Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has won his fifth European Golden Shoe after his team beat Real Sociedad 1-0 in its final La Liga Santander match of the season. The Argentine player won the award with 34 goals, for a total of 68 points during the 2017-2018 season. Messi also won the award last year, as well as in 2010, 2012 and 2013, and is the only player to do so five times.
The Golden Shoe is awarded to the highest scorer in Europe's domestic leagues, with Messi finishing two goals clear of Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and four above Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur in the final standings.
Messi was previously tied with Cristiano Ronaldo as the only four-time winners of the award, but he has now moved out on his own having claimed the trophy for the fifth time in the past nine seasons.
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