Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his fourth goal against Elche during their Spanish first division soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid September 23, 2014 Reuters

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo bested Barcelona’s Lionel Messi as the Spanish La Liga’s best player copping the award in the annual Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) Awards honouring the league’s best individuals and teams.

Ronaldo, who also won two other awards— as the “Best Forward” and gaining the “Best Goal”, finally beat his rival Messi, who won in previous editions of the LFP awards winning five straight from 2008 to 2013.

Ronaldo was obviously ecstatic that he got the better of Messi on this one and shared his thoughts via social media Twitter:

What a night! Best Forward, Best Goal and Best Player in La Liga in 2013-14. Happy and proud! Thanks everyone. http://t.co/2As07eHeWe

— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 27, 2014

This is a big moment for me. I won the awards for Best Forward,Best Goal,Best Player in La Liga 2013-14. Very happy. pic.twitter.com/gbBRVN6Xyj — Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 28, 2014

Ronaldo was also recently named as one of the top contenders for the Ballon d’Or award, given to the world’s best soccer player.

The LFP Awards was established in 2008-2009 when Messi, considered by many as the best player in the world in this generation, started his domination owing to his impressive play at Barcelona.

The Portuguese ended up as the top scorer in the Spain soccer league in 2013-2014 with 31 goals. Ronaldo’s team, Real Madrid came up short in winning the league title however as rivals Atletico won the coveted Spanish crown.

Other awardees and awards include; Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid) as “Best Coach”; Keylor Navas (Levante) as “Best Goalkeeper”; Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) as “Best Defender”; Luka Modric (Real Madrid) as “Best Midfielder”; Andres Iniesta (Barcelona) as “Best Attacking Midfielder”; Rafinha (Celta) as “Breakthrough Player”; Carlos Bacca (Sevilla) as “Best American Player”; and Yacine Brahimi (Granada) as “Best African Player”.