La Liga 2018-19 Golden Boot: Top Contenders at the start of April 2019

Modified Apr 12, 2019 19:37 GMT

Lionel Messi is one of the contenders for the Award, but how high is he ranked?

#2 Luis Suarez (Uruguay, Barcelona) 🢀 🢂

FC Barcelona v Club Atletico de Madrid - La Liga

Goals Scored - 20

Another Uruguayan who has consistently been good this season, Suarez did have a dip in form in the middle. However, he has perhaps the best support systems in the world and as such, the Uruguayan was bound to flourish once again. And he had a decent month of March which has helped him stay put in the second position in this list.

Suarez failed to score in the first game of the month against Real Madrid, but has scored 4 goals in his last five games since. Incidentally, Barcelona have won 4 of those 5 games and are 11 points clear at the top of the table. The only game Suarez failed to score in this period was the 2-0 win over Espanyol at home.

The Uruguayan has found the back of the net 20 times from 30 appearances this season and is averaging a goal every 128 minutes played. He has attempted 86 shots in La Liga so far, 51 of which have been on target.

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