The Argentine netted 34 goals at a conversion rate of 17.3% to lift a fifth Golden Shoe award, taking him one clear of Ronaldo in becoming the most frequent winner of the award in its history. It is the best time to get in shape. We know how important habits and routines are.". Messi has so far scored just once for Mauricio Pochettino's side in Ligue 1 despite having attempted 44 shots in total since joining the club. Have you ever wondered why Cristiano Ronaldo scores more goals with Portugal than Messi with Argentina? This chart shows the scoring rate, ie goals per match, that Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have reached by season. To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, Published16:00,25 January 2022 GMT| Last updated16:00,25 January 2022 GMT. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN ace Lionel Messi has the SECOND-WORST shots to goals ratio in ALL of Europe's top five leagues. What happened to FC Kallon, the club Mohamed Kallon bought when at Inter? The alternative moments of the season: Martial, Salah, De Bruyne, Zaha. The legendary Argentine has got off to an underwhelming start to life in Paris, being involved in just 12 goals in 17 games. How wont he succeed? We can see that Cristiano Ronaldo has had a higher scoring rate than Messi in 4 seasons (excluding the current, ongoing), and Messi has overtaken the Portuguese in 5. Messi's rival turned-team-mate Sergio Ramos netted his first goal for PSG. However, questions have been raised over his domestic form after an unexpectedly slow start to life at the Parc des Princes. Earlier this month, Messi received unlikely support from one his former rivals in Spain, Karim Benzema. Decisive pic.twitter.com/m9hF7MoZVi. Lionel Messi pipped Mohamed Salah to the European Golden Shoe, lifting the award for a record fifth time, but he wasnt the most deadly of the bunch. He has scored 67 goals in 88 appearances in all competitions during his two seasons, and this term saw him finish joint-fourth in the race for the Golden Shoe with an impressive 29 goals from 110 shots (a 26.4% conversion rate). The only player outside Europes top five leagues is Benficas Jonas, whose 34 goals saw him finish ninth in the Golden Shoe standings, as his Portugals coefficient means his number of goals is only multiplied by 1.5 rather than the top five leagues factor of two. ", "In the end, work and strength always pays off. When Jonas hasn't started or played this season(11 games), Benfica have only won 27% of their games, averaging 0,9 goals per game. Lionel Messi has found goals hard to come by this season - but its not for the want of trying. His one league goal in 44 shots taken leaves him second-bottom across Europe's top five leagues when it comes to shots to goals ratio. Lionel Messi's slow start to life with PSG has been underlined by one incredibly damning statistic. And just one of his six goals scored this season have come in Ligue 1. Like with the goal, I am happy to have played for 90 minutes. This chart shows Cristiano Ronaldo and Messis scoring average by age. This chart shows that Cristiano Ronaldo has just had better scoring percentages than Messi at 18 and 27 years old. Despite his best attempts, Kane ended up falling short in both the races for the Premier League Golden Boot and the European Golden Shoe. All rights reserved. He scored 30 goals two less than Mohamed Salah and four behind Messi and also finished the season with a worse conversion rate than both. Games Messi, CR7, Lewandowski, Mbapp and Haaland scored @ least once in, @ club level only, Best decisive passer/assistant in history, Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo in english. French publication LEquipe claims Messi is unhappy with PSGs style of play under Mauricio Pochettino, even though the club are currently 11 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. He netted as many goals as Messi in 64 less shots, and has been in stunning goalscoring form ever since joining Benfica in 2014, scoring 99 league goals in 108 appearances. The best scoring average Messi had at the end of a season was in 2011/2012, when he ended with 1.23 goals per game. The Argentine has the second-worst shots to goals ratio of any player in Europe's top five divisions. Published: 13:17 BST, 25 January 2022 | Updated: 16:48 BST, 25 January 2022. Messi has fared considerably better in the Champions League this season, scoring five goals in as many games, while he has also provided six assists in the league. The Spaniard scrambled PSG's second home after a smart save by the Reims goalkeeper. "The most important thing is to get back to my best by getting minutes and confidence. What's with the fascination about dribbles? That stat is justified though when learning that his closest competitor for the domestic Golden Boot award was Timo Werner, who netted 15 goals only just over half the 29 Lewandowski managed thanks to a conversion rate of 22.3%. PLAYER RATINGS: 85m signing Darwin Nunez shows what he's about with FOUR goals in one half while IAN HERBERT: At last, some welcome needle and nastiness at Euro 2022! Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. ", Read ourTransfer News Live blogfor the very latest rumours, gossip and done deals, Lionel Messi's stunning wife Antonela shows off underboob in yoga gear, Ex-Barca star Alves 'set for transfer after agreeing to join Pumas for free', 'I went a little crazy' says jubilant Wiegman after England reach Euros semis, PSG in huge clear-out with 'FIFTEEN players including Neymar up for sale', 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, PSG star Lionel Messi has just one goal in Ligue 1 from 44 shots. The feisty, edgy aspect of England's Dina Asher-Smith dedicates her 200m world bronze to her late grandma and thanks teampsychologist for Lewis Hamilton snubs Max Verstappen by failing to mention his bitter rival as one of his toughest F1 JOE BERNSTEIN: Dele Alli's latest gaffe epitomises the malaise affecting him and Everton. The statistic shows how much the Argentine genius is struggling with PSG domestically, Joao Cancelo of Manchester City is the only player with a worse shot conversion rate. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Messi was, however, involved in a goal for PSG on Sunday night. READ:The alternative moments of the season: Martial, Salah, De Bruyne, Zaha. At his rate of 4.5 shots per goal a conversion rate of 22.2% he would have scored 41 times with the same number of shots as his closest competitor in the Premier League, Harry Kane. Suarez is the lowest scorer in the top 10, hitting 25 goals from 121 shots in La Liga this season at a conversion rate of 20.7%. Finishing as joint-top scorer in Serie A, Immobile has revitalised his career since joining Lazio two years ago. With the best conversion rate of Europes top scorers (28.7%) , Icardi managed his 29 goals for the campaign from just 101 attempts.

The top 12 goalscoring duos in Europe ft Salah, Messi, Neymar, Vardy, Nine season predictions made to look stupid: Liverpool, Ronaldo, Everton. There are a number of surprises along the way, not to mention that three of the top four most clinical shooters in Europe wont be heading to the World Cup this summer.

The only player with a worse record is Manchester Citys Joao Cancelo, whose single Premier League goal this season has come from 46 attempts. Nick Goldsmith (@NickEGoldsmith) May 14, 2018. He managed to provide an assist on Sunday night in the 4-0 win over Reims but there is speculation in Paris that all is not well. No doubt the former Barcelona man will be targeting an upturn in form for the league leaders with is paltry one-goal return a real surprise. The 34-year-old returned to Spain on Monday for Xavi's birthday on Tuesday night but refused to answer any questions about a possible return to the Nou Camp. He is the only player other than Barcelona team-mate Messi and Ronaldo since 2009, sharing the award in 2013-14 before winning it for his incredible haul of 40 league goals in the 2015-16 campaign. The right-back has netted once from 46 shots.

On his goal, Ramos said: "I am very happy. Liverpool and Tottenham forwards joined two Barcelona men among Europes top scorers this season but who was the most clinical? It is understood that Messi and his family have struggled to settle in Paris and there is a chance that any off-pitch distractions are causing this dip in form. The best scoring average of Cristiano Ronaldo has been 1.10 goals per game in the season 2014/2015. Messi now has the second-worst shots-to-goals ratio of any player to have scored in Europes top five leagues this season, according to the Daily Mail. Salah netted a record-breaking 32 goals in 36 Premier League appearances, hitting 144 shots over the course of his historic campaign, finishing second in the race for the Golden Shoe. "We have Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the Champions League. Cavanis incredible 170 goals in five seasons saw him overtake Zlatan Ibrahimovic as PSGs all-time top scorer in 2017-18. Messi struggled to reach full fitness at the start of the campaign after suffering an injury but is up to speed now. It is good to have taken three points. He has chipped in with six assists domestically but his form in the Champions League in front of goal has been far better, scoring five goals in five games. The Parisians brushed aside Reims 4-0 and the 34-year-old star picked up his sixth assist of the season. Despite finishing top of the Golden Shoe standings, Messi had more shots than anyone else in Europes top five leagues, taking 197 attempts on goal during the 2017-18 La Liga season. Interestingly, in the season 2006/2007, both finished with 0.46 goals per game. He has also surpassed him last season, with 28 years. Only Manchester City's Joao Cancelo has performed worse in that department. His 28 goals this campaign have come from just 105 shots a conversion rate of 26.7% as he formed part of a deadly front three alongside Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Lewandowski is the only Bundesliga player to take over 100 shots this season, taking 127 attempts on goal over the course of the campaign. Weve taken a look at the top 10 scorers in Europe this season and worked out how many shots it took them to score a goal. The comments below have not been moderated. Ronaldos conversion rate of 14.6% could potentially be attributed to his struggles at the start of the season, before an incredible run of form saw him score 22 goals in 13 La Liga appearances. Only Joao Cancelo of Manchester City has a slightly worse record, scoring once from his 46 shots in the Premier League this term. 2022 Mchel Acosta. In total he managed 26 league goals from 178 shots during the season, with only Messi taking more shots in La Liga. Still, it wasnt enough to see him make the Argentina World Cup squad, and to put that into perspective, at his rate of scoring he would have scored 57 times this season if he had taken 197 shots the same as countryman Messi, who managed five more goals. Real Madrid striker Benzema defended the seven-time Ballon dOr winner from criticism and backed him to adapt to French football. Can you name every PFA Player of the Year since the Premier League began? When Jonas has started this season(36 games), Benfica have won 70% of their games and scored on average 2,4 goals per game. At 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 years old, Messi has always exceeded the Portuguese. Lionel Messi has the second-worst shot conversion rate of any player in Europe's top leagues. It is just a period of adaptation, because he is not scoring a lot of goals, Benzema told TF1. FREE BETS:GET OVER 2,000 IN NEW CUSTOMER DEALS. "I am gathering pace and the most important thing is to keep improving physically to bring my best to the team at the most important period. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 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