Three of the top-4 players on The Guardian's list of the best 100 footballers in the world are on Barcelona in Lionel Messi (1st), Neymar (3rd) and Luis Suarez (4th). Cristiano Ronaldo ranks second this season. 

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer rank fifth, sixth and eighth.

Barcelona had 12 players in total compared to 11 for Real Madrid, but Bayern Munich had the most with 13.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (7th), Sergio Aguero (9th) and Alexis Sanchez (10th) round out the top-10.

Seventy-four percent of voters picked Messi first overall compared to eight percent for Suarez, six percent for Ronaldo, four percent for Neymar and two percent apiece for Muller and Gianluigi Buffon.

La Liga and the Premier League each provided 28 players to the top 100.

 

Full List
1. Lionel Messi, Barcelona
2. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid
3. Neymar, Barcelona
4. Luis Suarez, Barcelona
5. Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich
6. Thomas Muller, Bayern Munich
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, PSG
8. Manuel Neuer, Bayern Munich
9. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City
10. Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal
11. Paul Pogba, Juventus
12. Andres Iniesta, Barcelona
13. Eden Hazard, Chelsea
14. Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City
15. Arturo Vidal, Bayern Munich
16. Gareth Bale, Real Madrid
17. Carlos Tevez, Boca Juniors
18. David de Gea, Manchester United
19. James Rodriguez, Real Madrid
20. Ivan Rakitic, Barcelona
21. Philipp Lahm, Bayern Munich
22. Arjen Robben, Bayern Munich
23. David Alaba, Bayern Munich
24. Sergio Busquets, Barcelona
25. Javier Mascherano, Barcelona
26. Mesut Ozil, Arsenal
27. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Borussia Dortmund
28. Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid
29. Yaya Toure, Manchester City
30. David Silva, Manchester City
31. Luka Modric, Real Madrid
32. Douglas Costa, Bayern Munich
33. Karim Benzema, Real Madrid
34. Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus
35. Toni Kroos, Real Madrid
36. Thibaut Courtois, Chelsea
37. Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid
38. Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur
39. Angel di Maria, PSG
40. Diego Godin, Atletico Madrid
41. Thiago Silva, PSG
42. Andrea Pirlo, New York City FC
43. Marco Verratti, PSG
44. Gerard Pique, Barcelona
45. Jerome Boateng, Bayern Munich
46. Philippe Coutinho, Liverpool
47. Alvaro Morata, Juventus
48. Gonzalo Higuain, Napoli
49. Xabi Alonso, Bayern Munich
50. Marco Reus, Borussia Dortmund
51. Diego Costa, Chelsea
52. Willian, Chelsea
53. Blaise Matuidi, PSG
54. Edinson Cavani, PSG
55. Miralem Pjanic, Roma
56. Raphael Varane, Real Madrid
57. Vincent Kompany, Manchester City
58. Dani Alves, Barcelona
59. Hulk, Zenit
60. Wayne Rooney, Manchester United
61. Alexandre Lacazette, Lyon
62. Raheem Sterling, Manchester City
63. Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea
64. Yacine Brahimi, Porto
65. Carlos Bacca, Milan
66. Anthony Martial, Manchester United
67. Keylor Navas, Real Madrid
68. Jamie Vardy, Leicester City
69. Mohamed Salah, Roma
70. Koke, Atletico Madrid
71. Giorgio Chiellini, Juventus
72. Jordi Alba, Barcelona
73. Yevhen Konoplyanka, Sevilla
74. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Manchester United
75. Mats Hummels, Borussia Dortmund
76. Franck Ribery, Bayern Munich
77. Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Borussia Dortmund
78. Arda Turan, Barcelona
79. Petr Cech, Arsenal
80. Mario Gotze, Bayern Munich
81. Thiago Alcantara, Bayern Munich
82. Mauro Icardi, Inter Milan
83. Nolito, Celta Vigo
84. Claudio Bravo, Barcelona
85. Javier Pastore, PSG
86. Memphis Depay, Manchester United
87. Juan Mata, Manchester United
88. Marcelo, Real Madrid
89. Alex Teixeira, Shakhtar Donetsk
90. Dimitri Payet, West Ham United
91. Isco, Real Madrid
92. Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus
93. Carlos Sanchez, River Plate
94. Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto
95. Santi Cazorla, Arsenal
96. Francesco Totti, Roma
97. Riyad Mahrez, Leicester City
98. Andriy Yarmolenko, Dynamo Kyiv
99. Nemanja Matic, Chelsea
100. Laurent Koscileny, Arsenal