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#1 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 10 assists
Was anyone reading this piece realistically expecting any other player to top this list? Lionel Messi has long since established himself as not only arguably the greatest goalscorer and player of all time but also as the most creative player in the history of the beautiful game.
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Earlier in the month, the 31-year-old received his award for his record-breaking 5th European Golden Boot and is already among leads the way in the race for next year's edition to send his statement of intent to reclaim his pride of place as the best player in the world.
Despite suffering a shoulder injury earlier in the season, Messi returned sooner than expected to lead Barcelona's charge on all three fronts and is currently top of LaLiga's scorers and assists chart, and with La Pulga Atomica in this form, it is hard to see anyone stopping Barcelona.
