Top Contenders for the La Liga Golden Boot: March 2019

Modified Mar 05, 2019 13:35 GMT

Barcelona v Deportivo La Coruna - La Liga

#2 Luis Suarez (Uruguay, Barcelona)

Goals Scored - 16

Suarez did not have the best of months in February but is still firmly among the contenders. He appeared in all of the 4 games, starting in 3 of them, but could score only one goal. After failing to score in both draws against Valencia and Athletic Bilbao, the Uruguayan was on the bench against Real Valladolid. He came on for the last 30 minutes but could not make an impact as Barcelona won thanks to Messi's lone goal.

He returned to the starting eleven against Sevilla and was back among the goals too. He converted brilliantly from a superb Messi lob to make the score 4-2. This weekend, he drew a blank in the El Clasico, but Barcelona still won thanks to Ivan Rakitic's fine finish.

The Uruguayan has 16 goals from 25 games so far in La Liga and is averaging a goal every 132 minutes played. He has registered 68 shots, 41 of which have been on target. At the start of March, Suarez is second in the race to the La Liga Golden Boot.

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