The Ballon D'or looks like it is for Messi

You have to fear Leo Messi at any moment. At the beginning of the season, he assured that Barcelona would do everything in their power to be able to get the Champions League they have been wanting for various years and the captain's word continues being the same. A brace against United and onto the next task.

When Messi sets his eyes on a target, he can end up being impossible, something which is showing at this stage of the season. He is ahead of Cristiano, Mbappe, Modric and Griezmann in the race for the Champions League and the Golden Boot. The Argentine is now top of the La Liga and Champions League goalscoring charts with 33 and 10 goals respectively. 

All these achievements which he has up to now open the door towards what would be his sixth Ballon D'or, a prize which he would increase his chances of winning if he ended up winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League in another historic treble.

In the year, Messi could celebrate another three Barcelona trophies as captain and in addition, receive the award for being the top scorer, which would be more than enough arguments for him to get the Ballon D'or at the end of 2019.

Cristiano, out of the race

The chances of Cristiano Ronaldo took a massive hit with the match against Ajax. The Dutch side knocked out a Juve side which were full of confidence after pulling off a great comeback against Atletico Madrid, but this fearless Ajax side are a very dangerous outfit which ended up eliminating the Portuguese star.

Being out of the Champions League has left him with only a very small chance of being the number one. He will also not be able to get the golden boot in the Champions League something which he has achieved in the past six seasons.

The striker appeared against Ajax to break the deadlock and he ended on the verge of tears aware that for him and for Juve, being eliminated was a failure. Especially so because of the money the Italians had spent on him.

Cristiano will have to set for a 'Scudetto' which is more the norm rather than a challenge and except that Leo Messi is on the way of beating him and his ex-teammate, Luka Modric, to the Ballon D'or.