Lionel Messi has been named Forward of the Season for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League.
The 32-year-old Argentinian had another dazzling season in Europe’s top club competition, finishing as the UEFA Champions League’s 12-goal top scorer even though Barcelona were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners Liverpool.
Forward of the Season top ten
1 Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) – 285 points
2 Sadio Mané ( Liverpool ) – 109 points
3 Cristiano Ronaldo ( Juventus ) – 91 points
4 Mohamed Salah ( Liverpool ) – 83 points
5 Dušan Tadić ( Ajax ) – 35 points
6 Raheem Sterling ( Manchester City ) – 15 points
7 Robert Lewandowski ( Bayern ) – 10 points
8 = Roberto Firmino ( Liverpool ) – 9 points
8 = Harry Kane ( Tottenham) – 9 points
10 Leroy Sané ( Manchester City ) – 6 points
Messi ’ s 2018/ 19 in numbers
Honours : Spanish Liga winner
Individual accolades: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season , UEFA Champions League top scorer, ESM Golden Shoe winner , Liga top scorer and assist provider
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UEFA Champions League
Appearances : 10
Minutes : 837
Goals : 12
Assists: 3
Domestic league
Appearances : 34
Goals : 36
Messi testimonials
“ Messi is an extraordinary player from another galaxy . And it is not just that he is a goalscorer ; it ’ s everything he creates , the goals he gives us, what he generates around him .” — Ernesto Valverde, Barcelona coach
“ It ’s a pleasure to see him on a daily basis . The level of effectiveness he has in training and in matches is tremendous. He is fundamental at set pieces , in open play – that ’s why he ’s the best player in the world .” — Sergio Busquets , Barcelona midfielder
How Messi was chosen
The jury comprised the coaches of the 32 clubs in the 2018 / 19 UEFA Champions League group stage , together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media ( ESM ) group , representing each of UEFA ’s member associations . Coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams.
Jury members chose their top three players per position , with the first receiving five points , the second three and the third one. The player who received the most points in each category was named the winner .
( Source : https : / / www .uefa . com)
