Lewandowski and four others. Contenders for La Liga player of the month honours

La Liga has officially announced the five contenders for the title of the best footballer for the month of February.

The nominees for the award are as follows: Barcelona's forward, Robert Lewandowski, Real Madrid's central midfielder, Federico Valverde, Athletic Bilbao's left-back, Yuri Berchiche, Osasuna's striker, Ante Budimir, and Atletico Madrid's midfielder, Marcos Llorente.

Players of the month in this La Liga season

• August – Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
• September – Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad)
• October – Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
• November – Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
• December – Artem Dovbyk (Girona)
• January – Kirian Rodriguez (Las Palmas)

The nominees for the title of the best coach in February are: Xavi (Barcelona), Ernesto Valverde (Athletic Bilbao), and Kike Sanchez Flores (Sevilla).