Lionel Messi, Barcelona
Games: 59
Goals: 46
Penalties: 7
Goals to games ratio: 0.78
Assists: 21
It says a lot that in a year where he is expected to be named the second best player in the world, Messi has been accused of being out of form. During the last twelve months he has broken Raul’s Champions League goalscoring record with 75, became the all-time leading goalscorer in El Clasico with 24 strikes, and been a finalist for a record eighth time for the biggest individual prize in football.