Ranking the 5 best players in the world right now - February 2022

#3 Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich

FC Bayern München v RB Leipzig - Bundesliga

Robert Lewandowski is arguably the best striker in the world right now. He may not be as good a dribbler as Mohamed Salah or as quick as Kylian Mbappe, but he certainly has an all-important killer instinct. The moment one lets him have a sniff at goal, he is as good as done.

Lewandowski, who was chosen as "The Best Men’s Player" by FIFA earlier this year, is the current leader in the European Golden Shoe rankings.

Having scored 26 goals in the Bundesliga alone, the 33-year-old is leaps and bounds ahead of any other centre-forward out there.

Since the start of the year, Lewandowski has scored seven times in the German top-flight, with three of those coming in the last two games.

He did draw a blank in Bayern’s unlikely 1-1 draw with RB Salzburg in the first leg of their Champions League Round of clash. But we are backing him to bounce back strongly in the return leg in March.

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#2 Mohamed Salah – Liverpool

Burnley v Liverpool - Premier League

Liverpool right-winger Mohamed Salah has scored for fun in the 2021-22 campaign. The Egypt international has netted 24 times across competitions in the current campaign, emerging as the Reds’ primary goalscorer.

After leading Egypt to the AFCON final, where he lost out to Sadio Mane’s Senegal on penalties, Salah returned to Liverpool with a vengeance.

The 29-year-old seems hungrier than ever to prove his mettle and is already proving to be decisive for the Merseyside giants in front of goal.

Salah scored the second goal in Liverpool’s Champions League Round of 16 first-leg win over Inter Milan on Tuesday night. The performance itself wasn’t groundbreaking, but the way he kept coming at the opposition was noteworthy.

Salah has now extended his goalscoring streak to eight consecutive away games in the Champions League.

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#1 Kylian Mbappe – Paris Saint-Germain

Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain: Group A - UEFA Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain No.7 Kylian Mbappe has been immense for the French giants since the start of the season. He has easily been their standout performer in February, producing clutch performances on cue.

Despite playing alongside one of the best in the world in Lionel Messi, the 23-year-old has held his own. He has linked up with him without breaking a sweat and has often benefitted from the Argentine genius’ clever playmaking skills.

Mbappe has also been tireless on the pitch, always prepared to unleash his breakneck pace even in the dying minutes of the match. Last week itself, we were treated to a couple of match-winning displays by the 2018 World Cup winner.

He first scored an injury-time winner against Rennes in Ligue 1 on Friday. The France international then repeated the feat with a solo effort against Real Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16 first leg clash on Tuesday night.

Had it not been for the young Frenchman, PSG would have been subjected to two disappointing goalless stalemates.

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