OFFICIAL: Messi beats Ronaldo & Mane to win UCL Forward of the Season

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

Honors: 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

UEFA Champions League

Appearances: 10

Minutes: 837

Goals: 12

Assists: 3

Domestic league

Appearances: 34

Goals: 36