These are Real Madrid's gold cards in FC 26, 5 standout players

As is usually the case at the start of each season, the North American company EA unveils its new batch of sports video games. One of the most desired and talked about, due to the reach of this sport, is the soccer simulator that it has been developing for more than two uninterrupted decades.

Each new edition of this game is a new opportunity to analyze the evolution of clubs and players, especially in comparison with previous seasons and appearances in other titles. Real Madrid is one of the most "watched" clubs in this regard, especially when the ratings of its footballers are revealed.

The discovery of the gold cards that Real Madrid will have assigned for FC 26 has highlighted five standout players. The first of all is Kylian Mbappé, as expected. After all, he was the top-performing forward during last season, scoring 44 goals in seven competitions and winning the Golden Boot.

His ability as a leader of the first team is gradually facing less resistance: EA has decided to give him a 91 overall rating. Just one point away is Jude Bellingham, the second-best footballer on the team in this video game. It remains to be seen what the Madridist "5" can do under Xabi Alonso's orders, once he is fully recovered from his current injury in his left shoulder.

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The third-best footballer at Real Madrid in FC 26 is Thibaut Courtois. With an 89 overall rating, the Belgian goalkeeper aims to become the best goalkeeper in the world for another year... extending his digital "reign" as one of the best-prepared goalkeepers to include in Ultimate Team squads, the online competitive mode of this video game.

Beyond the podium, only two other players have an 89 overall rating: Vinícius and Fede Valverde. Both the striker from São Gonçalo and the midfielder from Uruguay are essential for Xabi Alonso, with a great deal of skill at their feet, circumstances considered by EA in their cards.

In addition to these five standout players from Real Madrid, the North American company has not forgotten about the new arrivals in Santiago Bernabéu locker room this summer. Dean Huijsen is the second-highest rated of all, with an 82 overall rating. Very close is Álvaro Carreras, who displays his 80 rating to stand out above the 77 points assigned to Franco Mastantuono.

Only Trent Alexander-Arnold, thanks to his proven track record as one of the best footballers in the European elite, achieves an overall rating of 85 points. The other last-minute addition to Real Madrid, Gonzalo García, holds a basic rating of 69 points: according to EA Sports, he has a lot to prove.