Lionel Messi has moved to the second place ofTribuna.com's Ballon d'Or power rankings as Robert Lewandowski is back at the top.
Barcelona crashed out of the title race after a 3-3 draw at Levante and a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Celta Vigo over the past seven days.
Even though the Argentine found the back of the net in both games, Leo's strikes weren't enough to keep Barca alive.
Lewandowski, meanwhile, scored his 40th league goal of the season in Bayern Munich's 2-2 draw with Freiburg on Saturday, equaling Gerd Muller's 1971/72 Bundesliga record.
The Bavarians claimed their ninth consecutive Bundesliga title earlier this month.
Full list of contenders
1. Robert Lewandowski
Stats for 2021
- 27 goals
- 3 assists
- Bundesliga won
- Club World Cup won
Competitions left
- Euro 2020
2. Lionel Messi
Stats for 2021
- 28 goals
- 9 assists
- Copa del Rey won
Competitions left
- 2021 Copa America
3. Kylian Mbappe
Stats for 2021
- 27 goals
- 3 assists
- French Supercup won
Competitions left
- Ligue 1
- French Cup
- Euro 2020
4. Erling Haaland
Stats for 2021
- 22 goals
- 10 assists
- German Cup won
5. Ilkay Gundogan
Stats for 2021
- 12 goals
- 5 assists
- EFL Cup won
- Premier League won
Competitions left
- Champions League
- Euro 2020
Other top-10 candidates right now
6. Karim Benzema – 16 goals, 3 assists.
7. Cristiano Ronaldo – 20 goals, 3 assists.
8. Antoine Griezmann - 14 goals, 10 assists.
9. Bruno Fernandes – 14 goals, 9 assists.
10. Romelu Lukaku – 14 goals, 8 assists.
Note: This is a ranking formulated by Tribuna.com. It has no affiliation to France Football, the outlet that awards the Ballon d'Or.
