Barcelona star Lionel Messi enjoys some time away from pre-season training with wife Antonella Roccuzzo
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LaLiga top scorer odds: Messi now favoured over Ronaldo
The 2017/18 LaLiga top scorer odds are again dominated by just three players and it is hard to look beyond Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez in this market. No other player has lifted the Trofeo Pichichi, named after former Athletic Bilbao striker Rafael Moreno, since Diego Forlan headed the goal charts back in 2009. Messi finished in front for the fourth time last season, netting 37 times to beat Barcelona teammate Suarez by eight and Real Madrid ace Ronaldo by 12. Suarez took top honours the year before with 40 successful strikes, ahead of Ronaldo on 35 and Messi on 26. In 2015, Ronaldo claimed the third of his Spanish Golden Boot gongs with 48, eclipsing Messi’s still magnificent haul of 43. That wasn’t a record campaign for the biggest individual rivalry in world football, though, as Messi hit a half-century in 2012, four more than his old adversary.
Neymar's Dad: Messi Is Barca's Superstar, My Son Had To Leave
Neymar's father, who also acts as the player's agent, has admitted that his son had to leave FC Barcelona because Lionel Messi will always be the Catalan club's main man.
Messi will still be world's best after Neymar move, says Willian
The Blues winger admits that he favours Messi over his Selecao compatriot, while he also defended Neymar's decision to move to Ligue 1