The Champions League Golden Boot has scored no less than 10 goals for thirteen consecutive years, and this season may be facing an end!
Suffice it to say, this trend was pioneered by Merlot. In those "black" years, there were some great stars who could score more than 10 goals in a season, like Puskas, Altafini, Gerd Müller and so on, but the atmosphere was completely different then than it is now. In fact, after the UEFA Champions League reform, only a handful of people have been able to score more than 10 goals over a long period of time, and only the likes of Piero and Ruud van Nistelrooy have been able to score more than 10 goals over a long period of time. After Melo dominated European football, such a style began to emerge. In the last 10-11 Champions Leagues, Messi won the UEFA Champions League Golden Boot and scored 12 goals, and he has never scored less than 10 goals in the UEFA Champions League since then. In fact, what happened a few years ago, everyone knows by heart, and that is Mero who rules the world. Cristiano Ronaldo himself has set a record of 17 goals in 13-14 months in the Champions League, but this is not a new high in his personal history.
But the problem is that even if Melo is no longer playing in Europe, the trend is not going away. In recent years, Lewandowski, Benzema, Haaland and others have maintained that number, and they are also the Golden Boot winners in the Champions League, scoring more than 10 goals every season.
However, as far as this season is concerned, if this momentum continues, then nothing good will come out in the future.
This season's Champions League has reached 16 men, but the best goal record has been in shambles. In previous years, there were always one or two people who were able to make their mark and win the Golden Boot. But this season it wasn't like that, with all five being the best in the world and all four scoring five goals. There is no doubt that Hojrum missed more chances to score, but the other three strikers Griezmann, Morata and Haaland make up a difficult opponent to play against. Griezmann and Morata are both Atletico Madrid players, not to mention whether Atletico Madrid can enter the round of 16, even from the perspective of the shooting and scoring of both sides, it is also very difficult to get rid of the opponent. Haaland's form this season has slipped a lot in a noticeable way.
In fact, the number of players who scored four goals was the same, 11. Of the other 10 teams, only Shakhtar Donetsk's Siken team has not been beaten. Among them are Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Phil Foden, Harry Kane and Gabriel Jesus, all of whom have a big competitive advantage and could all be equalised.
In fact, there are not many players who can burst out in the group stage, such as Ronaldo and Benzema. The Champions Cup is the easiest game to get into, as well as the group stage. Now, the Champions League is halfway through and the greatest goalscorer has only scored five goals. In the final stages, a lot of teams are gathered together, and it is very difficult for individual players to focus on gambling.
Who do you think will win the UEFA Champions League Golden Boot this year? How many goals did he have?