Leo Messi finishes the year 2018 with 48 official goals between the Barcelona and Argentina

As it could not be of another form, Leo Messi closed the year doing what better knows: mark. The Argentinian star transformed the second target of the FC Barcelona against the Celtic of Vigo in the Camp Nou, this Saturday, to duplicate like this the advantage and leave more than encarrilado a party that would finish with the 2-0, and that allowed to the Barça add three points more at the head of the leadership of LaLiga Santander 2018-19.

There is not better form to finish the year that seeing goal, and helping like this to the FC Barcelona to keep a distance with the Athletic of Madrid, second qualifier of the competition, that won in his respective party in front of the Espanyol (1-0). With the target of Leo Messi in front of the Celtic, 'The Flea' will finish the year 2018 with 48 goals in the rucksack, 47 of them transformed with the FC Barcelona, and without explaining the 'hat-trick' that annotated in front of Haiti in the month of March, that went in a friendly party.

This yes, can not say still that Leo Messi was the maximum realizador of the year 2018, since the rest of his perseguidores, included Cristiano Ronaldo, still have pending parties when playing in his respective leagues split the next week, coinciding with the dates of Navidad. Leo Messi, this yes, has of a considerable advantage to finish the year like the maximum goleador.

Something that did not achieve, remember, the year 2017 when Harry Kane transformed 56 targets and surpassed his 54 so many, in one of the last parties of the year. The goleador English gave a hit on of the table and prevented that Leo Messi finished the year with the distinction that is used to to star during the last years, and that has repeated in this 2018.

From now, with his 48 goals, sure that will wish to keep the rhythm goleador of face to the year 2019, although it knows that it will not be easy. At present it finds crossing a moment of spectacular form, and this will help him to be followed marking the differences.

The only that has options to trap him this year is Christian Ronaldo. The one of Madeira explains for the moment with 44, but remain him still three parties. The Series To extends during the dates navideñas and will complete the days 17, 18 and 19 starting from this weekend. It is not the only, what can upset the leadership of the Barcelona.

Harry Kane or Mohamed Salah are something more move# away, but also have of three meetings in the Premier to reduce distances. In fact, the English already made a final sprint in 2017, in which it remained the 'title' of pichichi annual with 56 targets, by the 54 of the attacker culé. It will be necessary to see if in this campaign repeats the traced back, although to know it will have to expect.

Leo Messi, for the moment, already has done the duties in the Barcelona-Celtic, and continues with his good series in a tournament in LaLiga, with six targets in his last three apparitions. Now, only it remains him rest and begin 2019 equal.

The maxima goleadores of the year 2018

• Leo Messi (FC Barcelona): 48 goals (Slope: Any)
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus): 44 goals (pending Duels: Rome, Atalanta, Sampdoria)
• Robert Lewandowski (Bayern of Munich): 42 goals (pending Duel: Rome, Atalanta, Sampdoria)
• Antoine Griezmann (Athletic of Madrid): 38 goals (pending Duel: RCD Espanyol)
• Harry Kane (Tottenham): 37 goals (pending Duels: Everton, Bournemouth, Wolverhampton)
• Mohamed Salah (Liverpool): 36 goals (pending Duels: Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Arsenal)
• Luis Suárez (FC Barcelona): 34 goals (Slope: Any)