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The La Liga has been really interesting this season, producing top-notch entertainment as the likes of FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, and Sevilla continue to fight intensely in an open title-race while the likes of Real Madrid, Deportivo Alaves and Real Betis follow behind closely.
Moreover, players from the Spanish top flight have also made the division a great one to watch this season - especially the attackers - who have stolen the attention of spectators with their amazing exploits in front of goal - tearing opposition defenses apart, making goalkeepers look helpless with their incredible finishing skills as well as leading their respective teams to victories after victories.
Only 17 matches have been played in the division this season yet these amazing superstars have scored plenty of goals already. This has prompted us to analyze their efforts in the division so far and we have come up with a list containing the top 5 attackers in the Spanish top flight at midseason, ranking them in respect of their performances in front of goal since the beginning of the term.
Take a look at them below:
#5. Wissam Ben Yedder
It has been a decent campaign for French superstar Wissam Ben Yedder so far this season, with the Sevilla striker having produced a couple of memorable performances in front of goal for the Andalusians who look to compete with the likes of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid for the La Liga title this term.
Ben Yedder is in a fantastic form at the moment, as highlighted in his performances in the Spanish top flight during the past few weeks and by virtue of his incredible efforts, he has reached the midseason as one of the best attackers in the division.
The striker has recorded an impressive 8 goals and 5 assists to his name in 14 La Liga appearances this season, putting himself among the most influential attackers in the Spanish top flight so far and he will be looking forward to taking his tally further as we approach the other phase of the campaign.
#4. Iago Aspas
One of the most consistent performers in the Spanish top flight during the past few years, Celta De Vigo striker Iago Aspas also made it into our list of the most impressive La Liga attackers at the middle of this season - courtesy of his incredible performances in front of goal so far during the term.
The Spaniard has been quite unstoppable, combining his sheer pace, incredible dribbling skills and amazing goalscoring knack to wreak havoc on opposition defenses in the Spanish top flight and the efficiency with which he does these things is what proves his pure class.
With a fantastic 10 goals and 2 assists to his name in 17 La Liga appearances so far this season, Iago Aspas has written his name in among the elite goalscorers in the Spanish top flight at the moment.
#3. Christian Stuani
La Liga is well blessed with a lot of incredible attacking talents which makes it a difficult task for anyone to rank high, and this is why Girona striker Christian Stuani deserves some recognition, having battled his way through to put himself among the most prolific attackers in the Spanish top flight at midseason.
The Uruguayan superstar has been at an amazing level since the beginning of the campaign, finding the back of the net consistently and firing his team to vital victories as well as making name for himself across the division with his incredible goalscoring exploits.
Christian Stuani has bagged an amazing 11 goals 15 La Liga appearances so far this season - his best start in the Spanish top flight yet. He is expected to score even more, with plenty of games still left to be played in the division.
#2. Luis Suarez
Another Uruguayan superstar on the list, Barcelona striker Luis Suarez also reached the midseason as one of the best strikers in the La Liga, stepping up at the vital moments and reminding us of his incredible abilities once again with a couple of match-deciding performances
The former Liverpool forward surely took his time before finding his feet in the Spanish top flight this term but once he started firing, he has been quite unstoppable ever since then, linking up with his teammate, Lionel Messi as they continue to unbalance opposition defenses in the division.
Suarez has found the back of the net a whopping 11 times this season while setting up another 4 in 16 La Liga appearances so far. It has been another decent campaign for the prolific number 9.
#1. Lionel Messi
Just as many would expect, Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has maintained his stand as the best attacker in the La Liga even in the middle of the current campaign, after finishing on top of the goalscoring chart in the Spanish top flight during the past 2 years.
The Argentine has been quite unstoppable this season, tearing opposition defenses apart with his immense intelligence, electrifying dribbling skills, and unparalleled goalscoring knack while also tormenting goalkeepers with his amazing efforts from set-pieces.
Messi currently sits on top of the La Liga top scorer's chart with a whopping 15 goals to his name in 15 appearances and he has also bagged an amazing 11 assists, to sum up his amazing influence in the Spanish top flight so far. With such amazing statistics, the attacker is undoubtedly the favorite to claim the Pichichi trophy once more come the end of the term.
