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#1 Extraterrestrial numbers to back his claim
Lionel Messi has been in a league of his own for a while now. The man is not solely about goals. Be it scoring from set-pieces or open play, Messi is the go-to man for the Blaugrana.
Messi scored 51 goals in 49 matches, and also contributed 19 assists throughout all the competitions.
The Argentine apart from scoring goals has been topping the charts in terms of creativity, vision, ball distribution, dribbling and more. Messi created the most number of chances (105) and had the most number of average key passes per game (2.7). He even boasts one of the highest dribbling success rate (60%) and registered the highest number of assists in the league last season (13).
Even this season, La Pulga is on fire. Despite missing the initial months of the season due to injury, Messi is catching up. He has the momentum on his side to conquer everything possible this season.
There is absolutely no player in the world who had a better year than Messi on a personal level. Therefore, the player deserves to lift the Ballon d'Or and end the year on a high.
