WHICH LaLIGA TEAM SHOULD YOU ROOT FOR?

The Spanish LaLiga season will begin Aug. 13 (stream live on ESPN+ in the U.S.). LaLiga is one of the biggest club leagues in the soccer world, and if you don’t have a favorite team, ESPN has info—some directly soccer-related and some less scientific—on all 20 to help you decide. Which team should you back this season?

How do you like your team to play?

How do you like your soccer played? Do you want to watch players passing the ball back and forth to tire out the opponent before exploiting the gaps (like Real Madrid’s Luka Modric)? Or should they sit deep and explode into a counterattack (for players like Barcelona’s Sergio Aguero) when they get the chance? Maybe parking a bus in front of…