As the Euro 2020 last-16 round is coming to its end on Tuesday, let's update Tribuna.com's Ballon d'Or power rankings.
N'Golo Kante remains on top of our list despite France's elimination from the tournament. The Chelsea midfielder was quite impressive in the group stage and is not the person to blame for the exit. Besides, the Euros have not produced an outstanding candidate for the competition's best player yet.
Lionel Messi remains in second as he continues to impress with Argentina at the 2021 Copa America. The 34-year-old's brace and an outrageous assist helped his side defeat 4-1 on Monday night to qualify for the quarter-final.
One major change in the top five is Romelu Lukaku, who made it to the Euro quarter-final with Belgium earlier this week and replaced Kylian Mbappe in fourth after the latter's decisive miss in the penalty shootout against Switzerland.
As for the top 10, Ruben Dias, has forced Harry Kane out. The Tottenham striker still can't get it going with England at the Euro so far. Maybe it changes today when the Three Lions take on Germany.
Full list of contenders
1. N'Golo Kante
Stats for 2021
30 apps
1 assist
Champions League won
Competitions left
2. Lionel Messi
Stats for 2021
32 goals
11 assists
Copa del Rey won
Competitions left
3. Robert Lewandowski
Stats for 2021
31 goals
3 assists
Bundesliga won
Club World Cup won
Competitions left
German Super Cup
4. Romelu Lukaku
Stats for 2021
20 goals
7 assists
Serie A won
Competitions left
Euro 2020
5. Cristiano Ronaldo
Stats for 2021
27 goals
4 assists
Italian Cup won
Competitions left
Other top-10 candidates right now
6. Kylian Mbappe – 29 goals, 5 assists.
7. Kevin De Bruyne – 10 goals, 9 assists.
8. Karim Benzema – 21 goals, 5 assists.
9. Luis Suarez – 13 goals, 2 assists.
10. Ruben Dias – Premier League Player of the Season.
Note: This is a ranking formulated by Tribuna.com. It has no affiliation to France Football, the outlet that awards the Ballon d'Or.
