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Lionel Messi wins sixth Golden Shoe as Ronaldo finishes outside top 10

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.