Suarez takes lead in the race for the Pichichi

25 April 2016 11:27

Suarez takes lead in the race for the Pichichi - the Spanish golden boot - with his second quadruple of the week.

Scoring 4 goals as Barca demolished Deportivo La Corunna midweek 8-0, the ex-Liverpool star smashed in another 4 goals to send Barcelona top of La Liga with a 6-0 victory over Sporting Gijon on Sunday after both Atletico and Real Madrid had leapfrogged them in the title race with wins on Saturday.

Suarez now leads Real Madrid super star goal machine Cristiano Ronaldo 34-31 with three games of the season left. And Ronaldo, winner for the last two years, is currently injured. This means that Suarez is now favourite to be the last player other than Ronaldo or Messi to win the award since Diego Forlan in 2008-09 season.

Recent winners:

2008-09 Diego Forlan, Atletico Madrid, 32

2009-10 Lionel Messi, Barcelona, 34

2010-11 Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid 41

2011-12 Lionel Messi, Barcelona, 50

2012-13 Lionel Messi, Barcelona, 45

2013-14 Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid 31

2014-15 Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid 48

Source: DSG