Alaba's move from Bayern Munich to Real Madrid has been in the making for a long time, and the 84-rated center back has finally arrived at the Spanish capital in the fall of 2021. Alongside Atletico's Gimenez, who's got eerily similar stats to the Austrian defender (OVR 84. 86 DEF, 80 PHY), they make a formidable central defense partnership for around 6.000 coins per player.
As mentioned above, Jules Kounde and Eder Militao are the two fastest center backs in La Liga (at least according to EA, anyway) and are the obvious picks for those looking to defend against pacey forwards and wingers. Anyone who blew their budget on attackers will have to settle for cheaper options, however, with FC 25 Coins Real Madrid's Nacho Fernandez (2.000 coins) and Barca's Mingueza (900 coins) being solid options in this regard. They each boast 78 pace, but cost only a fraction of Kounde and Militao: the only two center backs who can beat them for pace.
For less than 4.000 coins, players can secure their backline with a purchase of two of the best value-for-money defenders in La Liga. Both rated 82 overall, Mario Hermoso and Pau Torres are great defensive options for FIFA players who prefer a more physical approach. With 83 and 84-rated defensive stats respectively, the Atletico Madrid and Villareal stars are capable of pulling off effective last-second tackles while still being relatively fast for center backs, with Torres's 71 and Hermoso's 75 pace ratings.
When it comes to experienced La Liga wing backs, it doesn't get any better than Barcelona's Jordi Alba. Despite being 31-years-old, he's still got great pace (86), and can out dribble plenty of attacking players with a dribbling stat of 83. He may be a little less talented defensively, with 77-rated defending and 71 physicality, but it should be more than enough to keep opponents at bay. Alba can cost cheap FC 25 Coins players between 18.000 and 24.000 coins.