Cristiano Ronaldo had a terrible start to the 2017/18 La Liga season and people were wondering if his time was up. The Real Madrid legend was not able to score at will nor was he able to provide anything to the team. Though September arrived and the Champions League group stages kicked off. Ronaldo was a completely different player in the European tournament and notched 9 goals in the group stage alone – while still not doing anything significant in La Liga.
January was also a dull month for the Portuguese captain but then, out of nowhere, Ronaldo decided that enough was enough and went on a stunning run. Messi was given the green light by all to win his sixth Ballon d’Or but things took a dramatic turn. He was scoring every other game and dominating the matches.