3 players who could challenge for the Golden Boot | 2019-20 UEFA Champions League
Lionel Messi was awarded the UEFA Champions League Golden Boot last time around and ended Cristiano Ronaldo's streak, having won the award three successive years before the Argentine. Both these talismanic players have dominated the award for the past twelve yards, with one or the other ending up as the competition's top scorer during that time-period.
Ronaldo and Messi were expected to battle it out again for the prestigious individual prize this season, though both of them have struggled for regular goals - with differing reasons.
As of now, it appears their goalscoring dominance is about to end so with that in mind, here's a look at three players who could challenge for the Champions League's Golden Boot this season:
#3 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Mohamed Salah has been a pivotal figure in Liverpool's recent success and is expected to be the key for the Reds as they aim to retain their European crown once again this season.
The Egyptian forward, who scored an early penalty during their 2-0 Final victory over Tottenham Hotspur in June, netteed five goals last term and will be eager to improve upon that tally this time around.
He hasn't reached the same dizzying heights as his debut campaign on Merseyside - netting 44 goals in 52 games - but the speedster continues to chip in with important goals, having already netted nine in 17 appearances across all competitiions this term. The 27-year-old has three in four Champions League matchday fixtures and with Liverpool expected to go deep again this term, could be a real challenger to claim the Golden Boot accolade next summer.
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