The Best Football Players in the world: Ballon d'Or Power Ranking - March 2019

#3 Cristiano Ronaldo

Club Atletico de Madrid v Juventus - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: First Leg

A massive rise for Cristiano Ronaldo, despite Juventus not having the best of months in February.

Ronaldo placed sixth last time out, but finds himself just about edging out Spurs' Heung-min Son to a spot on the podium.

Ronaldo continued his battle for the Serie A Golden Boot with Fabio Quagliarella, netting four times in four games in February. He currently leads the race for the Golden Boot with 19 goals from 25 games; two more than Quagliarella, who has done extremely well to keep pace with the Portuguese.

However, despite Ronaldo's performances, Juventus were unable to end their Champions league hoodoo, succumbing to a shock 2-0 defeat to Atletico in the first leg of their round of 16 tie. Last year, Juventus were on the receiving end of a Cristiano Ronaldo masterclass, and they will hope he can recreate some of that magic when they host Diego Simeone's men in the second leg.

If anyone is capable of pulling Juventus out of the hole they have dug for themselves, though, it's definitely the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.