5 stats that show that Lionel Messi has been at his brilliant best this season

FC Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - La Liga
FC Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - La Liga

#3 Front Runner for the La Liga Golden Boot

FC Barcelona v Valencia CF - La Liga
FC Barcelona v Valencia CF - La Liga

It is quite fitting that the best player in the World is once again among the top contenders for the Pichichi Trophy, an honour that he has won 5 times already in his career. Messi won the honours in the 2009/2010, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons and might be on course to win the award for the 6th time at the end of this season.

Also Read: Top Contenders for the La Liga Golden Boot - March 2019

The Argentinean has scored 26 goals from 25 games so far this season and is already miles ahead of the competition. The player nearest to him in the chart is Luis Suarez, his team mate at Barcelona, who has scored 17 goals from 26 games so far and is a long way behind to the Barcelona Skipper.

Messi has already scored 2 hattricks so far this season in La Liga and has found the back of the net 17 times in his last 13 games in the League!

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