Messi
In all competitions this season, he has scored in nine consecutive games, leading the top scorer chart. If not for last season when Chen Zhong overshadowed him in terms of statistics, many would believe Messi could win the Ballon d'Or this season;
Moreover, Messi also performed his fifth hat-trick last weekend and scored his 101st goal (in 154 matches) for the first team;
Messi is maintaining last season's goal-scoring momentum, contributing 13 goals, which account for 40% of the team's total;
Compared to Messi, Real Madrid on the other hand, seems to be somewhat in decline.
Real Madrid
Has scored more than four goals in a single match three times this season.
The only team in Europe this season to maintain a perfect home record (in the Champions League, cup matches, and league);
The team with the most goals (33 goals) and the least goals conceded (6 goals) in all of Europe this season;
Cristiano Ronaldo
The first player this season to perform a quadruple.
