#1 Neymar (Rating: 8.52) – FC Barcelona
Neymar has himself admitted in a recent interview that this has been his best season ever, despite this not being statistically his best ever season. The Brazilian sensation has scored 13 goals in the league this season, coupled with the 11 assists that he has provided, which has warranted that he command a whoscored rating of 8.52 – the best in all of Europe.
Many footballers over the last 5 years have been haield as ‘the next Messi’, or ‘the second coming of Messi’ but it is Neymar who has come the closest to replicating the on-field exploits of the Argentine and according to whoscored, has even surpassed the Argentine this season. The Brazilians dribbling has massively improved this season and on many occasions, he has acted as the creative fulcrum of the team – whether that has given desired results or not is a debate for another time.
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He was the spark that Barcelona needed to do the impossible – as they overturned an almost unassailable 4-goal deficit against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. In the league also, the Brazilian has not shied away from responsibilities and as instead thrived in the role, driving the Barcelona team forward with his pace and trickery down the left flank. Courtesy of his exploits this season, he is the best footballer of the 2016/17 season, at least as far as ratings are concerned.
