Messi gets La Liga’s best player award

BARCELONA:Barcelona star Lionel Messi has received La Ligarsquos top scorer and best player awards for the 20162017 fooball season

Updated At : 07:13 AM Dec 20, 2017 IST

Lionel Messi poses after receiving the Pichichi award and Alfredo Di Stefano Trophy. AFP

Barcelona, December 19

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has received La Liga’s top scorer and best player awards for the 2016-2017 football season.

The Argentine striker scored 37 goals in league action last season to earn his fourth Pichichi award for the most goals in the La Liga and his fifth Alfredo Di Stefano Trophy for the best player.

“As I always say, if the individual awards come, they are welcome, but my main goal is to fight for all of the titles,” Messi said during the Marca football awards ceremony. The ceremony comes days before the highly anticipated match between leaders Barca and defending champions Real Madrid on December 23. It has been scheduled to take place at 5:30pm IST to suit the Indian audiences. — IANS