Reuters BarcelonaMay 25, 2019UPDATED: May 25, 2019 09:35 IST Lionel Messi (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSLionel Messi scored 36 league goals in Barcelona’s title-winning runMessi has won the Golden Shoe for a record-extending 6th timeMessi maintained he is not thinking about personal awardsLionel Messi has become the first player to win Europe’s Golden Shoe award for three straight years after his nearest challenger Kylian Mbappe failed to score the four goals he needed in Paris St Germain’s final league match of the season on Friday.Messi earned the honour, which goes to the leading scorer in league matches in Europe’s top divisions, for a record-extending sixth time after finding the net 36 times for Barcelona, while Mbappe ended the campaign on 33 goals after scoring PSG’s only goal in a 3-1 loss at Stade de Reims.While Messi’s goal haul helped his side clinch the La Liga title last month the 31-year-old Argentine said earlier on Friday that he was not giving the Golden Shoe race much thought with the side still coming to terms with their Champions League semi-final elimination to Liverpool.”I haven’t been thinking about that prize at all, we are still coping with what happened against Liverpool and I’m not thinking about personal awards,” Messi told a news conference ahead of Saturday’s Copa del Rey final against Valencia.Also See:For sports news, updates, live scores and cricket fixtures, log on to indiatoday.in/sports. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for Sports news, scores and updates.Get real-time alerts and all the news on your phone with the all-new India Today app. Download from Post your comment Do You Like This Story? Awesome! Now share the story Too bad. Tell us what you didn’t like in the comments Posted byAkshay Ramesh Tags :Follow Lionel MessiFollow LA LigaFollow Kylian MbappeFollow Golden ShoeFollow Champions League Lionel Messi finishes Europe’s top scorer for 3rd straight yearLionel Messi scored 36 league goals for Barcelona in their title-winning campaign and finished with 3 more than nearest rival Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain. advertisement Next