Polski Sport

Poland international Robert Lewandowski has won his first European Golden Shoe ahead of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi and Juventus attacker Cristiano Ronaldo after his record-breaking season in the German Bundesliga.

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Lewandowski ensured that Bayern retained their German Bundesliga title as he scored a record 41 goals thereby breaking the record for the number of goals in a single Bundesliga season previously set by Bayern Munich and German football great Gerd Muller around five decades ago. The 32-year-old Poland national team player left it late until the final minute of the final game of the season against Augsburg to break the 40-goal Bundesliga record set by Muller during the 1971/72 season. Muller went on to match the tally he has set few seasons later.

Poland national team skipper Lewandowski finished as the topscorer in the Bundesliga last season but was beaten to the European Golden Shoe by Lazio striker Ciro Immobile who scored 36 goals for his club in the Italian Serie A.

The European Golden Shoe points is based on the national rankings from UEFA at the start of a season. Two points each are awarded for those who find the back of the net in the top five leagues, while the scorers from the next batch of leagues from position six to 22 have a multiple of 1.5. The rest of the European leagues have a multiple of 1.

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was ahead of the other European Golden Shoe contenders by a mile as he won the accolade for the first time with 82 points. Lionel Messi finished in second place with 60 points after he scored 30 league goals for Barcelona. Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo scored 29 goals for his team in the Italian Serie A and finished third as a result with 58 points.Eintracht Frankfurt player Andre Silva was fourth with 56 points after netting 28 times in the Bundesliga, while both KylianMbappe of Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and ErlingHaaland of Borussia Dortmund finished joint fifth after netting 27 times in the French Ligue 1 and German Bundesliga respectively.