4 reasons why Lionel Messi deserves the 2018 Ballon d'Or award

#3 Domestic success

The attacker helped Barcelona to claim an impressive domestic double during the campaign

It is quite easy to spot that Lionel Messi was the most influential superstar domestically across all the major European leagues last season, running riot in the Spanish top flight and showing his incredible talent for the world to see once again.

The Argentine was at an unimaginable level in LaLiga during the term, bagging an incredible 34 goals and 12 assists in 36 appearances, as well as recording a massive 4 goals and 4 assists to his name in the Copa Del Rey.

He also led Barcelona to claim both trophies, to summarise another successful campaign for the Catalan giants at the domestic level, as well as reminding everyone that he is still the man to beat in the Spanish elite division.