The Portuguese international has been in phenomenal form in 2013
Browsing: Lionel Messi
It took Cristiano Ronaldo 57 minutes to register his first effort on goal, but he was denied as Victor Valdes pushed the ball away, while Karim Benzema rattled the crossbar with a thunderous strike
The stars appearing include Abidal, Mascherano, Materazzi, Demicheli,
Bojan, Kun Agüero and Robinho
The 25-year-old Argentine, who has four times been named World Player
of the Year, and his father are accused of defrauding the Spanish
authorities of more than 4m euros (£3.4 million)
Messi, who plays for Barcelona FC of Spain, was announced the winner of the most prestigious football award on Monday evening
The Argentina international, 25, has enjoyed a record-breaking year for club and country, scoring 90 goals in 2012
In England, matches will continue in the English Premier League on Wednesday night