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Monday November 28, 2011

Ronaldo, Ahead of Messi in Season’s Goal Count

Ronaldo, Ahead of Messi in Season’s Goal Count

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Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalty kicks this past Saturday and became the top scorer of the season thus far, with a grand total of 16.

Ronaldo hasn’t missed a penalty kick the last 17 times he has had to kick one; Saturday was no different.  Ronaldo scored 2 penalties in the Real’s 4-1 win over Atlético de Madrid, becoming the top scorer of the season.

Ronaldo is only one goal ahead of runner-up Lionel Messi, whose unstoppable Barça had a grey weekend, and lost their first game of the season. 

Below, the list of top scorers this season; join our forums section for the conversation.

Cristiano Ronaldo     (Real Madrid)    16 goals
Lionel Messi   (Barcelona FC)    15 goals
Gonzalo Higuaín   (Real Madrid)    12 goals
Roberto Soldado   (Valencia)    8 goals
Radamel Falcao (Atlético de Madrid) 7 goals
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 7 goals
Adrián López (Atlético de Madrid) 5 goals
Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona FC) 5 goals
Cesc Fábregas (Barcelona FC) 5 goals
Nicolás Ladislao Fedor Flores AKA Miku (Getafe) 5 goals