Lightning Strikes, Lightning Strikes, Tortoise and Hare Battle

After the statistical awards came the judged awards.

Best Young Player.

Twenty-one-year-old Real Sociedad forward Amaro Griezmann won the award.

He scored eleven goals and provided five assists this season, putting in a relatively eye-catching performance.

This also showed just how valuable Shi Tian's tally of seven goals and two assists in half a season was among young players.

Most Improved Player.

The undisputed winner was Barcelona's Italian center-back, Pirola.

His playing time this season was almost the same as that of Barcelona star Mebarak.

If not for the fact that he was a local player, Pirola might well have pushed Mebarak completely onto the bench.

Pirola performed consistently whenever he played this season and was an inseparable part of Barcelona's success.

That performance also earned him a place in the Italy National Team this year, qualifying him to represent Italy at the World Cup.

However, that did not mean Pirola had caught up to Mebarak's level.

In fact, neither Barcelona's Clement nor Real Madrid's two center-backs were necessarily stronger than Mebarak.

At the very least, they could not threaten Mebarak's place, because he was one of the few tall center-backs in La Liga.

If Real Madrid had Mebarak, they probably would not have collapsed in either the league or the Champions League this year.

Best New Signing.

It could be none other than Real Madrid midfield star Collet.

He had been in red-hot form for Arsenal in the Premier League last year.

After returning to Real Madrid this season, he received plenty of playing time. He did not waste the opportunity, quickly making himself the more trustworthy option in midfield.

Hector gradually fell behind in their competition.

Especially after Lu Yang saved his penalty in this year's Champions League, Hector should have completely lost any chance of competing with