Not exact matches
Not since Diego Forlan in 2009 has a player not
named Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi led La
Liga in
goals, but this year it belonged
to Suarez.
The versatile 28 - year old attacker is a relative newcomer
to the international stage, with just two caps
to his
name so far, but after two decent seasons in La
Liga he has begun this one in superb form, scoring five
goals in five games so far.
With just one
goal to his
name in La
Liga, he's struggled in domestic football in particular, and many jumped at the opportunity
to mock him and suggest that «he's finished» after the Juanfran moment specifically.
The 29 - year - old scored 64
goals in 135 games in his previous stint with Atleti, while he went on
to bag 59 in 120 for Chelsea as he now has a La
Liga title and two Premier League titles
to his
name since 2014.
Messi has scored 527
goals in 609 appearances for the La
Liga giants, winning eight La
Liga titles and four Champions League trophies
to name but a few.
With 15 strikes
to his
name, Ronaldo has registered more
goals in the opening eight rounds of the season than any other player in La
Liga history, a feat all the more remarkable for the fact that he missed one of those games — a 4 - 2 defeat against Real Sociedad.
Fowler is the sixth highest scorer in Premier League history, with 163
goals to his
name, whilst McManaman ranks 19th for assists, and would surely be in the top 10 had he not left the Premier League for La
Liga.
While he still remains without a
goal to his
name in a Barcelona shirt is irrelevant at this stage; his three assists in as many La
Liga outings and his incisive play against Almeria in a game where Barcelona were out - played, will go some way
to silencing the doubters.