Spain's elite soccer league, La Liga, returns Thursday, becoming the second of Europe's major leagues to return after a coronavirus-enforced hiatus.
To celebrate, Insider is releasing its final Team of the Season from Europe's top leagues.
It would usually be dominated by FC Barcelona and Real Madrid players. But this year, although the clubs from El Clasico still sit first and second in the league respectively, many of their stars have failed to live up to their usual high standards.
Fear not however, for their falterings have paved the way for a number of the Spanish top flight's lesser known talents to shine, including a Togolese Getafe defender, a former Arsenal and West Ham flop, and a 34-year-old Eibar winger — all of whom my not have stood a chance of being included in the Team of the Season in years gone by.
Read on to see who does, and doesn't, make Insider's selection for the best XI of the La Liga campaign so far.