Leo Messi and Karim Benzema fight for the Pichichi of LaLiga 2019-20

MESSI AVENTAJA To BENZEMA IN 2 GOALS

Benzema, Messi's great threat in the fight for Pichichi

Published:18/07/2020 - 17:38h

Updated:18/07/2020 - 20:37h

Leo Messi is to a day to conquer another Pichichi more for his collection, but Karim Benzema looms seriously the prize. The French is to alone two goals of the Argentinian and will try to snatch him the award in the last day

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The FC Barcelona has lost LaLiga, but still has a reason not to throw the towel in the last day of League. In addition to the love and the respect that all the players would have to have by the shield, also will have to go out to win by Leo Messi. The captain has given the face by all his mates during all the season and now needs that they take it out by him. The '10' is playing the Pichichi and in this last meeting will have to struggle to carry it.

Karim Benzema is the only player that could snatch him the prize to the Argentinian, since it is to so alone two so many of him. The rosarino adds 23 targets in what it goes of competition, whereas the Frenchman carries 21 after his last doublet against the Villarreal. Leo, by his part, only could mark one in front of Osasuna, by what lost one of advantage the past day. The madridista is in series and if it plays against the Leganés will try to carry the award as it was.

For the captain of the Barça would be his seventh Pichichi and to win it would turn into the first footballer of all the history of the Spanish football in arriving to this figure. For the moment, the blaugrana is empatado with Telmo Zarra, legend of the Athletic Club, to six. In the case of the tip merengue, would be the first that would attain in LaLiga, since with Cristiano Ronaldo in the team always has been to the shadow of the Portuguese regarding figures and game.

The course of the luso did that the ex of the Olympique of Lyon took a step forward and turned into the leader of the white attack and in the most decisive player of the staff. His campaign has been excellent without place to doubts, but wants to put him the brooch of gold conquering this so special prize. Messi will try to prevent it marking some so much that him of more advantage in the crash of this Sunday to the 17:00 hours in front of the Alavés in Mendizorroza.

Benzema Could not playing in the last day

It is not confirmed to 100% that Read go to play in front of the vitorianos, but would be very rare that playing the Pichichi Quique Setién seated it to give him rest. With Benzema, instead, there are more doubts after listening in press conference to Zinedine Zidane. "Claro that it would like me by Karim. But this does not mean at all. I do not go to say who goes to play. It had liked me, because it is a player that has done it well and that deserves to be 'Pichichi' of the League. Tomorrow we will see how it goes to finish this", commented the technician.

The words of 'Zizou' leave to fall that it is not neither much less ensured the titularity of Karim. The míster podría give him rest to the goleador after playing it almost everything from the turn of the stop thinking in the Champions League. Besides, Luka Jovic already is with the group and could have minutes so that it recover the confidence lost this course. It will be necessary to see what decides the trainer, but if at the end the '9' does not play Messi will have ensured his seventh trophy of maximum goleador in Spain and the consecutive chamber.

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