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#1 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Lionel Messi has been at his magical best this season. A lot of people feared for Barcelona when Neymar departed the club and joined PSG, but people forgot that they still had the Argentine magician with them. Messi this season, has been absolutely brilliant.
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Playing on the right or through the centre this season, Messi is currently on top of the La Liga scoring charts. He has also mastered the art of taking free-kicks and has already scored plenty of wonderful free-kick goals this season.
With 33 goals and 13 assists in 40 matches, the Barcelona legend just edges Mohamed Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo as the best forward in world football this season.
A goalscorer and playmaker rolled into one, Messi will be hoping to guide Barcelona to another stunning treble this season.
Honourable mentions: Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Jonas Oliviera, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann
