Europe's top performers for March were whittled down to a three-man short list by our panel of experts -- Gab Marcotti, Sid Lowe, Raphael Honigstein, Andy Brassell, Michael Cox and John Brewin -- to Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Diego Costa.
But it was Suarez who topped the vote to be named the ESPN FC Player of the Month for March -- the Liverpool striker picking up his second effort after landing the award in January.