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#2 Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)
Goals Scored - 6
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The Argentinean continues to be firmly in the race, however, he is no longer at the top of the pile. Lionel Messi failed to find the back of the net in the two games since our last assessment in November, and as such, has dropped one place down to 2nd place.
Messi started the last game of the group stages, against Tottenham at home, from the bench. He came off the bench for the final 27 minutes but failed to inspire Barcelona to a home win. Spurs equalized late in the game and the game ended in a draw.
This week, he started against Lyon in the first leg away at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais Stadium, but even though the Barcelona Skipper created quite a few chances, his team could not find a goal and the game ended 0-0.
As such, Messi now has 6 goals from 5 games in the tournament so far. He has registered 26 shots - more than any other player in this list - and 13 of those have been on target. The Argentinean is averaging an unbelievable ratio of a goal every 65 minutes played right now, so this race could get very interesting in the coming days.
