Lionel Messi is happy to have received Marca's award for the best player in La Liga in 2016-17 and wants to show everyone why he deserved it by leading Barcelona to victory at Real Madrid on Saturday.
The Argentina captain attended the awards gala on Monday afternoon at the Contemporary Art museum in Barcelona, where he was given a fifth career Alfredo Di Stefano Award after scoring 37 goals and providing nine assists during the 2016-17 La Liga season.
His Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo, last year's recipient, has won the award four times but finished with a career-low 25 La Liga goals last season.
"I want to thank my teammates and I share this special award with them," Messi said during Monday's ceremony. "My main aim is not to win individual awards but rather trophies with my team and we hope we can compete for La Liga. If individual trophies come after that, all the better."
He also took home the Pichichi award for finishing as top scorer in La Liga.
Barcelona finished runners-up to Madrid last season but are top of the current standings, 11 points clear of their rivals, who have a game in hand.... <<< read more>>> @ www.galatixnews.com

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