GK - Diego Marino (Levante) 24 years old
Diego Marino had an excellent game for Levante as they drew 0-0 at home to Deportivo La Coruna. Deportivo were the better side and Marino made six saves to keep them at bay.
RB - Mario (Villarreal) 24 years old
Villarreal drew 1-1 away to Malaga and Mario played well for the away team. He had 4 tackles, 5 interceptions and 2 clearances.
LB - Domingo Cisma (Elche) 32 years old
Elche picked up three points with a great win away to Athletic Bilbao. Cisma played his part in a solid defence with 4 tackles, 8 interceptions and 5 clearances.
CB - Nicolas Otamendi (Valencia) 26 years old
Nicolas Otamendi has been having a great season for Valencia and was impressive against Celta in a 1-1 draw with 2 tackles, 3 interceptions, 13 clearances and 2 blocked shots.
CB - Miguel Torres (Malaga) 28 years old
Miguel Torres played a key role in Malaga's defence as they drew at home to Villarreal. The ex-Getafe man had 3 tackles, 7 interceptions, 7 clearances and 1 blocked shot.
CM - Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) 25 years old
Kroos has been excellent for Real in his role as their deepest midfielder. He protected the back four with 5 tackles and 2 interceptions as well as completing an outstanding 94.5% of his 73 passes.
CM - Vicente Iborra (Sevilla) 26 years old
Iborra scored the opening goal in Sevilla's 2-0 win away to Almeria. He also played a key role in the defensive effort with 2 tackles, 3 interceptions, 6 clearances and 1 blocked shot.
CM - Fran Rico (Granada) 27 years old
Fran Rico scored the equaliser from the penalty spot as Granada drew with Real Sociedad. he also completed 54 of his 66 passes and made 2 tackles, 5 interceptions and 2 clearances.
RF - Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 27 years old
Messi was absolutely fantastic as Barcelona beat Atletico 3-1 on Sunday evening. Officially he got a goal and an assist but he also played a key role in the other goal and put in his best performance in a big game in recent years.
CF - Jonathas (Elche) 25 years old
Jonathas had another good game for Elche as they upset Athletic Bilbao. He didn't get on the score sheet himself but he got assists for both goals in an impressive 2-1 win.
LF - Neymar (Barcelona) 22 years old
Completing the front line is another South American forward, Neymar. He opened the scoring in Barcelona's impressive win over the defending champions and he was a constant thorn in the side of the Atletico defence.