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European Golden Shoe Race: Victory for Kylian Mbappé?
Kylian Mbappe has a great chance of winning the European Golden Shoe award for the 2024/2025 season.
Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres is currently leading the rankings of top scorers in European national championships. With 39 goals, the Swede has 58.5 points (the goal coefficient of the Portuguese championship is only 1.5).
The 2024/2025 Portuguese Championship has officially ended, making it impossible for Viktor Gyokeres to improve his performance. It is known that this is the last season the striker born in 1998 plays for Sporting Lisbon. And most likely, Viktor Gyokeres will join Arsenal or Man United.
Right behind Viktor Gyokeres on the rankings is Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé. The French superstar has 58 points with 29 goals for the Bernabéu team in La Liga 2024/2025. It is almost certain that this season's Pichichi title will belong to Kylian Mbappé.
The former Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain striker still has one more match ahead. Real Madrid's opponent in the final match of La Liga 2024/2025 is Real Sociedad, a team that has run out of goals. Surely, Kylian Mbappe will be given maximum conditions by his teammates to score more goals.
Standing at 3rd place on the rankings is Mohamed Salah of Liverpool. The Egyptian superstar has 28 goals, equivalent to 56 points. Like Kylian Mbappe, Mohamed Salah has 1 more match to improve his record, which is the match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield.
Hosting Crystal Palace - an opponent who has run out of goals to strive for - is a great opportunity for coach Arne Slot and his team. There is no reason why Liverpool should not be determined to make a resounding victory on the day of lifting the championship trophy. Hopefully, Mohamed Salah will appear on the scoreboard.
In short, the race for the 2024/2025 European Golden Shoe is still undecided, as Viktor Gyokeres, Kylian Mbappé and Mohamed Salah all have their own advantages. Objectively speaking, Kylian Mbappé is the strongest candidate. Let's wait and see who will be the owner of the above title?
