Lionel Messi won the Men’s Ballon d’Or for the sixth time earlier this month, seeing off competition from Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo . The Argentina forward was involved in 63 goals for club and country over the past year, helping Barcelona retain their La Liga title. Ballon d'Or voting breakdown: Who voted for who as Messi beat Van DijkHis 46 goals and 17 assists were key in securing his record-breaking sixth Ballon d’Or, moving him ahead of arch-rival Ronaldo. The InStat Performance Index is an exclusive tool to assess the performance of players on an objective basis, ranking the stars around Europe in relation to each other. Messi unsurprisingly tops the pile with an index ranking of 401, way ahead of Ronaldo who only registers 332 – leaving the Juventus ace 31st in Europe.

Source: Express December 14, 2019 06:56 UTC