A study on the best of LaLiga history … where are Messi and Ronaldo among 9,724 players?

Argentine Lionel Messi topped the list of the best players in the history of the Spanish Football League, which is almost ninety years old, according to a study conducted by the Center for Research in Football History and Statistics.

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 have played in the Spanish First Division from the 1928-29 season to the 2019-2020 season, and that “continuity in the squad and scoring efficiency” are the more reflective aspects of the results.

Lionel Messi was ahead of the Spanish duo, Enrique Castro “Kenny” and César Rodríguez, on the list of the best players in the history of the League, while the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo was only 12th.

Barcelona star Messi topped the list with 695 points, followed by former Sporting Gijón Barcelona player Enrique Castro “Kenny” with 566 points, while Spanish César Rodríguez, who played 13 seasons in the ranks of the “blaugrana”, as well as in Sabadell, Granada, Calciral Leonesa and Elche, it came from Among other clubs, in third place with 557 points.

They are followed in order by Telmo Zara (532), Raúl González (528), Juan Arza (510), Carlos Alonso “Santillana” (489), Alfredo Di Stefano (481), Guillermo Jurostisa (473) and Manuel Fernández “Bahinho”. (471), Francisco Gento (467) and Cristiano Ronaldo (457).

Messi is the player with the most goals (444), followed by Cristiano Ronaldo (312), although the Portuguese is the best scorer on penalties with 61, a record that Messi can beat (57), especially since he is in Unlike the Juventus striker, still in the Spanish League.

Source: Agencies