Ranked and rated: Champions League contenders Messi still on top

Still capable of hitting heights no player in world football can, Lionel Messi is inspiring Ernesto Valverde's side, with Lyon and Manchester United dispatched so far. Philippe Coutinho is now brimming with confidence after a difficult season, while Luis Suarez remains one of the most deadly strikers in the game, they continue to look fragile at the back and lack the usual vice-like grip of control their midfield once gave them, but Messi still makes them the team to beat

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