Topics: Barcelona, La Liga, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Enrique, Neymar Jr., Sergio Ramos, Claudio Bravo, James Rodriguez, Real Madrid
The Barcelona striker won Best Player of the Year and Best Striker of the Year. The Catalan club won five awards and Madrid three.

If Barcelona needed one more arguement to proove that they had been a better team in the 2014-2015 season, it came on Monday when the club won most of the categories in La Liga Awards. The team managed by Luis Enrique won five awards, more than any other club including Real Madrid which only left with three.

Lionel Messi was the big individual winner of the night. The Argentinian striker took the recognitions for Best Player and Best striker of the 2014-2015 season. Messi was not the winner of the Pichichi, which belonged to Ronaldo, but did make up for it with great showings in the Champions League competition. 

This was nothing new for Messi, as he has won the same awards in five other occassions. His team ended the season conquering La Liga, the Spanish Cup and the Champions League, a treble in the first year with a new manager. La Pulga recognized that the competition gets tougher year by year.

"This award in particular I want to dedicate to my son Thiago [aged 3] even if he still doesn't understand very well. Every time I leave the house he gets angry and asks me: 'Papa, are you going again to score goals?' This award is for him."

Leo with his two awards for the night

Cristiano Ronaldo would not leave empty handed as he was given the Fan's Five-Star Player award. One for which fans voted after every game of the past season. Messi's awards were determined by technical data.

Barcelona's goalkeeper Claudio Bravo won the award for "Best Goalkeeper". The Chilean stopper considered it a great honor after only allowing 19 goals last season. 

"Being here is an enormous privilege and receiving this award is a dream come true."

Sergio Ramos won the award for Best Defender and his teammate James Rodriguez won it for Best Midfielder in his first season with Los Blancos and in La Liga. Rodriguez belonged to Monaco but after a superb World Cup performance, he was signed by the club from the Spanish capital.

Sergio Ramos was visibly happy

James Rodriguez has something to smile about

Luis Enrique would earn the award for Best Manager. It was something that during his acceptance speech, he gave all the credit to his team and the players. He claimed that without them it would not have been possible to achieve the success Barcelona did last season.

Neymar Jr., who just got nominated for the first time to compete for the Ballon d'Or, was named the Best Player from the Americas." The Brazilian player was happy with 

"I am really happy to have won the award. I thank my teammates for all they do," Neymar said after accepting the award, for which Luis Suarez was also a serious contender.

All the winners in Monday night's gala