Major records broken in Europe this season

#5 Messi picks up record 5th Golden Boot

Barcelona’s potentially historic domestic season ended up being just another title-winning season with a shock 5-4 loss to Levante in the penultimate matchday. But Lionel Messi did write another piece of history when he picked up his 5th Golden Boot.

The Argentine wizard surpassed Ronaldo’s haul of 4 and wrote his name into the books once again when he became the most prolific player for the most number of times in Europe.

Messi bagged 34 goals in 36 league games this term, two more than the next best, Mohamed Salah. That also includes 4 hat-tricks, the most for a player in La Liga this season, whilst also jointly finishing atop the assist charts with 12. The incredible tally includes some important goals against Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla et al, as he was once again crucial in the Azulgrana’s title triumph.

This was also Messi’s 5th Pichichi trophy, and now trails the legendary Telmo Zarra on the all-time list, who collected 6 of them during his playing days.

And for those curious to know, Ronaldo came second in the league with 26 goals, but having played 9 games fewer.