FIFA 19 La Liga TOTS Revealed: Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema Headline Team of Season Stars
The FIFA 19 La Liga representatives for Team of the Season are now official. With cover star Lionel Messi leading the group, he’s one of several players from his Barcelona team to get a spot. He also gets a new high-rated card which is just shy of 100 overall. In addition, there are plenty of other stars with great upgrades including Karim Benzema, among others. Here are more details about the new FIFA 19 La Liga TOTS and possible snubs.
FIFA 19 La Liga TOTS: Lionel Messi amongst Barcelona stars
Joining the recent Super Lig TOTS on Friday was the reveal of La Liga TOTS. Barcelona star Lionel Messi now has a 99 overall card in the latest upgrade giving him the best as one would expect. His Barcelona teammates Pique, Jordi Alba, Suarez, Dembele, and Marc Andre Ter Stegen are also on the squad.
Karim Benzema’s inclusion on the new FIFA 19 La Liga TOTS isn’t a surprise as he’s been the best player on his team this past season. However, many gamers probably wouldn’t have predicted he’d be the team’s only representative a year ago. Benzema now has 96 OVR card upgrade, besting his previous 89 overall during FIFA’s Winter Upgrades.
Messi and Benzema are are two of the 15 players on this squad with a 90 or better rating in the TOTS upgrade. Check out the lineup below which shows off the starting XI and some of the substitutes and reserves.
La Liga TOTS Starting XI:
- ST Luis Suarez – Barcelona 98
- ST Karim Benzema – Real Madrid 96
- CM Pablo Sarabia – Sevilla FC 94
- CM Parejo – Valencia CF 93
- RW Lionel Messi – Barcelona 99
- LB Jordi Alba – Barcelona 94
- CM Canales – Real Betis Balompié 90
- CB Pique – Barcelona 96
- RWB Jesus Navas – Sevilla FC 89
- CM Djene – Getafe CF 93
- GK Jan Oblak – Atletico de Madrid 95
La Liga TOTS Substitutes & Reserves:
- GK Marc Andre Ter Stegen – Barcelona 93
- CB Hermoso – RCD Espanyol 87
- CM Santi Cazorla – Villareal CF 93
- CDM Ever Banega – Sevilla FC 89
- CF Antoine Griezmann – Atletico de Madrid 97
- ST1 Iago Asapas – RC Celto de Vigo 94
- ST2 Borga Iglesias – RCD Espanyol 90
- ST3 Wissam Ben Yedder – Sevilla FC 93
- LW Ousmane Dembele – Barcelona 94
TOTS snubs, how to get player cards
As some gamers will notice, there are more Barcelona players on the FIFA Team of the Year compared to this La Liga TOTS. However, this is due to the TOTY also taking 2018 season stats into consideration.
Overall, it seems EA Sports accurately selected the representatives on this latest TOTS. In fact, there are plenty of people out there celebrating that certain players didn’t get included on this team.
So who are the possible La Liga TOTS snubs? Some of the footballers’ names being mentioned out there include Real Betis’ Giovani Lo Celso, Juan Mata from Getafe, and Girona FC’s Cristhian Stuani. With these footballers comes some speculation about potential Squad Building Challenge players that will fill out the final three spots for the TOTS.
To try to get the currently available FIFA 19 La Liga TOTS players requires buying FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) packs. They’ll be available in the packs for a limited time. There are also ongoing auctions at the Transfer Market to check into for player cards.
So if you’ve got the available in-game currency and need a specific player, consider trying your luck on bidding. As seen below, some Messi cards are already popping up with a price from sellers over two million coins.
Which of the new FIFA 19 La Liga TOTS players are you most excited to see (or not see) in this reveal?