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#3 Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi returned to action for Barcelona in September after being sidelined for the start of the season with a knee injury. Though he has only registered one assist since returning to action against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League halfway through the month of September, La Pulga's sheer numbers before the injury are out of this world.
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That's exactly why he won the FIFA Best Men's Player Award this month and it is also the reason why we wouldn't be shocked or surprised if he ends up walking away with yet another Ballon d'Or, in the process taking the lead in the much-talked-about rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo.
His tally of 36 goals from 34 games in addition to 13 assists in Barcelona's dominant display from the 2018/19 season is something that most footballers, and I mean the cream of the crop, would fail to achieve even once in their entire career.
