Gerard Pique breaks Messi’s 2-year streak and becomes Barcelona’s player of the year

After winning several player of the year awards, Messi has lost to his longtime teammate and friend, gifted center-back Gerard Pique . It has been a tough season for the Argentine wizard . They won the La Liga but they threw away a victory against Liverpool at Anfield . To make matters worse, they also lost 2-1 against Valencia in the Copa del Rey.

Lionel Messi single-handedly rescued Barcelona on many occasions and had an incredible individual season but two players who deserved a lot of credit are Pique and Ter Stegen.

Pique has been formidable with his defense this season and has been a major reason of success of the Catalans over the years .