Cristiano Ronaldo Double: Wins UEFA player of the year and Best Forward awards, as Real Madrid's Players dominates award winners

Cristiano Ronaldo took to his Instagram page to thank his fans and also dedicate his award to both teammates, fans and his family as he

wins the UEFA Player of the Year ahead of Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Buffon during a gala ceremony in Monaco.

Ronaldo helped Real to a second consecutive Champions League title and finished as the tournament's top scorer with 12 goals last season.

  The Portuguese star has now won the         award   three times, one more than his       rival Messi.

He is currently serving a five-match ban after pushing the referee in Real's Spanish Super Cup first leg. 

But he scored a sensational goal on Wednesday night in a friendly against Fiorentina.

Forward of the Season Award winner Cristiano Ronaldo on stage with his award(Image: UEFA)

Buffon didn't go empty handed, with the Juventus goalkeeper winning one of four new Champions League position awards.

Ronaldo's Real team-mate Sergio Ramos won the defender of the year.

Midfielder of the year was Croatian Luka Modric, another Real player as the club were rewarded for their unprecedented Champions League title defence in Cardiff. 

Unsurprisingly, Ronaldo won forward of the year.

Dutch midfielder Lieke Martens, whose Holland side won the Euros, won the Women's footballer of the year.

The awards were presented in conjunction with the draw for the 2017-18 Champions League.

-Mirror contributed -