Following the conclusion of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 second-leg ties on Thursday night, below are the current highest goal scorers, chasing the Golden Boot in the Europe second top-flight league:
Chelsea striker, Olivier Giroud scored a hat-trick in his side's 5-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev to top the goal chart.
Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a brace in his side's 3-0 win over Rennes to take his tally to four goals.
UEFA Europa League leading scorers after Thursday's matches:
9 goals: Olivier Giroud (Chelsea)
8 goals: Munas Dabbur (RB Salzburg), Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla)
7 goals: Luka Jovic (Frankfurt)
5 goals: Sebastien Haller (Frankfurt), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Fredrik Gulbrandsen (RB Salzburg)
4 goals: Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Ismaila Sarr (Rennes), Takumi Minamino (RB Salzburg), Emilio Jose Zelaya (Apollon Limassol), Patrick Cutrone (AC Milan), Lucas Alario (B Leverkusen), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
3 goals: Willian (Chelsea), Karl Toko Ekambi (Villarreal), Kai Havertz (B Leverkusen), Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos), Pablo Fornals (Villarreal), Marcus Antonsson (Malmö FF), Jeremain Lens (Besiktas), Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea)
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