Who is Barcelona's Player of the Season?

Goal takes a look at the best performers for the Blaugrana in what is turning into a sensational first season under Luis Enrique's stewardship

Barcelona have already won La Liga in 2014-15 and remain on course for an historic treble to match the one they achieved under Pep Guardiola in 2008-09.

Luis Enrique's side were crowned champions of the Primera Division after beating Atletico Madrid on Sunday. The Blaugrana meet Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey final at Camp Nou on May 30, before their Champions League showpiece against Juventus in Berlin on June 6 as they aim for a clean sweep of the major titles on offer.

Many individuals have stood out in that remarkable run across three competitions, but Goal narrows it down to three candidates for Barcelona's Player of the Season award. Who deserves to win it?

LIONEL MESSI

Lionel Messi has enjoyed another wonderful season after the relative disappointment of 2013-14, when he was blighted by fitness problems and Barca missed out on a major trophy.

The Argentine attacker has put his injury woes behind him and is back to his breathtaking best, scoring goals galore but also starring in a playmaking role for Luis Enrique's side.
Aided by the more physical presence of Ivan Rakitic in midfield, plus the fantastic forward play of both Neymar and Luis Suarez, the 27-year-old has led from the front in a stunning season which could yet yield all three trophies.

With three games still left to play of a stunning 2014-15 campaign, Messi has 54 goals in 54 appearances and 30 assists.

GERARD PIQUE

Gerard Pique has been questioned more than most for his fading form over the last few seasons, but the defender has found a new lease of life under Luis Enrique.

The 28-year-old admitted before the season started that he no longer considered himself one of the best centre-backs in the world and he had his problems with Luis Enrique early on as he was left out of the team for three consecutive games late last year.
Since then, however, he has been immense and is now back to the kind of form that saw him hailed as one of the best around alongside former club captain Carles Puyol between 2008 and 2012.

Outstanding as the leader of La Liga's meanest defence, Pique has also added a career-best seven goals this term and his danger from set pieces means Barca are now excelling in an area that had been largely fruitless in seasons gone by.

LUIS SUAREZ

Luis Suarez had to wait until late October to make his Barcelona debut as he was banned for four months for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.

But the Uruguay striker has made up for lost time since, initially assisting for his team-mates as he struggled to score too many himself, but lately proving lethal in front of goal as well.
In what has been a spectacular season for the 28-year-old, Suarez has hit 24 goals and set up another 20 - even though he missed the start of the campaign and has had to adjust to a new team.

More significantly, however, his hunger, sheer competitiveness, desire, tireless running and excellent work at the heart of the attack have helped create more space for Messi and given Barca another dimension to their forward play in 2014-15. And that is why he has been included in this shortlist ahead of in-form team-mate Neymar.