Messi stamped his authority last season, with 58 goals, Neymar was in second place, at his very best, with 39. Luis Suarez, meanwhile, who could not play until October 25, chipped in with 25. But the numbers have changed this season, a lot.
Suarez is now the top scorer. With eight goals in his last two games, he has now got 53, 34 in La Liga, where he is the current Pichichi, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo on 31. The Uruguayan has doubled his tally from last term, while Messi and Neymar's results have worsened. The Argentine has 40 and the Brazilian 29. Messi with 18 goals less and Neymar with 10 under his previous tally.