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#1 Start the season just like that last one
Messi’s sensational start to the. 2017/18 World Cup gave him a good lead in the Ballon d'Or rankings. The Argentine just needs to replicate this and he'll be back on top easily.
Iniesta will be a huge miss but Barcelona will have a lot of resources in the team to help him play at this best. Neymar’s departure helped him get better but Griezmann’s arrival can help him take his game to the next level, if there is one.
He finished this season the as the top scorer with 34 goals, most assists (12), most chances created (30), the most man of match awards (22) and most successful dribbles per match. At the time of the Ballon d'Or ceremony, if he's still got these stats to his name for next season, there will be very little that Ronaldo and Salah can do to beat him for the trophy.
