2018-19 has been another astonishing season for Lionel Messi as he guided Barcelona's successful defence of their league crown.
With the Copa del Rey final still to come at the weekend there remains a chance for more silverware.
And the Argentine's dominance has been laid bare by the key statistics of the league season, which are almost all headed by Messi.
No one has scored more or assisted more. No one has had more shots, or more on target.
No one has created more chances or big chances for that matter. He has won more fouls in the final third, hit more passes in the final third and even hit the woodwork more than anyone else.
He has scored more goals outside the box and more free-kicks than anyone. And he leads the way on braces and hat-tricks too.
Only in completed take-ons does he have a superior. Celta Vigo's Sofiane Boufal managed to complete 144, 10 more than Messi, who claims second place.
Messi's astonishing return is given greater virtue by the fact he missed four league games this season.
He scored 36 times in just 34 games - the fifh time he has averaged more than a goal per game in a La Liga campaign.
Messi bagged a brace on in Barca's 2-2 draw with Eibar at the weekend to take his haul to 50 for the season.
It is the sixth time Messi has notched a half-century in a single season.
And despite his dominance, it still stands some way short of the 73 goals he plundered in 2011-12.
VanishPrasad
166
I'm a Ronaldo fan but Messi deserves the Ballon d'or this year. He doesn't deserve a 5th place this time.
Longlife2000
68
La Liga in 2018/19 season: Most goals: Messi (36) Most assists: Messi (13) Most shots: Messi (171) Most chances created: Messi (92) Most fouls won: Messi (29) Most hat-tricks: Messi (3) The Messi League 😎
kelvinkings
51
who said ballon d'or should be based on achievement and not performance.. pls tell me ur candidate and list his achievement....mine is messi. a league winner, domestic cup finalist, highest league goal scorer, uefa league highest goal scorer, European highest goal scorer, semifinalist.... pls name ur candidate
aryan-tyagi
45
trust me these people will find some way to rob messi
Vuuekms
15
we are talking about full season individual performance...not about 3-4 matches..where other players where shining
ah common man I'm also a barca fan and I have been supporting them from last 12 years ...and I used to be messi fan I mean really die heart fan of hi. and I even had so many fights and arguments with my friends when i hear somebody says Ronaldo is better then messi...so I think would be better if dont try to tell me anything about barca and messi and may be I k ow more about barca and messi comparing to u ....but if you look at this season messi didn't do any magic in ucl ...and messi breaking records and setting up new records in la liga is not not a new thing...it is very simple for him as he he is drinking water but I'm talking about ucl and when barca needed him the most he got lost and this is second times in a row ...and those looserpool players a d Tottenham players not only played in few games nice but played some brilliant football in whole season ....and anyone who wins ucl should be crown eith ballo d or ..cuz ucl is bigger then any domestic cup ...otherwise there are many clubs who has won domestic league from last few years continuously ...and even city won 4 domestic trophies this season...but ucl is the main ..so u should appreciate players who is playing well not a blind fan