Barcelona\u2019s\u00a0Lionel Messi is fast closing in on Bayern Munich\u2019s Robert Lewandowski in the race for the Golden Boot, although the Argentine will find it quite a challenge to surpass the Pole and win the coveted prize.<\/p>\n
Lewandowski has been in imperious form for Bayern Munich this season, notes Diario Sport, recovering from injury to score again at the weekend and take his tally to the season in the Bundesliga to a remarkable 36 goals, which translates to 72 points.<\/p>\n
Messi also found the net this weekend, scoring twice during Barca\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0visit to Mestalla to face Valencia in the Spanish league\u00a0on Sunday night, a game they came from behind to win 3-2. He\u2019s at 28 goals this season, a score that translates as 56 points.<\/p>\n
Next in line is Juventus\u2019 Cristiano Ronaldo, with 25 goals and 50 points, the same statistics as Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s Andre Silva, Borussia Dortmund\u2019s Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Kylian Mbappe.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s still a remarkable feat nonetheless from Messi, considering the flak he\u2019s received this season and the plaudits being laid at the feet of Haaland and Mbappe, especially.<\/p>\n
Even at nearly 34, he\u2019s clearly still of a different class.<\/p>\n
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