Guardiola's Barcelona or Zidane's Madrid: Picking one from these two legendary teams

Midfield

Modric and Iniesta are the maestros of their team's midfield

Barcelona

Oh, my. What do I write about that midfield? How can you put true love in words? I think that words can’t describe what love is because love is eternal, so how can you limit something that is eternal? Words have limitations, love does not.

And that Barcelona midfield of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets was pure love.

Sergio Busquets stood in front of the defence, guarding it with his superior wisdom and positioning while also keeping the tempo of the team ticking with his crunch passing. Meanwhile, Xavi orchestrated the team like a conductor in an opera.

His feet were the sticks and the way he moved them defined the tune of the team’s music. And Andres Iniesta? Well, let’s just say that he could do things many could not even imagine let alone execute.

Real Madrid

In terms of individual talent, the midfield trio of Casemiro, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos ooze similar ambiences. While Casemiro might not have the aesthetic feel of Busquets, his presence in the middle is more burgeoning than the Spaniard.

Meanwhile, Kroos is the engine of the team and keeps the car running with his underrated playmaking. He works so deep that his contribution hardly falls on the eyes, but when he doesn’t play, his important becomes apparent.

Luka Modric, the Croat genius, is Madrid’s answer to Andres Iniesta. The former Tottenham man glides around the opponents while weaving some beautiful passes in the attacking third to help the attackers benefit as much as possible.

While there are striking similarities between the two midfields, Barcelona’s trio at their peaks were slightly better than Madrid’s.