5 players who could beat Lionel Messi to the Pichichi trophy this season

#1 Luis Suarez

Once again, Luis Suarez could beat his teammate to the Pichichi trophy this term

Having dominated the Pichichi trophy in each of the past few seasons, there is no doubt many attackers will be looking forward to overtaking Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi in the race for the accolade this term and it could end up being his teammate Luis Suarez that could pip him to the award.

Following a slow start to the current campaign, the Uruguayan has finally come back to his best in recent weeks, consistently producing extraordinary performances in the Spanish top flight and putting himself on top of the goalscoring chart with a whopping 9 goals in 11 appearances so far.

One of the deadliest attackers on the continent for the past few years, Suarez defeated Lionel Messi to claim the Pichichi trophy in 2016 and with such an incredible start to the current campaign, the Uruguayan sharpshooter is well on track to repeat such a feat this season.