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

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Unstoppable! Messi leads the race for the Pichichi of LaLiga

Published:22/03/2021 - 08:02h

Updated:22/03/2021 - 13:06h

Lionel Messi signed a doublet more to his extensive list and accumulates 23 targets to approach to his eighth award of his career, the fifth to the thread

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To fault of 10 days so that it conclude the championship, the fight by the trophy Pichichi 2020-2021 does not stop. The prize to the maximum artilleryman of LaLiga Santander debate it to him fiercely three of the most important forwards of the tournament, pertaining to the biggest clubs of the Spanish football: Lionel Messi (23 goals; FC Barcelona), Luis Suárez (19 goals; Athletic Madrid) and Karim Benzema (17 goals; Real Madrid).

Messi heads comfortably the competition by the trophy at all less than with 23 so many, afterwards to annotate a pair of goals in the been bulky victory of the Barça in front of the Real Sociedad. The Argentinian star has not stopped to show that it keeps on being the favourite maximum to go back to win an award that knows very well, as it has heaved it in seven occasions, the last four of consecutive way.

Luis Suarez is the main threat for the captain of the Barcelona group. His fellow near and ex mate also attained to annotate a target in this day 28 of LaLiga in the adjusted victory of his team, the Athletic of Madrid, in front of the Alavés. The Uruguayan until the moment finds in the second position of the competition with 19 so many, to four goals of distance of Leo, and to alone two of his perseguidor nearer.

The third square of the podium occupies it the forward of the Real Madrid, Karim Benzema. The 'Cat' also annotated doublet, went in front of the Celtic of Vigo this Saturday, and with this reached 17 goals. The French artilleryman outlines like the only footballer that can argue the Pichichi to the two inspired forwards sudamericanos. The '9' of the picture merengue has made a stood out work in the team, awarding him the victory to keep it in the fight by the leadership suspender belt.

Finally, and although it finds to six targets of distance of Leo Messi, neither goes down the arms and keeps in the fight the maximum goleador national, Gerard Moreno. The player of the Villarreal neither was missing to his appointment with the goal this day 28 and from the twelve steps converted the first so much for his team in the victory (2-1) in front of the Cádiz, the number 16 of the season.

Top 5 Pichichi 2020-21

  1. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 23
  2. Luis Suárez (Athletic Madrid) 19
  3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 17
  4. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) 16
  5. Youssef In-Nesyri (Seville) 15

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