During the last few seasons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo always competed for the La Liga top scorer title. Without Ronaldo this season, who are Messi's rivals?

Luis Suarez

Since La Liga 2009/2010 season, La Liga top scorer title almost always belongs to Messi or Ronaldo. Luis Suarez (2015/2016) is the only player who can snatched the tittle from those two . The Barcelona striker will be a serious contender for the tittle this season.

Iago Aspas

During the three seasons at Celta Vigo, Iago Aspas showed good performance. In the Last season Aspas was in the ranks of La Liga's most prolific players with 22 goals. He is clearly one of the candidates for this season.

Diego Costa 

Diego Costa returned to Atletico Madrid in the second half of the 2017/2018 season and scored 3 goals in 15 games. Next season, Costa is expected to make many goals like the 2013/2014 season (27 goals).

Antoine Griezmann 

Antoine Griezmann will face La Liga this season confidently after winning the 2018 World Cup with France where he scored 4 goals. Griezmann's performance with Atletico Madrid is undoubtedly worth noting.

Gareth Bale

Ronaldo's departure from Real Madrid is predicted to give Gareth Bale a "new breath" in Madrid. Last season, despite protested that he didn't play much, Bale scored 16 goals in 26 appearances in La Liga.

Cristhian Stuani

Cristhian Stuani's first season with Girona was immediately marked by 21 goals. The footballer has been in Albacete, Levante, Racing Santander, and Espanyol, and now he is one of a contender for La Liga top scorer tittle. 

Ousmane Dembele 

Ousmane Dembele underwent a season of adaptation in Barcelona, ​​which was also marked by a four-month absence due to injury, scoried 3 goals in 17 La Liga matches. Dembele will now be very motivated to show off in the second season.

Karim Benzema

In the matter of goals, Karim Benzema had his worst season in La Liga in 2017/2018 with only 5 goals in 32 games. This season will be the moment to prove his ability on the front lines of Real Madrid, especially after Ronaldo's departure.

 Lionel Messi

The strongest candidate of the La Liga top scorer this season is undoubtedly Lionel Messi. Since 2008/2009 season, the Barcelona striker has never scored less than 23 goals in the league. In the 2011/2012 season, Messi even scored 50 goals. Messi is clearly the best player in La Liga right now.

What do you think? Who will be the next La Liga top scorer?