Top Contenders for the La Liga Golden Boot: December 2018

Modified Dec 05, 2018 18:14 GMT

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#8 Wissam Ben Yedder (France, Sevilla FC)

Goals Scored - 7

Even though the Frenchman had a better month compared to October, Ben Yedder's slide towards the bottom of the pile has not stopped. He has slipped from 7th last month to 8th here. He now has 7 goals from 11 games in La Liga and 11 goals from 20 games in all competitions.

The Frenchman was rested against Real Sociedad at the start of November. In the next game, he came off the bench at the start of the second half against Espanyol and scored the winner in the 89th minute. Even though he failed to find the back of the net in the following game against Real Valladolid, he was back among the goals against Alaves last weekend.

In La Liga, Ben Yedder has recorded 25 shots, out of which 13 have been on target. He is 8th among the top contenders for the La Liga Golden Boot at the start of December.

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