Ballon d'Or Power Rankings: April 2018

#2 Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo is gunning for his sixth Ballon d'Or

We thought we were supposed to witness the demise of the career of the most recognised footballer on the planet. 33 years old and still top quality?

Never a moment's doubt!

The Real Madrid goal machine has been in scintillating touch for both club and country this past month, carrying on his rampage ever since the turn of the year.

The current holder of the prestigious award isn't giving up his crown of the best player in the world without a fair fight.

People were writing up obituaries for his career after a dismal start to the campaign, which saw him score only four times till December.

It probably rilled up the Portuguese who now has 22 goals in 23 matches with another five assists to his name.

37 - Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more goals than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues this season in all competitions. Stellar. pic.twitter.com/Rv6QgBfjVC

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 19, 2018

That's what you call silencing your critics and no one knows how to do that better than the all-time leading goal-scorer for Los Blancos.

He is now just 68 behind his nemesis Messi is the all-time leading goalscoring charts in La Liga having played 123 fewer games.

The Champions League is firmly his patch and the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has already lodged 12 goals in this year's edition alone.

In the month of March, Ronaldo has wreaked havoc by scoring a goal in Europe against PSG and has two braces and put four past Girona in his last involvement for the month of March.

That makes it nine goals in four matches for March despite being rested for Madrid's latest league outing against Las Palmas.