La Liga Team of the Week 13

Kelvin Leong salutes Lionel Messi who destroyed Getafe to make it into our La Liga Team of the Week.

Jordi Codina - Getafe

He conceded two goals but no goalkeeper in the world could have stopped Lionel Messi's peach of a goal. Made some superb saves to give his side a fighting chance against Pep Guardiola's team.

Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid

Ramos can play anywhere along the back-four because of his versatility. He looked disinterested in the first half of the season but seems to have upped his game in the last two months. What Ramos brings to an already impressive Madrid lineup is his aerial ability both in defence and attack.

Alvaro Dominguez - Atletico Madrid

Dominguez's inclusion gave Atletico a more stable and solid look at the back as they ploughed through the night trying to keep a buzzing Pedro Munitis quiet. If only Atletico had ten more Dominguez, they would probably be higher up the table than their current position.

Gabriel Milito - Barcelona

Having been out with a long-term injury, Milito has eased back into action without looking out of place. Calm and assuring presence at the back against Getafe despite all the niggling petty fouls going around throughout the match. A World Cup spot with Argentine awaits.

Matteo Contini - Real Zaragoza

He opened the scoring for the home team but it was his never-say-die attitude for the entire match which was outstanding. Never gave the Sevilla players any time on the ball as he covered every blade of grass harassing the opposition into committing school-boy errors.

Albert Crusat - Almeria

Almeria had to play most part of the match against Sporting Gijon with ten men and went behind after the visitors took an early lead. What happened after that was a show of strength and courage as Crusat refused to give up as he forced the issue with an equaliser to give Almeria the perfect platform to mount a comeback which eventually came through with a 3-1 victory for the home side.

Guti - Real Madrid

There were calls for him to be included in our Team of the Week last time out after his insane back-heel but one outstanding performance was not enough for someone so talented yet inconsistent. Credit where its due, Guti came out for a second week in a row to deliver another one of his brilliant playmaking performances. Caught the eye with his fancy flicks and great instinct of where his team-mates were.

Ever Banega - Valencia

After spending last season sitting on the fence with a career seemingly destined to be capped as a failure in the La Liga, the Argentine midfielder has come out of nowhere to become one of Valencia's leading lights of the season. He dictated play from the middle of the park and even found enough gas in his tank to score Valencia's first goal.

Kaka - Real Madrid

His arrival at Madrid has been overshadowed by Cristiano Ronaldo but you cannot doubt the Brazilian playmaker's ability to make things happen as he showed against Espanyol. Scored the second goal and played like a true-blue No.10

Fernando Llorente - Athletic Bilbao

The giant Spaniard is hitting form at the right time with the 2010 World Cup fast approaching. His second-half brace helped Bilbao pull off an amazing comeback having gone behind to a Bermejo goal just before the half-time whistle.

Lionel Messi - Barcelona

Messi was never destined to be ordinary. His goal was absolutely perfect. Just the kind of goal we have come to expect off the diminutive striker's small boots. Best striker in world football at the moment? You bet!