Finally Messi Wins La Liga Player Of The Month Award

Lionel Messi has been named Spain's La Liga Player of the Month for January and this would be the first time the five times the FIFA Ballon d'Or winner would be winning it.

The award started at the beginning of the 2013/14 Primera Division season Messi had not won it until now. The Barcelona forward finally came out on top at the 23rd time of asking, after scoring six goals in as many league games in January. Messi struck a hat-trick against Granada as well as scoring in victories over Athletic Bilbao, Malaga and Atletico Madrid to take his total of league goals for the season to 12.

Cristiano Ronaldo has landed the gong twice since it began in September 2013, as have Atletico pair Diego Godin and Antoine Griezmann and Real Sociedad striker Carlos Vela.