Lionel Messi claimed his sixth European Golden Shoe thanks to his 36 LaLiga goals for Spanish champions Barcelona.
Messi clinched the award – handed to the player with the most league goals in any of Europe’s top-flight leagues – for the third consecutive year, beating Kylian Mbappe by three following Paris Saint-Germain’s defeat Friday.
Mbappe needed to score five goals in PSG’s Ligue 1 finale to collect the Golden Shoe, however, the French sensation could only manage one in a 3-1 loss at Reims.
Messi now has two more Golden Shoes than Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who last won the award in 2014-15.
goals in @LaLigaEN = #GoldenShoe 18/19
Congrats, Leo!
pic.twitter.com/Gd7OYIb2zs— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 24, 2019
The 31-year-old Messi led Barca to back-to-back LaLiga titles ahead of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid this season.
Messi and Barcelona will face Spanish rivals Valencia in the Copa del Rey final Saturday.
2018/19: 36 pic.twitter.com/473JlJrU4K
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 24, 2019
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