Messi, the main man in the best WhoScored La Liga XI

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Barcelona seems unstoppable at this moment, having lost only two points in La Liga this season, which is equivalent to a 1-1 draw at Atlético de Madrid. The Blaugrana has collected 10 points from the 12 available, thanks in part to the excellent form of Lionel Messi. The Argentine won the WhoScored match in nine of his 11 league games this season, more than any other player, and won the medal in all four league outings last month, helping to return a WhoScored Rating of 8.91.

In fact, Messi was available to score three goals and score two assists, while the small Barcelona star also made more dribbles (29) than any other La Liga player in October. The 30-year-old also finished second for the key passes (29) and third-round passes (91) while continuing to shine after Neymar's transfer to PSG. Messi is one of the three representatives of Barcelona that appear in our La Liga team of the month, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen among the clubs.

The German, who will face England tonight, made 14 saves in 15 shots in October, Saul Niguez was the only one to beat Ter Stegen to keep three shots on goal four times. Sergi Roberto, 25, arrives at the right side after having made 11 tackles and interceptions. The Spaniard also performed well with five key passes, including decisive assistance for Luis Suárez's draw against Atlético de Madrid, and six dribbling for a score of 7.61 for WhoScored.

On the back left, Antonio Luna, the former favorite of Aston Villa, arrived in mid-October. He made good progress on a pass and was solid defensively, scoring six tackles, six interceptions and seven punts. Valencia is one of the three La Liga teams to lose a game this season, with Jeison Murillo solid in defense. The former Inter was impressed in both appearances, winning nine aerial duels and making 10 tackles and interceptions combined in victories over Sevilla, Real Betis and Sevilla. Víctor Ruiz completes the defense after obtaining a WhoScored rating of 7.48 in October. The Villarreal man made six tackles, 12 interceptions and 21 authorizations last month to make sure the yellow submarine conceded only two goals in four games.

Gonçalo Guedes has been in the form of a flight to Valencia after his summer change at La Mestalla and deserves his place in the La Liga team of the month. The young Portuguese scored three goals and recorded two more passes to get a WhoWored score of 8.21. In addition to that, Guedes made nine key passes and completed 12 dribbles to complete an impressive October. Only Cedric Bakambu (6) scored more goals than Yago Aspas (4) in the league last month, and the former Liverpool player on the right flank scored 7.92 on his three appearances in the league.

Aspas teammate Celta Vigo, Pablo Hernandez, also made the cut after a blazing October in the middle of the park, while the experienced Chilean scored a goal and combined 14 tackles and interceptions. Leganés midfielder Gabriel Pires is Hernández's teammate in the central midfield. The 24-year-old scored 16 tackles and interceptions in October to score 7.77 for WhoScored.

Isco completes the XI after a memorable October for Real Madrid man. Of the four goals he scored in the league this season, three came last month, with two of his three assists recorded in October. The Spanish international has also made three key passes and eight successful haggling in three appearances to help Real Madrid win two wins three times.

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