La Liga 2016/17: Top 5 Contenders for the Pichichi Trophy

#4. Iago Aspas – 14

Yes, that Aspas. The Galician is ripping it apart for his local club this season.

The X-factor in this list, The former Liverpool flop has gone home and resurrected a career that was down in the doldrums. His 14 goals for Celta Vigo have come at just 125 minutes apiece, but that is not the most critical stat of them all. Neither is it the fact that he has 3 assists to back those goals up and boost his attacking menace.

It’s the fact that his goals amount for 36% of the goals the Galician outfit have scored. THIRTY SIX! That’s higher than everyone on the Pichichi ranking list and highlights Celta’s dependence on him. When he is on his A-game, they are virtually unstoppable – as Barcelona found at the Balaidos, but when he’s not at his best they are toothless as Barcelona showed at the Camp Nou.

In terms of this individual honour alone, though, Aspas’ consistency may well see him hold off the late charge from Griezmann.

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