La Liga Awards 2017: 'Superman' Messi's name is called again

(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, the famous sports magazine Marca (Spain) held a Gala to honor players who have made important contributions to European football in the 2016/2017 season. At the Gala night, top star Messi was honored with 2 out of 5 important titles.

The annual awards of Marca Magazine are an important recognition for any player playing on the Spanish pitch due to the objectivity and transparency of the organizing committee.

Important Titles

The Pichichi and Alfredo Di Stefano Trophy for the top and best scorer in La Liga last season 2016-2017 went to the Barca striker. Last season, Real were champions but Messi's brilliant performances helped him receive a double of individual awards: Best Player and Top Scorer when he scored 37 goals and 9 assists in La Liga, far surpassing Ronaldo.

Messi received two awards at the Gala. Photo: Internet

The Celta Vigo player did not have much success when playing for the Red Devils of Merseyside. At Anfield, Lago Aspas was just a shadow, often sitting on the bench. In the 2015/2016 season, his first season back at his old team, Aspas scored 14 goals in 35 appearances in La Liga.

The most impressive of these was his double against Barca in the 5th round, helping Celta Vigo "crush" the Catalan team with a score of 4-1.

Continuing to thrive with Celta Vigo, last season he scored 18 goals, ranked 4th on the scoring list and won the Zarra Award for the Spanish player with the most goals.

Goalkeeper Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) and the Slovenian national team won the Zamora Award for Best Goalkeeper for the second time with only 27 goals conceded, the fewest in La Liga 2016-2017. Previously, in the 2015-2016 season, he won the Ricardo Zamora Award for Best Goalkeeper, with only 18 goals conceded.

Oblak played for Portuguese club Benfica when he was 17, and was part of the treble-winning squad in the 2013–14 season. He then moved to Atlético Madrid for a fee of €16 million, becoming the most expensive goalkeeper in La Liga history.

The title of Most Valuable Player for the Spanish National Team belongs to Andres Iniesta (Barcelona). Iniesta has played 123 matches for the Spanish national team, scored 14 goals and is the 5th player in the list of players with the most appearances for the Spanish national team.

Topping the list is goalkeeper Iker Casillas with 167, followed by goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta with 126. If Xavi is the conductor who controls the orchestra, then Andres Iniesta is the drummer who helps the orchestra keep the rhythm and initiate the transitions.

Everyone sees Iniesta’s qualities and importance. Every opponent tries to limit him at both national and club level, especially in life-or-death matches. But not everyone can do that, simply because Iniesta is cunning and intelligent.

The midfielder born in 1982 has just signed a lifetime contract with Barca and had a successful season helping the Spanish team get a ticket to Russia for the 2018 World Cup.

ChallengeBernabeu

Interestingly, Barca players received 3/5 of last year's outstanding awards right before the Clasico. This season, Messi is the leading scorer in La Liga with 14 goals and Iniesta has returned from injury.

Most valuable player award for the Spanish team: Andres Iniesta. Photo: Internet

No wonder, right at the Gala, Lionel Messi declared: "The important thing is to win the El Clasico. That means a lot, especially at the Bernabeu. Winning will give us a big advantage over them in La Liga".

That being said, Messi is a great player both on and off the field!

An Thanh

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