Below
are the top ten Champions League goalscorers of all-time. Real Madrid,
Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and AC Milan all are linked.
10. Karim Benzema (2006 - present)
Real Madrid striker has scored 41 goals in 69 Champions League games for Lyon and
Madrid, making a 0.59 goal per game ratio.
9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2001 - present)
Paris
Saints Germain attacker has netted 42 goals in 105 Champions League appearances
for six different clubs, making a 0.40 goal per game ratio.
8. Didier Drogba (2003 - present)
Chelsea
legend has scored 44 goals in 91 games including the winning goal against Bayern
Munich which secured the first Champions League title for the Blues.
7. Filippo Inzaghi (1997 - 2012)
AC
Milan legend scored 46 goals in 81 games in his 15 years of career. Currently, he is the manager of AC Milan.
6. Andriy
Shevchenko (1994 - 2012)
The
Ukraine international scored 48 goals in 100 Champions League games for Dynamo
Kyiv, AC Milan and Chelsea.
5. Thierry Henry (1997 - 2010)
Arsenal
legend who recently retired from professional football netted 50 goals in 112
games for Monaco, Arsenal and Barcelona.
4. Ruud van Nistelrooy (1994 - 2010)
The
Dutchman scored 56 goals in only 73 games, making a fine average of 0.77 goals
per game.
3. Raul (1995 - 2011)
Los
Blancos legend scored 72 goals in 142 appearances, making a 0.50 goals per game
ratio.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (2003 - present)
Another
Madrid star who has also bagged 72 goals but in 108 games. He is superior in
goal per game ratio (0.66).
1. Lionel Messi (2005 - present)
Four
times Ballon d’Or winner has scored 74 goals in only 91 games, making 0.81, the
best goals per game ratio.
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