Robert Lewandowski now has over 100 Champions League objectives, however he nonetheless has an extended strategy to go to catch chief Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lewandowski could also be 36 years outdated however he is nonetheless scoring and with Barcelona this season, he is discovering the web an increasing number of.
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It has him clear within the prime three of the all-time Champions League scorers, behind Lionel Messi and Ronaldo who’re nearly untouchable.
The Portuguese icon leads the best way with a staggering whole whereas the legendary Messi is simply behind.
The Champions League enlargement means there shall be extra video games than ever, which is why UEFA have honoured Ronaldo with a particular award to recognise his standing because the all-time scorer below the outdated format.
Having extra video games to play will profit the chasing pack that features Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Man Metropolis’s Erling Haaland.
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Salah reached the half-century mark towards Girona this season, scoring his fiftieth aim from the penalty spot.
That has seen him leapfrog Kylian Mbappe, Andriy Shevchenko and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to hitch the highest 10 of this checklist.
In the meantime, Harry Kane is the best English goalscorer in Champions League historical past with 34 and he’ll look so as to add to that tally with Bayern Munich over the approaching years.
10= Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain) – 48 objectives in 124 video games
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Ibrahimovic had a Champions League profession spanning an unimaginable 14 years, scoring his first aim with Ajax in 2002.
Over his profession amongst Europe’s elite, he netted 48 objectives which has him simply inside the highest 10 scorers of all time.
The long-lasting striker represented SEVEN groups within the competitors and his remaining strike got here for PSG towards Manchester Metropolis in July 2016.
9. Kylian Mbappe (AS Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain, Actual Madrid) – 49 objectives in 78 video games
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The Champions League has been dominated by Mbappe in more moderen seasons and he is made it into the highest 10 already.
At 25 years outdated, the Frenchman is the youngest participant on this checklist, along with his scoring now persevering with for Actual Madrid.
He broke a file at 18 for reaching 10 objectives within the competitors and he has scored a minimum of 4 objectives in each marketing campaign he is performed in.
Though thus far in his first season at Actual, he is struggling in entrance of aim and missed a penalty throughout the league part.
8= Mohamed Salah (Basel, Roma, Liverpool) – 50 objectives in 92 video games
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Liverpool’s ‘Egyptian King’ has now claimed a spot inside the highest ten.
Salah’s file within the Champions League is unimaginable, scoring his fiftieth aim within the competitors towards Girona in December.
That strike, which was from the penalty spot, got here throughout a season the place he has seemingly gone as much as one other stage with the Reds.
He shall be hoping to steer Arne Slot’s facet to some silverware so as to add to his one Champions League title that he gained in 2019.
8= Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona) – 50 objectives in 112 video games
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Arsenal icon Henry is inside the highest ten scorers with 50 objectives.
A big majority of his strikes got here whereas enjoying for the Gunners however he by no means managed to get his arms on the Champions League trophy.
That was till he joined Barcelona and achieved success with the Spanish giants, scoring 5 objectives of their title-winning marketing campaign.
7. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) 54 objectives in 155 video games
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Bayern legend Muller is an extremely underrated participant.
He’s very not often included in conversations of the very best ever, however his file within the Champions League has him within the historical past books.
As a two-time winner of the competitors too, the ahead has to go down as among the finest gamers ever in Europe.
6. Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Actual Madrid) – 56 objectives in 73 video games
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Van Nistelrooy is a three-time Champions League prime scorer and subsequently it’s no shock to see him sixth on this checklist.
The Manchester United legend, and now Leicester Metropolis supervisor, nearly averages a aim per recreation in UEFA’s major competitors.
He by no means obtained his arms on the trophy however his particular person legacy continues as one of many highest goalscorers ever.
5. Raul (Actual Madrid, Schalke) – 71 objectives in 142 video games
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Actual Madrid icon Raul is one other participant to typically be overlooked of the best gamers in soccer debate.
Nonetheless, he performed over 140 instances within the Champions League, successful it 3 times and scoring 71 objectives within the course of.
All of the titles and nearly all of these objectives got here for Los Blancos, whereas a late-career spell at Schalke noticed him add 5 to his tally.
4. Karim Benzema (Lyon, Actual Madrid) – 90 objectives in 152 video games
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One other iconic Actual Madrid striker joins this checklist of goalscorers, with Benzema netting 90 instances.
The Frenchman scored his first Champions League aim for Lyon in 2005/06 and after a transfer to Madrid, he put collectively an excellent file.
Remarkably in 2021/22, he netted 15 instances in 12 video games, main his facet to their 14th trophy on this competitors on the time.
3. Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona) – 101 objectives in 125 video games
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Lewandowski is exhibiting no indicators of stopping in Europe.
At 36 years outdated, the Poland striker continues to be scoring for Barcelona and he’s now a part of an unique membership after scoring his a hundredth aim in Europe.
He has joined Ronaldo and Messi as the one gamers to have ever netted over a century of objectives within the Champions League.
Lewandowski starred for Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich within the competitors too, successful his solely title with the latter in 2020.
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain) – 129 objectives in 163 video games
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There is no shock to see Messi within the prime two of this checklist.
The long-lasting Argentinian scored 129 objectives in 163 video games within the Champions League earlier than making his transfer to the MLS.
He has 4 European titles to his title, whereas additionally holding a number of information that embody essentially the most group-stage objectives ever (71), most round-of-16 objectives (29) and essentially the most successive scoring seasons.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Actual Madrid, Juventus) 140 objectives in 183 video games
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The king of the Champions League is Ronaldo.
His 140 objectives for Man United, Actual Madrid and Juventus make him the best goalscorer within the historical past of the competitors.
The Portuguese legend netted 17 instances in a single marketing campaign in 2013/14 which is a file that also stands and will by no means be damaged.
He is additionally scored essentially the most ever knockout phases objectives (67) and essentially the most hat-tricks (8) ever seen within the event.