2024 Champions League Top Scorers As Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe Set to Win Golden Boot

• Two players are tied for the lead in the 2024 Champions League Golden Boot race
• Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe are likely to share first place after the final on May 28
• Eight players are tied in fifth place with five goals in the Champions League

The Champions League Golden Boot race appears to have taken its final shape, going into the final.

Bayern Munich star Harry Kane is likely to scoop the top scorer award alongside outgoing Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe.

The two players have eight goals each in this year’s competitions, having helped their respective teams to the semi-finals.

There is an outside chance the Golden Boot can be snatched by Vinicius Junior, whose Real Madrid side is still in the competition.

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Sports Brief takes a look at the top marksmen in the 2023/2024 Champions League.

Champions League top scorers

1. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), 8 goals

The former Tottenham man has had a debut season to remember for Bayern Munich in terms of individual performances.

In 12 appearances in Europe’s elite competition, Kane scored eight goals and assisted his teammates four times.

No player has had more goal contributions than the 30-year-old.

1. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), 8 goals

The embattled Frenchman has had to fight for a place in Luis Enrique’s squad this season after it emerged that he would be leaving the French giants in the summer.

Despite his wrangles with PSG behind the scenes, Mbappe has been in typical scintillating form on the pitch, with eight goals in the Champions League this season.

3. Erling Haaland (Manchester City), 6 goals

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By his standards, Erling Haaland has been tame in Europe’s elite competition this season.

Perhaps his low goal haul has something to do with the fact that Manchester City only reached the quarter-final of the competition in the 2023/2024 season.

According to the UEFA website, Haaland, who was last season’s top scorer with 12 Champions League goals, has only managed half that tally this season.

3. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), 6 goals

Griezmann is one of the more consistent performers in the Champions League, especially when he plays for Atletico Madrid.

The Frenchman does not typically rack up astronomical numbers in terms of goals, but you can always expect him to be in the conversation of top scorers.

He ended his season with six goals in the Champions League.

4. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), 5 goals

As one of the best players in the world at the moment, Vinicius Junior has nine goal contributions in the Champions League this season.

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Three of his five goals in this season’s Champions League have come in the knockout stages - one against RB Leipzig and two against Manchester City in the quarter-final, per Transfermarkt.

As mentioned earlier, the Brazilian is the only player with a genuine chance of climbing up the charts when Real Madrid face Dortmund on Saturday, June 1.

5. Galeno (FC Porto), 5 goals

The only reason FC Porto winger Galeno is below Vinicius in the charts is because he has eight goal contributions, compared to the Brazilian's nine in the Champions League.

5. Phil Foden (Manchester City), 5 goals

Phil Foden recently admitted to the Manchester City website that the 2023/2024 campaign was his best season, and his numbers can back that claim up.

Across 53 outings, the England international has scored 27 goals and 12 assists.

Of those goal contributions, eight have come in the Champions League, despite Manchester City exiting in the quarter-finals.

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Foden is tied with Vinicius and Galeno with five goals in Europe’s elite competition.

Honourable mentions

Five other players have scored five goals in this season’s Champions League.

Manchester City’s Argentine striker Julian Alvarez, Real Madrid’s Rodrygo and Joselu, Atletico Madrid’s Alvaro Morata and Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund are all tied in fifth place.

Marcelo predicts Champions League final

Sports Brief also reported Marcelo’s prediction for the Champions League final.

The Real Madrid legend wants his side to claim a comfortable victory and does not expect Borussia Dortmund to score any goals.

Carlo Ancelotti's side are the clear favourites to maintain their unbeaten streak in the final.