Barcelona's Lionel Messi poses with the Golden Shoe in Barcelona Wednesday AFPLionel Messi was three ahead of nearest rival Kylian Mbappe, who scored 33 times for Paris Saint Germain as they won France's Ligue 1Barcelona forward Lionel Messi picked up a record-extending sixth - and third consecutive - European Golden Shoe award Wednesday following his outstanding individual 2018-19 domestic campaign. Messi was three ahead of nearest rival Kylian Mbappe, who scored 33 times for Paris Saint Germain as they won France's Ligue 1. The forward, who won his first Golden Shoe in 2010, admitted he was disappointed to have missed out on Champions League glory again after Barca blew a 3-0 first leg lead to Liverpool at the semi-final stage. Barca have endured a difficult start to the season, losing twice in their first eight league games. They have won their last three matches to pull themselves into second place on 16 points, two behind leader Real Madrid.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 16, 2019 15:45 UTC