Messi wins LFP player of the season award

The Argentina international was also named best attacker in La Liga, beatingo Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema to the award.

And the new father admitted it was great honour to receive the accolade.

"For those two awards I want to thank the coaches that voted me the best forward and to my colleagues who voted me the best player," Messi told reporters.

"It's a very big honour to be able to receive these awards. I won it last year too, it's a great satisfaction and an enormous joy."