Lionel Messi claimed his sixth European Golden Shoe thanks to his 36 La Liga goals for Spanish champions Barcelona, edging out Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe.
Messi all but clinched the award – handed to the player with the most league goals in any of Europe's top-flight leagues – for the third consecutive year, beating Mbappe by three following PSG's defeat Friday. .
Mbappe needed to score five goals in PSG's Ligue 1 finale to collect the Golden Shoe, however, the French sensation could only manage one in a 3-1 loss at Reims.