5 reasons why the 2019 Ballon d'Or is already in the bag for Cristiano Ronaldo

#3 Leading the charts

Ronaldo is currently leading the scoring charts in Europe.

The Portuguese was a shadow of himself at the start of the season. Added to his team's catastrophic run were his goals which only came at a premium back then.

However, the tables turned dramatically for the legend in 2018. Since the turn of the year, the 33-year-old has turned himself into an absolute goal scoring machine and out of the blues he has conquered the top scorer chart in Europe.

In 2018, he has made 18 appearances in which he has scored 27 goals for club and country, in comparison to Lionel Messi's 20 in 22 outings.

His total tally for the season stands at 41 goals and 7 assists in 38 appearances whereas Messi and Salah are tied on 39 each, not to mention their higher game-time.

From now on, Ronaldo will be playing more games than Messi at least. At his current scoring rate, it would be difficult to catch up with him, let alone establish a lead.