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Golden Shoe 2018-19: Top Goalscorers in Europe, Updated Standings on January 21

Lionel Messi was on the scoresheet for the sixth La Liga game in a row on Sunday as Barcelona beat Leganes 3-1 at the Camp Nou.

As a result the Argentinian moved on to 18 goals for the campaign and kept hold of top spot in the race for the 2018-19 Golden Shoe.

Kylian Mbappe is now hot on his heels, though, after the Frenchman scored a hat-trick in Paris Saint-Germain's 9-0 drubbing of Guingamp.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah's double in Liverpool's 4-3 win against Crystal Palace moved him on to 16 league goals for the campaign.