Vitinha was threatening the top 10 during the last set of B/R Ballon d'Or rankings, but the Portuguese has fully joined the conversation after the Club World Cup. To get an idea of the 25-year-old's influence on the French champions, consider the 771 passes he made during the tournament with an accuracy of 94 percent, per FIFA.

PSG's heavy defeat in the Club World Cup final was a bit of a shock, though it's important that Luis Enrique & Co. learn the right lessons from it and apply them to next season.