The new year has once again seen a new Cristiano Ronaldo take to the pitch with the winger now on 18 LaLiga goals for the season, just six behind Lionel Messi.
While he started the year strong, Barcelona talisman Messi has only hit one brace in seven league outings, a run which may not seem too bad but his Portuguese rival's 14 goals in eight games has opened up the race.
And the Argentine is absent for Saturday's trip to Malaga, enabling Ronaldo's brace at Eibar to cut the gap between them to six.
Across all competitions in 2017/18, the Real Madrid man is ahead with 33 strikes to 32, owing to his chart-topping form in the Champions League.
Luis Suarez remains second in the rankings on 20 goals and Girona forward Christian Stuani scored once again on Friday night to elevate himself to 14 goals.
Pichichi leaderboard
Messi: 24 goals
Luis Suárez: 20 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo: 18 goals
Iago Aspas: 16 goals
Antoine Griezmann: 15 goals
Cristhian Stuani: 14 goals
Maxi Gómez: 14 goals
Ángel: 11 goals
Willian Jose: 11 goals
Zaza: 11 goals
Santi Mina: 11 goals
Gerard López: 11 goals
Portu: 11 goals
Crazyman
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Ronaldo gets energized when people consider him useless. He was never pampered by media or other footballers, always criticize him. Xavi even criticizes the way he scores goals. Ronaldo teaches us, we define ourself, not media, not other people.
wiaaipr
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Ronaldo gets energized when people consider him useless. He was never pampered by media or other footballers, always criticize him. Xavi even criticizes the way he scores goals. Ronaldo teaches us, we define ourself, not media, not other people.
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He pays way too much attention to the media. Literally obsessed with they have to say about him. Why I say this. His reactions to everything, his obsession with ballon d’or, his own comparisons with history literally everything. Look at the way he even sings the champions league anthem when the camera is on him. Even in interviews he says, “look at my YouTube videos and who ppl vote for”. However his obsession DOES make him work harder. The difference between him and Messi is messi doesn’t give a fuck about anything, he just plays. When ronaldo goes on a drought, he literally acts like a little kid cuz he’s driven by scoring goals. Messi receives just as much backlash and let’s not even get started with the way Argentina used to treat him. Never gave a fuck and never will.
society
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At the age of 33, Maradona was playing for Newell's Old Boys. At the age of 33 Pele scored 10 goals in a season for Santos. At the age of 33, Ronaldo has 33 goals in 34 games with Real Madrid and counting.
blackzitch1994
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If they remove Ronaldo goal it will remain nothing, if they remove messi goal it will remain dribble, if they removed messi dribble it will remain his passing, if they remove his passing it remain is fearless. Even tho messi don't play at all in a match his appearance scared most player, Ronaldo is just and ordinary goals scorer like lewaldoski and suarez don't compare the real G.O.A.T with ordinary g.o.a.t.
FCBarcelona1997
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LOL Leo HIT The woodwork 18 TIMes and STILL He Is The La LIGA top scorer ThIs season #The🐐 hopefully we WIN The Game today VISCa El Barca 🔴🔵🔥