (8), Valência (6) and Real Sociedad (2) were the other teams that have won the league more than once, while Deportivo la Coruna, Real Bétis and Sevilla only won the title once.

As of last season, the La Liga lost some good players such as Claudio Bravo and Nolito (Manchester City), Borja Bastón (Swansea), Grzegorz Krychowiak and Jesé (Paris Saint-Germain), Ciro Immobile (Lazio) and Lucas Pérez (Arsenal). But, the biggest transfers out were Eric Bailly, from Villarreal to Manchester United, and Shkodran Mustafi, from Valência to Arsenal, for a total amount of almost 80 million Euros.

These transfers didn’t necessarily make the La Liga weaker. The Spanish teams spent more than 500 million Euros on strong reinforcements: Samuel Umtiti and Lucas Digne (FC Barcelona), Nico Gaitán and Sime Vrsaljko (Atlético de Madrid), Roberto Soriano and Nicola Sansone (Villareal), Franco Vázquez and Joaquín Correa (Sevilha) and Ezequiel Garay and Nani (Valência). But the biggest signing of the season happened in Madrid. Álvaro Morata returned to Real Madrid for a transfer fee around 30 million Euros.

There are many great player choices to make which will make an even better team for you to aim to build. But, since it’s the league with better players, their prices are high. Only the Premier League players are more expensive than these ones. To the players with a limited budget, there are other better options.

LA LIGA SANTANDER
 
Total Players: 536
Gold Players: 326
Average Rating (Global): 75
 
Best New Cards:
Nico Gaitán
Ezequiel Garay
Nani
 
Highest Upgrades:
Oyarzabal (+21)
Maurício Lemos (+20)
Charly Musonda (+17)
David Juncà (+13)
 
Highest Downgrades:
Tito (-4)
Mikel Gonzalez (-4)
Gonzalo Castro (-4)
Granero (-4)
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 La Liga Goalkeepers

GK
 

Goalkeepers are the players that are used least on the field. Because of this they are also first ignored when building a team. Most players start their purchases with a forward, later they strengthen the midfield, the defence and only later the goal. The truth is a good goalkeeper may be worth a lot of goals. They are a good investment because they are normally the most economically accessible players.

The goalkeepers with most prestige in La Liga Santander play in Madrid: Oblak and Keylor Navas. With having the best rating they are also the most searched for by this league’s teams so this makes them more expensive.

 

MOST HIGH-RATED GOALKEEPERS
Jan Oblak	87	Atlético Madrid	SVN
Keylor Navas	85	Real Madrid	COS
Diego Alves	83	Valencia CF	BRA
Marc-André ter Stegen	83	FC Barcelona	GER
Gerónimo Rulli	82	Real Sociedad	ARG
Salvatore Sirigu	82	Sevilla FC	ITA
Jasper Cillessen	81	FC Barcelona	NED
Sergio Asenjo	81	Villarreal CF	ESP
Moyá	81	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Diego López	81	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Guillermo Ochoa	80	Granada CF	MEX
Adán	80	Real Betis	ESP
Roberto	80	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Sergio Rico	80	Sevilla FC	ESP
Carlos Idriss Kameni	80	Málaga CF	CAM

 

When choosing a good goalkeeper it’s not only down to his rating. There are two fundamental attributes for choosing a good goalkeeper: reflexes and diving.

The first measures a goalkeeper’s agility when making a save. The best on this aspect are Diego Alves and Ochoa.

 

GOALKEEPERS WITH BEST REFLEXES
Diego Alves	87	Valencia CF	BRA
Guillermo Ochoa	87	Granada CF	MEX
Gerónimo Rulli	86	Real Sociedad	ARG
Keylor Navas	85	Real Madrid	COS
Marc-André ter Stegen	85	FC Barcelona	GER
Denys Boyko	84	Málaga CF	UKR
Salvatore Sirigu	83	Sevilla FC	ITA
Roberto	83	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Jan Oblak	82	Atlético Madrid	SVN
Sergio Rico	82	Sevilla FC	ESP
Carlos Idriss Kameni	82	Málaga CF	CAM
Iván Cuéllar	81	Sporting Gijón	ESP
Javi Varas	81	UD Las Palmas	ESP
Mathew Ryan	80	Valencia CF	AUS
Sergio	80	Celta Vigo	ESP

 

Diving is a fundamental attribute when choosing a goalkeeper. It measures the capacity for a goalkeeper to make a save when jumping.

Diego Alves is also the best one with this attribute, with a slight advantage over Keylor Navas. For those who are looking for the cheaper solution, Rulli is a valid alternative.

 

GOALKEEPER WITH BEST DIVING
Diego Alves	88	Valencia CF	BRA
Keylor Navas	87	Real Madrid	COS
Gerónimo Rulli	85	Real Sociedad	ARG
Moyá	85	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Marc-André ter Stegen	84	FC Barcelona	GER
Sergio Asenjo	84	Villarreal CF	ESP
Jan Oblak	83	Atlético Madrid	SVN
Salvatore Sirigu	83	Sevilla FC	ITA
Denys Boyko	83	Málaga CF	UKR
Carlos Idriss Kameni	82	Málaga CF	CAM
Mathew Ryan	82	Valencia CF	AUS
Roberto	81	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Serantes	81	CD Leganés	ESP
Sergio Rico	80	Sevilla FC	ESP
Javi Varas	80	UD Las Palmas	ESP

 

The most experienced Ultimate Team players know that another leaning factor on a goalkeeper’s performance without considering the remaining four attributes: height. The more tall a goalkeeper is, better his chances of having a clean sheet.

This is the weakness of Oblak, Navas and Diego Alves. None of these goalkeepers are even in this TOP 10.

 

TALLEST GOALKEEPERS
Diego López	196 / 6′5″	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Sergio Rico	194 / 6′4″	Sevilla FC	ESP
Denys Boyko	194 / 6′4″	Málaga CF	UKR
Przemysław Tytoń	194 / 6′4″	RC Deportivo	POL
Salvatore Sirigu	192 / 6′4″	Sevilla FC	ITA
Roberto	192 / 6′4″	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Kiko Casilla	191 / 6′3″	Real Madrid	ESP
Iraizoz	191 / 6′3″	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Adán	190 / 6′3″	Real Betis	ESP
Gerónimo Rulli	189 / 6′2″	Real Sociedad	ARG
Moyá	189 / 6′2″	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Sergio Asenjo	189 / 6′2″	Villarreal CF	ESP
Mariano Barbosa	188 / 6′2″	Villarreal CF	ARG
Diego Alves	187 / 6′2″	Valencia CF	BRA
Marc-André ter Stegen	187 / 6′2″	FC Barcelona	GER

 

Now that Casillas, Courtois and Claudio Bravo are not playing in this league any more, the choice for the best La Liga goalkeeper on FIFA 17 Ultimate Team is not easy.

In our opinion, this position is in good hands (literally) whether you choose Jan Oblak or Keylor Navas. The two goalkeepers are similar stat-wise for the most important attributes. If we had to pick one, it would be Oblak because he is taller and has an amazing handling stat – in the entire game, only Courtois ie better than him.

In terms of cheaper goalkeepers, our suggestion goes for Diego Alves. For those who want an even cheaper option, Rulli is also a good alternative. He is clearly better than Marc-André ter Stegen and cheaper.

GOALKEEPERS

Best Players
#1 Jan Oblak
#2 Keylor Navas
#3 Diego Alves
#4 Gerónimo Rulli
#5 Marc-André ter Stegen

Economic Choice
Diego Alves

 
 

Best FIFA 17 La Liga Goalkeeper
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 La Liga Centre Backs

CB
 

A goalkeeper task is made easier if in front of him are quality central backs. Their function is to stop the opponent from getting dangerously close to your team’s goal.

Sergio Ramos is the centre back with best reputation in La Liga Santander.

 

HIGHEST RATED CENTRE BACKS
Sergio Ramos	89	Real Madrid	ESP
Diego Godín	88	Atlético Madrid	URU
Pepe	88	Real Madrid	POR
Piqué	86	FC Barcelona	ESP
Javier Mascherano	85	FC Barcelona	ARG
Raphaël Varane	84	Real Madrid	FRA
Ezequiel Garay	84	Valencia CF	ARG
Aymeric Laporte	84	Athletic Bilbao	FRA
José María Giménez	83	Atlético Madrid	URU
Mateo Musacchio	83	Villarreal CF	ARG
Samuel Umtiti	82	FC Barcelona	FRA
Stefan Savić	82	Atlético Madrid	MON
Adil Rami	82	Sevilla FC	FRA
Víctor Ruíz	81	Villarreal CF	ESP
Iñigo Martínez	81	Real Sociedad	ESP

 

On a centre back, two attributes assume particular importance on their performance: defending and physical, which represents strength, stamina, aggression and jumping.

A player with good at defending will have an easier chance of dispossessing the opponent and avoid him reaching your box.

It’s the case of the three best rated players, Ramos, Godín and Pepe. It’s really hard to get past them. The most experienced players are normally those who have a higher rating with this attribute.

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Diego Godín	88	Atlético Madrid	URU
Pepe	88	Real Madrid	POR
Sergio Ramos	87	Real Madrid	ESP
Ezequiel Garay	87	Valencia CF	ARG
Piqué	86	FC Barcelona	ESP
Aymeric Laporte	86	Athletic Bilbao	FRA
Javier Mascherano	85	FC Barcelona	ARG
Raphaël Varane	85	Real Madrid	FRA
José María Giménez	84	Atlético Madrid	URU
Mateo Musacchio	84	Villarreal CF	ARG
Stefan Savić	83	Atlético Madrid	MON
Jérémy Mathieu	83	FC Barcelona	FRA
Samuel Umtiti	82	FC Barcelona	FRA
Adil Rami	82	Sevilla FC	FRA
Iñigo Martínez	82	Real Sociedad	ESP

 

The physical attribute shows the old heading capability but also how likely the players are to win game with their body. This is a crucial attribute when looking for the best centre back.

In this chapter players are very balanced.

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST PHYSICAL
Thimothée Kolodziejczak	84	Sevilla FC	FRA
Eliaquim Mangala	84	Valencia CF	FRA
Bruno	84	Real Betis	ESP
Sergio Ramos	83	Real Madrid	ESP
José María Giménez	83	Atlético Madrid	URU
Aymen Abdennour	83	Valencia CF	TUN
Albentosa	83	RC Deportivo	ESP
Jean-Sylvain Babin	83	Sporting Gijón	FRA
Etxeita	82	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Laguardia	82	Deport. Alavés	ESP
Fernando Amorebieta	82	Sporting Gijón	VEN
Martín Mantovani	82	CD Leganés	ARG
Pepe	81	Real Madrid	POR
Ezequiel Garay	81	Valencia CF	ARG
Adil Rami	81	Sevilla FC	FRA

 

Defending and heading may be useless against fast opponents. It’s necessary to fight fire with fire. No one likes feeling impotent when seeing you get overrun by extremely fast players. Even though, in a way, centre backs aren’t that fast, every team needs one of these players with a high pace attribute.

This is where Diego Godín and Javier Mascherano are weak. There are much faster players in La Liga. As usual, the first on the list is Sergio Ramos.

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST PACE
Sergio Ramos	78	Real Madrid	ESP
Raphaël Varane	77	Real Madrid	FRA
Samuel Umtiti	75	FC Barcelona	FRA
Eliaquim Mangala	73	Valencia CF	FRA
Nacho Fernández	73	Real Madrid	ESP
Bigas	73	UD Las Palmas	ESP
Iñigo Martínez	72	Real Sociedad	ESP
Álvaro	72	Villarreal CF	ESP
Jérémy Mathieu	71	FC Barcelona	FRA
Thimothée Kolodziejczak	71	Sevilla FC	FRA
Mauricio Lemos	71	UD Las Palmas	URU
Pepe	70	Real Madrid	POR
Jorge Meré	70	Sporting Gijón	ESP
José María Giménez	69	Atlético Madrid	URU
Aïssa Mandi	68	Real Betis	ALG

 

Sergio Ramos is our number one choice for this position. Fast and with good defending and attacking attributes, the Madrid’ defender is for that the without a chance most expensive of all central backs of the La Liga. Despite his high quality, you have to pay attention to this player because of his work rate high/medium. You need to choose very well who will be his team mate in the center of the defence. We recommend Pepe, because he is the second best centre back of this league and has the perfect work rate to play with Sergio Ramos.

Except you are playing with a 5xx formation, we don’t recommend to use Mascherano, Piqué or Godín. They are too slow. Varane and Umtiti are cheaper and much better choices.

CENTRE BACKS

Best Players
#1 Sérgio Ramos
#2 Pepe
#3 Raphaël Varane
#4 Samuel Umtiti
#5 Diego Godín

Economic Choice
Jérémy Mathieu

 
 

Best FIFA 17 La Liga Centre Backs
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 La Liga Right Backs

RB | RWB
 

Full backs have the role of troubling the job of wingers. In addition, good full backs also support their team mates on offensive manoeuvres.

Choosing the best right back for a La Liga squad is an extremely hard choice. There are various valid options depending on the style of play.

 

HIGHEST RATED RIGHT BACKS
Carvajal	83	Real Madrid	ESP
Juanfran	83	Atlético Madrid	ESP
De Marcos	81	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Danilo	80	Real Madrid	BRA
Mario Gaspar	80	Villarreal CF	ESP
Hugo Mallo	80	Celta Vigo	ESP
Montoya	79	Valencia CF	ESP
Mariano	79	Sevilla FC	BRA
Šime Vrsaljko	79	Atlético Madrid	CRO
João Cancelo	79	Valencia CF	POR

 

There are very important attributes for any right back: defending and pace.

Since they’re defenders they should have good defending capacities. This reduces a team’s risk of conceding.

Carvajal is the player that best fits this aspect. The only other players that offer him any type of competition are Mario Gaspar and Juanfran.

 

RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Carvajal	81	Real Madrid	ESP
Mario Gaspar	80	Villarreal CF	ESP
Juanfran	79	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Danilo	78	Real Madrid	BRA
Hugo Mallo	77	Celta Vigo	ESP
Šime Vrsaljko	77	Atlético Madrid	CRO
Aritz Elustondo	77	Real Sociedad	ESP
Gabriel Mercado	77	Sevilla FC	ARG
Bóveda	76	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Antonio Rukavina	76	Villarreal CF	SRB

 

A flanked game tends to be faster than a game based in the middle of the field. The players that fill these spaces are obligated to be fast, both penetrating defensive and attacking moves of the team. Pace is one of the most important requirements for a good full back. Even in FIFA 17.

Alei Vidal is the fastest La Liga right-back in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team. Besides him, only Cancelo and Michel Macedo may be considered reasonably fast.

 

RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST PACE
Aleix Vidal	91	FC Barcelona	ESP
João Cancelo	89	Valencia CF	POR
Michel Macedo	89	UD Las Palmas	BRA
De Marcos	88	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Capa	87	SD Eibar	ESP
Montoya	86	Valencia CF	ESP
Juanfran	84	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Mariano	84	Sevilla FC	BRA
Carvajal	82	Real Madrid	ESP
Lora	82	Sporting Gijón	ESP

 

The right-backs are probably the most difficult choices of this league. In our opinion, Juanfran is the best one. However, Carvajal is also a quality choice, except if you need pace. In that case, pick De Marcos or João Cancelo.

RIGHT BACKS

Best Players
#1 Juanfran
#2 Carvajal
#3 De Marcos
#4 João Cancelo
#5 Danilo

Economic Choice
De Marcos

 
 
Best FIFA 17 La Liga Right Backs
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 La Liga Left Backs

LB | LWB
 

Left backs have exactly the same role of their team mates on the other flank. In other words, they try to make a winger’s job hard and participate in the team’s offensive manoeuvres.

There are two La Liga players that stand out in this position: Marcelo and Jordi Alba.

 

HIGHEST RATED LEFT BACKS
Marcelo	86	Real Madrid	BRA
Jordi Alba	86	FC Barcelona	ESP
Filipe Luís	85	Atlético Madrid	BRA
Benoît Trémoulinas	81	Sevilla FC	FRA
Gayà	80	Valencia CF	ESP
Fábio Coentrão	80	Real Madrid	POR
Lucas Digne	79	FC Barcelona	FRA
Balenziaga	79	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Jaume Costa	79	Villarreal CF	ESP
Siqueira	78	Valencia CF	BRA

 

Marcelo is clearly the left back who defends better in this league.

 

LEFT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Marcelo	80	Real Madrid	BRA
Filipe Luís	77	Atlético Madrid	BRA
Jordi Alba	75	FC Barcelona	ESP
Fábio Coentrão	73	Real Madrid	POR
Balenziaga	71	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Fernando Navarro	66	RC Deportivo	ESP
Miguel Torres	64	Málaga CF	ESP
Benoît Trémoulinas	78	Sevilla FC	FRA
Jonny	64	Celta Vigo	ESP
Jaume Costa	71	Villarreal CF	ESP

 

Jordi Alba is once again the fastest left back in the Spanish league. He makes his speed his biggest threat.

 

LEFT BACKS WITH BEST PACE
Jordi Alba	93	FC Barcelona	ESP
Gayà	88	Valencia CF	ESP
Jaume Costa	83	Villarreal CF	ESP
David Juncà	83	SD Eibar	ESP
Benoît Trémoulinas	82	Sevilla FC	FRA
Filipe Luís	80	Atlético Madrid	BRA
Lucas Digne	80	FC Barcelona	FRA
Marcelo	79	Real Madrid	BRA
Jonny	78	Celta Vigo	ESP
Yuri	78	Real Sociedad	ESP

 

Marcelo is slightly better than Alba in almost every stat, but the pace of the Spanish player can make the difference many times. What he lacks in these attributes he highly compensates with his pace. That’s the main reason why we consider him the best La Liga Santander left back.

Of all the remaining players, Filipe Luís is probably the most interesting one. However, Gayà is our cheapest choice. He doesn’t have the same efficiency as the others we referred too but he’s fast enough to cause some offensive damage and possesses decent skills.

LEFT BACKS

Best Players
#1 Jordi Alba
#2 Marcelo
#3 Filipe Luís
#4 Gayà
#5 Benoît Trémoulinas

Economic Choice
Gayà

 
 
Best FIFA 17 La Liga Left Backs
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 La Liga Defensive Midfielder

CDM
 

Many of the FIFA 17 Ultimate Team formations require some midfielders that have a natural aptitude to defend. Central defensive midfielders distinguish themselves for being especially aimed to help the more retreated line of their teams. According to their attributes and their work rates, they can also be useful for starting attacks. They are players that occupy a very strategic position in the field.

With regard to the popularity, the supremacy of Busquets over all other La Liga Santander central defensive midfielders is extremely clear.

 

HIGHEST RATED CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS
Sergio Busquets	87	FC Barcelona	ESP
Iborra	82	Sevilla FC	ESP
Casemiro	82	Real Madrid	BRA
Steven N’Zonzi	82	Sevilla FC	FRA
Iturraspe	81	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Mikel San José	81	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Camacho	81	Málaga CF	ESP
Roque Mesa	79	UD Las Palmas	ESP
Alfred N’Diaye	79	Villarreal CF	SEN
Javi Fuego	79	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Papa Kouli Diop	78	RCD Espanyol	SEN
Gonzalo Escalante	78	SD Eibar	ARG
Nemanja Radoja	78	Celta Vigo	SRB
Petros	78	Real Betis	BRA
Daniel Torres	77	Deport. Alavés	COL

 

There are a variety of attributes in a central defensive midfielder that you have to give attention: defending, so that the first defender of team works; strength, so that you win all brawls in a prone area of the field; heading, to win possession in aerial moves like goal kicks; pace, so that you cover the most terrain on the field as possible; stamina, so they can equally participate in offensive and defensive moves (especially useful for players with high/high work rates); passing and possession so that he can properly start attacks. In our opinion the two first are the most important.

Normally using a central defensive midfielder is associated with having a deficit of elements in your defence. So, it makes sense that when you search for a player to occupy this position you’d want players that can defend.

The CDM with best defending stats are Busquets and Ibora. They are good choices for teams that want to complicate an opponent’s game in the space between the midfield and the defence.

 

CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Sergio Busquets	83	FC Barcelona	ESP
Iborra	83	Sevilla FC	ESP
Casemiro	80	Real Madrid	BRA
Mikel San José	80	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Camacho	80	Málaga CF	ESP
Steven N’Zonzi	79	Sevilla FC	FRA
Iturraspe	79	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Alfred N’Diaye	78	Villarreal CF	SEN
Javi Fuego	76	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Gonzalo Escalante	76	SD Eibar	ARG
Nemanja Radoja	76	Celta Vigo	SRB
Petros	76	Real Betis	BRA
Matías Kranevitter	76	Sevilla FC	ARG
Markel Bergara	75	Real Sociedad	ESP
Papa Kouli Diop	74	RCD Espanyol	SEN

 

The area of the field occupied by the central defensive midfielders is the one where most ball disputes happen. Strong players will have a higher probability of winning the ball.

There’s a lot of muscle between the La Liga Santander central midfielders. N’Zonzi, Papa Kouli Diop and Casemiro are good examples of that.

 

CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST PHYSICAL
Steven N’Zonzi	87	Sevilla FC	FRA
Alfred N’Diaye	85	Villarreal CF	SEN
Papa Kouli Diop	85	RCD Espanyol	SEN
Casemiro	84	Real Madrid	BRA
Iborra	83	Sevilla FC	ESP
Thomas	82	Atlético Madrid	GHA
Sergio Busquets	81	FC Barcelona	ESP
Camacho	81	Málaga CF	ESP
David López	81	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Rubén Pérez	81	CD Leganés	ESP
Javi Fuego	80	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Mikel San José	79	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Roque Mesa	79	UD Las Palmas	ESP
Daniel Torres	79	Deport. Alavés	COL
Timor	79	CD Leganés	ESP

 

In our opinion, Busquets is a special defensive midfelder because he’s tactical, good on the ball and play better in the opposite midfield.

For those who want an element that offer defensive solidity to the team for a low price, N’Zonzi is a very interesting choice. He is our economic choice.

CENTRE DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 Sergio Busquets
#2 Casemiro
#3 Steven N’Zonzi
#4 Iborra
#5 Alfred N’Diaye

Economic Choice
Steven N’Zonzi

 
 
Best FIFA 17 La Liga Central Defensive Midfielders
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 La Liga Centre Midfielders

CM | CAM
 

A lot of games are decided in the midfield and not close to the goals. The players that play in these zones are the ones that should create the game and define its rhythm.

It’s in midfield that there’s more quality in La Liga Santander. Some of the world’s best footballers play there. It’s the case of the Iniesta, Kroos, James and Rakitic.

 

HIGHEST RATED CENTRE MIDFIELDERS
Luka Modrić	89	Real Madrid	CRO
Iniesta	88	FC Barcelona	ESP
Toni Kroos	88	Real Madrid	GER
James Rodríguez	87	Real Madrid	COL
Ivan Rakitić	87	FC Barcelona	CRO
Arda Turan	84	FC Barcelona	TUR
Koke	84	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Isco	84	Real Madrid	ESP
André Gomes	84	FC Barcelona	POR
Bruno	83	Villarreal CF	ESP
Parejo	82	Valencia CF	ESP
Franco Vázquez	82	Sevilla FC	ITA
Beñat	82	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Gabi	82	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Tiago	81	Atlético Madrid	POR
Augusto Fernández	81	Atlético Madrid	ARG
Ganso	81	Sevilla FC	BRA
Raúl García	81	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Marco Asensio	81	Real Madrid	ESP
Daniel Wass	80	Celta Vigo	DEN

 

Centre midfielders are responsible for discovering lines that break the opponents defence. Their passing quality has to be really good so they can assist forwards.

Kroos, Iniesta and Parejo have a great passing stat.

 

CENTRE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST PASSING
Toni Kroos	88	Real Madrid	GER
Iniesta	87	FC Barcelona	ESP
Parejo	87	Valencia CF	ESP
Luka Modrić	86	Real Madrid	CRO
Ivan Rakitić	86	FC Barcelona	CRO
James Rodríguez	85	Real Madrid	COL
Koke	85	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Ganso	85	Sevilla FC	BRA
Beñat	84	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Arda Turan	83	FC Barcelona	TUR
Marco Asensio	83	Real Madrid	ESP
Raúl García	82	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Hiroshi Kiyotake	82	Sevilla FC	JAP
Mateo Kovačić	82	Real Madrid	CRO
Sergi Roberto	81	FC Barcelona	ESP
Isco	80	Real Madrid	ESP
André Gomes	80	FC Barcelona	POR
Gabi	80	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Daniel Wass	80	Celta Vigo	DEN
Marcelo Díaz	80	Celta Vigo	CHI

 

A Centre midfielder usually needs creativity. Good dribbling allows the team to move forward, creating potential disequilibrium’s.

La Liga players supremacy is also showed through their dribbling. Iniesta and Modric are the two of the best dribblers in the world.

 

CENTRE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST DRIBBLING
Iniesta	90	FC Barcelona	ESP
Luka Modrić	89	Real Madrid	CRO
Arda Turan	86	FC Barcelona	TUR
Isco	86	Real Madrid	ESP
James Rodríguez	85	Real Madrid	COL
Rafinha	85	FC Barcelona	BRA
Mateo Kovačić	85	Real Madrid	CRO
Franco Vázquez	84	Sevilla FC	ITA
André Gomes	83	FC Barcelona	POR
Ganso	83	Sevilla FC	BRA
Ivan Rakitić	82	FC Barcelona	CRO
Koke	82	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Marco Asensio	82	Real Madrid	ESP
Emre Çolak	82	RC Deportivo	TUR
Dani Ceballos	81	Real Betis	ESP
Saúl	80	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Roberto Soriano	80	Villarreal CF	ITA
Víctor Rodríguez	80	Sporting Gijón	ESP
Tana	80	UD Las Palmas	ESP
Toni Kroos	79	Real Madrid	GER

 

Iniesta is the best player in the attributes that we consider most important in this position. However, our preferences goes to James Rodriguez and Modric. They are much more balanced midfielders. James is one of the fastest players and with better shooting while the Croatian is a box to box player. Kroos is not in our first choices because he is too slow for this game.

You should choose your centre midfielder according to your needs. Modric is the perfect CM who helps the defence; James is a CAM that tries to make the difference in the last third of the field; Iniesta is the best player to assists to goal. If you don’t have money for these players, you can try Rakitic

André Gomes, Koke and Isco are three quality players that can be used in medium budget squads.

Our cheapest choice falls to Turan.

CENTRE MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 James Rodríguez
#2 Luka Modrić
#3 Iniesta
#4 Ivan Rakitić
#5 André Gomes

Economic Choice
Arda Turan

 
 
Best FIFA 17 La Liga Centre Midfielders
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 La Liga Right Wingers

RM | RW | RF
 

The wingers are responsible for giving game width in the attack. They’re normally very explosive players.

The best wingers in the world play in La Liga Santander: Ronaldo and Neymar on the left side; Messi and Bale one the right side.

 

HIGHEST RATED RIGHT WINGERS
Lionel Messi	93	FC Barcelona	ARG
Gareth Bale	90	Real Madrid	WAL
Vitolo	82	Sevilla FC	ESP
Carlos Vela	81	Real Sociedad	MEX
Fabián Orellana	81	Celta Vigo	CHI
Lucas Vázquez	81	Real Madrid	ESP
Williams	80	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Jonathan dos Santos	80	Villarreal CF	MEX
Keko	80	Málaga CF	ESP
Rodrigo	78	Valencia CF	ESP
Hernán Pérez	78	RCD Espanyol	PAR
Reyes	78	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Xabi Prieto	78	Real Sociedad	ESP
Joaquín	78	Real Betis	ESP
Susaeta	78	Athletic Bilbao	ESP

 

There are three fundamental attributes for a winger: pace, dribbling and passing.

Pace is probably the biggest weapon of these players. They use it to evade opponents and getting to the other side, many times via sprints on the side lines.

La Liga Santander is extremely well served in this chapter. Gareth Bale is one of the fastest player in the whole game.

 

FASTEST RIGHT WINGERS
Gareth Bale	94	Real Madrid	WAL
Williams	92	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Lionel Messi	89	FC Barcelona	ARG
Carlos Vela	85	Real Sociedad	MEX
Alessio Cerci	85	Atlético Madrid	ITA
Rodrigo	84	Valencia CF	ESP
Fabián Orellana	83	Celta Vigo	CHI
Lucas Vázquez	81	Real Madrid	ESP
Keko	80	Málaga CF	ESP
Hernán Pérez	80	RCD Espanyol	PAR
Federico Cartabia	79	Valencia CF	ARG
Vitolo	78	Sevilla FC	ESP
Cejudo	77	Real Betis	ESP
Santi Mina	75	Valencia CF	ESP
Nabil El Zhar	75	UD Las Palmas	MOR

 

Just being fast doesn’t cut it to reach the opponents box, having good dribbling to surpass the opponents’ players that appear on the way.

There are a lot of players gifted in dribbling, but no one can be compared to Lionel Messi. He has the best dribbling stat in the game.

 

RIGHT WINGERS WITH BEST DRIBLLING
Lionel Messi	96	FC Barcelona	ARG
Gareth Bale	86	Real Madrid	WAL
Fabián Orellana	84	Celta Vigo	CHI
Vitolo	83	Sevilla FC	ESP
Reyes	83	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Federico Cartabia	83	Valencia CF	ARG
Carlos Vela	82	Real Sociedad	MEX
Jonathan dos Santos	82	Villarreal CF	MEX
Joaquín	82	Real Betis	ESP
Nabil El Zhar	82	UD Las Palmas	MOR
Keko	81	Málaga CF	ESP
Carles Gil	81	RC Deportivo	ESP
Lucas Vázquez	80	Real Madrid	ESP
Hernán Pérez	80	RCD Espanyol	PAR
Cejudo	80	Real Betis	ESP

 

When reaching the opponents box the winger has to decide what to do. Normally, they choose to cross to the forwards. That is why it’s important for them to have good passing.

Once again, Messi is the best one.

 

RIGHT WINGERS WITH BEST PASSING
Lionel Messi	86	FC Barcelona	ARG
Gareth Bale	84	Real Madrid	WAL
Xabi Prieto	84	Real Sociedad	ESP
Pedro León	84	SD Eibar	ESP
Jonathan dos Santos	82	Villarreal CF	MEX
Joaquín	82	Real Betis	ESP
Susaeta	82	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Reyes	81	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Vitolo	79	Sevilla FC	ESP
Keko	78	Málaga CF	ESP
Lucas Vázquez	77	Real Madrid	ESP
Fabián Orellana	76	Celta Vigo	CHI
Carles Gil	76	RC Deportivo	ESP
Bruno Gama	75	RC Deportivo	POR
Carlos Vela	74	Real Sociedad	MEX

 

Lionel Messi is clearly the most indicated players to occupy this position in a team without budget restraints. He is the one with best passing, shooting and dribbling. The only problem is his price. If you are rich but not so much, Bale is also a top-quality winger.

For those that can’t pay so many coins, Williams, Carlos Vela and Vitolo might be an option, depending of how much important is pace to you. However, Fabián Orellana is much cheaper and almost as good as these wingers. That’s why he is our economic choice.

RIGHT MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 Lionel Messi
#2 Gareth Bale
#3 Williams
#4 Carlos Vela
#5 Vitolo

Economic Choice
Fabián Orellana

 
 
Best FIFA 17 La Liga Right Wingers
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 La Liga Left Wingers

LM | LW | LF
 

The left wingers have exactly the same role as their team mates from the other side.

Cristiano Ronaldo is clearly the best player for this position. Not only in these league, but in the whole world.

 

HIGHEST RATED LEFT WINGERS
Cristiano Ronaldo	94	Real Madrid	POR
Neymar	92	FC Barcelona	BRA
Nicolás Gaitán	85	Atlético Madrid	ARG
Nani	83	Valencia CF	POR
Samir Nasri	82	Sevilla FC	FRA
Yannick Carrasco	82	Atlético Madrid	BEL
Michael Krohn-Dehli	81	Sevilla FC	DEN
Denis Suárez	80	FC Barcelona	ESP
Jonathan Viera	80	UD Las Palmas	ESP
Samu Castillejo	80	Villarreal CF	ESP
Denis Cheryshev	79	Villarreal CF	RUS
Jony	78	Málaga CF	ESP
Muniain	78	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Pablo Piatti	78	RCD Espanyol	ARG
Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez	78	Granada CF	MOR

 

Even though he’s fast, Neymar is not as fast as Ronaldo, one of the fastest gold left wingers in the world.

 

LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST PACE
Cristiano Ronaldo	92	Real Madrid	POR
Neymar	91	FC Barcelona	BRA
Alexander Szymanowski	89	CD Leganés	ARG
Yannick Carrasco	88	Atlético Madrid	BEL
Charly Musonda	88	Real Betis	BEL
Samu Castillejo	87	Villarreal CF	ESP
Jony	85	Málaga CF	ESP
Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez	85	Granada CF	MOR
Bebé	85	SD Eibar	POR
Naranjo	85	Celta Vigo	ESP
Pablo Piatti	83	RCD Espanyol	ARG
Theo Bongonda	83	Celta Vigo	BEL
Nicolás Gaitán	82	Atlético Madrid	ARG
Nani	82	Valencia CF	POR
Muniain	82	Athletic Bilbao	ESP

 

Neymar is clearly the most highlighted left wingers in this chapter. In the world, no one can be compared to him.

 
 

LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST DRIBBLING
Neymar	95	FC Barcelona	BRA
Cristiano Ronaldo	91	Real Madrid	POR
Nicolás Gaitán	86	Atlético Madrid	ARG
Nani	86	Valencia CF	POR
Yannick Carrasco	84	Atlético Madrid	BEL
Samir Nasri	84	Sevilla FC	FRA
Jonathan Viera	84	UD Las Palmas	ESP
Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez	84	Granada CF	MOR
Takashi Inui	84	SD Eibar	JAP
Denis Suárez	83	FC Barcelona	ESP
Pablo Sarabia	83	Sevilla FC	ESP
Charly Musonda	83	Real Betis	BEL
Samu Castillejo	82	Villarreal CF	ESP
Muniain	82	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Pablo Piatti	81	RCD Espanyol	ARG

 

Krohn-Dehli and Gaitán are the two best passers but the biggest winner is Neymar because of his passing upgrade this year.

 
 

LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST PASSING
Michael Krohn-Dehli	84	Sevilla FC	DEN
Nicolás Gaitán	83	Atlético Madrid	ARG
Cristiano Ronaldo	81	Real Madrid	POR
Nani	81	Valencia CF	POR
Samir Nasri	81	Sevilla FC	FRA
Denis Suárez	80	FC Barcelona	ESP
Neymar	78	FC Barcelona	BRA
Jonathan Viera	78	UD Las Palmas	ESP
Samu Castillejo	77	Villarreal CF	ESP
Pablo Sarabia	77	Sevilla FC	ESP
Jurado	77	RCD Espanyol	ESP
Yannick Carrasco	76	Atlético Madrid	BEL
Denis Cheryshev	76	Villarreal CF	RUS
Jony	76	Málaga CF	ESP
Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez	73	Granada CF	MOR

 

Ronaldo is the most expensive player in the game. His price prohibits him from lots of budgets, proving the worth of the player. He’s without a doubt the best La Liga left winger and, for many people, the best player in the world. Among all the left wingers of this league, he is the one with best pace, shooting and physical. But there is more: he has the best shooting of the game and he is one of the few that can perform any skill.

For those that don’t want to pay as many coins for the captain of Portuguese National Team, the alternative is Neymar. The Brazilian winger is also very expensive but for some reason he is the third best rated player in FUT 17.

There are no big differences between Gaitán, Nani and Carrasco. The first one is more balanced, Nani has better skills and the third one is faster. Any of them is a good choice for medium-budget squads. Our preference goes for the Portuguese winger because of his 5 star skills and 4 star weak foot.

Nasri, Samu Castillejo and Cheryshev are great options for low budget teams.

LEFT MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo
#2 Neymar
#3 Nani
#4 Nicolás Gaitán
#5 Yannick Carrasco

Economic Choice
Nasri

 
 
Best FIFA 17 La Liga Left Wingers
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 La Liga Forwards

CF | ST
 

The forwards are the players on which fall the most responsibility of scoring goals.

In the La Liga Santander, the most popular are players that could play in any club in the world: Luis Suárez, Antoine Griezmann and Karim Benzema.

 

HIGHEST RATED FORWARDS
Luis Suárez	92	FC Barcelona	URU
Antoine Griezmann	88	Atlético Madrid	FRA
Karim Benzema	87	Real Madrid	FRA
Aduriz	84	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Kévin Gameiro	83	Atlético Madrid	FRA
Morata	82	Real Madrid	ESP
Paco Alcácer	81	FC Barcelona	ESP
Iago Aspas	81	Celta Vigo	ESP
Rubén Castro	81	Real Betis	ESP
Cédric Bakambu	81	Villarreal CF	DRC
Fernando Torres	81	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Wissam Ben Yedder	80	Sevilla FC	FRA
Soldado	80	Villarreal CF	ESP
Alexandre Pato	80	Villarreal CF	BRA
Giuseppe Rossi	79	Celta Vigo	ITA
Luciano Vietto	79	Sevilla FC	ARG
Leo Baptistao	79	RCD Espanyol	BRA
Ángel Correa	79	Atlético Madrid	ARG
Agirretxe	79	Real Sociedad	ESP
Antonio Sanabria	78	Real Betis	PAR

 

To score goals shooting is necessary. If either by foot or head, the most important attribute for a forward are: shooting, heading and pace.

Most goals are scored with the foot so good shooting is a necessary attribute for a forward.

The best forwards are the ones that best shooting: Suárez, Griezmann and Benzema.

 

FORWARDS WITH BEST SHOOTING
Luis Suárez	90	FC Barcelona	URU
Antoine Griezmann	85	Atlético Madrid	FRA
Karim Benzema	84	Real Madrid	FRA
Kévin Gameiro	84	Atlético Madrid	FRA
Aduriz	83	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Giuseppe Rossi	81	Celta Vigo	ITA
Paco Alcácer	80	FC Barcelona	ESP
Iago Aspas	80	Celta Vigo	ESP
Rubén Castro	80	Real Betis	ESP
John Guidetti	80	Celta Vigo	SWE
Morata	79	Real Madrid	ESP
Soldado	79	Villarreal CF	ESP
Ángel Correa	79	Atlético Madrid	ARG
Charles	79	Málaga CF	BRA
Cédric Bakambu	78	Villarreal CF	DRC
Fernando Torres	78	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Wissam Ben Yedder	78	Sevilla FC	FRA
Alexandre Pato	78	Villarreal CF	BRA
Luciano Vietto	78	Sevilla FC	ARG
Sergio León	78	CA Osasuna	ESP

 

Jump, strength and stamina are the ingredients to the new physical attribute, very important when we are analysing the best forwards: jump to score with the head; strength to dispute the ball with the opponents; and stamina to sprint in direction of goal at any time of the game.

That’s here where Suárez confirms how good he is. Griezmann, for example, is almost in the bottom of this list.

 

FORWARDS WITH BEST PHYSICAL
Felipe Caicedo	82	RCD Espanyol	ECU
Luis Suárez	79	FC Barcelona	URU
Aduriz	79	Athletic Bilbao	ESP
Florin Andone	79	RC Deportivo	ROM
Roman Zozulya	77	Real Betis	UKR
Deyverson	76	Deport. Alavés	BRA
Cédric Bakambu	75	Villarreal CF	DRC
Willian José	75	Real Sociedad	BRA
John Guidetti	75	Celta Vigo	SWE
Karim Benzema	74	Real Madrid	FRA
Marko Livaja	74	UD Las Palmas	CRO
Morata	73	Real Madrid	ESP
Agirretxe	71	Real Sociedad	ESP
Fernando Torres	70	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Charles	69	Málaga CF	BRA
Sergi Enrich	69	SD Eibar	ESP
Sergio León	69	CA Osasuna	ESP
Joselu	69	RC Deportivo	ESP
Soldado	68	Villarreal CF	ESP
Alexandre Pato	68	Villarreal CF	BRA

 

Depending on the style of play and formation, having good shooting and heading may not be enough for a striker. Especially in games that privilege counter-attack, pace is a very important attribute.

Bakambu, Griezmann and Pato are the fastest strikers playing in Spain.

 

FORWARDS WITH BEST PACE
Cédric Bakambu	88	Villarreal CF	DRC
Antoine Griezmann	86	Atlético Madrid	FRA
Alexandre Pato	86	Villarreal CF	BRA
Morata	83	Real Madrid	ESP
Wissam Ben Yedder	83	Sevilla FC	FRA
Ángel Correa	83	Atlético Madrid	ARG
Luis Suárez	82	FC Barcelona	URU
Giuseppe Rossi	82	Celta Vigo	ITA
Nicola Sansone	82	Villarreal CF	ITA
Karim Benzema	81	Real Madrid	FRA
Iago Aspas	80	Celta Vigo	ESP
Leo Baptistao	80	RCD Espanyol	BRA
Roman Zozulya	80	Real Betis	UKR
Kévin Gameiro	79	Atlético Madrid	FRA
Rubén Castro	78	Real Betis	ESP
Fernando Torres	77	Atlético Madrid	ESP
Antonio Sanabria	77	Real Betis	PAR
Florin Andone	77	RC Deportivo	ROM
Luciano Vietto	76	Sevilla FC	ARG
Deyverson	76	Deport. Alavés	BRA

 

Suárez is the best La Liga forward, without any discussion. He has the best passing, shooting and dribbling. However, he is very expensive forcing many players to choose another forward.

Griezmann is the best alternative to Suárez. He received a huge upgrade this year, making him much better choice than Benzema. The only weakness of the Atlético’s striker is his strength, something that Benzema is really good.

There is a lack of quality strikers for medium budget squads. The best three we found were Bakambu, Gameiro and Morata. Our preference goes for Bakambu, mainly because of his pace. Morata is stronger and has a better heading, but Gameiro is better is almost everything else.

Far from the quality of these strikers, Pato and Aduriz are good options for low-budget squads. The first one is great for fast attacks while Aduriz is better for a crossing play style.

FORWARDS

Best Players
#1 Luis Suárez
#2 Antoine Griezmann
#3 Karim Benzema
#4 Cédric Bakambu
#5 Kévin Gameiro

Economic Choice
Cédric Bakambu

 
 
Best FIFA 17 La Liga Forwards
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

FIFA 17 La Liga Squad Suggestions

 

A lot of people think that this is the most important part of the guide. It’s not. The thing that is really important to know is how to choose players based on their role and style of play that fits each player. The team suggestions that follow are simple graphic indicators of what we wrote previously. They should serve merely as orientation because it’s impossible to build a team that fits everyone. They depend on various factors we don’t know such as budget, formation, style of play and player preferences.

To try and explore the needs of the maximum player as possible we suggest three teams with different budgets and formations: 4-1-2-1-2 with unlimited budget, 4-3-3 with medium budget and 4-4-2 with a low budget.

 
 
 
 

FIFA 17 La Liga Squad with Unlimited Budget

 

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First Squad
 

GK: Jan Oblak
RB: Juanfran
CBR: Sergio Ramos
CBL: Pepe
LB: Jordi Alba
CDM: Luka Modric
RM: Lionel Messi
LM: Neymar
CAM: James Rodriguez
STR: Luis Suárez
STL: Cristiano Ronaldo

Substitutes and Reserves
 

GK: Keylor Navas
RB: Carvajal
CB: Samuel Umtiti
CB: Raphael Varane
LB: Marcelo
CDM: Sergio Busquets
RM: Gareth Bale
LM: Nani
CAM: Iniesta
ST: Karim Benzema
ST: Antoine Griezmann

 
 
Budget
October 2016
 

Playstation 4: 4,4 million coins
Xbox One: 4,0 million coins

 
 
Updated Prices

If you want to know the current prices of any player or of the full squad, please click here.

 
 
Summary

The choice for this team’s players was based on the analysis made previously.

Oblak and Navas are both good goalkeepers and you will be fine with either of them.

Sergio Ramos keeps on being the boss of the defensive foursome for all and a few more reasons. His weakest point is his attacking work rate and that’s why someone more defensive should play next to him. That’s the case of Pepe. On the right side, Dani Alves moved to another league and the position was taken by Juanfran or Carvajal, both decent choices. In the left side, it’s difficult to choose between Alba and Marcelo. To us, what makes the difference is the great Alba’s pace.

Although Modric is originally a CM in FUT 17, he also can play as CDM if you have an attacking style. He is a box to box player but if you think you need someone more suitable to give security to your defensive line, you should pick Sergio Busquets instead of him. For the next position, James Rodriguez is the most balanced player.

On the wings, this league has the two best players in the world: Messi and Ronaldo. It is a waste to leave such talents like Neymar and Bale out of this team and for that reason we moved Ronaldo to striker, opening a room for the Barcelona’s winger on the left side. You can give full chemistry to Ronaldo if you use his TOTW card or you can get a decent chemistry if you apply him a LW-LF card. One thing is guaranteed: he will play much better as striker than Griezmann, who was relegated to the bench. The other spot of the attack is obviously for Luis Suárez, an amazing goals machine.

Once all the players reach maximum individual chemistry via loyalty (achieved by each player after 10 matches for your club or by being pack pulled) you can go without a manager for your squad. They’ll be of no use while wasting contracts.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FIFA 17 La Liga Squad with Medium Budget

 

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First Squad
 

GK: Jan Oblak
RB: Juanfran
CBR: Raphael Varane
CBL: Samuel Umtiti
LB: Filipe Luis
CMR: Isco
CMC: André Gomes
CML: Koke
RW: Williams
LW: Nani
ST: Cédric Bakambu

Substitutes and Reserves
 

GK: Keylor Navas
RB: Carvajal
CB: Eliaquim Mangala
CB: Jérémy Mathieu
LB: Gayà
CM:Casemiro
CM: Sergio Busquets
CM: Arda Turan
RW: Carlos Vela
LW: Nicolás Gaitán
ST: Kévin Gameiro

 
 
Budget
October 2016
 

Playstation 4: 130k coins
Xbox One: 80k coins

 
 
Updated Prices

If you want to know the current prices of any player or of the full squad, please click here.

 
 
Summary

The choices for this more affordable team players was based on analysis made previously.

In goal, Oblak is affordable enough to keep his position.

Varane and Umtiti are both fast and solid defensively. In our opinion, they are much better choices than older centre backs like Godín or Marscherano, who are too slow to this game. Juanfran and Filipe Luis complete our defending foursome.

To the central position of the midfield, our preference goes for André Gomes, since he has the muscle that every midfield needs and also for his balanced attacking and defensive skills. He is like a light version of Modric. Koke and Isco complete the midfield.

While Williams beats the concurrence on the right wing, Nani or Gaitán could equally fill with quality the opposite side. It all depends if you need someone skilly or not.

Over the attack line, Bakambu is our favourite. He is not as popular as Gameiro and Morata, but if you give him a try you will understand why he makes part of our choices.

If you still have some room in your budget, Rakitic is the player that would improve this squad a lot.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FIFA 17 La Liga Squad with Low Budget

 

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First Squad
 

GK: Diego Alves
RB: De Marcos
CBR: Eliaquin Mangala
CBL: Jérémy Mathieu
LB: Gayà
CMR: Steven N’Zonzi
CML: Mateo Kovacic
RM: Carlos Vela
LM: Nasri
STR: Alexandre Pato
STL: Aduriz

Substitutes and Reserves
 

GK: Géronimo Rulli
RB: João Cancelo
CB: Iñigo Martinez
CB: José María Giménez
LB: Benoit Trémoulinas
CM: Marco Asensio
CM: Daniel Wass
RW: Vitolo
LW: Samu Castillejo
ST: Wissiam Ben Yedder
ST: Felipe Caicedo

 
 
Budget
October 2016
 

Playstation 4: 15k coins
Xbox One: 12k coins

 
 
Updated Prices

If you want to know the current prices of any player or of the full squad, please click here.

 
 
Summary

The choice for this budget team was based on analysis made previously.

Diego Alves is the first choice to keep your goal safe, but Rulli is also an interesting goalkeeper.

One of the good things of not building a Premier League squad is the chance to find quality players for a good price. Mangala and Mathieu would be much more expensive if they played in England. The fullbacks of this team are really fast players: Gayà and De Marcos.

On the midfield, N’Zonzi and Kovacic complement each other well. The first one is strong, quick and aggressive, the second is a player that usually pushes forward to assist his colleagues. Vela and Nasri fill the wings in order to assist Alexandre Pato and Aduriz. If you usually don’t cross to the box, replace Aduriz by Yedder.

 
 
 

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