Barcelona sweeps Liga de Fútbol Professional awards

Out of the nine Liga BBVA (first division of Spanish domestic football) awards, Barcelona won 5, two of those were won by their talisman Lionel Messi.

Lionel Messi

The Argentine put up a strong show by winning the Best Forward and Best Player category. He definitely sends a strong statement to the world, about why he is at pole position to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or on 11^th January, 2016 for a record fifth time.

At the event, Messi expressed his disappointment about Luis Suarez being left out of the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015 shortlist. He said, "I also would have liked to share the event with Luis because he also deserved to be there following his great performance during last season.”

Messi also showed his respect for Cristiano Ronaldo's nomination for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015 nomination by saying, "But we must also accept the fact that Cristiano is a true deserver of the nomination. So we will go to enjoy the moment like we did every time we went there."

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was awarded the Best Coach for his treble winning campaign.

Other winners from Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante (second division of Spanish domestic football) were:

Liga BBVA

Best Goalkeeper: Claudio Bravo (FC Barcelona)

Best Defender: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid CF)

Best Midfielder: James Rodriguez (Real Madrid CF)

Best Forward: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)

Best Coach: Luis Enrique Martínez (FC Barcelona)

Best Player: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)

Best American Player: Neymar Jr. (FC Barcelona)

Best African Player: Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia CF)

Fans Five-Star Player: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF)

Liga Adelante

Best goalkeeper: Ivan Cuellar (Sporting Gijon)

Best defender: Bernardo Espinosa (Sporting Gijon)

Best midfielder: Oscar Gonzalez (Real Valladolid)

Best forward: Ruben Castro (Real Betis)

Best coach: Pablo Machin (Girona)