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The three goals scored Saturday in thunder beaten by Paris Saint-Germain's 9-0 on the Guingamp have not only served Kylian Mbappé to isolate himself in the # 39th Artillery of the French Championship. With 7 goals scored, the seventh PSG jersey has fallen asleep as the leader in the European ranking of gold boots, this award has been awarded to the top scorer of a national championship on the continent this season.
Kylian Mbappé reached 17 goals in France and drew with Messi at the top of the European Golden Shoe – Photo: Charles Platiau / Reuters
The Golden Boot race takes into account the importance of each national league. Since last season, the French have gained weight and with this Mbappé now adds 34 points, tied with the Argentine Lionel Messi, Barcelona, winner of the last two editions.
Messi is also the biggest winner of the Golden Shoe, five times, one more than Cristiano Ronaldo, farther from the fray this year, only in eighth place with his 14 goals in Italy for the Juventus (28 points). Mbappé is fighting for his first top scorer title in a European championship. The only Frenchman to win the trophy was Thierry Henry twice in the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 seasons for Arsenal.
However, Mbappé's leadership may not last long. This Sunday, Lionel Messi enters the field for Barcelona against Leganés, for the 20th round of the Spaniards. Egypt's Mohamed Salah of Liverpool is another serious contender. He beat Saturday 2 4 to 3 against Crystal Palace and had 16 in the Premier League Artillery (32 points in the Gold Boot standings).
With 13 goals in the French Championship, including two in the rout Saturday, Neymar is still far from the fight for the Golden Shoe. Besides Mbappé, Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, who completes the offensive trio of PSG, also ahead of the Brazilian with 14 goals in French, including three 9 at Guingamp.
At the moment, the best ranked Brazilian, in fourth place, is the unknown Liliu, champion and top scorer of the Estonian championship with Nömme Kalju, with 31 goals. As your league is only a weight, your goals are 31 points. Liliu was at the top of the ranking of the Golden Boot until last December. However, there is no chance of winning the prize because the season in Estonia is now closed.
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