5 players who could score more goals than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2018

#2 Neymar

Paris Saint-Germain v Celtic FC - UEFA Champions League — Priceless Neymar

A list like this without him would be farcical, to say the least. The connection is actually quite surreal. After the departure of Ibra, Cavani has flourished. With Messi in front of him, Neymar perhaps realised that he won’t have the opportunity to be the main man.

The Brazilian might have taken this lesson from Cavani as he chose to go to Paris-Saint Germain and become the focal point in attack for the Parisiens. He might not have reached his optimum scoring ability, but who knows—this could be his year.

His stats this season are phenomenal to put it simply. He has 17 goals from 20 games and the way he has played this season, thus far, there is a good chance that he will add another 30 more by the time the season concludes.

And that would be a good push to lead the charts by the end of the year.

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