Two Croatian players selected in Best XI in top European leagues
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Luka Modrić (Screenhot)
Two Croatian internationals have been selected in the Best XI in top European leagues named by CIES Football Observatory.
With all the five major European leagues — England, Spain, France, Germany, France — now finished, the leading football research and education organisation has presented the best XI for each league.
Two Croatian internationals feature in two leagues – Spain’s La Liga and Italy’s Serie A.
Luka Modrić, who helped Real Madrid to second place in La Liga this season features in the league’s Best XI.
La Liga Best XI
Jan Oblak – Atletico
Javi Galan – Huesca
Clement Lenglet – Barcelona
Jules Kounde – Seville
Jesus Navas – Seville
Luka Modric – Real Madrid
Koke Resurreccion – Atletico
Frenki de Jong – Barcelona
Lionel Messi – Barcelona
Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
Luis Suarez – Atletico
Serie A title winner Marcelo Brozović from Inter is the only Croatian to make the league’s best XI.
Marcelo Brozović (Photo credit: Антон Зайцев/Soccer.ru/CC BY-SA 3.0
Serie A Best XI
Samir Handanovic – Inter
Robin Gosens – Atalanta
Alessandro Bastoni – Inter
Milan Škriniar – Inter
Achraf Hakimi – Inter
Marcelo Brozović – Inter
Hakan Calhanoglu – AC Milan
Rodrigo de Paul – Udinese
Lorenzo Insigne – Napoli
Domenico Berardi – Sassuolo
Romelu Lukaku – Inter
Players were selected according to the CIES performance index developed using data from OptaPro. Only footballers fielded for at least two thirds of domestic league minutes were included in the line-ups.
You can see the rest of the best XI from the other leagues here.
