Barcelona attacker Lionel Messi has been presented with the European Golden Shoe after ending the 2018-19 season as the leading marksman on the continent, Goal.com reports.
He won the race by scoring 36 times in 34 outings for the Camp Nou side last season as they regained their Primera Division trophy, with the 32-year-old once again their star performer.
It was the sixth occasion Messi has won the award and marked nine years after he first lifted the prize by scoring 34 goals during the 2009-10 campaign.
Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain was the only player to push the South American close in the race, with the young French superstar having netted on 33 occasions for the Ligue 1 champions.
Completing the top three was Fabio Quagliarella of Sampdoria, who found the net 26 times to finish as Serie A’s leading scorer.
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