GOALGOAL runs through the most outstanding players to strut their stuff at Santiago Bernabeu since the year 2000
So, let's cut to the chase here. You might be able to guess who the greatest Real Madrid player of the 21st century is. That's not much of a mystery. Some of the other big names are obvious, too. Such has been the quality of Los Blancos since the turn of the millennium, complete with the titles they have won, that the majority of their most important players have become household names the world over.
From the Galacticos to Zinedine Zidane's Champions League three-peat-ers to Carlo Ancelotti's current crop, Madrid have never been short of star power. However, there have also been role players whose importance should not be forgotten when weighing up the best players of the past 25 years.
So who are the 25 best of the past quarter-century? GOAL has had a go at ranking them…
