What do you do when you only have one award and you have to choose between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi? You invent another award of course. Ronaldo scooped Most Valuable Player at the Spanish League awards while Messi won the Best Player gong and the Best Forward prize over his Real rival. The new prize at least made sure that Ronaldo turned up and he posed for photographs with the other winners who included Everton's on-loan striker Gerard Deulofeu who won the Best Player category in last season's Second Division and Chelsea's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois who picked up the Best Goalkeeper award on-loan at Atletico Madrid.
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Lionel Messi takes Best Player award at La Liga ceremony
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Cristiano Ronaldo awarded Most Valuable Player award
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Messi also claims Best Striker gong at Madrid event
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Real Madrid stars Sergio Ramos and Asier Illarramendi take home prizes
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Barca meastro Andres Iniesta awarded Best Attacking Midfielder and Chelsea loanee Thibault Courtois picks up Best Goalkeeper
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Courtois' Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone wins Best Coach
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