Golden Boot 24-25
Lewandowski forced to score against Rayo to stay in the fight for the Golden Boot
The Polish striker is fourth in the European leagues' scoring charts with 19 goals, 1 less than Mateo Retegui, 2 than Harry Kane and 4 than Mohamed Salah
The fight for the Golden Boot is on fire. Robert Lewandowski was the leader of the table during the peak of the season, but Barça's break between November and December has made him lose ground. Mohamed Salah has taken over, with 23 goals, which generates 46 points. Behind him are Harry Kane, with 21 goals, and Mateo Retegui, who has sent 20 balls into the back of the net. The Blaugrana striker has 19 goals. It is important that he scores in Monday's match, against Rayo Vallecano in Montjuic, to stay in the fight.
| POSITION | NAME | TEAM | GOALS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 23 | 46 (x2) |
| 2 | Harry Kane | Bayern de Múnich | 21 | 42 (x2) |
| 3 | Mateo Retegui | Atalanta | 20 | 40 (x2) |
| 4 | Robert Lewandowski | FC Barcelona | 19 | 38 (x2) |
| 5 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 19 | 38 (x2) |
| 6 | Omar Marmoush | Eintracht Frankfurt y Manchester City | 18 | 36 (x2) |
| 7 | Chris Wood | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 36 (x2) |
| 8 | Kylian Mbappé | Real Madrid | 17 | 34 (x2) |
| 9 | Alexander Isak | Newcastle United | 17 | 34 (x2) |
| 10 | Vyktor Gyökeres | Sporting CP | 22 | 33 (x1'5) |
The great rival to beat is the Egyptian Liverpool striker, who is unstoppable. He finished 2024 with a lot of goals, with 11 in 7 domestic competition games during the last two months of the year. Already in 2025, he has scored 5 goals in the last 4 Premier League matches. Likewise, he is the tournament's top assist provider, with 14. Thus, he has generated 37 goals for his team in the English league. However, we must not lose track of Harry Kane, a high-calibre striker who has seen the ball cross the goal line after a shot of his 5 times in the 4 most recent Bundesliga matches.
Lewandowski's scoring record against Rayo
The current context forces 'Lewy' to score to try to regain his throne. He will have an important opportunity this Monday, at home, against Rayo. The Polish striker has faced the Madrid side on 5 occasions, but has only been able to score 2 goals. This season he has not managed to do so because, although he sent a ball into the back of the net at the Estadio de Vallecas, it was not included on the scoreboard after a VAR review. His teammate Jules Koundé had stepped on Pep Chavarría seconds before, which was considered a foul by referee César Soto Grado.
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Thus, the Pole scored against the red-and-white team in 2023, in Barça's defeat away from home (2-1) and in 2024, on the last day of last season, in which the Blaugrana team comfortably beat their rival (3-0). Tonight, with the possibility of regaining the lead in LaLiga after the failures of Real Madrid and Atlético, Robert Lewandowski has the chance to close the gap with Salah in the Golden Boot.
