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Barcelona's Lionel Messi Awarded 6th European Golden Shoe

Lionel Messi was presented with his sixth European Golden Shoe award on Wednesday after netting 36 goals in Barcelona's triumphant La Liga campaign in 2018-19.

The Argentinian has now claimed the award an unprecedented three seasons running.

His career haul of six Golden Shoes is also a new benchmark, putting him two clear of Cristiano Ronaldo at the head of the all-time list:

In 2018-19, Messi controlled the race to be the top scorer in all of European football for most of the campaign.

He eventually finished well clear of second-placed Kylian Mbappe, who ended the season with 33 Ligue 1 goals for Paris Saint-Germain.