Lionel Messi wins sixth La Liga Player of the Year award

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was declared the Spanish football league's best player of the 2017-18 campaign by Marca at an awards ceremony in Barcelona on Monday. Messi also won the Pichichi Trophy at the ceremony, an award given to the top scorer in La Liga each year. Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Jan Oblak was named the goalkeeper of the year.