Neymar Jr has made history for being the first ever Barcelona player to win La Liga Player of the Month award.

According to Barcelona’s official website, the talented Brazilian was named La Liga Player of the Month for November. This comes just a few weeks after he was named as part of the three finalists for the FIFA Ballon d’Or award to be held in early January. 

Despite winning a treble last season, no Barcelona player managed to win the La Liga Player of the Month award in any given month. The award was founded two years ago and has been issued out 21 times to players from Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Celta Vigo, Real Sociedad and Sevilla. Atletico have won it six times, the highest record in the history of the award.

The long-time Manchester United target has been in splendid form for the Catalans this season, scoring 14 goals in 13 appearances. He was particularly instrumental during Lionel Messi’s absence when Barca needed a saviour to help them maintain consistency and keep their opponents at bay. The former Santos man did not only achieve this, but also helped the Spanish giants to cement their position at the top of La Liga table, thanks to his lethal partnership with former Liverpool man Luis Suarez. 

Neymar is part of the infamous MSN attacking trio at FC Barcelona

MSN trio

The 23-year-old is expected to shine even brighter in the coming days thanks to his ever-improving performances for his club, and the return of Lionel Messi from injury to revive the famous attacking trio of Messi, Suarez and Neymar, popularly known as MSN.  

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