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The midfield offered perhaps the toughest challenge, featuring illustrious names such as Xavi Hernandez and Frank Lampard vying for recognition as the ultimate playmaker. The stark contrast exemplified the long-standing rivalry, where Lampard stood tall as one of Premier League's top scorers while Xavi embodied the success of Barcelona and the Spanish national team.
Though alluded to as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, Xavi’s contributions to the game were accentuated through a modern lens, while acknowledging Lampard's goalscoring ability from midfield presented an interesting duality of attributes and statistics.