article_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo is currently Europe's 29th best forward in 2015 while Barcelona's Lionel Messi ranks first, a study has revealed.
article_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo ranks 29th in a table of the best forwards in the top five European leagues in 2015 .
article_snippet: Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo played for Cristiano Ronaldo country in the weekend win over Serbia .
article_snippet: Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi ranks first in CIES Football Observatory statistics .
article_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo has scored just six goals in La Liga this year after winning the Ballon d'Or in mid-January, and rival Messi has swept the Real Madrid forward aside with 19 as Barcelona sit top of the table by four points.
article_snippet: rival Messi ranks first in the list of the top 10 forwards, compiled by CIES Football Observatory .
highlights_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo ranks an astonishing 29th according to statistics .
  
highlights_snippet: Lionel Messi ranks first out of the top forwards in Europe .
  