Leo Messi only 3rd as Goal reveal their top 25 footballers for 2019/20

Goal have revealed their rankings of the best male and female footballers for 2019/20. The list is a result of a "global vote involving 44 editions".

Here are the top 25 male footballers for 2019/20 as per Goal:

• 1. Robert Lewandowski
• 2. Kevin De Bruyne
• 3. Leo Messi
• 4. Neymar
• 5. Cristiano Ronaldo
• 6. Kylian Mbappe
• 7. Virgil van Dijk
• 8. Karim Benzema
• 9. Thomas Muller
• 10. Sadio Mane
• 11. Joshua Kimmich
• 12. Thiago Alcantara
• 13. Sergio Ramos
• 14. Trent Alexander-Arnold
• 15. Romelu Lukaku
• 16. Serge Gnabry
• 17. Erling Haaland
• 18. Mohamed Salah
• 19. Ciro Immobile
• 20. Alphonso Davies
• 21. Manuel Neuer
• 22. Bruno Fernandes
• 23. Jordan Henderson
• 24. Jadon Sancho
• 25. Paulo Dybala

It's true that last season wasn't the best one for Messi and especially for Barcelona, as the team went trophyless for the first time in 12 years. The Argentine recorded 31 goals and a whopping 26 assists in 44 matches last term,

And although it's easy to understand why Robert Lewandowski is above Leo on the list, De Bruyne's placement isn't as obvious.