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Golden Shoe 2017-18: Top Goalscorers in Europe, Latest Points After New Year

Paris Saint-Germain's Edinson Cavani holds a two-point lead over Harry Kane in the race for the 2017-18 European Golden Shoe after Monday's round of New Year fixtures.

Cavani has netted 19 times in Ligue 1 compared with Kane's 18 in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur, and the pair sit just ahead of Mauro Icardi and Mohamed Salah, who have each netted 17 times.

Here are the standings:

1. Edinson Cavani, Paris Saint-Germain. 19 goals x 2.0 difficulty factor = 38.0 points

2. Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur. 18 x 2.0 = 36.0 points

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