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Argentine Lionel Messi and Spaniards Enrique Castro “Kenny” and César Rodríguez were considered the three best players in the almost ninety-year history of La Liga, according to a study carried out by the Center for Research in Soccer History and Statistics. which placed Cristiano Ronaldo in twelfth place.
This study was elaborated from a series of objective data to evaluate the players, including the analysis of goals (game, penalty kicks and accidental scoring), as well as cards, expulsions, titles, number of games or international seasons , among others.
José Antonio Ortega, who prepared the study, explained that 9,724 players had played in the Spanish First Division from the 1928-1929 season to the 2019-2020 season, and that “continuity in the squad and the scoring competition” were the more reflective aspects of the results.
Barcelona star Leo Messi tops the list with 695 points, followed by former Sporting Gijón and Barça player Kenny with 566 points, while César, who has played 13 seasons at Blaugrana, as well as in Sabadell, Granada, Calciral Leonesa and Elche, among other clubs, came third with 557. Period.
They are followed by Telmo Zara (532), Raúl González (528), Juan Arza (510), Carlos Alonso “Santillana” (489), Alfredo Di Stefano (481), Girmo Gorostiza (473), Manuel Fernández “Bahinho” (471) and Francisco Gento (467). And Cristiano Ronaldo (457).
Messi is also the player with the most goals (444), followed by Cristiano Ronaldo (312), although the Portuguese is the best scorer in penalty shootouts with 61, a record that Messi can beat (57), especially since he is in Unlike the Juventus forward, he is still in the Spanish League.
