Lionel Messi has bee crowned the best La Liga player of the year as he breezes past closet rival, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lionel Messi at the award presentation
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.
Messi, Neymar and goalkeeper of the year Claudio Bravo stand in a line-up of award winners in Barcelona
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.
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.