Despite having finished in the top two in each of the last two campaigns since the award’s inception, no Barcelona player had won it up until this point. The former Santos man showed he could lead this team in the absence of the injured Lionel Messi with some dazzling displays. Villarreal CF, twice, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad, also in two occasions, has been the victims of the young striker.
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The Brazil global scored two goals in two Champions League games, as well as creating more chances (9) than any Barcelona player in the competition during that period.
The Brazilian is the league’s top-scorer (14 goals in 13 outings) as Luis Enrique’s side find themselves top of the pile once again.
The 23-year-old scored seven goals last month to bring his total for the season up to 14 – the highest in the league.
The Brazilian picked up the award on Tuesday morning after scoring five goals in just three matches in November, with Barcelona stretching their winning streak to seven matches that only came to a halt on Saturday in the form of a 1-1 draw with Valencia.
Nine different clubs had been represented on the winner’s list before this month but, quite staggeringly, a Barcelona player wasn’t among them.
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“Astonishingly, not only is this the first time Neymar has won the Spanish League’s player of the month award, it is the first time any FC Barcelona player has taken it home at all.” their website said.
