Top Contenders for the LaLiga Golden Boot: October 2018

#3 Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)

Barcelona v Deportivo La Coruna - La Liga

Goals Scored: 5

The Argentinean has won the trophy 5 times already, including the last 2 seasons in a row and will be hoping to become a record leveling 6 times winner of the La Liga Golden Boot this time. Last season, Lionel Messi scored 45 goals in 54 games, including 34 goals from 36 games in the league.

This season, the Argentinean has already scored 10 goals from 10 games in all competitions so far. He started the new La Liga season with a mesmerizing brace against Alaves in the first game of the season. The game against Valladolid saw him miss out from scoring, but Messi was back with another brace against Huesca, a game in which he also registered 2 assists. He failed to score in the win against Real Sociedad, but returned to his scoring form against Girona. Messi registered an assist in each of his last two games, against Leganes and Athletic Bilbao, but was unable to find the back of the net.

With 5 goals from 7 games so far, the new Barcelona Captain currently sits at the 3rd position among the contenders for the La Liga Golden Boot, at the beginning of October. By the end of the season, Lionel Messi will be hoping to be at the top yet again.

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