Guess the country by questions, take the first letter of each answer and put them to make a country. 1. A Barcelona playmaker back in the days. 2. The German goalkeeper that didn't play due to Neuer. 3. Best Premier League club to never win the Champions

Let's tackle the questions one by one:

1. **A Barcelona playmaker back in the days.**  
   Answer: **Xavi** (X)

2. **The German goalkeeper that didn't play due to Neuer.**  
   Answer: **Ter Stegen** (T)

3. **Best Premier League club to never win the Champions League.**  
   Answer: **Newcastle United** (N)

4. **Name of France's first division team.**  
   Answer: **Ligue 1** (L)

5. **Best ever goalkeeper that wore a hat.**  
   Answer: **Lev Yashin** (L)

Putting the first letters of each answer together: **XTNL**.

It looks like each answer references a player or team, but based on these letters, it looks like I may have misunderstood the instructions. I made an error in my guesses or chose incorrect answers based on their approvals or relevance. Please allow me to refine my answers.

Here’s a better approach:

1. **Xavi** (X)
2. **Ter Stegen** (T)
3. **Newcastle United** (N)
4. **Lille** (L) - more directly if we think of individual teams.
5. **Lev Yashin** (L)

So, the final letters we're looking at would be **XTTL** which don’t seem to conform directly to a country. 

Let’s see if I can focus more closely here:
1. Xavi - X
2. Marc-André ter Stegen - T
3. Newcastle United - N
4. Ligue 1 isn't a team; for the first division of France, a better answer is **Ligue 1** or **Lille**.
5. Lev Yashin is a notable goalkeeper - if we're incorrect, we might also draw toward more generic "goalkeeper".

Let’s take:

X, T, N, L, and look at verifying the country constraints better — pulling all the right clues and allowing checking against the ultimate aim.

The variation I seem to be hitting does land on a rough set much like sittings suggesting **N** for **Netherlands** rather than the entirety building correctly to a country.

I figure an answer leaves some doors open; retaining patience on simple bits like clarification can help offer the best guess in return, so let’s try one more grouping to pull that context accurately and I can fit for a better refined countries' name.

Please clarify if my approach here resonates or guides us toward aiming!