#6 Wingers
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi tops the chart of Europe’s best wingers and his rating of 93.5, at least 2.5 more than any other player to have been blessed with a ranking goes on to show that the Argentine has been head and shoulders above everyone in Europe this season.
The 29-year-old has notched up 51 goals coupled with 18 assists in all competitions this season and despite his failure to guide Barcelona to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, remains the highest rated player in Europe. It might not be surprising to many that he is one of only 4 Barcelona players to make the cut, a Barcelona team who have been heavily dependent on the surreal exploits of the 5-time Ballon d’Or winner.
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Real Madrid superstar and Messi’s arch-rival – Cristiano Ronaldo – is the second best winger in all of Europe according to the study, having played a pivotal role in his side’s run to the final of the Champions League. The Portuguese has scored 37 goals in assisted another 12 in 43 appearances across all competitions this season.
Messi’s teammate and one part of the holy trinity of MSN, Neymar, is ranked just below Ronaldo. Lorenzo Insigne and Felipe Anderson are the only two representatives from Italy, while former West Ham United star Dimitri Payet is the only one who plies his trade in France. Emil Forsberg of RB Leipzig is also the only player from Germany to have made the cut, with the absence of Arjen Robben, surprising, to say the least.
Wingers of Europe’s Best XI: Lionel Messi (right) and Cristiano Ronaldo (left)
