Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Kepa Arrizabalaga Headline October Team of the Month, Fede Valverde Snubbed

• Players from La Liga have been snubbed from Sofascore's team of the month, with Bundesliga players dominating it
• Lionel Messi leads the squad alongside Erling Haaland after the duo racked up impressive numbers for their respective clubs
• Chelsea's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has also been recognised after rediscovering his form under Graham Potter

Lionel Messi has once again earned plaudits after putting in a dominant performance in the month of October.

Messi responded to being snubbed from the Ballon d'Or award that Karim Benzema won by picking up the pace in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward leads a list of the team for the month of October compiled by statistics app, Sofascore. Messi has been handed an overall rating of 8.18 after scoring six goals despite missing two of PSG's games.

Erling Haaland has also been included as he continues with his fairytale debut season in England. The Norwegian striker currently has 17 goals in the Premier League. He scored 8 goals in all competitions in October.

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Kepa's rebirth at Chelsea

Kepa Arrizabalaga's renaissance under Graham Potter has been a beautiful sight to see. The Spanish goalkeeper has wrestled Chelsea's number one spot from Edouard Mendy and ended up keeping 5 clean sheets.

Kieran Trippier is the other entrant from the Premier League. The Newcastle fullback has played an integral part in Eddie Howe's surge to the top four of the Premier League standings. West Ham's Aaron Creswell has been included as well.

Real Madrid's Valverde ignored

No player has been included from La Liga despite Federico Valverde's imperious form. The Uruguayan has scored three golazos to keep Carlo Ancelotti's men on top of the table.

Other players on the list include Borussia Dortmund's duo of Nico Shlotterbeck and Jude Bellingham, RB Leipzig's Will Orban, Wolfsburg's Max Arnold, Lille's Remy Cabella and Rennes Martin Terrier.

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Messi outshines Benzema and Ronaldo in La Liga

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Lionel Messi has outlined himself as the greatest player to have grazed the Spanish La Liga with his incredible records in Spain’s topflight league in over 17 years.

The 35-year-old who has won 7 Ballon d’Or awards in his illustrious career, boasts of the record with the most “Man of the Man award” in the history of La Liga.

Messi made his La Liga debut for Barcelona in 2004 as a teenager, but the Argentina captain has won 227 “Man of the Man” awards in just 520 appearances La Liga appearances.