Golden Shoe 2015-16: Top Goalscorers in Europe, Updated Standings on May 9

Two goals for Barcelona forward Luis Suarez kept his team in control of La Liga’s title race and in a comfortable position at the top of the Golden Shoe standings with the season close to an end.

The Blaugrana’s nearest rivals for the title are Real Madrid, who in Cristiano Ronaldo have Suarez’s main challenger, too. The Portuguese also notched a brace on Sunday as Los Blancos clung on to beat Valencia 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu. If Barcelona drop points in the final week, a win for Real would be enough to see them crowned champions.

Four goals separate Suarez and Ronaldo at this late stage of the campaign, meaning the former is going to be extremely difficult to catch. Here is a look at the standings following the latest games and a recap of how the best goal-getters on the continent fared.

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.

Suarez Preserves Lead

Once again, Suarez stole the show for the Blaugrana, as he was the driving force in a 5-0 win over Espanyol in the Catalan derby.

While a lot of Barca’s players have looked a little jaded at the end of a testing season, the Uruguay international is now playing his best football. Suarez has taken up the responsibility of being the main man in attack, and defences across Spain are struggling to handle his ferocious forward play, with 11 goals scored in four games.

As these numbers from Squawka Football suggest, …

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