Ranking the top 5 players in the world based on their performances this season

#1 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Barcelona v Liverpool - UEFA Champions League Semi Final: First Leg

Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi is occupying the first spot in this list. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is having one of the best seasons of his career in personal terms as he has looked unstoppable throughout the course of the campaign.

The Argentine wizard has helped Barcelona to lift their eighth La Liga title in the last 11 years, scoring 36 goals in the process. Messi has rescued Barcelona 18 points in La Liga this campaign, which certainly portrays a picture of his dominance. The blue-eyed-boy of Barcelona has also accomplished another 50-goal campaign, with one game still remaining.

The four-time Champions League winner is also leading the top scorers chart in Europe’s elite competition with 12 goals to his name, despite Barcelona going out of the semi-final stage in a bizarre manner against Liverpool.

Messi has topped almost every possible attacking stat in Europe for the Catalan giants. Although that one single blip at Anfield might have dented Messi’s chances of lifting this year’s most prestigious individual accolade, but you can’t argue with the fact that the Barcelona skipper has been the best individual performer in the world this season.