A year ago Luis Suarez shocked the world by topping Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the top scorer in the Spanish League.For years that was the domain of the world's top players but with the trend now broken there is an ample opportunity to see someone new take the crown as Spain most prolific goal scorer. Here is a look at the potential candidates to win the Pichichi in 2016-17.
Is Lionel Messi declining already? Everyone knows that Cristiano Ronaldo is declining. His dribbling ability has eroded, his speed lacks the explosiveness of his early years, his overall influence on the game is waning and his physical fitness has taken a hit.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are rivals for the ages and will be linked together as long as they are both in the game. As expected, both had solid seasons for their respective clubs coming away with crucial trophies that they were major parts of. But which player had a better 2015-16 season?Here is a look from a wide range of angles.
Luis Suarez is that man and by all accounts he is going to be Spain's top scorer. He is currently running away with the contest leading Cristiano Ronaldo by three goals and Messi by nine.
Ronaldo is now the Ballon d'Or favorite and could cement that trophy is his team wins the UCL. A few months back, Lionel Messi was the king of the world.
Real Madrid and Barcelona face off in the biggest soccer match of the year. The game, which kicks off at 2:30 PM EST at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, is filled with a plethora of storylines that have fans salivating.
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It was another eventful week for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi with the latter participating in two more matches on the week against the single one by his great rival.
Lionel Messi was crowned the Ballon d'Or winner this past Monday before embarking on two straight games to help retain his crown and help his team to be its best. Cristiano Ronaldo meanwhile got back to work, looking to ward off a slow start to 2016.
Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d'Or, cementing himself as the only player to win as many individual awards. He had already made the record books with his fourth win back in 2012, but Cristiano Ronaldo had crept within one with two straight wins in 2013 and 2014. However, that mountain will be harder to climb now for the Portuguese player who is seemingly starting his decline.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi had to big games this weekend with each having major points to prove. Messi was looking to continue his top form while Ronaldo sought to get back on the goalscoring column.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo initiated their 2016 campaign with two crucial games. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo initiated their 2016 campaign with two crucial games.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each got time in yet another game this week, albeit in rather different circumstances. While Ronaldo played in the Spanish League, Messi was off in Japan competing in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were back to work in two separate games this week - one in the Champions League and another in the Spanish league.Both players faced rather unimportant Champions League tilts but had crucial fixtures in Spain to resolve.
It was a horrid week for the two most renowned superstars in the world. While Robert Lewandowski finished his week with seven goals in two games, both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continued looking to add to their goal totals but only continued to find inconsistency.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi having finally arrived after struggling through the opening few weeks of the season. Both superstars got two chances to prove their mettle in week four of the 2015-16 season - once in the Champions League and a second time in the Spanish league. Both stars faced challenging UCL matches and "easy" Liga games and wound up with contrasting results in both games.Which superstar was the winner of week 4?
After going scoreless in the opening two matches of La Liga, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi opened their goalscoring accounts in the third week, both in decidedly different ways.
