Lionel Messi won the 2012 Ballon d'Or award for a staggering individual season, in which his unique brilliance outweighed major honours won by rival players.
The Argentine's supernatural campaign is widely considered the greatest individual season in football history, scoring 50 goals in 37 La Liga contests and shattering the record for the most goals scored in a calendar year, finding the net on 91 occasions for club and country.
Real Madrid actually trumped Barca to the league title in the 2011/12 term, and 58 top-flight goal contributions was only enough to earn Cristiano Ronaldo second place in the Ballon d'Or rankings.
Former Spanish midfield duo Andres Iniesta and Xavi clinched third and fourth place, while 2011/12 UEFA Champions League winner Didier Drogba earned a place in the top 10, despite a relatively underwhelming individual season with Chelsea.
Read on as we take a look at the Ballon d'Or 2012 top 10 rankings.
Ballon d'Or 2012 Rankings
- Lionel Messi
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Andres Iniesta
- Xavi
- Radamel Falcao
- Iker Casillas
- Andrea Pirlo
- Didier Drogba
- Robin Van Persie
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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