La Liga Team of the Week: Round 14 – Falcao features for Atletico Madrid, while Iniesta, Fabregas and Di Maria are all included

Goal.com picks the best from Spain's top flight in the most recent round of action

Dec 5, 2011 9:00:00 AM

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Cesc Fabregas and Andres Iniesta, Barcelona
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Team Of The Week:

Round 14

Table/Results

GOALKEEPER

Andres Fernandez MORENO
Osasuna
TOTW Apps: 1
Andres Fernandez Moreno was in inspirational form for Osasuna as the Pamplona outfit recorded a narrow 2-1 home victory over Real Betis. The 24-year-old made a total of seven saves in the game, including a superb stop from Roque Santa Cruz, and frustrated the visitors from Seville for large periods of the match.
DEFENDERS

Sergio SANCHEZ
Malaga
TOTW Apps: 1
CHICO
Real Mallorca
TOTW Apps: 1
Hector MORENO
Espanyol
TOTW Apps: 1
MARCELO
Real Madrid
TOTW Apps: 2

Sergio Sanchez looked accomplished on the right of the Malaga defence and could not be blamed for the 3-2 defeat to Real Sociedad as his side were still leading 2-1 when he was substituted with five minutes left. Chico was part of an improved Mallorca rearguard against Athletic Bilbao and made a key intervention as he cleared off the line in the dying seconds of their 1-1 draw. Espanyol lost 2-1 in Valencia but Hector Moreno should not take the blame, as the centre-back kept Aritz Aduriz quiet, pushed his team forward and bagged a goal. Marcelo showed yet more consistency for Real Madrid at left-back, as he scored his side’s third goal in a 3-0 away win against Sporting Gijon.

MIDFIELDERS

Andres INIESTA
Barcelona
TOTW Apps: 2
Cesc FABREGAS
Barcelona
TOTW Apps: 4
Tino COSTA
Valencia
TOTW Apps: 3
Angel DI MARIA
Real Madrid
TOTW Apps: 4

 Barcelona duo Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas were the stars against Levante as the Spanish champions demolished the visitors 5-0 at Camp Nou. While the former created two of the goals, the latter bagged a brace and also featured in notable link-up play with Lionel Messi. Tino Costa continued to fill in admirably for Ever Banega in the Valencia line-up, proving to be creative and lively against Espanyol, scored from the penalty spot and assisting in Roberto Soldado’s winner. Angel Di Maria was Madrid’s outstanding player at El Molinon, scoring a brilliant goal and supplying an assist for Cristiano Ronaldo.
FORWARDS

Radamel FALCAO
Atletico Madrid
TOTW Apps: 2
Roberto SOLDADO
Valencia
TOTW Apps: 4
 Radamel Falcao returned from injury for Atletico Madrid and he was back with a bang. The striker added potency and dynamism to the Atleti forward line, scoring a goal and creating another in their 3-1 defeat of Rayo Vallecano at the Vicente Calderon. Roberto Soldado was in superb form for Valencia, as he scored the winner in Los Che’s 2-1 triumph over Espanyol just four minutes after coming on as a substitute deep in the second half.

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