FIFA 17: 14 Barcelona Player Ratings Leaked

1. Lionel Messi: 94

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What more can you say about the greatest player on earth and possibly the most talented individual to ever kick a ball?

It's been a mixed year for the Argentine maestro, as his bizarre dye-job might insinuate. At club level, it was another swash-buckling season for the diminutive genius, battling back from an early-campaign injury to notch 41 strikes in 49 appearances as the club clinched yet another title.

However, it proved to be a summer from hell for the Argentine as he was forced to relive the 2015 Copa America final defeat to Chile, as La Albiceleste proceeded to lose the 2016 final in the exact same way - on penalties to Jorge Sampaoli's team.

It proved to be a loss which broke the camel's back for the heartbroken Messi, who immediately announced his retirement from international football so as to spare himself further devastation. As it turned out, his words proved to be hollow and he overturned his decision within six weeks, which is roughly the same length of time it will take for his hair to grow back and resemble that of a normal human being.

FIFA 16 Rating: 94

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