Bayern Munich superstar Robert Lewandowski has raced clear of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after a blistering return to action in the Bundesliga - here are the top 10 scorers for the European Golden Shoe.
Lewandowski has now found the net in consecutive matches upon the return of the German top-flight since the coronavirus pandemic halted football.
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As the only competition currently active across Europe's top-five leagues, the Poland striker has taken advantage, taking his overall tally to 27 goals in just 25 league games.
Timo Werner's hat-trick against in the 5-0 trouncing over Mainz also moved him into the reckoning, just three goals off the pace of the Bayern ace.
The 24 goals from the Germany international moves him into the top-three as he leapfrogged Ronaldo (21) and Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Erling Haaland.
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Haaland has netted 26 goals this season in league competitions for BVB and RB Salzburg respectively but the Golden Shoe works on a points coefficient system based on the strength of leagues.
And with the Austrian Bundesliga falling outside Europe's top-five, his 16 goals in the first half of the season only counted for 1.5 points each, instead of the two points earned in the German top-flight.
The only representative of LaLiga this season is Messi, with 19 goals in LaLiga and with the Spanish top-flight set to resume at on 8 June - he will be aiming to get back into the reckoning for a record seventh Golden Shoe title.