5 best finishers in European football right now
Scoring is an art and finishing is the masterpiece. Surely, football is more than scoring goals, but it's undeniable that having quality forwards is always beneficial. Imagine your favorite side 1-0 down and in the dying minutes of the game, your star player finds the net out of nothing. All of a sudden everything changes. That's what good finishers do. They score a bucket load of goals from all possible angles and situations.
Europe is lucky enough to be the hunting ground for most of the world's top talents, bringing together scorers from all corners of the globe who regularly entertain with their finishing exploits, some more incisive than others. With so many talented footballers and forwards, it was no easy task ranking the top 5.
Honorable mentions: Luis Suarez, Mohamed Salah, Edinson Cavani, Sergio Aguero, and Antoine Griezmann.
Without much ado, let us take a look at the 5 best finishers in world football at the moment:
Note: This article features the best finishers in front of goal and doesn't matter whether the player plays as a striker or winger.
#5 Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich
Robert Lewandowski, one of the best strikers in the world, has consistently shown in the recent seasons what a true world class goalscorer he is with his performances for Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich is a team full of superstars, but Lewandowski is arguably their biggest trump card.
The Polish striker is capable of scoring goals from any angle and from any range. He is comfortable with both his right and left foot and also competitive and effective in the air. As he continues to demonstrate at Bayern Munich, the 30-year-old remains one of the game's greatest strikers. Lewandowski has broken the 40-goal barrier in all competitions in each of the last three full seasons, and his touch, movement, and link-up play are still outstanding.
This season he has been in good form and got his team back to the top after a poor start to the season. He has been unstoppable in front of goal and is also the top scorer in the Champions League currently having scored 8 goals. His heading quality is absolutely fantastic. Also, he recently broke the Bundesliga record for foreign goalscorers with 195 goals in his pocket. This surely shows his quality in front of goal and that he is one of the best number 9s currently.
Statistics this season:
40 Matches
25 Goals
9 Assists
3.5 Shots per Game
7.37 Average Rating