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#1 Stats
Being one of the best dribblers and passers in the world is nice and all, but unless you can back it up with stats, you hardly get the recognition you deserve in modern-day football. And Lionel Messi, does just that. The Argentina national team's captain was the leading goalscorer of La Liga last season, with 37 hits, alongside 9 assists.
Whereas in the UEFA Champions League, the veteran was able to find the net 11 times, while providing 2 assists. These impressive figures where only bettered by Cristiano Ronaldo's 12 goals and 5 assists in the European competition. However, Messi was involved in a total of 46 goals in league action, which is comfortably the best number in Europe's top 5 leagues. He was followed by Luis Suarez with 42 and Edinson Cavani with 39.
