Lewandowski's absence is a golden opportunity for Mohamed Salah
A golden opportunity looms for Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, the winger of English club Liverpool, to win the European Golden Shoe award for the first time in his illustrious career, after one of his closest pursuers, Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, the Spanish club Barcelona, suffered an injury that will temporarily sideline him . Lewandowski was injured during his team's match against Celta Vigo, which was held on Saturday evening at the "Olympic Lluís Companys" stadium in the 32nd round of the Spanish League, which Barcelona won 4-3. The Polish player left without scoring a single goal, which allowed Mohamed Salah to consolidate his position at the top of the table . Catalan newspaper "Mundo Deportivo" reported that Lewandowski's absence could extend to two to three weeks, meaning he would miss Barcelona's matches against Mallorca and Real Valladolid in La Liga, with a possible return for the El Clásico match against Real Madrid. Mohamed Salah tops the list of top scorers in European leagues this season with 27 goals (54 points), while Sporting Lisbon striker Victor Gjokeres is in second place with 34 goals (51 points), benefiting from a 1.5 point award for each goal. Lewandowski is in third place with 25 goals (50 points) . The Golden Boot race is calculated according to a points system, where two points are awarded for each goal scored in the five major leagues (English, Spanish, German, Italian, French), and 1.5 points for each goal in the other leagues . England's Harry Kane, Bayern Munich's striker, won the award last season after scoring 36 goals in the Bundesliga, beating Guinean Serhou Guirassy, Stuttgart's striker, who came in second with 28 goals . With Lewandowski sidelined, Salah has the perfect opportunity to continue scoring, extend his tally in the race, and move closer to his first win of this prestigious award.
