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Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) claims the best-value player award with a 7.39 rating at just €2M, delivering elite defensive output at a fraction of market-rate cost. Joan García earns the goalkeeper honour with 12.6 goals prevented on a €46M valuation, making him one of the most efficient stoppers in the division. Barcelona top the team standings with a VPI of 20, converting a €1148M squad into 94 points and the league's strongest value return.
La Liga's total squad value stands at €5.06B in the 25/26 season, ranking 2nd among Europe's big five leagues. Only the Premier League surpasses it at €11.95B, while Serie A (€4.66B), Bundesliga (€4.05B), and Ligue 1 (€3.23B) trail behind. Across La Liga's 20 clubs, the average squad value per team is €253M.
Rayo Vallecano climbed 9 positions in La Liga, jumping from 17th in 23/24 to 8th in both 24/25 and 25/26. Girona FC tells the opposite story, plummeting 16 positions from 3rd in 23/24 down to 19th in 25/26.
Among La Liga's 10 most expensive players, Julián Alvarez (€97M) has delivered a rating of 6.66 across 29 appearances for Atlético Madrid — the lowest in that group. At the team level, Real Sociedad (€270M squad value) sit 10th with 46 points and a VPI of -24, the largest gap between squad cost and performance in the league.
La Liga's Moneyball XI for W33 2026 fields a complete eleven at just €61M total squad value, averaging a 7.37 rating. Nicolas Pépé and Azzedine Ounahi top the midfield with identical 7.64 ratings each, while Lucas Bergström anchors goal at just €1M. All eleven were selected for combining high performance ratings with low market value.
Javier Guerra is in red-hot form, posting a weighted rating of 8.29 over his last 5 matches against a season average of 6.96. The Valencia forward has logged 413 minutes in that span, outperforming his baseline by 1.33 points. At a market value of €26M, Guerra looks like exceptional value right now.
Carlos Romero has been in exceptional form over his last 5 matches, posting a strength-adjusted rating of 8.25 against a season average of 7.06. The Espanyol defender has logged 435 minutes in that span, delivering consistently above his baseline. A delta of 1.18 marks him as one of La Liga's most improved performers in recent weeks.
Matchday 38 delivered 31 goals across 10 matches, headlined by Real Madrid's 4-2 victory over Athletic Club. Villarreal's Ayoze Pérez earned the top-player honour with an outstanding rating of 9.64. In the round's standout value result, Valencia (€127M) downed Barcelona (€1148M) 3-1.
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