Saúl Ñíguez's semi-final hat-trick against Italy has propelled him to the top of the rankings in the hunt for the U21 EURO adidas Golden Boot.U21 EURO top scorers5 – Saúl Ñíguez (Spain)3 – Marco Asensio (Spain), Bruma (Portugal)2 – Enis Bardi (FYR Macedonia), Federico Bernardeschi (Italy), Martin Chrien (Slovakia), Demarai Gray (England), Davie Selke (Germany), Kenneth Zohore (Denmark) Having scored twice in as many group stage outings, Saúl became the second Spanish hat-trick scorer of the finals, hitting three in the space of 22 minutes in Krakow. The Atlético Madrid man will return ... UEFA.com - News
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Final standings: Messi tops Europe’s leading league scorers
Lionel Messi could not hold on to be the campaign's top UEFA Champions League marksman, but has finished as the top scorer in Europe's top domestic leagues for 2016/17.Messi's tally of 37 goals from 34 Liga outings proved to be insurmountable. Edinson Cavani and Bas Dost came second and third respectively, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Robert Lewandowski the only other players to hit 30 or more. The leading eight scorers (seven nationalities) all ply their trade in one of Europe's top seven leagues according to UEFA coefficient rankings. Yet the most prolific striker of the 2016/17 season was found in Gibraltar,
Top scorers: Ronaldo needs one to catch Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo's four-year reign as UEFA Champions League season top scorer looked as good as over going into the quarter-finals. But five goals across the two legs against Bayern München and a hat-trick at home to Atlético Madrid in the semi-finals put him right back in contention. He now needs just one in the final against Juventus in Cardiff to match the 11-goal haul of Barcelona's Lionel Messi.2016/17 UEFA Champions League top scorers Ronaldo had mustered two goals from his first eight outings of this continental campaign, and ahead of the quarter-finals he was nine adrift of frontrunner Messi. Yet a
Juventus and Real Madrid face final showdown
The 2016/17 UEFA Champions League final pits the season's top scorers, holders Real Madrid CF, against a Juventus side who have conceded just three goals en route to Cardiff.• Both clubs have plenty of recent final experience to draw from. Defending champions Madrid – bidding to become the first team to retain the trophy in the UEFA Champions League era – are in a third final in four years, having beaten city rivals Club Atlético de Madrid in both 2014 and 2016; Juventus, meanwhile, lost to FC Barcelona in the 2015 showpiece. • This match is a repeat of the 1998 final in
Ronaldo fourth on all-time list of international scorers
Cristiano Ronaldo has Europe's top three all-time leading marksmen in his sights after taking his tally to nine in four games in the European Qualifiers.Ronaldo's tally of 70 goals from 137 caps is good enough for fourth on the all-time list, moving ahead of Gerd Müller and Robbie Keane. Next in the 32-year-old's sights is Miroslav Klose on 71. He has some way to go to catch Ferenc Puskás's record of 84 goals, but if he continues at his current rate then there is every chance he will. Ronaldo scores first 'poker' for Portugal... UEFA.com - News
Ronaldo rising up list of all-time international scorers
Cristiano Ronaldo has Europe's top four all-time leading marksmen in his sights after ending a productive week on duty with Portugal with five goals in two games.The Real Madrid man registered his first 'poker' (four goals in a match) in Friday's 6-0 home victory against Andorra and added one more on Monday as the European champions defeated the Faroe Islands by the same scoreline. Those results moved Portugal up to second in Group B of the European Qualifiers, while Ronaldo's tally of 66 goals from 135 caps is good enough for sixth on the all-time list, leapfrogging Zlatan Ibrahimović this
Kellerman hails Wolfsburg scorers, Arsenal reflect
VfL Wolfsburg secured a 2-0 UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final first-leg win at Arsenal LFC and coach Ralf Kellerman praised the goalscoring knack of Conny Pohlers and the loyalty of Martina Müller after their strikes proved decisive. Arsenal defender Gilly Flaherty was disappointed with her own and the team's performance, but manager Shelley Kerr is staying positive.Shelley Kerr, Arsenal managerThe positives are that we created a lot of chances. We created four or five chances that perhaps could have turned into goals. We need to be focused, disciplined and at our best in the away leg. But we are extremely positive as a club and that's what we'll do for the return leg.We responded really well [to the early Wolfsburg