Last Sunday evening, Cristiano Ronaldo experienced his worst night in a Juventus shirt.
The Portuguese superstar could do nothing as his side were outplayed by AC Milan, the Bianconeri losing the game 3-0.
It's a result that could see Juventus fail to qualify for next season's Champions League, which would be absolutely disastrous for Ronaldo.
A footballer of his undeniable quality simply has to be playing in club football's biggest competition, especially given the global icon's goal record this season at the age of 36.
Despite his team's failings in 2020/21, Ronaldo is still third in the race for the European Golden Boot, a quite remarkable achievement.
Although, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner stands absolutely no chance of usurping Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski before the end of the season...
Let's take a look at the current top 25 in the battle for this season's European Golden Boot, with all stats sourced from Transfermarkt.
25. Patson Daka (Red Bull Salzburg) - 36 points
Goals - 24
Coefficient - 1.5
24. Milan Makaric (FK Radnik Surdulica) - 37.5 points
Goals - 25
Coefficient - 1.5
23. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) - 37.5 points
Goals - 25
Coefficient - 1.5
22. Amahl Pellegrino (Kristiansund BK) - 37.5 points
Goals - 25
Coefficient - 1.5
21. Simy (FC Crotone) - 38 points
Goals - 19
Coefficient - 2
20. Memphis Depay (Lyon) - 38 points
Goals - 19
Coefficient - 2
19. Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco) - 38 points
Goals - 19
Coefficient - 2
18. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) - 38 points
Goals - 19
Coefficient - 2
17. Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid) - 38 points
Goals - 19
Coefficient - 2
16. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - 40 points
Goals - 20
Coefficient - 2
15. Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg) - 40 points
Goals - 20
Coefficient - 2
14. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) - 40 points
Goals - 20
Coefficient - 2
13. Kasper Junker (FK Bodø/Glimt) - 40.5 points
Goals - 27
Coefficient - 1.5
12. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) - 42 points
Goals - 21
Coefficient - 2
11. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) - 42 points
Goals - 21
Coefficient - 2
10. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) - 42 points
Goals - 21
Coefficient - 2
9. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) - 42 points
Goals - 21
Coefficient - 2
8. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) - 42 points
Goals - 21
Coefficient - 2
7. Paul Onuachu (Genk) - 43.5 points
Goals - 29
Coefficient - 1.5
6. Andre Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt) - 50 points
Goals - 25
Coefficient - 2
5. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) - 50 points
Goals - 25
Coefficient - 2
4. Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) - 50 points
Goals - 25
Coefficient - 2
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) - 54 points
Goals - 27
Coefficient - 2
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 56 points
Goals - 28
Coefficient - 2
1. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) - 78 points
Goals - 39
Coefficient - 2
I think we can safely say that Lewandowski will be the winner of the European Golden Boot - by a considerable distance as well.