In the previous season, Robert Lewandowski won the “Golden Shoe” as Europe’s top scorer, and the Bayern striker is well on his way to lifting the trophy again.
Last year’s winner is once again number one in the Golden Shoe. Robert Lewandowski’s treble in FC Bayern’s 4-0 win over 1. FC Köln not only broke the 300-goal mark in the Bundesliga, but also put him back in first place in the rankings. Already 23 goals for the season, 46 points – the Pole, who was once again named FIFA World Player of the Year on Monday, continues to score at a steady pace and is well on the way to becoming Europe’s top scorer once again.
Ohi Omoijuanfo has dropped to second with 27 goals and a resulting 40.5 points, and he will not get any closer to Lewandowski. The Norwegian can no longer improve his tally as he scored his goals for Molde in the Norwegian league, which plays its season in the calendar year and is therefore closed. The same applies to third-placed Thomas Lehne Olsen of Lilleström SK.
Schick sole fourth
He is trailing Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick, who scored in the 2-1 derby win at Mönchengladbach to make it 2-0 at the interval – his 18th goal of the season. Karim Benzema was in action with Real Madrid in the Supercopa, so his goal tally in La Liga remained at 17.
In 2020, Ciro Immobile was number one at the Golden Shoe, but in the current rankings, his two goals in Lazio Roma’s 3-0 win at US Salernitana have moved him up to Benzema and Dusan Vlahovic (AC Florence) in fifth place, now with 17 goals (34 points). Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland returned to the top 10, scoring his 14th and 15th goals in a 5-1 win over SC Freiburg in the chasing duel. Anthony Modeste came away empty-handed against Bayern and remains stuck on twelve goals.
