In the early morning of December 18, Beijing time, the five major European leagues ushered in a number of exciting battles. After the two super goalscorers Harry Kane and Mbappe both scored in this round, the number of goals this year exceeded 50, which also made the competition for the top scorer of the year in 2023 more intense.
In this round of the Bundesliga, Bayern at home beat Stuttgart 3-0. In this game, Bayern ace center Harry Kane scored 1 goal in each half. After this double match, Kane scored 51 goals for England and clubs in all competitions in 2023. This allowed him to overtake Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo to the top of world football's scorer of the year.
Since joining Bayern, Kane has scored 24 goals in all competitions, including 20 in 14 Bundesliga games. It also set a record for the fastest 20 goals in Bundesliga history, ahead of Uwe Schiller's 21 and Haaland's 22.
In Ligue 1, the French genius Mbappe, who plays for Grand Paris, also scored in this round. In the 66th minute of the game against Lille in Paris, teammate Lucas was tackled in the penalty area to create a penalty, as the first penalty taker Mbappe stood in front of the penalty, and Mbappe successfully scored the penalty, which was also his 50th goal of the year.
Mbappe has also scored 50+ goals for 3 consecutive years. In 2021, Mbappe scored 51 goals, and in 2022, Mbappe scored 56 goals, and he also became the first player in the history of French football to score 50+ goals for 3 consecutive years.
Harry Kane temporarily leads the 2023 scorer list with 51 goals, while Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are tied for second place with 50 goals each. 4 sharpshooters, for the rest of 2023, still have games to play. Who will win the 2023 Golden Boot is still a huge unknown.
Attached: The remaining performances of the four in 2023
Kane 1 game: 1 Bundesliga game
Mbappe 1 game: 1 Ligue 1 game
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 games: 3 Saudi Arabian United
Haaland 4 games: 2 Premier League games + 2 Club World Cup games