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Official: Four Real Madrid players named in La Liga Team of the Season for 2025/26
With the 2025/26 La Liga season in its final stages and the champions now confirmed, the league has announced the Team of the Season for this term.
And, as many as four players from Real Madrid have made the cut to the 19-man La Liga Team of the Season, featuring a starting XI and eight substitutes.
Indeed, Kylian Mbappe, Aurelien Tchouameni, and Federico Valverde are included in the first XI of the La Liga TOTS, while Thibaut Courtois is among the substitutes.
Mbappe’s inclusion hardly comes as a surprise considering that he is still the top scorer in La Liga this term, with 24 goals from 28 matches, despite being hampered by injuries. The French superstar also has four assists to his name.
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Tchouameni and Valverde, despite having been involved in a major controversy last week, have performed admirably in La Liga this term.
Valverde, having played in central midfield, right flank, and even at right-back at times, has managed five goals and eight assists from 32 matches in the league.
As for Tchouameni, he has been a permanent fixture in midfield for Real Madrid and easily one of their most consistent performers of the season, having played 31 La Liga games in which he also has one goal.
Courtois, too, has been brilliant, but loses out the spot in the first XI of the La Liga TOTS to Joan Garcia of Barcelona, who has overtaken the Belgian in the Zamora Trophy race.
There is no place in the squad for Vinicius Jr. and Jude Bellingham, while Arda Guler, who has been impressive in spades, also misses out.
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Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. admits finishing problem after another frustrating night vs Elche: ‘Can’t miss that much’
Vinicius Jr.’s difficult start in front of goal continued against Elche, and the Real Madrid forward did not need anyone to tell him he had missed another chance to make the difference.
The Brazilian finished the night without a goal despite having chances to get on the scoresheet, while his teammates could only watch from the bench as opportunities went begging.
Jose Mourinho had already identified the problem before kick-off, bluntly pointing to the issue facing his forward, stating, “He’s missing the goal.”
Vini offered an equally frank assessment afterwards.
Rather than hide from another frustrating evening, he accepted responsibility on social media: “The goals will come back; I can’t miss that much…”
Two chances, no finish for Vinicius
Vinicius had two particularly clear openings against Elche, but neither produced the finish Real Madrid needed from their star forward.
The first arrived when he found himself one-on-one with the opposition goalkeeper.
Instead of finding the net, Vinicius caught the ball with the tip of his foot and sent his effort wide. Arda Guler was available during the move and called for the ball, but Vini backed himself to finish the chance.
He had another opportunity after the interval, this time following an excellent pass from Guler during a quick Real Madrid transition. Again, though, Vinicius could not find the target.
His evening ended in the 68th minute, with Mourinho deciding the Brazilian was tired and turning his attention towards Sunday’s Atletico Madrid derby.
Mourinho has a bigger decision to make
The numbers show why Vinicius’ finishing has become a talking point. He managed five shots against Elche, but only one was on target and none found the net.
After seven appearances this season, the Brazilian has scored just once, which is a striking return for a player Real Madrid rely upon to provide a major share of their attacking threat.
Ultimately, though, Real Madrid found another route to victory, with Arda Guler, Kylian Mbappe and Carlos Espi providing the goals in the 3-2 comeback.
