Messi and Ronaldo have dominated the "Pichichi" award since the
2009-10 season, with the Argentine finishing top scorer on three
occasions -- including his record-setting 50 goals in 2011-12 -- and the
Real Madrid star winning it twice.
The pair appear to be the only candidates for this season's award too, with Messi currently leading the Primera Division chart
with 32 goals and Ronaldo -- who has scored only six goals since the
turn of the year -- having scored 31. Neymar, third on the list, has
scored 17.
However, Suarez laughed off a suggestion from German football
magazine kicker that there was an agreement that the Barca players would
provide Messi with assists to ensure he finishes ahead of Ronaldo in
the "Pichichi" race.
"That's a crazy idea," the former Liverpool attacker said. "Messi
told me after a few games: 'I thought that you'd score and that's why I
didn't move up the pitch.' We apologise to each other when we have not
passed the ball."
He added: "To be honest, attackers are selfish by nature, but when I
see Messi, [Andres] Iniesta or Xavi in a better position, I pass the
ball. And we don't need to talk about Neymar's class.
"Sometimes we should make use of our shared potential even more. All
of us want to score goals, but in the end it does not matter for the
team who scored the goal."
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