New Delhi: Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi finally scooped the elusive La Liga's Player of the Month award for January.


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The award was first introduced in Spain in 2013-14 season. And it was one of the few awards the 28-year-old Argentine has failed to win.


The five-times Ballon d`Or winner scored six goals in the league in January, including his first hat-trick of the season against Granada.


Interestingly, in November Messi`s team mate Neymar won the award in November, to become the first Barca player to claim it.


Real Madrid`s Cristiano Ronaldo has won it twice.