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#1 Lionel Messi
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The five-time Ballon d'Or winner continued his brilliant performances throughout the 2017-2018 season and outperformed Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah to obtain the top spot on this list.
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The Argentine won the Golden boot in La Liga this season with 34 strikes and was also among the top assist makers by playing part in 12 of his teammates' goals during the course of the season.
Although Barcelona were knocked out of the Champions League by AS Roma in the quarter-finals, Lionel Messi was in a good form prior to the elimination and found the back of the net six times.
Barcelona already won the La Liga and the Copa del Rey this season, and a good time in Russia will put him in a driving seat to win the Ballon d'Or.
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Edited by Zeeshan Ali
