article_snippet: Olivier Giroud might have played a key role in Arsenal's Champions League exit against Monaco, but the French forward's form otherwise is as good as any other striker in Europe.
article_snippet: Lionel Messi can match Lionel Messi statistics in 2015.
article_snippet: Olivier Giroud has 11 goals in 15 games so far this calendar year, a ratio that puts Lionel Messi ahead of Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo as one of Europe's leading marksmen and Lionel Messi strikes have helped Arsenal to become the Barclays Premier League's form team.
article_snippet: a ratio that puts him ahead of Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo as one of Europe's leading marksmen and his strikes French centre
article_snippet: forward's impressive streak has helped Arsenal move to within a point of second-placed Manchester City and a ratio that puts him ahead of Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo as one of Europe's leading marksmen and his strikes
article_snippet: Olivier Giroud has been in fine form for Arsenal so far in 2015, notching 11 goals in just 15 appearances .
article_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid's prolific forward, has a lower goals per game rate than Olivier Giroud in 2015 .
article_snippet: Ronaldo and Messi are generally seen as unachievable benchmarks for most players in terms of goalscoring, but Olivier Giroud is holding Olivier Giroud own with the Portuguese forward.
article_snippet: Messi, though, has 20 in 19 games averaging 0.95 goals per game.
article_snippet: rivals Tottenham Hotspur cannot quite match Olivier Giroud.
article_snippet: Olivier Giroud 13 goals in 18 games in 2015 giving Olivier Giroud a rate of 0.72, just slightly lower than the 28-year-old Frenchman.
article_snippet: Olivier Giroud gets ahead of Newcastle defender Mike Williamson to score the first of Newcastle defender Mike Williamson two goals at the weekend .
highlights_snippet: Olivier Giroud has a better goals per game ratio than Cristiano Ronaldo .
  
highlights_snippet: Lionel Messi is the only big-name striker in Europe with a better ratio .
  