Despite having the worst start for a striker in the 2017-18 season, going goalless for more than 5 games, Cristiano Ronaldo finished above Luis Suarez in goals by the end of La Liga, playing five fewer games than the Urugyuan.
Ronaldo’s transfer to Juventus did not seem feasible at first, but it was sure that he is about to leave. Many considered him switching back to Manchester United or Sporting CP, but he chose a different challenge altogether.
He won his fifth and final Champions League trophy with Real Madrid, as the Portuguese bid goodbye to his former fans.
Well, this article contains the 3 reasons why Ronaldo is likely to win the Ballon’dOr for a record six-times and let’s discuss the probability of him winning it over the likes of Leo Messi, Luka Modric, Kylian Mbappe, etc.
A Champions League trophy is rated above a domestic double, and this makes Ronaldo a clear-cut favorite to win the Ballon’dOr. One can claim that Real Madrid has carried Ronaldo through the La Liga games, but UCL has been totally vice-versa.
Ronaldo has scored in every group game in the Champions League, being the first man to do so, and his contributions for the Bernabeu outfit is incomparable.
Though he was not as good in the semifinals and finals of the Champions League, his goals in the earlier stages of the tournament have saved Real Madrid abundant times. Ronaldo with Real Madrid has won 3 back to back UCL trophies, making it a total of 5 in his 9 years of absolute brilliance and magic for the Los Blancos side.
As I said before, a Champions League trophy gives him a definite step ahead of the likes of Mbappe, Griezmann, and Messi, to win the Ballon’dOr 2018.
The nine substantial years he has played for the Bernabeu is enough to determine his greatness in the footballing world, as the Portuguese broke records in profusion in that time span.