Golden Shoe 2015-16: Top Goalscorers in Europe, Latest Points Standings on May 2

Barcelona’s Luis Suarez remains on course to clinch the coveted European Golden Shoe award, as he netted his 35th league goal of the season on Saturday. 

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t feature for his side due to injury and was therefore unable to close the gap at the summit. Jonas remains alongside Ronaldo on 31 goals, as he failed to find the back of the net in Benfica’s 1-0 win over Vitoria Guimaraes.

After another weekend of tremendous goalscoring on the continent, here is how the standings are shaping up in the race for this gong and a closer look at how some of the main contenders fared in their respective matches.

Rules: Every league in Europe is rated on its difficulty by UEFA and attributed a constant between one and two.

With a rating of two, goals scored in La Liga and the Premier League are doubled to achieve a player’s points tally, whereas in Ligue 1, they are only multiplied by 1.5.

Red-Hot Suarez Scores Again

All eyes were on Suarez, as Barcelona headed to Real Betis on Saturday evening after the Uruguay forward netted eight goals in his previous two games. After missing a hatful of chances on the night, the Blaugrana man eventually got his name on the scoresheet late on.

It was a strike that effectively ended the contest, cementing a vital win for Barcelona and a spot at the top of the table again. Wins for both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid earlier in the day had relegated them to third temporarily.

Suarez has been vital to Barca pulling themselves out of the slump that allowed the capital clubs back into the title picture. Sky Sports Statto summed up just how much of a threat he has been in the final third this season:

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