Ultimate Real Madrid dream team – Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric in, no room for Beckham

This Real Madrid all-time XI is a supreme combo of Galacticos and magicians!

One of the greatest clubs in the history of club football, Real Madrid has created an unmatched footballing legacy on the local, continental and the global stage.

The famous have won 68 domestic trophies that include 35 La Liga titles and 21 European trophies, 14 of which are Champions League crowns, more than any other football club in history!

Thanks to multiple 'Galactico' eras undertaken by their president Florentino Perez, some of the greatest footballers in history have played for Real Madrid!

But, not all of them can fit into one dream team.

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GettyGK: Iker Casillas

One of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Iker Casillas has to be part of any Real Madrid dream team in history!

The Spaniard epitomised in every way!

Casillas made 725 appearances for Real Madrid in all competitions and won all major titles in his 16-year senior career at the club, including five La Liga titles, four Supercopa Espana titles, two Copa del Rey titles, three Uefa Champions Leagues, two Uefa Super Cups, two Intercontinental Cups and the FIFA Club World Cup.

The only name in Real Madrid history that dares to come close and even threatens to trump Casillas in this dream team is Juan Alonso.

The goalkeeper made 225 appearances for between 1949 and 1960, winning five back-to-back European Cups between 1955 and 1960. Alonso also won four La Liga titles.

AdvertisementReal MadridRB: Chendo

A true one-club man, Miguel Porlan Noguera aka Chendo played for Real Madrid at senior level between 1982 and 1998.

The right-back made 497 official appearances for and won a host of trophies to cement his position as a club legend.

Chendo won seven La Liga titles that included five back-to-back title wins between 1985 and 1990. He also won a Champions League and two Uefa Cups among other trophies at Real Madrid.

Two other players deserve a mention in this position with the first being Michel Salgado. The Spaniard arrived at Real Madrid from Celta in 1999, and made 251 appearances for , winning four La Liga titles, two Spanish Super Cup trophies, two Champions Leagues, an Intercontinental Cup and a Uefa Super Cup.

Dani Carvajal is another shout for this Real Madrid dream team's right-back position. The Spaniard has made over 200 appearances for , winning 20 trophies including five Champions League crowns that included winning three of them back-to-back between 2015 and 2018.

Getty ImagesCB: Fernando Hierro

One of the greatest goalscoring defenders of all time, Fernando Hierro arrived at Real Madrid from Valladolid in 1989 and made 439 appearances for the club, scoring 102 goals!

Hierro possessed an unlimited passing range along with tremendous goalscoring traits that made him one of the most desired players in Europe in his prime.

His positional sense and tenacity led to him winning as many as 17 trophies at the club, including three Champions Leagues and five La Liga titles among other honours.

Getty ImagesCB: Sergio Ramos

After one season at senior level at Sevilla, Sergio Ramos was signed by Real Madrid in 2005.

He initially played as a full-back before transitioning into the centre-back role in the team and it is in this position that he worked wonders for Real.

Ramos made won four Champions League, five La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey trophies, four Spanish Super Cups, three Uefa Super Cups and four Fifa Club World Cups in his 16-year stint at Real Madrid.

The World Cup winner made 469 appearances for the club, scoring 72 goals!

Ramos will be most remembered by Real Madrid fans for his 93rd minute equalising goal for the club in the 2014 Champions League final against Atletico Madrid.

Not many can compete with Sergio Ramos' legacy at Real Madrid except a one-of-a-kind club legend, Manolo Sanchis.

Sanchis graduated from Real Madrid Castilla to gain promotion to the senior team in 1983.

From then, until 2001, he made 710 appearances in all competitions for the club. He also captained the club on many occasions, winning eight La Liga titles, two Champions Leagues and two Uefa Cups among many other trophies in his time there.