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#2 Lionel Messi
Five-time Ballon d'Or award winner, Lionel Messi enjoyed a brilliant 2018 and helped Barcelona win the LaLiga, Copa del Rey, and Supercopa de España.
The Argentine scored 34 LaLiga goals during the 2017-18 season and won the European Golden Shoe 2018. He also registered the most number of assists (12) in LaLiga last season, which reflects the creative side of his game.
Although Barcelona were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by AS Roma in the quarter-finals in a surprising way, Messi was in a good form prior to the elimination and finished the UCL season with six goals.
The 31-year-old is also in a good form this season, having scored 15 goals in 16 games. Messi was included in the FIFA FIFPro World XI 2018 and was also awarded the LaLiga Best Player 2017-18 accolade.
