Benfica’s Jonas is the surprise leader in the race for the 2015-16 Golden Shoe gong, as he kept up his exceptional goalscoring form at the weekend.
His remarkable return of 29 league goals put him in front of Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Napoli hitman Gonzalo Higuain, who each netted to move on to 28 for the season. It was a relatively quiet weekend for Barcelona’s revered attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, with only the latter getting on the scoresheet in a 2-2 draw at Villarreal.
Here are the updated standings following another gripping round of football across the continent and a recap of how some of the top contenders for this accolade fared.