Barcelona's Argentine striker wins first edition of this trophy introduced by the two newspapers. The player received 214,000 votes by Internet users and MARCA.com gazzetta.it. "We are pleased and proud to receive it," says Leo
Lionel Messi enlarged his brilliant track record after being crowned Champions 1, the trophy instituted by Marcos and La Gazzetta dello Sport to recognize the best player in the Champions League.

The Argentine thus initiates an award called to settle among the largest international awards, and that grant readers of the two major sports newspapers in Europe. Over the last edition of the Champions League, the Barcelona player received 214,000 votes in the web pages of both newspapers, rising with the prize almost unanimously.
This trophy, made in silver, is added to the long list of awards that both staff and Barca has achieved collectively through last season impeccable.
Messi specifically recognized the importance of being a trophy awarded by the fans, thanks to the massive popular vote conducted on the Internet. Thus, the Champions # 1, becoming one of the most important awards in the election that is critical of the fans, unlike others in which the winner is chosen by journalists, players or technicians.
"We are pleased and proud to receive a trophy like this. Always nice to be recognized by people in this case has been expressed in the votes of so many fans, "Nalbandian said after receiving the trophy in the hands of the deputies from La Gazzetta dello Sport and MARK. Del Piero, the All he did shadow The truth is that Lionel (213,898 votes), true to form, got the win by a landslide. And is that nearly outdid Barça by 20,000 votes to Del Piero, second in the table. That yes, The Flea had to overcome a large disadvantage compared to Juventus, who stole most of their votes after showing against Real Madrid in the group stage.
However, Internet users and MARCA.com Gazzetta.it-that make up the jury for this prestigious award, and learned to recognize the supremacy of Messi in the Champions League. Not surprisingly, the Argentine finished as top scorer in the competition with nine targets, including one in the final in Rome in the victory over Manchester (2-0).
Andres Iniesta, another key figure in Barca's win-scored the decisive goal against Chelsea in semi-Spanish was the best overall. The manchego, which garnered 167,463 votes, finished third ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, still in the ranks of the Red Devils. Spanish La Liga, with six ranked in the Top Ten-Messi, Iniesta, Agüero, Casillas, Raul and Van Nistelrooy, also dominated the overall standings.