even worse. David Blough leads the conference with 19 interceptions after throwing three in the first half last week. And Purdues minus-18 turnover margin is three times worse than the next closest Big Ten teams (Indiana and Maryland, minus-6).DEFENSIVE DIFFE

Sky Sports Spanish expert Guillem Balague has picked his best XI from La Liga in the 2015/16 season. Guillems team features players from the top four sides in La Liga in Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Villarreal, but there is no room for Brazil international Neymar, who came third in the Ballon dOr in January.Agree or disagree with Guillems XI and choice of manager of the year? Let us know in the comments at the bottom of the page, or if viewing on mobile, Tweet your thoughts to @revistadelaliga Final day on Sky Sports A dramatic La Liga season has gone down to the wire, and Sky Sports will bring you the last day live Six Real Madrid and Barcelona players make Balagues team of the season Remember, you can watch the final weekend of the season live on Sky Sports, as Barca and Real Madrid battle it out for the title.Jan Oblak - Atletico MadridGUILLEM SAYS: With no fewer than 23 clean sheets, Oblak is by a distance the goalkeeper of the season. Atletico have conceded just 18 goals in 37 league games this season and this is due in no small part to the 23-year-old Slovenian, who has more than filled the gap left by his predecessor, Thibaut Courtois. Jan Oblak has been superb between the sticks for Atletico If Atletico go on to win the Champion League then his save of Thomas Mullers penalty in the semi-final against Bayern Munich could well go down as the key moment in his sides campaign.Mario Gaspar - VillarrealGUILLEM SAYS: A Villarreal man from top to toe, Mario Gaspar is a product of the clubs magnificent academy and has played his entire career with the Yellow Submarine, working his way up through the ranks from the youth sides to the first team for which he has made 170 appearances. Mario Gaspar (24) celebrates scoring for Spain against England in November A solid defender but also lightning fast on the counter attack, he has caught the eye of Spanish coach Vicente del Bosque, who could well look to him to fill the right-back berth in the upcoming Euros.Diego Godin - Atletico MadridGUILLEM SAYS: Along with Oblak, Diego Godin is one of the main reasons Atletico came so close to winning the title for a second time in three years, and he could well lift the Champions League. Currently, in my humble opinion, he is the greatest defender in the world. Diego Godin could yet be lifting the Champions League with Atletico Madrid Defenders do not normally win the Ballon dOr, but quite how he has managed to miss out on a place on FIFAs Team of the Year any time during his time with Atletico Madrid is one of footballs unfathomable mysteries. Tough, uncompromising and totally committed to the cause, he is the one man you would want next to you in the trenches. Pepe - Real MadridGUILLEM SAYS: Not everyones cup of tea by any means and while Pepes controversial and colourful career may well be reaching its conclusion, his form this season at the heart of the Real Madrid defence confirms he is still one of the worlds truly great defenders. Pepe has been a force at the hart of the Real Madrid defence He is a vital cog in the Real Madrid wheel that has taken the title to a last game showdown and have hopes of winning their 11th European Cup.Marcelo - Real MadridGUILLEM SAYS: Officially a left-back, and while occasionally not the greatest defender in the world, he has on more than one occasion this season been one of Real Madrids greatest weapons with his lightning-fast forays down the left flank. Marcelo is as much a winger as he is a left-back Although just 27, he seems to have been around forever having joined Madrid as an 18-year-old in January, 2007.Andres Iniesta - BarcelonaGUILLEM SAYS: Almost certainly the most popular player in the history of Spanish football, and probably the whole world, like a fine wine Andres Iniesta seems to get better as he gets older.With time slowly but surely taking its toll, Barcelona have used the mercurial midfield genius from Albacete a little more sparingly this season and, as a result, have got the best from him. Andres Iniesta has been used more sparingly for Barcelona this term Expect Del Bosque to do likewise at Euro 2016, a major tournament that will probably be the swansong for the greatest player, along with Xavi, never to have won the Ballon dOr.Bruno Soriano - VillarrealGUILLEM SAYS: Yet another product from the Villarreal academy conveyor belt, if Bruno Soriano was anything other than Spanish, he would almost certainly be an automatic choice in the midfield of any country in the world. Bruno Soriano has led Villarreal to a fourth-place finish this season Born in Artana just a few miles from Villarreal, Bruno is amarillo to the core and is fast becoming a club legend. He could have had his pick of clubs - not least Valencia - when they were relegated in 2012 but elected to help them fight their way back into the top flight. The clubs Champions League finishing position this season is just reward for his loyalty.Antoine Griezmann - Atletico MadridGUILLEM SAYS: Antoine Griezmann was always a hot property at Real Sociedad, but has gone to a new level under the tutelage of Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid.Intelligent, lightning-quick and with that obligatory work ethic required from everyone at the Vicente Calderon, Griezmann has shown enough this season to establish himself as one of the top five players in the world, not least in the Champions League where his goals against Barcelona and Bayern Munich helped his team towards a place in this years final. Antoine Griezmann is among the top five players in the world, says Balague He could well be the player that makes the difference, not just in the Champions League final, but also in Euro 2016 in France.Lionel Messi - BarcelonaGUILLEM SAYS: Its difficult to try to write anything about Leo Messi, the little genius from Rosario de Sante Fe, that hasnt been written already. Lionel Messi may have dropped deeper for Barcelona, but his impact has still been huge Suffice to say he is in the opinion of many, myself included, the greatest player ever to have graced the game. This year, despite playing in a more creative midfield-type role, he has still scored 26 goals in La Liga and, with Luis Suarez, leads the number of assists with 16 to his name.Luis Suarez - BarcelonaGUILLEM SAYS: Barring a goalfest from Cristiano Ronaldo on the last match of the season, it now looks certain that Luis Suarez will take away from the season with the much-prized Pichichi award for the highest goalscorer. Luis Suarez looks set to take the top goalscorer gong in La Liga With 37 goals so far it would be easy to dismiss the Uruguayan as a mere striker, but he is much more than that. On 16, he stands alongside Messi with the most La Liga assists in his role as part of the magnificent MSN triumvirate at Barcelona.Cristiano Ronaldo - Real MadridGUILLEM SAYS: This has also been a season of change for the magnificent Cristiano Ronaldo who has had to come to terms with adjusting his style of play to a gradually deteriorating body.That said, while he may no longer quite have that frightening pace that has throughout his career scared the worlds greatest defenders, his transformation into an out-and-out striker has confirmed his status as quite simply the best finisher in the world, and in my eyes the best of all time. Cristiano Ronaldo has transformed himself into an out-and-out striker Where he will be next season is still undecided, but only a fool would rule out the possibility of him having a great deal to say about the final outcome of this seasons Champions League final.Manager - Marcelino - Villarreal GUILLEM SAYS: For a man who started his career as manager at Villarreal with a 5-0 thumping away to Real Madrid reserves in a second division match in January 2013, his progress since then has been nothing short of remarkable.Just five months later, the Submarine were back in the top flight, and in their first season back they finished high enough to gain a place in the Europa League. 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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana defensive lineman Ralph Green III sat up, took a breath and pondered this weekends possibilities.A win over rival Purdue would not only make the Hoosiers bowl-eligible for the second straight year for the first time in a quarter century, it would also allow Green and his teammates to hoist the Old Oaken Bucket for a fourth consecutive time.When he arrived on campus five years ago, just getting the Bucket back to Bloomington was the goal. Winning it four times seemed unfathomable.A fourth Bucket? That would be very, very special, Green aid. Its something we havent done in like 70 years.Actually, the Hoosiers have only done it once, from 1944-47.So Green knows as well as anyone that Saturdays game is far from over, no matter how lopsided fans think it looks on paper.Yes, Purdue (3-8, 1-7 Big Ten) has lost six straight overall, each by at least 13 points and the last two by 28 and 29. Interim coach Gerad Parker is 0-5 since replacing the fired Darrell Hazell and with a major offseason overhaul looming, many wonder what motivation the Boilermakers will have this weekend.They know what this is about. They know its a rivalry game, Parker said. We arent going to have to ask our guys to play.Indiana (5-6, 3-5) has a lot more at stake.After a promising start and a series of close calls against a murderers row of ranked teams -- No. 2 Ohio State, No. 10 Nebraska, No. 12 Penn State and No. 4 Michigan -- its season has come down to this: Win and advance, lose and probably head home for the holidays.Its not something coach Kevin Wilson or his players talk about much because theyd rather focus on correcting mistakes and preparing for the game just like they do every week. Beating their biggest rival again, for a record-tying fourth straight time, would just be an added benefit.We still dont have the Bucket this year, Green said. We dont have it and the team up north doesnt have it, either. We have to go out there and get it and bring the Bucket back to Bloomington.ddddddddddddHere are some other things to watch Saturday:FINAL ACTParker has been preparing Purdues players for the likelihood that he and most or all of his coaching staff will not return next season. Though Parker has adamantly acknowledged his desire to stay in West Lafayette, hes gone out of his way to praise the assistants for the effort theyve made in trying circumstances, Athletic director Mike Bobinski could make the expected announcement about Parker and the other coaches this weekend, but its unclear when Bobinski may hire a new coach.TURNVOERSIndianas good-hands team has struggled lately, losing six of 10 fumbles over the last three weeks. Last week at No. 4 Michigan, they only put the ball on the ground once and recovered it. The Boilermakers struggles have been even worse. David Blough leads the conference with 19 interceptions after throwing three in the first half last week. And Purdues minus-18 turnover margin is three times worse than the next closest Big Ten teams (Indiana and Maryland, minus-6).DEFENSIVE DIFFERENCEFirst-year defensive coordinator Tom Allen has made a major difference at Indiana. He credits the turnaround to having players who bought in quickly to his philosophy. On the field, though, Indiana has had some real difference-makers. Linebacker Marcus Oliver is the NCAAs active leader with 11 forced fumbles, linebacker Tegray Scales leads the Big Ten in tackles (106) and cornerback Rashard Fant is tied for the national lead with 16 pass breakups.BIG PLAYSDespite this seasons struggles, Blough has demonstrated a propensity for making big plays. Hes thrown a TD pass of 45 yards or more in seven straight games. The streak was extended last week with a 75-yard TD pass to DeAngelo Yancey.---More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '