Ballon d'Or Power Ranking: November 2018

#8 Neymar Jr. (+1)

Neymar will have to pull a rabbit out of the hat to finish on the podium

Shadows aren't too kind to Neymar Jr, eh? This year could have turned out a whole lot better for Neymar if he wasn't nursing an injury towards the latter half of the 2017-18 season.

The Brazilian hasn't been at his very best either with Kylian Mbappe now emerging as a star of equal standing, as per the masses. In October, Neymar only managed a solitary goal but still proved to be instrumental for both Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain by being his team's best player on a couple of occasions.

He also raked in 3 assists and that sees him gain a place and go from 9th to 8th on our ranking but it seems highly likely that Neymar will miss out on the prestigious award this time around.