The race for the "Golden Boot" award, given to Europe's top scorer, is heating up. Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has increased the gap between himself and his closest rival, Kylian Mbappe, with his performance this weekend. Sport24.az, citing Marca, reports that the English forward scored twice in the last round of the Bundesliga against Werder (3:0), bringing his goal tally to 26.
His closest follower, Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe, did not appear in the match against Real Sociedad (4:1).
It should be noted that depending on the level of the leagues, each goal is multiplied by a special coefficient. Last season, Kilian Mbappe won this award with 31 goals, but currently Kane is in the lead with 26 goals (52 points).
The current standings of the footballers competing for the award are as follows:
1. Harry Kane (Bayern) – 52
2. Kylian Mbappe (Real) – 46
3. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 44
4. Igor Thiago (Brentford) – 34
5. Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) – 32
6. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) – 30
7. Darko Lemajić (RFS) – 29
8. Luis Suarez (Sporting) – 28.5
9. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) – 28
10. Lautaro Martinez (Inter) – 28