Yet another hat-trick for Cristiano Ronaldo at the weekend enabled the prolific Real Madrid striker to extend his lead at the top of the ESM Golden Shoe rankings.
Ronaldo’s arch-rival Lionel Messi failed to make the scoresheet in his side’s shock 3-2 defeat at Osasuna, while Arsenal’s Robin van Persie also drew a rare blank at the weekend.
Elsewhere, there were goals from Udinese’s Antonio Di Natale, Trabzonspor’s Burak Yilmaz and Bayern Munich’s Mario Gomez, while Wayne Rooney’s brace in Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Liverpool, saw the England striker move into the top ten.
POS PLAYER TEAM GOALS FACTOR PTS
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 27 x 2 = 54
2. Aleksandrs Cekulajevs (Trans Narva) 46 x 1 = 46
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 23 x 2 = 46
4. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) 22 x 2 = 44
5. Burak Yilmaz (Trabzonspor) 27 x 1,5 = 40,5
6. Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow) 24 x 1,5 = 36
Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich) 18 x 2 = 36
8. Antonio Di Natale (Udinese) 17 x 2 = 34
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) 17 x 2 = 34
10. Demba Ba (Newcastle United) 16 x 2 = 32
Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) 16 x 2 = 32
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04) 16 x 2 = 32
13. Sergio ‘Kun’ Agüero (Manchester City) 15 x 2 = 30
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) 15 x 2 = 30
Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen) 15 x 2 = 30
Lukas Podolski (Cologne) 15 x 2 = 30
17. Bas Dost (Heerenveen) 19 x 1,5 = 28,5
18. Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid) 14 x 2 = 28
Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid) 14 x 2 = 28
Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund) 14 x 2 = 28
21. David Lafata (Jablonec) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Jérémy Perbet (Mons) 18 x 1,5 = 27
Artjoms Rudnevs (Lech Poznán) 18 x 1,5 = 27
24. Marco Reus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 13 x 2 = 26
Aiyegbeni Yakubu (Blackburn Rovers) 13 x 2 = 26
26. Mostafa Abdellaoue (Tromsö) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
John Guidetti (Feyenoord) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
Luuk de Jong (FC Twente) 17 x 1,5 = 25,5
29. Ole Martin Arst (Start Kristiansand) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Edinson Cavani (Napoli) 12 x 2 = 24
Gérman Gustavo Denis (Bergamo) 12 x 2 = 24
Edin Dzeko (Manchester City) 12 x 2 = 24
Stevan Jovetic (Fiorentina) 12 x 2 = 24
Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit St.Petersburg) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao) 12 x 2 = 24
Diego Milito (Internazionale) 12 x 2 = 24
Rodrigo Palacio (Genoa) 12 x 2 = 24
Rade Prica (Rosenborg) 16 x 1,5 = 24
Roberto Soldado (Valencia) 12 x 2 = 24
Only the leading five countries – Spain, Italy, Germany, France and England – in the UEFA rankings have two as their multiplier. This is to emphasise the difference in (international) performance level between clubs from those countries and those of other nations.A player cannot play first in a summer league (e.g. Norway) and then in a winter league (e.g. Spain) and combine the points totals for each season.
Cristiano Ronaldo drew a rare blank this weekend, but he remains two points clear of longstanding leader, Aleksandrs Čekulajevs, at the top of the ESM Golden Shoe rankings.
Ronaldo’s arch-rival Lionel Messi ended his recent goal ‘drought’ by scoring for the first time in three games in Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad.
Meanwhile, moving closer to La Liga duo is Arsenal’s Robin van Persie whose hat-trick against Blackburn on Saturday took his tally for the season to 22, just two goals short of Ronaldo at the top of the rankings.
POS PLAYER TEAM GOALS FACTOR PTS
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 24 x 2 = 482. Aleksandrs Cekulajevs (Trans Narva) 46 x 1 = 463. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 23 x 2 = 464. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) 22 x 2 = 445. Burak Yilmaz (Trabzonspor) 25 x 1,5 = 37,56. Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow) 24 x 1,5 = 367. Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich) 17 x 2 = 348. Demba Ba (Newcastle United) 16 x 2 = 32Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke) 16 x 2 = 32Antonio Di Natale (Udinese) 16 x 2 = 3211. Sergio ‘Kun’ Agüero (Manchester City) 15 x 2 = 30Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) 15 x 2 = 30Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) 15 x 2 = 30Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen) 15 x 2 = 30Lukas Podolski (Cologne) 15 x 2 = 30Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) 15 x 2 = 3017. Bas Dost (Heerenveen) 19 x 1,5 = 28,518. Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid) 14 x 2 = 28Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid) 14 x 2 = 28Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund) 14 x 2 = 2821. David Lafata (Jablonec) 18 x 1,5 = 27Jérémy Perbet (Mons) 18 x 1,5 = 27Artjoms Rudnevs (Lech Poznán) 18 x 1,5 = 2724. Mostafa Abdellaoue (Tromsö) 17 x 1,5 = 25,525. Ole Martin Arst (Start Kristiansand) 16 x 1,5 = 24Edinson Cavani (Napoli) 12 x 2 = 24Gérman Gustavo Denis (Atalanta) 12 x 2 = 24Edin Dzeko (Manchester City) 12 x 2 = 24Stevan Jovetic (Fiorentina) 12 x 2 = 24Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit St.Petersburg) 16 x 1,5 = 24Diego Milito (Internazionale) 12 x 2 = 24Rodrigo Palacio (Genoa) 12 x 2 = 24Rade Prica (Rosenborg) 16 x 1,5 = 24Marco Reus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 12 x 2 = 24Roberto Soldado (Valencia) 12 x 2 = 24Aiyegbeni Yakubu (Blackburn Rovers) 12 x 2 = 24
