Ronaldo rules roost in player form rankings ahead of weekend action

There's a familiar face at the top of the player form rankings across Europe's top five leagues ahead of this weekend's action, with Cristiano Ronaldo's man of the match display against Bologna last time out enough to gain the lead.

The Portugal international netted the opening goal in the 2-1 win, securing a rating of 8.61 and third consecutive Serie A star man award. The 34-year-old has now scored in four of his last six league appearances for Italian champions Juventus and is one of five Serie A stars in the top 10.

His closest rival in the form rankings table is Aston Villa's Jack Grealish, who climbed a whopping 25 places following a match-winning showing against Brighton. The England hopeful will no doubt have impressed the onlooking Gareth Southgate, scoring for the second game running as well as registering an assist from one of six key passes.

Islam Slimani is the leading representative from Ligue 1 having continued his sensational start to life on loan at Monaco. The Algerian striker found the net for the fifth time this season as well as registering an assist for the fourth game running as the French outfit came from behind to beat Rennes.

Robert Lewandowski, who led the rankings last time out, is down to fifth despite maintaining his remarkable of scoring in every Bundesliga game this season. His strike, however, was ultimately not enough to see Bayern avoid dropping points for the second game league running.

The sole LaLiga presence in the top ten this week is that of Valencia captain Dani Parejo, who found the net for the second match in a row and fifth time in Spain's top-flight this season as Los Che earned an impressive point at Atletico Madrid.

Qualifying Rules

Only ratings from each player’s last six league matches are considered, weighted chronologically, with the most recent match carrying greater importance and so on. To qualify each player must have featured in two of the last three league matches and started at least six of the last eight available.