The League of the double figures

A league synonymous with goals. Ahead of Matchday 22 in the Liga BBVA, a total of 12 players have scored 10 goals or more this season. FC Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, SD Eibar, RC Deportivo La Coruña, Sevilla FC and Athletic Club have profitted from this. The leading scorers of Liga BBVA play in their ranks. And they are leading in Europe too. None of the major European leagues have as many players who passed the 10-goal mark.

Luis Suarez is the top scorer in the Liga BBVA. The Uruguayan striker has 18 goals under his belt, one more than his nearest rival, Real Madrid's Karim Benzema. The French forward, after his goal against Real Betis last weekend, has netted 17. They are followed by Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Borja Baston. These are the top five leading scorers in our league.

SD Eibar's Borja Baston is the Spanish player who has scored the most goals to date. Last Sunday he grabbed a brace against Athletic Club. The Madrid-born forward is one of the key reasons for the impressive recent form of Los Armeros. Gareth Bale, Aritz Aduriz and Lucas Perez have netted 13 goals. Imanol Agirretxe and Antoine Griezmann with 12 goals, and Kevin Gameiro and Leo Messi, with 11 goals, complete the list of players who have exceeded the 10 goals this season.

Beyond our borders, our league is admired for several reasons. Among them, the entertainment and the goals. Among the five major European leagues, the Liga BBVA is the one with a highest number of scorers. The Premier League and Serie A have seven players above the 10-goal mark. However, in Italy the difference between the leading scorer, a former LaLiga star, Gonzalo Higuaín, and the fifth is 11 goals. In the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 only five players have exceeded the barrier of 10 goals. Liga BBVA, the league of the goals.