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#1 Goals
In the end of the day, footballers are mostly judged by the number of goals they score and this is where Lionel Messi has been devastatingly good for over a decade now. The Argentine has scored 40 goals or more for Barcelona, for 11 consecutive seasons now, a proof of how good he can be in front of goal. Messi has scored more than 25 league goals for 11 consecutive seasons as well and this time too, the Barcelona skipper has been brilliant in front of goal.
Lionel Messi has scored 16 goals from 16 games in the League so far, the most in the top five leagues in Europe. The three players next in the list - Ronaldo, Kane and Aubameyang - have all scored 14 goals, however, they have played at least 3 more games!
The Argentinean has found the back of the net 22 times from 21 games in total this season. He has had 2 hattricks, and has also scored a brace in a game 5 times this season! He is averaging 5.3 shots per game in the Champions League - where he has scored 6 goals from 4 games - and 4.9 shots per game in La Liga.
Lionel Messi's brilliant goalscoring form this season reinstates his stance as the best footballer in the World right now and provides the most convincing proof that the Argentinean is the GOAT.
