Golden Shoe Update: Ronaldo Out of Top Three
19 May, 2020
Cristiano Ronaldo, who is aiming to add a fifth European Golden Shoe to his collection, has dropped out of your top three in this year's ranking following the Bundesliga returned to play this weekend - listed below are the very best marksmen in Europe this year!
The Juventus superstar had not been able to increase his tally, with Serie A football still suspended and only likely to come back in June at the initial.
He remains on 21 goals, which equates to 42 points in the Golden Shoe race, but was overtaken by Borussia Dortmund sensation Erling Haaland, who scored the opener in the Revierderby on the weekend.
It had been his 26th league goal of the 2019/20 campaign, with 16 of his strikes via his time at previous club Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga, which only has a 1.5 multiplier because of its lower standing in the UEFA ranking, while Europe's top leagues have a 2.0 multiplier.
His latest 10 goals, though, were scored since his move to BVB, in nine Bundesliga games, and he has netted 40 goals across all competitions this campaign.
Robert Lewandowski also found the trunk of the after the return of Bundesliga football, helping Bayern Munich to a 2-0 win at Union Berlin.
The Poland striker is currently just one single goal short of European Golden Shoe leader Ciro immobile, who netted an extraordinary 27 goals in only 26 Serie A games before the Italian top flight was suspended.
Up to now, the Bundesliga is the only top European league which has resumed play, but Serie A and LaLiga clubs have resumed training ahead of their impending restarts, as the Premier League is yet to decide on its actual procedures, and the Ligue 1 campaign was cancelled altogether.
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