The Argentine pipped his Real Madrid rival to two major
accolades at a ceremony to celebrate last season's
achievements in the Spanish top flight
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been named La Liga's
best player of 2014-15 at the annual award ceremony on
Monday.
The 28-year-old, who was named Goal 50 winner last
week, saw off competition from Real Madrid's Cristiano
Ronaldo to be crowned the best overall player in addition
to the top forward in Spain.
Atletico Madrid's star player Antoine Griezmann and
Barcelona veteran Andres Iniesta were pipped to the best
midfielder award by James Rodriguez after he starred for
Madrid following his 2014 move from Monaco.
The Colombian's Santiago Bernabeu team-mate, Sergio
Ramos, beat Gerard Pique and Nicolas Otamendi to the
award of the Spanish top flight's best defender last
season.
Luis Enrique's achievements in guiding Barca to Liga
success in his debut season earned him the accolade of
best coach while his No.1 in La Liga, Claudio Bravo, was
named best goalkeeper of 2014-15.
Without Messi for competition, Neymar was crowned the
best South American player in La Liga last season ahead
of Luis Suarez and James Rodriguez. Valencia midfielder
Sofiane Feghouli was crowned the best African player in
the division.
Despite being overlooked as best player and best forward,
Ronaldo did at least win the fans' player of the year award
- voted for on social media prior to the ceremony which
the former Manchester United man did not attend.
Best Goalkeeper: Claudio Bravo (Barcelona)
Best Defender: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Best Midfielder: James Rodriguez (Real Madrid)
Best Forward: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Best Coach: Luis Enrique (Barcelona)
Best African: Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia)
Best South American: Neymar (Barcelona)
Fans' Player: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Best Player: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
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