Ballon d'Or 2022: Ranking the top 5 favorites - March 2022

#3 Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich)

Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Bayern München - Bundesliga

Robert Lewandowski has been in unreal goalscoring form for several years now. Going by the way he's started 2022, there is nothing to suggest that this year is going to be any different.

A large section of fans believe that Lewandowski should have won the Ballon d'Or in 2021. Almost everyone is in agreement that the Polish international was robbed of the award in 2020 as it was canceled that year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Across five games for Bayern Munich in February, Lewandowski scored five goals. He is the most prolific goalscorer in Europe's top five leagues. In 33 appearances across all competitions for Bayern Munich, the 33-year-old has scored 39 goals and provided three assists.

#2 Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool)

FC Internazionale v Liverpool FC: Round Of Sixteen Leg One - UEFA Champions League

Mohamed Salah has been one of the most in-form players of the 2021-22 season. He was unfortunate to lose out on the 2021 African Cup of Nations, as Egpyt fell to Senegal on penalties in the final of the competition. But Salah has since managed to earn his first piece of silverware of the season.

He won the League Cup with Liverpool in February, beating Chelsea in a shootout. Salah had a quiet start to the month. He failed to score or assist in his first four games in February for both club and country.

But the 29-year-old has since scored four goals and provided three assists in his last four games. Salah's form has been the main contributing factor behind Liverpool's return to the Premier League title race this term. The Egyptian international is definitely an early favorite to win the Ballon d'Or this year.

#1 Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint-Germain)

Paris Saint-Germain v Real Madrid: Round Of Sixteen Leg One - UEFA Champions League

Kylian Mbappe has been in sublime form in the 2021-22 season. Despite all the world-class talent around him at PSG, Mbappe has stood out by a fair margin. The Frenchman has turned in multiple match-winning performances for his side since the turn of the year.

The best of those came in the first leg of PSG's Round of 16 tie against Real Madrid. Mbappe produced an incredible piece of skill to weave his way past two Madrid defenders to cut into the box before slotting the ball home through Thibaut Courtois' legs.

In five matches across Ligue 1 and the Champions League in February, Mbappe scored five goals and provided an assist. In 34 appearances across all competitions so far this season, he has scored 24 goals and provided 17 assists.

There is a difference of 17 goals between Mbappe and the club's second highest scorer Lionel Messi.