Leo Messi sits in 3rd position of Europe's best finishers since 2016

 

Messi has scored 139 goals in the last 4,5 years, outperforming his xG by 21,33%.

The Argentine clinicality in front of goal these past years has not gone unnoticed as he is ranked 3rd most clinical player since 2016'

Here is the list of Europe's best finishers since 2016 as shared by u/E-moll-98 on Reddit, with Leo Messi completing the podium:

The list is based on how much these players have outperformed their xG or 'expected goals' tally.

xG measures the quality of chances that an attacker has to score goals.

As you can see, Messi is 3rd: even though the Argentine has scored more goals than any other player in the list, he has outperformed his xG by 'mere' 21,33%.

Tottenham duo Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane are the only 2 players more efficient than Leo.