RW – Gareth Bale
Became the most expensive player of all-time in 2013 after completing an £85.3m switch from Spurs and also won the Copa del Rey and Champions League in his first year with Madrid.
LW – Cristiano Ronaldo
Widely regarded as the best player in the world and the current holder of the Ballon d’Or, Ronaldo is now 29-years-old and how long he can maintain his relentless strive for success is unknown.
ST – Mario Mandzukic
Karim Benzema is certainly a worthy candidate for this spot as well, but for his sheer ruthlessness in front of goal we are going to give the No.9 role to Mandzukic and make it two Croatians in the XI.
