Leo Messi is head and shoulders above everyone else on the list of this season's best players by WhoScored.
The Argentine's average mark is higher than the ones of Robert Lewandowski and Harry Kane.
Cristiano Ronaldo is out of the top 5 while Erling Haaland isn't even in the top 10 despite having an extraordinary campaign with Borussia Dortmund.
Barca target Memphis Depay is in the top 20.
Full list
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 8.52
2. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) - 8.03
3. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) - 7.81
5. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) - 7.68
6. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) - 7.64
7. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) - 7.61
8. Andy Delort (Montpellier) - 7.61
= 9. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) - 7.59
= 9. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) - 7.59
= 11. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) - 7.58
= 11. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) - 7.58
13. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) - 7.57
= 14. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) - 7.56
= 14. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) - 7.56
16. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) - 7.55
17. Memphis Depay (Lyon) - 7.54
18. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) - 7.53
19. Andre Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt) - 7.51
20. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) - 7.49
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Messi overtakes Ronaldo: 2020/21 European Golden Boot ranking with 1 week left until end of the season
Although Barcelona ended up losing the match against Celta Vigo, Leo Messi delivered a great performance and even scored a goal.
The Argentine overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo and now sits alone in the second spot. He's still far away from Robert Lewandowski, though, who has been in monstrous form this season once again.
Current top 10
1. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) — 80 pts (40 goals)
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) — 60 pts (30 goals)
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) — 58 pts (29 goals)
4. Andre Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt) — 54 pts (27 goals)
5. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) — 52 pts (26 goals)
6. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) — 50 pts (25 goals)
7. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) — 46 pts (23 goals)
8. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) — 46 pts (23 goals)
9. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) — 44 pts (22 goals)
10. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) — 44 pts (22 goals)
Out of this world: Leo Messi scores 30+ league goals in 9 seasons after Celta opener
Even though Barcelona were beaten by Celta Vigo 2-1 on Sunday, Lionel Messi managed to reach another milestone over the weekend.
The 33-year-old's opener against the Sky Blues was his 30th goal in the 2020/21 La Liga season.
It means that the Argentine has scored at least 30 league goals in nine seasons since making his senior debut for the Blaugrana in 2004.
2009/10 - 34
2010/11 - 31
2011/12 - 50
2012/13 - 46
2014/15 - 43
2016/17 - 37
2017/18 - 34
2018/19 - 36
2020/21 - 30
Leo will try to improve his record against Eibar in the final matchday of the current campaign on Saturday.
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