In 2018, Messi scored 51 goals in 54 games and is recognized as the top scorer of the year. But in this regard, the British media "The Sun" put forward a different view, they believe that the forward Baghdabnia who plays for Al Sad is the top scorer last year, and Harvey's teammates scored 59 goals, eight more than Messi. In the AFC Champions League, Baghdabnia scored 13 goals, tying Muric's single-season AFC Champions League scoring record.
Last year, Messi scored 51 goals, Ronaldo scored 49 goals, and the two superstars scored 100 goals together, which shows that although they lost the 2018 Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are still the only two proud in today's football. In addition, Messi is also considered the top scorer of the year in 2018.
But now, the Sun said that the first scorer in 2018 was Al Sadd's Baghdabnia, and it is worth mentioning that Baghdabnia is still the golden boot of the 2018 AFC Champions League, and he scored 13 goals. However, Alsad failed to reach the AFC Champions League final, and Harvey's side lost to Persepolis in the semi-finals.
In August last year, Baghdabnia scored seven goals in a single game to help Al Sadd beat his opponent 10-1! He scored 13 goals in the AFC Champions League and became the first Algerian player in AFC Champions League history to win the Golden Boot, equaling the single-season AFC Champions League scoring record of former Evergrande striker Muric.
Therefore, to say that Baghdabnia is the top scorer of 2018, from the data, there is nothing wrong with it. It is worth mentioning that although Baghdabnia is a goalscoring machine and there are many European teams interested in him, including Ligue 1 giants Marseille, the 27-year-old is still willing to play for Al Sadd, and the two sides decided to renew their contract until 2024!
Bunia's goal in Baghdad is not a brush statistic, he also has a good performance on the big stage of the AFC Champions League, saying that he beat superstars Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo is also deserved.