[Top 10] FIFA 19 Best Teams That Outplay Their Opponents

Updated:

14 May 2020

Which are the best teams in Fifa 19 able to regularly outplay their opponents?

How big is the pleasure you take from a match in Fifa 19 where you are able to dominate from the beginning? With all the players in your team working accordingly, as an automatic engine. And even bigger the delight you receive seeing the despair painted on the face of your beaten mate.

But to have that, you have to choose wisely your starting team, being sure that it does not have any weak point. Here’s my list of the best teams in Fifa 19 able to regularly outplay their opponents with their playing, complete with all the principal and most lethal weapons characterizing each club squad.

10. Arsenal

Arsenal 2019 squad: technique and good game

Most of us remember several magnific goals scored by Arsenal, coming from incredible team-work, with fast one-touch passes disengaging the helpless defence. Think aren’t changed a lot: in Fifa 19 Arsenal still has a really good starting team that build his system of play in the possession of the ball, with plenty of clockwork players in the midfield, and a lethal striker in front.

Line-up 4 – 2 – 3 – 1
Starting Team (role - name – overall):

GK Leno 83

RB M. Niles 73

RCB Sokratis 84

LCB L. Koscielny 82

LB S. Kolasinac 80

RDM L. Torreira 82

LDM G. Xhaka 81

RM H. Mkhitaryan 82

LM Aubameyang 88

CAM M. Ozil 85

ST Lacazette 85

Other players you should keep an eye on starting from the bench: A. Ramsey (82), S. Mustafi (81), Monreal (80), Bellerin (80)

Why Arsenal is such a problematic team:

The great ability of the midfielders with the ball makes Arsenal difficult to beat. His system of play uses a lot of penetrative passes and leads a lot of players constantly overlapping on the flanks.
The quality of the attacking players: Lacazette is a cynical finisher, able to move all around the danger zone, and find the right spot to punish. Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang and Ozil are amazing players, and together they fit perfectly: able to shoot on goal from every position and to serve tons of assists.
Strong defensive players, all big and with a good amount of strength. Not easy to anyone fight against them

You can find Arsenal full details at this link:

https://www.fifaindex.com/team/1/arsenal/fifa19/

9. Chelsea

In 2019 there's still Hazard in the team: a real beast

Chelsea has a really balanced team, filled with dangerous players in each part of the field. Indeed you have really good and technical defenders, great in contrasts, but not only that t; (M. Alonso is really good in penalties and free kicks, as an example); really well-mixed midfield, with fighting players supporting the excellent attack, where Hazard easily takes the role of the absolute protagonist.

Line-up 4 – 3 – 3
Starting Team (role- name – overall):

GK Kepa 84

RB Azpilicueta 85

RCB A. Christensen 80

LCB David Luiz 83

LB M. Alonso 83

RCM N’Golo Kanté 89

CM Jorginho 83

LCM R. Loftus-Cheek 78

RW Pedro 82

ST G. Higuain 87

LW E. Hazard 91

Other players you should keep an eye on starting from the bench: Williams (84), O. Giroud (82), M. Kovacic (82), A. Rudiger (82),

Why Chelsea is such a difficult team to affront:

The difficulty to mark or stop Eden Hazard: he is one of the most dangerous attackers in Fifa 19. Due to his dribbling skills (95, with a 94 of ball control) steal the ball from his feet is an impossible task.
Kanté in the middle of the pitch is the real engine: irremovable, a no-stopping machine that gives all the energy needed to the entire team, playing as a glue among defence and attack. Who doesn’t love Kanté? Since the Leicester miracle, is considered worldwide among the best midfielders of all the football.
Higuain is an excellent striker: cynical, big and difficult to move, if served with the proper ball he’ll make no mistakes

You can find Chelsea full details at this link:

https://www.fifaindex.com/team/5/chelsea/fifa19/

8. Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham in 2019 was surely one of the most surprising squads in European football

Tottenham is a solid team: Pochettino knows how to do it, and the recent results give him all the reasons. A strong defence pack, with some enormous and fighting beasts; one of the best goalkeepers in Europe; skilled offensive midfielders to serve two of the best Fifa 19 strikers. They play aggressive football, due to the excellent athletic skills of the players. No one can pass upon the Spurs without getting wounded.

Line-up 4 – 3 – 1 – 2
Starting Team (role - name – overall):

GK LLoris 88

RB K. Trippier 81

RCB T. Alderweireld 87

LCB J. Vertonghen 87

LB D. Rose 81

RCM M. Sissoko 80

CM H. Winks 79

LCM C. Eriksen 83

CAM Dele Alli 85

RS H. M. Son 87

LW H. Kane 90

Other players to keep an eye on from the bench: E. Lamela (81), L. Moura (83), D. Sanchez (83)

Why Tottenham is such a difficult team to affront:

Alderweireld is a beast: has a killer 90 in marking, 91 in standing tackle, 86 in slide tackle, with a 88 in reactions and 87 interceptions; Vertonghen has slightly lower skills in marking (89), but 88 in slide tackle, and really dangerous in corners due to his ability in headers.
Problematic midfield, with Eriksen and Dele Alli constantly dangerous: the first able also to strike from wide distance, and from free-kick; the second really good in penetration and positioning, headers and finishing
The attack is one of them that you have to fear: Kane is among the 5 best strikers of the game: incredibly cynical, mentally impeccable. 94 in finishing, adding 93 in attacking position, 91 of reactions, 91 of composure: almost impossible not to let him score. At his side there’s Son: another hyena, with 88 in finishing, 90 in long shots, 90 in composure and 89 in positioning: a real storm upon the unfortunate defence

You can find Tottenham full details at this link:

https://www.fifaindex.com/team/18/tottenham-hotspur/fifa19/

7. Napoli

Napoli played the best football in Serie A during 2018-19 season

Has been years since when Napoli has begun to demonstrate his true power. And when the occasion comes, they don’t panic: Napoli was the only team with Barcelona able to defeat Liverpool in one match last season. When in the right mood, Napoli is probably the team able to show the greatest quality of football in Serie A.

Line-up 4 – 4 – 2
Starting Team (role - name – overall):

GK Meret 77

LB K. Malcuit 77

RCB Maksimovic 78

LCB K. Koulibaly 88

RB M. Rui 79

RM J. Callejon 84

CRM Allan 84

CLM Fabian Ruiz 82

LM P. Zielinski 82

RS A. Milik 82

LS Insigne 87

Other players you should keep an eye on starting from the bench: Ghoulam (81), R. Albiol (84), S. Verdi (81), D. Mertens (87), Hysaj (80)

Why Napoli has such a difficult team to play against:

The starting formation in Fifa 19 hasn’t the best defenders: put in your ranks Albiol and Ghoulam, together with the giant and highly skilled Koulibaly, you’ll see how they’re quite incredible, with physical players able to fight and contrast every kind of opposer.
Napoli has a really compact midfield: Zielinski is good in distance shots (82), Fabian Ruiz is really able in passing, while Allan and Callejon are the two experienced players of quantity, that perform always greatly (the first with an incredible 95 of stamina and excellent tackling skills, the second 91 in stamina, with good passing skills, quick and technical)
Milik – Insigne – Mertens are 3 names that must fright: if they play together, you’ll see hell coming. Mertens and Insigne are tricky as wizards, able to make the ball disappear in no time, small and quick, a nightmare when you have slow and heavy defenders.

You can find Napoli full details following this link:

https://www.fifaindex.com/it/team/48/napoli/fifa19/

6. Liverpool

Liverpool was overwhelming during all 2019 season

An incredible squad, made by an exquisite mixture of many youngsters able to run until exhausting the opposers, skilled and enormous defenders, and 3 strikers that are a nightmare for all the defenders in the world. Liverpool is well known for his ability in counter-attacking and the ability in cutting the defence using the depth of the field.

Line-up 4 – 3 – 3
Starting Team (role - name – overall):

GK Allison 87

RB Alexander-Arnold 80

RCB J. Matip 81

LCB V. van Djik 89

LB A. Robertson 83

CDM Fabinho 85

RCM J. Henderson 82

LCM G. Wijnaldum 83

CF Firmino 86

RW M. Salah 89

LW S. Mané 87

Other players you should keep an eye on starting from the bench: N. Keita (83), Shaqiri (82), O. Chamberlain (80), J. Milner (81)

Why Liverpool is such a difficult team to affront:

No way to stop the 3 in front: Firmino, Salah and Mané will create tons of occasions. Extreme tackling and injuries are the only weapons against these little monsters (Sergio Ramos knows it well…)
Dominating in defence due to the physical predominance of the players (van Djik above all), and with Fabinho doing all the dirty work, the power of Liverpool team resides also in the strength of these players, able to take the control of the midfield and pull the opposite team all inside his half of the pitch.
Wonderful wings able to play all along in the flank, quick and with excellent stamina: Arnold and Robertson are the real engines of Liverpool, acting also as a clue between the ranks of the squad

You can find Liverpool full details at this link:

https://www.fifaindex.com/it/team/9/liverpool/fifa19/

5. Juventus

Juventus dominated Serie A without a real concurrency during the year

The Portuguese phenomenon has given a new soul to the international reputation of the Italian team. Since Ronaldo arrived Juventus fortified his squad and accomplished to rebecome one of the most followed team worldwide. Along with that, the players these years developed with Allegri a personal and efficient playing style that puts Juventus among the top teams in Europe.

Line-up 4 – 3 – 3
Starting Team (role - name – overall):

GK Szczęsny 86

LB J. Cancelo 83

RCB L. Bonucci 86

LCB G. Chiellini 90

RB Alex Sandro 86

CDM M. Pjanic 86

RCM B. Matuidi 85

LCM E. Can 80

ST Mandžukić 85

RW Dybala 89

LW C. Ronaldo 94

Other players to keep an eye on starting from the bench: Cuadrado (OVR 84), S. Khedira (OVR 84), Bernardeschi (82 OVR), Douglas Costa (OVR 85)

Why Juventus is a problematic team to have against:

Probably most of the strength of Juventus resides in the defence: Chiellini and Bonucci are thick as thieves, leading also the national team for several years.
Pjanic and Matuidi rule the midfield like no others, the 1st with incredible dribbling and passing skills, and an expert in free-kicks (92), the 2nd doing the dirty work, with a 94 of stamina and a high-quality defensive skills (86 slide and stand tackle, 85 of marking). Along with them a lot of jolly players able to play there in the middle (Khedira, Bernardeschi, Bentancour)
Mandžukić is a killer: 90 in headers and attack position. Ronaldo and Dybala mixed together (a thing that doesn’t happen a lot in the real football) are just too much: starting from the wide position, they are able to strike from every position possible, dribble or find just the only right space for the companions and let them score.

You can find Juventus full details at this link:

https://www.fifaindex.com/it/team/45/juventus/fifa19/

4. Paris Saint Germain

Paris Saint Germain has an incredibly talented squad, filled by top players

Ultimately always dominating the Ligue 1 with incredible quantities of goals scored along the season, Paris Saint Germain is able to be insidious all along with the match, due also to one of the most offensive starting line-up of all Fifa 19. The skills of his players are incredible, and you feel the concrete possibility to score in every moment of the match.

Line-up 4 – 2 – 2 – 2
Starting Team (role - name – overall):

GK Areola 81

RB T. Meunier 82

RCB T. Silva 88

LCB P. Kimpembe 82

LB Bernat 79

RDM Marquinhos 85

LDM M. Verratti 86

RAM A. Di Maria 85

LAM Neymar Jr 92

RS E. Cavani 89

LS K. Mbappé 88

Other players to keep an eye on starting from the bench: J. Draxler (83), G. Buffon (86), A. Rabiot (83)

Why PSG is such a difficult team to affront:

Ridiculously good attack: Mbappé and Cavani are top-strikers, able to score more than once. From the wings, Neymar and Di Maria will come upon the crippled defenders dancing the samba and rumba, and everyone will succumb.
Verratti in the middle seems an orchestra director: he knows it all, and sends the ball all the ways around the pitch the timing of a clock, driving mad all the tacklers that try to steal the sphere from his magic feet
Thiago Silva from the behinds talks his language of war and mistreats every incomer

You can find PSG full details at this link:

https://www.fifaindex.com/it/team/73/paris-saint-germain/fifa19/

3. Manchester City

The Citizens concluded the Premier League with a historical amount of 98 points: 1 more than Liverpool

Manchester City has an unquestionable quality to put every time in the pitch that is ridiculous. Their attack is the most prolific of Europe (106 goals in Premier League’s 2017-18 season, 95 in 2018-19). Not for nothing, the executives have to pay the highest wage in the Premier League.

They are surely one of the best teams able to outplay the opponent: they have the best midfield in the game, with a stunning De Bruyne paired with the lethal David Silva, and deadly players in attacking positions: a real nightmare to affront for anyone.

Line-up 4 – 3 – 3
Starting Team (name – overall):

GK Ederson 86

LB K. Walker 84

RCB J. Stones 83

LCB A. Laporte 86

RB O. Zinchenko 75

CDM Fernandinho 87

RCM K. De Bruyne 91

LCM David Silva 90

ST Aguero 89

RW Bernardo Silva 86

LW R. Sterling 87

Other players to keep an eye on starting from the bench: L. Sané (86), R. Mahrez (85), V. Kompany (83), Otamendi (83), Gündoğan (84), Gabriel Jesus (83)

Why Manchester City is so dangerous and problematic :

They are too fast with the ball: the number of players in Manchester City with a more-than-decent (usually excellent) way of treating the ball and an above-medium technique transform this team in a tank: the type of attack is overwhelming as a storm, able to hold the ball for entire minutes exhausting the opponent
Illegal midfield: De Bruyne is probably the best midfielder in the game, a real complete player, able to score, create assist and defend, David Silva is fast a thunder and mentally impeccable, and Fernandinho is one of the greatest in absorbing the dangers coming from the centre
Beastly cynical and faster-than-light attack: Sterling thundering along the wing, , Bernardo Silva creating magic tricks as a wizard, and Aguero deadly as a snake, as usual. Stop them if you can!
You can find Manchester City full details at this link:

https://www.fifaindex.com/team/10/manchester-city/fifa19/

2. Real Madrid

Real Madrid is always to be considered among the top squads

No wonder why Real Madrid is among the best teams able to outplay the opponents. They have been ruling in all the entire Europe for years, and there’s no year, day or month when Real Madrid is an easy team to play against.

The galacticos are like beer: sparkling but bitter, you love it or you hate it. I personally hate them (but I love beer), but I suppose they bother me for the simple fact that they have been a nightmare for anyone that doesn’t support them since I was borne.

Line-up 4 – 3 – 3
Starting Team (name – overall):

GK Courtois 88

LB Carvajal 85

RCB Varane 86

LCB Sergio Ramos 90

RB Marcelo 86

CDM Casemiro 87

RCM Modric 91

LCM Kroos 89

CF Benzema 86

RW Ausensio 84

LW Vinicius Junior 78

Other players to keep an eye on starting from the bench: Gareth Bale (OVR 86), Isco (OVR 87)

Why Real Madrid is extremely powerful:

Casemiro will do some wood in the midfield ensuring coverture for incursions made by Modric and Kroos: two wonderful players, fulfilled with top skills in passing, creating the play, long shots and vision.
Sergio Ramos and Varane are two vampires that suck the blood of each striker that comes too close. Incredibly efficient and strength, better to have them in your team, because if you have them against you be sure that one of your players could not finish the game unharmed.
Benzema is deadly, Ausensio is a pleasure to have in the wide wing. And you could come across an overflowing Bale (94 sprints, 92 acceleration), or a tricky Isco (95 ball control, 94 in dribbling) coming from the bench.

You can find Real Madrid’s full details at this link:

https://www.fifaindex.com/team/243/real-madrid/fifa19/

1. Barcelona

People in Camp Nou are now used to see Barcelona dominating home matches.

If you go see some statistics, Barcelona has the highest percentile of ball possession in each the home and away matches in all 2018-19 season: an overall medium of 68,4 playing at Camp Nou home, and 64,7 away. These numbers already explain how Barcelona is probably the best squad when we talk about overplay whatsoever opponent.

Camp Nou is the temple of modern classy football: is there that in the years has been developed the glorious style that we all now call Tiki-Taka. Now there’s no more Iniesta or Xavi, but in Barcelona people always used to be pampered.

Line-up 4 – 3 – 3
Starting Team (name – overall):

GK Ter Stegen 89

LB S. Roberto 83

RCB Pique 88

LCB C. Lenglet 84

RB J. Alba 87

CDM S. Busquets 89

RCM I. Rakitic 87

LCM Arthur 83

ST L. Suarez 91

RW Messi 94

LW Coutinho 86

Other players starting from the bench to keep an eye on: Arturo Vidal (85 OVR), O. Dembélé (OVR 84 – POT 92), S. Umtiti (87)

Why Barcelona is a really vicious team to fight against:

Messi. The 6 times Balon d’Or winner is the most illegal player you can have. Try to stop him is like chasing a ghost, even in the game he likes to move all around the pitch, coming to receive the ball from the defenders and dribbling 8 players in a pair of second
Coutinho and Suarez are two other excellent players: the Uruguayan is just too powerful, cynical as a hyena, a real fierce without control. The Brazilian is another little wizard, with 92 of ball control and 91 of dribbling will drunken the defenders, and place the ball in the top corner with his ability from a wide distance (90).
Busquets rules the midfield, mixing quality passes with his perfection in timing. He takes always the good decision, able to correct even your mistakes with the joystick. With him, there’s Rakitic, who is an outstanding striker from distance, and obviously a highly classed playmaker: with a 90 in long passes he’ll launch Messi deep in the right space like there’s no tomorrow.

You can find Barcelona’s full details at this link:

https://www.fifaindex.com/it/team/241/fc-barcellona/fifa19/