Lewandowski, Messi and C. Ronaldo lead race for 2017 European golden boot award

As the year 2017 comes to an end, a number of prolific goal scorers are in the race for to be crowned as the  top scorer in European football for the year.

Cristiano Ronaldo added to his goal tally on Wednesday as he scored the first goal for Real Madrid as the Los Blancos came from behind to defeat Al Jazira 2-1 at the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup. The goal took Ronaldo's goals for the year 2017 to 52, one behind Lionel Messi and Bayern forward Robert Lewandowski. The Polish striker also scored on Wednesday as Bayern defeated Köln 1-0.

Apart from this trio, two other strikers have scored 50 goals or more in 2017. They are Edinson Cavani and Harry Kane.

Highest goal scorers in European football in 2017

Robert Lewandowski 53 goals
Lionel Messi 53 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo 52 goals
Edinson Cavani 51 goals
Harry Kane 50 goals

Goals counted are for both club and country.


Here is a look at the top three remaining fixture for 2017

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich (German league)
Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund (German cup)

Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Barcelona vs Deportivo (La Liga)
Real Madrid vs Barcelona (La Liga)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Real Madrid vs Gremio (Club World Cup final)
Real Madrid vs Barcelona (La Liga)