Leo Messi celebrates one of his goals in front of the Getafe

MESSI EXTENDS ITS ADVANTAGE WITH BENZEMA

Leo Messi, most favorite in the fight for the Pichichi of LaLiga

Published:23/04/2021 - 09:34h

Updated:24/04/2021 - 01:24h

Leo Messi is on the way to taking another top scorer for his collection and with the double against Getafe he reached 25 goals in this league. The Argentine already has four more than Karim Benzema, who is his main pursuer

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Leo Messi is starring a 2021 absolutely spectacular. The Argentinian began the season something low of form, dragging surely the stress that caused him his exit frustrated of the FC Barcelona. However, little by little it was entonando and from does several months has gone back to be the King of Europe. Anybody has marked more goals that he since it began the year and anybody doubt that has recovered his level.

Right now, the Argentinian carries already 25 so many in League and goes launched in the career by the Pichichi. After his doublet against the Getafe, the '10' is even more favourite, since it left him very clear to his perseguidores who commands in the Spanish championship. Karim Benzema is his big rival after the two goals that marked in front of the Cádiz the mpichiércoles, but the French, with 21 targets, still is something far of the rosarino.

The forward madridista goes to have complicated to follow him the rhythm to the 'crack' of the Barça, that does not leave to put goals. Nevertheless, the Frenchman goes it to try to the end, since the fact to compete by the Pichichi will involve that to his Real Madrid go him well the things in League. The merengues do not have another powerful weapon in the forward and his options to be champions happen because the frank-Algerian follow marking until it finish the course.

The third in discord in this fight by this prestigious trophy of maximum goleador of LaLiga is Gerard Moreno. The tip of the Villarreal, that for the majority has to be the '9' headline of Spain in the next Eurocopa, is going out and sum already 20 targets. The Catalan is the leader and the best player of the castellonenses, that will confront to the Barcelona this Sunday. It will be interesting to see how finish the Messi vs Gerard, that could be decisive in this fight by the Pichichi.

On the other hand, Luis Suárez​ still keeps some option in this career and is fourth with 19 goals. The Uruguayan was does no so many weeks the leader of the ránking by in front even of his fellow Leo, but an injury has prevented him follow putting 'chicharros'. The one of Jump has not played the last three meetings by physical problems and follows without recovering , by what his options to win the trophy begin to be minimum.

It would be the eighth Pichichi of Messi and the fifth followed

It is necessary to remember that to win it, something that seems that sucederá, would be the eighth Pichichi of Messi. The rosarino conquered it in the seasons 2009/2010, 11/12, 12/13, 16/17, 17/18, 18/19 and 19/20. Therefore, the one of this campaign could be the eighth and the fifth followed, showing that anybody can him compare. The history is near at hand of his hand and seems that the 'capi' of the Barcelona will not fail to the appointment.

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