Mbappe, Salah face showdown in golden shoe race
Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah have their last chance to win the Golden Shoe. Weekend matches in Spain and England could determine their fate.
Key information
- Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah are competing for the Golden Shoe.
- Viktor Gyokeres is leading with 58.5 points.
- Weekend matches might change the standings.
The upcoming matches in Spain and England are crucial for Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool. Both players have the opportunity to surpass Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting Lisbon in the Golden Shoe rankings, a prestigious award for the top scorer in European leagues.
Viktor Gyokeres leads with 58.5 points, having scored 39 goals. His score is calculated based on a coefficient considering the league's strength. Mbappe, with 29 goals, has 58 points, and Salah, with 28 goals, has 56 points. Both players still have a chance to improve their scores in the upcoming matches.
The last player who won the Golden Shoe without benefiting from the maximum coefficient was the Brazilian Mario Jardel. He achieved this with Sporting Lisbon in the 2001/02 season when he won thanks to 42 goals (63 points).
Season conclusion
Weekend matches could change the standings. Mbappe and Salah have their last chance to improve their scores and surpass Gyokeres. Will they succeed in winning the Golden Shoe? We'll know the answer soon.
Robert Lewandowski has no chance of winning the Golden Shoe, as he is currently in fifth place. Harry Kane of Bayern Munich surpassed the FC Barcelona striker, who scored one more goal than Lewandowski. Another Pole on the list, Krzysztof Piątek, is only 34th. In 16th place is Efthymios Koulouris, playing for Pogoń Szczecin.
The rules for the Golden Shoe standings are pretty simple. The trophy goes to the player with the highest number of goals. The number of goals is multiplied by the league coefficient, with stronger leagues having higher coefficients.
