Lionel Messi claimed his sixth European Golden Shoe thanks to his 36 LaLiga goals for Spanish champions Barcelona.
Messi clinched the award for the most league goals in any of Europe’s top flight leagues for the third consecutive year, beating Kylian Mbappe by three following Paris Saint-Germain’s defeat on Friday.
Mbappe needed to score five goals in PSG’s Ligue 1 finale to collect the Golden Shoe, however, the French sensation could only manage one in a 3-1 loss at Reims.
Messi now has two more Golden Shoes than Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who last won the award in 2014-15.
The 31 year old Messi led Barca to back to back LaLiga titles ahead of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid this season.